Carrie Ann Inaba missed being in the ballroom on the premiere night of Dancing With the Stars season 34.

“Bravo to the whole cast and crew of @dancingwiththestars,” Inaba, 57, wrote via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, September 17. “That was an incredible premiere episode! And thank YOU all for the well wishes. I’m touched at all the messages of support I [received] and for the respectful way the show handled a very human situation. And BRAVO to everyone for those incredible performances!”

Hours before the Tuesday, September 16, episode, Inaba revealed that she would not be at the judges table with Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli due to an illness.

“I wanted to share that I will not be at the show tonight as I am feeling quite under the weather,” Inaba wrote via Instagram. “I’m resting

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