Julia Stiles Pays Glittery Tribute to Dolly Parton With ‘9 to 5’ Quickstep on ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Watch
In her debut on the show on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), Stiles said Parton cleared the use of her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 crossover hit before her death.
During the Season 35 premiere of Dancing with the Stars on September 16, actress Julia Stiles paid tribute to country legend Dolly Parton with a lively quickstep to her 1980 No. 1 hit "9 to 5." Stiles and her partner, professional dancer Ezra Sosa, wore sparkling white tuxedos with silver accents as they danced the high-energy routine.
The dance paid homage to Parton's feminist-themed workplace comedy, as Stiles initially hugged Sosa and then playfully "rejected" him with a slow fake-out, all while maintaining elegant postures. Parton had approved the use of "9 to 5" shortly before her death at 80 on August 25, following a brief illness from cancer. Stiles shared that the actress had given Sosa her thumbs-up, which was important to both of them for their performance.
The pair received a score of 18 out of 30, placing them in third place for the night behind other contestants.
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