Top 10 Most Emotional Dances on Dancing With the Stars

[@MsMojo]

Which "DWTS" dance got YOU emotional? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 10 Best Dancing with the Stars Freestyle Dances: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5K5eaRsZshrrJo

[@Gryffenne]

Might want to check out Selma and Sasha from this past Monday. Not a dry eye in the house! 10x more emotional

[@rosee7011]

Simone's tribute still brings tears to my eyes.

[@faithjacqueline3351]

every time i see Bindi and Derek do that dance it breaks my heart. It is so beautiful.

[@ginalahue8694]

That was heartstring puller and a gut wrencher all in one. Beautifully done...really deserves it's top spot on this list!

[@emmaraewilliams]

Laurie Hernandez and Val's foxtrot (Season 23) right after she found out her grandmother passed always brings me to tears, and Lindsey Stirling and Mark's Viennese Waltz (Season 25), which she said was like getting to dance with her late father one more time, are the two that always get me.

[@thestripelessbee713]

Agreed!!!

[@ashlynweber530]

Lindsey and Mark's ALWAYS gets me 😭

[@JanieGal16]

Even just talking about Bindi’s dance brings me to tears

[@allison3852]

plese dont make me cry / skai jackson and lauren alana dance maybe me cry about cameron boyce and lauren alana to her step father

[@izzyc127]

When Jordin sparks was crying as Selma Blair danced, I started crying. 😢 I also loved the fact that Ron Perlman who was her former Hellboy co-Star congratulated her on Instagram and gave her a shoutout.

[@kaylynlippert4064]

Jordin sparks is one of the sweetest celebrities

[@SaNya5574]

The one that gets me every time is Derek and Julianne´s dance to Unsteady

[@shiloechentnik2400]

Besides Selma Blair's goodbye dance, there were two others from season 31 that made me emotional: Charli & Mark's contemporary about her overcoming anxiety, and Trevor & Emma's Halloween contemporary.

[@andreamaria85]

I watched Bindi’s dance again and tears started streaming down my eyes! To anyone who has lost someone especially a parental figure like I have it tugs at your heartstrings! So beautiful!

[@thattalljason]

Nyle's freestyle to Sound of Silence gets me every time.

[@asianpanda888]

Finally seeing a James and Sharna routine making the top 10. His freestyle was also very emotional tbh I would have thought to expect Nyle and Peta's Freestyle to Sound of Silence.

[@suebob16]

It was so great seeing James and Sharna back together after her injury, and this Argentine Tango was such a stunner. I loved what they did during the last four beats of the song--each beat punctuating their final movements. James gently pushing Sharna to sit in the chair, she gracefully lowers herself across the chair, and with the last beat James executes a perfect handstand over Sharma's body as she falls into a backbend. What a finish!

[@martingargaro4855]

I already had a feeling that Bindi Irwin’s dance would’ve been number one, if not the top three.

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

What is the same of the song is they dance to

[@NYChica23]

@@brookelynnenewcomer943 Footprints in the Sand by Leona Lewis

[@whiteshell1]

Derek Hough and Kellie Pickler's freestyle dance got me. The songs words and the moves at the right time of the song were perfect for everything she went through

[@samprimera5545]

Instead of taking his bows he walked off the stage and gave a hug to his father.Left me in tears.

[@samprimera5545]

And yes this the one I got the feels from.He,the girl immediately afterward,and the guy with the prosthetic.

[@stephenbrown2512]

Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas’ Viennese Waltz always makes me cry. That was heart wrenching.😢

[@LaZella]

Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas should of been on the list. Their Viennese Waltz in honor of her late father was tear jerking. Not to mention that Mark was wearing her dad's scarf and hat so it was like he was there on the dance floor.

[@maggiedrew853]

Normani and Val's contemporary (s24) is one that moves me every time I watch it. I think one of Val's best dances

[@julieswayne5825]

Meryl Davis and Max's rumba to 'read all about it' will always have my heart

[@laurissa1790]

Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas' Viennese waltz just about killed me. The choreography was just stunning. It truly took my breath away.

[@terrieroverlord4889]

Yes. This is the one that I thought about it. It should’ve been in the video.

[@rachelfarekas2096]

Lea Thompson and Artem's contemporary for her father always seems to be forgotten but it was beautiful. Also agree with others that Mark and Lindsey Sterling's waltz should be on this list too

[@patrickleclair7256]

I think Laurie & Val’s foxtrot & Evanna & Keo’s contemporary should be on here. Both were very touching & beautiful. 😊

[@AmandasBooktopia]

Another big emotional dance was Charli D’Amelio’s dance when it came to her depression and anxiety. I cried during that whole dance. I was shocked it didn’t get a perfect score.

[@TheImaginator972]

I imagine that Steve Irwin is within the audience very proud to seeing his daughter dance dedicated to him and his family keep his legacy alive.

[@Wickedlover4]

I think Kel and Whitney’s contemporary deserved more than an honorable mention I remember watching it for the 1st time and 😭 my eyes out

[@SimplementeSM1225]

JR Martinez and Karina Smirnoff! That one was gut wrenching

[@robertabaker5369]

Without a doubt, it's Selma Blair and Sasha. Selma is battling MS and doing it so bravely and beautifully!!

[@BurrShotHam711Jenna]

Bindi and Derek's dance was wow, Steve would be so proud of his daughter 🥲 Leona Lewis' song Footprints in the Sand fits so well to it

[@jeffreylindahl5895]

Dance often gets a bad rap but it is an art firm and it is so beautiful.

[@theloreleis6621]

I can't stop crying now 😢 All so very beautiful and meaningful 😢

[@clarissahinshaw6037]

AJ McLean and Cheryl Burke's rumba beautifully illustrated their struggles with addiction.

[@Msubulldogs09]

Wow you left out JR Martinez; dance to "If you're reading this" in honor of the troops who didn't make it home, Victoria Arlen's tribute to her parents, and Kellie Pickler's dance to Beneath your beautiful" everyone on here is deserving, so maybe it should have been a larger list.

[@amandabarbee6885]

Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnolds contemporary always gets to me and Jordin Sparks and Brandon Armstrongs jazz routine also Bobby bones and sharna contemporary routine about his mom‘s addiction and dad leaving that gets me too

[@xiaminfinitex]

What about when skai danced for Cameron Boyce?

[@joshcraig1522]

I really would’ve loved to see kellie pickler and Derek houghs contemporary… truly magical and so emotional

[@reinventingmelissa2061]

I LOVE this dance!!!

[@yincarol1]

Jimmie Allen and Emma’s contemporary to “A Quiet Place” dance stills gets me! The ending sent chills through me, followed by tears! ❤

[@stephaniecason]

Yes! I cried! So beautiful.

[@nsg3017]

James van der Beek's foxtrot with Emma was really emotional as well.

[@brianagrzybowski4734]

There were some good picks here. But there are a few I feel were missing: Meryl and Maks’s freestyle, Laila and Maks’s waltz (tribute to her dad Muhammad Ali), James and Sharna’s freestyle, Nick and Sharna’s contemporary, and James Van Der Beek’s foxtrot (after he and his wife had a miscarriage). 🙏🏻

[@charliep123]

I came to see if Amanda Kloots’ routine to Live Your Life was on here. I don’t watch DWTS (Strictly Come Dancing loyalist) but I found the routine because I loved Nick and I love Amanda and her family. Life isn’t fair.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I totally love Noah and sharna freestyle 💕💝

[@AdriR89]

Definitely for me it's Katherine Jenkins' waltz in tribute to her father back in 2012; Bindi irwin's contemporary dance to her father back in 2015; Lea Thompson's contemporary (tribute to her father too ) back in 2014; & JR Martinez's Rumba in 2011

[@lydwinaofschiedam2685]

I feel that Victoria Arlen and her partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy should have been remembered for the dance that culminated in her coming face to face with the wheelchair she’d used for many years due to paralysis secondary to Transverse Myelitis and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis.

[@barbieeeedolla]

where is Skai Jackson and Alan contribute to Cameron’s passing that was amazing 🤧

[@princesspoppiie]

Keo and Evanna Lynch's contemporary in honor of director and Evanna's friend Simon Fitzmaurice who passed away from ALS. It's the only dance I saw live that made me cry. I'm shocked it wasn't even an honorable mention.

[@katherinewelling6026]

You nailed this one. Cried in every one.

[@adinson2010]

Was hoping for some Nyle DiMarco but nice video

[@kellybrown1129]

For James Hinchcliffe, I would have gone for the dance where he narrated what he remembers from the accident at IMS. He had his shirt open so you can see where the piece of the car went through him. It was really more emotional, I think.

[@sbs_roy28]

Sharna Burgess and Nick Carter’s contemporary dance in honor of his wife, Lauren

[@teenie36214]

Yes! 🥰🥺

[@IMJCn]

Nile DiMarco's dance to "Sound of Silence" in his final should have been included, IMO.

[@amandaschaefer3786]

Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson's waltz to "Amazing Grace" brought the waterworks to me. 😢

[@ryanpiatt994]

About Laurie Hernandez and Val dancing to pure imagination

[@zarascott9833]

Jordan Fisher’s contemporary also had me BAWLING

[@laceymcgrath3945]

Wow, Sharna is great. Much better than I always assumed, for some reason..... Go go girl!

[@p.e.d6541]

Bindi and Selma being the top 2 is correct. Nobody could watch them without crying

[@ivaroa]

Bindi and Derek’s contemporary dedicated to her dad and the first steps.

[@valentinevarillon6507]

This year we could easily add at the top the waltz in honor of Len

[@kamiclements7456]

Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater’s contemporary to “Ghost” on Halloween was VERY emotional, especially since you think Halloween is going to be just a fun night

[@krisstinawilson4461]

I went into this saying that Bindi Irwin would be number one and I was right but where was Jana Kramer's performance about her domestic violence relationship and how having her daughter helped mend her soul?

[@zeokingsilver]

dance to the music

[@addie7490]

selma’s goodbye dance had me in shambles

[@sessionshannah]

My fav has to be Amber Riley and Derek Hough I mean absolutely beautiful 😍

[@SaturnsodaProductions]

Me and my mom watch dancing with the stars. Selma Blair made my mom tear up while we were watching

[@leeanadiaz8463]

Aww I was hoping they show James Van Der Beek doing the Foxtrot with partner Peta… he dedicated that dance to his wife who unfortunately had a miscarriage during the run.. that had me in tears 😢

[@karldsouza9963]

Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas waltz was very good too

[@angelaholmes8888]

I love amy and Derek dance it was so beautiful 😘

[@christianb836]

Why am I seeing all these dancing with the stars stuff now?!?!?!?

[@Sweeney541]

probably because season 31 premiered a few weeks ago

[@matthewhayek1945]

A crime that Hannah and Alan’s dance to lose you to love me by Selena Gomez wasn’t mentioned

[@keisharay-owens8841]

Why am I crying all over again

[@sherrie6492]

The dance that finds me getting all emitional.... These Arms of Mine. Jennifer Grey abd Detek Hough. On rhe Day two final. Especially knowing she was dancing with a nerve block.

[@littleone7404]

I would say Jimmy Allen and Emma Slater's (season 30 ) contemporary Absolutely had me bawling

[@charmy299]

I hate that Lauren Alaina's Contemporary isn't included anywhere. She danced to the song she wrote called The Other Side that she wrote for her stepfather that she lost to cancer. Seeing her reach for her mother, and her reach back brought the tears, her tears at the end had me going.

[@jaissapierce4057]

Think this video might need to change after Selma’s withdrawal dancing and the whole thing that went with it. Probably one of the most emotional things to have happen on the show.

[@aphelion4616]

Courtney Act and Joshua Keefe from the Australia version, hands down for me.

[@AmandaDavis26]

Ski Jackson tribute to Cameron Boyce

[@tiger31623]

Whoever's reading this,I pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever you're struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day amen

[@modocchic]

Selma had me in tears. I also have MS and I know what she’s going through

[@captmarvelhero2342]

14:46 15:12 15:37

[@marshaevelyn88]

I think Evanna & Keo's Contemporary, Nyle & Peta's Freestyle also should be here

[@davidjensen4702]

Oh hands down, Bindi and Derek!

[@shaquitabennett3107]

Tamar Braxton and Val's dance should have been included. She dedicated her dance to her then husband. She nearly lost him to pulmonary embolism only to have to drop out the competition after developing one herself

[@avatealey]

how is victoria and val not on this list??

[@j.marianacastro1623]

James and Sharna my champions

[@BubbaDucky69]

I personally think Karina Smirnoff and J.R. Martinez's Rumba should be in this list. I've seen every season, and few dances have affected me like that one did.

[@kielyholliday4990]

I'm sorry but some of these shouldnt be up here let alone multiple pros ahem (Derek Hough) be mentioned multiple times. I been a DWTS watcher since the first episode and have seen countless underrated emotional dances. Just to name a few below: Season 13: JR & Karina Rumba Season 14: Sherri & Val Rumba Season 15: Sabrina & Louie Rumba Season 24: Rashad & Emma Contemporary Season 25: Jordan & Lindsey Rumba Season 25: Lindsay & Mark Waltz Season 29: Skai & Alan Foxtrot Season 30 Jimmy & Emma Contemporary

[@angelaholmes8888]

Cool picks 💗

[@clarissahinshaw6037]

I would have picked Jordan's contemporary instead of rumba. Also AJ and Cheryl's rumba (season 29) is grossly underrated.

[@NYChica23]

Another pick that should've been on here is JR & Karina's Rumba in memory of all the men & women in the military that never came home to their families

[@kielyholliday4990]

@@NYChica23 very true adding them on my list i was in a rush to type it

[@tjwash2]

In all top 10 good things on DWTS, it should be Derek Hough, 1-10, and honorable mentions

[@haleylafferty9870]

What about Jordan Fisher?

[@marylou178]

I think dimarco and sharma's Viennese Waltz should be in there

[@lchanceiv]

Do this for SYTYCD!!!!!!!!!!!

[@elfforesthome]

James and sharnas freestyle

[@jkrfan7]

how is jr martinez's rumba not on here?

[@nessenessekim1038]

the only one that made me cry (like... ugly cry) is billy Crawford's performance in dancing with the stars France. he had a great performance about the time he was addicted to alcohol and the moment he got out of it.

[@clarissahinshaw6037]

Also Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold's Contemporary,

[@ricey28]

Kellie Pickler's contemporary or freestyle

[@gfear24]

All I'm gonna say is that if Jennifer Grey's first dance isn't on here, there is something seriously wrong with you, MsMojo. **Edit** Not even an honorable mention? WTF?

[@brileycantrell1216]

Kyle Massey’s was amazing too!

[@CarmenRodriguez-j7t]

Derek es un genio.

[@elisamason4836]

To be honest anytime dancers dance a contempory routine. I am a big sobbing mess....

[@ivaroa]

Masks and Meryl’s rumba?

[@starchanneljoseph]

I haven’t started watching yet but I swear if Amanda and Alan’s Contemporary isn’t here……. There’s gonna be a problem

[@justjay3729]

y’all gonna have to add selma’s last waltz. made this video too soon

[@LadyUsakoB]

Who is cuting onions >_

[@MoisesVentura13]

Normani???