A reality star was sent home from Dancing With the Stars in a surprise elimination during week four of the ABC competition.
The celebrities and their professional partners performed for Mariah Carey night. Irish TV personality Maura Higgins earned a nine—the first score of its kind for her this season.
Summer House star Ciara Miller and her partner, Brian Armstrong, were eliminated at the end of the episode after opening the show with an upbeat jazz routine.
The pair danced to Carey’s hit song “Emotions,” performing amid a classroom-themed set on the dance floor.
Miller had hoped to improve her scores this week, and judge Derek Hough praised the performance, calling it “a great way to start the show.”
After moving upstairs, Miller and Armstrong received three sevens from the judges, giving them a total of 21 out of 30.
Summer House star Ciara Miller and her partner, Brian Armstrong, were eliminated at the end of the episode after opening the show with an energetic jazz routine.
The celebrities and their professional dance partners performed for Mariah Carey night, with Irish TV personality Maura Higgins earning her first nine of the season.
Once the votes had been counted, Miller and Armstrong were among the final three couples waiting to learn their fate.
The pair soon learned they would not advance to the following week.
Miller said she was “so grateful” to have shared the competition with Armstrong, describing the experience as a “moment of a lifetime.”
Armstrong added, “Look, I think this competition really is about a journey. I’m super bummed because I think Ciara was one of those people getting better every single week, and I think it was noticeable.”
“I think it was cut short, which is a bummer. But a lot of great competitors left, and I loved every second I had with her.”
Fans took to X to react to the elimination. One supporter wrote, “storming the ABC headquarters as we speak for ciara miller!!!!!”
Another posted, “CIARA MILLER YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS TO ME,” while a third fan declared, “CIARA MILLER I WILL AVENGE YOU.”
Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech was the second contestant to take the floor, performing a rumba with his partner, Daniella Karagach.
Miller and Armstrong displayed their dance skills to Carey’s hit song “Emotions” on a classroom-themed dance floor.
After the votes were counted, Miller and Armstrong were among the final three couples waiting to discover their fate.
Miller said she was “so grateful” for her dance partner and described her time on the series as a “moment of a lifetime.”
Fans flooded X with reactions to the elimination, including one who wrote, “storming the ABC headquarters as we speak for ciara miller!!!!!”
Higgins took to the dance floor with dance partner Mark Ballas for the waltz
Along with two eights from the judges, they also received a nine, which was also the first of the season
The pair grooved to the track Anytime You Need A Friend and glided on the floor as the live audience cheered them on.
Bruno Tonioli noted the duo’s ‘charisma’ during the performance and received triple eights for a score of 24/30.
After the judges unveiled their scores, Frech gushed that he was on ‘cloud nine.’
Grey’s Anatomy star Harry Shum Jr. brought fans to their feet as he danced the tango with partner Jenna Johnson.
The duo took to the stage in matching red ensembles as Carey’s song It’s Like That played in the background.
The performance was positively critiqued from the trio of judges, with Carrie Ann Inaba saying it was ‘masterful and beautiful.’
Hough told the actor that he liked to see he ‘took chances’ when it came to some of the moves.
After returning to the sky box, Shum Jr. and Johnson garnered a score of 24/30.
Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech was second to take to the floor for the rumba alongside dance partner Daniella Karagach
The pair grooved to the track Anytime You Need A Friend and glided on the floor as the live audience cheered them on
Grey’s Anatomy star Harry Shum Jr. brought fans to their feet as he danced the tango with partner Jenna Johnson
The performance was positively critiqued from the trio of judges, with Carrie Ann Inaba saying it was ‘masterful and beautiful’
Step Up star Jenna Dewan was joined by pro dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy as they danced the rumba to the track My All
Step Up star Jenna Dewan was joined by pro dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy as they danced the rumba to the track My All.
The duo had an emotional conversation during their rehearsal, with the actress admitting to being ‘frustrated’ to their scores from the previous week.
The pair danced to Carey’s track My All as Dewan wore a flowy silver dress with a corset bodice.
Dewan garnered praise from the judges, with Hough stating, ‘All I have to say is, there she is. I feel like this is the first time I saw you in this competition.’
Both she and Chmerkovskiy raked in eights across the board from the judges, landing a score of 24/30.
Tyler Cameron was next to step onto the dance floor with partner Sharna Burgess for the foxtrot.
Cameron reflected on his journey on the competition series thus far while rehearsing with Burgess.
‘I never would have thought dancing would make me feel so alive,’ he stated.
Dewan garnered praise from the judges, with Hough stating, ‘All I have to say is, there she is. I feel like this is the first time I saw you in this competition’
Tyler Cameron was next to step onto the dance floor with partner Sharna Burgess for the foxtrot
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Cameron reflected on his journey on the competition series thus far while rehearsing with Burgess. ‘I never would have thought dancing would make me feel so alive,’ he stated
‘I’m choked up talking about it cause I learned the hard ways how you can have everything you have going and just like that it can go away.’
He also shared that his mother passed away in 2022 due to a brain aneurysm, and revealed that DWTS was ‘a show she dreamed of me going on.’
After the pair danced to the song Beautiful, Cameron was applauded for his ‘improvement’ from the judges.
Inaba gushed that he appeared to be ‘another person’ this week during the performance. Cameron and Burgess garnered a score of 21/30.
Reality star Maura Higgins took to the dance floor with dance partner Mark Ballas for the waltz.
The pair danced to the song If It’s Over and the performance was applauded by the judges.
Inaba gushed that the dance took her to ‘another world’ while Hough liked that it was ‘a classic waltz’ with ‘no gimmicks.’
Along with two eights from the judges, they also received a nine, which was also the first of the season.
Guillermo Rodriguez joined Witney Carson to dance the samba to Carey’s hit track Obsessed
Jackson Olson and Emma Slater were next on the stage for a waltz to the song Without You
Guillermo Rodriguez joined Witney Carson to dance the samba to Carey’s hit track Obsessed.
The TV personality offered an energetic performance to the song.
However, the judges agreed that while his moves were not exactly that of a samba, it was ‘still a lot of fun’ to watch.
Inaba also told Rodriguez to not ‘dim your light’ before the scores were given.
After making their to the sky box, the judges gave Rodriguez and Carson a score of 13/30.
Jackson Olson and Emma Slater were next on the stage for a waltz to the song Without You.
Olson, who also celebrated his birthday this week, received praise from the judges.
Both Inaba and Hough gushed that the baseball player’s performance was ‘well done.’
Up in the skybox, Olson reflected on the ‘incredible week’ and explained that the goal was to always ‘improve’ each week
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali joined her dance partner Jan Ravnik as they danced a jazz routine to Fantasy
Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold performed the rumba to Carey’s track Touch My Body
Up in the sky box, Olson reflected on the ‘incredible week’ and explained that the goal was to always ‘improve’ each week.
Olson and Slater received a score of 21/30.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali joined her dance partner Jan Ravnik as they danced a jazz routine to Fantasy.
Hough told Ali that he could see she is ‘blossoming’ on the stage, while Inaba noted she ‘could hit the moves a little harder’ in the future.
The actress also expressed that being able to dance on the competition show has been ‘liberating’ for her.
Ali and Ravnik received a score of 20/30 from the judges.
Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold performed the rumba to Carey’s track Touch My Body.
Following the energetic dance routine, Hough told Wood that he is ‘stepping into that leading man’ on the stage.
The duo garnered 19/30 as their performance score.
Julia Stiles performed the Viennese waltz with her dance partner Ezra Sosa during week four
Her ‘wonderful movement’ was applauded while it was noted that ‘elegance and grace was there’ from the judges
Julia Stiles performed the Viennese waltz with her dance partner Ezra Sosa during week four.
Her ‘wonderful movement’ was applauded while it was noted that ‘elegance and grace was there’ from the judges.
Inaba added that she saw a ‘breakthrough’ with Stiles as she took to the stage.
Stiles later explained that she is reminding herself to ‘enjoy the dance’ while on the show.
Both she and Sosa garnered a score of 21/30.
Lastly, Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn was joined by dance partner Pasha Pashkov as they danced to the track Hero.
Lastly, Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn was joined by dance partner Pasha Pashkov as they danced to the track Hero
Inaba told the figure skater that her movements were both ‘powerful and divine,’ but noted she could still ‘pull back’ a little
Inaba told the figure skater that her movements were both ‘powerful and divine,’ but noted she could still ‘pull back’ a little.
Hough applauded Glenn and Pashkov’s ‘partnership’ on the dance floor.
The pair’s score for the night resulted in 23/30.
Next week’s theme for the 11 remaining couples on Dancing With The Stars is Super Bowl Night.
