Danny Amendola brought some football training to his routine on "Dancing with the Stars" last night for the show's 500th episode.
The two-time Super Bowl champion and former New England Patriots wide receiver danced in the show's seventh round of competition Tuesday night, after there was no new episode last week due to the presidential election.
For Tuesday's show, each star performed routines inspired by iconic performances from throughout the show's 500-episode run.
The stars also competed in an instant dance round, in which they were assigned a dance style and song just minutes before performing it.
Amendola and his partner Witney Carson performed a quickstep, so the former football player incorporated footwork training for the fast-paced dance.
"I showed (Witney) some football quick feet— we're going to implement some of that into our dance this week, because we're gonna bring high energy and take it up a level," Amendola said.
Here's how he did.
What song did Danny Amendola dance to on 'DWTS' last night?
Danny Amendola and his partner Witney Carson danced a quickstep to “Hey Pachuco” by Royal Crown Revue for the 500th episode.
They reinvented a quickstep to the same song that was performed by "Dancing with the Stars" Season 5 winners Hélio Castroneves and Julianne Hough.
How did Danny Amendola do in the instant dance round on 'DWTS'?
Last night, the six remaining stars also competed in an instant dance round, where each couple was assigned a dance style and song to perform just minutes before taking the stage.
They each randomly drew from four styles of dance they performed earlier in the competition.
Danny Amendola drew a jive to “Good Golly Miss Molly” by Little Richard.
How did Danny Amendola score on 'DWTS' last night?
Danny Amendola scored a 51/60 on "Dancing with the Stars" last night.
For his quickstep, he earned a 27/30, with all three judges — Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli — giving him nines. In the instant dance round, he scored 24/30, with all three judges giving him eights out of ten.
He came in fifth place on the night.
Who got eliminated on 'DWTS' last night?
On last night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars," former NBA player Dwight Howard was eliminated from the competition.
The elimination was decided by a combination of the judges scores as well as viewer voting.
There are five teams left in the competition.
How to stream 'DWTS' or watch it live
"Dancing with the Stars" airs on Tuesday nights live on ABC and Disney+. It is also available for next-day streaming on Hulu.
The next episode — the semifinal round — will air Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. EST.
