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\n Related: <\/span>What to Know About Season 35 of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ So Far: Cast and More<\/span><\/a>
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With Bills, 20, tackling a new role in the ballroom, DWTS <\/i>hired Peterson, 18, to take her place in the troupe<\/span><\/a>. (Bills and Peterson previously costarred on ABC\u2019s short-lived DWTS Juniors <\/i>spinoff as junior pros.)<\/p>\n\u201cI was in a hotel room. I was at a dance convention. I was in a hotel room all by myself. I got the call,\u201d Peterson exclusively told Us <\/i>at DWTS <\/i>Con<\/span><\/a> last month about joining the tentpole series. \u201cI was absolutely shocked and so excited.\u201d<\/p>\nAccording to Peterson, she has rarely \u201cbeen so happy in [her] entire life\u201d than when she was asked to join the troupe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first performance with Dancing With the Stars<\/i> since Dancing With the Stars: Juniors<\/i>. I\u2019m just so excited,\u201d she gushed at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s surreal because this is such a big dream of mine. So it\u2019s been amazing, and I feel like everyone\u2019s had a lot of fun. I\u2019ve had a lot of fun. It\u2019s been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the years since DWTS Juniors <\/i>wrapped in 2018, Peterson continued her ballroom training and competed at multiple competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\")
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\u201cI was in a hotel room. I was at a dance convention. I was in a hotel room all by myself. I got the call,\u201d Peterson exclusively told Us <\/i>at DWTS <\/i>Con<\/span><\/a> last month about joining the tentpole series. \u201cI was absolutely shocked and so excited.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Peterson, she has rarely \u201cbeen so happy in [her] entire life\u201d than when she was asked to join the troupe.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is my first performance with Dancing With the Stars<\/i> since Dancing With the Stars: Juniors<\/i>. I\u2019m just so excited,\u201d she gushed at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s surreal because this is such a big dream of mine. So it\u2019s been amazing, and I feel like everyone\u2019s had a lot of fun. I\u2019ve had a lot of fun. It\u2019s been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n In the years since DWTS Juniors <\/i>wrapped in 2018, Peterson continued her ballroom training and competed at multiple competitions.<\/p>\n
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