>> Alfonso: WELCOME TO "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
I'M ALFONSO RIBEIRO.
>> Julianne: AND I'M JULIANNE HOUGH.
WE'RE IN THE BALLROOM PREPARING FOR WHAT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE
MOST SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALES EVER.
>> Alfonso: WE'VE TAKEN OVER ALL OF ABC'S PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
TONIGHT, AS OUR FIVE FINALISTS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR THE
LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY. THE COMPETITION IS MOMENTS AWAY,
BUT YOU CAN START VOTING RIGHT NOW.
>> Julianne: VOTING IS AVAILABLE TO THE U.S., ITS TERRITORIES,
AND CANADA AT ABC.COM. PLUS, SUBSCRIBERS ON
PARTICIPATING U.S. WIRELESS PHONE CARRIERS CAN TEXT THE
FIRST NAME OF THEIR FAVORITE STAR TO THE NUMBER 2-1-5-2-3.
MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY APPLY.
>> Alfonso: AS YOU CAN SEE, DANNY AND WITNEY ARE HEADING TO
THE STAGE. ILONA AND ALAN, SHARING A PEP
TALK. JOEY JUST GOT A QUICK TRIM, AS JENNA LOOKS ON.
STEPHEN AND RYLEE, USING EVERY LAST SECOND TO REHEARSE.
AND CHANDLER AND BRANDON, MAKING THEIR WAY BACKSTAGE.
THAT'S WHERE WE'LL BE TAKING YOU NEXT.
>> Julianne: WE'LL CHECK IN WITH EACH OF OUR FINALISTS BEFORE
THEY PERFORM THE MOST IMPORTANT DANCES OF THEIR LIVES.
BUT FIRST, WE ASKED OUR JUDGES TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE
UNIQUE SKILLS OUR FINALISTS AND WHAT THEY BRING TO THE
FINALE, BY ANALYZING PERFORMANCES FROM EARLIER IN THE
SEASON. UP FIRST, CARRIE ANN GIVES HER
THOUGHTS ON WHAT MAKES DISNEY STAR CHANDLER KINNEY SUCH AN
OUTSTANDING COMPETITOR.
>> CHANDLER KINNEY, THE ARTIST. SHE MAY BE OUR YOUNGEST FINALIST.
BUT CHANDLER HAS THE MATURITY AND GRACE WELL BEYOND HER YEARS.
HER FLUIDITY AND HER CONFIDENCE MAKE HER PERFORMANCES LOOK
ALMOST EFFORTLESS. CHANDLER'S CHA-CHA ON SOUL TRAIN
NIGHT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HER ABILITY TO TACKLE COMPLEX
CHOREOGRAPHY WITH THE COMPOSURE OF A SEASONED PRO.
♪♪
>> SHE'S SO CONFIDENT WHEN SHE DANCES.
THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HER.
♪ IT'S TRICKY ♪
>> IT'S PERFECTLY TIMED. AGGRESSION AND ATTACK, HITTING
EVERY BEAT WITH PRECISION.
♪♪
♪ IN NEW YORK PEOPLE TALKING
TRYING TO MAKE US RHYME ♪
>> SHE'S SO STRONG RIGHT HERE. LOOK AT THAT FAST FOOTWORK.
AND LOOK AT THESE LINES. IT'S GORGEOUS. IT'S STUNNING.
AND SHE'S GOT SO MUCH FLAIR, SO MUCH STYLE.
♪♪
♪ IT'S TRICK TO ROCK AROUND IT'S
RIGHT ON TIME ♪
♪ IT'S TRICKY ♪
>> SHE READS THE STYLE OF DANCE PERFECTLY.
AND IS EFFORTLESSLY IN SYNC WITH THE MUSIC.
♪ IT'S TRICKY, TRICKY, TRICKY ♪
>> SHE HAS A STAR QUALITY TO HER AND IT'S CRAZY THAT THIS IS JUST
HER THIRD DANCE.
♪♪
>> NOT ONLY CAN CHANDLER ATTACK IN A HIGH-OCTANE PERFORMANCE,
SHE CAN DANCE IN REFINEMENT REQUIRED IN A BALLROOM DANCE,
LIKE HER V WALTZ FROM "SECRET
NIGHTMARES."
♪ BETTER LOCK IT IN YOUR
POCKET ♪
>> HER MOVEMENTS ARE CLEARLY DEFINED RIGHT HERE.
NOTICE THESE SPINS. SUCH CONTROL AND BALANCE, WITH
AN EXPRESSIVE EXTENSION ON THE
LEG, EXCELLENT TECHNIQUE.
♪ LOOK INTO MY EYES
NOW YOU'RE GETTING SLEEPY ♪
♪ YOU'LL BE HYPNOTIZED
YOUR SECRET THAT YOU'RE KEEPING ♪
>> FROM ONE MOVE TO THE NEXT, SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS.
IT'S A BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE. SHE'S DANCING, AN ACTRESS, SHE'S
SELLING IT, SHE'S IN CONTROL, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE IS DOING.
♪♪
>> CHANDLER IS AT THE TOP OF THE PACK WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNIQUE.
IF SHE ATTACKS THE PERFORMANCE TONIGHT WITH CONFIDENCE AND LETS
HER PERSONALITY SHINE THROUGH, THEN SHE HAS GOT A GREAT SHOT OF
BEING OUR SEASON 33 CHAMPION.
>> Alfonso: THAT'S WHAT MAKES
CHANDLER A CONTENDER.
HERE SHE AND BRANDON ARE, GETTING SOME FINAL TOUCH-UPS
BEFORE THEY PERFORM THE FIRST OF THEIR TWO DANCES TONIGHT.
CHANDLER, LAST WEEK YOU WERE ONE POINT SHY OF TWO PERFECT SCORES.
WITH THE COMPETITION SO CLOSE, DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE
MOMENTUM TO WIN IT ALL?
>> I LIKE WHAT WE CREATED. EVERYBODY HERE IS A STUD.
I HAVE TO STEP UP AND GET ON EVERYBODY'S LEVEL. I'M EXCITED.
>> Alfonso: IT'S A COMPETITION, NOT A PREDICTION.
>> Julianne: CHANDLER TIED AT
THE TOP WITH "BACHELOR STAR" JOEY.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO MY BEST OUT THERE TONIGHT.
>> Julianne: THAT'S A GOOD THING TO FOCUS ON.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH COUPLES. WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE FLOOR
SHORTLY. WE ASKED DEREK FOR HIS THOUGHTS
ON THE UNIQUE SKILLS THAT JOEY
BRINGS TO THE COMPETITION.GRAZI.
HE THE VERSATILE AND UNMATCHED IN PHYSICALITY.
HE IS SHOWCASING IMPRESSIVE RANGE.
ON HAIR METAL NIGHT, HE HAD KILL AND STRONG COMMITMENT TO
CHARACTER.
♪♪
OKAY. STARTING OUT ON THE DRUMS, HIS
SHOWMANSHIP IS TOP-NOTCH.
♪♪
♪ IT'S EARLY MORNING
THE SUN COMES OUT ♪
>> THE FACT THAT HE IS HITTING EVERY BEAT IN TIME IS
IMPRESSIVE.
♪♪
>> NOW, WITH FOOTWORK. HE IS EXECUTING EVERY MOVEMENT
WITH FOCUS AND INTENTION. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE'S DOING
IT ON BEAT. HE'S ABSOLUTELY KILLING IT OUT
THERE.
♪ HERE I AM
♪
>> PAY ATTENTION HERE. CHECK OUT JOEY'S FRAME.
IT'S STRONG, FIRM AND SO POLISHED.
THERE'S PRECISION AND POISE WITH HIS PERFORMANCE HERE THAT'S SO
HARD TO DO IF YOU'RE NOT TOTALLY CONFIDENT IN YOUR PERFORMANCE.
♪♪
♪ HERE I AM
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE ♪
♪ COME ON, COME ON, COME ON
HERE I AM ♪
>> HIS SKILL LEVEL IS DEFINITELY THERE.
LOOK AT HIS CONFIDENCE JUST SHINING THROUGH ON THAT DANCE.
♪ HERE I AM ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY. NOW, LET'S EXAMINE HIS WEEK SIX
PERFORMANCE TO SEE HOW HE TACKLES ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
STYLES FOR A NOVICE, THE SAMBA.
♪♪
>> THE MOVES ARE LOOKING REALLY GREAT HERE.
YOU ALMOST GET LOST IN JOEY'S HUGE SMILE.
HE'S SO COMMITTED TO THE FUN OF THIS DANCE.
♪♪
>> TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROMENADE RUNS.
IT'S A RECOGNIZABLE SAMBA STEPS. BUT HE'S MAKING THEM LOOK
EFFORTLESS.
♪♪
♪ WOO ♪
>> PLAYING THE DRUMS ARE JENNA'S BACKSIDE BECAME A HUGE VIRAL
HIT. HE CREATED A MOMENT THAT RESONATED WITH AUDIENCES.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT DANCE IS ALL ABOUT.
♪♪
>> YOU COULD REALLY TELL HERE THAT JENNA HAS BEEN PUSHING JOEY
WITH DIFFICULT CHOREOGRAPHY AND JOEY RESPONDED WELL.
♪♪
>> LOOK AT HIM GO. JOEY BELONGS ON THAT DANCE
FLOOR.
♪♪
>> JOEY MIGHT BE THE MOST VERSATILE PERFORMER IN THIS
COMPETITION. DESPITE HAVING NO FORMAL DANCE
TRAINING, HE HAS A TALENT FOR CHOREOGRAPHY.
IF HE BLENDS THE TECHNIQUE WITH THE PERSONALITY OF THE SAMBA, HE
WILL BE TOUGH TO BEAT.
>> Alfonso: JOEY IS A STRONG COMPETITOR.
BUT NO ONE IS STRONGER THAN ILONA MAHAR.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME?
>> I THINK SO. I WANTED TO PUT ON A GOOD
PERFORMANCE TO SHOW EVERYBODY I BELONG TO BE HERE AND I'M PROUD
OF MYSELF.
>> Alfonso: I KNOW YOU HAVE AN ELABORATE FREESTYLE PLANNED WITH
SURPRISES LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
TELL US, WHAT ARE WE IN FOR?
>> OKAY.
[ HAIR DRIER ]
>> Alfonso: WAIT. I DIDN'T GET ANY OF THAT. OKAY.
WOW. OKAY. I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND
SEE. NOW, HERE'S BRUNO'S TAKE ON WHAT
ILONA NEEDS -- WHY SHE IS A UNIQUE CONTENDER FOR THE TROPHY.
GOT ME ALL DISCOMBOBULATED.
>> ILONA MAHER IS A POWERHOUSE.
HER COMPLEXITY SHINES IN HER PERFORMANCES.
AND IT INDEARS HER TO THE AUDIENCE.
SHE MAY BE THE MOST POWERFUL FEMALE STAR WE'VE HAD.
YET, SHE ALSO BRINGS A LIGHTNESS, A SUBTLETY TO HER
MOVEMENTS. HER DEDICATION NIGHT RUMBA IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HER VERSATILITY.
♪♪
♪ AND NOW, THE END IS NEAR ♪
>> LOOK AT THIS LINE. BEAUTIFUL.
A NICE SENSE OF ROMANCE TO IT.
♪♪
>> ILONA DISPLAYS SUCH BEAUTY
AND BRINGS THE STORY TO LIFE WITH ELEGANCE.
♪♪
♪ I'VE LIVED A LIFE THAT'S
FULL ♪
♪ I'VE TRAVELED EACH AND EVERY
HIGHWAY ♪
♪ AND MUCH MORE THAN THIS
I DID IT MY WAY ♪
>> IT'S EMOTIONAL. IT'S HEARTFELT. INTENSE.
AND HERE'S THE BIG FINISH.
♪ MY WAY ♪
>> EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE.
WE SEE HER TACKLE SLOW AND SENSUAL.
NOW, WITNESS HER RANGE IN THE DISNEY NIGHT JAZZ.
WHERE HER PERSONALITY, HER SENSE OF FUN AND HER STRENGTH TRULY
SHINE.
♪♪
♪ I'M A STRONG ONE
I'M NOT NERVOUS ♪
>> ILONA IN THIS PERFORMANCE EMBRACES THE CHARACTER.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONTRAST FROM THE RUMBA, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
♪♪
OH, LOOK AT THAT. SHE NEEDS A LOT OF STRENGTH TO
PULL THAT OFF. NOT ALL THE FEMALE CELEBRES ON
THE SHOW HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.
♪♪
♪ I'M PRETTY SURE I AM WORTH
IT ♪
♪ WHAT BRINGS IT BACK
THERE'S A DRIP, DRIP, DRIP THAT WILL NEVER STOP ♪
>> I'M TELLING YOU, THE COMMITMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE IS
WRITTEN ALL OVER HER FACE.
♪ WATCH WHAT BENDS BUT NEVER
BREAKS ♪
♪ LIKE THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP
AND WON'T LET GO ♪
♪ NEVER WANT TO AND MAKE YOU
WONDER ♪
♪ WHO AM I
I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE NO ♪
>> WOW. WHAT A POWERFUL WAY TO END THIS
PERFORMANCE. ILONA'S JOURNEY THIS SEASON
EMBODIES WHAT "DANCING WITH THE STARS" IS ALL ABOUT.
IF SHE COMBINES FLOWLESS CHOREOGRAPHY WITH HER VIBRANT
PERSONALITY, THIS OLYMPIAN HAS A STRONG CHANCE OF TAKING HOME THE
TROPHY.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
THE LIVE COMPETITION KICKS OFF IN JUST MINUTES WITH A
SPECTACULAR OPENING NUMBER.
>> Julianne: AS THE ANTICIPATION BUILDS, BRUNO HAS SOME INSIGHTS
ON WHAT PROPELLED SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DANNY AMENDOLA INTO THE
FINALE.
>> DANNY AMENDOLA, THE FIGHTER. DANNY BRINGS SUCH UNDENIABLE
STRENGTH TO EACH PERFORMANCE. HIS PHYSICALITY AND INTENSITY
CREATES SUCH MEMORABLE ROUTINES. DANNY'S CONTEMPORARY FROM
DEDICATION NIGHT SHOWCASES HOW UNSTOPPABLE HE CAN BE WHEN HIS
PHYSICAL STRENGTH IS CHANNELED
INTO AN EMOTIONAL MESSAGE.
♪♪
♪ HOLD ON
HOLD ON TO ME ♪
♪ BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE UNSTEADY
LITTLE UNSTEADY ♪
>> WATCH THIS LIFT HERE. IT'S SO EFFORTLESS.
POWERFUL, YET GRACEFUL.
♪♪
>> HE STARTED AT THIS TIME TO REALLY CONNECT EMOTIONALLY,
GETTING INTO THE STORY.
♪♪
>> OH, LOOK AT THIS LEG PULL. IT WAS SO EXECUTED.
CONTROL IN ARTISTRY.
♪♪
♪ HOLD ON TO ME
BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE UNSTEADY ♪
>> AMAZING SHOW OF STRENGTH IN HIS OVERHEAD LIFT. LOOK AT THAT.
WHITNEY IS SO SMART TO LEAN INTO DANNY'S UNIQUE ABILITIES.
♪ HOLD ON TO ME
BECAUSE I'M ♪
>> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. WELL DONE, DANNY.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE VERY NEXT WEEK, HE COMPLETELY SWITCHED GEARS AND
DELIVERED AN ACTION-PACKED JAZZ THAT WAS FILLED WITH ENERGY AND
CHARISMA.
♪♪
♪ BYE-BYE BYE ♪
>> YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH HE CARES.
♪♪
♪ I'M DOING THIS TONIGHT
PROBABLY GOING TO START A FIGHT ♪
>> SO MUCH CAUGHT IN THE CHOREOGRAPHY.
PRACTICALLY A HOLLYWOOD FIGHT SCENE IN A JAZZ ROUTINE.
♪ YOU WERE THERE FOR ME
NOW IT'S TIME TO LEAVE ♪
>> OH, SMILING FOR THE CAMERA. HE'S HAVING FUN AND SHOWING US
HIS RANGE. I SEE YOU, DANNY.
♪ I WANT TO SEE YOU OUT THAT
DOOR ♪
♪ BABY, BYE BYE BYE ♪
>> EACH WEEK, HE IS PUSHING HIMSELF.
YOU CAN TELL, HE IS DEDICATED TO TRAINING.
♪♪
>> OH, ANOTHER INCREDIBLE LIFT. HIS PHYSICALITY AND PERSONALITY
COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A TRULY REMARKABLE ROUTINE.
♪♪
♪ AIN'T NO LIE
BYE BYE BYE ♪
>> DANNY HAS BEEN AN UNDERDOG HIS WHOLE CAREER.
AND HIS FIGHTING SPIRIT MAKES HIM A TRUE CONTENDER.
HE KNOWS HOW TO WIN. AND IF HE NAILS THE TECHNIQUE
AND TAPS INTO HIS EMOTION, HE HAS A STRONG CHANCE IN THE
FINALE.
>> Julianne: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE BACK IN THE COSTUMES AREA
WITH OUR SUPER BOWL CHAMPION AND
OLYMPIAN, STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I'M JUICED. EXCITED. LET'S GET THIS.
>> Julianne: MY NICKNAME IS JUICY ANNE.
YOUR PARTNERS ARE HERE. THEY'RE READY TO TAKE THE STAGE
FOR THE OPENING NUMBER.
LET'S HEAR CARRIE'S THOUGHTS ON STEPHEN'S UNIQUE SKILLS.
>> PAIRED WITH HIS UPBEAT PERSONALITY, HE IS EASILY ONE OF
THE MOST ENJOYABLE STARS TO WATCH.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HIS ENERGY AND CHARISMA IS HIS CHARLESTON
FROM DISNEY NIGHT.
♪♪
>> STEPHEN IS ALWAYS SO CHEERFUL AND JOY US.
LOOK AT THAT SMILE AND THAT CONFIDENCE.
HE IMMEDIATELY WINS OVER TO
AUDIENCE.
♪♪
>> THIS IS CLASSIC CHOREOGRAPHY HERE.
AND STEPHEN IS TACKING IT HEAD-ON.
♪♪
I LOVE TO SEE HIS TRICKS. PULLING THAT OFF REQUIRED INSANE
FLEXIBILITY.
♪♪
>> THE CHARLESTON IS FAST. BUT STEPHEN IS MAKING THIS LOOK
EASY.
♪♪
>> WE LOVE A BIG FINISH. ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE AND
CROWD-PLEASING PERFORMANCE.
♪♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WINNING THIS COMPETITION REQUIRES RANGE.
AND STEPHEN'S CONTEMPORARY FROM HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES GAVE US
EXACTLY THAT. HIS DARK, POWERFUL CHARACTER
SHOWED US SOMETHING COMPLETELY
NEW AND UNFORGETTABLE.
♪ I RAN
I RAN SO FAR AWAY ♪
>> LOVE THESE HANDSTAND WALKS. SO UNIQUE.
CHECK OUT THE CREEPY BODY MOVEMENT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SEEING A DIFFERENT SIDE OF HIM WITH THIS
CHARACTER.
♪♪
♪ YOU DISAPPEARING FROM MY VIEW
FROM MY VIEW ♪
>> HERE, I LOVE THIS FLOORWORK. THAT TAKES INCREDIBLE INNER
THIGH STRENGTH. AND THEY WERE PERFECTLY IN SYNC.
♪♪
♪ RAN SO FAR AWAY ♪
>> RIGHT HERE, THIS SIDE-BY-SIDE CHOREOGRAPHY, STEPHEN IS NAILING
IT.
♪♪
>> HE HAS GROWN SO MUCH. AND IN THESE TWO DANCES, YOU CAN
SEE HOW FAR HE'S COME THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.
♪♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> STEPHEN HAS THIS WOW FACTOR. AND HE HAS THIS INCREDIBLE POWER
AND FLEXIBILITY. AND IF HE COMBINES THAT WITH
PRECISE TIMING AND MUSICALITY, HE HAS A SHOT AT BECOMING THE
CHAMPION.
>> Alfonso: WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE JUDGES. NOW, YOU'LL GET TO SEE THE
DANCES THAT WILL DETERMINE OUR NEW CHAMPIONS.
>> Julianne: THE COMPETITION, WITH A SPECTACULAR OPENING
NUMBER, FEATUING ALL OF THE STARS OF THE SEASON, KICKS OFF
RIGHT AFTER THIS, LIVE.
♪♪
>>> WINNING "DANCING WITH THE STARS" WOULD MEAN I'M A CHAMPION.
AND I HAVEN'T FELT THAT A LOT IN MY LIFE.
♪ HOLIDAY ♪
>> THIS PROCESS HAS PUSHED ME WAY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE FOR NOTHING.
I'M COMING FOR THAT MIRROR BALL.
>> I STARTED THIS JOURNEY TO PROVE SOMETHING TO MYSELF.
AND SO, TO WIN "DANCING WITH THE STARS" WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
♪ HOLIDAY ♪
>> I'M SO PROUD OF HOW FAR I'VE COME.
TONIGHT, I THINK WE CAN WIN THIS THING.
♪♪
>> I DON'T DO ANYTHING HALFWAY. IT'S THE FINALE.
YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO BRING IT. SO, LET'S GO.
♪♪
♪ CELEBRATE ♪
>> THIS IS IT.
>> LET'S DANCE.
♪♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪ IF WE TOOK A HOLIDAY
TOOK SOME TIME TO CELEBRATE ♪
♪ JUST ONE DAY OUT OF LIFE
IT WOULD BE ♪
♪ IT WOULD BE SO NICE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY CELEBRATE ♪
♪ LET'S CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY CELEBRATE ♪
♪ LET'S CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY CELEBRATE ♪
♪ LET'S CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
CELEBRATE ♪
♪ IT'S TIME FOR
THE GOOD TIMES ♪
♪ FORGET ABOUT
THE BAD TIMES ♪
♪ ONE DAY TO COME TOGETHER
TO RELEASE THE PRESSURE ♪
♪ WE NEED A HOLIDAY ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY CELEBRATE ♪
♪ LET'S CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY ♪
♪ CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY ♪
♪ CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY
HOLIDAY ♪
♪ CELEBRATE
LET'S CELEBRATE LET'S CELEBRATE ♪
♪ HOLIDAY ♪
♪♪
>> Announcer: LIVE, FROM HOLLYWOOD, IT'S THE FINALE ON
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WHAT A WAY TO START OUR CELEBRATION, WITH ALL OF THE
STARS OF THIS SEASON, CHOREOGRAPHED BY RAY LEEPER.
>> Julianne: AND THERE THEY ARE,
READY TO BATTLE IT OUT FOR THIS LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL
TROPHY, OUR FIVE FINALISTS. THE JUDGES' SCORES AND YOUR
VOTES FROM LAST WEEK WILL CARRY OVER AND WILL BE ADDED TO SCORES
AND VOTES TONIGHT.
>> Alfonso: LET'S CHECK OUT THE LEADERBOARD FROM THE SEMIFINALS.
TIED AT THE TOP ARE CHANDLER AND BRANDON AND JOEY AND JENNA WITH
58.
AND CURRENTLY AT THE BOTTOM,
ARE STEPHEN AND RYLEE WITH 53.
>> Julianne: AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ONE OF OUR CLOSEST FINALES
EVER. OUR FINALISTS WILL NEED EVERY
JUDGES' POINT THEY CAN SCORE, AND EVERY VOTE FROM YOU, TO WIN
THE LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY.
>> Alfonso: WE'RE GOING TO START THESE FINAL TWO ROUNDS OF
COMPETITION WITH A REDEMPTION DANCE.
EACH COUPLE HAS BEEN CHALLENGED TO PERFORM A NEW ROUTINE IN A
STYLE THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED, BUT THE JUDGES FELT
HAD SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
>> Julianne: FIRST UP, IT'S OUR OLYMPIC GYMNAST.
BRUNO ISSUED HIS CHALLENGE TO
STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK AND RYLEE
ARNOLD.
>> GETTING RYLEE TO HER FIRST FINALE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
GETTING TO THIS POINT FEELS AMAZING.
LOOKING BACK, I DIDN'T DANCE AT ALL. WEEK ONE WAS SO MEMORABLE.
>> WE HAD A JIVE. WE ENDED UP THIRD ON THE
LEADERBOARD. THAT'S AWESOME.
>> I LEARNED BEING POWERFUL IS REALLY GOOD IN GYMNASTICS AND
REALLY BAD FOR DANCE.
>> YEAH. WE HAD A QUICKSTEP, WHEN WE
STARTED TO GET THAT MUSICALITY COMMENT.
>> YOU ALWAYS RACE. YOU HAVE TO WORK ON YOUR
MUSICALITY.
>> YES, SIR.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STUCK WITH US ALL SEASON.
>> BY THE 500th EPISODE, OUR VIENNESE WALTZ WAS OUR MOMENT.
>> YOU UNDERSTAND THE LYRICISM.
>> WE GOT THE LOWEST SCORES OF THE NIGHT.
BUT WE'RE HERE AT THE FINALE AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN THAT ALL
AROUND.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT THE DANCE IS.
>> STEPHEN AND RYLEE, YOU MADE IT TO THE FINALE.
YOUR REDEMPTION DANCE IS THE QUICKSTEP.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> YOUR MUSICALITY AND TIMING IS ALL OFF.
STEPHEN, SHOW THE JUDGES YOU DESERVE TO WIN THE TROPHY.
GOOD LUCK.
>> WE DESERVE THIS.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> THE CRITIQUE OF MUSICALITY HAS FOLLOWED ME AND STEPHEN THE
WHOLE COMPETITION. SLOW. IT'S NOT JUST A STEP.
>> THIS IS REALLY TESTING ME. I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
LEADERBOARD NOW. AND IF I WANT A SHOT AT THE
MIRROR BALL, I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO. PERFECT SCORES.
>> SLOW DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> I GOT IT. WHEN I WAS AT THE OLYMPICS, I
HAD A TON OF PRESSURE ON ME. I HANDLED IT PERFECTLY.
>> TWO, THREE. THAT WAS GOOD.
>> TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO HANDLE IT PERFECTLY AGAIN.
>> NICE, GOOD.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE QUICKSTEP, WITH HIS PARTNER
RYLEE ARNOLD, IT'S STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK.
♪ SO NO ONE TOLD YOU
LIFE WAS GONNA BE THIS WAY ♪
♪ YOUR JOB'S A JOKE
YOU'RE BROKE YOUR LOVE LIFE'S D.O.A. ♪
♪ IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ALWAYS
STUCK IN SECOND GEAR ♪
♪ WHEN IT HASN'T
BEEN YOUR DAY, YOUR WEEK ♪
♪ YOUR MONTH
OR EVEN YOUR YEAR BUT I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU ♪
♪ WHEN THE RAIN STARTS
TO POUR ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
LIKE I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
'CAUSE YOU'RE THERE FOR ME TOO ♪
♪ YOU'RE STILL IN BED
AT 10:00 AND WORK BEGAN AT 8:00 ♪
♪ YOU'VE BURNED
YOUR BREAKFAST ♪
♪ SO FAR
THINGS ARE GOING GREAT ♪
♪ YOUR MOTHER WARNED YOU
THERE'D BE DAYS LIKE THESE ♪
♪ BUT SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU
WHEN THE WORLD HAS BROUGHT YOU DOWN ♪
♪ TO YOUR KNEES THAT
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU ♪
♪ WHEN THE RAIN STARTS
TO POUR ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
LIKE I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
'CAUSE YOU'RE THERE FOR ME TOO ♪
♪ I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU ♪
♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE THERE
FOR ME TOO ♪
♪♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: STEPHEN AND RYLEE WITH A REDEMPTION QUICKSTEP.
THAT'S HOW YOU START THE COMPETITION. HERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW I GOT YOUR GLASSES, BABY. ALL RIGHT.
NOW, BRUNO, YOU CHOSE THE QUICKSTEP FOR STEPHEN.
WE'LL START WITH YOU.
>> THE FINAL SPRINT. AND, STEPHEN, LOOK AT ME.
>> YES, SIR.
>> YOU WERE RUNNING IN TOP GEAR. FAST, SMOOTH, CLEAR.
AND YOUR TIMING, YOU'RE TURNING INTO A ROLEX.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. CARRIE ANN.
>> ALL I COULD THINK WHEN I WAS WATCHING THAT DANCE, WAS THAT
LEN GOODMAN, WITH THE MIRROR BALL RIGHT HERE, WOULD HAVE BEEN
SMILING FROM EAR-TO-EAR WITH THAT DANCE.
BUT MY COMMENT TO YOU IS THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST I'VE
EVER SEEN YOU. YOU WERE RIGHT ON TIME.
EVERY MOVEMENT WAS PERFECT. BEAUTIFUL QUICKSTEP.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. DEREK?
>> YOU'RE LIKE A BURST OF SUNSHINE.
TWO LITTLE ANTIDEPRESSANTSS DANCING ACROSS THE FLOOR.
JUST RADIATING JOY WITH EVERY STEP OF DANCE OUT THERE.
FOR ME, THERE WAS A LITTLE MOMENT IN THE MIDDLE -- BUT,
BUT, BUT, THAT WAS SO UNBELIEVABLY, SO MUCH BETTER
THAN THE FIRST TIME AROUND. YOU'VE IMPROVED SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT, GREAT JOB.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. HEAD UP TO JULIANNE IN THE
SKYBOX FOR YOUR SCORES. YOU AT HOME WILL GET A SAY IN
WHO WILL CLAIM OUR LEN GOODMAN TROPHY TONIGHT.
YOU CAN VOTE RIGHT NOW BY TEXT AND ONLINE AT ABC.COM.
YOU GET 10 VOTES PER COUPLE, PER VOTING METHOD. JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANKS, ALFONSO. WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF THE
FINALE. THE JUDGES PICKED THAT DANCE FOR
YOU TO REDEEM YOURSELF. HOW DO YOU THINK THAT YOU
IMPROVED FROM THE FIRST TIME YOU DID THE QUICKSTEP?
>> I THINK THIS TIME AROUND, I HAD BETTER BODY CONTACT.
I WAS BETTER ON THE BEAT. AND JUST IN GENERAL,
PERFORMANCE-WISE, IT FELT BETTER.
>> Julianne: WHAT ABOUT YOU? DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT, RYLEE?
>> YES. HE PUT IN SO MUCH WORK.
HE WANTED EVERYONE TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENT.
I'M SO PROUD OF STEPHEN.
>> Julianne: AMAZING. YOU CAME INTO THIS COMPETITION
NOT KNOWING ONE THING ABOUT DANCE.
AND NOW, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE DANCE LEFT WITH RYLEE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> IT MAKES ME SAD. IT'S BITTERSWEET.
BUT THIS DANCE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
>> Julianne: OH. I SAW REHEARSAL. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.IE ANN.
>> OFF TO A GREAT START. 10.
>> DEREK HOUGH.
BRUNO?
>> 10.
>> WITH LAST WEEK ADDED IN, THE TOTAL SO FAR IS 82.
THEY GOT MORE JUDGES' SCORES COMING UP IN THE FREESTYLE ROUND.
YOUR VOTES FROM LAST WEEK WILL BE COMBINED WITH TONIGHT'S VOTES.
YOUR VOTES TONIGHT MATTER MORE THAN EVER BEFORE. ALFONSO?
>> Alfonso: THANK YOU, JULIEANNE.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE SCORES, GRAB YOUR SCREENS AND CHECK OUT
TIKTOK LIVE. NEXT, WE SEE WHICH JUDGE ISSUED
A REDEJS DANCE TO OUR "BACHELOR" STAR.
JOEY GRAZIADEI AND JENNA JOHNSON ARE NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR SEASON FINALE.
NEXT UP IN THE FIRST ROUND, ONE OF OUR JUDGES ASSIGNED A
REDEMPTION DANCE TO OUR STAR FROM "THE BACHELOR."
IT'S JOEY GRAZIADEI AND JENNA JOHNSON.
>> JENNA, WE ARE IN THE FINALE.
>> YOU MADE HISTORY. I THINK THE FIRST-EVER
"BACHELOR" IN THE FINALE.
>> I'M SO HAPPY. IT'S CRAZY.
I THINK ABOUT THE JOURNEY.
>> I THINK PEOPLE WERE SHOCKED. WITH YOUR NATURAL ABILITY TO
PERFORM.
>> MISSED THE BEAT. WORK ON THE ARMS. WELL DONE.
>> WE GOT THE FIRST 9s OF THE SEASON.
>> 9.
>> YOU TOOK THAT MOMENTUM INTO OUR TANGO.
>> I FELT SO STRONG.
>> YOU ARE THE LEADER OF THE PACK.
>> THAT WAS OUR AHA MOMENT.
>> WE ARE HERE TO STAY TYPE ENERGY.
>> WE WERE NOT ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD.
BUT YOU HAVE PROVEN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT DANCERS ON
THE SHOW.
>> I'VE BUILT THE CONFIDENCE, THE TECHNIQUE.
LAST WEEK, THOSE ARE THE BEST DANCES BECAUSE IT BROUGHT
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST BOXOUTS I'VE SEEN FROM A MALE
STAR EVER.
>> IT'S GREAT TO START AT THE VANTAGE POINT OF BEING TIED FOR
FIRST.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT OUR REDEMPTION DANCE IS GOING TO BE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS JOEY AND JENNA.
>> DEREK.
>> I HAVE CHOSEN THE CHA-CHA.
>> I'M HAPPY ABOUT THIS.
>> YOU WERE LACKING FINESSE AND PRECISION IN YOUR FOOTWORK.
>> AND CHA-CHA ARMS.
>> I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE DANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> SEE HOW YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR ARM OVER HERE.
I'M PUTTING THIS FULL OF TECHNIQUE.
AND I'M ADDING A LOT OF NEW STEPS THAT HE'S NOT FAMILIAR
WITH.
>> CAN WE DO THAT AGAIN?
>> TO MAKE SURE HE IS DESERVING OF A PERFECT SCORE.
>> DON'T BRING YOUR FEET IN.
>> THERE'S ZERO CHANCE I WOULD HAVE DONE WELL WITH THIS CHA-CHA
ON WEEK ONE. SHE'S ADDED A LOT MORE WOW
MOMENTS THAT CAN GO WRONG. NO RISK, NO REWARD.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT DANCE FLOOR KNOWING I GAVE EVERYTHING
I COULD AND I LEFT IT ALL OUT THERE.
>> SO GOOD.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE CHA-CHA WITH HIS PARTNER, JENNA
JOHNSON, IT'S JOEY GRAZIADEI.
♪♪
♪ I GOT THIS FEELING
INSIDE MY BONES ♪
♪ IT GOES ELECTRIC
WAVY WHEN I TURN IT ON ♪
♪ ALL THROUGH MY CITY
ALL THROUGH MY HOME ♪
♪ WE'RE FLYING UP
NO CEILING WHEN WE'RE IN OUR ZONE ♪
♪ I GOT THAT SUNSHINE
IN MY POCKET ♪
♪ GOT THAT GOOD SOUL
IN MY FEET ♪
♪ I FEEL THAT HOT BLOOD
IN MY BODY ♪
♪ WHEN IT DROPS
I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES UP OFF IT ♪
♪ MOVING SO PHENOMENALLY
ROOM ON LOCK THE WAY WE ROCK IT ♪
♪ SO DON'T STOP
AND UNDER THE LIGHTS WHEN EVERYTHING GOES ♪
♪ NOWHERE TO HIDE
WHEN I'M GETTING YOU CLOSE ♪
♪ OH OH OH
WHEN WE MOVE WELL YOU ALREADY KNOW ♪
♪ SO JUST IMAGINE
JUST IMAGINE JUST IMAGINE -AGINE ♪
♪ I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING
NOTHING I CAN SEE BUT YOU WHEN YOU DANCE DANCE DANCE ♪
♪ I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING
FEELING GOOD GOOD CREEPING UP ON YOU ♪
♪ SO JUST DANCE DANCE DANCE
COME ON ♪
♪ I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING
ALL THOSE THINGS I SHOULDN'T DO ♪
♪ BUT YOU DANCE DANCE DANCE
DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE ♪
♪ I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING
AND AIN'T NOBODY LEAVING SOON ♪
♪ SO KEEP DANCING
EVERYBODY SING I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING ♪
♪ GOT THIS FEELING
IN MY BODY AH AH ♪
♪ I CAN'T STOP THE FEELING
GOT THIS FEELING IN MY BODY ♪
>> Alfonso: JOEY AND JENNA. CAN'T STOP THE FEELING WITH HER
REDEMPTION CHA-CHA. OH, YEAH. THEY'RE ON THEIR FEET.
I THINK YOU FEEL GOOD. I THINK YOU FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
DEREK, HOW DID JOEY DO?
>> JOEY, THAT WASN'T A REDEMPTION DANCE.
THAT WAS A PUNCTUATION MARK, MAKING EVERYBODY KNOW YOU'RE A
TOP CONTENDER ON THIS SHOW. I DIDN'T JUST ENJOY THAT.
I ENJOEYED IT.
>> Alfonso: GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY. GOOD NIGHT.
NEW LANGUAGE.
>> ON TO THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THAT ROUTINE WAS SO HIGH, THE
ARMS, THE STRENGTH, THE PRECISION, WELL DONE.
WHAT A WAY TO COME OUT.
>> Alfonso: BRUNO?
>> OH, YES. IT WAS REALLY LIKE A SPARKLING
JEWEL OF A CHA CHA CHA. POLISHED TO PERFECTION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THE SYNC NISTY WITH JENNA WAS IMMACULATE.
THE TIMING, THE WAY YOU DANCE TOGETHER.
YOU DANCE LIKE TWO PROS. IT REALLY IS. AND THAT LEVEL.
I SAID IT. THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY OF THE
CHOREOGRAPHY, WE HAVE TO POINT OUT, WAS AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Alfonso: CARRIE ANN?
>> JOEY, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU IS THE WAY YOU ARE SO
CONSISTENTLY. YOU'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY GOOD,
EVERY TIME. DELIVERING YOUR CUMULATIVE SCORE.
YOU'RE SECOND FROM THE TOP. YOU'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE
POTENTIAL WINNERS OF THIS SHOW, RIGHT?
[ APPLAUSE ]
BUT IT'S SO WELL DESERVED. YOU MENTIONED, IS IT DESERVED?
YOU ARE DESERVING. YOU HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC,
AMAZING, CLEAR, CONCISE. YOU DANCE LIKE YOU'RE ONE.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. HEAD UP TO JULIANNE FOR YOUR
STORES. THE REDEMPTION DANCE OF OUR
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION IS ON THE WAY.
DANNY AMENDOLA AND WITNEY CARSON WILL BE ON THE FLOOR SOON.
>> Julianne: THANK YOU, ALFONSO. YOU HAVE SEERGS FANS AND SERIOUS
ABS IN THE BALLROOM TONIGHT. YOU'RE DOING THE CHA-CHA.
THE JUDGES SAY YOU BOTH LOOK LIKE PROS.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT THIS ENTIRE SEASON FOR YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW. SO MANY THINGS.
THIS EXPERIENCE IS UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S BEEN THE GROUT.
IT'S BEEN FUN TO LEAN ON HER AND CHALLENGE MYSELF.
YOU CAN REALLY TRY TO DO THAT ON THIS SHOW, FOR SURE.
>> Julianne: IT IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T WANT IT TO END?
>> NO.
>> Julianne: YOU HAVE THE FREESTYLE COMING UP.
AND FREESTYLES CAN MAKE IT OR BREAK IT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL GOING INTO YOURS TONIGHT?
>> WE ARE DOING SOMETHING IN MY WHEELHOUSE.
>> Julianne: IN THE WHEELHOUSE. LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN.
>> 10.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> 10.
>> Announcer: BRUNO.
>> 10.
>> Julianne: THOSE ARE THE FIRST 10s OF THE EVENING.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL CONFETTI. THAT'S A 30 OUT OF 30 FOR JOEY
AND JENNA'S REDEMPTION CHA-CHA. WITH LAST WEEK'S SCORES ADDED IN
THEIR TOTAL SO FAR IS 88. REMEMBER, THEY HAVE THE
FREESTYLE ROUND COMING UP. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE
BEHIND-THE-SCENES ACTION ON TIKTOK LIVE.
AND YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF OUR FINALISTS RIGHT NOW BY TEXT AND
ONLINE AT ABC.COM. YOU'RE VOTING FOR YOUR NEW
CHAMPIONS. SO, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE. LOOK AT THE CONFETTI.
♪♪
♪ BUT DON'T MAKE ME
CLOSE ONE MORE DOOR I DON'T WANNA HURT ANYMORE ♪
♪ STAY IN MY ARMS
IF YOU DARE ♪
♪ OR MUST I
IMAGINE YOU THERE ♪
♪ DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME ♪
♪ I HAVE NOTHING
NOTHING NOTHING IF I DON'T HAVE YOU YOU ♪
♪ OH OH ♪
>> Alfonso: TORI SPELLING &
PASHA PASHKOV AND ANNA DELVY AND EZRA SOSA WELCOMING US BACK TO
OUR SEASON FINALE.
>> Julianne: YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT -- NOTHING.
>> Alfonso: OKAY. UP NEXT, IN THE FIRST ROUND IS
OUR TWO-TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPION.
>> Julianne: HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN DEREK ISSUED A
REDEMPTION DANCE TO DANNY AMENDOLA AND WITNEY CARSON.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE IN THE FINALE.
>> I'M EXCITED.
>> THE JOURNEY YOU HAD ON THE SHOW HAS BEEN AMAZING.
YOU CAME OUT STRONG WITH THE TANGO.
>> I SEE POWER, FOCUS, DETERMINATION.
>> THE PASO DOBLE NOT MY BEST PERFORMANCE.
THAT'S WHEN I UNDERSTOOD, CONTROL MY EMOTIONS.
>> THAT WAS CRUCIAL THE NEXT WEEK.
>> THAT WAS THE BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME.
>> IT WAS HARD TO SHOW EMOTION DURING THE DANCE BECAUSE I WAS
THINKING ABOUT THE STEPS. PORTRAYING THAT, I FELT THE BEST.
>> THAT WAS SO POWERFUL.
>> "DEADPOOL," ONE OF MY FAVORITE DANCES OF THE SEASON.
>> A FANTASTIC, VIRAL HIT.
>> LAST WEEK, DIDN'T GET THE SCORES WE WANTED.
WE MADE IT TO THE FINALE. WE GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE
OURSELVES.
>> I HAVE THE VIDEO OF ONE OF THE JUDGES TELLING US OUR
REDEMPTION DANCE.
>> WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO WEEK ONE TO THE TANGO.
>> THE TANGO.
>> YOUR POSTURE HAS TO BE MORE PRECISE.
THE CHARACTER OF THIS DANCE.
>> LET'S GET IT DOWN.
>> FROM THE TOP. WE CAN'T DO LIFTS ON THE TANGO.
DANNY HAS TO HOLD THE STRONG FRAME AND SELL THE CHARACTER OF
THE TANGO TO THE NEXT LEVEL. YOUR FRAME IS NOT THERE UNLESS
IT'S THIS CLOSE.
>> THE TANGO IS CHALLENGING. LAST TIME, I WAS A NEWBORN
DANCER OUT THERE. I'VE COME SO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT BETTER. TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
>> "DANCING WITH THE STARS" HAS CHANGED ME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
SCARED TO BE EMBARRASSED IN FRONT OF OTHERS. I SAID SCREW IT.
TONIGHT, IT'S THE FINALE. I'M GOING TO BRING IT.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT REDEMPTION DANCE.
>> OH, MY GOSH. PERFECTION.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE TANGO, WITH HIS PARTNER WITNEY CARSON,
IT'S DANNY AMENDOLA.
♪ YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE
DON'T YOU BABY ♪
♪ I ONLY HIT THE CURB
'CAUSE YOU MADE ME ♪
♪ YOU'RE TELLIN'
ALL YOUR FRIENDS THAT I'M CRAZY ♪
♪ LIKE I'M THE ONLY ONE ♪
♪ YOU THINK
THAT YOU'RE SO INNOCENT AFTER ALL THE -- YOU DID ♪
♪ I AIN'T AN ANGEL
YOU AIN'T HEAVEN-SENT ♪
♪ CAN'T WASH OUR HANDS
OFF THIS ♪
♪ I HAD SOME HELP ♪
♪ IT AIN'T LIKE
I CAN MAKE THIS KIND OF MESS ALL BY MYSELF ♪
♪ DON'T ACT LIKE
YOU AIN'T HELP ME PULL THAT BOTTLE OFF THE SHELF ♪
♪ BEEN DEEP IN EVERY WEEKEND
IF YOU COULDN'T TELL ♪
♪ THEY SAY TEAMWORK
MAKES THE DREAM WORK HELL I HAD SOME HELP ♪
♪ HELP
HELP ♪
♪ IT TAKES TWO
TO BREAK A HEART IN TWO OOH ♪
♪ BABY YOU BLAME ME
AND BABY I BLAME YOU ♪
♪ OH IF THAT
AIN'T THE TRUTH OH ♪
♪ I HAD SOME HELP ♪
♪ IT AIN'T LIKE
I CAN MAKE THIS KIND OF MESS ALL BY MYSELF ♪
♪ DON'T ACT LIKE
YOU AIN'T HELP ME PULL THAT BOTTLE OFF THE SHELF ♪
♪ BEEN DEEP IN EVERY WEEKEND
IF YOU COULDN'T TELL ♪
♪ THEY SAY TEAMWORK
MAKES THE DREAM WORK HELL I HAD SOME HELP ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: DANNY AND WITNEY WITH A REDEMPTION TANGO.
BRINGING IT BACK FROM WEEK ONE. YES. GREAT JOB, DUDE. ALL RIGHT.
DEREK, DID DANNY REDEEM HIS WEEK ONE TANGO?
>> FOR ME, REDEMPTION DANCE ACCOMPLISHED, TRULY. TRULY.
NO, DANNY, FOR ME, YOU'VE BEEN A DARK HORSE THIS COMPETITION.
THE CONFIDENCE YOU EXUDE COMPARED TO THE FIRST DANCE IS
INCREDIBLE. THE FAST FOOTWORK, THE TWIST AND
THE PROMENADE. I LIKE TO SEE DEEPER IN THE LEG
FOR TANGO. MY MAN, JUST CONGRATULATIONS.
TRULY.
>> I LOVE IT. YOU WERE AS MUSCULAR AS ALWAYS.
WE LIKE THAT. AND THE LINES, THE SHAPE, THE
PLACEMENT OF THE STEPS. YOU REALLY TRIED VERY, VERY HARD.
AND WE ADMIRE YOU FOR IT. YOU PUT THE WORK IN.
SO MUCH BETTER AT EVERY LEVEL.
>> Alfonso: CARRIE ANN.
>> WHEN I THINK OF YOU, OUT OF ALL OF THE MEN, YOU HAVE MADE
THE BIGGEST TRANSFORMATION, BY FAR.
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER WHAT THIS SHOW IS ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT TRANSFORMATION AND DANCING.
AND TURNING INTO YOUR BEST DANCER. THERE WAS ONE LITTLE TINY
HESITATION. I'M SORRY. IGNORE THAT. IGNORE THAT.
KEEP GOING. IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER.
>> Alfonso: THAT'S RIGHT. HEAD ON TO JULIE ANN IN THE
SKYBOX AND THE SCORES. THIS TIME OF YEAR, WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR, ONE OF THE MANY GIFTS IS HEARING
OUR FANTASTIC MUSICIANS DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST WEEK AFTER
WEEK. GIVE IT UP FOR OUR BAND, OUR
SINGERS, AND OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR. IT'S RAY CHEW LIVE.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC SEASON, RAY.
THANK YOU, BUDDY.
>> Julianne: WE ARE. WE LOVE YOU, RAY.
LAST TIME YOU DANCED THE TANGO WAS IN WEEK ONE.
AS CARRIE ANN WAS SAYING, THIS IS A TRANSFORMATION SHOW.
YOU TRANSFORMED SO MUCH. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE YOU
EXPERIENCED THIS WHOLE TIME?
>> JUST THE GRIND THESE PROS PUT IN.
I GOT ONE OF THE BEST PARTNERS I COULD ASK FOR.
SHE IS A CONSUMMATE PRO. SHE'S THE BEST I COULD REALLY
DREAM OF. IT'S BEEN AWESOME.
>> Julianne: I LOVE YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. LET'S GET YOUR SCORE.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: DEREK. 6.
>> Announcer: BRUNO.
>> 9.
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 27 OUT OF 30 FOR WHITNEY AND DANNY'S
REDEMPTION TANGO.
>> WE'RE READY FOR THE FREESTYLE. STRAP IT UP, LET'S GO.
>> Julianne: ADDED TO LAST WEEK'S SCORE, THEIR TOTAL SO FAR
IS 81. AND THEIR FREESTYLE IS COMING UP.
AND YOU BETTER STRAP UP. THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING,
LIKE ALL OF OUR FINALISTS. THEY WANT YOUR VOTES, FROM YOU,
RIGHT NOW, TO BECOME YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS. ALFONSO, I'M BLUSHING.
>> Alfonso: THANK YOU, JULIANNE. THAT IS A FOOTBALL TERM, TO GIVE
EVERYBODY CONTEXT. OUR REIGNING CHAMPION
XOCHITL GOMEZ AND VAL CHMERKOVSKIY WILL SOON HEAD
BACK TO THE FLOOR TO PERFORM A NEW ROUTINE TO REMIND US OF WHAT
MADE HER LAST SEASON'S WINNER. THIS HAS BEEN A SEASON FILLED
WITH UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS OF ITS OWN.
SO, LET'S RELIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF
COMPETITION.
>> IT'S THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE BALLROOM.
>> Alfonso: 13 STARS ACCEPTED OUR CHALLENGE. LET'S GET GOING.
>> WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF THE SHOW.
>> HE'S SO HOT.
♪♪
>> I'M REALLY TRYING TO FIND MYSELF AGAIN.
IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE TRUST FALLS.
>> BIGGER IS BETTER.
>> BIG IS BETTER.
♪♪
>> SO MUCH FUN.
>> LET'S ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET.
>> IT'S OSCARS NIGHT.
>> YOU ARE SUCH A SURPRISE.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD DO THAT.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO WIN OVER AMERICA'S HEARTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU BETTER NOW?
>> I'M LOVING THIS SHOW.
>> Alfonso: THE FIRST COUPLE GOING HOME ARE --
>> TORI AND PASHA AND ANNA AND E FROMME.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TAKING AWAY FROM THIS COMPETITION?
>> NOTHING.
>> Alfonso: WELCOME TO A NIGHT OF LOVE, PEACE AND --
>> SOUL.
>> YOU ROUTINE PERSONIFIED "SOUL TRAIN."
>> THIS IS MY JOY.
>> YOU WERE MAKING IT UP. WHAT AM I DOING?
>> A LITTLE STIFF. YOU'RE SO CUTE.
>> WE TAKE THAT.
>> SAY GOOD-BYE TO RUGBY. DANCING IS COMING YOUR WAY.
>> Julianne: IT'S HAIR METAL NIGHT.
♪♪
>> THAT IS HOW YOU ROCK A TANGO.
>> GENE KEYED IN AT A 9. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE SCORE.
>> HE JUST REMINDED ME THAT I NEED TO RENEW MY GYM MEMBERSHIP.
>> I'VE BEEN WAITING 19 YEARS FOR THIS MOMENT.
>> I LOVE SEEING YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE IN YOUR SKIN AGAIN.
>> BRING IT ON, PASS DOBLE.
>> IT'S DEDICATION NIGHT.
>> IT FEELS LIKE I GOT A PIECE OF ME MISSING.
>> THAT WAS A BREAKTHROUGH.
>> THE DOCTOR SAID SHE HAS A SEVERE BRAIN BLEED.
SHE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT. I'M BEGGING, PLEASE.
SHE IS MY BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE.
>> MEANS SO MUCH TO US. THANK YOU. WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
>> DOESN'T MATTER HOW HARD YOU FALL.
IT'S HOW YOU GET BACK UP, RIGHT?
>> I SEE WHY YOU LIKE HIM.
>> YEAH.
>> THE COUPLE GOING HOME IS --
>> BROOKE AND GLEN.
>> THAT'S ONLY HALF THE STORY. THERE'S MORE MEMORABLE MOMENTS
FROM THIS INCREDIBLE SEASON TO COME.
OUR REIGNING CHAMPIONS WILL TAKE THE STAGE WHEN WE COME BACK.
AND THEN, OUR OLYMPIC REGULARBY RUGBY PLAYER WILL GET IN THE
GAME WITH HER ROUTINE. ILONA MAR AND ALAN BERSTEN WILL
DANCE, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: OKAY. DOWN HERE. DOWN HERE. DOWN HERE.
YEP. WE'RE BACK WITH THREE OF THE STARS WHOSE UNIQUE TALENTS
HELPED MAKE THIS SEASON SO UNFORGETTABLE, ERIC ROBERTS,
PHAEDRA PARKS, AND DWIGHT HOWARD.
>> Julianne: GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK IN THE BALLROOM.
RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL TREAT TO CELEBRATE LAST YEAR'S
WINNERS, BEFORE THEY PASS THE TORCH.
HERE'S HOW XOCHITL GOMEZ AND VAL CHMERKOVSKIY PREPARED FOR
THEIR FINAL PERFORMANCE AS REIGNING CHAMPIONS.
>> IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I WON THE MIRROR BALL.
>> THE WINNERS -- XOCHITL AND VAL.
>> SINCE THEN, I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. I TURNED 18.
I WAS ON THE TOUR. I'VE BEEN DESIGNING SOME
CLOTHING. I BOUGHT A CAR BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DRIVE. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. LOOK AT US.
BEING REUNITED WITH VAL IS SO MUCH FUN. WE DID THAT.
>> WE DID IT.
>> AND NOW WE'RE BACK. I MISS HIM AND HIS PERSONALITY.
AND WALKING BACK IN THE STUDIO. I'M BACK.
IT FELT LIKE COMING BACK HOME.
>> I MISS THIS ENERGY. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT PASSING
THE TORCH TO THE NEXT CHAMPION OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS"?
>> LAST YEAR, WHEN CHARLIE PASSED THE MIRROR BALL TO ME, I
WAS A HUGE FAN OF HER. I'M EXCITED TO BE THAT PERSON
THIS YEAR.
>> ARE YOU READY TO DANCE?
>> I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.
>> YOU BEND THIS ONE BACK.
>> BACK THAT WAY?
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. I WANT TO SHOWCASE VAL AND I'S
PARTNERSHIP AND THE TIME I HAD ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
>> LIKE RIDING A BIKE. READY?
>> YEAH.
>> IT SYMBOLIZES THE ENDING OF MY SEASON.
>> LIFT THAT FRAME.
>> I'M NO LONGER THE REIGNING CHAMPION.
NOW, THAT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S JOURNEY.
I'LL BE THERE FOR MY "DANCING WITH THE STARS" FAMILY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M MOST GRATEFUL FOR.
>> YOU OKAY?
>> YES.
>> Alfonso: THE CHEMISTRY IS STILL THERE.
NOW, LET'S SEE THEM DANCE. GIVE IT UP FOR XOCHITL GOMEZ AND
VAL CHMERKOVSKIY.
♪ I KNOW YOU WANTED ME
TO STAY ♪
♪ BUT I CAN'T IGNORE
THE CRAZY VISIONS OF ME IN L.A. ♪
♪ AND I HEARD THAT THERE'S
A SPECIAL PLACE ♪
♪ WHERE BOYS AND GIRLS
CAN ALL BE QUEENS
EVERY SINGLE DAY ♪
♪ I'M HAVING WICKED DREAMS
OF LEAVING TENNESSEE ♪
♪ SHE SEES HER BABY GIRL
I KNOW SHE'S GONNA SCREAM ♪
♪ GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
YOU'RE A PINK PONY GIRL AND YOU DANCE AT THE CLUB ♪
♪ OH MAMA
I'M JUST HAVING FUN ON THE STAGE IN MY HEELS ♪
♪ IT'S WHERE I BELONG
DOWN AT THE PINK PONY CLUB ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON DANCING
AT THE PINK PONY CLUB ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON DANCING
DOWN IN WEST HOLLYWOOD ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON DANCING
AT THE PINK PONY CLUB PINK PONY CLUB ♪
♪ DON'T THINK
I'VE LEFT YOU ALL BEHIND ♪
♪ STILL LOVE YOU
AND TENNESSEE YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND ♪
♪♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: XOCHITL AND VAL. THAT WAS SO GOOD. YES.
XOCHITL, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE BACK IN THE BALLROOM?
>> I MISSED IT ALL.
>> Alfonso: YOU MISSED IT A LOT.
>> IT'S BEEN A PURE JOY TO COME BACK.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE BEING A GOOD FAMILY HERE.
>> Alfonso: WE LOVE IT. THANK YOU.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK. YOU'LL BE BACK LATER, RIGHT?
TO PRESENT THE LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY TO OUR
CHAMPIONS.
>> WE'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
>> UP NEXT IN THIS FIRST ROUND IS OUR OLYMPIC RUGBY PLAYER.
LET'S FIND OUT WHICH OF THE JUDGES ISSUED OUR REDEMPTION
DANCE TO ILONA MAHER AND ALLEN.
>> I'M LEARNING AND GROWING. I'M GETTING BETTER.
WEEK ONE, I GOT A LITTLE FLUSTERED, OUT OF MY ELEMENT.
>> WE WERE HOVERING IN THE LEADERBOARD FOR A FEW WEEKS.
AND WEEK FOUR WAS OUR ADVERSITY. THE JIVE.
>> I THINK I CRIED.
>> ARE YOU OKAY?
>> I HAVE BEEN BETTER.
>> MOMENTS LIKE THAT MAKE YOU STRONGER.
YOU REALLY BOUNCED BACK. YOU HAVE TO INSPIRE SO MANY KIDS.
>> TO DO THAT DANCE FOR "DANCING WITH THE STARS" HAS TO BE A TOP
TEN.
>> FROM THAT WEEK ON, IT'S BEEN NOTHING BUT GREATNESS.
LAST WEEK, THE PASO DOBLE, AND THE VIENNESE WALTZ, THEY WERE
UNBELIEVABLE DANCES.
THE FANS GOT TO SEE HOW MUCH OF
A DANCE.
>> THE REDEMPTION DANCE I HAVE CHOSEN IS THE JIVE.
>> SHOCKER. THERE'S SO MANY I COULD HAVE
GOTTEN BETTER THERE.
>> YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING JIVE, REDEEMING YOURSELF AND
WINNING THE MIRROR BALL. KICK, KICK.
>> THIS IS A PERFECT REDEMPTION DANCE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE STEPS IN THIS JIVE THAN THE LAST TIME I DID
IT.
>> WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
>> WHY CAN'T I DO IT?
>> I FEEL LIKE I LET ALLEN DOWN. I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT HAPPEN
AGAIN.
PIVOT, PIVOT, OPEN.
>> THE COMPETITOR IN ME IS GOING TO LET IT OUT.
WE'RE TWO DANCES AWAY FROM THAT MIRROR BALL.
THERE WILL ONLY BE HAPPY TEARS TONIGHT BECAUSE THIS DANCE IS
GOING TO BE PERFECT.
>> TALK ABOUT REDEMPTION.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE JIVE, WITH HER PARTNER ALAN BERSTEN,
IT'S ILONA MAHER.
♪ WELL I HEARD ABOUT
THE FELLOW ♪
♪ YOU'VE BEEN DANCIN' WITH
ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD ♪
♪ SO WHY DIDN'T YOU
ASK ME BABY DIDN'T YOU THINK I COULD ♪
♪ WELL I KNOW
THAT THE BOOGALOO IS OUTTA SIGHT ♪
♪ BUT TO SHAKE
A LEISURE THING TONIGHT ♪
♪ WOULD IT HAPPEN
TO ME AND YOU BABY ♪
♪ I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO DO IT RIGHT ♪
♪ DO IT RIGHT UH HUH
DO IT RIGHT ♪
♪ DO IT RIGHT DO IT RIGHT
DO IT RIGHT DO IT RIGHT UHH ♪
♪ TWIST IT
SHAKE IT SHAKE IT SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY ♪
♪ HERE WE GO LOOP DI LOO
SHAKE IT OUT BABY HERE WE GO LOOP DI LIE ♪
♪ BEND OVER
LET ME SEE YOU SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER ♪
♪ COME ON
LET ME SEE YOU SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER ♪
♪ UHH
COME ON COME ON BABY ♪
♪ OW THE BONEY MURONEY
COME ON AND DO THE TWIST UHH ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ILONA AND ALAN SHAKING THEIR TAIL FEATHERS WITH
THEIR REDEMPTION JIVE. I KNOW YOU'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT
ONE. BRUNO, THIS WAS YOUR CHALLENGE.
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
>> SHAKE IT FOR ME. SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT.
IT GOT SO MUCH BETTER. YOU DELIVERED IT ON TIME,
WITHOUT MISTAKES. AND YOU HAD FUN WITH IT.
THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT. YOUR COMPETITIVE SPIRIT, YOUR
DETERMINATION, REALLY ARE AN INSPIRATION. WE LOVE YOU.
>> Alfonso: ABSOLUTELY. CARRIE ANN.
>> REDEMPTION IS YOURS.
WHEN YOU DID THIS DANCE THE FIRST TIME, IT CRUSHED ALL OF US.
YOU CAN FEEL YOUR NERVES AND IT GOT THE BEST OF YOU.
TONIGHT, YOU REBUILT IT BETTER THAN EVER. FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE.
THERE WAS ONE -- TINY HESITATION. ONE HESITATION, ALAN, SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY. STILL, EVERYBODY. GIVE IT UP.
>> Alfonso: YES. DEREK?
>> I'LL BET YOU'RE HAPPY TO GET THAT DANCE BACK AREN'T YOU?
FOR ME, PEOPLE ASK, WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR
CAREER? AND IT'S NOT THE WINNING. IT'S THE MOMENTS THAT DIDN'T GO
RIGHT TO COME BACK STRONGER LIKE YOU DID TONIGHT.
THAT WAS SO MUCH BETTER. ILONA, I'M PROUD OF YOU.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE FOR YOUR SCORES.
LAST WEEK'S CO-LEADER IS ON THE WAY. CHANDLER KINNEY AND
BRANDON ARMSTRONG WILL FINISH THIS FIRST ROUND WITH THEIR
REDEMPTION DANCE. AND THEN, IT'S THE FREESTYLE
ROUND WHICH OFTEN MAKES, OR BREAKS, CHAMPIONS BECAUSE
ANYTHING GOES AND THERE ARE NO RULES. JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANKS, ALFONSO. ALL RIGHT.
YOU ARE IN FIERCE COMPETITOR MODE. I CAN FEEL YOU.
ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR THIS FREESTYLE? HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I'M FEELING ON THE FREESTYLE. I WAS FOCUSING ON THE
REDEMPTION. IT WAS HITTING ME ALL WEEK.
AND IT MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT. BUT I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.
>> Julianne: YOU CAME BACK SUPERSTRONG.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN.
>> GREAT ATTITUDE. 9.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: BRUNO. 9.
>> Julianne: 27 OUT OF 30, FOR ILONA AND ALAN'S REDEMPTION JIVE.
THEIR FREESTYLE IS COMING UP. YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF OUR
STARS RIGHT NOW. VOTING CLOSES SHORTLY AFTER THE
FINAL COMPETITIVE DANCE OF THE NIGHT.
ONE OF THE STARS, WHO STOLE THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE IN THE
BALLROOM WITH HIS UNIQUE MINIMALIST DANCING STYLE, IS
BACK TO PERFORM. DANCING TO A SONG THAT PLAYED A
BIG PART IN HIS LIFE, HERE ARE REGINALD VelJOHNSON AND
EMMA SLATER.
♪ IT'S A RARE CONDITION
THIS DAY AND AGE ♪
♪ TO READ ANY GOOD NEWS
ON THE NEWSPAPER PAGE ♪
♪ AND LOVE AND TRADITION
OF THE GRAND DESIGN ♪
♪ SOME PEOPLE SAY
IT'S EVEN HARDER TO FIND ♪
♪ 'CAUSE ALL I SEE
IS A TOWER OF DREAMS ♪
♪ REAL LOVE BURSTIN'
OUT OF EVERY SEAM ♪
♪ AS DAYS GO BY
WE'RE GONNA FILL OUR HOUSE WITH HAPPINESS ♪
♪ AS DAYS GO BY
IT'S THE BIGGER LOVE OF THE FAMILY ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ I WAS A FOOL TO EVER
LEAVE YOUR SIDE ♪
♪ ME MINUS YOU IS SUCH
A LONELY RIDE ♪
♪ I'M GLAD WE'RE BACK
TOGETHER BECAUSE I MISSED YOUR KISS BABY ♪
♪ REUNITED
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD ♪
♪ REUNITED
'CAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD ♪
♪ THERE'S ONE PERFECT FIT
AND SUGAR THIS ONE IS IT ♪
♪ WE BOTH ARE SO EXCITED
'CAUSE WE'RE REUNITED HEY HEY ♪
♪ REUNITED
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD ♪
♪ REUNITED
'CAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD ♪
♪ THERE'S ONE PERFECT FIT
AND SUGAR THIS ONE IS IT ♪
♪ WE BOTH ARE SO EXCITED
'CAUSE WE'RE REUNITED HEY HEY ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: WE'RE BACK WITH BROOKS NADER AND GLEB SAVCHENKO
AND JENN TRANN AND SASHA FARBER, REUNITING FOR OUR SEASON FINALE.
THANKS, ALL. I LOVE YOU ALL. NOW, LET'S LOOK BACK AT SOME
MORE MEMORABLE EVENTS FROM THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT LED US TO
THE FINAL FIVE.
>> IT'S DISNEY NIGHT IN THE BALLROOM.
>> YOU'VE TURNED INTO A WHOLE DANCER.
>> THAT WAS DEVILISHLY DELIGHTFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU HOLDING MY HAND RIGHT NOW?
>> THE WINNER OF THE TEAM DANCE IS -- TEAM GOOSE.
>> GOOSE, GOOSE, GOOSE.
>> THE COUPLE GOING HOME IS --
>> "HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES" IN THE BALLROOM.
>> I LITERALLY HATE SNAKES.
>> THAT WAS A THRILLER OF A TANGO.
>> WE HAD A TOUGH WEEK. AND WE GOT THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
>> THE COUPLE GOING HOME IS JENN AND SASHA.
>> WELCOME TO THE 500th EPISODE.
♪♪
>> STILL RESTLESS.
>> THEY WILL FACE THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE WE'VE EVER SET.
>> NO.
>> AN INSTANT DANCE ROUND.
>> I HAD TO DO AN INSTANT DANCE. IT WAS GOOD.
>> THE COUPLE GOING HOME IS -- DWIGHT AND DANIELLE.
>> BACK TO THE SEMIFINALS.
>> HOW WAS THAT? DANCING WITH NO GLASSES?
>> AT THIS POINT, JUST THE USUAL.
>> I WISH I COULD JUST GET OUT THERE AND DANCE SOMETIMES.
♪♪
>> IT'S IMPROVING. I SHOWED THAT I DO DESERVE TO BE
HERE.
>> DANCING IN THE FINALE ARE --
>> YOU ALL MADE IT TO THE FINALE.
>> Julianne: OH. IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN EXCITING
SEASON. AND IT'S NOT OVER YET. WE'VE COME TO THE FINAL ROUTINE
IN THIS FIRST ROUND OF COMPETITION.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN OUR DISNEY STAR WAS ISSUED HER
REDEMPTION DANCE. IT'S CHANDLER KINNEY AND
BRANDON ARMSTRONG.
>> WE GOT IN THE FINALE. YOUR FIRST TIME AND MY FIRST
TIME.
>> GOOD WORK.
>> WOULD YOU LOOK AT US. IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY.
CAME OUT WITH A BANG. REALLY ESTABLISHED YOURSELF.
>> I THOUGHT, WOW, I CAN DO THIS.
>> WE WERE ON THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD THROUGH SHOW NUMBER
FOUR. THAT'S THE WEEK WE HAD THE JIVE.
>> I REMEMBER NOT JIVING MUCH WITH THE JIVE.
>> THE JIVE IS HARD.
>> AND WE HAD WE DIDN'T GET THE SCORES WE WANTED.
>> THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARD EVIDENT SHOWS FOR ME.
I SCARED, THINKING WHAT IF THIS IS A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
>> WE HAD A COMEBACK. WE WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO GET
TWO PERFECT SCORES.
>> THAT WAS AWESOME. A MOMENT I WOULD NEVER FORGET.
>> YES. AND LAST WEEK WAS A TOUGHER
NIGHT.
>> FOR SURE.
>> IF WE WANT PERFECT SCORES, THESE DO HAVE TO BE OUR BEST
DANCES.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT REDEMPTION DANCE THE JUDGES CHOSE FOR US.
>> CHANDLER AND BRANDON, I CHOSE THE JIVE.
YOUR TECHNIQUE WAS SOLID, BUT YOUR ENERGY DROPPED AT THE END.
THIS WEEK, I WANT TO SEE HIGH-ENERGY KICKS AND STEPS.
>> THE MAIN CRITIQUE WAS STAMINA.
AND THE FIRST TIME I DID THE JIVE, WAS SHORTER THAN WHAT I
HAVE TO DO THIS TIME AROUND.
>> AGAIN.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE A TALL ORDER.
>> WHY DO I LOOK SO BAD? I'M A FIGHTER. I CAN DO IT.
I'VE BEEN DANCING ALL SEASON. I'M USING EVERYTHING. IN MY BODY.
MY SCOWL, TO MAINTAIN HIGH ENERGY.
>> AGAIN.
>> THE ENTIRETY OF THE DANCE.
>> NICE.
>> EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE.
>> LET'S GO FROM THE TOP.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S GETTING THERE.
♪♪
>> Announcer: DANCING THE JIVE, WITH HER PARTNER
BRANDON ARMSTRONG, IT'S CHANDLER KINNEY.
♪ GAME START ♪
♪♪
♪ UH UH-HUH UH-HUH
♪ KISSY FACE KISSY FACE
SENT TO YOUR PHONE BUT ♪
♪ I'M TRYNA
KISS YOUR LIPS FOR REAL UH-HUH UH-HUH ♪
♪ RED HEARTS RED HEARTS
THAT'S WHAT I'M ON YEAH ♪
♪ COME GIVE ME
SOMETHIN' I CAN FEEL OH-OH-OH ♪
♪ DON'T YOU WANT ME
LIKE I WANT YOU BABY? ♪
♪ DON'T YOU NEED ME
LIKE I NEED YOU NOW? M
♪ SLEEP TOMORROW
BUT TONIGHT GO CRAZY ♪
♪ ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
JUST MEET ME AT THE ♪
♪♪
[ SINGING IN KOREAN ]
♪♪
♪ UH UH-HUH UH-HUH
♪♪
[ SINGING IN KOREAN ]
♪♪
♪ UH UH-HUH UH-HUH ♪
♪ HEY
SO NOW YOU KNOW THE GAME ♪
♪ ARE YOU READY
'CAUSE I'M COMIN' TO GET YA GET YA GET YA ♪
♪ HOLD ON HOLD ON
I'M ON MY WAY ♪
♪ YEAH YEAH YEAH-YEAH YEAH
I'M ON MY WAY ♪
♪ DON'T YOU WANT ME
LIKE I WANT YOU BABY? ♪
♪ DON'T YOU NEED ME
LIKE I NEED YOU NOW? M
♪ SLEEP TOMORROW
BUT TONIGHT GO CRAZY ♪
♪ ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
JUST MEET ME AT THE ♪
♪♪
[ SINGING IN KOREAN ]
♪♪
♪ JUST MEET ME AT THE
UH-HUH UH-HUH ♪
♪♪
[ SINGING IN KOREAN ]
♪♪
♪ JUST MEET ME AT THE
UH UH-HUH UH-HUH UH ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: CHANDLER AND BRANDON
WITH A REDEMPTION JIVE. OH, NO ENERGY LOST ON THAT ONE.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH. OKAY, OKAY. THEY ARE LOVING IT IN THE
BALLROOM. CARRIE ANN, DID YOU SEE SOME
IMPROVEMENT?
>> SO GOOD. SO GOOD. THAT SHOULD FEEL GOOD.
CHANDLER -- CHANDLER, TO ME, I THINK YOU'VE ACTUALLY HAD THE
MOST DIFFICULT SEASON OUT OF ALL OF OUR FINALISTS.
AND THIS, WHEN I THINK ABOUT REDEMPTION, I THINK ABOUT, THIS
IS REDEMPTION BECAUSE YOU'VE PROVEN YOURSELF WITH FORTITUDE,
YOU'VE SHOWED UP WITH GRACE AND ELEGANCE. WHAT WAS THAT JIVE?
WAS THAT AMAZING? THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED.
>> Alfonso: THAT'S A JIVE. DEREK?
>> LAST TIME YOU DID THE JIVE, I FELT LIKE YOU LOST STEAM TOWARDS
THE END. AND I CANNOT SAY THE SAME ABOUT
TONIGHT.
>> YOU, FROM START TO FIISH,
LET'S MAKE LIKE A BREAD TRUCK AND HOT BUNS.
THAT WAS SENSATIONAL. WELL DONE.
>> Alfonso: YOUR LINES ARE KILLING ME. BRUNO?
>> WE WENT BEYOND REDEMPTION. WHAT WE HAVE IS A TRIUMPH.
YOU MADE IT FRESH, EXCITING AND SASSY.
YOU GAVE IT YOUR OWN IMPRINT. WHEN IT COMES TO JIVE, IT'S AS
GOOD AS IT GETS.
>> Alfonso: THERE YOU GO. HEAD OVER TO JULIANNE FOR YOUR
SCORES. WE'VE GOT A REAL TREAT ON THE
WAY WHEN MARK BALLAS AND DEREK HOUGH PARTNER UP FOR AN
ARGENTINE TANGO LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
JULIENNE?
>> Julianne: IT WILL BE AMAZING. THIS SHOW HAS HELPED YOU
POTENTIALLY OVERCOME FEARS AND INSECURITIES.
WHAT HAS THE SHOW MEANT FOR YOU?
>> IT'S MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME. I MEAN, I WAS REALLY SCARED
COMING INTO THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS CAPABLE
OF. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE SHOW.
IT MAKES YOU CHALLENGE THAT CONCEPT OF YOURSELF.
AYE DONE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO BEFORE.
AND THAT'S THANKS TO BRANDON AND ALL OF YOU GUYS.
I DIDN'T THINK I COULD JIVE FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF.
>> Julianne: YOU DID IT. DANG. LET'S GET YOUR SCORE.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN.
>> 10.
>> Announcer: DEREK.
>> 10.
>> Announcer: BRUNO.
>> 10.
>> Julianne: THAT'S 30 OUT OF 30 FOR CHANDLER AND BRANDON
REDEMPTION JIVE. ADDED TO LAST WEEK'S SCORE,
THEIR TOTAL SO FAR IS 88. BUT THEY STILL HAVE THE
FREESTYLE, WHICH IS THE LAST CHANCE FOR JUDGES SCORES.
AFTER THE REDEMPTION ROUND AND LAST WEEK'S SCORES ADDED IN,
HERE'S WHERE THINGS STAND AT THE LEADERBOARD.
AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD ARE CHANDLER AND BRANDON AND
DIED WITH JOEY AND JENNA, WITH 88. AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
LEADERBOARD ARE DANNY AND WHITNEY WITH 81.
WE'LL SEE HOW THE FREESTYLE SCORES AFFECT THE FINAL TOTALS.
ALFONSO.
>> Alfonso: THANKS JULIANNE. THE FREESTYLES ARE MINUTES AWAY.
STEPHEN AND RYLEE WILL LEAD OFF THE ROUND WITH THE LAST DANCE TO
WIN THE MIRROR BALL. AND WHEN WE COME BACK, MARK AND
DEREK DANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE. HERE'S THE STORY OF THE SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO DANCE AN ARGENTINE TANGO, THE WAY IT WAS
INTENDED. WITH TWO MALE DANCERS. THE ARGENTINE TANGO HAS A PRETTY
RICH, BEAUTIFUL HISTORY, THAT STEMS BACK TO THE 19th CENTURY
AND THE WORKING CLASS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
BACK IN THOSE DAYS, THE MEN OUTNUMBERED THE WOMEN.
THE ARGENTINE TANGO WAS A WAY TO FASTER THE COMMUNITY AND IMPRESS
THE LADIES.
>> MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK OF THE ARGENTINE TANGO AS A SEXY,
INTIMATE, EMBRAING MOMENT BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN.
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE MASCULINE ENERGY THERE.
DEREK AND I TYPICALLY DANCE THE LEADER ROLE.
AND WITH THIS, WE'RE GOING TO BE SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH.
DEREK AND I HAVE BEEN DANCING TOGETHER NOW FOR ALMOST 30
YEARS, PRETTY MUCH OUR WHOLE LIVES. BUT WE'VE NEVER DONE A
PERFORMANCE LIKE THIS.
>> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS ARGENTINE TANGO IS IT'S
PASSIONATE. IT'S AGGRESSIVE. SO, GET READY FOR AN ARGENTINE
TANGO LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR SEASON FINALE.
BEFORE THE BREAK, WE HEARD WHAT MAKES THE ARGENTINE TANGO SUCH A
MANLY DANCE.
>> Julianne: SO NOW, WE'VE GOT TWO MANLY MEN TO PERFORM ONE FOR
US.
>> IT'S A MAN-GO.
>> GIVE IT UP FOR MARK BALLAS AND DEREK HOUGH.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: YES. MARK AND DEREK WITH A
TRADITIONAL ARGENTINE TANGO. FANTASTIC.
JOINING US AS WE KICK OFF THE FREESTYLE ROUND, ARE
SEAN WILLIAM SCOTT AND BARRETT MARGOLIS FROM THE NEW
ABC COMEDY "SHIFTING GEARS." PREMIERES JANUARY 8th.
SEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT ARGENTINE TANGO?
>> IT WAS HOT. YEAH. SEXY.
>> Alfonso: OKAY. AND, I HEAR YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
WHO YOU HAVE BEEN ROOTING FOR?
>> STEPHEN.
>> Alfonso: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE IN LUCK.
WE'RE GOING TO -- WE'RE GOING TO START THE FREESTYLE ROUND WITH
STEPHEN AND RYLEE.
>> STEPHEN, THIS IS OUR LAST DANCE OF THE SEASON.
>> IT'S INSANE. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I GOT YOU
AS MY PARTNER. A DANCE LIKE A PARTY.
YOU HELPED ME PIERCE THROUGH THAT. AND YOU GAVE ME SO MUCH
CONFIDENCE.
>> SHE TOOK THE STIFF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER GYMNAST AND TURNED HIM
INTO A DANCER. I OWE EVERYTHING TO RYLEE.
>> YOU'RE A POWERFUL AND INSPIRATIONAL PERSON.
>> THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
>> YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND. AND IT'S COOL TO HAVE THAT.
>> ME AN RYLEE'S PARTNERSHIP IS AN UNDERDOG STORY.
RYLEE IS 19 YEARS OLD IN HER SECOND SEASON, AND WE JUST MADE
IT TO THE FINALE.
>> FOR OUR FREESTYLE, THERE'S NO RULES. I WANT TO SHOWCASE YOUR
PERSONALITY.
>> I'M GOING TO PUT EVERYTHING IN THIS FREESTYLE.
>> YES.
>> I'M GOING TO COMBINE MY OLDEST PASSION AND MY NEWEST
PASSION. I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I DO BEST.
>> THIS HAS TO BE SO BEAUTIFUL. YES.
>> COMBINING GYMNASTICS AND DANCE TAKES AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF
ENERGY.
>> SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
>> I'M DOING A LOT FOR TWO MINUTES STRAIGHT.
>> YES.
>> AS HARD AS MY OLYMPIC POMMEL HORSE ROUTINE. SORRY.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> I STRUGGLED WITH MUSICALITY AND THERE'S SO MUCH IMPORTANT TO
THIS DANCE. I NEED TO BE LOCKED IN.
IF I'M OFF-BEAT, THAT'S THE MIRROR BALL.
>> I'M READY TO PUT IT OUT THERE.
>> QUICK, QUICK, QUICK.
>> IF I HAVE TO SLOW UP ON THE FLOOR TO WIN THAT MIRROR BALL, I
WILL. I WILL THROW UP.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE, WITH HIS PARTNER RYLEE ARNOLD,
IT'S STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK.
♪♪
♪ I USED TO ROLL THE DICE
FEEL THE FEAR IN MY ENEMY'S EYES ♪
♪ AND I DISCOVERED THAT
MY CASTLES STAND ♪
♪ UPON PILLARS OF SALT
AND PILLARS OF SAND ♪
♪ I HEAR JERUSALEM
BELLS A-RINGING ♪
♪ ROMAN CAVALRY CHOIRS
ARE SINGING ♪
♪ BE MY MIRROR
MY SWORD AND SHIELD ♪
♪ MY MISSIONARIES
IN A FOREIGN FIELD ♪
♪ FOR SOME REASON
I CAN'T EXPLAIN ♪
♪ ONCE YOU'D GONE
THERE WAS NEVER NEVER AN HONEST WORD ♪
♪ AND THAT WAS WHEN
I RULED THE WORLD ♪
♪ OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH
OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
♪ HEAR JERUSALEM
BELLS A-RINGING ♪
♪ ROMAN CAVALRY CHOIRS
ARE SINGING ♪
♪ BE MY MIRROR
MY SWORD AND SHIELD ♪
♪ MY MISSIONARIES
IN A FOREIGN FIELD ♪
♪ FOR SOME REASON
I CAN'T EXPLAIN ♪
♪ I KNOW ST. PETER
WON'T CALL MY NAME ♪
♪ NEVER AN HONEST WORD
BUT THAT WAS WHEN I RULED THE WORLD ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: YES. STEPHEN AND RYLEE WITH THEIR
GYMNASTIC FREESTYLE FEATURING SOME OF HIS TEAMMATES.
YEAH, BUDDY. HERE YOU GO. CONGRATS. YEAH. BRUNO?
>> STEPHEN IS GOING FOR GOLD. I'M TELLING YOU.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT IT, IT WAS ATHLETIC AND ARTISTIC AND THE
SAME TIME. A PERFECT COMBINATION. EXTREMELY LYRICAL MOVEMENT.
VERY EMOTIONAL. BEAUTIFUL BLEND. IT REALLY WAS LIKE THE SONG.
A CONTEMPORARY ANTHEM.
>> Alfonso: CARRIE ANN?
>> I JUST -- I HONESTLY -- I THINK I'M GOING TO -- I DON'T
WANT THIS SEASON TO END. I REALLY DON'T.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THE LAST TIME I EXPERIENCE THIS JOY, THAT
ARTISTRY. WATCHING YOU BECOME A DANCER.
AND, RYLEE, YOU'RE A GYMNAST. THAT WAS AMAZING.
TOUCHED ALL OF THE PERFECT POINTS.
>> Alfonso: DEREK?
>> STEPHEN, I REMEMBER WATCHING YOU ON TV DURING THE OLYMPICS
AND THINKING, MAN, I THINK HE WOULD BE GREAT ON "DANCING WITH
THE STARS." AND HERE YOU ARE IN THE FINALE
WITH THAT INCREDIBLE FREESTYLE. HONESTLY, THE SONG, THE CONCEPT,
THE CHOREOGRAPHY, THE TEAM EFFORT, THAT -- I MIGHT GET
EMOTIONAL. I LOVED IT. I LOVED IT.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. HEAD ON UP TO JULIANNE IN THE
SKYBOX. AWESOME JOB, DUDE. LAST WEEK, YOU BROKE THE
ALL-TIME VOTING RECORD. LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN SMASH IT
AGAIN TONIGHT. YOU GET TEN VOTES PER COUPLE,
PER VOTING METHOD. VOTING CLOSES AFTER THE FINAL
COMPETITIVE DANCE. JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: OKAY. IT IS AN EMOTIONAL BATH UP HERE.
HONESTLY, CHILLS EVERYWHERE. WE ARE ALL CRYING.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY TO EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW?
>> I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT RYLEE'S DONE.
I'M NOT GOOD AT DANCE. I'M NOT A NATURAL DANCER.
BUT SHE HAS MADE ME DO WHAT SHE'S GOT ME TO DO, JUST AMAZING.
I APPRECIATE HER.
>> Julianne: I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD GET RIGHT TO THE SCORES.
SHALL WE? LET YOU BREATHE A LITTLE BIT.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN --
>> IT'S A 10.
>> Announcer: DEREK.
>> 10.
>> Announcer: BRBRUNO.
>> 10.
>> Julianne: 30 OUT OF 30 FOR STEPHEN AND RYLEE'S FREESTYLE.
THEIR TOTAL FOR THE FINAL ROUND IS 112.
THIS WAS YOUR FIRST PERFECT SCORE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
>> SO SURREAL. SO CRAZY.
>> Julianne: YOUR GLASSES ARE
FOGGING UP.
NO ONE CAN LIFT THE LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY IN VICTORY
WITH JUDGES' SCORES ALONE. THE POWER OF YOUR VOTES MEANS
EVERYTHING IN THIS FINALE. VOTING CLOSES AFTER THE FINAL
COMPETITIVE DANCE. ALFONSO.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE. SOME SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENTS
ABOUT OUR TOUR ARE ON THE WAY, ALONG WITH MORE INTENSE
COMPETITION. JOEY AND JENNA ARE READY TO TAKE
THE FLOOR FOR THEIR FREESTYLE AND THEY WILL PERFORM IT FOR US
NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR SEASON FINALE.
THE FEE FREESTYLES HAVE JUST STARTED.
AND YOU ALREADY SHATTERED THE VOTING RECORD.
THANK YOU AND KEEP THOSE VOTES COMING.
NEXT UP IN THE FREESTYLE ROUND, THE COUPLE WHO EARNED A PERFECT
30 FOR THEIR REDEMPTION CHA-CHA.
HERE'S HOW JOEY AND JENNA TRAINED TOGETHER FOR THE LAST
TIME.
>> OUR SECOND DANCE WILL BE THE LAST DANCE WE'RE DOING TOGETHER.
>> THAT'S VERY SAD.
>> I KNOW.
>> I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITH ANYONE ELSE.
I KNOW I COULDN'T HAVE.
>> I HAVE WAITED TO BE PARTNERED WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU, THAT IS
SO WILLING TO MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE WITH MY CHOREOGRAPHY.
AND I KNOW THAT I'M SO HARD ON YOU SOMETIMES. JOEY -- JOSEPH.
>> YOU COULD HAVE GONE EASIER. AND YOU SAID, SCREW THAT AND
PUSHED ME. AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL CONFIDENT
THAT WE CAN DO THIS.
♪♪
I'M NOT SITTING HERE IF IT'S NOT FOR JENNA.
JUST TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS SO INVESTED AND CARES ABOUT ME,
MEANS EVERYTHING. I'M EXCITED FOR THE FREESTYLE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TENNIS-THEMED.
BEFORE "THE BACHELOR" I WAS JUST A NORMAL GUY LIVING IN HAWAII,
TEACHING TENNIS. AND IT'S THE THING THAT MAKES ME
FEEL THE MOST LIKE MYSELF.
>> IT IS TRULY THE DANCE THAT REPRESENTS YOU.
>> I NEVER WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO GO TO WIMBLEDON.
THIS IS MY CHANCE TO HAVE MY MOMENT.
>> THIS FREESTYLE IS GOING TO BE PACKED FULL OF TENNIS TRICKS.
JOEY, SLOW DOWN. AND OUR FAVORITE STYLES.
LIKE TANGO AND PASSO. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT JOEY
STANDS OUT AS A STAR.
>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS COMPETITION, I HAD SERIOUS
IMPOSTER SYNDROME.
>> JOEY AND JENNA.
>> I WAS THIS TENNIS PRO AND DANCING WITH AMAZING STAR
ATHLETES AND ACTRESSES. TO BE AT THE POINT I AM NOW, TO
SEE THE CONFIDENCE IT'S GIVEN ME, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I
DESERVE TO BE HERE. SO, I AM READY TO FIGHT FOR THAT
MIRROR BALL.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE, WITH HIS PARTNER JENNA JOHNSON,
IT'S JOEY GRAZIADEI.
♪ DANCE DANCE
YOU KNOW THIS BOOGIE
IS FOR REAL ♪
♪ I USED TO PUT MY FAITH
IN WORSHIP ♪
♪ BUT THEN MY CHANCE
TO GET TO HEAVEN SLIPPED ♪
♪ YOU KNOW I HEARD
THAT BOOGIE RHYTHM HEY ♪
♪ I HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO GET DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN ♪
♪ DANCE
NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO ♪
♪ BUT DANCE OFF
THESE BAD TIMES I'M GOING THROUGH ♪
♪ JUST DANCE
GOT CANNED HEAT IN MY HEELS TONIGHT BABY ♪
♪ IT'S JUST AN INSTANT
GUT REACTION THAT I GOT ♪
♪ I KNOW I'VE NEVER EVER
FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE ♪
♪ I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
BUT THEN THAT'S NOTHING NEW ♪
♪ STUCK BETWEEN
HELL AND HIGH WATER ♪
♪ NEED A CURE
TO MAKE IT THROUGH HEY ♪
♪ DANCE
HOO ♪
♪♪
♪ YOU KNOW THIS BOOGIE
IS FOR REAL ♪
♪ DANCE YEAH
NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO ♪
♪ BUT DANCE OFF
THESE BAD TIMES I'M GOING THROUGH ♪
♪ JUST DANCE WOO
GOT CANNED HEAT IN MY HEELS TONIGHT BABY ♪
♪ YOU KNOW KNOW KNOW
I'M GONNA DANCE ♪
♪♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: JOEY AND JENNA WITH FREESTYLE TRIBUTE TO HIS TENNIS
PRO PAST. ANOTHER FANTASTIC FREESTYLE. YES.
THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.
CARRIE ANN, YOU GO.
>> I'LL GO. JOEY, YOU ARE AMAZING.
AND I FELT THAT FROM THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED YOU DANCE.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST. I'M SO SORRY.
I FOUND THAT TO BE JUST A TAD UNDERWHELMING.
I WAS EXPECTING -- LISTEN. A FREESTYLE CAN MAKE OR BREAK
SOMEBODY. I ALWAYS WANT TO -- I AM SO
SORRY TO SAY THAT. I JUST FOUND THAT SOME OF THE
MOVEMENTS WITH THE RACKET HAD TO BE SUPERTIGHT BECAUSE ALL OF THE
ANGLES THAT IT DIDN'T NAIL IT TO ME.
THE ENERGY KIND OF DIPPED IN THE MIDDLE. I'M SO SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY. PLEASE BOO ME.
>> Alfonso: OKAY. DEREK? DEREK?
>> JOEY, MY MAN, COME ON. LET'S GO.
HOW DARE YOU, CARRIE ANN. JOEY, THAT WAS PHENOMENAL.
YOU ARE TRULY THE MAN. YOU ARE SHOW-STOPPER, THE WHOLE
SEASON. I WANT THE MOMENT. JENNA, YOUR BODY OF WORK, ALL
THESE SEASONS, WHAT YOU PRODUCE YEAR AFTER YEAR, IS INCREDIBLE.
AND I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE PROS.
WELL DONE. JOEY, THAT WAS A FANTASTIC
FREESTYLE. WELL DONE.
>> Alfonso: BRUNO.
>> YES. GAME, SET AND MATCH FOR JOEY.
IT'S ORIGINAL, TOTALLY UNEXPECTED.
THE CHOREOGRAPHY WAS SO INVENTIVE BECAUSE IT WENT IN AND
OUT OF BALLROOM WITH HINTS OF BARKLEY, HOLLYWOOD AND TENNIS
PERFECTLY COMBINED.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. HEAD UP TO JULIANNE IN THE
SKYBOX. WE'VE GOT A PERFORMANCE FROM THE
PROS YOU CAN SEE ON TOUR THIS WINTER, COMING UP ALONG WITH
SOME SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENTS. JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: WE LOVE SURPRISES. JOEY AND JENNA. ALL RIGHT.
THE JUDGES HAD THEIR SAY. THE AUDIENCE HAD THEIR SAY.
IT'S ALL OVER EVERYWHERE. WAS THIS YOUR WIMBLEDON?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU LEFT IT ALL ON THE FLOOR?
>> I GOT THE GREEN. I GOT A LITTLE OF THE COLORS
HERE. IT WAS SO FUN TO COMBINE TENNIS
WITH DANCE. THEY'RE TWO OF MY LOVES NOW, ALL
OF A SUDDEN. THAT WAS FUN TO DO THAT ONE MORE
TIME WITH HER.
>> Julianne: YOU NAILED IT. LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: DEREK.
>> 10.
>> Announcer: BRUNO.
>> IT'S AN ACE. 10.
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 29 OUT OF 30 FOR JOEY AND JENNA'S
FREESTYLE. THEIR TOTAL IS 117. DO YOU THINK THEY DID ENOUGH TO
PROVE THEMSELVES AS YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS?
IF SO, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THEM.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED ALL SEASON, THERE'S NO TIME LIKE
RIGHT NOW. ALFONSO.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE. WHAT DO THE REST OF OUR STARS
HAVE IN STORE FOR THEIR FREESTYLES?
DANNY AND WITNEY WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION WHEN THEY PERFORM
AFTER THIS, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WE'RE BACK WITH OUR FREESTYLE ROUND.
>> Julianne: JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL, SOMEONE TOPS
IT.
>> Alfonso: TRAINING FOR A FREESTYLE THAT EMBRACES THE
MOVIE THAT BROKE ALL BOX OFFICE RECORDS AND CREATED A TRUE
CULTURAL MOMENT OF LAST YEAR, HERE ARE DANNY AND WITNEY.
>> OUR LAST DANCE THAT WE WILL EVER DANCE TOGETHER.
>> HURTS MY HEART.
>> I HONESTLY DON'T THINK I'VE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WORKS AS HARD
AS YOU HAVE. ALFONSO'S GOING TO KILL ME.
>> THIS IS GOING TO COME TO AN END. OUR FRIENDSHIP WON'T.
>> YEAH. YOU'RE FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
>> WHITNEY IS LIKE GRONK, EDELMAN, BRADY, ALL ROLLED INTO
ONE. SHE'S A GREAT TEAMMATE. FANTASTIC COACH.
AND SHE'S A GREAT FRIEND.
>> FOR OUR FREESTYLE, I THINK WE DO SOMETHING VERY POWERFUL,
SUPERICONIC THAT EVERYBODY CAN RELATE TO AND WANT TO VOTE FOR
US.
>> TEN TIMES.
>> A BIG PHENOMENON HAPPENING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IS BARBIE.
IT'S NOSTALGIC. AND "BARBIE" IS SHOWING THAT
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I GREW UP WITH BARBIE.
SHE REPRESENTS SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.
I WANT TO PORTRAY IS LETTING THE IMAGINATIONS RUN WILD.
>> YOU MADE FOOTBALL KEN MADE HIM INTO DANCING KEN. I LOVE IT.
>> EVERYBODY IS BEHIND US.
>> FACTS. 200%.
>> THE FREESTYLE WILL ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE FRAMES AND MOVEMENT
WE HAD IN THE PARTNER DANCES.
>> PIVOTS.
>> WE WILL BE DOING SOME SOLO DANCING AND ACTING, AS WELL.
>> GO WOO.
>> THE DANNY FROM WEEK ONE WOULD BE SCARED TO DEATH.
NOW, I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE, I'M READY TO GO.
I WON TWO SUPER BOWLS. I LOST A SUPER BOWL.
I KNOW HOW FAR IT FEELS TO GET THAT FAR AND LOSE.
IT'S UNSETTLING. THE OPPORTUNITY IS HERE.
WE WANT TO TAKE HOME THE MIRROR BALL. LET'S GET IT.
[ BLEEP ].
I WANT TO WIN.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE, WITH HIS PARTNER WITNEY CARSON,
IT'S DANNY AMENDOLA.
♪ WHEN I WAKE UP
IN MY OWN PINK WORLD ♪
♪ I GET UP OUTTA BED
AND WAVE TO MY HOME GIRLS ♪
♪ HEY BARBIE
HEY SHE'S SO COOL ♪
♪ ALL DOLLED UP
JUST PLAYIN' CHESS BY THE POOL ♪
♪ IN PINK
GOES WITH EVERYTHING ♪
♪ WE LIKE ALL THE COLORS
BUT PINK JUST LOOKS SO GOOD ON US ♪
♪ DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER
WHAT I DO I'M ALWAYS NUMBER TWO ♪
♪ NO ONE KNOWS
HOW HARD I TRIED ♪
♪ I'M JUST KEN
ANYWHERE ELSE I'D BE A TEN ♪
♪ IS IT MY DESTINY
TO LIVE AND DIE
A LIFE OF BLONDE FRAGILITY ♪
♪ I WANNA KNOW
WHAT'S THERE TO LOVE TO FEEL THE REAL THING ♪
♪ IS IT A CRIME
AM I NOT HOT WHEN I'M IN MY FEELINGS ♪
♪ AND IS MY MOMENT
FINALLY HERE OR AM I DREAMING ♪
♪ I'M NO DREAMER ♪
♪ CAN YOU FEEL THE KENERGY
FEELS SO REAL I GUARANTEE ♪
♪ MY NAME'S KEN
AND SO AM I ♪
♪ PUT THAT MANLY HAND
IN MINE ♪
♪ SO HEY WELL CHECK ME OUT
I'M JUST KEN ♪
♪ BABY, I'M JUST KEN ♪
>> Alfonso: DANNY AND WITNEY WITH THEIR "BARBIE"-THEMED
FREESTYLE. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT
KEN-OUGH, "BARBIE" IS AVAILABLE
ON BLU-RAY AND 4K.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE
>> YOU HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE SURPRISES OF THE SEASON.
YOU HAVE BEEN A FOOTBALL PLAYMAKER AND ONE OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS. AMEMORYMAKER, A MOMENTMAKER, ON
THIS SHOW. WE'LL NEVER FORGET THE ROUTINES
YOU HAVE DONE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
ENTERTAINING THINGS I'VE SEEN ON THIS SHOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THIS WHOLE SEASON.
YOU'RE THE BEST, MAN.
>> Alfonso: BRUNO?
>> TALK ABOUT THE BLOCKBUSTER. MR. GOSLING, COME TO DADDY.
COME HERE. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I WANT TO BE IN THE SEQUEL.
SILVER TEN AND YOU. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WE CAN DO.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GET BACK TO JUDGING.
CARRIE ANN?
>> THAT WAS AMAZING. DANNY, WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU
STRAPPED IN?
>> STRAP UP. STRAP THE HELMET UP.
>> YOU STRAPPED UP AND YOU SWUNG YOUR SWORD. RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT YOUR COACH -- NO, WAIT. YOU ARE MISUNDERSTANDING.
>> Alfonso: IT'S CRAZY IN HERE.
>> THAT WAS SO ENTERTAINING. YOU GOT IT. WELL DONE.
>> Alfonso: WE UNDERSTAND IT. ALL RIGHT.
YOU GUYS HEAD ON UP TO THE SKYBOX WITH JULIANNE.
WE SAY IT A LOT, BECAUSE WE MEAN IT. IF YOU ONLY VOTE ONCE THIS
SEASON, DO IT TONIGHT TO REWARD ALL OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR
FINALISTS. YOU HAVE A HUGE SAY IN WHO
BECOMES OUR NEW CHAMPIONS. JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANKS, ALFONSO. HELLO, KEN.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING, JULIANNE?
>> Julianne: I'M SO GOOD. YOU STARTED AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER.
NOW, FINISHING IN A HOT PINK OUTFIT. HOW IS IT DANCING AS KEN?
>> THE REAL QUESTION IS WHY ARE YOU IN MY BED?
>> Julianne: OOH. IS THAT AN INVITATION?
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN --
>> 9.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH?
>> WHAT'S HAPPENING? YOU'RE KENOUGH.
>> Announcer: BRUNO.
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 29 FOR WHITNEY AND DANNY'S FREESTYLE.
THEIR TOTAL FOR THE FINALE IS 110.
DO YOU THINK THEY SHOULD WIN IT ALL? IF SO, YOU GOT TO TELL US.
TEXT AND VOTE ONLINE AT ABC.COM TO MAKE THEIR YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS.
ALFONSO?
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE. I HAVE TO BRING THIS ALL
TOGETHER. AS JULIANNE SAID, JUST WHEN YOU
THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL, AND THEN A SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
DANCES LIKE KEN. THE MAKE-OR-BREAK FREESTYLE
ROUND WILL CONTINUE WITH ILONA AND ALAN. THEY'RE UP NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO THE SEASON FINALE.
NEXT UP, WITH THEIR FREESTYLE, THE COUPLE THAT EARNED 27 FOR
THEIR REDEMPTION JIVE.
>> Julianne: NOW, TRAINING TOGETHER ONE LAST TIME, HERE ARE
ILONA AND ALAN.
>> ILONA, YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION TO SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE
BECAUSE YOU DO EVERYTHING WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART.
I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL BECAUSE IT'S OUR FINAL DANCE.
>> I'M GOING TO BE FOREVER GRATEFUL THAT THEY PAIRED ME
WITH YOU. EVEN IF WE DON'T WIN, I WILL
HAVE WON BECAUSE I GOT TO MEET YOU.
I DIDN'T GO INTO THIS COMPETITION THINKING I WOULD
BUILD THIS FRIENDSHIP WITH MY DANCE PRO.
AND ALAN KNEW IN HIS HEART I HAD MORE TO GIVE.
>> WITH THIS FREESTYLE, I WANT TO SHOWCASE OUR SEASON, OUR
FRIENDSHIP, YOUR PERSONALITY. AND WE'RE DANCING TO "FEMININE
PHENOMENON."
>> I AM STRONG AND GRACEFUL. IT'S FOR ALL OF THE GIRLS WHO
WERE TOLD THEY ARE TOO BIG OR MUSCULAR AND THEY'RE NOT PRETTY.
>> I LOVE THAT. WE'RE DOING THREE ROTATIONS.
>> OUR FREESTYLE ENCAPSULATES OUR JOURNEY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE UPS AND DOWNS.
AND ALL OF THE PARTS THAT WERE SPECIAL TO THIS COMPETITION.
>> TRY TO STAY CENTER.
>> I'LL TRY TO.
>> I'LL TRY TO BE FILLED WITH PRIDE AND DANCE AS ME.
>> SLIDE WITH SOME FLOWER BLOSSOMING.
>> WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN PERFECT SCORES YET.
AND IF I WANT TO WIN THIS THING, IT HAS TO BE PERFECT.
THIS HAS PUSHED ME WAY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE FOR NOTHING.
I'M COMING FOR THE MIRROR BALL.
>> NICE.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE, WITH HER PARTNER ALAN BERSTEN,
IT'S ILONA MAHER.
>> WOW. THE SEASON HAS COME TO AN END.
THEY TOLD ME HE WOULD BE 6'2". THAT'S A LIE. HE DID LIFTS.
THAT GUY LIKES TO BE LIFTED. OH, MY GOSH. BURN THAT.
MY TEAMMATE. WE'RE A BUNCH OF CRYERS.
I'VE MADE SO MANY MEMORIES THIS SEASON.
AND MET SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS BALLROOM.
NEVER BEEN BETTER, CARRIE ANN.
♪♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
GET IT HOT ♪
♪ MAKE A --
MAKE A MAKE A IT'S A FEM ♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
HIT IT LIKE ROM-POM-POM-POM ♪
♪ GET IT HOT
GET IT HOT LIKE PAPA JOHN ♪
♪ MAKE A --
MAKE A -- GO ON AND ON ♪
♪ IT'S A FEM
IT'S A FEMININOMENON ♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
HIT IT LIKE ROM-POM-POM-POM ♪
♪ GET IT HOT
GET IT HOT LIKE PAPA JOHN ♪
♪ MAKE A --
MAKE A -- GO ON AND ON ♪
♪ IT'S A FEM
IT'S A FEMININOMENON ♪
♪ SO LET'S SAY
IT'S WORKING OUT
♪ YOU PRETEND
TO LOVE HIS MOTHER ♪
♪ LYING TO
YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT ♪
♪ HOW HE'S SUCH
A DAMN GOOD LOVER ♪
♪ STUCK IN THE SUBURBS
YOU'RE FOLDING HIS LAUNDRY ♪
♪ GOT WHAT YOU WANTED
SO STOP FEELING SORRY ♪
♪ CRYING AT THE NAIL SALON
I'M SO SICK OF ONLINE LOVE ♪
♪ DUDE CAN YOU PLAY
A SONG WITH A BEAT ♪
♪ WELL WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A
FEMININOMENON ♪
♪ A WHAT?
A FEMININOMENON ♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
HIT IT LIKE ROM-POM-POM-POM ♪
♪ GET IT HOT
GET IT HOT LIKE PAPA JOHN ♪
♪ MAKE A --
MAKE A -- GO ON AND ON ♪
♪ DID YOU HEAR ME
PLAY THE BEAT ♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
HIT IT LIKE ROM-POM-POM-POM ♪
♪ GET IT HOT
GET IT HOT LIKE PAPA JOHN ♪
♪ MAKE A --
MAKE A -- GO ON AND ON ♪
♪ IT'S A FEM
IT'S A FEMININOMENON ♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
HIT IT LIKE ROM-POM-POM-POM ♪
♪ GET IT HOT
GET IT HOT LIKE PAPA JOHN ♪
♪ MAKE A --
MAKE A -- GO ON AND ON ♪
♪ IT'S A FEM
IT'S A FEMININOMENON-AH-ON ♪
♪ HIT IT LIKE
GET IT HOT IT'S A FEM ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ILONA AND ALAN WITH THEIR FREESTYLE. OH, YEAH.
SO POWERFUL. SO STRONG. WHAT PERSONALITY.
YEAH. OKAY. BRUNO?
>> LOOK AT ME, ILONA. YOU HAVE BECOME A TRUE LEADING
LADY. WELL. INCONTROL. HOLDING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION
BETWEEN THESE AMAZING DANCERS. YOU WERE ALWAYS THE GIRL ON TOP.
YOU'RE SHINING BRIGHTER THAN EVER.
>> Alfonso: CARRIE ANN?
>> MY MIND IS BLOWN, BLOWN, BLOWN.
YOU ARE ALL THAT AND THEN SOME. LOOK.
THIS IS THE FREESTYLE MOMENT. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE IMPACT YOU
LEAVE. YOU LEAVE ME FEELING SO EMPOWERED.
THAT'S THE MAGIC OF DANCE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YES.
>> Alfonso: ABSOLUTELY. DEREK?
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, I SAW A SPARK OF
POTENTIAL. BUT TONIGHT, YOU ARE BURNING
BRIGHT, FLAME MY LOVE. FANTASTIC FREESTYLE.
YOUR HUMOR AT THE BEGINNING. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, I LOVE SO
MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DONE.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. HEAD UP TO JULIANNE FOR YOUR
SCORES. ANY ONE OF OUR STARS COULD WIN
TONIGHT, THANKS TO THE POWER OF YOUR VOTES.
SO, USE THAT POWER TO HELP DECIDE YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS.
THE VOTING WINDOW CLOSES AFTER THE FINAL COMPETITIVE DANCE OF
THE NIGHT. YOU'VE GOT TEN VOTES PER COUPLE,
PER VOTING METHOD. JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANKS, ALFONSO. I'M GOING TO SAY IT.
YOU ARE THE MIRROR BALL. I WANT TO KNOW.
YOU HAVE SUCH A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP.
WHAT HAS IT MEANT TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE TOGETHER?
>> LOVE THIS DUDE. THIS IS GOING TO BE MY DOG FOR
LIFE. I'M SO THANKFUL FOR "DANCING
WITH THE STARS" PARTNERING US TOGETHER.
>> Julianne: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN --
>> 10.
>> Announcer: DEREK --
>> 10.
>> Announcer: BRUNO --
>> 10.
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 30 OUT OF 30 FOR ILONA AND ALAN FREESTYLE.
THEIR TOTAL IS 114. THAT IS YOUR FIRST PERFECT SCORE.
WELL. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TO EARN SCORES FROM THE JUDGES. NOW, IT'S UP TO YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM TAKE HOME THE TROPHY, YOU HAVE TO
VOTE. ALFONSO.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE. THERE'S ONE MORE COMPETITIVE
DANCE LEFT IN THE SEASON. WE'LL SEE CHANDLER AND BRANDON'S
FREESTYLE, NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE OUT THE
FREESTYLE ROUND WITH THE COMPETITION AND THE COUPLE THAT
EARNED A PERFECT 30 FOR THEIR REDEMPTION JIVE.
>> Julianne: THEY'LL DANCE AFTER WE SEE THE LAST WEEK OF TRAINING
FOR CHANDLER AND BRANDON.
>> I AM SO SAD THIS IS OUR FINAL DANCE.
>> SOMETHING I LOOKED FORWARD TO EVERY DAY IS COMING INTO
REHEARSAL AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU.
>> THANKS, BRANDON. THAT'S REALLY SWEET.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT MY SELF-DOUBT AND HOW I STRUGGLE
WITH PERFECTIONISM. THE FRIENDSHIP WE'VE BUILT
TRANSCENDS THIS MOMENT. I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU.
>> ME, TOO.
>> BEING YOURSELF IS ENOUGH. AND I AM CAPABLE OF SO MUCH MORE
THAN I THOUGHT THAT I WAS.
>> SO, IT'S MY FIRST FREESTYLE. AND WE ARE THE FIRST BLACK
COUPLE TO EVER MAKE A FINALE OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS."
>> YEAH.
>> SO, I WANT TO CELEBRATE ALL OF THE BLACK PERFORMERS BEFORE
YOU AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THIS FREESTYLE.
LIKE THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS.
>> BLACK PEOPLE WERE AT THE ROOT OF ENTERTAINMENT TODAY.
>> BLACK DANCE HAS INFLUENCED CULTER FROM THE TIME WE STARED
TAPPING TO 2024. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
ONE, TWO.
>> THIS IS A HUGE MOMENT. TONIGHT, IT'S TIME TO SHOW WHO I
AM AND SHOW MY HEART. I WANT PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH
THE STORY I HAVE TO TELL.
>> DO THIS BASKET TOSS AT THEENED.
SHE'S NEVER DONE IT BEFORE. LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.
>> I'M NERVOUS ABOUT TRYING SOMETHING NEW.
WE HAVE FLIPS AND TRICKS AND LIFTS.
>> NOBODY.
>> I NEED TO -- SCARED ME. WE'RE UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
I CAN DO BETTER.
>> MUCH BETTER.
>> TO BE THE FIRST BLACK COUPLE TO WIN THE MIRROR BALL WOULD BE
SO SPECIAL.
>> IT'S SO FAST.
>> I'M PUTTING EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING MAKING THIS DANCE AS
PERFECT AS IT POSSIBLY CAN BE.
>> YES.
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
AND NOW, DANCING FREESTYLE, WE PROUDLY PRESENT WITH HER
PARTNER, BRANDON ARMSTRONG, THIS IS CHANDLER KINNEY.
♪♪
♪ HUSH NOW CHILD
AND DON'T YOU CRY ♪
♪ YOUR FOLKS
MIGHT UNDERSTAND YOU
BY AND BY ♪
♪ JUST MOVE ON UP
TOWARDS YOUR DESTINATION ♪
♪ THOUGH YOU MAY FIND
FROM TIME-TO-TIME COMPLICATIONS ♪
♪ MOVE ON UP MOVE ON UP
WE MOVE ON UP MOVE ON UP ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: CHANDLER AND BRANDON CELEBRATING THEIR TRAILBLAZING
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR FREESTYLE.
TAKING IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE '40s WITH THAT START.
SO BEAUTIFUL. WHAT AN IMPORTANT DANCE FOR
"DANCING WITH THE STARS." VERY BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S THE FINAL COMPETITIVE DANCE OF THE SEASON.
VOTE WILLING BE CLOSING SOON. CARRIE ANN?
>> CHANDLER? CHANDLER? NOT ONLY WAS THAT BEYOND
IMPRESSIVE, THAT WAS IMPORTANT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
MAKING THIS MOMENT MATTER MORE THAN -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL
EVER KNOW THE IMPACT OF THIS. YES, YOU DO.
AND REPRESENTATION MATTERS. AND YOU'VE CHANGED THE FUTURE
FOR PEOPLE TO COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
BRANDON, GREAT SEASON.
>> Alfonso: DEREK?
>> I'M GLAD YOU HONORED THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS AT THE
BEGINNING. THERE WASN'T BE A FRED ASTAIRE
WITHOUT THEM. AND MANY MORE. YOU CAME OUT WEEK ONE, SO STRONG.
SO CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF EVERY STEP THAT YOU DANCE ON THIS
FLOOR. THAT WAS SENSATIONAL. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THE INCANDESCENT CELEBRATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION THAT ALL
BLACK ARTISTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO DANCE. I'M TELLING YOU.
A TRULY GRAND PERFORMANCE FOR A GRAND FINALE. EXCELLENT.
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT. HEAD ON UP TO THE SKYBOX FOR THE
FINAL SCORES OF THE NIGHT.
JULIANNE AND I ARE HEADING TO THE DISNEY PARKS TO HOST "THE
WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY:
HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR."
YOU CAN CATCH IT THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1st ON ABC AND STREAM
NEXT DAY ON HULU. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT
TIME, JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: AND WE MIGHT ALSO DO A LITTLE DANCING WITH OUR
DISNEY FRIENDS. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
ARE THE FIRST BLACK COUP TOLL MAKE IT TO THE FINALE.
>> THIS IS WHY REPRESENTATION IS IMPORTANT. SEEING IS BELIEVING.
AND I HOPE THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT SAW THIS AND SAW THAT
THERE'S POSSIBILITY. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY.
THERE'S MORE. YOU CAN DREAM BIG AND ACHIEVE.
>> Julianne: ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> CARRIE ANN --
>> IT'S A 10.
>> Announcer: DEREK --
>> 10.
>> Announcer: BRUNO.
>> SENSATIONAL, 10.
>> Julianne: 30 OUT OF 30 FOR BRANDON AND CHANDLER'S FREESTYLE.
THEIR TOTAL IS 118. THOSE ARE THE LAST JUDGES'
SCORES OF THE SEASON. DID THEY DO ENOUGH TO BECOME
YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS? THE JUDGES HAVE HAD THEIR SAY
AND NOW THE FATE OF OUR FINALISTS IS IN YOUR HANDS.
YOU STILL HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO VOTE FOR THEM AND ALL OF OUR
COUPLES. ALFONSO.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
COMBINED JUDGES' LEADERBOARD WITH ALL OF THE SCORES FROM LAST
WEEK AND TONIGHT. AT THE TOP ARE CHANDLER AND
BRANDON WITH 118. AT THE BOTTOM ARE DANNY AND
WHITNEY WITH 110. YOUR VOTES COUNT FOR HALF OF THE
COUPLES' FINAL TOTALS. USE THEM. OKAY.
HERE ARE THE VOTING DETAILS FOR ALL OF OUR COUPLES.
COMPLETE VOTING INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON ABC.COM.
MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD RIGHT NOW. VOTING CLOSES SOON.
>> Julianne: THE BIG MOMENT IS ALMOST HERE.
STAY WITH US AS WE NAME YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.
WHILE WE TALLY THE VOTES AND SCORES, WE HAVE A SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THIS LANDMARK SEASON.
>> Julianne: LET'S HEAR IT FOR
OUR PROS.
♪ BIG COMMUNICATION
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ♪
♪ TRANSLATE YOUR VIBRATION
LET YOUR BODY TALK TO ME BABY LOVE ♪
♪ IF YOU WANNA SHOW ME WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN SCHEMING UP IF YOU WANNA ♪
♪ HEARTBEAT RACING
MY BODY BLAZING ♪
♪ I FEEL THE RUSH
ADDICTED TO YOUR TOUCH ♪
♪ OH I FEEL THE RUSH
IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
♪ I FEEL THE RUSH
ADDICTED TO YOUR TOUCH ♪
♪ OH I FEEL THE RUSH
IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
♪ SO GOOD WHEN WE
SLOW GRAVITY SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
♪ BREATHE ONE TWO THREE
TAKE ALL OF ME SO GOOD ♪ IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
♪ PASS YOUR BOY THE HEATWAVE
RECREATE THE SUN ♪
♪ TAKE ME TO THE FEELING
BOY YOU KNOW THE ONE ♪
♪ KISS IT WHEN YOU'RE DONE
MAN THIS IS SO MUCH FUN POCKET ROCKET GUN ♪
♪ YOU GOT MY
HEARTBEAT RACING MY BODY BLAZING ♪
♪ I FEEL THE RUSH
ADDICTED TO YOUR TOUCH ♪
♪ OH I FEEL THE RUSH
IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
♪ I FEEL THE RUSH
ADDICTED TO YOUR TOUCH ♪
♪ OH I FEEL THE RUSH
IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
♪ SO GOOD WHEN WE
SLOW GRAVITY SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO GOOD ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: YES. THAT PHENOMENAL
PERFORMANCE WAS CHOREOGRAPHED BY MANDY MOORE, DIRECTOR OF OUR
"DANCING WITH THE STARS 2025" TOUR, WHICH KICKS OFF ON
JANUARY 7th STARRING THESE PROS.
>> Julianne: WE PROMISED YOU A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, AND WE CAN NOW
REVEAL A FEW NEW ADDITIONS TO THE TOUR.
>> Alfonso: CO-HOSTING THE ENTIRE TOUR WILL BE
STEPHEN NEDOROSCIK.
>> Julianne: AND THERE'S MORE.
CHANDLER, ILONA, AND JOEY AND
JENNA WILL BE JOINING IN SELECT CITIES.
GO TO DWTSTOUR.COM FOR TICKETS AND TO SEE WHO IS COMING TO A
CITY NEAR YOU.
>> Alfonso: IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A THRILL TO SEE THE PROS
PERFORMING LIVE ON TOUR. ALL RIGHT, WE'VE COMBINED ALL OF
THE SCORES AND VOTES FROM LAST WEEK WITH THE SCORES AND VOTES
FROM TONIGHT. THE FINAL TALLY IS IN, AND WE'LL
ANNOUNCE YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS WHEN WE COME BACK, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK. BEFORE WE REVEAL YOUR NEW
CHAMPIONS, GIVE IT UP FOR OUR FIVE FINALISTS.
>> Julianne: HERE ARE SOME HEARTFELT WISHES FROM SOME OF
THEIR BIGGEST FANS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
>> DANNY, WHAT'S GOING ON, BIG DOG? TAKE THAT THING.
FROM ONE CHAMPION TO ANOTHER.
>> DANNY, YOU'RE DOING SUPER. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. I LOVE YOU.
I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
>> HEY, TINY DANCER. DON'T FORGET TO POP UP THAT TOP
UP TONIGHT.
>> HEY, DANNY. GOOD LUCK IN THE FINALS.
>> HI, DANNY. GOOD LUCK IN THE FINALS.
WE WILL BE VOTING FOR YOU.
>> LET'S GO.
>> ILONA, YOU DIDN'T GET THE DANCING SKILLS FROM ME.
KEEP GOING. WIN IT ALL.
>> WE LOVE YOU ILONA.
>> YOU'VE BEEN DOING TEAM USA SO PROUD. WE'LL BE CHEERING YOU ON.
>> NONI, MY GIRL, I'VE HAD A
FRONT ROW SEAT TO WATCHING YOU SHINE. LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
>> HAVE FUN. I LOVE YOU.
>> HIP, HIP.
>> HOORAY.
>> HIP, HIP.
>> HOORAY.
>> I CANNOT BE MORE PROUD OF WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU'VE
ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR. ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS BRING
HOME THE MIRROR BALL.
>> STEPHEN, I'M ROOTING FOR YOU SO STRONGLY.
GO OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN.
>> STEVE, YOU HAVE MADE US SO PROUD.
>> GOOD LUCK, STEVIE.
>> GOOD LUCK, STEPHEN.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
>> GO WIN.
>> STEVE, YOU ARE ALWAYS MY SHINING STAR.
IF YOU WIN THAT MIRROR BALL TROPHY, YOU WILL BE EVEN SHINIER.
>> GO WIN THAT MIRROR BALL.
>> JOEY, IT'S NOT FUN TO GET SECOND PLACE ON REALITY TV.
>> WE HAVE A FEELING YOU WERE DANCING YOUR WAY INTO FIRST.
AMERICA LOVES YOU.
>> WE DO, TOO, BROTHER.
>> I'M YOUR BEST FRIEND. YOU'RE CRUSHING OUT ON THE DANCE
FLOOR. BRING THAT MIRROR BALL TROPHY
FOR US.
>> JOEY, I KNOW YOU WILL BE AWESOME. AND SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU WIN THE MIRROR BALL.
>> THANKS FOR RAISING THE BAR FOR OUR WEDDING DANCE.
GOOD LUCK, JOEY. I LOVE YOU.
>> CHANDLER, I'M SO HAPPY AND THANK YOU THAT YOU TOOK BRANDON
TO THE FINALE.
>> WE USED TO WATCH THIS TOGETHER WHEN YOU WERE A TINY
LITTLE GIRL. NOW, YOU ARE HERE. KEEP GOING, BABE.
>> REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, WE'RE PROUD OF YOU.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY, WE LOVE YOU.
>> OUR DANCE SESSIONS IN THE HAIR MAKEUP TRAILERS HAVE BEEN A
HIGHLIGHT. MY GOSH, CAN YOU DANCE, MY LOVE.
YOU HAVE MY VOTE. GO KILL IT TONIGHT.
>> Alfonso: SO MANY PROUD SUPPORTERS SHOWING THEIR LOVE.
TONIGHT'S COMPETITION IS ONE OF THE CLOSEST EVER.
IT'S SO HARD TO CALL.
>> Julianne: GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU. WE'VE COMBINED THE JUDGES'
SCORES FROM TONIGHT AND LAST WEEK WITH YOUR VOTES FROM BOTH
NIGHTS.
>> Alfonso: WHICH ONE OF THESE FIVE FINALISTS WILL TAKE HOME
THE LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY?
LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER AS WE REVEAL OUR FINAL RESULTS.
THE COUPLE IN FIFTH PLACE IS --
DANNY AND WHITNEY.
>> Julianne: THE COUPLE IN FOURTH PLACE IS --
STEPHEN AND RYLEE.
>> Alfonso: THE COUPLE IN THIRD PLACE IS --
CHANDLER AND BRANDON.
>> Julianne: JOEY AND JENNA AND ILONA AND ALAN, PLEASE STEP
FORWARD. YOU WERE THE HIGHEST SCORED
COUPLES WHEN WE COMBINED THE JUDGES' SCORES AND VIEWER VOTES.
ONE OF YOU WILL WIN IT ALL.
>> Alfonso: THE WINNERS OF OUR LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY
ARE -- -- GOING TO BE REVEALED AFTER
THIS.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR SEASON FINALE.
OUR REIGNING CHAMPIONS, XOCHITL AND VAL HAVE JOINED US TO
PRESENT OUR LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY TO YOUR NEW
CHAMPIONS.
>> Julianne: BOTH OF THESE COUPLES BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY AND
TALENT TO THIS SEASON. ONCE AGAIN, GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF
YOU.
>> Alfonso: JOEY AND JENNA, ILONA AND ALAN, ONE COUPLE IS
ABOUT TO TAKE HOME THE LEN GOODMAN MIRROR BALL TROPHY.
>> Julianne: AFTER WEEKS OF INTENSE COMPETITION, IT'S TIME
FOR THE FINAL RESULT.
>> Alfonso: THE WINNERS AND NEW CHAMPIONS OF "DANCING WITH THE
STARS" ARE --
JOEY AND JENNA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Julianne: ILONA AND ALAN, FANTASTIC JOB. YOU WERE AMAZING.
>> Alfonso: JOEY, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> I FEEL LIKE JENNA DESERVES THIS FULLY. IT IS ALL FOR HER.
>> Alfonso: XOCHITL AND VAL, PLEASE DO THE HONORS.
>> Julianne: BRING OVER THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: IT IS STAYING IN THEIR HOUSE.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? JOEY, TELL US AGAIN.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?
>> THIS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE, HONESTLY.
EVERYONE FROM THE BEGINNING. ILONA, YOU HAVE BEEN AMAZING
THIS SEASON. I LOVE YOU. ALL THE FINALISTS, THE JUDGES,
THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH US. I TRIED MY BEST, I PROMISE.
THANK YOU.
>> Alfonso: GOT TO TAKE IT. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR FINALISTS
TOMORROW ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA."
THANKS TO YOU AT HOME FOR MAKING THIS SEASON ON ABC AND DISNEY+
SUCH A MASSIVE SUCCESS.
>> Julianne: THANKS TO OUR ENTIRE CAST, OUR JUDGES, OUR
BAND AND OUR CREW. UNTIL NEXT SEASON, GOOD NIGHT
AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]