Carrie Ann Inaba is officially back at the judges’ table on Dancing With the Stars after missing the season 34 premiere.

Inaba, 57, was welcomed back with a jive from Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy during the Tuesday, September 23, episode to kick off One-Hit Wonders Night. The pair ultimately earned 21 points for their dance to Lou Bega‘s “Mambo No. 5.”

“Thank you for making that my first dance, because that was incredible!” Inaba gushed on Tuesday. “You blew me away … You are such a great performer, you’re fun and there’s a freshness to you. And I can tell it’s all new, but it makes it so much fun.”

One week prior, Inaba announced just hours before the September 16 premiere that she would not be in the ballroom due to her health. “I wanted to share that I will not be at the show toni

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