As if there was not enough stress in the Dancing With the Stars ballroom on a Tuesday night, it’s about to get taken up a notch for Witney Carson.

While speaking exclusively to Parade in between DWTS rehearsals amid the launch of her new dance coaching app, Finesse, the pro opened up about the feelings she’s having over dedicating a dance to partner Robert Irwin‘s late father, Steve Irwin.

“It’s a lot of pressure because I know a lot of eyes will be on us,” Carson, 31, says. “But honestly, a lot of eyes have been on us every single week because there’s always been pressure from the very beginning, so we’re kind of used to it at this point. We always just say [to] do the best that we possibly can, and we just go with our guts, so that’s what I’m doing when we’re picking music for this dedication night.”

The Crocodile Hunter star died in September 2006 when he was filming in Australia and a stingray pierced him in the chest, severing the wall of his heart. He was 44 years old.

 

“We’re both just [doing] what feels right,” the mom to sons Kevin, 4, and Jet, 2, adds. “We kind of go with it, and then the rest is out of our control.”

Carson is paired this season with Robert, 21, who was the first celebrity announced to join the cast in April. Robert’s sister, Bindi Irwin, 27, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy in 2015 during Season 21 with her partner, Derek Hough.

Carson admits she’s still in the early stages of planning that specific dance, but expects there to not be many dry eyes in the house when the dedication night comes around.

 

“We’re still thinking about it,” Carson explains. “He’s got an idea in his head, and I think that he’s got a certain way of how to portray it. I’m going to let him take the lead on that, and then I will choreograph the best way that I possibly can to portray his story and to portray his feelings. We’re definitely thinking about that now, but it’s going to be a very special, special moment, especially because I’m a mom now. That’s gonna be a very emotional week for both of us.”

Despite Carson’s busy schedule choreographing and parenting her two children, she’s found a bit of room for her new business endeavor.

“I create my own chaos, unfortunately,” the Season 19 champion says jokingly. “It’s great because we’ve been working on this app for a really long time, and so finally getting to share it has been really, really fun. The response has been amazing. So we’re very grateful for that.

“It’s been a way for me to give back to a dance community that’s helped me so much and shaped who I have become,” Carson says, adding that past contestants like Danny Amendola and Joey Graziadei make appearances on the Finesse app, too. “And I love the fact that you can work on this app and train on this app in the comfort of your home because a lot of people don’t feel really comfortable dancing in a class, or they can’t afford it, or they can’t afford to go to conventions, or they don’t have access to really good training.”