Mark Ballas "so proud" of Bristol Palin

Published Nov 16 2010, 14:23 GMT | By Lara Martin

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Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas on Dancing With The Stars

Mark Ballas has praised his partner Bristol Palin's performance on this week's Dancing With The Stars.

The couple earned 27 out of a possible 30 points for their paso doble on Monday evening and a further 26 out of 30 points for their waltz.

"Was so pleased with bristols dances tonight. Nice to see her come out of her shell more and more :) you all mean the world to us :) (sic)" wrote Ballas on his Twitter account.

Palin told ABC 7 after the show that she felt "blessed" to have been given the opportunity to appear on the programme, adding: "This means so much to me and I think I've really grown as a person and become so much more confident through this experience."

She was also asked by co-host Brooke Burke on last night's episode whether she was ready for the final if she secured a place, replying: "Yes! Please keep us in!"

"I'm so proud of her," added Ballas. "I think out of all my seven seasons this is one of my proudest moments. Taking her from a real non-dancer to this far. I'm so proud."

Dancing With The Stars continues tonight on ABC.