Overview

• Dancing to Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Chiles and partner Ezra Sosa earned 24 out of 30, tying for one of the night’s top scores with Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas.
• Bruno Tonioli called it her “best dance yet,” while Derek Hough said, “You turned anxiety into artistry,” highlighting both technical and emotional growth.
• The tango’s storytelling cast Sosa as the embodiment of anxiety, including a moment where he covered Chiles’s mouth, before the routine resolved in her reclaiming control.
• DWTS’s official X account praised the number and the show shared images on Instagram, where fans lauded the performance as a weekly favorite.
• The score extends a steady rise from 10/20 in Week 1 to 22/30 in Week 2, with the pair set to return Oct. 7 for Disney Night.