{"id":39307,"date":"2026-08-11T21:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39307"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:02:41","slug":"the-next-pro-judges-shirley-mark-ballas-fight-over-erik-selena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39307","title":{"rendered":"The Next Pro Judges Shirley, Mark Ballas Fight Over Erik, Selena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Dancing With the Stars&#8217; Mark Ballas Calls Out BFF Derek Hough for Being &#8220;Messy House Guest&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>Mother knows best.<\/p>\n<p>At least that&#8217;s what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/dancing_with_the_stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s <strong>Shirley Ballas<\/strong> was trying to convey to son <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/mark_ballas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\">Mark Ballas<\/a><\/strong> during a tense exchange on the ABC reality competition series&#8217; Aug. 10 episode.<\/p>\n<p>The mother-son duo butted heads while critiquing the remaining hopefuls after guest judge <strong>Daniella Karagach<\/strong> challenged the couples to choreograph dances featuring a &#8220;wow&#8221; moment like her season 34 &#8220;walking on air&#8221; stunt with partner <strong>Dylan Efron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When it came time for partners <strong>Selena Hamilton<\/strong> and <strong>Erik Linder<\/strong> to face the judges after their contemporary routine, which featured a &#8220;moment of stillness&#8221; as their &#8220;wow&#8221; moment, Shirley and Mark were fiercely divided over the performance.<\/p>\n<p>As Shirley told the duo, &#8220;Okay, I\u2019m conflicted. 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