Wed, 13 May 2015 at 5:20 pm

Nastia Liukin & Derek Hough Write Beautiful Thank Yous After Being Eliminated From 'Dancing With The Stars'

Derek Hough dips Nastia Liukin for one final time during their appearance on Live! with Kelly and Michael in New York City on Wednesday morning (May 13).

Team Houghkin were eliminated from Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday night (May 12) after performing two stunning routines — a quickstep and Viennese waltz — in the semi-finals.

“Thank you for the love and support the last 9 weeks. It’s been an incredible experience and I wouldn’t have changed it or had it any other way. Thank you @derekhough for teaching me so much about myself and life. I will always remember ending this journey dancing with you one last time during our waltz. What a special moment that was. Thank you @sashafarber1 for stepping in and being such a huge part of our journey. We couldn’t have gotten this far without you. Xoxo #DWTS,” Nastia wrote on Instagram.

Derek added, “So grateful to be able to dance again tonight and have Anastasia back in my arms. So proud of her. Such an incredible night. The performances, the concepts, the connections, the emotion, the all round ENERGY of tonight was very special. So honored to perform a dance for our head judge Len Goodman. Proud to be apart of a show that after 20 seasons still surprises me and can bring incredible emotion, story telling, creativity and good old fashioned live entertainment. #DWTS @nastialiukin.”