I understand a lot of people just didn't get it which was her downfall.
I think that's a little insulting to the audience. I understand Voguing, and have seen it done amazingly. Unfortunately for Michelle hers was not and that was why she was in the DO and went out.
It was a risk to do something "alternative" - especially later in the competition when the standard is higher - so if you are going to do it then you need to smash it out of the ballpark and your performance needs to be crisp and flawless. Michelle's downfall was that she just wasn't that good and she ended up in a dance off with someone who, whilst being vanilla, executed their dance better and was technically good and so didn't deserve to leave.