Laurie Hernandez had a night to remember!
The 16-year-old dancing phenom attended her first “prom” on last night’s ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ Laurie’s homeschooling schedule and gymnastics activities don’t allow for the normal high school experience, but her partner Val Chmerkovskiy fixed that. He invited Laurie to an old-school ’60s style dance, and she was totally thrilled!
“I think it’s cool that my first prom is going to be with Val. Even though I’ve never been to a prom, this is kind of what I imagined it to be.”
And Val was more than happy to be Laurie’s “prom date:”
“Being asked to the prom, it’s a very awesome time. “These are magic moments every teenager should experience. I’m glad that Laurie gets to experience it, at least on Dancing With the Stars.”
Watch their adorable quickstep to ‘One Fine Day’ below:
THIS is #promgoals. Val makes for one seriously hot date! 😉
Blown away by Laurie and Val? Check out their passionate salsa routine!