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Birth Date | 23 October 1992 |
Hometown | Roseburg, Oregon |
Known For | Legion of Honour recipient & soldier |
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Partner(s) | Lindsay Arnold |
Placement | 3 |
Highest Score | 30 (Waltz & Freestyle) |
Lowest Score | 22 (Foxtrot, Quickstep & Rumba) |
Average Score | 25.2 |
Alek Skarlatos is a celebrity from Season 21 of Dancing with the Stars.
Biography
Originally retrieved from abc.com
Army National Guard Specialist Alek Skarlatos became a worldwide hero in August when he helped avert a massacre aboard a Belgian train. While on vacation after a deployment in Afghanistan, the twenty-two-year-old sprang into action when an armed attacker began shooting on the train. Alek and two of his friends, Airman First Class Spencer Stone and student Anthony Sadler, disarmed and subdued the attacker, who was armed with guns and a box cutter. The California native is an avid painter and military history buff. In between National Guard deployments, Alek studies at a local community college and plans to enter the police force.
Dancing with the Stars 21
He was partnered with Lindsay Arnold. They placed 3rd.
Scores
Week | Dance / Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
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Inaba | Hough | Tonioli | |||
1 | Foxtrot / "Ten Feet Tall" | 8 | 7 | 7 | No elimination |
2 | Jazz / "Don't Stop Believin'" Quickstep / "American Girl" |
8 7 |
7 7 |
8 8 |
Safe |
3 | Tango / "Bad Things" | 8 | 81/9 | 8 | Safe |
4 | Paso Doble / "Wake Me Up" | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
52 | Rumba / "Let It Go" | 8 | 7/73 | 7 | No elimination |
6 | Jive / "Jailhouse Rock" | 8 | 8/74 | 7 | Safe |
7 | Viennese Waltz / "Haunted" Team Freestyle / "Ghostbusters" |
9 9 |
8 10 |
8 9 |
Safe |
8 | Contemporary / "Holding Out for a Hero" Samba dance-off / "Lean On" |
9 No |
8 extra |
8 points |
Safe |
9 | Salsa / "Back It Up" Team Paso Doble / "We Will Rock You" |
8 8 |
8 8 |
8 8 |
Safe |
10 Semifinals |
Waltz / "America the Beautiful" Cha-Cha-Cha Dance-off / "Fun" Trio Argentine Tango / "Ex's & Oh's" |
10 No 9 |
10 extra 9 |
10 points 9 |
No elimination |
11 Finals |
Rumba / "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore Freestyle / "Marchin On" Rumba/Tango (Fusion) / "A Sky Full of Stars" |
9 10 9 |
9 10 9 |
9 10 9 |
Third Place |
1 Score given by guest judge Alfonso Ribeiro.
2 This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Skarlatos performed with Emma Slater instead of Arnold. Arnold performed with Carlos PenaVega.
3 Score given by guest judge Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
4 Score given by guest judge Olivia Newton-John.