Who Was Rumer Willis Partner on Dancing With the Stars? And Who Did She Dance With in Her 2025 Comeback?
Rumer Willis owned the ballroom back in 2015 when she won Dancing With the Stars Season 20 with pro partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy. If you watched her arc, you’ll remember those powerhouse routines she had style, grit, and if you blinked, you missed three perfect scores in the finale. Her chemistry with Val? Off the charts.
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Not just footwork perfection, they could sell a story with every dance, from the Disney Samba to the emotion-packed contemporary. That Mirrorball win was no fluke.
Fast forward a decade, and Rumer’s back in the ballroom, putting a champion’s touch on this season’s historic 20th Birthday Party special sort of DWTS’s version of a high school reunion, only everyone’s in sequins. But here’s the twist: for the fan-favorite Relay Dance, current celeb Dylan Efron swapped partners and danced with Rumer Willis herself, Daniella Karagach.
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It’s the first time in DWTS history you’ve got new blood teaming up with seasoned champs for a relay competition. The result? Pure ballroom alchemy. Efron and Willis took on a Quickstep relay that was about grace, speed, and let’s be real, some championship wisdom you can’t fake.
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That’s something special: heroes from the show’s past coming back, not just for applause, but to watch new dancers rise. If you want a full-circle moment, Rumer winning her own relay with Dylan just about says it: legends really do stick around, and sometimes, they lift up the next star to get their shot. That’s dance. That’s DWTS. It’s all about passing the rhythm along, one glorious episode at a time.
Disclaimer:
This article shares entertainment insights based on publicly aired episodes and official event news. Details about dance partners, performances, and outcomes are current at time of writing. Viewer experience may vary. Readers are encouraged to verify the latest updates directly with official DWTS broadcasts or networks for authoritative information.
