Backstage at Dancing With the Stars: "It Changed My Life!"

How are the remaining couples handling the pressure of the looming semifinals?

We are one week closer to the Dancing With the Stars finale as we said goodbye to one more pair tonight. And the nerves are starting to show as the pressure continues to build. Just ask any of the remaining couples! (Oh, and we did).

Romeo and his partner Chelsie Hightower were unfortunately the ones sent home, but he tells us he's not letting a little elimination break his stride. Plus, Ralph Macchio fills us in on the status of his knee injury…

After coming so far on DWTS, Romeo has learned a few things. Mostly dance-related, but still…he's learned a lot. "It definitely changed my life. A lot of people don't know I was that kid who was afraid to dance. I didn't even dance at my own prom. I turned down a lot of movies because I didn't want to dance," he reveals to us. "And now I just think this has definitely made me not only a better person, but a better dancer. I've been preparing for my wedding day whenever that is."

And who will probably be at his wedding? Chelsie, of course. Those two were super sweet to each other while talking about their elimination. "Just to have a partner like Chelsie…I'm kind of sad that I let her down because I really want to win this for her," Romeo says. "But at the same time, I had the most fun ever last night."

"Don't worry about that at all, you did so good this season," Chelsie quickly insisted to him. "Huge improvement from the very beginning to the very end, so you should feel proud of yourself."

As for Ralph Macchio and his injury, he promises that he will be good to go for next week. "My knee is better today. My calf has some pain. I'm about 25 percent better than yesterday because I've kept it up and been icing it. I'm told it will heal and in the next few days I'll be back," he says.

Meanwhile, Chelsea Kane admitted to us that she is never sure that she'll return the following week, and tonight was no exception. "I was a nervous wreck. I'm always a nervous wreck on Tuesdays," she tells us. "I wish I had that gut feeling of, We're good, but I'm always like, It's us. It's us tonight. We're definitely going home."

Not.

Also happy to be headed to the semifinals is Hines Ward. "I'm super excited. I can't believe I'm still here at this point. Now, you're starting to see that light at the end of the tunnel, and I just want to grab it and not let her (partner Kym Johnson) down and dance my butt off."