When actress Julia Stiles was announced on this season of ABC's reality competition show Dancing with the Stars, everyone wanted to know when she would break out the moves from her 2001 movie Save the Last Dance. Well, the answer was Week 5 as Stiles and her partner Ezra Sosa worked two of her dance scenes into their jazz routine for Super Bowl Night.
Stiles and Sosa danced to "Jenny from the Block (Track Masters Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss and Styles P for their performance, and it was a perfect throwback to the early 2000s.
There was also a really special guest positioned in the crowd as her Save the Last Dance co-star Sean Patrick Thomas re-enacted his iconic scene watching Stiles dance for her Juilliard audition. During a solo
moment for Stiles, Thomas could be seen just over Sosa's shoulder in the crowd, holding his jacket just as he did in the movie.
Was that really Sean Patrick Thomas in the crowd at Dancing With the Stars?
Sean Patrick Thomas appears during Julia Stiles' Save the Last Dance dance. #DWTS pic.twitter.com/oOh0R7kdxC
— Ryan Schwartz (@ryanschwartztv) October 14, 2026
Yes! An absolutely perfect way to pay homage to a classic moment.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Julia Stiles brought 'Save the Last Dance' to 'DWTS' with Sean Patrick Thomas
