Ilona Maher And Alan Bersten They are proud of their recent situation. Dancing with the Stars but their scores were not as high as they had hoped.

“I think we were working on a lot of things this week and Ilona really focused on all of them,” Bersten, 30, said. Us Weekly After the ABC dance competition Halloween Nightmares episode On Tuesday, October 29th. “I think (the judges) were a little harsh on the scores, but they’re the judges and that’s the point. “We are here to learn and we will continue to grow.”

The duo received 24 points out of 30 for their spooky tango to Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer”. While the score was one of the best of the season, it was the lowest score of the night, as many of the other contestants received one or more 10s from the judges.

In the judges’ feedback, Bruno Tonioli He stated that 28-year-old Maher has improved his body structure, but he also needs to work on his footwork. Derek Hough I agree with Tonioli’s comments. Carrie Ann Inaba He claimed Maher may have accidentally thrown his head off balance by turning his head too sharply.

Bersten and Maher also lost their dance competition against each other. Dwight Howard And Daniella Karagac Although Inaba, 56, said they had the “more technically sound” performance of the two cha-chas.

“We are here to learn and we will continue to grow. So next week, we’ll make sure we take heel steps. “That will be our number one priority,” Bersten said. We. “But I’m so proud of Ilona because her body was amazing. His head movements were amazing. His sharpness, his legs, everything was so pure. I am very happy and proud of him. I’m so grateful we’re still here. “I thank the fans.”

Maher added: “Thank you America. And Canada. And regions of America. And everyone who voted.”

Despite the “harsh” score, the partners feel they have addressed criticism that Maher should have done more dancing in his routines. “I guess we were in the wrong week because we danced more this time and I think they like lifts! I think they like elevators,” Bersten said. “But that’s okay. Honestly, even though the criticism was harsh, I felt like it was a victory for us because Ilona went out there and I think she did very well in dance. And we will continue.”

Relating to: Ilona Maher Was Hoping to Score ‘Higher Ratings’ with ‘DWTS’ Devotional Night Dance

Ilona Maher bounced back on Dancing With the Stars but still set her sights higher. “I was hoping for higher scores, but I also wanted to improve from last week and get back on the horse and feel better,” Maher, 28, told Us Weekly exclusively after Tuesday.

The Halloween Nightmares routine was inspired by Maher’s fear of psychopathic killers, but both Bersten and Maher agreed that their biggest current fear was not advancing in the competition.

“Elimination before being ready. Because we’re not ready to go home yet and we’re not ready to stop what we’ve built here and how much fun we’re having,” Maher said. We.

Partners survive Tuesday’s elimination Jenn Tran And Sasha Farber is sent home. The series will take a week-long hiatus before returning with its milestone 500th episode on Tuesday, November 12.

Dancing with the Stars It airs simultaneously on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC. You can watch the episodes the next day on Disney+.

With reporting from Carly Konsker