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‘Dancing With the Stars’ sends another couple home during ‘Yacht Rock Night’ elimination

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During Tuesday night’s episode of "Dancing With the Stars," themed as "Yacht Rock Night," Taylor Hanson and his professional partner Britt Stewart were eliminated after scoring an 18/30 for their Foxtrot performance to "What a Fool Believes." The episode featured several performances inspired by yacht rock music, including Hall & Oates and Toto hits. Other contestants in the danger zone included Guillermo Rodriguez with Witney Carson and Jackson Olson with Emma Slater, both facing potential elimination due to low scores.

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On Tuesday night's episode of "Dancing With the Stars" during its "Yacht Rock Night," Taylor Hanson and his pro dance partner, Britt Stewart, were eliminated after receiving an 18/30 score for their Foxtrot routine set to the song "What a Fool Believes." Contestants performed to smooth grooves from artists like Hall & Oates, with several scores lower than expected. The remaining pairs included "Bachelorette" alum Tyler Cameron and his partner Sharna Burgess, who scored 17/30 for their Jive; "The Traitors" star Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas, scoring 22/30 for a Quickstep to George Benson's "Turn Your Love Around"; "Summer House" star Ciara Miller with partner Brandon Armstrong, earning an 18/30 for their Cha-Cha; and comedian Connor Wood alongside partner Rylee Arnold, scoring a 20/30 for their Foxtrot. The episode also highlighted performances by “Glee” alum Harry Shum Jr. with partner Jenna Johnson, scoring a 24/30 for their Jive to "You Make My Dreams (Come True)," and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s" Tatyana Ali who scored 21/30 in Quickstep with Jan Ravnik. The show airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.

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“Article A reports on the live elimination of Taylor Hanson during a 'Yacht Rock Night' episode, while Article B describes Britt Stewart's emotional reaction and reflection after the elimination, which occurred days later.”

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Singer Taylor Hanson and his pro partner, Britt Stewart, were eliminated at the end of Tuesday night’s episode, themed “Yacht Rock Night,” after their Foxtrot to “What a Fool Believes” earned them an 18/30. asserted

Fool → eliminate → 18/30

This week saw the remaining Season 35 contestants bust a move to “smooth grooves, soft-rock classics and iconic hits that defined the yacht rock era,” per an ABC press release. asserted

that → see → release

Ahead of the elimination, co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro revealed that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” star Guillermo Rodriguez (with partner Witney Carson) and Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson (with partner Emma Slater) were also in danger of going home. asserted

Rodriguez → reveal → danger

The music of Daryl Hall & John Oates — commonly known as Hall & Oates — provided the inspiration behind three of this week’s performances. asserted

music → know → performances

“Glee” alum Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson earned a 24/30 for their Jive to the hit “You Make My Dreams (Come True),” while “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” alum Tatyana Ali and partner Jan Ravnik scored a 21/30 for their Quickstep to the duo’s “Maneater.” asserted

Ali → earn → Maneater

Elsewhere, “Save the Last Dance” actress Julia Stiles — who got emotional over low scores and a rib injury this week — and partner Ezra Sosa’s Salsa to the Hall & Oates classic “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” garnered them a 19/30. asserted

No → save → 19/30

The group Toto also saw two of their songs represented, with Olympian gold medalist Amber Glenn and partner Pasha Pashkov earning a 24/30 for their Foxtrot to “Hold the Line,” and “Step Up” actress Jenna Dewan and partner Val Chmerkovskiy scoring a 21/30 for their Samba to the band’s hit “Africa.” asserted

Dewan → see → hit

“Bachelorette” alum Tyler Cameron and partner Sharna Burgess’ Jive earned them a 17/30, while “The Traitors” alum Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas received a 22/30 for their Quickstep to “Turn Your Love Around” by George Benson “Summer House” star Ciara Miller and partner Brandon Armstrong earned a 18/30 for their Cha Cha to “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross, while comedian Connor Wood and partner Rylee Arnold scored a 20/30 for their Foxtrot to “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac. asserted

Wood → earn → Mac

Paralympian gold medalist Ezra French and partner Daniella Karagach garnered a 21/30 for their Foxtrot to “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington Jr. (feat. Bill Withers). asserted

French → garner → Withers

Rodriguez and Carson’s Foxtrot to “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes earned them a 15/30 as Olson and Slater’s Paso Doble to “Easy Lover” by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins scored them a 18/30. asserted

Doble → earn → 18/30

So far this season, we’ve seen “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Conner Leavitt, “Love Thy Nader” star Sarah Jane Nader and celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis go home after failing to impress the judges and viewers at home. asserted

Leavitt → see → home

New episodes of “DWTS” air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, and will stream on Hulu the following day. asserted

episodes → air → Hulu

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → Conversation

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

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