Pia Toscano apparently downed her sorrow with “Dancing with the Stars” pro Mark Ballas, the two were spotted in Los Angeles on what was reported as a first date on Friday. Sources spotted the couple leaving Gulfstream restaurant in Century City.

TMZ reports that both stars were rehearsing and shooting their shows next to each other on the CBS Television City lot in Los Angeles before Toscano was eliminated.

Toscano will be busy in the next few weeks. According to US Magazine, the 22-year-old New Yorker scored a record deal with Interscope Records, which is chaired by “Idol” mentor Jimmy Lovine.