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'Dancing With The Stars': Skai Jackson messes up her act as judges give her 6, fans claim she's being 'set up'

Skai Jackson missed a couple of beats during her performance and the judges were not happy about it but fans were upset she always scored less

'Dancing With The Stars' is getting intense every week with people getting eliminated one after the other. With the top 11 being announced in the latest episode (October 19), the contestants knew it was important to bring in a performance that would keep everyone glued.

Unfortunately, Skai Jackson failed to deliver a performance that impressed the judges. Coming to the stage with her partner, Alan Bersten, Skai decided to dance to 'Say So' by Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj. The pair chose cha-cha-cha as the dance style for this episode. 

As the dance started, Skai left everyone shocked as she performed a split. No doubt, viewers and the judges were impressed. However, as the performance went on, Skai struggled with some of the moves. There were moments in the dance when she missed a step and a beat. Judges were quick to notice that and did not fail to point it out when they were giving the feedback. Derek Hough tried to calm Skai down and assured her that everyone made mistakes. He went on to talk about the things that were great in the performance. Derek thought some of the moves made by Skai were very sharp. 

He also applauded her for the split she performed in the beginning. Bruno Tonioli also asked Skai to work better next time and not dwell on the mistake that has happened. He applauded her for showing dedication and perfecting some of the steps. Carrie Ann Inaba had similar views. She thought Skai should work on some moves but was happy that other steps were crisp and nice. Skai admitted she had made mistakes but she was ready to move on from it. Even though she admitted her fault, the scores were not great for Skai. All the judges gave her a 6. 

Fans were not too happy about her score and were quick to comment that they are voting for her to be saved this week from elimination. Others thought that the judges should have scored her more. "I’m tired of them underscoring Skai," read one comment. Another added, "IK I did not hear Carrie Ann tell Skai 'it would have been a 10 but those little things', and end up at a SIX?? And then the others FOLLOW. No. Skai, we got u, girl."

Some thought the song did not fit her performance. "Say so wasn't it. They need to give Skai a song that's easy to dance to. The songs they keep giving her are for more hip hop dances," read one comment. Another added, "I feel like somebody been setting Skai up all season. Why TF is she doing the cha cha to Say So ??? At least remix the song a bit."

'Dancing With The Stars' airs on Mondays at 8 pm ET on ABC.