Val Chmerkovskiy Says 'DWTS' Partner Ginger Zee Exudes 'Genuine Gratitude'

Val Chmerkovskiy gets into character alongside partner Ginger Zee during part one of the Dancing With the Stars finale on Monday night (May 23) in Hollywood.

The pair performed a Contemporary dance to “Adventure of a Lifetime” by Coldplay, which earned them 28 points from the judges.

Then they received a perfect 30 for their amazing Freestyle number set to Nat King Cole‘s “Orange Colored Sky.”

“a 1000 words. and then some. Thank you Ginger Zee,” Val later tweeted. “it’s been an absolute pleasure working beside you for the past 3months. exuding genuine gratitude in every fiber of your character it’s been, for the lack of a better word, THE f-cking BEST!!! Love you. g”

15+ pics inside of Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy dancing in the finals…