Olympian and rugby participant Ilona Maher captured our hearts and kicked numerous butt whereas competing in Paris this previous summer season, and now she continues to simply be probably the most superior individual ever. On Tuesday’s Dancing With The Stars’ Disney Evening, the 28-year-old athlete stopped the present along with her portrayal of Luisa, the super-strong character from Encanto.
Alongside along with her dancing professional associate Alan Bersten (who was after all in a full donkey costume), and dressed flawlessly because the fan-favorite Luisa, Maher knocked down boulders, hefted the world upon her shoulders, and spun donkeys about each which method through the dance quantity. And on the finish of all of it, she garnered her highest judges’ rating of the season, a 9.
Maher shared that she recognized strongly with the character, who struck a twine with tens of millions of ladies when the Disney film aired in 2021.
“I actually resonate with Luisa,” she mentioned through the present. “I too grew up as a much bigger feminine. She is massive and broad however she is so stunning. She doesn’t ever attempt to shrink herself for the world. I am so joyful I’m sharing that with individuals now. Similar to Luisa, I would bend, however I’ll by no means break.”
Earlier within the day, Maher posted an image of herself on X as a baby with a Snow White character at a Disney park.
“Doing this dance tonight for this little woman (me) who would have beloved Luisa,” she wrote.
Maher is a fan favourite on Season 33 — although she and her associate have remained in the course of the pack all through the primary weeks of the present.
Judges Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough, and Carrie Ana Inaba gave the pair a complete of 25 factors, with Inaba handing out a 9.
“Your energy labored for you on this dance,” she mentioned.
Watch the video of the complete dance under.
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