Mark Ballas

Week 5 of Dancing With the Stars brought one of the happiest shows of the season-Disney night.  The 10 remaining celebrities and their pro dancer partners danced various dance forms to music from Disney movies throughout history.  Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas danced a classic foxtrot to When You Wish Upon a Star.  The iconic song is from the movie Pinocchio and synonymous with the Disney brand.  The dance had no props except to have Mickey Mouse play the song on the piano.  The judges raved on the posture, hold and form of the dance and  Team Stark received the first 10 from head judge Len Goodman.  They received a total score of 28 and landed in third place for the night.

The end of the show brought one more elimination.  Sash Pieterse and Gleb Slavencho were eliminated, so Team Stark moves on to week six of the competition!

Week 4 brought the always emotional Most Memorable Year of your life night to Dancing With the Stars.  Each star picked a year that was pivotal to making them  the person they are today.  Lindsey Stirling chose 2017, the year she lost her beloved father to throat cancer.  Lindsey and Mark danced to Anchor by Mindy Gledhill and included Mark wearing her father's hat and scarf.  The beautiful dance had the room in tears and received great reviews from the judges, although judge Len Goodman would have preferred more Viennese Waltz content.  The dance received a score of 26 and the couple landed in third place for the night.

The end of the night saw Derek Fisher and Sharna Burgess eliminated, so Team Shark move on to the always popular Disney night!