Dancing with the Stars!

Monday October 1st I got to go to Dancing with the Stars with my friends Casie Jolley and Jess Whipple. Casie got us a sweet hook-up... she is friends with/ sold a house for Maks' personal trainer. He was able to get us passes to the show and access to back stage, where all the cast's trailers were. The show was lots of fun, but not at all what it looks like on TV! They make it look like it's it a beautiful theater, but really it is all just part of a set! We did get to be on TV, but just real quick, you might be able to spot our bright colors :) It was so fun to meet all the people. For the most part they were all very friendly... I especially loved Melissa and Shawn. Gilles and Kirstie were both so funny and friendly. It was fun to talk to them as real people and not just tv stars and kinda get a feel for what they were like. It was also neat to see what they do after the show and what it is really like. They were so nice and willing to take photos which was fun for us! The professional dancers are so amazing at what they do. It was a really neat experience to meet such a fun group of celebrities and something I probably won't get the chance to do again!

We were just talking about the old Saved by the Bell stars and what they are up to while driving to Cali, and then when we got to the mall we saw Mario Lopez! So funny. We were in the perfect place to be on the show they were recording, but had to hurry off to get ready to go!

                                                                       Derek Hough

              Gilles Marini, he was hilarious and so friendly. Totally loving attention from the fans.

                                                                        Valentine

                                                                        Kelly Monaco

Chelsea Hightower and Tony Dovoloni. Chelsea was cute, Casie knew her cousins from Vegas who were also at the show.  She was fun to talk to and Tony was so nice.

                                                                    Emmitt Smith

Melissa Rycroft! I think she is just adorable. I loved her on The Bachelor. She is so sweet, loved meeting her :)

Shawn Johnson, it was fun to meet her. I remember watching her in the Olympics and thinking she was amazing. I always wanted to be an olympic gymnast when I was a little girl :)

                                                                      Apolo Ohno

Peta Murgatroyd... she is dating Maksim and apparently they got in a fight before the show, they both were happier after :)

Kirstie Alley and Maks. Maks was like a different person after the show then before. You could tell some of them were more up tight before show time. I've never been a fan of Kirstie Alley, but she was way nicer than expected.