'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Aaron Carter Tribute, Eliminations and More

Dancing With the Stars sent two couples home on the November 7 episode and also paid tribute to former contestant Aaron Carter, who died on Saturday.

The latest episode of the Disney+ ballroom competition was "Throwback"-themed and featured performances from iconic musicians such as Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Kid 'n Play, and Vanilla Ice.

Season 31 couples like Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart, and Shangela and Gleb Savchenko, took to the dancefloor to perform their '90s-influenced routines with the hopes of impressing judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.

The episode also featured relay dances that saw two couples facing off in the same dance style, with the winning duo being awarded five bonus points from the judges.

Following the double elimination, the top-eight couples have now been whittled down to six, with the remaining duos moving on to the semi-finals on November 14.

Newsweek has everything you need to know about what happened on the '90s-themed episode of Dancing With the Stars, including which couples left.

Dancing With the Stars' Tribute to Aaron Carter

At the very beginning of the episode, Dancing With the Stars co-host Tyra Banks dedicated the evening to late contestant Aaron Carter.

Carter, who took part in the competition in 2009 with Karina Smirnoff, passed away on Saturday, 5 November, at age 34.

Banks said to cameras: "This past weekend, we lost Aaron Carter. And the team here at Dancing With the Stars recalls the fun and the energy he brought to the show, to this ballroom. And we offer our sincere condolences to his family."

Carter, who was the younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick, came in fifth place with Smirnoff during his time on the show. Singer Donny Osmond with partner Kym Johnson won the season in 2009.

Dancing With the Stars Scores

Wayne Brady and Witney Carson

Dance: Salsa to "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men

Score: 40/40

Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy

Dance: Samba to "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin

Score: 40/40

Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas

Dance: Tango to "Song 2" by Blur

Score: 40/40

Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart

Dance: Jazz to "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode

Score: 39/40

Shangela and Gleb Savchenko

Dance: Samba to "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls

Score: 37/40

Heidi D'Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev

Dance: Contemporary to "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette

Score: 35/40

Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater

Dance: Salsa to "Barbie Girl" by Aqua

Score: 34/40

Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki

Dance: Tango to "What Is Love" by Haddaway

Score: 29/40

In the relay dances, Shangela and Savchenko were awarded five extra points over Durant and Stewart after both couples performed cha-chas to "Ice Ice Baby."

Donovan and Slater, and Guadagnino and Iwasaki, then danced sambas to "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" by En Vogue, with Donovan and Slater triumphing.

Heidi D'Amelio and Chigvintsev lost out to Brady and and Carson after their own sambas to "Shoop" by Salt-N-Pepa and, lastly, Charli D'Amelio and Ballas took on Windey and Chmerkovskiy to "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" by Kid 'N Play. D'Amelio and Ballas were awarded the extra points.

Who Left Dancing With the Stars?

After the performance scores (with the bonus points from the relay dances) were combined with the public votes, Heidi D'Amelio and Artem Chigvintsev were instantly eliminated after getting the lowest combined points.

It was then revealed that Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki were in the bottom two with Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater.

The judges unanimously chose to save Donovan and Slater, meaning Guadagnino and Iwasaki were sent home.

Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on Disney+. Episodes will be available to stream an hour after their original airing.