Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko Eliminated on Disney Night
Hilaria Baldwin and her pro partner Gleb Savchenko were eliminated from Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday night as the competition staged its Disney Night episode, which aired on ABC and Disney at 8 p.m. ET. Baldwin and Savchenko performed a quickstep to Cantina Band from Star Wars, earning 23 out of a possible 30 points from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough, but were not saved by viewer votes.
The episode opened with a troupe number to Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast and featured routines inspired by a wide range of Disney properties, including animated classics, recent acquisitions and park attractions. Choreography across the night drew on material from The Jungle Book, Aladdin, High School Musical, Maleficent, Hamilton, Space Mountain and other Disney franchises. Judges’ scores were combined with home voting to determine which couple left the competition at the end of the broadcast.
Baldwin, 41, fought back tears during a post-elimination interview and described the exit as bittersweet. “The only reason I’m sad is because I was so happy,” she said, adding that the experience had been “wonderful.” Savchenko praised her commitment, saying, “You put...