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Pretty as a princess! Bindi Irwin, 17, stuns in fairytale gown for elegant waltz with dance partner Derek Hough on US Dancing With The Stars

By Sangeeta Kocharekar and Lucy Leaver For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:49 EST, 23 September 2015 | Updated: 07:08 EST, 23 September 2015

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She was once best known for her khaki-coloured outfits but now Bindi Irwin is showing her more feminine side.

The 17-year-old US Dancing With The Stars performer took to the stage with partner Derek Hough for week two of the competition, looking the picture of elegance.

After wearing a black and silver number for her a tango dance to an AC/DC song, the Australian teenager donned a floor-length pretty pastel pink dress.

All grown up! Bindi Irwin stunned in a ballroom gown worn for her waltz with partner Derek Hough on the US Dancing with the Stars

Bedazzled at the top and around the waist with pink rhinestones, the elegant gown spilled into a long ,flowing skirt.

For the red carpet, the wildlife conservationist paired the statement-making dress with brown sandals, while she wore heels for the performance.

Bindi's blushed cheeks, fake lashes and nude lip complemented the dress perfectly as she beamed for photographs.

Elegant pairing: The 17-year-olds blushed cheeks, fake lashes and nude lip complemented the dress

Saving her feet: For the red carpet, the wildlife conservationist paired the statement-making dress with brown sandals before changing into heels for her performance

Bindi and Derek managed to top the scoreboard with their performance to AC/DC song You Shook Me All Night Long, in honour of Bindi's Australian heritage.

They then paid paid tribute to Derek's roots with a waltz routine.

The dance, performed to Jonny Lang's Only a Man, celebrated his upbringing in the US and England and was a stark contrast to the pair's previous routine.

Top scores: The dancing duo managed to top the scoreboard with their performance to AC/DC song You Shook Me All Night Long, in honour of Bindi's Australian heritage

Pretty as a picture: The wildlife conservationist has come a long way since her khaki outfit-wearing days

Sweeping style: She teamed the floor-length gown with a side part and a silver bracelet

Dance revolution! The Australian star performed a waltz with her dance professional partner Derek

Perfect pairing: The pair's waltz to Only A Man was a celebration of Derek growing up in the US and England

Despite saying in rehearsals she was struggling with the complicated steps, Bind's performance was flawless.

'My brain is bugging me today!' she said, before explaining 'I just get frustrated with myself because I want to make Derek proud because Derek is phenomenal.

'I can see what I need to do, it's just making the leap from here to there that's the challenge.'

Despite her doubts, Bindi was able to execute a flawless routine, featuring sweeping turns and dramatic dips, and at one point was twirled around the floor by Derek supporting her torso.

'What I just saw was two dancers, dancing as one,' judge Julianne Hough told Bindi and Derek.

'It was so beautiful,' Julianne said, adding: 'What I love so much about you, Bindi, is that you have so many different sides of who you are.'

Holding on tight! Although Bindi said she struggled in rehearsals, on the night she nailed the dance routine

The night before, Bindi cut a very different figure when she danced to the AC/DC classic You Shook Me All Night Long.

Wearing a black rock-chick-inspired gown, an emotional Bindi, 17, told host Tom Bergeron how her late dad - Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin - had loved the tune and how she remembered dancing to it with him at Australia Zoo.

Appearing to be on the verge of tears, Bindi said 'I remember when I was really little, dancing to that song with dad. It means everything to me,' as the camera cut to an equally emotional Terri Irwin in the audience.