Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Episode 4 Recap: Remaining contestants move forward with their Disney Night performances

Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Episode 4 Recap
Dancing With The Stars Season 34's Robert Irwin and Witney Carson | Image Source: Instagram/ @dancingwiththestars

Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Episode 4 aired on October 7, 2025. The latest episode of the dance reality show featured the remaining 11 contestants moving forward with the Disney Night.

Witnessing the performances, DWTS judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough shared their views on each of them. The latest episode ended with three pairs in danger of going home. They were:

  • Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko,
  • Andy Richter and Emma Slater,
  • Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov.

Dancing With The Stars episode ended with Hilaria Baldwin's elimination.

Read further to know more about each of the participants, their performances, and their scores from the judges.


Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Episode 4 Recap: While 11 contestants move forward with their latest performances on Disney Night, one of them is sent home

After last week's elimination saw Lauren Jauregui's elimination, the remaining contestants on Dancing With The Stars Season 34 were:

  1. Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy,
  2. Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten,
  3. Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov,
  4. Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa,
  5. Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach,
  6. Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko,
  7. Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik,
  8. Robert Irwin and Witney Carson,
  9. Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold,
  10. Andy Richter and Emma Slater,
  11. Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas.

For their Disney Night performances, participants were supposed to deliver animated classics and live-action favorites such as Aladdin, The Jungle Book, Maleficent, High School Musical, and more.

Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach's performance from Cars received 23 points out of 30 from the three judges. Carrie Ann mentioned how they understood the "catalyst" of each movement. Bruno told the contestant that they were working on everything "so beautifully."

For Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov's performance, judges pointed out a mistake, as Carrie Ann noted:

"There was a mistake. You looked like you were being tossed around a bit."

Fellow Dancing With The Stars judge Derek Hough enjoyed the "second half" of the performance. The two received 21 points.

Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold performed High School Musical's Bop to the Top and earned 21 points. For the pair, Carrie Ann noted that there was a "mishap" during underarm turns.

Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy's performance from Maleficent earned them 24 points and judges' appreciation.

"That was mesmerizing. It was magical. It was spellbinding," said Derek Hough.

The next pair was Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko, earning 23 points from the Dancing With The Stars judges. The duo's Star Wars performance was said to be "beautiful" by Carrie Ann Inaba. However, fellow judge Derek noted that there wasn't "enough quickstep" in their performance.

Andy Richter and Emma Slater's Le Festin from Ratatouille received them 18 points. Bruno Tonioli said that their performance had a kind of "French, Italian, and Latin" flair. Derek Hough told Andy to work on his frame.

Robert Irwin and Witney Carson delivered a Cha Cha performance from Zootopia and received 22 points. Dancing With The Stars judge Derek Hough noted that he couldn't help but smile when he watched the performance. Bruno noted that it was a clean, clear, and sweet performance.

The next performance was by Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten, earning 24 points from the judges.

"You better represent, my sister! You are redefining what it means to be a mature, refined woman. Your best dance!" said Carrie Ann Inaba.

Derek Hough felt as if he was on the roller coaster and was impressed by the "complicated routine." Fellow judge Bruno also appreciated the performance and noted that it was "wonderful."

The next performances received the following scores:

  • Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas: 25 Points,
  • Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa: 24 Points,
  • Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik: 23 Points.

The three participants in danger were Hilaria Baldwin, Andy Richter, and Danielle Fishel. As a result, Hilaria was sent home from the latest DWTS episode.


Fans can stream Dancing With The Stars Season 34 Episode 4 on ABC.

Edited by Gira Rathod