Jason Mraz Reflects on Coming in No. 2 on 'Dancing With the Stars'
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00:00 I'm sorry that you didn't win. I was rooting for you.
00:04 We did win. Did you see us out there?
00:06 Yeah, you're incredible.
00:07 First runners up. We were in the showdown to the buzzer.
00:10 You sure?
00:11 That is a win.
00:12 And honestly, just watching you this whole season has been a win for the audience.
00:16 I really mean that.
00:17 So much joy and energy and passion.
00:20 And watching your evolution, I mean you got emotional tonight.
00:23 So tell me about what this experience has meant for you.
00:26 It's been amazing. I mean dancing just rattles your bones, your muscles, your fascia.
00:30 And it all comes pouring out. Everything you've been storing and hiding in there.
00:33 Dancing is a great medium, not just for self-expression, but for evolution.
00:39 And this challenge of dancing every week is physical, it's mental, it's emotional.
00:45 It really gets you.
00:47 And also being paired with this pro here who taught me everything I know.
00:52 I couldn't be more grateful for this experience.
00:55 What about you, Daniela? What has it meant working with this guy right here?
00:59 Well, I sound like a broken record, but I've been such a fan of his music.
01:03 And I just feel like getting to know him, I'm an even bigger fan.
01:08 Because he's just an amazing person inside out.
01:10 Well, I loved watching you perform tonight.
01:13 Bruno said that your freestyle was out of this world.
01:16 And Derek gave you an 11, jokingly, but I counted.
01:20 I love it.
01:21 So how did it feel to hear the judges' feedback tonight?
01:23 Amazing, amazing.
01:25 Especially, we did a finale number that wasn't ballroom or Latin,
01:30 which is where Dani comes from.
01:32 She jumped into an out-of-body, out-of-this-world experience with me,
01:37 doing the Chicago footwork, Lindy Hop.
01:39 So...
01:41 We were both newbies at it.
01:42 We were both newbies at it.
01:43 And that felt so special to go into that challenge together.
01:47 And the way I also see it is anybody who got to dance in the finale tonight is the winner.
01:52 Because we can't go any further.
01:54 We're all going home tonight.
01:55 So proud of everyone, and I love the family that we made here.
01:59 In fact, I was joking with some of the other celebs.
02:02 I feel like we kind of ruined the show because none of us were that competitive.
02:05 We were always cheering each other on.
02:07 A family, it seems like.
02:08 We were always cheering each other on.
02:10 Go out there and get it.
02:11 Get those 10s.
02:12 Well, you would never know that you were newbies tonight.
02:14 You guys got the moves.
02:16 And I got to say, Jason, you said that you're no longer the kid that gives up on himself.
02:21 Kind of reminds me of a song.
02:23 Do you know what song I'm thinking about?
02:25 Hmm, I think I know what you might be talking about.
02:29 I won't give up on us.
02:34 I'm melting.
02:35 Wow.
02:36 This was a dream I didn't even know until this moment.
02:39 Because I'm a huge fan of yours.
02:40 Thanks.
02:41 You know, that song came in clutch at the perfect time.
02:43 Because I was exhausted.
02:45 I had gotten sick.
02:46 I was forgetting choreography.
02:48 And then Daniela's like, you know what we're going to do?
02:50 We're going to dance to your song.
02:51 And you're going to drink your own medicine.
02:53 And we're going to waltz to "I Won't Give Up."
02:55 And it was really what I needed, that reminder that, you know,
03:00 it takes a little extra something for us to overcome our fears
03:03 and continue to step outside of our comfort zone.
03:06 Just give it a try.
03:09 Because you never know where it will take you.
03:10 It might take you all the way to the buzzer on "Dancing with the Stars."