Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas’ quickstep made them quite popular with the Dancing With the Stars judges, earning the first 10s of the season.

“I’m very grateful, but [it] also feels like a big reward,” Leavitt, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly after the Tuesday, October 21, live show. “Mark and I worked really hard on that dance.

Leavitt and Ballas, 39, danced a quickstep to “Popular” from Wicked during Tuesday’s broadcast, receiving 39 out of 40 — three 10s and one 9 — from the judges.

“That’s the most intimidating dance I’ve done so far,” the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star told Us. “It’s just, like, when we finished that last pose, I felt like I could breathe.”

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