‘Dancing With the Stars’ hosted an iconic music video-themed night, where ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix channeled her inner Britney Spears for an iconic dance, leaving fans fangirling!
The reality television star danced to Britney’ iconic “I’m a Slave 4 U,” replicating the pop icon as she danced a cha-cha. Maidx recreating Spears’ iconic music video from 2001 to a T, and fans cannot get enough.
Ariana Madix’s Britney Spears Dance Goes Viral
Video of the dance has already gone viral as Ariana Madix nailed the number, hoping to get Britney Spears’s approval.
Although Spears has yet to comment on Madix’s dance, fans are gushing over the reality star. “Ariana Madix doing original ‘Slave 4 U’ choreo on #DWTS is so f—— major — especially knowing that she’s been such a big Britney fan for so long. Amazing moment. #PumpRules,” one fan wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Ariana Madix doing original “Slave 4 U” choreo on #DWTS is so fucking major — especially knowing that she’s been such a big Britney fan for so long. Amazing moment. #PumpRules pic.twitter.com/K5AOBlCLyO
— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) November 8, 2023
Another wrote, “How did Ariana actually morph into Britney Spears tonight? #DWTS.”
How did Ariana actually morph into Britney Spears tonight? #DWTS pic.twitter.com/BypxqbnAat
— Taste of Reality (@TasteOf_Reality) November 8, 2023
Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney’s younger sister, did perform on this year’s season of ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ however she was eliminated early on. It is hard to say if Spears did make it this far if the show would have made her dance to her sister’s iconic song, but regardless, Madix did a stellar job.
Another ‘Dancing With the Stars’ fan took to X writing, “oh she KILLED THIS! the brit choreo?? devoured #DWTS.”
oh she KILLED THIS! the brit choreo?? devoured #DWTS pic.twitter.com/pMgQ1E2zF4
— ryan (@fandomsvisual) November 8, 2023
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Following her stellar performance, Ariana Madix spoke out about how much it meant to her to dance to a Britney Spears song.
“As soon as I knew there was going to be a ‘Music Video Night,’ it’s like, ‘There’s gotta be Britney representation, right?’ And then you think, ‘Well, who’s going to do Britney?’” the “Vanderpump Rules” star told Page Six after the show.
“And I’m like, ‘It has to me be, please,’ because that is my girl! So I was thrilled.”
Watch Ariana Madix’s Cha-Cha Dance!
In order to nail the choreography, Madix recalled many iconic parts from the 2001 music video.
“I was like, ‘That’s the vibe, that’s the energy,’ and that was it,” she said of preparing for the number. Madix scored the highest of the night, putting her at the top of the leaderboard with a total combined score of 37/40 from judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and guest judge Paula Abdul.
“It felt amazing [to hear that feedback]. Cha cha is freaking tough … I might know how to do the [Spears choreography], but if I can’t have decent cha cha technique, they’re gonna see it, they’re gonna call me out,” she added of the judge’s feedback and scores.
“So that was the toughest thing. That was something we worked so hard on. So for them to see that, it was awesome.”
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The following couples are still fighting for the Mirror Ball Trophy:
- Marvel actress Xochitl Gomez with partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
- ‘How I Met Your Mother’ actress Alyson Hannigan with partner Sasha Farber.
- Social media personality Harry Jowsey with partner Rylee Arnold.
- ‘The Bachelorette’ star Charity Lawson with partner Artem Chigvintsev.
- ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Ariana Madix with partner Pasha Pashkov.
- Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz with partner Daniella Karagach
- ‘The Brady Bunch’ actor Barry Williams with partner Peta Murgatroyd.
‘Dancing With the Stars’ airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET live on ABC and Disney+. The episode will be available the next day on Hulu. Ariana Madix with partner Pasha Pashkov are safe from next week’s team dance as they had the highest scores of the night during last night’s show.