1 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: Hello from home once again. 2 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: I am Danielle Fischel, podcaster, TV director, mother of two, 3 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 2: and even at spelling Bees. I am topa NNGA from 4 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: the nineties family sitcom Boy Meets World. But in twenty 5 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: twenty five, I was a contestant on season thirty four 6 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: of Dancing with the Stars. 7 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: I am just off the press. 8 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: Line for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night, despite 9 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: having no prior dance experience and the fact that the 10 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: last time I danced in public may have been at 11 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: my wedding, which was seven years ago. 12 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: Tonight, by the way. 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: Here, I am back in my house after making it 14 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: to the final eight. Throughout this entire experience, I have 15 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 2: continued to record this here podcast, sharing every detail and 16 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: behind the scenes story with you as I fought my 17 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: way through a slayer like mosh pit of talented dancers 18 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: and explosive personalities, all in the hopes of winning Elen 19 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: Goodman Mirror Ball Trophy. As you are probably aware at 20 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 2: this point, I tonight was my last night, was my 21 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 2: last dance. I was eliminated, and. 22 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: I have such a wide range of emotions. 23 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: I'm obviously very sad to be leaving the competition. I'm 24 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: sad to have my day to day life is going 25 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: to so drastically change now. I have literally woken up 26 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: every single day and looked forward to rehearsal and looked 27 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: forward to what dance we were learning that week, and 28 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: to seeing Pasha and collaborating with him and hanging out 29 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 2: with him. Talking about not seeing him every day is 30 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: going to make me very sad. We had the most 31 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: dream like partnership you could possibly ask for. With someone 32 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: that you get thrown together with, you have no idea 33 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: what you're in for when you know, you throw yourself 34 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 2: into something so wholeheartedly and something that's going to be 35 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 2: so much a part of your life. And same for him, 36 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: you know. 37 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: This is. 38 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: This is his livelihood, this is something he's been, he's 39 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 2: you know, he's a professional dancer for his entire life, 40 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 2: and every year he puts himself out there and has 41 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 2: no idea who he's going to get and you never 42 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 2: know how you know, personalities, mesh, I think I am 43 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: comfortable speaking for both of us when I say it 44 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 2: couldn't have gone any better. I'm so lucky, just so 45 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 2: so so lucky that Pasha is my partner. 46 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: He was truly the best. 47 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: And with him, of course came Danny, his wife, who 48 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: I just I'm completely obsessed with as well, and I love, 49 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: and their daughter Kiki, who I'm so lucky loves me 50 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: and wants to hang out with me and lets me 51 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: hold her, and just I just love their family so much, 52 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: so talking about him and not seeing him and them 53 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: every day is going to take some getting used to. 54 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: I really didn't want to cry this early on in 55 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: the podcast because overall, I feel so extremely positive about 56 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 2: everything we did, and it would be a lot harder 57 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: to be walking away from the show. If I could 58 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 2: look back and say, oh, you know, I think maybe 59 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: I got eliminated because I didn't put in the extra 60 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: work here, or because I didn't try hard here, or 61 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: because you know, some some reason, like there was something 62 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: I could point to, then maybe I would feel worse. 63 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 2: But we did every single thing we possibly could with 64 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: what we've had available to us. Where there're songs we 65 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: wanted that we didn't get that didn't clear. Sure were 66 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 2: their theme nights that you know, didn't necessarily speak to us, 67 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: but we had to give it our all anyway, of course, 68 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: all of those things, I mean, even for example, you know, 69 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 2: with tonight's dance the contemporary, which we were able to 70 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 2: do to dream On by Aerosmith, which was such a 71 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: dream come true for both of us, Like Pasha and I. 72 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: Just love that song and. 73 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: It was very very special to both of us, so 74 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: we were really excited about that. But we got the 75 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: song cleared and we knew we were going to be 76 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 2: able to do our contemporary to dream On right away. 77 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,239 Speaker 2: Pasha was like, what's the story you want to tell? 78 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: What does this mean to you? You know, contemporary is 79 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 2: a very personal dance. It's usually about something, it's got 80 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 2: some emotion. And he said, what is it about? And 81 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: I said, I know the song like the back of 82 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 2: my hand, but I'm going to listen to it again 83 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 2: and see what speaks to me. And I listened to 84 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 2: it quite a few times, back to back to back, 85 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 2: and I wrote to Pasha. I said, Okay, our story 86 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 2: is about the impossible standards placed on women, both from 87 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 2: society and from ourselves. If we pursue work outside the 88 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: home and have a family, we're told that we should 89 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: be with our kids more. If we stay home, we're 90 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: told we don't work and are uninteresting. If we're too thin, 91 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: we're told to eat a burger, and if we gain weight, 92 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 2: we're told to get off the couch. When we get 93 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 2: botox or fillers, we're accused of not aging gracefully. And 94 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 2: when we age naturally, we're called old and ugly. We 95 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 2: are somehow always too much and never enough at the 96 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 2: same time. And the only cure for it is to 97 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 2: live life your way, living out your dreams, because, as 98 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: my cancer diagnosis pointed out to me last year, life 99 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 2: is short and we never know when we're living our 100 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: last day or dancing our last dance. 101 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: And he right. 102 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 2: Away like wrote, love it, that's it great, this is 103 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: going to help me choreograph the whole thing, and he did. 104 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 2: He went and choreographed it. And Pasha is a really 105 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: skilled dancer in all ballroom and Latin dances, he doesn't 106 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: feel as comfortable with contemporary dances in choreography, so he 107 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: worked with two people that he knows, loves and trusts, 108 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 2: that are absolute experts in contemporary and he worked with 109 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: them to put together the dance that spoke to exactly 110 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: what I wrote in my text, the societal pressure and 111 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 2: outside noise and judgments and all of that. And then tonight, 112 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 2: while we were on the ballroom floor. I was like 113 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: listening to my package and I was like, none of 114 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 2: that was even mentioned, Like none of my story was 115 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 2: even in the package. And we don't have any you know, 116 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: those are just things that are completely out of our control, 117 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 2: Like we don't have we don't get to see the package, 118 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 2: we don't get to have notes on the package, we 119 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 2: don't get to have we don't know, we don't know 120 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:57,119 Speaker 2: what's in there. 121 00:07:58,080 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: So, yeah, are there things that. 122 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: I can look back on and say, like, maybe if 123 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 2: those things had been different, the outcome could be different. 124 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 2: But I have not one thing about this experience that 125 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: I look back on and think to myself, Oh, I 126 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: regret this moment because I gave it my all. 127 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: I really really did. 128 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 2: And no one gave it. I mean, Pasha gave it 129 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 2: his all plus some. 130 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: I mean Pasha is. 131 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: He is just the hardest working person and he was 132 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 2: working all hours and just doing his absolute best. And 133 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 2: so there's nothing, there's nothing I would change about the 134 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: entire experience, not one thing. There's nothing I could There's 135 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 2: nothing I could do. And if this is where the 136 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 2: journey ends, and it is, really I'm really proud. 137 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: I'm really proud. I look back on every week. 138 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: As like a special, individual, unique little moment in time 139 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: that I'll remember forever. On top of having the contemporary 140 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: dance this week, it was also team dance week, and 141 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 2: if there was ever a time to have to be 142 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 2: eliminated in the competition, I think after that team dance is. 143 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 1: The time to do it. 144 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 2: You saw us all celebrating after the dance ended. Every 145 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 2: single second of that dance was hard earned. You know, 146 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 2: we only had a total of seven hours as a 147 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: group to put that together, and so our pros had 148 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: to choreograph it and teach it to us, and we 149 00:09:58,520 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: had to. 150 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: Nail it in seven hours. 151 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 2: And that's not seven hours even in one day. That's 152 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 2: seven hours broken up into two days. It was two 153 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 2: different rehearsal times, and then of course we had our 154 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 2: camera blocking, and then today we were able to kind 155 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 2: of like, all right, we've got ten minutes, let's try 156 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 2: to rehearse some moments. And yeah, I mean, it was 157 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: such a fun week watching the pros work and watching 158 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 2: them trust and respect each other and collaborate and truly 159 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: all week, best idea wins. Anyone who had an idea, 160 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 2: anyone who had a suggestion of the pros the celebs 161 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: were not necessarily lobbing suggestions, but we were comfortable to say, like, 162 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 2: this doesn't feel right, is there something else we could 163 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 2: do here, or just even just asking all the questions 164 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 2: like what are we supposed to be doing when we 165 00:10:55,320 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 2: do this? But it was such a great week and truly, 166 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: like right up until the last second, I was like, 167 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: there was like right before we started where I was like, 168 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, my brain is like melting and I 169 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 2: couldn't get this one part, and I was like, we 170 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 2: need to start again, and we started again, and then 171 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,599 Speaker 2: I really feel like we killed it. I mean, it 172 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 2: was just so much fun, and because we only had 173 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 2: seven hours, and because there were so many different moving parts, 174 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 2: and because then you're dealing with all the cameras and 175 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 2: where the camera's going to be and what are you 176 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 2: supposed to do? And we can't see each other, and 177 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 2: you know, Alfonso's having to run out. He's like off 178 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: on the side and then he has to run out, 179 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 2: and we had to you know, have our backs to 180 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 2: Alfonso for that part, the celeb part where the pros 181 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: aren't allowed to be on the floor with us and everyone, 182 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 2: all the pros asked Whitney. They were like, who's going 183 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 2: to count? I just someone needs to count so that 184 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 2: we can make sure we're all together, because nobody cares 185 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: if you're counting as long as you all look together. Like, yeah, 186 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 2: go ahead, it out so you know you're on the 187 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 2: right counts. And Whitney was like, I know the counts. 188 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,239 Speaker 2: I will count. And so Whitney took it on herself 189 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 2: to be the leader there for all of us to 190 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 2: make sure we were all on and she. 191 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: Did that at the request of our pros. And you know, 192 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: Whitney is. 193 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 2: Gosh, I can say so many wonderful things about every 194 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 2: single person on this cast. Whitney is the first person. 195 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: To say I can do this. 196 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 2: Do you want me to do this? Can I take 197 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: on this? Can I take this on? Can I how 198 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: can I help? What can I do? 199 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 1: And oh, I'm gonna start crying again. 200 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: And this past week that was really difficult for me 201 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 2: with the contemporary dance. Whitney was one of the first 202 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 2: people I reached out to. It was Mark. I texted 203 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 2: Whitney and I said, I'm having a really hard time 204 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 2: this week and she said, down, you know, talk to me, 205 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 2: And we ended up sending each other voice notes back 206 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 2: and forth, and she was really God, she's good people, 207 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 2: really good people. I'm going to miss her. I'm gonna 208 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 2: miss Jordan so much too. Of course, I'm gonna miss 209 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:37,679 Speaker 2: my boy Dylan, my alliance partner from day one. I 210 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 2: almost feel as bad that I let Dylan down as 211 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 2: much as I did Pasha. It's funny like I apologize 212 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 2: to Pasha. I said, I'm sorry I didn't get us 213 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 2: to the finals, and he apologized. He said, no, I'm 214 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 2: sorry I didn't get us to the finals. I was like, no, no, no, no, 215 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 2: this is on me, not on you. I kind of 216 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 2: feel the same way about Dylan. I feel like I 217 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 2: let our alliance down. Oh my gosh. 218 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: And Robert. Robert and I both got super emotional saying 219 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: goodbye to each other. 220 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 2: We all did. I'm gonna miss Alex, I'm gonna miss Andy, 221 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 2: I'm goin to miss Elane. I'm truly I'm gonna miss everybody, 222 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 2: such a good group. I didn't even name all the 223 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 2: pros because honestly, I'd just be sitting here saying I'm 224 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 2: gonna miss every single person. I'm gonna miss the troops 225 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 2: so much. They called me like a troop mom. 226 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: This is what I felt like. 227 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 2: I felt like, I felt like their troop mom. I'm 228 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 2: so proud of them. I just cheer them on every 229 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: single week. I'm still gonna be doing that, just gonna 230 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 2: be cheering them on from home, which honestly. 231 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: Kind of looking forward to. 232 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: I'm also really looking forward to washing my feet because 233 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: I still haven't washed my feet from it. I was 234 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 2: barefoot all night, which is just disgusting. We will be 235 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: taping a live episode of Danielle with at Disney California 236 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 2: Adventure Park on December fourth, twenty twenty five. 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I just no, just no, It's 258 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: it's a no from me, dog. I don't like it. 259 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: I don't like it at all. 260 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 2: I like being in a frame, which is weird. I 261 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 2: didn't think I was gonna like that when I first 262 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 2: joined the show. I thought I'm only gonna like Latin 263 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 2: dances and I'm probably gonna like this jazz number and 264 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 2: a contemporary. 265 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: And uh, you know what, it's really not for me. 266 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 2: I have realized that my neck is significantly longer than 267 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 2: I thought it was, now that I have learned how 268 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 2: to keep my shoulders down, and now that my shoulders 269 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: are down, I love being in a frame. It's so nice. 270 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: It's so comforting. And when you have a good part 271 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 2: like I did with Pasha, being in that frame and 272 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 2: having that connection is just really feels great. It feels 273 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 2: really nice, and it feels beautiful. And then Contemporary felt 274 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 2: very like the opposite of everything I had worked so 275 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 2: hard for. It was like, Okay, have a gut punch 276 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 2: and be like a rag doll and have loose fingers 277 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 2: and no broken wrists and you know, straight arms, but 278 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 2: still loosey, goosey fingers, And it just felt very opposite 279 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 2: of everything I had been doing. And also, I have 280 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 2: a very flexible spine. But I'm very flexible and my 281 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 2: spine like going back, like I could do a lot 282 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 2: of backbends. And that's why you saw Pasha and I 283 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 2: do a lot of dips and back bend style stuff 284 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 2: because he knew it was easy for me and looks good, 285 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 2: and so we capitalized on that as often as we could. 286 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,720 Speaker 2: But the shortest part of my body, you know, five 287 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 2: to one, the shortest part of my body is my waist. 288 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 2: My torso is literally like two and a half inches long. 289 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 2: Like from my lowest rim to my hip bone is 290 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 2: like literally two inches. I have a very short waist, 291 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 2: and so a lot of the like breath expansion stuff 292 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: or even contraction is like I feel like, even if 293 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,440 Speaker 2: I and I'm not saying I was doing it perfectly, 294 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 2: far far far from it, but even if I were 295 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 2: to work on it a lot, I still don't think 296 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 2: it would ever look super impressive. It's just not gonna 297 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 2: look super impressive as it does on Like you know, 298 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 2: I'm gonna use Haley and Anye as two examples from Troop, 299 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 2: like to watch them do a contemporary and with their 300 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 2: beautiful long torsos and their beautiful long bodies, it's like 301 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 2: I look at that and I'm like, oh my god, gorgeous. 302 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 2: Or Jenna doing a contemporary, I'm like, oh, look at that. 303 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 1: It's stunning. 304 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 2: And then it's like, even if I really did my best, 305 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 2: best best, it's never gonna look like that. It's never 306 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 2: going to look that beautiful. I just don't have that shape. 307 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 2: So it was a tough week for me. It was 308 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 2: just a really tough week, and I was like really 309 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 2: hard on myself. I had a lot of negative self. 310 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: Talk, and I in order to then comfort. 311 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 2: Myself from all that negative self talk, I found myself 312 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 2: just like massively overeating, which then made me feel really 313 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 2: bad both physically and just mentally and emotionally, like I 314 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 2: was just really I was coming home and massively overeating 315 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 2: and then feeling sick, and I was like where is 316 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 2: this coming from? Like all of this is just really disordered, 317 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 2: disordered thinking, disordered eating, Like. 318 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: What is going on? 319 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 2: And I really did realize just how much I was resisting, 320 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 2: like this stance was bringing up a lot of stuff 321 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 2: for me and bringing up a lot of old bad habits, 322 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 2: and uh, yeah, it was a rough week. And I 323 00:19:58,160 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 2: talked to Whitney about it. I obviously talked to Up 324 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 2: about it, and I also talked to Mark. I talked 325 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 2: to Mark Ballas about it, and he is another one 326 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 2: who's just so supportive. And so today when we were 327 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 2: about ready to do our group dance, and I literally 328 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,439 Speaker 2: had like a meltdown right before it started. I like 329 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 2: all of this, like everything kind of left my brain. 330 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 2: And we started trying to do like a mini rehearsal, 331 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 2: and we were supposed to do these four claps and 332 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 2: I only did three and then I turned my hands 333 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 2: and then I was like eh, and I was like wait, wait, 334 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 2: we need to start again. And then we started rehearsal 335 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:36,960 Speaker 2: again and then I did something else that was so weird, 336 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 2: and I literally just like looked out locked eyes with Mark, 337 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 2: and I was like, I'm having a meltdown, and like 338 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 2: everyone went to go say to me, like you've got this, 339 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 2: and Mark literally like grabbed me by the shoulders looked 340 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 2: at me and he was like, stop, don't pay attention 341 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 2: to anybody else, just look at me right now. And 342 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 2: he was like, Dangelle, take a deep breath. Tune out 343 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 2: all the noise, forget that there are all these people here. 344 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 2: Just lock in like you've got this, you know what 345 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 2: you're doing. 346 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: Take a deep breath. 347 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 2: And I was like okay, and he gave me a 348 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 2: hug and I said, okay, I've got it, and I 349 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 2: walked back out and we did. 350 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: One more rehearsal. 351 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 2: Rehearsal went fine, and then we did it and it 352 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 2: all went off without a hitch and it was incredible 353 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 2: and it was amazing, and our team dance got the 354 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 2: first perfect score of the season, a perfect forty, and the. 355 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: Confetti candons went off and it felt great. 356 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 2: I was so proud of my team and I was 357 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 2: so proud of everything we had done all week, and 358 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 2: that is for sure a massive core memory, not just 359 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 2: from dancing with the stars. For the rest of my life, 360 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 2: I will remember what it felt like to be a 361 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 2: part of that team all week, and then what it 362 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 2: felt like to go out there as a team and 363 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: really kill it and then be recognized for it with 364 00:21:54,920 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 2: a perfect score. I'll remember it forever. So anyway, Rock 365 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 2: and Roll Hall of Fame night, What an incredible night. 366 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: I was so happy with everybody's songs. 367 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 2: I was standing up in the skybox just listening to 368 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 2: the songs, watching the performances. 369 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: And I was like, man, there's a banger of a night. 370 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: Like first of all, Alex and Val living on a prayer. 371 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: That dance that Posso was. 372 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 2: Outstanding, just outstanding, brought the house down so great. I 373 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,959 Speaker 2: couldn't have loved it anymore. I love their dances. I 374 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 2: love Alex, I love Val. I thought that was just 375 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 2: an absolutely killer dance. And overheard in the ballroom was Flavor, 376 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 2: Flav saying that him selecting a nine on the board 377 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,959 Speaker 2: in front of him was a mistake, that he had 378 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 2: wanted to give them a ten, which which means that 379 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: was supposed to have been the first perfect score of 380 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 2: the season and that Alex and Vowem would have had 381 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 2: a forty had he not hit a nine instead. But 382 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,239 Speaker 2: he went to go hold up his ten paddle and 383 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,160 Speaker 2: was then told in his ear, you had selected a nine. 384 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 2: And I have not seen it yet because I haven't 385 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 2: had a chance to watch the show. But apparently he 386 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 2: kind of made a face when he had to hold 387 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 2: up the nine, and it was because he had intended 388 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 2: to select a ten and accidentally selected a nine. So 389 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 2: that is interesting. I thought Flavor Flav brought a lot 390 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 2: of really fun energy, if you. 391 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: Know what I'm saying. You know what I'm saying. Do 392 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. I thought it was really 393 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: good energy. 394 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 2: I am gonna say I the scoring on this show 395 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 2: does confuse me. It is a little confusing. I do 396 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 2: think that maybe they could benefit from halfs, you know, 397 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 2: like an eight point five and an eight and then 398 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 2: nine or a nine point five. But like, even when 399 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 2: I think about the team dance scores and I think 400 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 2: about like, you know, I think mainly my main question 401 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 2: would be, I guess for Derek when he gives a 402 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:25,199 Speaker 2: critique to Team Cool about the dance, But then is 403 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 2: you know, says I think the I think the first 404 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 2: dance was better, but then gives us both the same score. 405 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 2: I'm like, hmm, okay, so some of that stuff is 406 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,360 Speaker 2: a little confusing to me. I don't think that's out 407 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 2: of line to say it, just sometimes, you know, people 408 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 2: are entitled to do whatever they want and pick the 409 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 2: scores that they want, but it is a little confusing 410 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 2: as both a person on the ballroom floor and also 411 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 2: I think as a viewer, sometimes those things are a 412 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 2: little confusing. Going back to our team dance, I was 413 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 2: team captain, which I took very seriously, and I honestly, 414 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 2: if someone from the winning team was going to go home, 415 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 2: I'm so happy it was me, one hundred percent. If 416 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 2: I had been the team captain and anyone else went home, 417 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 2: I would have been furious with myself. So all week 418 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 2: they kept stressing to us, you know, well, typically someone 419 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 2: from the losing team goes home. Someone from the losing 420 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 2: team goes home. And I was like, okay, well, then 421 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 2: I really don't want us to lose because I don't 422 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 2: want our team to have somebody have to go home. 423 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,880 Speaker 2: And then of course the winning team had somebody go home, 424 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 2: and I'm just so happy that it was me, because 425 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 2: if it had been anybody else, I really would have 426 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 2: beaten myself up about that, And now I don't have 427 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 2: to beat myself up about that. 428 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: At least it was me. 429 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:56,880 Speaker 2: And even as a director, my overall feeling is always 430 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 2: that everything that happens on a set is my responsibility. 431 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 2: If something bad happens, even if I had nothing to 432 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 2: do with it, it's still my responsibility, and I say, I'm 433 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 2: the first person as the director to say. 434 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 1: That's on me. 435 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 2: And then when anything goes right, I always look for 436 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 2: someone to give the credit to anytime something goes right, 437 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:24,640 Speaker 2: anytime something goes well, I'm always going to say that 438 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 2: couldn't have happened without the props department, That couldn't have 439 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 2: happened without the wardrobe department, That couldn't have happened without 440 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,959 Speaker 2: so and so actor, that couldn't have happened without blink. 441 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 2: And I just feel like that's a really great way 442 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 2: of making your team know that they are valued and 443 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,360 Speaker 2: also that they're protected that if something goes wrong, I'm 444 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 2: not gonna throw them under the bus. It's my responsibility. 445 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 2: I'm in charge. And that's exactly the attitude I brought 446 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 2: to this team Dance was like, Okay, I have to 447 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 2: set the tone, even though the pros are the ones 448 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 2: doing all the choreography and or definitely taking the lead 449 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: and definitely teaching us and doing all the time management. 450 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 2: As far as like setting the tone, that was what 451 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 2: I wanted to do. I just wanted to set a 452 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: really positive, lovely tone where everyone felt valued and respected 453 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 2: and safe, safe to speak up, safe to say what 454 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 2: they wanted and valued, that their energy and their their 455 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 2: genius that they bring to this is of worth. And 456 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 2: so I hope that I did that. Putting together this 457 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 2: team was not. 458 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: By chance. 459 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 2: Funny story that I told also on the show, and 460 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 2: I guess they chose not to use in our package. 461 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 2: But since day one in New York at GMA, Dylan 462 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 2: and I formed an alliance. It feels and sounds kind 463 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 2: of like a joke because we shot it as a 464 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 2: TikTok where I said, you know, do you want to 465 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 2: form an alliance with me? It was from the office, 466 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 2: and he said, yes. 467 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 1: Yes I do. But we took it very seriously. We 468 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 1: really can. 469 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,239 Speaker 2: We really told ourselves we're in an alliance, and our 470 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 2: plan was together the two of us let's make it 471 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 2: to the finals. And we have become really very much 472 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 2: best friends on this little ballroom competition show and on 473 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 2: the cup. 474 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: On the Monday before. 475 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 2: We had to do the team picks, Dylan and I 476 00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 2: were talking and we were like, who. 477 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: Becomes the team captains? 478 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 2: Because there's not a whole lot of them, Like, we 479 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 2: don't get a lot of early information. We will know like, oh, 480 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 2: team ances coming up, but they don't ever, they don't 481 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 2: really like sit us down a full week before and go, FYI, 482 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 2: here's how it works, and we'll determine who's the lowest, 483 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 2: you know, the lowest voted or the lowest rated couples, 484 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 2: and then those people will become team captains. We just 485 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 2: kind of have to like figure it out a little 486 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 2: bit on our own. And so we were like, wait, 487 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 2: who becomes team captains? How does this work for this 488 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 2: team dance? And we realized it was the two lowest 489 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 2: scored contestants. So Dylan and I went through and added 490 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 2: up all the points throughout the entire season and we 491 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 2: figured out that Andy was the lowest, and then the 492 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 2: next lowest was Jen, and then the third lowest was me, 493 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 2: and then Dylan, I think was a couple above me. 494 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 2: Maybe he was fourth, I don't remember, and I was like, wow, okay, 495 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 2: Jen and I were only separated by two points, And 496 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 2: so there were two ways I could end up being 497 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 2: the second lowest after Andy one that week last week. 498 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 2: If Jen did better than me in the scores for 499 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 2: only separated by two points, if she gets four nines 500 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 2: and I get two eights and two nines, we're now 501 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 2: at the very least tide. 502 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: Or if she just overall scores. 503 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 2: Better than me, more than two points better than me, 504 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 2: I now become the second lowest voted. The other way 505 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:24,959 Speaker 2: I could end up being the second lowest is if 506 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 2: Jen went home. So the fact that there were two 507 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 2: ways that it could end up being that I was 508 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 2: no longer third on the list, that I was going 509 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 2: to be number two on the list meant that I 510 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 2: wanted to start thinking about who would I pick if 511 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 2: I end up being a team captain. 512 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: I want to be prepared. 513 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,479 Speaker 2: I don't want to on the night, you know, all 514 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 2: of a sudden we find out I'm a team captain 515 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 2: and have not thought of this at all. So Dylan 516 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 2: and I started talking, what are we going to do? 517 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 2: What do we think the perfect strategy is, And of 518 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 2: course I wanted to be on a team with Dylan, 519 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 2: one because I love him, and two because he is 520 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 2: partnered with Danny, who I think is one of the 521 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 2: best choreographers. And I also just I just wanted to 522 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 2: be with them. So I texted Dylan and I was like, 523 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 2: what is our strategy here? And Dylan put together an 524 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 2: Excel spreadsheet. This is one of the benefits of being 525 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 2: in an alliance with someone who can win traders. He 526 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 2: put together an Excel spreadsheet with all the different possibilities 527 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: of well, let's see, depending on who goes home this, 528 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 2: you know, you might want to pick this person or 529 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 2: this person or that person or whatever. And by the 530 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 2: time we went through the spreadsheet, I had written to 531 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 2: him in one text dream team Whitney, you me Jordan, 532 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 2: and he was like, that's the team. And then the 533 00:31:55,920 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 2: next morning, which was Tuesday morning, the day of the 534 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 2: live show, last week's live show, he said, I was 535 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 2: up thinking about this all night and I said I 536 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 2: was too, and he said, if you pick Whitney first, 537 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: I really think you should make your second pick Jordan, 538 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 2: because there is no way Jordan is going to go 539 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 2: till the very end, and I think you gamble with 540 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 2: me as your third pick. He said, I don't care 541 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 2: about it looking like I'm last to be picked on 542 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 2: the schoolyard. He's like, just let's take a gamble. Of course, 543 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 2: there's a possibility that Andy ends up picking me and 544 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 2: I don't end up on your team, but I think 545 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 2: it's worth the gamble, and I think you need Jordan 546 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 2: and Whitney. And I was like, okay, I think you're right. 547 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: I think that's probably the smart move. And then we 548 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 2: get up there into the skybox and we're picking and 549 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 2: Andy gets to pick first, and I had suspected that 550 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 2: if Andy was going to pick first, he was going 551 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 2: to pick Robert first, and sure enough, Andy goes Robert, 552 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 2: I'm bringing Robert, and I go, okay, it's now my turn. 553 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 2: I go I'm taking Whitney, and Whitney comes to my side. 554 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 2: And then Andy gets to go with the second pick, 555 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 2: and Andy picked Alex and he takes Alex and I go, okay, 556 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 2: here's my second pick. I'm going to take Jordan, and 557 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 2: I get Jordan on my team, and now it's down 558 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 2: to Elane and Dylan as the last two. But Elaine 559 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 2: wasn't there because she had been injured, and so it 560 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 2: was Alan standing there. So it was Alan and Dylan 561 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 2: standing in front of us, and Andy goes, Dylan, and 562 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 2: my heart sinks. I'm like, my gamble, my gamble of 563 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 2: taking Dylan third is not going to pay off. And 564 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 2: then immediately after Andy says, I love you, but I've 565 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 2: got to go with the lane, and Alan goes walking 566 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 2: over to Andy and Dylan and I locked eyes and 567 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 2: Dylan goes, oh. 568 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: My god, it worked. 569 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 2: He mouthed it to me from across the skybox, and 570 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 2: I'm like, and Dylan comes walking over and yeah, I 571 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 2: just I don't know. 572 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:24,280 Speaker 1: It was so special. 573 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,439 Speaker 2: And then the way the week went and the team 574 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,840 Speaker 2: dance went, I really felt like, yeah, that was good. 575 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 2: That was good strategy. It really worked for us. It 576 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 2: was such a special week. And the fact that even I, 577 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 2: you know, the fact that I got eliminated tonight is 578 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 2: just not even it really can't bring down the immense 579 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:53,240 Speaker 2: joy and pride and fun I had in these last 580 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 2: you know, eleven weeks of my life. It's been almost 581 00:34:56,560 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 2: three months, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. Look 582 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,920 Speaker 2: at my little beautiful picture here. I think this was 583 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 2: a gift just from things remembered, but I'm not sure 584 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 2: it could have actually been from someone but without a card. 585 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 2: But it's got a picture of Pasha and me in 586 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 2: it and at the bottom it says Dancing with the 587 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 2: Stars Season thirty four, and I love it. I have 588 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 2: so many great memories from this experience that I'll have 589 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 2: with me for the rest of my life, and including 590 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 2: doing this podcast for you guys. Thank you for humoring 591 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:32,839 Speaker 2: me and letting me just have this experience. It's been 592 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:36,440 Speaker 2: so fun. I'm not stopping. There are still three weeks 593 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 2: left in the competition, and I'm going to keep this 594 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 2: podcast going until the season ends. I'm still going to 595 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 2: bring you some great guests. I want to interview Kimmy, 596 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 2: my hairdresser. I want to interview Dan Yella, the costumer. 597 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:55,000 Speaker 2: I want to interview Alfonso. I'd love to interview Julianne. 598 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 2: I have so many people I want to interview and 599 00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 2: bring to you guys. So I'm still I'm still going 600 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 2: to do all that. I'm still going to make sure 601 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 2: that goes on. Even though I am no longer in 602 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 2: the competition, I still am a part of the Dancing 603 00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 2: with the Stars family now and especially this twentieth year 604 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 2: and this thirty fourth season. I don't know if I'm 605 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 2: going to be in the ballroom next week for the 606 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 2: twentieth anniversary. There's a big party and I might go 607 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,240 Speaker 2: for that, and then I will be in the finale. 608 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 2: Everybody comes back for the finale. I'll probably get to 609 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 2: do a little two eight counts or something with Pasha, 610 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 2: which will be really fun. 611 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: And yeah, that's it. 612 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 2: I've loved every moment of this journey and I thank 613 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 2: you for all of your votes. I thank you for 614 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:42,120 Speaker 2: all of your comments. I thank you for all of 615 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 2: your support. It's really been the experience of a lifetime. 616 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:51,200 Speaker 2: And also there's just so many people I have to 617 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 2: think that I will start crying. But thank you to 618 00:36:53,440 --> 00:37:01,800 Speaker 2: my husband, Jensen Karp, producer, husband of this podcast, who 619 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 2: I really wouldn't have been able to do this experience without. 620 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 2: He's just been He's been there every week, he's been 621 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,480 Speaker 2: there every single day for our kids. He's made sure 622 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 2: they were taken care of. He's made sure the house 623 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 2: has functioned, he's made sure everything has gone off without 624 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 2: a hitch, so that I've really been able to just 625 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 2: give myself this gift for these last three months of 626 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:28,879 Speaker 2: just really focusing on me and it was really really, 627 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 2: really really nice. It was quite a gift, So I 628 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 2: owe him a big gift. And also, of course thank 629 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:44,200 Speaker 2: you to Pasha, who made this entire experience beautiful from 630 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,680 Speaker 2: the first day we met, and I'm so glad that 631 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 2: we're neighbors and we're in each other's lives forever. And 632 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:54,040 Speaker 2: thank you to Dina and to Conrad from the BBC 633 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 2: and from Dancing with the Stars. I love you the 634 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:04,600 Speaker 2: entire crew. If I were to name everybody, it take 635 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:09,560 Speaker 2: me forever. But some people I really specifically really love 636 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 2: the hair and makeup and wardrobe team, all of security. 637 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 2: I love the security guys, They're so great. Dave, Mike everyone, 638 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 2: I love you all, all the camera guys, all the producers, 639 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,719 Speaker 2: everybody at Highland honestly, which reminds me. I have a 640 00:38:29,719 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 2: bunch of shirts I have to give out. I made 641 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 2: to Pasha air shirts with the logo of Pasha holding 642 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 2: me in that Argentine tango last final pose, and I 643 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 2: have them in my car and there. It was a 644 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 2: gift for everybody at Highland and now I have to 645 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 2: Now I have to give those out anyway, Thank you 646 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 2: all for listening to this episode of Danielle with I 647 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:56,799 Speaker 2: will see you all next week. I might wear my 648 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 2: Dancing with the Stars robe, I won't be in hair 649 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:03,120 Speaker 2: and makeup. You're gonna you're gonna see like back to normal, 650 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 2: normal Danielle. Not this like such a glamorous version of 651 00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 2: Danielle that that I. 652 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:10,400 Speaker 1: Get to experience. 653 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:15,040 Speaker 2: That's now gone until the finale. Anyway, Thank you all, 654 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 2: Talk to you next time. 655 00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: Bye. 656 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:23,640 Speaker 2: Danielle with the Stars produced and hosted by Danielle Fischell. 657 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 2: Executive producers Jensen Carp and Amy Sugarman, Executive in charge 658 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:31,279 Speaker 2: of production Danielle Romo, Producer, editor and engineer Tara Sudbosch. 659 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,640 Speaker 2: Theme song by Justin Siegel. Follow us on Instagram at 660 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:37,560 Speaker 2: Danielle with Stars and vote for me