After six weeks of intense competitors and numerous hours of rehearsals, Mauricio Umansky’s journey on Dancing With the Stars got here to an finish on Tuesday, on the shut of this season’s Halloween-themed Monster Night.
ET’s Denny Directo spoke with Umansky and his professional companion, Emma Slater, after the present, and the Shopping for Beverly Hills star mirrored on his transformational, joyful expertise.
“It was a lot enjoyable! It was an unimaginable run, and fairly actually I obtained an opportunity to a minimum of dance the Argentine tango, which is the dance I informed them I actually needed to bop initially,” Umansky mentioned. “And we killed it! We danced so effectively.”
Whereas Umansky and Slater did get the boot, the pair had been removed from the underside of the scoreboard, incomes a complete of 31 out of 40 from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli, and particular visitor decide Niecy Nash-Betts.
The pair pulled off a fiery Argentine tango to “Any person’s Watching Me” by Rockwell that impressed the judges, however evidently didn’t earn them sufficient viewer votes.
“I believe the [best] solution to exit is while you made a lot enchancment,” shared Slater. “And to carry out an Argentine tango — which is the one that you just needed — and to guide me across the flooring with that type of ardour, it’s actually distinctive.”
Whereas Umansky mentioned he was “positively” stunned that he and Slater obtained eradicated this week, he had no misconceptions about it occurring eventually.
“I knew that, ultimately, it was gonna come to an finish,” Umansky mentioned. “That’s, I am not the strongest dancer right here. There’s some nice dancers out right here. I imply, some actually nice dancers. I knew that my journey was gonna come to an finish ultimately.”
“So actually, all I did was get pleasure from each single day,” he added. “And while you get pleasure from each single day, there aren’t any difficult components.”
In line with Slater, the pair realized just lately that they “had been the couple that most likely rehearsed essentially the most,” and thru their efforts they formed an incredibly close bond.
“You get to bop with so many individuals on this present, however not everyone has that actual, soulful connection to you,” Slater mentioned. “And Mauricio does for me. So we’re gonna be pals for all times.”
“I believe while you’re comfy with somebody and you’ll have stimulating conversations and it retains rolling — additionally while you’re rehearsing for 4 hours a day — you get to actually know individuals,” she added. “So this has been a blessing. He is so particular. Such a constructive power. Will get one of the best out of everyone.”
“We had a lot enjoyable and it was superb,” Umansky gushed.
Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+.
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