‘Dancing With the Stars’: Witney Carson Reflects on Partnering with Danny Amendola and Their Viral Dance (Exclusive)

The Dancing with the stars The season 33 finale airs tonight, and pro Witney Carson spoke with PopCulture.com about what it’s been like working with Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola. The two are still in contention to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy after the semi-finals ended with the twist that all five pairs would advance to the final.

Ahead of last week’s semifinals, Carson told PopCulture.com that it “feels amazing” to have already made it this far. “I really didn’t know. I don’t know if we’ll ever know when you first get your celebrity partner, how far you go,” Carson shared. “But honestly, I’m not surprised at Danny’s work ethic. He’s worked so hard and he’s so dedicated to getting better. But it’s just been fun going to practice every day and he’s just loving it. I’m just really, really proud of him overall, more than just getting so far as we have, but just, like every week, the engagement has just been really great to see and be a part of.”

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When it comes to Amendola’s improvement, Carson says it’s been “honestly amazing” to watch him improve week after week. “I feel like it’s a very special partnership when you can kind of work from Ground Zero and compete with some of the best dancers that have been on the show and get pretty much the same results as them,” she explained . . “It’s just a real testament to how hard we really work and he’s honestly so funny. He is just so trainable and just a sponge. Just taking everything and he will really get better. I feel like he’s been really great.”

Witney Carson and Danny Amendola have become huge fan favorites throughout the season, whether it’s because of their infectious bond or the incredible choreography of each dance. Their dance for the Dedication Night turned out to be wonders as it went viral on TikTok and fans recreated the leg move.

Carson admitted that she was “really shocked because I don’t think we really knew until people started telling us it went viral because we’re not really on TikTok until the fact that people told us ,” did you know your dance is going viral?’ We actually had no idea until a few weeks later. And then people started telling us about it, and we were like, ‘Oh, that’s great.’ It’s just really cool, you know, to work so hard on something and then feel that feedback from the audience because that’s why we do it.”

“We love it, of course, but it’s, you know, it’s for the fans,” Carson continued. “It’s for people to enjoy and see and meet. And then now that social media is around, you can really see the effects of what you’re doing directly. And it’s just encouraging to keep going and keep doing our absolute best . So we’re really grateful, but the amount of support has been crazy overwhelming.”

With just two more chances tonight to convince fans they deserve the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, it’s hard to say what will happen for Carson and Amendola. But whatever happens, it sounds like this will be a special partnership that won’t go away easily even when the season ends. Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+ for the three-hour season 33 finale of the Dancing with the stars and to see who comes out on top.