There are only eight celebrity athletes left on Season 26 of Dancing with the Stars. And only six will be left at the end of the second episode which airs Monday, May 7. Each celebrity will get to dance twice — once with their partner and once on a team. There are two teams: Team 1970s Football (figure skaters Adam Rippon and Mirai Nagasu, NCAA basketball champ Arike Ogunbowale, and softball pitcher Jennie Finch Daigle) and Team 1950s Tennis (Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer, NFL wide receiver Josh Norman, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and figure skater Tonya Harding). While Team 1970 gets to dance to Dan Hartman’s disco hit “Instant Replay,” Team 1950s gets to dance to “Baby One More Time” by the German rock and roll band The Baseballs (see link below).
The Baseballs got together in Berlin in 2007 and record fun covers of popular American songs and give them a 1950s/1960s Elvis-esque touch including Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time.” The Baseballs are famous for their version of Rihanna’s “Umbrella”, “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé Knowles, “Hot n Cold” by Katy Perry and “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen. Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays at 8pm on ABC. Note: It’s important to vote — 2 couples will be eliminated at the end of the show!
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