"OH MY GOD!!!!!!"— Dancing with the Stars fans praise Rylee and Stephen’s performance

Dancing with the Stars season 33 aired episode 7 on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, and saw the remaining seven pairs compete to be in the Top 6. One such pair was Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik and his professional partner, Rylee Arnold, who performed a contemporary dance performance to I Ran (So Far Away) by Hidden Citizens.

The contestants got high praise from the judges and earned their first 10 on the show. Their total score was 28 as they received two 9s as well. Fans of Dancing with the Stars season 33 praised their performance online, one person wrote on X:

"STEPHEN AND RYLEE OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was so good what???????"

"Stephen that was AMAZING !!!!!! So so so so SOOO good!!!! He did so good with this new character! Rylee killed it with the choreography too! She knows what he’s capable of doing & uses his strengths in a way that helps him look 10x better," a fan commented.

"I actually think rylee has some dedicated fans, not just Stephen, not doubting her relationship at all being real, but to keep fans engaged with her for the season, they all knew ppl were going to be at risk this week in particular, just saying good timing to announce!" a tweet read.

Fans of Dancing with the Stars season 33 praised Rylee's choreography:

"I’m just so happy that rylee is finally able to show off her genius choreography skills," a person wrote.

"ANOTHER OUTSTANDING HALLOWEEN CONTEMPORARY!!! He lost his timing for a sec time a lil bit in the middle after the the momentum built up BUT got back into it immediately! this was by far his best dance! His breakthrough dance and Rylee this was ur best choreo yet babes! 10" a fan commented.

"Oh no; it looked like Stephen lost a bit of commitment/attack midway through the number. But, Rylee, that was some wonderfully creepy and athletic/acrobatic choreo you put together," a tweet read.

Fans of Dancing with the Stars season 33 further said:

"Stephen & Rylee Contemporary HIS BEST DANCE This now lands on the list of the best contemporary dances EVER on this show, LIKE WHAT???? So I would like to know WHERE TF WAS HIS PERFECT SCORE FOR THIS DANCE?? THIS NEEDED A PERFECT SCORE!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME??," a person wrote.

"WE NEED TO GET THE VOTE OUT FOR STEPHEN AND RYLEE WE NEED TO GET THE VOTE OUT FOR ILONA AND ALLAN WE NEED TO GET THE VOTE OUT FOR OUR OLYMPIANS," a fan commented.

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Stephen and Rylee's Halloween Night performance explored in Dancing with the Stars season 33 episode 7

In Dancing with the Stars season 33 episode 7, Stephen and Rylee performed a Contemporary dance to I Ran (So Far Away). Ahead of his performance, the cast member opened up about being afraid of the dark. He said that he had no perception of depth without his glasses and that bright lights were painful for him.

He received a 28 out of 30 for his performance along with praises from the judges. Bruno told the Olympian that he had found his "dramatic persona" and that he was "totally lost into character." He added that the Dancing with the Stars season 33 contestant had become someone else and gave them something "special and beautiful."

Later in the episode, the pair danced off against Jen and Sasha and they performed the Salsa. The celebrity contestants engaged in friendly banter as Stephen said he had the "stamina to do Salsa in circles around Jen."

"Stephen, you might be Superman, but I'm Superwoman," Jenn replied.

Rylee and Stephen won the dance-off but found themselves at the bottom along with Jenn and Sasha and Chandler and Brandon.

Fans of the show praised Stephen and Rylee's performance online and said the pair should have gotten 10s for their performance.

Epsiodes of Dancing with the Stars season 33 are available to stream on ABC.