On Friday, March 20, the judges of “Dancing with the Stars” will each form their own team for the judges’ battle. The couples still in the competition now know which member of the jury they will work with throughout the week and dance with on the prime show.
Airing on TF1 on Friday, March 20, the seventh prime of “Dancing with the Stars 2026” will have the judges’ battle as its theme. Each judge will lead a team composed of two couples. In a preview revealed on TF1+, the eight duos still in the competition discovered the judges who will accompany them throughout the week. Laure Manaudou and Juju Fitcats are in Chris Marques’ team.
Lucie Bernardoni and Marcus are in Jean-Marc Généreux’s team, who announced on the “Star Academy” rehearsal that she will dance a quickstep to the song “You’re the One That I Want” from the musical “Grease.” Julien Lieb and Samuel Bambi are in Fauve Hautot’s team, while Maghla and Emma join Mel Charlot’s team. The two candidates will respectively dance a samba and a salsa.
In the aftermath of the last “Dancing with the Stars” prime, Camille Combal explained the rules of this new judges’ battle. The teams with the lowest score will face off, and one of them will leave the show. “Either you win together, qualify together, or you will become friends to enemies in a second,” explained the host.
Before this announcement, the candidates learned about the elimination of Angélique Angarni-Filopon, who was in 5th place in the overall ranking with 30 points. However, the former Miss France did not convince viewers to vote for her against Julien Lieb, who came last with 27 points. Shocked, the beauty queen burst into tears. “I would have liked to go further,” she revealed.
Last week, two candidates found themselves tied for first place in the ranking with 35 points: Emma and Juju Fitcats. They were followed by Samuel Bambi with 34 points and Lucie Bernardoni with 33 points. Marcus and Maghla were tied for sixth place with 29 points. This week, the judges’ battle could disrupt everything.
