Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold, who are Dancing With The Stars contestants, performed a rendition of High School Musical’s “Bop to the Top” this week – and now Ashley Tisdale is sharing her thoughts.
On Friday, October 10, Tisdale, who famously sang the song as Sharpay in the Disney film, used TikTok to post her reaction to the reality TV show’s version.
The social media video showed the singer sitting on a bed, watching Hoying, 34, and Arnold, 20, perform on her phone while someone filmed her.
“Oh my gosh, they actually did the dance moves,” Tisdale, 40, said, giving her reaction. “There’s some moves that they’re doing and some moves that are obviously ballroom stuff…”
Tisdale was impressed that the pair did many of the same choreographed moves as in the movie, but she said it was odd to hear a version of “Bop to the Top” that she didn’t sing.
“It’s weird hearing someone else sing it though,” Tisdale admitted.
Hoying, from Pentatonix, and Arnold, his dance partner, took on the challenge of dancing salsa to the well-known song as part of Disney Night on Dancing With The Stars.
The judges gave them 21 out of 30 points for their performance, which was enough to keep them in the competition. Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko were ultimately eliminated from the show.
@ashleytisdale Replying to @em forever a bop 💖 obsessed!! You guys made Sharpay proud
♬ original sound – AshleyTisdale
Fans who paid close attention noticed that Hoying seemed to be channeling Ryan Evans from High School Musical (Sharpay Evans’ brother, played by Tisdale) during the DWTS episode.
One TikTok user shared a post pointing out that Hoying was seen wearing a different hat in the background of each of the other contestants’ post-dance interviews. The user suggested that this was likely a reference to Ryan Evans, who wore similar hats in the High School Musical movies.
Tisdale appeared in all three High School Musical movies, which came out in 2006, 2007, and 2008. She also played the character in a spinoff in 2011 called Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure.
Although she is grateful for the opportunity, Tisdale has said that she doesn’t necessarily want to play Sharpay again anytime soon.
“I just feel like I wouldn’t be able to really do that again and give it justice,” she told Entertainment Tonight in August 2021.
Tisdale told the outlet that she didn’t want to ruin the magic of her original time as the character and didn’t want to disappoint fans.
“I think at that moment in time, I was very unaware of myself and my surroundings, and I feel like that’s a big part of Sharpay,” Tisdale explained. “She is just not really aware, and so as I grew up and became more aware, I think that it’s just something that it wouldn’t be the same.”
Tisdale added, “It’s so good, and it’s like, for me, I would hate to ruin something that is perfect for that moment, and yeah, I don’t think I could go back to it.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
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