Jason Mraz Reflects on Coming in No. 2 on 'Dancing With the Stars'

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00:00 I'm sorry that you didn't win. I was rooting for you.

00:04 We did win. Did you see us out there?

00:06 Yeah, you're incredible.

00:07 First runners up. We were in the showdown to the buzzer.

00:10 You sure?

00:11 That is a win.

00:12 And honestly, just watching you this whole season has been a win for the audience.

00:16 I really mean that.

00:17 So much joy and energy and passion.

00:20 And watching your evolution, I mean you got emotional tonight.

00:23 So tell me about what this experience has meant for you.

00:26 It's been amazing. I mean dancing just rattles your bones, your muscles, your fascia.

00:30 And it all comes pouring out. Everything you've been storing and hiding in there.

00:33 Dancing is a great medium, not just for self-expression, but for evolution.

00:39 And this challenge of dancing every week is physical, it's mental, it's emotional.

00:45 It really gets you.

00:47 And also being paired with this pro here who taught me everything I know.

00:52 I couldn't be more grateful for this experience.

00:55 What about you, Daniela? What has it meant working with this guy right here?

00:59 Well, I sound like a broken record, but I've been such a fan of his music.

01:03 And I just feel like getting to know him, I'm an even bigger fan.

01:08 Because he's just an amazing person inside out.

01:10 Well, I loved watching you perform tonight.

01:13 Bruno said that your freestyle was out of this world.

01:16 And Derek gave you an 11, jokingly, but I counted.

01:20 I love it.

01:21 So how did it feel to hear the judges' feedback tonight?

01:23 Amazing, amazing.

01:25 Especially, we did a finale number that wasn't ballroom or Latin,

01:30 which is where Dani comes from.

01:32 She jumped into an out-of-body, out-of-this-world experience with me,

01:37 doing the Chicago footwork, Lindy Hop.

01:39 So...

01:41 We were both newbies at it.

01:42 We were both newbies at it.

01:43 And that felt so special to go into that challenge together.

01:47 And the way I also see it is anybody who got to dance in the finale tonight is the winner.

01:52 Because we can't go any further.

01:54 We're all going home tonight.

01:55 So proud of everyone, and I love the family that we made here.

01:59 In fact, I was joking with some of the other celebs.

02:02 I feel like we kind of ruined the show because none of us were that competitive.

02:05 We were always cheering each other on.

02:07 A family, it seems like.

02:08 We were always cheering each other on.

02:10 Go out there and get it.

02:11 Get those 10s.

02:12 Well, you would never know that you were newbies tonight.

02:14 You guys got the moves.

02:16 And I got to say, Jason, you said that you're no longer the kid that gives up on himself.

02:21 Kind of reminds me of a song.

02:23 Do you know what song I'm thinking about?

02:25 Hmm, I think I know what you might be talking about.

02:29 I won't give up on us.

02:34 I'm melting.

02:35 Wow.

02:36 This was a dream I didn't even know until this moment.

02:39 Because I'm a huge fan of yours.

02:40 Thanks.

02:41 You know, that song came in clutch at the perfect time.

02:43 Because I was exhausted.

02:45 I had gotten sick.

02:46 I was forgetting choreography.

02:48 And then Daniela's like, you know what we're going to do?

02:50 We're going to dance to your song.

02:51 And you're going to drink your own medicine.

02:53 And we're going to waltz to "I Won't Give Up."

02:55 And it was really what I needed, that reminder that, you know,

03:00 it takes a little extra something for us to overcome our fears

03:03 and continue to step outside of our comfort zone.

03:06 Just give it a try.

03:09 Because you never know where it will take you.

03:10 It might take you all the way to the buzzer on "Dancing with the Stars."

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