'It turned out really magical. I just got chills again thinking about it.'
"It's hard to explain all of those feelings," the 30-year-old dancer told "Good Morning America" on a recent Zoom call ahead of the 76th Creative Arts Emmys, taking place Sept. 7, saying she felt "a rush of sheer excitement and joy" through her veins.
Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy and Val Chmerkovskiy attend the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild's 11th Annual MUAHS Awards, Feb. 18, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif.Johnson recalled feeling "beyond excited that they would trust us with this special moment" when "DWTS" producers approached her and Chmerkovskiy to choreograph a tribute to Goodman at the beginning of last season.
The couple's goal, Johnson said, was "to evoke a lot of emotion" with the piece and to keep it to what Goodman would have liked, which, in her words, was "true, pure, beautiful ballroom." "We wanted to add little sentimental moments," Johnson explained. "So I think having Derek step into the spotlight where hat would have been ... and then ending with the spotlight on his empty chair and hearing his voiceover, I think those were all moments that we really wanted to capture some emotion, but also to have him with us in the ballroom one last time," Johnson said.
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