Dancing With the Stars’ Derek Hough Praises Jan Ravnik After Maks Chmerkovskiy Criticism

Look what you made Derek Hough do.

Amid former Dancing With the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd’s pointed criticism of current pro Jan Ravnik, the Taylor Swift backup dancer earned special praise from Derek on the Oct. 28 Halloween episode.

Following Jan’s contemporary dance to “Look What You Made Me Do” with his dance partner Jen Affleck, the judge made sure to show his support. 

“Jan, first of all, I want to tell you, my man, that you are doing a fantastic first season,” Derek said. “Fantastic!”

He added that he did agree with fellow judge Carrie Ann Inaba‘s critique on stretching their feet and watching their limbs.

“Just be aware of your whole body,” Carrie Ann told Jen. “I’m not trying to be hard on you. Just know I say this with love, because I want you to improve because I see the potential in you.”