DWTS Photo of the Palins, Mark Ballas, and Brandi Beagle Jones and Husband

Maria Menounos from Access Hollywood interviewed Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas after their outstanding performance on Week Two of Dancing With the Stars (h/tp Dance Bristol Dance).  During the interview,  which took place during Week 3 rehearsals, Bristol and Mark discussed what it was like having their mothers in the audience. 

It was mother mania at last week’s “Dancing with the Stars” for Bristol Palin and her professional partner, two-time mirror ball champ Mark Ballas.

During this week’s rehearsals, the charming couple opened up to Access Hollywood’s Maria Menounos about everything “Dancing” – including what it was like to have both of their moms on hand for their live performance.

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“I think [having my mom there] totally helped — like looking over and seeing her and my little sister was great,” Bristol told Maria at the couple’s rehearsal on Friday, of having her famous mom, Sarah Palin, in the audience. “I enjoyed having them there, and hopefully they’ll be able to come again.”

“Our moms were sitting together actually — front row,” Mark told Maria. “I got a quick look at them right before we started [our dance] and they were both like, all nervous. They looked happy and confused and scared at the same time… it was hilarious.”

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“[My mom] was super happy. She had such a good time on the show,” Bristol continued. “And [our moms] were both just so proud of us and stuff. But looking over and seeing them screaming was hilarious.”

Brandi Beagle Jones has a great group of DWTS photos on her Facebook page (h/tp Dance Bristol Dance), including this really cute one of Piper.

Remember to watch Dancing with the Stars, Week 3 tomorrow night on ABC at 8 PM EST and vote for Bristol and Mark!   You can vote by phone by calling 1-800-868-3407 or by texting 3407.  Voting online can be done at the Dancing With the Starts Voting Page. 

Voting by phone is open from the start of the show until 30 minutes after.  Online voting is open from 8 PM EST on Monday night until 11 AM EST Tuesday morning.   You can use your Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and personal e-mail accounts to vote.  There is more information about voting at VOTING — HOW IT WORKS. 

As you know, our votes are factored in with the judge’s scores.  We know Bristol and Mark’s performance will be stellar, so let’s do our part as well.  Let’s get out the vote for Bristol and Mark and help them win Round 3 of Dancing with the Stars!

UPDATE! 

Dance Bristol Dance has posted a link to the latest entry in Mark Ballas’ “DWTS journal” at USA TODAY.   There Mark gives us a hint of what we can expect on tomorrow night’s DWTS.

This week is the fastest Bristol’s ever picked up the choreography. She’s growing every week and really starting to move like a dancer, not someone just learning to dance. We rehearsed Wednesday for six hours. I was pleasantly surprised by how well she was doing by the end of the session. She was practically ready for Monday already!  

Fox Trot is similar to the Quick Step, but much slower and smoother. I’m sure she’ll once again nail it on Monday’s show like she has the previous two weeks. And if she keeps doing so well we won’t be under the radar for long!