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Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) aired a brand new episode for its 31st season on Monday, October 10, 2022, at 8 pm ET on Disney Plus. The episode featured the remaining contestant-professional choreographer pairs dancing their hearts out to the Disney Night theme. The theme first began on Season 18 of the dance competition and soon became a tradition that was followed each year.
On tonight's episode of the reality dance competition, Shangela and Gleb Savchenko performed Charleston to Dig a Little Deeper from The Princess and the Frog. The judges were mesmerized by their performance and eventually gave the dancers a 32/40, with each of the experts scoring them an equal 8.
Fans, however, felt that Shangela was more deserving of a 9. One tweeted:
For Season 31 of DWTS, the Disney-night theme was taken to a whole new level by naming it the DisneyPlus Night. The contestants had to perform on songs from the Disney+ era, making the theme centered around shows that were available on the streaming platform.
Fans witnessed their favorites perform dance routines from movies and shows like High School Musical, The Simpsons, and Guardians of the Galaxy, among many others.
Fans upset with Shangela getting underscored by judges on DWTS
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko's Charleston to Dig a Little Deeper from The Princess and the Frog impressed the judges. But they also had their own share of feedback to give.
Bruno explained that "if they could have dug any deeper, they could have struck oil." Carie Ann told Shangela that she "embodied the spirit of Charleston" but reminded her to work on her footwork and point it out more. Derek confessed that the judges could depend on the contestants "to get the ballroom going."
All four DWTS judges gave them an equal score of 8, making their total to 32 out of 40.
Fans felt that Shangela was underscored even after performing her best, while others, who also performed at the same level, raked in higher scores.
Check out what they have to say.
Who was eliminated in Episode 4 of DWTS Season 31?
The top score of the night - 36 out of 40 - went to three pairs: Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas, who performed Jazz to The Simpsons Main Title Theme from The Simpsons, Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy's Quickstep to Mr. Blue Sky from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wayne Brady and Witney Carson's Jazz to Wait for It from Hamilton.
This week, Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke became the next pair to be eliminated from the show. They performed Paso Doble to The Greatest Show from The Greatest Showman. While the judges weren't as impressed with them as they were with the other performances, they still cheered for Sam and applauded him for pushing himself.
While Carie Ann scored them 7, other three judges gave the pair a 6, bringing their total to a mere 25 out of 40.
The DWTS pair were in the bottom, alongside Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater, who performed Samba to Life Is a Highway from Cars. With a lower score, Sam and Cheryl were sent packing from the competition.
The eliminated pairs up until now on the show include: Jason Lewis and Peta Murgatroyd, Cheryl Ladd and Louis van Amstel, Teresa Giudice and Pasha Pashkov, and Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke.
DWTS Season 31 is getting interesting with each passing episode. With eliminations taking place every week, the stakes keep getting higher and the competition continues to stiffen. Viewers will have to tune in next week to witness another incredible night of dancing.
Tune in to an all-new episode of DWTS next Monday, October 17, 2022, at 8 pm ET on Disney+. Fans can also watch the two-hour-long episode on the platform just an hour after the streaming ends.
