Witney Carson

That was fun.

That was very fun.

So fun.

You were there for two seasons.

And then in 2013, you made the jump over to Dancing with the Stars as a member of the troupe, right?

Do you think it should be mandatory to ease into the competition by starting on troupe?

I mean, you know what's hard is they took away the troupe for a while.

And so I think that transition kind of changed the way the producers thought about the troupe and getting promoted to being a professional.

I do think that it helps a lot because the piece of the show is something unlike anything.

I mean, you can't be prepared for a show like this, no matter how much training in the studio that you do.

So being on the troupe...

And it helps you see kind of how it works, how the beast of the show works and how to teach.

Because you can be the best dancer in the entire world.

But if you don't know how to teach, then, you know, it can become very hard for you.

And, you know, you do have to be – I think it's helpful if you are a little bit cross-trained.

Because now –

Now we're seeing, you know, the freestyles and we're seeing, you know, obviously there's jazz and contemporary styles that get judged.

And so it is really nice to have a little bit of everything and also just to get a little bit more information and education under your belt before you get promoted as a pro.

And I did feel a little bit bad for Jan that he wasn't able – I mean, he had never –

been involved in the show.