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Julia Stiles had her Save the Last Dance moment on Dancing with the Stars
Sean Patrick Thomas also joined Stiles for a nod to the 2001 film
Julia Stiles joining Dancing with the Stars came with one very obvious question: Would she bring Save The Last Dance to the ballroom?
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The answer is yes and it happened in Week 5 — her former co-star even joined Stiles for a literal nod to the 2001 film.
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During Tuesday's live show — themed Super Bowl night — the actor and her partner, Ezra Sosa, performed a hip-hop ballet combo to Jennifer Lopez's Jenny from the Block.
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It was a clear homage to the 2001 hit film, when Stiles played Sara Johnson, a ballet dancer who dreamed of getting into Juilliard and fell in love with hip-hop dancer Derek Reynolds, played by Sean Patrick Thomas.
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Here's how it went down
Roughly halfway through the routine, Sosa stepped aside to give Stiles a solo moment to perform her iconic choreography straight from the film.
As Stiles took centre stage
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, the camera panned over to reveal Thomas on the sidelines re-enacting another classic film moment: nodding along to the performance with his jacket slung over his shoulder, alongside Sosa.
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"I've been wanting to do that for 25 years," Stiles told co-host Julianne Hough after the performance.
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And as you can imagine, the crowd erupted in cheers.
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In the rehearsal video that played ahead of the performance, Sosa told the audience: "This one is for the millennials.
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"This is my chance for the do-over I've always wanted, so I have to just go out there and own it.
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I have no other choice," Stiles said.
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And it paid off.
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The routine won over the judges, scoring the duo their first 8s and 9s of the season.
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Sean Patrick Thomas and Sosa recreate a moment from the 2001 film Save the Last Dance on Dancing with the Stars, cheering on Stiles.
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Social media is filled with fans and fellow stars reacting to the moment, even J.Lo herself.
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"Crushed it!!" she wrote on the show's Instagram post, alongside a comment from Jersey Shore star Snooki, who wrote, "Anyone else cry????
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"I wouldn't call this jazz...
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This is Julia Stiles fully letting loose," one fan wrote on X.
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She has fun energy and she wants it.
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Falling for the Juillard propaganda," wrote another.
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But some fans are calling out what they deem favouritism for Stiles and Sosa, noting that other contestants — like Harry Shum Jr. and his partner, Jenna Johnson — took some flak or received stricter critiques from judges for mixing up styles or lacking traditional dance content.
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"Kinda crazy that the judges just don’t care that it wasn’t a jazz routine….
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They need to stop picking and choosing what to be mad at," a third wrote on Instagram.
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