Dancing with the Stars cut Sasha Pieterse and her professional partner Gleb Savchenko during Monday night's broadcast of the series' 25th season on ABC.
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The Pretty Little Liars actress and Gleb became the fourth couple ousted from the competition based on the combination of Dancing with the Stars judges' scores they had received during last week's performance show and the home viewer votes that were cast immediately afterward.
"It was incredible. I knew it was going to be amazing, but it totally blew my expectations away," Sasha said following her Week 5 ouster from the competition.
"I have had such an incredible time and I love everyone here, so obviously this is a very sad moment for me. But thank you. I'm just so thankful and had such an amazing experience. I'm grateful for the experience and I'm so happy that I got to share my story. I love everybody, so thank you."
Sasha and Gleb had tied with five other couples for fourth place on the judges' leaderboard last week for the "Most Memorable Year" theme when Derek Fisher and pro Sharna Burgess were eliminated.
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Actor and racecar driver Frankie Muniz and partner Witney Carson were the other couple in jeopardy of elimination prior to Sasha and Gleb's exit; however, they were not necessarily one of the bottom-two couples this week based on the judges' scores and America's votes.
Monday night's episode, dubbed "Disney Night," featured the 10 remaining couples dancing to songs and themes from beloved Disney films throughout the years, from the 1920s to present day.
For the second time in a row, singer and actor Jordan Fisher and partner Lindsay Arnold topped the leaderboard in first place after receiving a perfect score of 30 points -- the first perfect score of the season -- from Dancing with the Stars judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.
Jordan and Lindsay danced a foxtrot to his own song "You're Welcome" from Moana.
Frankie and Witney finished the night in second place right on Jordan and Lindsay's heels with a total score of 29 points from the judges for their Argentine tango set to "Angelica" from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Third place on the leaderboard went to internationally-recognized violinist Lindsey Stirling and partner Mark Ballas. The pair earned 28 judges' points for their foxtrot to "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio.
Two celebrities tied for fourth place with 27 points on the judges' leaderboard: ESPN personality and former Paralympic swimmer Victoria Arlen as well as Total Divas star and WWE wrestler Nikki Bella.
Victoria and partner Val Chmerkovskiy performed a jazz routine dressed as classic Mickey and Minnie Mouse to the song "Steamboat Willie" from Steamboat Willie.
Nikki and partner Artem Chigvintsev took the stage with a jazz number to "Remember Me" from the upcoming Disney/Pixar animated feature Coco.
Two couples also tied for sixth place at 25 points on the leaderboard.
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NFL football wide receiver and six-time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens and partner Cheryl Burke danced a 25-point worthy quickstep to "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King.
And Property Brothers star Drew Scott and partner Emma Slater received the same score for their Viennese waltz set to "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie. (Drew and Emma received a 10 from Kermit the Frog, but unfortunately, his score did not count).
Eighth place on the judges' leaderboard also represented a tie at 24 points between Sasha and Gleb as well as TV personality Vanessa Lachey and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
Sasha -- who revealed she had lost 37 pounds during her time on Dancing with the Stars -- and Gleb took the stage with a rumba to "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid.
Vanessa and Maksim performed a waltz routine to "Un Jour Mon Prince Viendra" from Snow White.
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And finally, TV personality and 98 Degrees band member Nick Lachey and partner Peta Murgatroyd landed in tenth -- and last -- place on the leaderboard after receiving 22 points from the judges for their quickstep number to "The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book.
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