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"Kirstie Alley has described the first performance night of Dancing with the Stars as &amp;quot;exhilarating&amp;quot;.  The actress, who is paired with dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, was one of the 11 celebrities who took to the dancefloor for the 12th season premiere of the ABC competition on Monday.  &amp;quot;WOO HOO!!! How fun was that?!??!! Exhilarated !!! (sic)&amp;quot; she wrote on her official Twitter account after the show, adding that she &amp;quot;felt like Cinderella&amp;quot; on the night. In a separate message to Chmerkovskiy, she joked: &amp;quot;Boo ... U are the best in so many ways..... I follow your lead....... First time I ever followed a mans lead in my life ...hehe...&amp;quot; Chmerkovskiy, who previously admitted to being impressed with his partner&amp;#039;s dancing skills, took to his own Twitter feed to tell her: &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ve made me extremely proud tonight! Thank you for your trust and I promise I won&amp;#039;t let you down!!! Great job.&amp;quot; Alley also received support from actress Kelly Preston, who briefly took over her Twitter account to encourage followers to vote for the star. Dancing with the Stars airs next Monday at 8/7 on ABC. &amp;gt; Click here to find out what Kirstie and the other stars scored on the dancefloor  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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