For years, I was just a casual viewer of Dancing with the Stars. After last week, that has all changed! I had the chance to attend the semi-finals of Dancing with the Stars and it was AMAZING. It was easily one of the coolest experiences I have ever done and 12 million other people that watch Dancing with the Stars would probably agree with me. I have done a lot of cool things during my blogging journey but this experience definitely got my friends and family the most excited.

When I found out that I was going to be attending the semi-finals of Dancing with the Stars, I knew that I wanted to find a super fancy dress. I don’t dress up AT ALL at home and hardly ever wear make-up so I knew I wanted to go all out for this night. I rented my dress from Rent the Runway and it definitely didn’t disappoint.

We arrived on the lot about an hour before the show was set to start. Once we found our way to our seats, I got to get a good look around and immediately texted my view to friends and family so they knew where I was sitting.

About 30 minutes before the show, they invited the audience to come down to the dance floor and get down! From the Electric Slide to the Whip and Nae Nae, everyone shook their behind and got excited foe what was to come – 2 hours of Dancing with the Stars! Soon, we were directed to our seats and the show was getting ready to start! We were told that when the show started we had to stand up and clap and wahoo our hearts out. I’m so thankful that I wore flats because we were up and down for 2 hours – the only time we sat down was during the commercial breaks and I usually took that time to sit, tweet and text.

It was so amazing seeing everyone dance in person. The energy out on the dance floor and in the crowd was electric. Carlos’ dance on the rope? Um, YEAH – the crowd went crazy. I personally swooned a little when I got to see Val dance in person.

PHOTO CREDIT: (ABC/Adam Taylor) WITNEY CARSON and CARLOS PENAVEGA

When you hear that you’re going to be there for 3 hours, you think it’s going to be a long time but it just flew by. It was non-stop action and I couldn’t believe how fast it was going by. I loved all of the dances but I especially enjoyed the dance-offs. Even more so when I saw that my tweet was onscreen! {Thanks to Four Hats and Frugal for catching it!}

PHOTO CREDIT: (ABC/Adam Taylor) – SHARNA BURGESS, NICK CARTER, BINDI IRWIN, DEREK HOUGH

PHOTO CREDIT: (ABC/Adam Taylor) – WITNEY CARSON, CARLOS PENAVEGA, ALEK SKARLATOS

Suddenly, we were down to the last 10 minutes and the four couples were on-stage as we were about to find out which one would be eliminated. I personally felt nauseous as I watched them so I can’t even imagine how they felt. THEN – they were all safe! Huge relief at this news…until tonight, of course!

Later that night, we headed to dinner where we had the chance to take a quick picture with Alek Skarlatos who was dining with his family!

Tune in for the Dancing with the Stars Two-Night Season Finale!

There’s four couples remaining but only ONE will take home the Mirrorball trophy tomorrow night!

After weeks of competitive dancing, the final four couples advance to the FINALS of “Dancing with the Stars” TONIGHT from 8:00-10:01 p.m. EST. Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold, Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough, Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson, and Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess have one last night of competitive dancing, fighting to win the judges’ and America’s votes to be crowned the “Dancing with the Stars” champion on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Tonight, the finalists will compete in two rounds of dance. In the first round, one judge will help each couple choose the creative elements of each dance, which is a re-do to a new song. Carrie Ann Inaba will work alongside Linsday and Alek, as well as Bindi and Derek. Julianne Hough is with Nick and Sharna, and Bruno Tonioli is with Carlos and Witney. In the second round, in one of the biggest competitive dances of the season, the couples take on a freestyle dance featuring special effects, additional dancers and unexpected surprises. There will be special performances from Meghan Trainor, singing “Like I’m Gonna Lose You,” and Who Is Fancy, Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor performing “Boys Like You.” At the end of the night, the couple with the lowest combined viewer and judge votes from the previous two weeks will be eliminated.

You’re definitely going to want to tune into the two-hour season finale TMORROW night at 9:00-11:00 p.m. EST where three finalists advance to the final stage of the competition. There will be live dancing and show-stopping performances at the Grove shopping center and in the DWTS ballroom. The night kicks off with a high-energy opening number, featuring a reunion of all 13 of this season’s couples at the Grove.

The finale will be filled with performances from Alexander Jean, Andy Grammer, Chaka Khan, Elle King and Nick Carter. Kim Zolciak returns to the ballroom to dance a Samba with Tony Dovolani to “I Dream of Jeannie,” which she was never able to perform, along with encore dances from the eliminated celebrities. The cast of the upcoming “Dancing with the Stars: Live! Dance All Night Tour” will perform a dance to Avicii’s “Broken Arrows” as a sneak peak of the 90-minute show traveling the country this winter.

The three finalists will each dance a repeat dance from this season. In the last element of competition, the couples will perform a new routine as part of a “24-Hour Fusion Challenge.” The remaining couples will fuse two contrasting dance styles that they’ve performed this season and they’ll have less than 24 hours to prepare that dance for judges’ points. At the end of the night, the winner of the coveted Mirrorball trophy will be announced!

How to Vote

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the “Dancing with the Stars” broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.abc.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode Monday, November 23 on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 11:00 a.m., ET/8:00 a.m., PT the next day.

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Disclosure: Disney provided an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles including travel, accommodations and activities. All thoughts and opinions are my own.