Sasha Farber is passing the baton.

Though the Dancing With the Stars pro was not cast on season 35—which he said was not by choice—he proved there are no hard feelings by praising another dancer that made it onto the roster instead. 

“The Dancing With the Stars cast announcement was so bloody good,” he shared in a Sept. 4 TikTok video. “I mean, the celebs are gonna be phenomenal, and it literally ticks every box of genre and style.”

Farber—who last competed on season 33 with Bachelorette star Jenn Tran—made it clear he doesn’t hold his absence against the dancers, especially newcomer Hailey Bills, Jenna Johnson‘s niece who participated in the DWTS troupe last year.

In fact, he offered a special shoutout to the 20-year-old, who is paired with Love Thy Nader reality star Sarah Jane Nader this season for her first time competing as a pro.

“I’m also so excited for Hailey to be a pro,” he said. “I mean, she is phenomenal. I’m so ex cited to watch her shine. You watch, she’s going to kill it.”