Dancing With The Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba says she’s ready to dance again following neck surgery Wednesday, reports E! News. Inaba underwent a procedure to treat her spinal stenosis, a condition that causes narrowing in the space around the spinal cord.

“My back and neck were locked up,” Inaba said. “I have arthritis. I wasn’t able to move pretty much the whole season. It’s nice to have my motion back.”

She said she’s excited to return to dancing. “I have class Monday, Wednesday and Friday. “I’m back to my normal schedule and I can’t wait!”

Inaba felt like she’d recovered enough from the surgery to make it out to a Dizzy Feet benefit Sunday night. “I have to be here. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Even if I was in a neck brace, I’d be here right now.”

Inaba, along with Nigel Lythgoe, Adam Shankman and Katie Holmes, began the foundation earlier this year to promote dance education for young people.

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Katie Holmes’ performance on So You Think You Can Dance has not received much praise, according to E! Online. The actress performed an homage to Judy Garland choreographed by Tyce Diorio Thursday night on the reality show.

“I am f***ing INSULTED, Katie Holmes how dare you!,” Shanna Moakler wrote on Twitter. “I didn’t just grow up on musicals, I lived and breathed them, Oklahoma, Easter Parade, Family Band, don’t touch my legends! You’re not worthy.”

So You Think You Can Dance judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is angry about the negative reactions. He took to his Twitter to retaliate: “Why hate on Katie? She’s had no dance training and did this for publicity for the charity. Everyone lip synchs when they’re dancing. I’m going to ban all the Katie haters. You make me sick. Your attitude stops ’stars’ doing charity work. Understand why she did it CHILDREN. I’m trying to figure out why Katie is being judged as a dancer. When a star throws out the opening pitch, no one says ‘Ooh, crap pitcher!’”

Holmes did the performance to show her support for the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a charity intended to support, improve and increase access to dance education in the United States. The charity was founded this year by Holmes, Lythgoe, director Adam Shankman and Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

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