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As UW-Madison “Bachelorette” Jenn Tran, “Bachelor” Joey Graziadei and Olympian Ilona Maher did

Fun fact: “The Bachelorette” Jenn Tran trained competitively as a pianist for 12 years.

She made the announcement on Monday’s “Soul Train Night” episode of “Dancing with the Stars” before performing a steamy Viennese waltz to “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys with her pro partner Sasha Farber.

“Learning to play the piano has been such a big part of my life. The opportunity to dance to such a beautiful piece will touch a special place in my heart,” said Tran, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Following the performance, judge Bruno Tonioli called Tran “a vixen” and her Viennese waltz with Farber “one of the sexiest” he had ever seen.

“That was really sexy,” said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. “I bring this up because you have a chemistry that really brings this dance to life. You were outstanding.”

Guest judge Rosie Perez, who danced on “Soul Train,” loved the performance, describing it as “hot, flying and stuff.”

Judge Derek Hough praised Tran for fixing her figure after his previous feedback on it, saying it was his favorite part of the dance.

“Keep doing what you’re doing,” he said. “Beautiful work.”

Tran and Farber received a score of 31 out of 40, with an eight from Inaba, an eight from Perez, a seven from Derek and an eight from Tonioli.

These were Tran’s first eights of the season, noted co-host Julianne Hough. And this result earned the duo third place on the evening’s leaderboard.

“I’m speechless. Absolutely speechless,” Tran said.

“I have you to thank for this,” Tran said to her partner.

Since there was no “DWTS” last week due to the vice president debate, there will be a second new episode this week, on Tuesday.

“Viewer votes from both nights of competition will be combined with the judges’ scores from both evenings to determine which couples may be at risk of elimination on Tuesday, October 8,” the network said in a press release.

"The Bachelorette" Jenn Tran and her professional partner Sasha Farber dance a Viennese waltz to “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys "Soul Train Night" from "dancing with the stars," which aired on ABC on October 7, 2024."The Bachelorette" Jenn Tran and her professional partner Sasha Farber dance a Viennese waltz to “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys "Soul Train Night" from "dancing with the stars," which aired on ABC on October 7, 2024.

“The Bachelorette” Jenn Tran and her pro partner Sasha Farber dance a Viennese Waltz to “Fallin'” by Alicia Keys on “Soul Train Night” of “Dancing with the Stars” which aired October 7, 2024 on ABC.

How did the other Dancing with the Stars contestants fare on Monday’s week three episode?

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks with professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy

Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher with professional dancer Alan Bersten

Film star Eric Roberts with professional dancer Britt Stewart

Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik with professional dancer Rylee Arnold

Model and cover girl Brooks Nader with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko

Former “Bachelor” Joey Graziadel, who also has ties to Wisconsin, with professional dancer Jenna Johnson

Former NBA star Dwight Howard with professional dancer Daniella Karagach

Former NFL player Danny Amendola with professional dancer Witney Carson

Sitcom and film actor Reginald VelJohnson with professional dancer Emma Slater

TV star Chandler Kinney with professional dancer Brandon Armstrong

Who was eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” on Monday?

No one! However, there will be a double elimination in Tuesday evening’s episode.

Just like Monday night, fans will be able to vote during the show’s broadcast on Tuesday in the ET/CT time zones, according to ABC. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in every time zone in the United States, its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com. Fans of participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text.

How to watch season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars.”

The show will be simulcast on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 7pm CT. It’s available next day on Hulu.

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Dancing with the Stars Week 3: Jenn Tran, Ilona Maher, Joey Graziadei

By Jasper

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