1 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: Hello. It is podcaster, TV director, and mom of two, 2 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: but forever known to most as Tapanga from the nostalgic 3 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: TGIA favorite Boy Meets World. Currently, though, I am deep 4 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: in the process of learning how to ballroom dance for 5 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: season thirty four of Dancing with the Stars, and still 6 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: I have absolutely no experience in the field. I'm not 7 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: even sure I should be doing this. But one thing 8 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: I am sure of. I will be keeping you updated 9 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: in the form of this podcast, Danielle with the Stars, 10 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: chronicling my entire journey to place a mirror ball on 11 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: my shelf and show it off to everyone whoever enters 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: my home. Wa. I have started week two of training 13 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: for Dancing with the Stars. I have so many updates 14 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: for you. We have been so busy. Before I started 15 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: the show, everyone said to me, Oh, just you wait, 16 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: this schedule is gonna be insane, and I thought I 17 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: had a pretty good understanding of how it was going 18 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: to be, and even hearing like, oh, you rehearse for 19 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: four hours a day, six days a week, and I thought, yeah, 20 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: that sounds like a long time. And I thought, but 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: you know, four hours a day is not that bad. 22 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: Let me tell you something. Four hours a day of 23 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: high physical exertion is so much time. And I get 24 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: to my practices early. Pasha and I stretch because boy, 25 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: if you are not warmed up, you could really do 26 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: some damage to your body. So, you know, we also 27 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: do like a lot of morning rehearsals we have. So 28 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: the way the rehearsal schedule is broken up is you 29 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: either pick nine am to one pm, or you pick 30 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: one pm to five pm, or you pick five pm 31 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: to nine pm. So when I first got that schedule 32 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: and they were like, let me know what your preferences 33 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: are for rehearsals, I was like, oh, I'm definitely a 34 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: nine to one or a one to five. As a 35 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: matter of fact, I can never do five to nine, 36 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: I said. And now that I'm looking back on it, 37 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: I'm like, ooh, maybe I need some five to nines 38 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: because at least, if you're working out and you're dancing 39 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: from five pm to nine pm, you have an entire 40 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: day to get warm. When you have a nine am rehearsal, 41 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm waking up at my normal five thirty six o'clock, 42 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: making my kids lunches, getting my bag together that I 43 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: need to do, taking a shower, putting on my workout 44 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: clothes and then getting there and like trying to warm 45 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: up your body so that you're ready to dance is 46 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: not a quick process. So we get there early so 47 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: that we can stretch and make sure we're keeping our 48 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: bodies healthy, and then it's still just hard. Like I 49 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: have a cryotherapy appointment after I record this podcast. I've 50 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: never done cryotherapy. I ordered one thousand dollar compression boots 51 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: for my legs. I listen, that may sound insane. It 52 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: sounded insane to me when I went to go order them, 53 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: and I thought, You're only going to be doing this 54 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: for a couple of months. Is this a worthwhile investment? 55 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: And with the way my hamstrings feel right now, it 56 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: was an immediate yes, this is worth the investment. So 57 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: I have been going to get massages, not at like 58 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: nice spa places. I'm talking about places where it's someone 59 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: with an elbow and they're just jamming that elbow into 60 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: every muscle of your body, high up into my neck, 61 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: high into my hamstrings. Just an absolute painful experience. With 62 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: that said, I've never had so much fun in my 63 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: entire life. It is the best thing I've ever done. 64 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: I am already sad that this means it's going to 65 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: be over at some point. I'm completely obsessed with it. 66 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: I have already told Jensen that I'm not sure how 67 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: we're going to work this out, but I'm pretty sure 68 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: I have to be a full time dancer now. And guys, 69 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: when am I going to find time to record podcasts? 70 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, but dance is my number one priority 71 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: next to my children. Uh. It's the greatest thing I've 72 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: ever done. I wake up every single day excited to 73 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: get into the studio. I'm so lucky that Pasha is 74 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: my pro dancer. When I tell you that, at this stage, 75 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: we're on like day eight of rehearsal and we've now 76 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: shown the dance to a couple of people, and everyone's like, wow, 77 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: you guys have done all of that in a week. 78 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: And Pasha is so quick to like give me a 79 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: compliment about that I'm a fast learner and that I'm 80 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: coordinated and that I am flexible. Like he's so fast 81 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: to give me the compliments. It has nothing to do 82 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: with me. He is so smart about the way he teaches. 83 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: He's told me right from day one. He's like, we're 84 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: going to learn in layers. You're going to learn the 85 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: space layer. Then once you have the space layer down, 86 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to teach you another layer. And I told 87 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: him that my goal was for us to have one 88 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: day of tweaks. We've already had a few days of 89 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: just fine tweaking. And that doesn't mean I'm close to 90 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: perfection yet. I'm definitely not. I still have places to 91 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: grow and lots of things to get right. But he's 92 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: been so methodical about the way he has taught me. 93 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: I feel like it just all makes sense. I'm no longer. 94 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: There are things that when I first started remembering the 95 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: steps was all I could think about. But then I 96 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: would have this look on my face that was, you know, 97 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: kind of like RBF. But that's because I was thinking 98 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 1: so much. I was just like and then I'm like 99 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: day three. He said, all right, now, you're gonna count 100 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: and I went what He said, Yeah, I've been doing 101 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: the counts all this time out loud, one, two, three, 102 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: and four, and I was like, wait, no, no, I've been 103 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: listening to you, but I haven't been paying attention enough 104 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: for me to do it out loud. And he said, 105 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: then I'll do it with you, and he did it 106 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: with me a few times. Through the whole dance. Then 107 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: the next day he was like, it's on you all 108 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: by yourself, and I got that down. By the time 109 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: that day was over, I felt really confident with that, 110 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: which was great because then that night when I go 111 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: to bed, I was able to close my eyes and 112 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: without having to watch the video of our dance, just 113 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,559 Speaker 1: by the counts, I was able to close my eyes 114 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: and imagine every step of the dance. And then if 115 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: there was a moment where I was like, wait, what 116 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: do I do there? Then I could go look at 117 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: the tape and be like, ah, that's that one. I 118 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: need to remember that to that step. So by the 119 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: time we like then we accomplished that goal, I could 120 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: count the whole thing. And then the next thing he 121 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: said was now I need you to show it on 122 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: your face and to like let go of your brain. 123 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: Stop dancing with your brain, start dancing with your heart. 124 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: And I was like, okay. And you'd think, having been 125 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: an actor for the majority of my life that that 126 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: would be super easy for me, but my little acting 127 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: chops needed to be dusted off. They had been on 128 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: a shelf for a long time. I was still also 129 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: just in my head thinking about the steps thinking about 130 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: having a long neck, which does not come naturally to me. 131 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: I am a typing shoulders up in my ears like 132 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: this type of person, and I've had to learn to 133 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: elongate my neck. So I'm still I was still a 134 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: little bit in my head. But after a full day 135 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: of him telling me I need more intensity, I need 136 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: to see more intensity, yesterday was a day that I 137 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: was like, I got it now. And then today he 138 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: brought in an audience, our troop members who are incredible 139 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: and amazing. I got to meet all of them today. 140 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: So he brought in the troop, and it was his 141 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: goal was to see whether or not having an audience 142 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: threw me off, because when you're doing the live show 143 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: and there's a five hundred people in the audience watching you, 144 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: they clap in weird places, they hoot and holler, somebody 145 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: goes whoa, and like, if you've only been doing your 146 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: dance in a quiet room with you and your pro, 147 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: that could really throw you off. So he brought in 148 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: the Troop, who were very vocal. And when I tell you, 149 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: I came alive in front of that audience. It felt different, 150 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: it looked different. We recorded it. Pasha was so happy 151 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: like he had a huge smile on his face. He 152 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: was like, that was your best performance yet, which felt 153 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: really good, and I feel very proud. I'm still very achy. 154 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: Like I said, I can't wait to get to cryotherapy. 155 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: But it's also been a very exciting week. We have 156 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: had a lot of events. This past Friday, we had 157 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: the Hulu End of Summer Soiree, which was so much fun. 158 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: Pasha and I got to walk the red carpet. I 159 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: got to meet Quinta Brunson, who if you guys understood 160 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: what a fan I was of hers, it was There've 161 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: only been like a couple times, truly, like a handful 162 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: of times in my life where I have lost my 163 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: cool around someone. One was Michael Keaton to j Cole three. 164 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: Quinta Bronson, I like fully saw her. I was like, 165 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: I grabbed Pasha's arm. I was like, before we leave tonight, 166 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,599 Speaker 1: I have to get a picture with Quinta. Then I 167 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: got to talk to her on the red carpet. Was 168 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: very excited. She is apparently a fan of mine, which 169 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: blew my mind. She is lovely and smart and kind 170 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: and cool and calm, and I was none of those things. 171 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: We had a great time at that party. The red 172 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: carpet was wonderful. We got to talk to a lot 173 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: of different outlets, and then when we were done with 174 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: the red carpet, we were all very sweaty because don't 175 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: ask me why they did this, but they set the 176 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: red carpet up directly in the sun and we were 177 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:34,319 Speaker 1: all just melting. But it was still great, great interviews, 178 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: great people. And then we turned the corner and we 179 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: went inside and the Shifting Gears cast and producers were 180 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: standing there taking a group picture and I waited for 181 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: their picture to be done, and then I wiggled my 182 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 1: way in there and we all just screamed upon seeing 183 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 1: each other. They had asked me to direct one of 184 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: their episodes for season two and I had said yes, 185 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: and then I ended up agreeing to do Dancing with 186 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: the Stars, and so I had to back out of 187 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: my episode of Shifting Gears for the time being. And 188 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: so they understood. They knew why they're so supportive. They 189 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: were so excited to see me, and I was so 190 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: excited to see them. So I got to talk to 191 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 1: everybody about what this experience has been like. Kat Dennings 192 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: is just a true gem of a human being. And 193 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: she's so excited for me, so I'm really hoping that 194 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: she'll come and watch me in the ballroom one week, 195 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: along with a bunch of the other cast as well. 196 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: So that was great. Then we took a really beautiful 197 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: Dancing with the Stars portrait in the People Portrait room 198 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: and it's a very cute picture. It looks like a 199 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: family portrait, looks like the two people in the middle 200 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: or the matriarch and the patriarch, and then there's like 201 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: a bunch of grandkids around. It was really nice. So 202 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: we took that group picture with all the pros and 203 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: all the celebs that were there, and then also Dina 204 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: Katz and Conrad from the BBC, so that was incredibly fun. 205 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: The food was really good there. There was carmel gelato 206 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: at the end of the night, which I hope Pasha 207 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: doesn't mind that I'm blowing up a spot, but I 208 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: will tell you that Pasha ate three bowls of carmel gelato. 209 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: He offered me one every time he had one, and 210 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm good with the one, and if 211 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: I'm being honest, I probably would have definitely had a second, 212 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: but I chose not to because boy, I'm getting into 213 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: dancer shape. It's happened very quickly. I'm not trying to 214 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: lose weight. I'm not opposed to it. I was looking 215 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: forward to getting into good shape. But I did not 216 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: come into this going I'm going to lose pounds. I 217 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: just was like, I'm going to work as hard as 218 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: I possibly can, and whatever happens to my body happens 219 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: to my body. But I know I'll be fitter and 220 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: stronger by the time this is over. I have lost 221 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: five pounds in eight days now. A lot of that 222 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: is probably water weight. I'm sweating way more than usual. 223 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm hydrating way more than usual because i have no choice. 224 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: I'm putting electrolytes in my water. I'm trying to do 225 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: all of the things, and I'm also eating very clean. 226 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: I have been eating brown rice, broccoli, asparagus, and then 227 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: either shrimp, chicken, or steak, or a little bit of 228 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: all of the above. But that's mostly what my diet 229 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: has consisted of. There have been a couple instances of 230 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: Chuck E Cheese pizza because when I've been with my boys, 231 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: we've gone to Chuck E Cheese and I thought, you 232 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: know what, it's okay. Have some chuck e cheese pizza. 233 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: So there have been some nights like that. But I'm 234 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: eating really clean and I'm, you know, spending a minimum 235 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: of four hours a day dancing, so I guess it 236 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: makes sense. But it's happening very quickly. My legs are 237 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: very toned, my arms are very toned, and we're not 238 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: even to the first live show yet, so I truly 239 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: cannot imagine what I'm going to look like when this 240 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: is done. But maybe I'll do a bodybuilding competition or something. 241 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: Who knows, you know, it's my year of Yes, why 242 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: why stop with just dancing? Why not just take it 243 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: one step further? Who knows what the future holds for me? 244 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: So we had the end of Summer soiree, which was amazing, 245 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: and then two nights later, this past Sunday night, I 246 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: was asked to present the award for Best Director of 247 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: a Reality Program and Best Director of a Documentary at 248 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: the Creative Arts Emmys, which is quite an honor. I 249 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: was very excited to be asked, and as someone who 250 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy for directing a 251 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: multiicam for Ravens Home, it felt very nice to be 252 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: a part of it. On this side where I got 253 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: to give someone an award, and I was on the 254 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: other side I lost. But on this side, I got 255 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: to give someone an award and I got to say congratulations, 256 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: and I got to hold the Emmy, which there was 257 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: a part of me that's I'm not usually superstitious, but 258 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: I was like, I don't want to hold an Emmy 259 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: until it's mine. But I had no choice. I was presenting, 260 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: so I had to do it. So if I never 261 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: win an Emmy, I'm gonna say it's because I held 262 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: the Emmy before I won. But anyway, I digress. I 263 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: also ran into Otsko, who is one of my favorite 264 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: comedians in the entire world. Between Otsco and Quinta, it 265 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: was quite a weekend of fangirling for me. Another person 266 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: who when I walked up to her and I had 267 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: no chill and no cool, and I was like, oh 268 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: my gosh, I'm such a big fan of yours. Can 269 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: I please take a picture? And she was like, girl, 270 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: I've been over here trying to figure out how I 271 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: was going to make this run and happen. And I 272 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: was like, oh, I just go right for no chill, 273 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: just immediate, Hi, I'm a fan please let me take 274 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: a picture with you, which I don't know. Maybe after 275 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: being in the business for thirty some odd years, I 276 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: should have a different, more cool approach, but I'm an 277 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: elder millennial. We have no coolness. We're just we're just 278 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: like real straight, straightforward with our nerdiness if I'm going 279 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: to be blunt, But I got to take some great 280 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: pictures with her, which meant a lot. I was hoping 281 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: to present an award to mister a Mere Questlove Thompson. 282 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: He was nominated for Best Director of a Documentary. Another 283 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: very deserving person won it. But I did get to 284 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: see Questlove in the holding room where they have the 285 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: presenters before they go out, and Questlove and I filmed 286 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: a TikTok that I'm very excited about. So yeah, it 287 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: was just a really super fun night. Great. I absolutely loved, 288 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: have loved my glam from beginning to end of this experience. 289 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: It's been so long since I've had to be in 290 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: front of the camera. Like, of course, I went to 291 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: The Wizards Beyond Waverley Place premiere and I did a 292 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: couple of interviews for that, but like, I'm not the 293 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: star of that show. I'm not even on that show. 294 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: I'm just a director of that show, so it has 295 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: I haven't felt like I've had to be the person 296 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: in front of the camera for a really long time. 297 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: And I have then had a couple of wardrobe fittings 298 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: with my wonderful stylist, Mimi. She's brought me a bunch 299 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: of stuff. We tried it all on. I picked like 300 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: twelve outfits that I was like, I love these, top 301 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: to bottom, I love these. This is what I'm going 302 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,479 Speaker 1: to buy all of these. I'm going to keep them 303 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: in my closet and then when something comes up, I'm 304 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: going to have it. So for the Emmys, I did 305 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: not have a red carpet look planned and Mimi wasn't available, 306 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: and so I was like, oh, what am I going 307 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: to do? I have to find something. So I went 308 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: online and I went to Bronx and Banco, which is 309 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: a company that made the dress that I wore for 310 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: the iHeart Music Festival last year when I ran into 311 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: j Cole and you may have seen that video it 312 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: went viral of me seeing Jake and being thrilled to 313 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: see him. They made that super cute dress. It's like 314 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: white lace with shoulder pads and it was Mini. It 315 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: was so cute, so I know I like that brand. 316 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: So I went to the Bronx and Banco website and 317 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: I started looking at things, and then I found I 318 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: went to Nemen's and I went to sacks All online 319 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: to see who could ship stuff to me the fastest, 320 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: and I picked a dress that's this big production, I 321 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: mean feathers around my hands, deep plunging v in the front, 322 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: high slit shearer. And I was like, I this feels crazy, 323 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: but it arrived. I tried it on. I did not 324 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: have to make a single alteration to it. I did 325 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: order two sizes. I wasn't sure if I was going 326 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: to be a smaller an extra small, and I ended 327 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: up going with the extra small. Absolutely loved the dress. 328 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,959 Speaker 1: And then my best friend, one of my best friends 329 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: for since I've been twelve years old. Her name is 330 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: Jamie Hargreaves, and if you want to check her out 331 00:18:56,840 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: and see all of her beautiful jewelry, you can check 332 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: out on Instagram at Forever Fine Jewelry. And when I 333 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: tell you that it pays off to have a bestie 334 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: who works with diamonds, let me tell you it has 335 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: been very special. I call her I'm like, listen, I'm 336 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: presenting an award. Here's a picture of the dress I'm wearing. 337 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: What do you got? And she comes to my house. 338 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: She's got a bunch of different jewelry, she lets me 339 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 1: try it on. I pick the things that I think 340 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: are going to look best, and then I get to 341 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: borrow it for the night, and then she comes back 342 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: the next day and picks it up. So that has 343 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: been amazing. She's going to be working with me throughout 344 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: the season whenever there's an opportunity for me to wear 345 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: great diamonds or gemstones for different dances, for different red 346 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: carpet events, She's going to be on call. Also. My 347 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: hair and makeup team who I have had forever. My 348 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: hairdresser at Underscore Hair by Laurie Lori Heaps. She's the 349 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: one who did my fantastic original Topanga haircut back in 350 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety five. She has been doing my hair ever since, 351 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: so truly, for twenty nine years, Laurie Heaps has cut 352 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 1: and colored my hair. She still does all my glam 353 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: for every event, and she's been killing it. So she 354 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: took care of my hair. My makeup artist Julie Cuomo, 355 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: who I met when I was hosting the show called 356 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: The Dish for the Style Network. She worked at G four. 357 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 1: She's been my makeup artist since then. I was twenty 358 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: seven then, so we're almost at, you know, twenty years there, 359 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: or at least at seventeen years. She is on Instagram too, 360 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: Julie the Number four makeup, that's Julie for makeup. I 361 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: do the same thing with them. I send them a 362 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: picture of what I'm wearing. They come up with inspo, 363 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: and then they send me pictures. They go, what do 364 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: you think about this? And the truth is I say 365 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: to them every single time, whatever you think. I trust 366 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: them so implicitly. I don't even need to have a 367 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: hand in it. I just know that if they like it, 368 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: I'm going to love it, and so I let them 369 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: do their thing, which is also what my relationship has 370 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: been like now with Pasha. I just whatever he says, 371 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: I listen to him. Whatever he wants to do, we do, 372 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: which includes social media. How is Pasha so good at 373 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: so many things? Our social media game has been on fire, 374 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: if I do say so myself. And seventy percent of 375 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: the ideas are Pasha's and they're all so funny. His 376 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: acting is so good. He's just killing it. And I 377 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: like how we're finding time to record the stuff we're recording. 378 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. I will tell you we were both 379 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: so so excited about our construction TikTok to roadwork rapping 380 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: by asap Rock. We were we put in so much 381 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: effort into that TikTok that and we were we just 382 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: love it, and apparently none of you guys do, which 383 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's fine, it's totally fine. You don't have 384 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: to like it. We did it for us, but it 385 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: would feel more validating if you guys liked it too, 386 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: because boy, we love it so much. It's so stupid. 387 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: It's so stupid. It's first of all, it's a great song. 388 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: It's a rap song about construction vehicles for children by 389 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: a very successful, very famous, legitimate rapper, asap Rock. And 390 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: then it's the two of us goofballs in a hard 391 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: hat and construction bests dancing if you want to call 392 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 1: it that on a construction site to the song that's 393 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,479 Speaker 1: so dumb. Why isn't everybody loving it? I don't know. 394 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: Maybe we just have an odd sense of humor, but 395 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: at least you're liking all the rest of them, which 396 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: means a lot to us. We love reading your comments, 397 00:22:49,240 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: we love engaging with you. It's been just an absolute blast. 398 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: My notes for myself moving into the final week before 399 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,199 Speaker 1: we go live, so we've got eight days before the 400 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 1: first live show. My big note for myself is I 401 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,239 Speaker 1: have to take care of my body. I haven't been 402 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: as good about it as I wanted to be. I 403 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: have been rehearsing, and then we've had meetings, or we've 404 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: had glam or we've had interviews, and then events, and 405 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: then I come home and I want to be present 406 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: with my kids, and or I want to be present 407 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: with my husband. And then by the time it's like okay, 408 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: now's when you would take an ice bath, or now 409 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: is when you would get a massage or something. I'm 410 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: so tired. I've just been going to sleep, so I 411 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 1: probably haven't been stretching as much as I should be. 412 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: I'm definitely starting cryotherapy. I did buy an ice bath, 413 00:23:56,359 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: like an inflatable ice bath that, thank goodness, mister Will 414 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: recommended to me. He sent me a link. He's like, 415 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna need one of these, and I said, this 416 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: is an immediate purchase. So it helps to have best 417 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: friends that are super supportive. Speaking of best friends who 418 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: are super supportive, Will and Writer are both gonna come 419 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: to my first live show, which is really gonna mean 420 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: a lot to me to have them there. We only 421 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: get six family tickets, and so I think the first 422 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: week it's gonna be Jensen and my boys, my mom, 423 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: my dad, and my dad's wife. I would love if 424 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: my brother could be there. I would love if my 425 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: aunt and uncle Andy Joanne and uncle Pete could be there, 426 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: and that would, for that first week really make me 427 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 1: feel like my core, like my super support system is 428 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: there for me because I'm between Will and Writer, like 429 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: my two best friends and my family. But I don't 430 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna be able to get nine tickets. Did 431 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: email and say, is there anyone who maybe isn't using 432 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: all their tickets? Maybe I could borrow some. There's also 433 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: a green room apparently that is a viewing room that 434 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: they said if you have young kids and you're worried 435 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,239 Speaker 1: your kids aren't going to be able to sit and 436 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: stay still for two hours, they could watch from the 437 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: viewing room. But I don't want Jensen to have to 438 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: watch strictly from the viewing room, so I asked if 439 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: maybe Jensen and the boys stayed out there for my dance, 440 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: but then somebody took the boys back to the green room. 441 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: Could I have Like, could I have nine tickets but 442 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: three people are in the viewing room and six people 443 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: are on the floor, And then if they want to 444 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: switch at some point, they could switch. So I'm trying 445 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: to be creative and I know that they'll do their best, 446 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: but also I don't want it to be unfair. I 447 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: know that it would be unfair if they were like, 448 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: Danielle's going to get nine tickets and everyone else gets six. 449 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: But maybe if someone volunteers their tickets, maybe if they 450 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,439 Speaker 1: don't need their three tickets, I could get them. If not, 451 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 1: I told them it's no big deal. I'll split them 452 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: between week one and week two. I will I honestly, 453 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: I'd break down in hysterical tears. I would break down 454 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 1: in hysterical tears if I go home on week one. 455 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: So please, I beg of you. Please vote Danielle to 456 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: two one, five, two three. Yeah. I haven't memorized because 457 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: you guys have left it in the comments A couple 458 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 1: of times. I'm like thanks, So I'm gonna start handing 459 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: it out to people. I need a business card anyway. 460 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: Thank you guys for listening to this episode of Danielle 461 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: with the Stars. It has been a true joy to 462 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: be dancing and recording this podcast. At the same time, 463 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: we have some really great guests coming up that I 464 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: can't wait for you to hear about. And I'm going 465 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: to be recording my next solo episode before you know it. 466 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: My next guest is actually Sabrina Brian, a two time 467 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: competitor on Dancing with the Stars. She competed originally in 468 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven and then she was in the 469 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: All Star season. How do I sign up for an 470 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: All Star season? When does that happen? Also? How do 471 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: I sign up for tour? I'm just guys, I'm not 472 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: gonna be able to do anything else. I don't know 473 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: if you understand. So while I was at the Emmys, 474 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: I ran into Whitney Levitt and Jen Affleck. They were 475 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: also presenting an award. They were presenting an award for 476 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: Best Hair and Makeup. And it's so fun to run 477 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: into your fellow Dancing with the Stars competitors at all 478 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: these different events. It's so nice to see each other 479 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: outside of our element. Because now our element is workout 480 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: clothes and in the studio, and we barely get to 481 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: see each other when we're in the studio because we arrive. 482 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 1: Like I told you, there's these three timeframes for rehearsals, 483 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: so everyone is either arriving around the same time at nine, 484 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: But then you walk to your room, you stretch, and 485 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: you're basically locked in your room for the next four hours. 486 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: But in the in between, like at the you know 487 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 1: you rehearse from nine to one. You exit your room 488 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: at one o'clock. Now all the people who are rehearsing 489 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: one to five start arriving. There's a little snack area 490 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:55,719 Speaker 1: near the bathrooms. Everyone sits and socializes and talks and 491 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: gives each other hugs and says, how's it going, how 492 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: are you feeling? What are you doing to take care 493 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: of yourself? We get pulled into each other's rooms to 494 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: shoot tiktoks. I helped Whitney and Mark shoot the end 495 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: of their best friend TikTok that they posted a few 496 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 1: days ago, which was really cute. Mark came in just 497 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,400 Speaker 1: to talk to us. Mark and Pasha are like brothers, 498 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: so Mark came in before Whitney was there. The other 499 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 1: day and just spent about ten minutes chatting with us 500 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: and telling us about how what his choreography stuff is like, 501 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: and he said that he's not super fast. He's like 502 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: I like to be slow and sometimes things change. And 503 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: you'll hear more about that when you hear my interview 504 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: with Sabrina Bryan as well, because she talked a lot 505 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: about how he would occasionally change things and just to her, 506 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: it just felt like he was comfortable doing that because 507 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: he knew she could handle it, so it was actually 508 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: a big vote of confidence for her. Thank you all 509 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: for listening to this episode of Danielle with the Stars. 510 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: You can follow us on Instagram Danielle with Stars. 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