'Dancing with the Stars' ' Peta Murgatroyd Opens Up About Son Watching Her Dance for the First Time

Photo: Peta Murgatoyd Instagram ForPeta Murgatroyd, Monday’sDancing with the Starspremiere marked a very special occasion beyond her return to the ballroom. The professional dancer, 33, revealed in a sweet Instagram post on Thursday that the first episode of season 28 was also the first time that her sonShai, whom she shares with husband andDWTSalumMaksim Chmerkovskiy, had ever seen her dance. “He is at an age now where he can really understand what I am doing, and it made me so happy to have him with me at the #DWTS premiere,” Murgatroyd continued.

'Dancing with the Stars' ' Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson Are Married

It’s official! On Saturday,Dancing with the Stars’Val ChmerkovskiyandJenna Johnsontied the knotin a romantic ceremony overlooking the ocean at theTerranea Resortin Rancho Palo Verdes, California. The couple, whogot engagedin June 2018, said their “I do’s” in front of 200 of their closest friends and family, underneath a beautiful chuppah decorated with tibet roses, ranunculus, astilbe, lisianthus, garden roses and peonies all in whites and ivories. Duke Images Chmerkovskiy and Johnson read their own vows and “incorporated a few meaningful traditions” that celebrates both of their family cultures, she said.

'Dancing with the Stars' ' Val Chmerkovskiy Teases His First Dance This Season

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'Dancing with the Stars' ' Witney Carson's Food Diary: What I Eat in a Day

Photo: ABC/Craig SjodinAs a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, Witney Carson knows that she needs tons of healthy foods to fuel her cardio-heavy days.“Each day, my diet is super important,” the 5’3″ Carson, 22, tells PEOPLE. “I need energy throughout the entire day, especially during theDWTSseason. I try to stick to whole clean foods and I can’t tell you what a difference it makes!”Carson, who hopes to nab her second mirror ball trophythis season with partner Vanilla Ice, never wants to lose that energy – and that’s part of why she has no interest in going on a restrictive diet.

'Dancing with the Stars' ' Alan Bersten Praises Alexis Ren's 'Passion' After Their Cute Kiss

Alan Bersten was drawn to Alexis Ren for a reason.TheDancing with the Starspro gushed about Ren’s best qualities toEntertainment Tonightafter Monday’s episode, in which the duo kissed onscreen for the first time.“Even when it’s hard, she doesn’t give up, and I really like persistence and I like determination and I like passion,” Bersten explained about themodel, his partner in the competition.Renadmitted in the prior week’s episodethat she is interested in Bersten — and herevealed that the feelings are mutualon Monday.