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Lindsay Arnold’s eldest daughter, Sage, has some words of encouragement for her Rylee Arnold before the Dancing With the Stars finale.
“So what do I have to bring home tomorrow?” Rylee, 19, asked Sage, 4, in a TikTok shared by Lindsay, 30, on Monday, November 25.
Sage adorably whispered the “mirrorball” referring to the iconic Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Rylee then asked her niece what she would do if she and partner Stephen Nedoroscik won season 33 of the competition series — and Sage had the sweetest response.
“I will hug you so much,” Sage declared which earned a series of aws from Rylee and Lindsay, who was behind the camera. “I’ll [hug you for] so many minutes.
Sage then adorably acted out how tightly she would squeeze Rylee. After that, Lindsay asked her daughter to give Rylee some advice ahead of the finale.
“Practice for your dance recital,” Sage said before asking Rylee if she wanted to win.
When Rylee replied yes, Sage decided to make the deal sweeter by offering an additional prize.
“If you win, I’ll let you get so many tickets [for Moana 2],” Sage promised. “And I’ll have a tea party with you.”
Rylee proudly declared, “Now I never wanted to win the mirrorball more.”
@lindsarnold Everyone vote so Sage and @Rylee Arnold can have their tea party and go to Moana 2 😂 #dwts #dancingqueen #dancingwiththestars #dwtsfinale #ryleeandsage #dwtswinner
♬ original sound – Lindsay Arnold Cusick
Lindsay added Sage’s proposition for the movie tickets and tea party was a really “good deal” for Rylee.
“I’m going to work so hard to get that mirrorball for you,” Rylee said. “Because I want that tea party and Moana 2 tickets.”
Sage told Rylee not to let “anyone else win” which led the dancer to ask the toddler what would happen if she wasn’t named the champion of the season.
“You will lose,” Sage said matter of factly.
While Sage is rooting for Rylee to win, she admitted it would be “OK” if she lost. Rylee promised her niece if she didn’t win she’d be a “good sport” and tell the winner “good job.”
Rylee and Nedoroscik, 26, are one of five pairs who made it to the season 33 finals, which airs on Tuesday, November 26. They’ll face off against Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson, Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten and Danny Amedola and Witney Carson. This is Rylee and Armstrong’s first time making it to the end of the competition.
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Ahead of the finale, Rylee took to social media to gush about achieving the milestone with the gymnast.
“I don’t know how to put into words the way I felt when I knew we had made it to the finale cause it was truly so special! … I just know for a fact that little Rylee is looking at where we are now with the biggest smile on her face and it’s so surreal getting to accomplish my biggest dream,” she wrote via Instagram on November 20. “I’m the luckiest to have Steve on this journey with me and I know for a fact we were paired together for a reason cause I truly have made a lifelong friend out of him and it has been the most happy, fulfilling and most amazing season I could ever ask for 🥹 So Steve THANK YOU!!!! WE DID IT!!!!!! 😭😭😭 now let’s go kill the finale!!!!🥳✨🪩🫶🏼.”
The three-hour Dancing With the Stars season 33 finale will air on ABC and Disney+ Tuesday, November 26, at 8 p.m. ET. You can stream the episode on Disney+ the next day.
