Pittsburgh Steelers standout wide receiver and two-time Super Bowl champ Hines Ward danced the Samba of his life on Monday’s Dancing with the Stars.

Ward and his professional partner Kym Johnson danced the Samba to Earth Wind & Fire’s Fantasy. Hines chose that song to dance to because it was the song Hines’ mother always listened to. When Hines was a child, his mom worked three or four jobs just to support Hines after his parents divorced. The dance was meant to be a celebration and a thank you to his mom who was there in the audience to cheer him on.

And Hines more than accomplished his goal. His joyful and charming and yet sexy dance left his mom (and the rest of us) with a huge grin in the audience, waving the Steelers terrible towel. Here is what the judges had to say about Hines’s moves on the dance floor:

Carrie Ann Inaba (9): “Booya! Baby’s got bounce! Hines you danced the Samba like you’ve been dancing it your whole life. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good job!”
Len Goodman (8): “The story was upbeat. The dance was upbeat. It’s obvious Carrie Ann is proud of you. Your mother is proud of you. And I tell you what, I am proud of you!”
Bruno Tonioli (8): “This Samba was an uplifting expression of happiness. Bouncing butt. Shaking butt. Two for the price of one. Happy hour!”
Total score: 25
Watch the Hines Happy Hour Below: