Overview
- Karen Carney and Carlos Gu performed an American Smooth to You Don't Own Me by Saygrace featuring G‑Eazy.
- Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas commended Carney’s performance, with Ballas highlighting how much her posture had come on.
- Carlos Gu became emotional in the post‑dance interview, saying Carney had pushed through back issues to show progress after intensive training.
- The routine scored 31 points, with a 7 from Revel Horwood and 8s from the other judges, placing the pair third at the time.
- Carney has Scheuermann's disease and uses a posture aid harness in training to help retrain her upper‑back muscles for ballroom posture.