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Laois Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins continues to lead on Dancing with the Stars. Photo: Barry McCall
Hanging up her princess heels following last week's amazing performance as Snow White, Laois Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins is ready to bring something new to viewers this week.
The ballroom will be going west on Sunday, January 25 with the return of Country Week in the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars on RTÉ.
It's somewhat familiar territory for the Portlaoise-based electrician as a trip to the Fossey Mountain Ranch in Timahoe was party of her journey to being crowned Laois Rose before being crowned the Rose of Tralee in the Kingdom for 2025.
Following last week’s elimination of singer Brian Kennedy and his pro dancer James Cutler, this week the remaining ten couples will each dance to country music anthems.
Sunday’s show will see performances to all types of country tunes, from Irish to international and classic to contemporary.
The Laois Rose, a self-proclaimed country gal, will channel her country roots this week. Katelyn, the bookies' favourite to win, and her pro dancer Leonardo Lini with a Quickstep to ‘Hit the Diff’ by Marty Mone.
Last week's performance saw Katelyn and Leonardo top the scoreboard for their third week in a row, maintaining a steady leadership through the competition.
Pictured: Katelyn and Leonardo perform an amazing American Smooth on the season's fourth episode. Photo: Kyran O’Brien
The Portlaoise apprentice and her professional partner Leonardo Lini danced a stunning American Smooth to ‘Whistle While You Work’ by Rachel Zegler from the 2025 live action film Snow White.
The dazzling dance won the pair 35 points, making this their third week to top the scoreboard.
Week two saw our Katelyn and her partner Leonardo Lini lead with a fantastic 28 point score for their lively jive to APT. by Rosé and Bruno Mars. MORE BELOW PHOTO.
They sat at the top of the leaderboard alongside singer songwriter Tolü Makay and her partner Maciej Zięba.
The first episode of season nine saw Katelyn and Leonardo dance a tantalizing Tango to The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift.
They scored 31 points - the highest score of the first episode.
Laois locals are excited to see what the pair bring to the dancefloor next, as they grow closer and closer to earning the coveted Glitterball trophy!
See Katelyn's performance of APT by Bruno Mars and Rosé here.
Dancing with the Stars screens on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 6:30pm on Sunday, January 24. Tune in to see if the Laois Rose keeps her position at the top!
For the latest pictures, videos and news on Katelyn Cummins Dancing with the Stars performances, keep an eye on the Leinster Express / Laois Live homepage.
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