Robert Irwin’s “Deadly Hot” Halloween Dance Earns Him His Highest Scores Of The Season

Robert Irwin and Witney Carson earned their first 10s of the season following their Halloween Night dance. (Photo credit: Robert Irwin/Instagram)
Dancing With the Stars contestants brought plenty of spookiness to the dance floor for Halloween Night.
With only nine teams left in the competition, the pressure was on going into Dancing With the Stars‘ Season 34 Halloween Night, especially for Robert Irwin, who was an early frontrunner.
Weeks of intense training has caught up with some of the competitors. Host Alfonso Ribeiro told viewers that Parent Trap actress Elaine Hendrix would not be dancing Tuesday night. Hendrix suffered an injury Tuesday morning that left her unable to perform.
The actress was taken to the hospital during her last rehearsal after experiencing pain in her ribs. Doctors cleared her to continue competing if she was not eliminated Tuesday night. DWTS rules state that if a contestant is unable to dance, they will be judged based on footage from their last full rehearsal.
In addition to Hendrix and her pro partner Alan Bernsten, other teams still in the running include:
-Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and pro Ezra Sosa
-Boy Meets World actress Danielle Fishel and pro Pasha Pashkov
-Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and pro Witney Carson
-Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt and pro Mark Ballas
-Television personality Dylan Efron and pro Daniella Karagach
-Social media personality Alix Earle and pro Val Chmerkovskiy
-Comedian Andy Richter and pro Emma Slater
-Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jen Affleck and pro Jan Ravnik
Prior to the season’s start, Robert Irwin was dubbed a frontrunner due to his immense popularity. Fans were pleasantly surprised to find out that he actually has moves! The first two weeks of competition earned Irwin scores that landed him at the top of the leaderboard. The weeks that followed brought great dances and respectable scores for the star, but not enough to remain atop the leaderboard.