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'DWTS' Grease Night: Suni Lee needs to be 'more confident', fans agree with judges

Adopting a persona on the dance floor is proving to be a challenge for Suni Lee, as 'Dancing With The Stars' fans urge judges to push her

'Grease Night' on 'Dancing With The Stars' certainly had celebrities in a tizzy, as stars got to not only perform to tracks from the musical but also got to embody each of the characters in their performance. This was certainly key, as it helped sell the performance as a whole. Of course, this was easier said than done for Suni Lee and Sasha Farber, who were ready to dance the Charleston to 'Born to Hand Jive'. 

While Lee has been winning over the judges and fans so far, taking on the persona of characters is something she has struggled with. For example, playing the iconic Cha-Cha DiGregorio on stage was not easy for her, as she noted that she and Cha-Cha are polar opposites. Cha-Cha is all sass and attitude, while Lee, who was homeschooled and didn't go to prom due to her gymnastic dedication, was shy. She admitted that she was struggling, but as always was ready to give it her best. Here's how her performance went down. 

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Len Goodman noted that while they got some elements of the Charleston, to him, he couldn't help but smile the entire time. Bruno Tonioli noted that it was a fun performance it felt like they were all having fun with them. Carrie Ann Inaba said that Lee did a good job, but she would continue to push her, as she believes Lee can go further long in the show. Derek Hough stated that they did well, and it was a performance that he enjoyed. The judges scored her 9s, resulting in a total of 36 out of 40.

Fans agreed with the judges criticism, as they felt that Lee's performance could have been better and hope that Lee will adapt to becoming a performer. that Lee will adapt to "Suni needs more work on her expressions but at least she's having fun. I wish she had more of chacha's attitude for this round tho. #DWTS" tweeted a fan. "Suni and Sasha Charleston Is it just me, or was Suni a bit of tonight? She was able to catch up with the energy by the second half of the dance, but the first half of the dance something just seemed off with me, which damn cuz that was incredible choreo, but #DWTS #DWTS30" added another.

"The way Sasha was having the time of his life while Suni Lee was innocently trying to remember the steps w/ a cute smile. #DWTS" pointed out a fan. "Suni was great. But Carrianne is right. She needs to let go. And be more confident. She has what it takes to be a champ. She just needs some spazam and Sasha fierce attitude #DWTS" stated another. "I am a HUGE Suni fan (and really bummed she wasn't on the goat tour) and i want her to win but these judges gotta push her more. That wasn't a 9 dance. She is a freaking Olympian. She can take the criticism and use it to get better! Give it to her! #DWTS" tweeted a fan. 

Catch Season 30 of 'Dancing With The Stars' on Monday at 8/7c on ABC. You can also stream the episodes on abc.com and Hulu.