Armstrong recently shared on Instagram that his connection to DWTS goes back much further than when he joined the show as a troupe member in Season 24 or when he became a pro in Season 27. Way back in Season 6, he appeared and performed on the show as a 13-year-old.

Becoming a contestant on Dancing with the Stars was once a pipe dream for actor Chandler Kinney, who watched the show with her family as a child. Today, she’s made history alongside her partner, Brandon Armstrong.

The Dancing With the Stars finale week is here and Lindsay Arnold is gearing up for the big moment — only now, she’s in the audience watching her baby sister, Rylee Arnold, and her former colleagues.

So did pro Brandon Armstrong and his partner Chandler Kinney (Lethal Weapon), who came in third in one of the show’s most competitive seasons, miss an opportunity to share a little more of themselves with the program’s audience,