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Danielle Fishel Foxtrots to Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Manchild’ on DWTS TikTok Night, Earns Season-High 21

Carpenter’s visible support turned the moment into a fan-mobilizing reunion linking DWTS’s TikTok push with her new single.

Overview

  • On Sept. 30, the show’s first TikTok Night featured Fishel and pro partner Pasha Pashkov performing a foxtrot to Carpenter’s “Manchild.”
  • The routine integrated TikTok-inspired choreography with ballroom technique, drawing Bruno Tonioli’s praise as “elegant” and “stylish.”
  • Judges awarded 21 out of 30, the highest score of Fishel’s season to date.
  • Fishel dedicated the performance to Carpenter and said she has known her for more than a decade, calling the singer “like a daughter.”
  • Carpenter joined rehearsals via video call to encourage Fishel and later urged Instagram followers to vote for her, writing, “Vote for Danielle as many times as humanly possible.”