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She further explained some of the emotions she had upon being granted citizenship.

\"Memories surfaced that I had forgotten about, wishes that I had made as a child in my backyard with a full moon and promises that I made to myself and my family,\" she wrote. \"Everything came full circle and here I was sitting in an auditorium with 1000 people, with my Ukrainian/American husband and my American son ... a girl from little Perth with a big dream of being 'someone.'\"

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Saw mommy get sworn in to officially become a US citizen. More about that later but for now here’s Shai and I during one of many trips we took to get more flags 🇺🇸 . Thank you everyone @uscis 🙏🏼

A post shared by @ maksimc on Oct 9, 2019 at 3:54pm PDT

She shared more of her wishes as a kid.

\"I dreamt of performing on the worlds biggest stage, I dreamt of people knowing my name, I dreamt of being the best at my craft, I dreamt of making a difference in the world and most of all I dreamt of making my family proud and proving that I could do it at the highest level,\" she wrote.

The dancer said accomplishing those dreams \"wouldn’t be possible without the United States giving me the chance to succeed and live in the best country in the world, where dreams really do come true.\"

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A post shared by Peta Murgatroyd (@petamurgatroyd) on Sep 26, 2019 at 11:55am PDT

\"This country gave me my career, it’s where I found the love of my life, and it’s where my first child was born,\" she added. \"This will always be home now.\"

Murgatroyd also noted how proud she is to be an immigrant in her post. \"I looked around at the auditorium full of immigrants ... their eyes were longingly filled with hope, faith and belief,\" she wrote. \"I am an immigrant too. I will always be one, and I’m proud of it.\"

\"Thank you USA for accepting me, I will continue to work and treat this country with the upmost respect,\" she added.

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