Stephen Nedoroscik Shines with His Rock Star Persona on 'Dancing with the Stars' Hair Metal Night trucc

   

Stephen Nedoroscik unleashed his rock-and-roll side for Hair Metal Night on "Dancing with the Stars."

The Olympic gymnast from Worcester danced in the show's fourth round of competition Tuesday following Monday's Soul Train Night.

For Tuesday's show, each star performed routines to famous rock songs for Hair Metal Night. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons was a guest judge.

Nedoroscik pulled off a bold look inspired by the genre, including a leather suit and 80s mullet-style wig.

"I'm gonna unleash my rock star alter ego and ace every step," Nedoroscik said.

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Here's how he did.

"Dancing with the Stars" Hair Metal Night - The 11 remaining couples bring iconic rock anthems to life, alongside guest judge, rock 'n' roll superstar Gene Simmons of KISS. TUESDAY, OCT. 8 (8:00-10:01 p.m. ET) on ABC. (Disney/Eric McCandless)

What song did Stephen Nedoroscik dance to on 'DWTS' last night?

Stephen Nedoroscik and his partner Rylee Arnold danced a foxtrot to Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again."

The two-time bronze medalist said he was trying to work on his musicality for the routine.

"We don't do gymnastics to music, so it's really difficult for me to ease into a step," Nedoroscik said.

How did Stephen Nedoroscik score on 'DWTS' last night?

"Dancing with the Stars" Hair Metal Night - The 11 remaining couples bring iconic rock anthems to life, alongside guest judge, rock 'n' roll superstar Gene Simmons of KISS. TUESDAY, OCT. 8 (8:00-10:01 p.m. ET) on ABC. (Disney/Eric McCandless)

Stephen Nedoroscik scored a 32/40 for his foxtrot on "Dancing with the Stars" last night.

All four judges — Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli and guest judge Gene Simmons — gave him eights out of ten.

Combined with his Soul Train Night scores, Nedoroscik's total for both nights was 62/80. Nedoroscik tied for third place alongside Jenn Tran.

Who got eliminated on 'DWTS' last night?
Last night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars" ended with a double elimination, and actors Reginald VelJohnson and Eric Roberts were sent home.

The elimination was decided by a combination of the judges scores as well as viewer voting from the last two episodes.

There are nine teams left.

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 will air Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. EST.