Down Your Face

Peta Murgatroyd chatted with PEOPLE about her new Dancing with the Stars partner, James Maslow. The announcement was made earlier this month on Good Morning America.

In the interview, Peta talks their first dance in the competition, the Foxtrot, on working with James, and so much more. Highlights can be found below.

On James: It’s super fun being paired with James. He’s a great-looking guy, and I think he’s really going to show America that he can dance. He’s not going to rest on the fact that he’s a cute guy. But I do think it helps a little bit that he’s very charming and he hasn’t got an arrogant bone in his body.

On the Foxtrot: James is 6’2″ and that will be really nice for the fox-trot. We’ve been working really hard on his frame and where his head is positioned. The first week, his head had a kink in it, but we rectified that now. I think everyone’s going to really love our dance. Also, he has such a passion for the music industry that when the song comes on, he really gets into it. He’s not afraid to show emotion, which I love.

The season premiere of DWTS will air tonight, March 17, on ABC! I can’t wait!