00:00We were so happy to see you guys out there.
00:02Looked like you were having so much fun.
00:04How are you feeling? Just immediate reaction.
00:06I feel amazing. We had so much fun out there.
00:09Every second on the dance floor was just like all the hard work we put in all week.
00:15We finished showing, and we tried to get the best show possible.
00:20And you did amazing.
00:21Okay, so how does the first dance of the season compare to Game 1 of an NBA season?
00:27It's about the same. It's so crazy.
00:30I was sweating bullets for the last hour and a half, just like I would before a game.
00:36And she's over there like, calm down, get out of your head.
00:42And I'm like, she was.
00:43That's exactly what I looked like.
00:44She was.
00:46And I was like, okay.
00:49Then we got together, we meditated, and then we crushed it.
00:56I mean, you absolutely crushed it.
00:58All right, do you have any teammates or any fellow athletes that, like, texted you tonight, offered you words of support?
01:03Well, see, I try to do what I do before games.
01:06I put my phone down.
01:08And I have probably a lot of messages when I get back to the room.
01:11But I just put my phone away so I can lock in on me and my partner, our dance routine.
01:19And, yeah, that's what I did.
01:22I kind of put my phones down, yeah.
01:24All right, so you're a champion.
01:26You've won a title.
01:27You know what that is like.
01:28So how are you channeling that energy into this season?
01:31Hard work, intensity, but also fun.
01:34But enjoying this whole journey.
01:37This is a journey, you know, from the first day to hopefully when we finish with the mirror ball.
01:43But every step of the way is important.
01:45We don't want to miss any steps.
01:47We want to enjoy all the steps.
01:49And at the end, whatever happens is going to happen.
01:53How have you guys in rehearsals, like, figured out the height difference, like, when you're choreographing, figuring out moves?
01:59We just go with the flow.
02:01It either works or it doesn't work.
02:02And if it doesn't work, we change it.
02:05That's all you can do.
02:06And then also would love to say, you told THR that your dance skills were at an 8 at the start of the season.
02:11And you wanted to move towards a 10.
02:13How are you moving towards that goal?
02:15Practicing every day.
02:16She gives me homework.
02:17I do my homework.
02:20And, like, I have dance fever.
02:22Like, every time I hear music, I just, I'm working on my movements and stuff like that.
02:27Because, you know, she just inspired me.
02:29She's been dancing her whole life.
02:31And so it just inspired me, yeah.
02:34Are you seeing that move improvement?
02:36Yeah, absolutely.
02:37Every day.
02:38All right.
02:39So any words that you want to share going into next season?
02:43How do you, how are you motivating yourself?
02:45Hey, fans, vote for us.
02:48That's how I'm motivated.
02:50We need your votes.
02:51We need your love.
02:53We need you.
02:54You're welcome.
02:55Thanks.
02:55Thanks.
02:56Thanks.
02:56Thanks.
02:57Thanks.
02:58Thanks.
02:58Thanks.
02:59Thanks.
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