Alyson Hannigan.Photo:Andrew Eccles/ABC via GettyAlyson Hanniganhas never thought of herself as much of a dancer.But when the actress was offered a spot onDancing with the Starsforseason 32,she seized it — not because she thought she would sweep the competition, but to teach a valuable lesson to her daughters Satyana “Saty” Marie, 14, and Keeva Jane, 11.“You shouldn’t let the fear of, ‘What if I’m not good enough?’ hold you back," Hannigan, 49, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I’m doing something that terrifies me. It doesn’t come naturally, but I’m going to work hard to improve every week.”Alexis Denisof and Alyson Hannigan with their two daughters Saty Marie and Keeva Jane.Alyson Hannigan/InstagramHannigan — who is best known for her roles onBuffy the Vampire SlayerandHow I Met Your Mother—says her family has been there for her every step of the way.Alexis Denisof, her 57-year-old fellowBuffystar and husband of 20 years, has been “beyond supportive…. He wakes up early so we can talk and go over whatever’s in my head.”Hannigan’s daughters are also rooting for their mother and attended her first performance on the long-running show, which airs every Tuesday evening from Los Angeles.“Because of it being live on the East Coast, they had to miss their last class of school to get to the set on time, so it was just the first episode,” she explains. “Then my teenage daughter didn’t get all her homework done that night, so we had to make the better parent decision. … ‘How many times can you email a teacher that the kid didn’t do their homework because they were at aDancing with the Starstaping?’ Maybe once we could get away with it.“Alyson Hannigan with Sasha Farber performing the salsa during the season 32 premiere of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty ImagesTheAmerican Pieactress left some room for improvement following an enthusiastic salsa debut, thennailed her tango routinelast week with dance partnerSasha Farber, earning praise fromCarrie Ann Inaba. “Thatwas a woman empowered,” said the judge, 55, calling it a “great comeback from Alyson!” she said.Hannigan admits the last several weeks have been “tough.” With little dance experience save for one ballet lesson when she was age 3, the actress found her best path to learning new routines included watching dance videos, drawing maps of the stage, including where the stairs, judges and cameras were, as well as writing down everything — “every single step” — which then became a sort of “script” for her.“As much as I was working on counting during the tango the night of the show, my counting went out the window,” she says, referring to last week’s performance. “But it didn’t matter, because I knew it so well, because I had memorized my script.“Alyson Hannigan dances the tango with Sasha Farber on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.ABC/Christopher WillardWhile Hannigan is still in the early days of the season, she says the experience of performing on the show has been “freeing” and “liberating.““I can really understand why people at the end of the show say that it was ‘life-changing,'” she says. “I completely already relate. It’s just been such an incredible journey that I’m just enjoying every aspect of it.“For more on Alyson Hannigan, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.Dancing with the Starsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC and Disney+.
Alyson Hannigan.Photo:Andrew Eccles/ABC via Getty
Andrew Eccles/ABC via Getty
Alyson Hanniganhas never thought of herself as much of a dancer.But when the actress was offered a spot onDancing with the Starsforseason 32,she seized it — not because she thought she would sweep the competition, but to teach a valuable lesson to her daughters Satyana “Saty” Marie, 14, and Keeva Jane, 11.“You shouldn’t let the fear of, ‘What if I’m not good enough?’ hold you back,” Hannigan, 49, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I’m doing something that terrifies me. It doesn’t come naturally, but I’m going to work hard to improve every week.”Alexis Denisof and Alyson Hannigan with their two daughters Saty Marie and Keeva Jane.Alyson Hannigan/InstagramHannigan — who is best known for her roles onBuffy the Vampire SlayerandHow I Met Your Mother—says her family has been there for her every step of the way.Alexis Denisof, her 57-year-old fellowBuffystar and husband of 20 years, has been “beyond supportive…. He wakes up early so we can talk and go over whatever’s in my head.”Hannigan’s daughters are also rooting for their mother and attended her first performance on the long-running show, which airs every Tuesday evening from Los Angeles.“Because of it being live on the East Coast, they had to miss their last class of school to get to the set on time, so it was just the first episode,” she explains. “Then my teenage daughter didn’t get all her homework done that night, so we had to make the better parent decision. … ‘How many times can you email a teacher that the kid didn’t do their homework because they were at aDancing with the Starstaping?’ Maybe once we could get away with it.“Alyson Hannigan with Sasha Farber performing the salsa during the season 32 premiere of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty ImagesTheAmerican Pieactress left some room for improvement following an enthusiastic salsa debut, thennailed her tango routinelast week with dance partnerSasha Farber, earning praise fromCarrie Ann Inaba. “Thatwas a woman empowered,” said the judge, 55, calling it a “great comeback from Alyson!” she said.Hannigan admits the last several weeks have been “tough.” With little dance experience save for one ballet lesson when she was age 3, the actress found her best path to learning new routines included watching dance videos, drawing maps of the stage, including where the stairs, judges and cameras were, as well as writing down everything — “every single step” — which then became a sort of “script” for her.“As much as I was working on counting during the tango the night of the show, my counting went out the window,” she says, referring to last week’s performance. “But it didn’t matter, because I knew it so well, because I had memorized my script.“Alyson Hannigan dances the tango with Sasha Farber on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.ABC/Christopher WillardWhile Hannigan is still in the early days of the season, she says the experience of performing on the show has been “freeing” and “liberating.““I can really understand why people at the end of the show say that it was ‘life-changing,'” she says. “I completely already relate. It’s just been such an incredible journey that I’m just enjoying every aspect of it.“For more on Alyson Hannigan, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.Dancing with the Starsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC and Disney+.
Alyson Hanniganhas never thought of herself as much of a dancer.
But when the actress was offered a spot onDancing with the Starsforseason 32,she seized it — not because she thought she would sweep the competition, but to teach a valuable lesson to her daughters Satyana “Saty” Marie, 14, and Keeva Jane, 11.
“You shouldn’t let the fear of, ‘What if I’m not good enough?’ hold you back,” Hannigan, 49, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I’m doing something that terrifies me. It doesn’t come naturally, but I’m going to work hard to improve every week.”
Alexis Denisof and Alyson Hannigan with their two daughters Saty Marie and Keeva Jane.Alyson Hannigan/Instagram
Alyson Hannigan/Instagram
Hannigan — who is best known for her roles onBuffy the Vampire SlayerandHow I Met Your Mother—says her family has been there for her every step of the way.Alexis Denisof, her 57-year-old fellowBuffystar and husband of 20 years, has been “beyond supportive…. He wakes up early so we can talk and go over whatever’s in my head.”
Hannigan’s daughters are also rooting for their mother and attended her first performance on the long-running show, which airs every Tuesday evening from Los Angeles.
“Because of it being live on the East Coast, they had to miss their last class of school to get to the set on time, so it was just the first episode,” she explains. “Then my teenage daughter didn’t get all her homework done that night, so we had to make the better parent decision. … ‘How many times can you email a teacher that the kid didn’t do their homework because they were at aDancing with the Starstaping?’ Maybe once we could get away with it.”
Alyson Hannigan with Sasha Farber performing the salsa during the season 32 premiere of ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images
TheAmerican Pieactress left some room for improvement following an enthusiastic salsa debut, thennailed her tango routinelast week with dance partnerSasha Farber, earning praise fromCarrie Ann Inaba. “Thatwas a woman empowered,” said the judge, 55, calling it a “great comeback from Alyson!” she said.
Hannigan admits the last several weeks have been “tough.” With little dance experience save for one ballet lesson when she was age 3, the actress found her best path to learning new routines included watching dance videos, drawing maps of the stage, including where the stairs, judges and cameras were, as well as writing down everything — “every single step” — which then became a sort of “script” for her.
“As much as I was working on counting during the tango the night of the show, my counting went out the window,” she says, referring to last week’s performance. “But it didn’t matter, because I knew it so well, because I had memorized my script.”
Alyson Hannigan dances the tango with Sasha Farber on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.ABC/Christopher Willard
ABC/Christopher Willard
While Hannigan is still in the early days of the season, she says the experience of performing on the show has been “freeing” and “liberating.”
“I can really understand why people at the end of the show say that it was ‘life-changing,'” she says. “I completely already relate. It’s just been such an incredible journey that I’m just enjoying every aspect of it.”
For more on Alyson Hannigan, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere.
Dancing with the Starsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC and Disney+.
source: people.com
