[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: WELCOME TO "DANCING
WITH THE STARS."
I'M ALFONSO RIBEIRO.
>> Julianne: AND I'M
JULIANNE HOUGH.
WE'RE LIVE AND THE ANTICIPATION
IN THE BALLROOM IS BUILDING FOR
OUR ACTION-PACKED FINALE,
>> Alfonso: FOR THE FIRST TIME,
FIVE FINALISTS WILL COMPETE FOR
OUR BRAND-NEW LEN GOODMAN MIRROR
BALL TROPHY.
>> Julianne: VOTING IS OPEN
RIGHT NOW AND IS AVAILABLE TO
THE U.S., ITS TERRITORIES, AND
CANADA AT ABC.COM.
PLUS, SUBSCRIBERS OF
PARTICIPATING U.S. WIRELESS
PHONE CARRIERS CAN TEXT THE
FIRST NAME OF THEIR FAVORITE
STAR TO THE NUMBER 21523.
MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY
APPLY.
>> Alfonso: THE COMPETITION
STARTS IN MINUTES.
OUR FINALISTS ARE HEADING
BACKSTAGE WHERE WE WILL TAKE YOU
FOR EACH COUPLE.
>> Julianne: FIRST, TO SET THE
SCENE, OUR JUDGES WILL BE
ANALYZING A STAND-OUT BALLROOM
AND LATIN ROUTINE FROM EACH
FINALIST TO EXAMINE THE
QUALITIES THAT MIGHT MAKE THEM A
CHAMPION.
>> Alfonso: UP FIRST, BRUNO
GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON WHAT MAKES
JASON MRAZ SUCH AN AMAZING
COMPETITOR.
>> Bruno: JASON MRAZ, THE
MUSICAL MAESTRO.
HE IS THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE
COMPETITION THIS YEAR.
THE LAST MAN STANDING IN THE
FINALE.
TWO THINGS STAND OUT WITH JASON.
HIS MUSICALITY AND HIS
DETERMINATION.
HIS BACKGROUND MEANS HE
UNDERSTANDS MUSIC LIKE NO ONE
ELSE.
LATIN HAS BEEN JASON'S STRENGTH
FROM THE START.
HE LIVES THE DANCE.
HIS JIVE IN WEEK THREE WAS AN
EARLY SIGN OF HIS ABILITY.
♪♪
♪ DO YOU LOVE ME ♪
>> Bruno: SIDE-BY-SIDE STEPS,
IT'S VERY FAST.
JASON NEVER FALLS OFF.
♪♪
♪ MASHED POTATO ♪
♪ I CAN DO THE TWIST ♪
>> Bruno: WATCH THE FOOTWORK, SO
RELAXES.
HE WAS IN THE POCKET, AS WE SAY.
ANOTHER STRENGTH IS HIS
PERFORMANCE LEVEL.
LOOK AT HOW MUCH HE BRINGS TO
THE MUSIC.
ALIVE.
HE CONNECTS WITH THE AUDIENCE.
HE DIDN'T JUST DO THE DANCE.
HE SELLS THE DANCE.
AT FIRST, BALLROOM WAS
CHALLENGING FOR JASON.
HE HAS GROWN STRONGING.
HIS TANGO WAS A MASTERPIECE.
IT SHOWS HOW FAR HE HAS COME.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME JASON
BROUGHT REAL SLICK, CLASSIC
BALLROOM TO US.
♪ HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME ♪
♪ IN THE DARKEST ♪
>> Bruno: LOOK AT THE FOOTWORK.
LOOK AT THE SHAPES.
SHARP, PRECISE AND YET ALWAYS SO
SLICK.
♪♪
>> Bruno: THE SEQUENCE OF TURNS,
PERFECT FOOTWORK.
SO BREATHTAKING, SO DIFFICULT.
THIS LIFT, THE WEIGHT
DISTRIBUTION WAS PERFECTION.
♪♪
♪ FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE ♪
♪ LOVE MADE ME CRAZY ♪
♪ LORD, SAVE ME ♪
♪ MY DRUG IS MY BABY ♪
♪ I'LL BE USING FOR THE REST OF
MY LIFE ♪
>> Bruno: THIS ROUTINE EARNED
JASON HIS FIRST PERFECT SCORE.
IF JASON CAN KEEP THE INTENSITY
OF HIS PERFORMANCE IN THIS
FINALE, HE HAS EVERYTHING HE
NEEDS TO BECOME A CHAMPION!
>> Alfonso: JASON AND DANIELLA
ARE GETTING IN SOME FINAL
REHEARSAL IN OUR WARM-UP AREA.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, JASON.
LAST WEEK, YOU MADE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS AND HAD A PERFECT
SCORE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ON A
ROLL?
>> I DO.
IT'S HOLDING ME THIS WEEK.
I FEEL SO FREE.
I FEEL SO GRATEFUL TO BE IN THE
FINALE.
I WILL GO OUT AND HAVE FUN
TONIGHT.
>> Alfonso: GOOD LUCK, WE'LL SEE
YOU ON THE FLOOR SOON.
NEXT UP, DEREK EXAMINES THE
UNIQUE SKILLS THAT BROUGHT
CHARITY LAWSON TO OUR FINAL
FIVE.
>> Derek: CHARITY LAWSON,
ATHLETIC.
SHE HAS AN ELEGANCE.
SHE DOESN'T JUST MOVE ACROSS THE
FLOOR, SHE GLIDES AND GIVES
GREAT EXTENSION.
SHE'S A CONSISTENT PERFORMER,
MAKING FEW MISTAKES.
HER BACKGROUND IN CHEERLEADING
MEANS SHE HAS AN ATHLETICISM AND
TIMING TO TAKE ON COMPLEX
CHOREOGRAPHY.
SHE'S A GREAT ALL AROUNDER.
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HER ELEGANCE
IS HER WALTZ FROM WEEK EIGHT.
♪ IF I SHOULD STAY ♪
♪ I WOULD ONLY BE IN YOUR WAY ♪
>> Derek: SHE EXTENDED.
JUST BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.
♪ I'LL THINK OF YOU EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY ♪
♪ AND I WILL ALWAYS ♪
>> Derek: THIS IS WHAT I MEAN
ABOUT GLIDING ACROSS THE FLOOR.
SHE'S SO COMFORTABLE AND SO AT
EASE.
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
>> Derek: RIGHT THERE WHERE THEY
BROKE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT
STUFF.
♪ I WILL ALWAYS ♪
>> Derek: UTILIZING THE SPACE.
SHE'S SPOTTING BEAUTIFULLY.
♪ I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ♪
>> Derek: THIS SPIN WITH ONE
KNEE ON THE FLOOR IS SO HARD TO
MAINTAIN BALANCE.
CHARITY MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Derek: FROM ELEGANCE TO
POWER, PRECISION AND SPEED,
NOTHING SHOWS CHARITY'S RANGE
BETTER THAN HER JIVE ON
HALLOWEEN WEEK.
♪ WE GATHER HERE FOR THIS
SPECIAL OCCASION ♪
♪ ONE NIGHT ONLY, A LIMITED
ENGAGEMENT ♪
♪ STOMP YOUR FEET AND CLAP YOUR
HANDS ♪
>> Derek: IT'S SUPER
CAPTIVATING.
IT'S A GREAT REVEAL OF CHARITY.
THEIR AUDIENCE KEEPS THEIR EYES
GLUED TO HER.
NICE TWIST ACTION HERE.
COULD HAVE BEEN TWISTED MORE.
THIS WAS HER MOST ENERGETIC
PERFORMANCE TO THAT POINT.
SHE'S HITTING HER LINES SHARP.
SHE'S GREAT TO WATCH.
THE JIVE IS SO FAST.
THE TRICK IS TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE A CARE IN
THE WORLD.
THEY ARE CRUSHING IT RIGHT HERE.
THEY'RE DOING GREAT.
SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S NOT EVEN
BREAKING A SWEAT.
THIS PART WHERE THEY ARE SIDE BY
SIDE BUT STILL TOTALLY CONNECTED
AND IN SYNC IS CRAZY.
SHE'S SO CONSISTENT.
I LOVE THIS PART.
♪♪
SHE NEEDS TO CONNECT WITH THE
AUDIENCE.
IF SHE CAN DO THAT, SHE'S GOT A
GREAT CHANCE OF TAKING HOME THIS
MIRRORBALL TROPHY.
>> Julianne: CHARITY AND ARTEM
ARE HERE, GETTING THEIR FINAL
TOUCH-UPS BEFORE THEY PERFORM
THE FIRST OF THEIR TWO DANCES
TONIGHT.
CHARITY, LAST WEEK, YOU GOT YOUR
FIRST PERFECT SCORE OF THE
SEASON.
DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE MOMENTUM
COMING INTO THE FINALE?
>> I HOPE SO.
I'M FEELING ON CLOUD 12, IF
THAT'S A THING, GOING INTO THE
FINALS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HERE.
I'M CARRYING THAT MOMENTUM.
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WITH
EVERYBODY.
>> Julianne: WHAT ARE YOU
FEELING GOING INTO THE FINALE?
>> I'M SO EXCITED.
THIS IS MY SECOND FINAL.
IT FEELS SURREAL.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE ONE MINUTE AT A
TIME.
EVERYBODY IS BRILLIANT.
EVERYBODY HERE, JUST
CELEBRATING.
>> Julianne: YOU FEEL VERY
RELAXED RIGHT NOW.
GOOD LUCK.
NOW, LET'S HEAR FROM CARRIE ANN,
AS SHE BREAKS DOWN WHAT MAKES
ALYSON HANNIGAN A UNIQUE
CONTENDER FOR THE TROPHY.
>> Carrie Ann: ALYSON HANNIGAN,
THE ENTERTAINER.
SHE IMPROVED WEEK AFTER WEEK.
SHE EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."
>> Bruno: YOU FOLLOWED THE
CHARACTER'S STORY THROUGHOUT.
>> Carrie Ann: SHE HAS AN
OPENNESS IN HER PERFORMANCE.
SHE'S AT HER BEST WHEN SHE'S
EMOTIONALLY CONNECTED TO THE
MUSIC.
>> Derek: YOU WERE DANCING FOR
YOU.
THAT DRAWS US IN.
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND PURE.
>> Carrie Ann: WHAT SHE LACKS IN
TECHNIQUE SHE MAKES UP FOR IN
HER HAPPINESS AND JOY WHILE
SHE'S DANCING.
IT'S RELATABLE AND ENJOYABLE TO
WATCH.
THAT JOY HAS SHOWN THROUGH IN
HER QUICK STEP FROM WEEK SEVEN.
♪♪
♪ HE REALLY GOT ME WORKING UP AN
APPETITE ♪
♪ HE IS MY CHERRY PIE ♪
>> Carrie Ann: HER STRENGTH HAS
BEEN CONNECTING WITH THE
AUDIENCE.
HERE, THERE'S GOOD FOOTWORK AND
SOLID TIMING.
♪♪
>> Carrie Ann: SHE ALWAYS HAS
FUN.
♪♪
>> Carrie Ann: THIS IS PROBABLY
HER STRONGEST DISPLAY OF TIMING
TO THIS POINT.
SHE THREW HERSELF INTO THIS
DANCE.
THIS QUICKSTEP IS FAST.
♪♪
>> Carrie Ann: ALYSON SHOWED HER
RANGE HALLOWEEN WEEK.
♪♪
>> Carrie Ann: THIS PART IS WHAT
SOLD IT FOR ME.
LOOK AT THE INTENSITY.
ALYSON IS BRINGING IT TO HER
PERFORMANCE.
HER COMMITMENT TO CHARACTER
REALLY BRINGS THIS DANCE TO
LIFE.
♪♪
>> Carrie Ann: I LOVE THIS.
I SEE ALYSON IS APPLYING
FEEDBACK FROM WEEK TO WEEK.
SHE'S TRYING TO KOL HER
SHOULDERS AND BACK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ALYSON MIGHT BE THE DARK HORSE,
BUT SHE EARNED HER PLACE THROUGH
HARD WORK AND PASSION.
THE FREESTYLE IS CRUCIAL FOR HER
TONIGHT.
HER JOY IN DANCING AND
CONNECTION WITH THE AUDIENCE
COULD PUSH HER TO VICTORY.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."
OUR FINALE COMPETITION IS JUST
13 MINUTES AWAY, LESS THAN 13
MINUTES.
SO, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO CHECK
IN WITH ALYSON AND SASHA.
JULIANNE --
>> Julianne: THANKS, ALFONSO.
I'M SEEING ALYSON CARB LOADING
FOR WHAT IS SURE TO BE AN
INTENSE NIGHT OF COMPETITION.
THERE ARE A LOT OF STRONG
DANCERS IN THIS FINALE, WHAT'S
YOUR STRATEGY?
[ MUMBING ]
>> Julianne: GOOD LUCK.
GIVE THAT DOUGHNUT TO ME.
WE WILL SEE YOU OUT THERE IN A
FEW MINUTES.
NEXT, CARRIE ANN HAS SOME
INSIGHTS ON WHAT PROPELLED
ARIANA MADIX INTO THE FINALE.
>> Carrie Ann: THE POWERHOUSE.
SHE HAS BEEN A STANDOUT
PERFORMER, REALLY CONSISTENT
WEEK TO WEEK.
HER BIGGEST STRENGTHS ARE HER
POWER AND CHARISMA AS A DANCER.
SHE DELIVERS WITH CONFIDENCE AND
BRINGS DRAMA TO THE BALL ROOM.
THE EXAMPLE IS HER CHA-CHA FROM
WEEK SEVEN.
SHE COMBINED GREAT TECHNIQUE
WITH A MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
♪ ALL THE PEOPLE LOOK AT ME LIKE
I'M A LITTLE GIRL ♪
♪ DID YOU EVER THINK IT WOULD BE
OKAY FOR ME TO STEP INTO THIS
WORLD ♪
>> Carrie Ann: THIS IS SO
COMPLEX.
SHE PULLS IT OFF SLAWLESSLY
--
FLAWLESSLY WHILE STAYING IN
CHARACTER.
♪♪
♪ I'M A SLAVE ♪
>> Carrie Ann: SHE'S SHARP.
SHE'S STRONG.
SHE'S GIVING THE POWER OF BEING
A FEMALE.
♪ BABY ♪
>> Carrie Ann: ARIANA HAS A TEAM
OF PROFESSIONAL DANCERS BEHIND
HER.
SHE DOES NOT LOOK OUT OF PLACE.
SHE IS LEADING THEM WITH THAT
CHOREOGRAPHY.
SHE'S OWNING IT.
SHE'S ON FIRE.
LOOK AT THIS.
SHE LOOKED ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE
BRITNEY SPEARS.
SHE BROUGHT THE CHARACTER TO THE
DANCE.
♪ LIKE THAT ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Carrie Ann: ARIANA HAS RANGE.
SHE ALWAYS BRINGING POWER AND
INTENSITY WHEN CALLED FOR.
SHE CAN ALSO BRING REAL
LIGHTNESS AND GRACE.
HER QUICKSTEP FROM WEEK THREE
SHOWS HER VERSATILITY AS A
DANCER.
♪♪
♪ I NEED LOVE, LOVE ♪
♪ TO EASE MY MIND ♪
♪ I NEED TO FIND, FIND SOMEONE
TO CALL MINE ♪
♪ MAMA SAID ♪
>> Carrie Ann: SHE LOOKS TOTALLY
AT EASE, EFFORTLESS.
♪ IT'S A GAME OF GIVE AND TAKE ♪
♪ YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE ♪
♪ YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT ♪
♪ NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES ♪
>> Carrie Ann: SHE'S DANCING
ALONE.
THIS IS DIFFICULT.
SHE NAILED IT.
REMEMBER NOW, THIS WAS ONLY WEEK
THREE.
ARIANA HAS AT BUILT TO PERFORM
THROUGH THE LENS SO THAT THE
AUDIENCE CAN FEEL THE EMOTION.
♪ LOVE DON'T COME EASY ♪
♪ IT'S A GAME OF GIVE AND TAKE ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Carrie Ann: ARIANA HAS BEEN
OUR MOST CONSISTENT PERFORMER
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
SHE'S ADAPTED TO EVERY STYLE
WITH EASE.
SHE PITCHES HER PERFORMANCES
BRILLIANTLY AND IS ONE OF THE
FRONTRUNNERS FOR THE LEN GOODMAN
MIRRORBALL TROPHY.
>> Alfonso: ARIANA IS BACK HERE
IN OUR PHYSICAL THERAPY ROOM
WITH OUR SHOW THERAPIST, GINA.
SHE'S KEEPING EVERYONE IN SHAPE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT TWO
DANCES?
>> I'M EXCITED.
I'M NERVOUS.
I'M FEELING ALL OF THE FEELS
RIGHT NOW.
>> Alfonso: YOU ARE GOING UP
AGAINST YOUR WIFE TONIGHT.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THAT?
>> I'M FEELING GREAT IT'S MY
FIRST FINALE.
I'M FEELING GREAT WE GET TO
SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE TOGETHER.
>> Alfonso: WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO TONIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
LET'S WORK ON THOSE FEET.
GET THE KNOTS OUT.
NEXT, BRUNO WEIGHED IN ON OUR
LAST FINALIST.
SHE'S THE ONLY ONE CARRYING OVER
TWO PERFECT SCORES FROM THE
SEMI-FINALS, XOCHITL GOMEZ.
>> Bruno: XOCHITL GOMEZ, THE
YOUNG MARVEL.
HER YOUTH, HER CHARISMA AS A
PERFORMER REALLY ARE HER SECRET
WEAPONS.
WHAT STANDS OUT WITH XOCHITL IS
HOW NATURAL, HOW EFFORTLESS SHE
IS IN EVERY DANCE.
HER ROUTINES HAVE BEEN COMPLEX
AND DEMANDING.
BUT SHE MAKES THEM LOOK SO EASY.
HER LATIN ROUTINES ARE SO
STRONG.
♪♪
♪ WHAT COLOR IS THE SKY ♪
♪ YOU TELL ME THAT IT'S RED ♪
>> Bruno: SHE ENGAGES THE
CAMERA.
SHE DRAWS YOU INTO THE CHARACTER
OF THE DANCE.
I LOVE IT.
♪♪
>> Bruno: LOOK AT THE TIMING,
THE PRECISION OF THE KICK.
LOOK, THE HINGE RIGHT THERE WITH
THE TILTED PELVIS.
IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO PULL OFF.
BUT SHE LOOKS TOTALLY CALM AND
AT EASE.
♪♪
>> Bruno: SIDE BY SIDE, TOTALLY
IN SYNC.
WONDERFUL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
XOCHITL IS A REAL ALL AROUNDER.
I MEAN, HER TANGO FROM WEEK
EIGHT WAS PERFECT.
♪♪
♪ CLOCK STRIKES UPON THE HOUR ♪
♪ AND THE SUN BEGINS TO FADE ♪
>> Bruno: SHE MAKES IT LOOK
EFFORTLESS.
VAL IS NOT GIVING HER ANY COUNTS
THERE.
♪ THE LIGHT OF DAY THAT SHOWS ME
HOW ♪
♪ WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS ♪
♪ THE LONELINESS CALLS ♪
♪ I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ I WANT TO FEEL THE HEAT WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ YEAH, I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
>> Bruno: LOOK AT THAT.
XOCHITL'S FACE, I MEAN, IT'S THE
KEY TO EVERYTHING.
SHE IS THE CHARACTER.
SHE SHOWS NO FEAR.
SHE'S SO CONNECTED TO VAL IN
THAT MOMENT IN TIME.
♪ I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ WITH SOMEBODY WHO LOVES ME ♪
♪ YEAH, I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
>> Bruno: HE IS SO CLEAN.
LOOK AT THIS WITH THE HEAD.
DEAD ON TIME.
I MEAN, THINGS LIKE THAT,
PROFESSIONALS ARE A LONG TIME TO
MASTER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
XOCHITL IS SUCH A NATURAL,
CHARISMATIC PERFORMER.
IF SHE KEEPS HER COMPOSURE AND
DELIVERS TONIGHT, SHE WILL BE
THE ONE TO BEAT.
>> Julianne: I'M BACKSTAGE IN
OUR QUICK-CHANGE AREA, THE
INEVITABLE STOP FOR ALL OF OUR
STARS BETWEEN THEIR DANCES.
XOCHITL, WE HAVE A PREVIEW OF
YOUR RRESEMPTION DANCE.
>> WHITNEY HOUSTON WORE THIS.
HOPEFULLY HER GOOD VIBES CAN
TRANSFER.
>> Julianne: YOU HAD TWO PERFECT
SCORES LAST WEEK.
HOW ARE YOU GOING INTO THE
FINALE?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GOING INTO IT WITH TWO
PERFECT SCORES.
I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THAT GOING.
>> Julianne: I LOVE YOU ARE
GETTING SEWN UP HERE.
LOOKS LIKE VAL IS TELLING YOU
THAT YOU HAVE TO GO.
YOU ARE IN WARDROBE.
HEAD TO THE STAGE.
IT KICKS OFF RIGHT AFTER THIS.
♪♪
>>> BEING ABLE TO WIN THE
MIRRORBALL AS A YOUNG LATINA,
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> I AM CAPABLE OF ALWAYS RISING
TO THE OCCASION.
I'M NOT STOPPING.
>> THIS HAS MADE ME OVERCOME MY
FEARS OF DANCE AND GIVEN ME A
NEW CONFIDENCE AS A MUSICIAN.
>> IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE TO BE
IN THE FINALE.
I AM READY TO FINISH BIG.
>> BECAUSE OF MY "DANCING WITH
THE STARS" JOURNEY, I WILL NEVER
UNDERESTIMATE MYSELF AGAIN.
>> THE FINALE.
>> LET'S DANCE.
♪♪
♪ ONE AND ONLY ♪
♪ JUST ANOTHER LOST AND LONELY
LIFE ♪
♪ THEY WILL BE HERE ♪
♪ WHILE HE IS BUSY LOVING EVERY
WOMAN ♪
♪ YOU JUST CAN'T BREAK AWAY ♪
♪♪
♪ IT'S TIME ♪
♪ WHO WANTS TO LIVE IT ♪
♪ LEARN ALL I CAN ABOUT ME ♪
♪ ABOUT ME ♪
♪ HOW CAN I TURN AWAY WHEN I
CAN'T BREAK AWAY ♪
♪ I JUST CAN'T BREAK AWAY ♪
♪
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE ♪
♪ YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: LIVE, FROM
HOLLYWOOD, IT'S THE FINALE OF
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: WHAT A HIGH-FLYING
WAY TO START OUR CELEBRATION,
WITH ALL OF THE STARS OF THIS
SEASON, CHOREOGRAPHED BY
RAY LEEPER.
>> Julianne: AND THERE THEY ARE,
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE HAVE
FIVE, COUNT 'EM, FIVE FINALISTS.
>> Alfonso: ALSO, FOR THE FIRST
TIME EVER, WE HAVE A MARRIED
COUPLE, DANIELLA AND PASHA,
GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR THE
TROPHY.
>> Julianne: THE JUDGES' SCORES
AND YOUR VOTES FROM LAST WEEK
WILL CARRY OVER AND WILL BE
ADDED TO THE SCORES AND VOTES
TONIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO VOTE TONIGHT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ONE OF OUR
CLOSEST FINALES EVER WITH FOUR
COUPLES SEPARATED FROM EACH
OTHER BY JUST ONE POINT APIECE
HEADING INTO TONIGHT'S
COMPETITION.
IT'S ANYBODY'S GAME.
>> Alfonso: WE WILL START WITH A
REDEMPTION ROUND.
>> Julianne: FIRST UP, HERE IS
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A JUDGE
DROPPED BY TO GIVE SOME ADVICE
TO ALYSON HANNIGAN AND SASHA
FARBER.
>> I THOUGHT HE MADE A MISTAKE.
>> TO THINK HOW YOU STARTED NOT
HAVING ANY DANCE EXPERIENCE.
>> I WAS TERRIBLE.
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO ANY
BETTER THAN THIS.
>> WEEK TWO, TANGO, I KNEW,
ALYSON IS GOING TO BE STRONGER
IN THE FRAME.
WE WENT UP IN SCORES.
>> THE TURNING POINT WAS THE
WALTZ.
THAT WAS THE FIRST WEEK I WASN'T
SO FOCUSED ON WHAT WAS THE NEXT
STEP.
>> IN WEEK EIGHT, YOU HAD A
BREAKTHROUGH BECAUSE OF THE
STRONG EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH
THE STRONG.
>> Carrie Ann: IT HAS BEEN A
LONG TIME SINCE I CRIED UP HERE.
>> I CANNOT BELIEVE THE THINGS I
HAVE DONE HERE.
>> NOW, WE HAVE A JUDGE'S
REDEMPTION DANCE.
A JUDGE WILL COMPARE HOW MUCH
GROWTH YOU HAVE BUILT.
>> HELLO.
.
>> I'M GETTING TO LEARN FROM THE
BEST OF THE BEST.
>> Carrie Ann: I HAVE CHOSEN THE
SALSA.
THAT WAS WEEK ONE.
IT WAS TOO CUTE.
I WANT TO SEE YOU EMBODY THE
SENSUAL WOMAN.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU BE SUPER
SEXY.
ALYSON HAS SO MUCH FEMININE
POWER THAT SHE HAS NOT TAPPED
INTO.
>> I'M TOO FAST.
I STRUGGLE WITH TRYING TO DO IT
RIGHT INSTEAD OF FEELING IT.
THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
WASN'T TO DO MY BEST.
>> Carrie Ann: THEY CARE ABOUT
WATCHING A PERSON GIVE THEIR
ALL.
>> CARRIE ANN KNOWS HOW TO BE
THE STRONG, SEXY WOMAN.
I WILL CHANNEL THAT AND GET IN
TOUCH WITH THAT SPARK SHE'S
LOOKING FOR.
>> Carrie Ann: IF SHE GETS THAT,
WE MIGHT SEE SOME HUGE
TRANSFORMATION WE HAVEN'T SEEN.
THAT COULD WIN IT FOR HER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Carrie Ann: DANCING THE
SALSA, IT'S ALYSON HANNIGAN.
♪ YOU SAY I KNOW IT'S A WASTE OF
TIME ♪
♪ THERE'S NO USE TRYING ♪
♪ SO SCARED THAT LIFE IS GOING
TO PASS YOU BY ♪
♪ DEEP IN YOUR HEART IS THE
ANSWER ♪
♪ FIND IT, I KNOW IT WILL PULL
YOU THROUGH ♪
♪ GET ON YOUR FEET ♪
♪ GET UP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN ♪
♪ GET ON YOUR FEET ♪
♪ STAND UP AND TAKE SOME
ACTION ♪
♪ THE WEIGHT IS OFF YOUR
SHOULDERS ♪
♪♪
♪ STAND UP, STAND UP ♪
♪ STAND UP AND TAKE SOME
ACTION ♪
♪ GET ON YOUR FEET ♪
♪ THE WEIGHT IS OFF YOUR
SHOULDERS ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ALYSON AND SASHA,
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT GET ON YOUR
FEET WITH THAT SALSA.
YES!
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.
THEY'RE ON THEIR FEET IN THE
HOUSE.
SUCH LOVE.
CARRIE ANN, YOU GAVE THEM TIPS.
>> Carrie Ann: ALYSON HANNIGAN,
YOU FIRST SCORED FOURS AND FIVES
WHEN YOU DID THE SALSA.
TONIGHT, YOU JUST PERFORMED IN
THE FINALE.
YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.
SOMETHING IS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT
YOU.
YOU ARE A DIFFERENT PERSON THAN
THE PERSON WHO WALKED IN ON THAT
VERY FIRST EPISODE.
YOU HAVE GRACE, CONFIDENCE NOW.
I SEE IT IN THE WAY YOU ARE
MOVING.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> Derek: ONE OF THE THINGS I
LOVE ABOUT THIS SHOW IS WHEN
PEOPLE COME ON AND THEY DISCOVER
SOMETHING ABOUT THEMSELVES THEY
DIDN'T REALIZE THEY KNEW ABOUT
THEMSELVES.
THAT'S WHAT I SAW TONIGHT FROM
WEEK ONE TO NOW, THE IMPROVEMENT
IS INSANE.
THE CONFIDENCE.
THE JOY.
YOU FELT IT.
YOU OWNED THAT CROWD TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
BEAUTIFUL JOB.
>> Bruno: WHAT IS GOING ON?
SHE WAS RACY.
DARE I SAY, VERY SAUCY.
WORKING THOSE FRINGE.
I LOVE TO SEE YOUR CONFIDENCE
BLOSSOM, MY DARLING.
YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
YOU GOT US ALL ON OUR FEET.
>> Alfonso: HEAD ON UP TO THE
SKYBOX FOR YOUR SCORES.
YOU AT HOME GET A SAY IN WHO
WILL CLAIM OUR BRAND-NEW
LEN GOODMAN MIRRORBALL TROPHY AT
THE END OF THE NIGHT.
YOU CAN VOTE RIGHT NOW BY TEXT
AND ONLINE AT ABC.COM.
YOU GET 10 VOTES PER COUPLE, PER
VOTING METHOD.
JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: WHO ARE YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I LOVE IT.
>> Julianne: YOU CRUSHED IT.
YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF
YOURSELF.
WATCHING THE PACKAGE WITH YOU
AND CARRIE ANN, YOU GOT
EMOTIONAL.
YOU WANTED TO FEEL IT VERSUS
THINK IT.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING AFTER THAT?
>> I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEIR ADVICE
AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
I TOOK IT IN EVERY WEEK.
I TRIED TO DO WHAT THEY WERE
SUGGESTING.
I'M SO GRATEFUL.
>> Julianne: YOU HAVE ANOTHER
DANCE, THE FREESTYLE.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SHARE
WITH US ABOUT YOUR FREESTYLE?
>> IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I GET TO DO
THIS.
THIS LIFE CHANGING.
THANK YOU.
>> Julianne: I LOVE IT.
BEFORE WE GO TO YOUR SCORES, I
WANT TO UNDERSTAND -- COME HERE.
YOU ARE CRYING.
>> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
I'M SO PROUD OF HER.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
>> HARRY AND I WERE BUDDIES.
>> I'M A MESS.
I'M SO SENSITIVE.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> Julianne: YOU HAVE A LOVE
FEST OVER HERE.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: NINE.
>> Derek: EIGHT.
>> Bruno: EIGHT.
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 25 OUT OF
30 FOR ALYSON AND SASHA'S SALSA.
LAST WEEK'S SCORES, THE TOTAL
TONIGHT IS 76.
THEY HAVE MORE SCORES COMING UP
IN THE FREESTYLE ROUND.
YOUR VOTES TONIGHT MATTER MORE
THAN EVER BEFORE.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE.
NEXT UP, A REDEMPTION FOXTROT
WAS ISSUED TO JASON MRAZ AND
DANIELLA KARAGACH.
WE'LL SEE IT NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR
SEASON FINALE AND THE BALLROOM'S
MOST EXCLUSIVE VIEWING PARTY.
OUR STARS OF THIS SEASON HAVE
THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE FOR
THE FINAL ROUNDS OF COMPETITION.
>> Julianne: NEXT UP, THE JUDGES
GAVE A FOXTROT TO OUR
GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER, ALONG
WITH SOME TIPS ON HOW TO
IMPROVE.
IT'S JASON MRAZ and
DANIELLA KARAGACH.
>> WE'RE IN FINALE.
>> WE'RE IN THE FINALE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE DID IT.
>> YOU DID A LOT THIS SEASON.
>> THAT'S WHAT THIS SHOW IS
ABOUT, OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.
>> OUR BEST DANCES WERE WHEN YOU
PUT YOUR PERSONALITY ON THEM.
>> WE SPENT TWO WEEKS AT THE
TOP.
>> THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> YES, IT WAS INSANE.
I SURPRISED MYSELF.
>> THE DANCES YOU DIDN'T FEEL,
YOU CAN TELL.
>> IT SHOWED.
>> OUR FOXTROT.
>> IT WAS STIFF.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT MY
PERSONALITY INTO CLASSIC
BALLROOM.
MY PLACE DROPPED WEEK AFTER
WEEK.
IN WEEK EIGHT, I KICK BALL
CHANGED WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO
LOCK STEP.
I HAD TO RUN TO CATCH UP WITH
YOU.
THAT WAS THE WORST FEELING EVER.
IT WAS MY BIGGEST FEAR.
>> WHICH IS OKAY.
IT LED US TO WEEK NINE.
WE DID THE TANGO.
YOUR BIGGEST REDEMPTION YET.
>> Derek: JASON MRAZ IS BACK.
>> THAT GOT ME BACK IN THE GAME.
>> Bruno: CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU NAILED IT.
FOR YOUR REDEMPTION DANCE, YOU
ARE GOING TO DO THE FOXTROT.
>> I REMEMBER.
>> Bruno: FOR JASON'S REDEMPTION
DANCE, I CHOSE FOR HIM A
FOXTROT.
THE FIRST TIME HE PERFORMED IT,
HE HAD PROBLEMS.
THE FRAME WAS VERY TIGHT.
YOU SEE WITHOUT MOVING, YOU
START TENSING.
>> I'M USED TO PLAYING MY GUITAR
LIKE THIS.
>> Bruno: YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE
CARRYING A SACK OF POTATOES.
IF JASON MAINTAINS HIS FRAME, HE
DELIVERS EFFORTLESS MOVEMENT.
COME HERE.
IT COULD REALLY GET -- YOU DON'T
DO IT BY USING THESE MUSCLES.
IT'S FROM DIAPHRAGM.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
RE-VISITING THE FOXTROT.
I HAVE HAD TEN PLUS WEEKS
DANCING.
MY CONFIDENCE IS STRONGER.
MY BODY IS HARDENED.
>> Bruno: THAT'S BETTER ALREADY.
>> I NEED EVERYTHING TO GO
RIGHT.
THANK YOU, BRUNO.
>> Bruno: BYE, MY LOVE.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
FOXTROT, WITH HIS PARTNER
DANIELLA KARAGACH, IT'S
JASON MRAZ.
♪ FLY ME TO THE MOON ♪
♪ LET ME PLAY AMONG THE STARS ♪
♪ LET ME SEE WHAT SPRING IS LIKE
ON JUPITER AND MARS ♪
♪ HOLD MY HAND ♪
♪ IN OTHER WORDS, BABY, KISS
ME ♪
♪♪
♪ FILL MY HEART WITH SONG ♪
♪ LET ME SING FOREVER MORE ♪
♪ YOU ARE ALL I WANT, ALL I
WORSHIP AND ADORE ♪
♪ IN OTHER WORDS, PLEASE, BE
TRUE ♪
♪ IN OTHER WORDS, IN OTHER
WORDS ♪
♪ I LOVE YOU ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: JASON AND DANIELLA,
FLYING US TO THE MOON WITH A
FOXTROT TO FRANK SINATRA.
THEY ARE ON THEIR FEET AGAIN.
BRUNO IS ON HIS FEET.
WE ARE LOVING IT.
GO AHEAD.
>> Bruno: I KNEW YOU COULD DO
IT.
LEN WOULD LOVE THIS.
IT WAS PURE CLASSIC BALLROOM
FOXTROT.
IT WAS NOT MESSING AROUND.
YOU DID EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU.
YOU ADDED AN OLD-SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD LEADING MAN.
FRED AND GINGER HERE AND THERE.
THE LOVELY HOPS, THE SWAYS.
FANTASTIC.
>> Carrie Ann: I'M WATCHING YOU
DANCE AND ALL I CAN THINK OF IS
YOU NEED A LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY
AND SING ALL THE CLASSICS AND
DANCE LIKE THAT.
IT WAS SO EFFORTLESS.
I LOVED ALL THE EXPRESSION.
NOW YOU ARE HAVING FUN AS WELL
AS PERFORMING.
THE FORM WAS GORGEOUS.
>> Derek: I HAVE TO POINT OUT
THAT THE FOXTROT AND HOW SLOW IT
IS TAKES SO MUCH MORE CONTROL
THAN ANY OF THE BALLROOM DANCES.
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY STELLAR.
SENSATIONAL.
THE CONTROL, THE EFFORT, YOUR
FRAME MUCH BETTER.
JASON, I LOVED IT.
CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE
FOR YOUR SCORES, AS I INVITE OUR
REIGNING CHAMPIONS
CHARLI D'AMELIO AND MARK BALLAS
TO JOIN ME ON THE FLOOR.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK IN THE
BALLROOM.
YOU'VE GOT A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
COMING UP LATER IN THE SHOW.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE DANCING
LIFE AGAIN ONE YEAR LATER?
>> I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I FEEL LIKE I HAD THE BEST TIME
OF MY LIFE LAST YEAR.
TO COME BACK AND DANCE IS
EXCITING.
>> Alfonso: THANK YOU.
SEE YOU LATER.
YOU WILL PASS THE TORCH.
SHE PRESENTS THE LEN GOODMAN
TROPHY TO OUR NEW CHAMPIONS.
>> Julianne: THAT IS GOING TO BE
A MOMENT, ALFONSO.
YOU ARE BOTH IN TEARS.
YOU FIRST, WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?
>> I'M SO PROUD OF HIM.
THE HUMAN BEING THAT HE IS, HIS
WORK ETHIC IS UNREAL.
WEEK FOUR WAS A STRUGGLE FOR US.
THE FACT THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO
PUSH THROUGH AND BE IN THIS
FINAL, OPEN-HEARTEDLY AND WANT
IT SO BAD, IT'S SO REFRESHING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Julianne: YOU FEEL THE SAME
WAY.
SHOULD WE GET YOUR SCORES?
>> YES.
>> Julianne: WE WILL WHEN WE
COME BACK.
♪♪
>> Julianne: WELCOME BACK TO OUR
SEASON FINALE.
BEFORE THE BREAK, JASON AND
DANIELLA PERFORMED A REDEMPTION
FOXTROT.
LET'S GET THEIR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: IT'S A TEN.
>> Derek: TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 30 OUT OF
30.
LAST WEEK'S SCORE ADDED IN,
THEIR TOTAL SO FAR IS 87.
THEY HAVE THE FREESTYLE ROUND
COMING UP.
YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF OUR
FINALISTS RIGHT NOW BY TEXT AND
ONLINE AT ABC.COM.
REMEMBER, YOU'RE VOTING FOR YOUR
NEW CHAMPIONS, SO MAKE YOUR
VOICES HEARD.
ALFONSO?
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE.
JOINING US IN THE BALLROOM
TONIGHT, STAR OF "VANDERPUMP
RULES" AND A COMPETITOR FROM OUR
OWN SEASON 16, LISA VANDERPUMP.
LISA, ARIANA MADIX FOUND FAME ON
YOUR SHOW, SO YOU KNOW HER
BETTER THAN ANYONE.
WHAT HAS SURPRISED YOU MOST
ABOUT HER JOURNEY ON THIS SHOW?
>> I NEVER KNEW SHE WAS CAPABLE
OF ANYTHING SO MAGNIFICENT.
I WATCHED HER EVERY WEEK AND IT
BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.
I'M SO PROUD OF HER.
GOOD LUCK, ARIANA.
>> Alfonso: TELL US ABOUT YOUR
NEW SHOW.
>> WE CAME FROM FILMING IN
FRANCE.
IT WAS OFF THE HOOK.
>> Alfonso: BEST OF LUCK WITH
THE SHOW AND THANKS FOR BEING
HERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
ARIANA.
NOW, THE JUDGES TOLD ARIANA THAT
THEY WANTED HER TO SPICE UP HER
SAMBA.
LET'S SEE THE REACTION WHEN ONE
OF THEM PAID A VISIT TO HER AND
PASHA PASHKOV.
>> WE MADE IT TO THE FINALE.
>> LOOKING BACK AT THE ENTIRE
JOURNEY, YOU DID AN INCREDIBLE
JOB.
>> WEEK ONE, SUPER AMAZING.
WEEK THREE, MOTOWN, WE ENDED UP
AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.
THEN WEEK SIX, HALLOWEEN, GIFTED
US WITH OUR FIRST TEN OF THE
SEASON.
>> THE BACK STARTED TO HURT, WAS
GETTING WORSE.
I WAS SCARED FOR A SECOND.
>> MY BACK HURTS.
>> YOU PUSHED THROUGH.
LAST WEEK, ALL OF THE HARD WORK
CAME TOGETHER WITH A PERFECT
SCORE.
>> Bruno: IT'S A TEN!
>> HOW COOL IS IT THAT YOU AND
DANI ARE THE FIRST MARRIED
COUPLE TO COMPETE IN THE FINALE?
>> IT FEELS PRETTY COOL.
>> REAL QUICK.
BACK, SIDE, FORWARD.
>> HI.
>> Derek: YOU ARE HERE.
>> THAT'S BEYOND GIVING VOCAL
LESSONS.
>> Derek: I WANT YOU TO REDO THE
SAMBA.
IT LACKS REFINEMENT.
SLOW IT DOWN.
WE CAN SEE THE LINES, THE
CONTROL.
THAT'S A GORGEOUS LINE.
I WILL LOOK FOR THE ARM
PLACEMENT.
SOMETIMES WHEN WE PUT THE ARM
OUT IT CAN GET WILD.
LAST TIME, IT GOT THROWN OUT A
LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE FEET, MAKING SURE THEY ARE
CLOSED AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
THAT'S IT.
>> IN ORDER TO REDEEM MYSELF
FROM MY WEEK TWO SAMBA, I HAVE
TO BE A PERFECT DANCER.
>> Derek: JUST LIKE THAT.
ARIANA PERFORMS WITH REFINEMENT
AND QUALITY OF MOVEMENT.
>> GOING FOR SAMBA QUEEN.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE SAMBA,
WITH HER PARTNER PASHA PASHKOV,
IT'S ARIANA MADIX.
♪♪
♪ WE WILL TAKE YOU WHERE YOU
GOTTA GO ♪
♪ EVERYTHING IS FREE ♪
♪ ALL YOU NEED IS POSITIVITY ♪
♪♪
♪ TAKE IT TO THE LEFT, TAKE IT
TO THE RIGHT ♪
♪ TAKE IT TO THE FRONT ♪
♪♪
♪ TAKE IT TO THE LEFT, TAKE IT
TO THE RIGHT ♪
♪ TAKE IT TO THE FRONT ♪
♪ TAKE IT TO THE LEFT, TAKE IT
TO THE RIGHT ♪
♪ TAKE IT TO THE FRONT ♪
♪ HOLD TIGHT ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ARIANA AND PASHA,
SPICING UP ALL OUR LIVES WITH A
SAMBA.
I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS OXYGEN.
YOU GOT THE OXYGEN FLOWING.
DEREK, DID ARIANA REDEEM HER
SAMBA SKILLS?
>> Derek: GIVING YOU THE SAMBA
IS MEAN.
BUT YOU ARE THE SAMBA QUEEN.
LISTEN, SO MUCH IMPROVEMENT AND
REFINEMENT, ARM EXTENSION, FOOT
PLACEMENT, THAT WAS A DIFFICULT
ROUTINE, AND YOU DID IT
EFFORTLESSLY.
WELL DONE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> Bruno: ARIANA, SEXY SPICE
RULES.
I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU HAVE IMPROVED ENORMOUSLY.
THE WAY SHE WORKS EVERY
MOVEMENT.
SHE DOES NOT LET ANYONE GO.
YOU GOT ME, HONEY.
>> Carrie Ann: IT WAS MUCH
IMPROVED FROM THE FIRST TIME YOU
DID IT.
I LOVED THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
THE REFINEMENT OF EVERY MOVE.
THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WHEN YOU
GOT AHEAD OF THE MUSIC.
IT'S A SLOW SONG.
I DID LOVE HOW YOU WERE TRYING
TO MAKE THEM -- YOU GOT A LITTLE
AHEAD.
A COUPLE LITTLE SLIPS.
>> Derek: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
>> Carrie Ann: I SAW IT.
>> IT'S THE SAME SPEED AS THE
SAMBA LAST WEEK.
>> Alfonso: HEAD TO JULIANNE IN
THE SKYBOX FOR YOUR SCORES.
ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF BEING
IN THE BALLROOM EACH WEEK IS
HEARING OUR FANTASTIC MUSICIANS
DO WHAT THEY DO BEST.
GIVE IT UP FOR OUR MUSIC
DIRECTOR, OUR SINGERS, AND OUR
BAND.
IT'S RAY CHEW LIVE.
IT'S BEEN ANOTHER FANTASTIC
SEASON, RAY.
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.
>> THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
>> Julianne: WHEN DEREK CAME IN,
HE WAS GETTING INTO THE WEEDS.
I KNOW DEREK.
HE GETS INTO THE TECHNIQUE.
WAS IT HELPFUL?
WAS IT OVERWHELMING?
GIVE US AN IDEA WHAT THAT WAS
LIKE.
>> IT WAS AMAZING.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I CAN
TELL PEOPLE THAT I DANCED WITH
DEREK HOUGH.
>> Julianne: LET'S GET YOUR
SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: NINE.
>> Derek: TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S 29 OUT OF
30.
REDEMPTION SAMBA, ADDED TO LAST
WEEK'S SCORE, THEIR TOTAL SO FAR
IS 87.
THE FREESTYLE IS COMING UP.
BUT LIKE ALL OF OUR
FINALISTS, THEY WANT VOTES FROM
YOU RIGHT NOW TO BECOME YOUR NEW
CHAMPIONS.
THIS HAS BEEN A SEASON FILLED
WITH UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS.
SO, LET'S TURN BACK THE CLOCK
AND RELIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM
THE FIRST WEEKS OF COMPETITION.
>> Announcer: IT'S THE SEASON
PREMIERE OF "DANCING WITH THE
STARS."
>> Julianne: WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> THIS IS LIKE THE OLYMPICS OF
DANCE.
>> Carrie Ann: WAY TO START THE
SEASON.
>> Bruno: WHEN IN DOUBT, GET
YOUR CHEST OUT.
>> Derek: I WAS MESMERIZED.
>> I WOULD ASK THE JUDGES TO
REWATCH THAT ROUTINE.
>> Julianne: LATIN NIGHT IS HOT.
>> I'M FROM MIAMI.
HOPEFULLY, I HAVE HOME FIELD
ADVANTAGE.
>> Carrie Ann: YOU SET THIS
PLACE ON FIRE.
>> IT'S NOT SEXY.
>> WE WILL MISS YOU.
I THINK SOFTBALL MOMS ARE HOT.
♪♪
♪ DO YOU LOVE ME ♪
>> Carrie Ann: I'M LOVING IT,
JASON MRAZ.
IT'S A NINE.
>> I WILL DO THE BEST I CAN.
I KNOW I CAN DO BETTER.
I'M CARRYING EXTRA WEIGHT WITH
THE AFRO.
>> Alfonso: MY PALS MICKEY AND
MINNIE ARE IN THE BALLROOM.
>> IF I TURN THEM UPSIDE DOWN,
THEY ARE GREAT.
>> THINKING ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
ALLOWING ME TO GET INTO THE
SONG.
>> Derek: YOU HAVE TRANSFORMED
BEFORE OUR EYES.
>> IT WAS AMAZING.
>> THIS IS MY MOST MEMORABLE
YEAR.
>> Carrie Ann: WHAT YOU DID IS
WHAT EVERYBODY WILL REMEMBER
ABOUT THIS SEASON.
>> I GET TO CREATE THIS
INCREDIBLE MEMORY WITH MY
DAUGHTER.
>> Derek: THAT WAS SO JOYFUL TO
WATCH.
>> THAT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
>> Derek: FOR LEN IT WILL ALWAYS
BE A TEN.
>> ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE TO COME
TO AN END.
>> Alfonso: THAT'S ONLY HALF THE
STORY.
THERE ARE MORE MEMORABLE MOMENTS
TO COME.
AND RIGHT NOW, CHARLI AND MARK
ARE BACKSTAGE WARMING UP FOR THE
NEW ROUTINE THEY'LL PERFORM TO
REMIND US WHAT MADE HER LAST
SEASON'S CHAMPION.
THEY'RE NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WE'RE BACK WITH OUR
SEASON FINALE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL
TREAT TO CELEBRATE LAST YEAR'S
WINNER'S FINAL PERFORMANCE AS
REIGNING CHAMPION.
>> Julianne: BALLROOM, GIVE IT
UP FOR CHARLI D'AMELIO AND
MARK BALLAS.
♪♪
♪ GIVE IT TO ME BABY ♪
♪ GIVE IT TO ME ♪
♪♪
♪ GIVE IT TO ME BABY ♪
♪ GIVE IT TO ME ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: CHARLI AND MARK.
SO GREAT.
BEAUTIFUL.
CHARLI, HOW MUCH HAS IT MEANT TO
YOU TO BE BACK HERE AND TO
BE A "DANCING WITH THE STARS"
CHAMPION?
>> I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS ONE OF
THE BEST DECISIONS I MADE IN MY
LIFE COMING ON THIS SHOW.
I MADE A BEST FRIEND.
SO BEYOND GRATEFUL I GET TO DO
THINGS LIKE THIS.
THIS IS INSANE.
>> Julianne: MARK, WE HAVE TO
SAY SOMETHING.
CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING A
DAD!
WE ARE SO, SO, SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE BOTH OF YOU
BACK IN THE BALLROOM.
LET'S HAVE ANOTHER HAND FOR
CHARLI AND MARK.
CHARLI, WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE END
OF THE NIGHT.
>> Alfonso: UP NEXT, OUR
"BACHELORETTE" STAR WHO, LAST
WEEK, EARNED HER FIRST PERFECT
SCORE OF THE SEASON.
THIS WEEK, ONE OF THE JUDGES
TOOK A TRIP TO TRAINING TO TEACH
HER SOME TANGO TIPS.
>> Julianne: ALL THOSE Ts.
I GIVE YOU A TEN.
IT'S CHARITY LAWSON AND
ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV.
>> WE MADE IT TO THE FINALE.
>> YES, WE DID.
IS THE BEST FEELING POSSIBLY IN
MY LIFE, APART FROM GETTING
ENGAGED.
>> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
THIS WHOLE SEASON HAS BEEN SO
MANY UPS AND DOWNS.
>> YES.
>> WEEK FIVE WAS CONTEMPORARY.
FIRST TEN OF THE SEASON.
>> YES.
THAT DANCE HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE
IN MY HEART.
>> Carrie Ann: I FEEL LIKE WHAT
YOU JUST DID IS WHAT EVERYBODY
WILL REMEMBER ABOUT THIS SEASON.
THAT WAS SPECTACULAR.
>> YOU ARE A FIGHTER.
AFTER SO MANY WEEWEEKS, PRACTICY
GETTING THE SAME COMMENTS FROM
THE JUDGES.
>> Carrie Ann: LET US HAVE IT.
>> WE GET A PERFECT SCORE.
>> IT'S EXCITING TO SAY I MADE
IT.
I'M HERE.
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW YOU
STARTED.
IT'S ABOUT BLOOD AND SWEAT YOU
PUT INTO THIS PROCESS.
>> Carrie Ann: HELLO.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Carrie Ann: REDEMPTION, WE'RE
DOING THE TANGO.
THE FIRST TIME YOU DID THIS, MY
COMMENTS WERE ABOUT YOUR
CONFIDENCE.
>> Carrie Ann: WORK ON YOUR
CONFIDENCE.
YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL LINES.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PANTHER
FEEL.
WHEN YOU DO THE FIRST MOVEMENT,
IT'S IN CHARACTER.
I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU.
IN TANGO, TAPPING INTO THE
CHARACTER AND YOUR CONFIDENCE
FROM MOMENT ONE IS SO IMPORTANT.
TURN ON THE MUSIC.
SHE'S GOT TO HAVE THE EYE OF THE
TIGER.
IT'S NOT THERE YET.
IF SHE NAILS IT, IT'S GOING TO
BE TEN, TEN, TEN.
THIS IS MINE.
I'M WITH ARTEM.
WE ARE COMING IN.
I'M GOING AFTER YOU.
GET OUT OF MY WAY.
THE FIGHTER SPIRIT.
I KNOW YOU HAVE IT IN YOU.
>> I DO.
>> Carrie Ann: BETTER.
THAT WAS GOOD.
YOU PUSHED ME OUT OF THE WAY.
>> I AM TAKING EVERY BIT OF
ADVICE.
IT'S FINALE.
IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT SHE
HAS BEEN WANTING BUT ALSO
BELIEVES THAT IS IN ME.
>> Carrie Ann: YOU ARE AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Carrie Ann: NEVER FORGET
THAT.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE TANGO,
WITH HER PARTNER
ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV, IT'S
CHARITY LAWSON.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: CHARITY AND ARTEM
WITH A REDEMPTION TANGO.
SUPER HOT.
THEY ARE ON THEIR FEET.
WE LOST SOME EARRINGS.
EARRINGS WENT FLYING.
CARRIE ANN, THIS WAS YOUR
CHALLENGE.
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
>> Carrie Ann: REDEMPTION.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
THE WAY YOU DANCED THAT WITH THE
PASSION AND THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN YOU AND ARTEM, IT WAS
PALPABLE.
I COULD FEEL IT.
THIS IS THE FINALE.
I HAVE TO CALL EVERYTHING I SEE.
I DID SEE SOMETHING THAT LOOKED
LIKE MAYBE IT WAS A MISTAKE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVE TO CALL IT IN ORDER TO BE
FAIR.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY WHAT I WAS
ASKING FOR.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
I HAVE TO.
>> Derek: CHARITY, THAT WAS IN
MY OPINION THE BEST DANCE OF THE
NIGHT SO FAR.
THAT WAS CAPTIVATING, IT WAS
FIERCE.
IT WAS SO STRONG.
IT WAS SO INTENSE.
THAT IS A DANCE THAT I WANT TO
SEE IN THE FINAL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Bruno: SLICK, POWERFUL.
AND ALL TIMES ELEGANT.
TO GIVE ELEGANCE TO SO MUCH
POWER, COMBINE THE TWO REALLY IS
DANCE MAGIC, LOVE.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE
FOR YOUR SCORES.
LAST WEEK'S LEADERBOARD TOPPER
IS ON THE WAY.
XOCHITL GOMEZ AND
VAL CHMERKOVSKIY WILL FINISH
THIS FIRST ROUND WITH A
REDEMPTION FOXTROT.
AND THEN, IT'S THE FREESTYLE
ROUND WHICH OFTEN MAKES, OR
BREAKS, CHAMPIONS BECAUSE
ANYTHING GOES AND THERE ARE NO
RULES.
JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: WE ARE GETTING ALL
THE HUGS UP HERE.
DEREK CALLED IT OUT.
HE SAID THAT WAS THE BEST DANCE
OF THE NIGHT SO FAR IN HIS
OPINION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Julianne: HOW WAS IT HAVING
CARRI ANN COME IN, TO HAVE
SOMEBODY PHYSICALLY THERE?
>> I WAS GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER
THERE IN PERSON.
IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO TAKE
NOTES AND TAKE THE CRITIQUE AND
WORK ON IT.
SHE WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE.
IT MADE THE DIFFERENCE, CLEARLY.
>> Julianne: IT DID.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: SORRY, NINE.
>> Derek: IT'S A DEFINITE TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 29 OUT OF
30 FOR CHARITY AND ARTEM'S
REDEMPTION TANGO.
THEIR FREESTYLE IS COMING UP,
BUT YOU CAN VOTE FOR ALL OF OUR
STARS RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: THIS BALLROOM CAN'T
GET ENOUGH OF BARRY WILLIAMS.
YOU CAN'T KEEP HIM AND PETA OFF
THE FLOOR.
WELCOME BACK TO OUR SEASON
FINALE.
>> WE'RE IN THE FINALE.
LET'S GO.
GET IN HERE.
>> WE DID IT.
WE DID IT.
IT FEELS GREAT.
MY DANCE JOURNEY IS SOMETHING
I'M REALLY PROUD OF.
>> LAST WEEK, WE HAD TWO PERFECT
SCORES.
IT'S THE MOMENTUM THAT I WAS
LOOKING FOR GOING INTO THE
FINALE.
>> I USED TO WATCH OUR PEOPLE'S
DANCES ON "DANCING WITH THE
STARS."
BEING HERE AND MAKING IT THIS
FAR, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL.
>> THE FIRST DANCE OF OUR FINALE
WILL BE A REDEMPTION DANCE.
WE WILL HAVE A JUDGE TELL US
WHICH DANCE THEY WOULD LOVE US
TO REDEEM.
>> THIS IS SCARY.
>> Bruno: WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU MADE IT, BABY.
>> I'M SO HAPPY.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT BRUNO'S
ENERGY AND HIS PASSION FOR
EVERYTHING HE DOES.
>> Bruno: LISTEN, FOR YOUR
REDEMPTION DANCE, YOU WILL DO
THE FOXTROT.
YOU DID IT WEEK THREE.
YOU LOST BALANCE.
SOMETHING HAPPENED.
>> I SPUN ONE TOO MANY TIMES.
>> Bruno: ANOTHER THING YOU DO
IS YOU HIT IT SO CLEANLY THAT IT
GOES POP, POP.
THAT IS WHERE YOU END.
THE DEFINITION OF FOXTROT IS
REFINED SOPHISTICATION AND
ELEGANCE.
>> WITH THIS BEING FINALE, THE
REDEMPTION DANCE IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
>> Bruno: IT FEELS GOOD.
>> ANYTHING LOWER THAN A TEN IS
SCARY.
>> Bruno: STRETCH AS FAR AS YOU
CAN.
THEN BRING IT IN.
>> CAN WE BRING BRUNO IN MORE
OFTEN?
>> I WILL TAKE ALL THE LITTLE
GES BRUNO INFORMED ME ABOUT AND
MAKE MYSELF A STAR.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
FOXTROT, WITH HER PARTNER
VAL CHMERKOVSKIY, IT'S
XOCHITL GOMEZ.
♪♪
♪ DID I GET TOO CLOSE ♪
♪ DID I ALMOST SEE WHAT'S REALLY
ON THE INSIDE ♪
♪ ALL YOUR INSECURITIES ♪
♪ THERE IS NO FEAR NOW ♪
♪ LET GO AND JUST BE FREE ♪
♪ WILL YOU DO THE SAME FOR ME ♪
♪ UNCONDITIONAL ♪
♪ UNCONDITIONALLY ♪
♪ I WILL LOVE YOU
UNCONDITIONALLY ♪
>> Alfonso: XOCHITL AND VAL WITH
A FOXTROT.
SO BEAUTIFUL AND SMOOTH.
THEY ARE ON THEIR FEET.
BRUNO, DID THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF YOUR EXPERTISE?
>> Bruno: PERFECTION.
YOUR MUSICALITY IS LIKE YOU ARE
PART OF THE ORCHESTRA.
YOUR MUSICAL PHRASING, THE
EXTENSION OF LINES THROUGH,
FINISHING EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE
MEANT TO.
IT IS A DELIGHT WATCHING YOU, A
DELIGHT.
>> Carrie Ann: XOCHITL, THAT WAS
BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL.
YOU ARE A STUNNING DANCER WITH
SO MUCH POWER.
YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY.
SOMETIMES I DON'T THINK I
RECOGNIZE HOW STRONG YOU ARE AND
THE WAY THAT PASSION PLAYS.
>> Derek: I JUST LOVE HOW YOU
THRIVE UNDER PRESSURE.
I LOVE SEEING YOU PERFORM EACH
NIGHT.
I LOVE IT.
THIS FOXTROT WAS THE EPITOME OF
GRACE AND FLUIDITY.
THIS WAS A DANCE THAT WAS SMOOTH
AS SILK.
YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF
YOURSELF.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WATCH YOU
GROW.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE
FOR YOUR SCORES.
JOINING US IN THE VIP SEATS
TONIGHT, THE WINNERS OF OUR
DISNEY'S "WISH" SWEEPSTAKES.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS NIGHT
MADE YOUR WISH COME TRUE.
JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANKS, ALFONSO.
OKAY.
YOU GET OVER HERE.
AFTER BRUNO CAME IN, HE WANTED
TO SEE MORE REFINEMENT IN THE
REDEMPTION DANCE.
DO YOU THINK YOU MADE BRUNO
PROUD?
>> I HOPE I DID.
I THINK I DID.
HE WAS VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT HIS
HAND PLACEMENT.
I WENT HOME AND PRACTICED.
>> Julianne: WE HAVE THE
FREESTYLE COMING UP NEXT.
ANY HINTS?
>> A LOT OF PASSION.
>> FUN AND PASSION.
>> Julianne: YOU SET THE BAR
HIGH.
YOU SAID ANYTHING LESS THAN A
TEN WOULD BE SCARY.
LET'S SEE.
>> I'M SCARED.
>> Carrie Ann: TEN!
>> Derek: TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 30 OUT OF
30 FOR XOCHITL AND VAL,
REDEMPTION FOXTROT.
ADDED TO LAST WEEK'S SCORE,
THEIR SCORE IS A PERFECT 90.
THE FREESTYLE ROUND IS THEIR
LAST CHANCE FOR JUDGES' SCORES.
LIKE ALL OF OUR STARS, THEY NEED
VOTES FROM YOU.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE.
AFTER THE "REDEMPTION ROUND,"
AND WITH LAST WEEK'S JUDGES'
SCORES ADDED IN, HERE'S WHERE
THINGS STAND AS WE HEAD INTO THE
FREESTYLES.
AT THE TOP ARE XOCHITL AND VAL
WITH 90.
AT THE BOTTOM ARE ALYSON AND
SASHA WITH 76.
WE WILL FIND OUT HOW THE
FREESTYLE SCORES AFFECT THE
FINAL TOTALS.
NOW, LET'S LOOK BACK AT SOME
MORE MEMORABLE EVENTS THAT LED
TO THIS NIGHT.
IT'S MONSTER NIGHT.
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET HAIRY.
>> Carrie Ann: YOU HAVE WHAT IT
TAKES TO WIN IT.
>> YOU LOOK SEXY.
>> YOU MANHANDLED THIS WOMAN.
>> IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY.
>> Alfonso: IT'S MUSIC VIDEO
NIGHT.
>> I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING THAT
SINCE 2001.
>> SHE'S MY WHOLE WORLD.
>> Carrie Ann: YOU WERE ON FIRE.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> Derek: YOU ARE A TEAM PLAYER.
>> Alfonso: IT'S WHITNEY HOUSTON
NIGHT.
>> Bruno: I WANT TO BE YOUR
BODYGUARD.
>> Carrie Ann: THAT WAS
FLAWLESS.
>> THIS WHITNEY HOUSTON SONG
INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF SELF-LOVE
TO ME.
>> I UNDERSTOOD THAT.
POINT THOSE BISCUITS.
>> Derek: WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT
TO BE LIKE YOU.
>> Alfonso: OUR STARS ARE
DANCING TO TAYLOR SWIFT.
>> MY KIDS AND I LOVE HER MUSIC.
>> I'M A MASSIVE FAN.
THAT'S WHY I'M WORKING HARDER
AND HARDER.
>> THIS HAS TO BE A REDEMPTION
WEEK.
>> THAT WAS EPIC.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE WE MADE IT
THIS FAR.
>> Julianne: THE SEMIFINALS ARE
HERE.
>> Bruno: WE HAVE A RUNAWAY HIT.
>> Carrie Ann: THAT WAS
SPECTACULAR.
>> Alfonso: THE COUPLE DANCING
IN THE FINALE WILL BE, BOTH OF
YOU!
>> Julianne: EVERYONE HERE MADE
IT TO THE FINALE.
>> Alfonso: THE DRAMA AND THE
DANCING DON'T END THERE.
BECAUSE THE ALL-IMPORTANT
FREESTYLES ARE ON THE WAY.
>> Julianne: WE WILL HEAD OUT TO
THE DANCE FLOOR FOR A SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE FEATURING SOME
SURPRISE GUESTS.
♪♪
♪ HEY ♪
♪ YOU BETTER WATCH OUT, YOU
BETTER NOT CRY ♪
♪ BETTER NOT POUT, I'M TELLING
YOU WHY ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ SANTA KLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ HE'S MAKING A LIST AND
CHECKING IT TWICE ♪
♪ HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT WHO IS
NAUGHTY AND NICE ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE
SLEEPING ♪
♪ HE KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE ♪
♪ HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD OR
GOOD, SO BE GOOD FOR GOODNESS
SAKE ♪
♪ YOU BETTER WATCH OUT, YOU
BETTER NOT CRY ♪
♪ YOU BETTER NOT POUT I'M
TELLING YOU WHY ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO
TOWN ♪
♪♪
♪ SANTA CLAUS ♪
♪ COMING TO TOWN ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YES, AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
ALFONSO AND JULIANNE WITH THEIR
CHAMPION PARTNERS FROM SEASON 5,
HELIO CASTRONEVES, AND FROM
SEASON 19, WITNEY CARSON.
PLUS, SEASON 24 CHAMPIONS
RASHAD JENNINGS AND EMMA SLATER,
THE CHAMPIONS OF SEASON 28,
HANNAH BROWN AND ALAN BERSTEN,
AND OUR PROS.
>> THAT SPECTACULAR ROUTINE WAS
CHOREOGRAPHED BY ALAN BERSTEN
AND BRITT STEWART.
BEFORE THIS NIGHT IS OVER, WE'LL
CROWN ANOTHER PAIR OF CHAMPIONS.
BUT RIGHT NOW, OUR FIVE
FINALISTS WILL PERFORM THEIR
FINAL DANCES OF THE SEASON.
NONE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THIS.
>> LET'S BEGIN THE FREESTYLE
ROUND WITH CHARITY AND ARTEM.
>> THE PAST THREE MONTHS HAS
BEEN A LOT.
NOW THAT IT'S ALL COMING TO AN
END, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?
>> I THINK BITTERSWEET.
IT'S BEEN SO REWARDING SEEING
MYSELF CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF
TIME.
NOT HAVING THIS MANY MY LIFE
AFTER ALL OF THIS IS OVER WITH
IS GOING TO BE HARD.
>> EVERY FREESTYLE EXPLAINS WHO
YOU ARE.
>> SOMETHING I DID FOR A LONG
TIME IN MY LIFE, CHEERLEADING.
I GREW UP DOING COMPETITIVE
CHEERLEADING.
MY FREESTYLE IS GOING TO
INCORPORATE TRICKS.
I HOPE IT LEAVES EVERYONE TRULY
SPEECHLESS.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> I'M AMONG THE BEST OF THE
BEST.
I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING EXTRA TO
STAND OUT.
>> FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
>> YOU OKAY?
>> I'M SCARED.
>> SIT DOWN.
>> CHARITY FELL ON HER JAW.
SHE'S IN PAIN.
>> I'M SCARED.
>> SHE CAN'T OPEN THE JAW RIGHT
NOW.
WHEN YOU GO EPIC WITH TRICKS,
THINGS LIKE THAT CAN HAPPEN.
I'M PRAYING THAT SHE'S OKAY.
>> HI.
I'M A CHEERLEADER.
THIS IS THE RISK IT TAKES TO
PULL OFF A SHOW-STOPPING
PERFORMANCE.
THE SHOW WILL GO ON.
IT'S SCARY HAVING AN INJURY
KNOWING I HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO
THAT MOVE WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE.
NOTHING WILL STOP ME FROM
BRINGING HOME THE MIRRORBALL.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE,
WITH HER PARTNER
ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV, IT'S
CHARITY LAWSON.
♪♪
♪ NOBODY OTHER THAN ME ♪
♪ I CAN'T MAKE THIS UP ♪
♪ THEY CAN'T LOVE ME LIKE I DO ♪
♪♪
♪ MAKE ME LOSE MY BREATH ♪
♪ HIT ME HARD ♪
♪♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ♪
♪♪
♪ MAKE ME LOSE MY BREATH ♪
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: CHARITY AND ARTEM,
MAKING US LOSE OUR BREATH WITH
THAT FREESTYLE.
WOW.
THIS BALLROOM IS ON FIRE RIGHT
NOW.
YES, IT IS.
WOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TALK
OVER THE CROWD, BUT GO AHEAD.
>> Derek: I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE
BEEN WAITING ALL SEASON TO DO
THAT.
THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON THIS SHOW
IN THE HISTORY OF "DANCING WITH
THE STARS."
>> Bruno: EDGE OF YOUR SEAT,
THRILLING, SPECTACULAR.
I THOUGHT I HAD A HEART ATTACK.
DON'T YOU TRY THESE THINGS AT
HOME.
I HAVE TO SAY, ALL THE TEAM WORK
DESERVES TO BE IN THE SUPER
BOWL.
THAT WAS INSANE.
>> Carrie Ann: THANK YOU.
THAT WAS SO AMAZING.
THAT IS THE WAY YOU PERFORM A
FREESTYLE.
YOU SHOW US SOMETHING YOU HAVE
NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
YOU WERE PERFECTION.
THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY, IT WAS
INSANE.
>> Alfonso: HEAD ON UP TO
JULIANNE IN THE SKYBOX.
REMEMBER, YOU GET 10 VOTES PER
COUPLE, PER VOTING METHOD.
YOU CAN TEXT AND VOTE ONLINE AT
ABC.COM.
THE PARTY IS COMING TO YOU.
>> Julianne: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARTEM, CHARITY, OKAY, I GOTTA BE
HONEST.
THOSE TRICKS WERE OUTRAGEOUS.
WE WILL GET THERE.
I GOTTA SAY, THE DANCING WAS
AMAZING.
YOU NAILED IT.
YOU HAVE A UNIQUE SKILL NOBODY
ELSE HAS IN THIS COMPETITION.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID
THOSE TRICKS?
>> HONESTLY, WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
IT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO.
>> Julianne: WOW.
YOU GOT THAT LEG UP THERE.
COME ON.
I WOULD LOVE -- I THINK YOU
WOULD, TOO -- TO KNOW WHAT YOUR
SCORES ARE.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: TEN!
>> Derek: TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: WE GOT THE
CONFETTI.
IT'S 30 OUT OF 30 FOR CHARITY
AND ARTEM'S FREESTYLE.
WITH LAST WEEK'S SCORE ADDED TO
BOTH OF OUR SCORES AND TONIGHT'S
ROUNDS, THEIR TOTAL FOR THE
FINALE IS 118.
IF CHARITY AND ARTEM ARE YOUR
CHAMPIONS, VOTE FOR THEM RIGHT
NOW.
>> Alfonso: SOME SURPRISES ARE
ON THE WAY.
JASON AND DANIELLA ARE READY TO
SHOW OFF THEIR FREESTYLE AND
THEY WILL, NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR
"SEASON FINALE."
NEXT UP, HERE IS HOW JASON AND
DANIELLA TRAINED TOGETHER FOR
THE LAST TIME.
>> 11 WEEKS LATER, AND WE ARE
HERE.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF DANCING.
>> WE GET ONE LAST DANCE.
I'M ACTUALLY REALLY SAD IT'S OUR
LAST TIME TOGETHER.
>> ME, TOO.
>> DON'T DO IT.
YOU WILL MAKE ME CRY.
>> FOR MY FINALE, WHAT BETTER
SONG THAN "HAPPY" BY C2C.
THE LYRIC SAYS YOU WILL NEVER BE
HAPPY UNLESS YOU TRY.
THAT'S WHY I'M FILLED WITH
EMOTION.
TWO DECADES AGO, I WAS IN A
DANCE CLASS IN COLLEGE.
I QUIT BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE
SEEING MYSELF IN THE MIRROR.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE SAME
KID.
HOLY COW.
WE DID THAT.
WHEN I CAME INTO THIS
COMPETITION, MY SHYNESS WOULD
CAUSE ME TO DANCE IN A COMEDIC
WAY.
NOW WHEN I LOOK BACK AT SOME OF
THE DANCES, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT'S ME.
>> EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK
OF THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY IN
DANCING, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
DOING.
WE ARE DOING FOOTWORK.
>> TO SHOWCASE HOW HAPPY I AM TO
HAVE MADE IT TO THE FINALE, THIS
IS GOING TO BE A FAST DANCE WITH
FAST FOOTWORK.
WE HAVE THE MOST INTENSE ROUTINE
I HAVE EVER HAD TO PULL OFF.
I HAD CHOREOGRAPHY NIGHTMARES
LAST NIGHT.
I'M NOT THAT KID THAT GIVES UP
ANYMORE.
THIS IS MY MOMENT TO OWN IT.
I PUSHED, I FOUGHT, I DROVE, I
SPUN MY WAY INTO THIS FINALE.
I WILL PROVE I HAVE WHAT IT
TAKES TO WIN THAT MIRRORBALL.
YES!
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE,
WITH HIS PARTNER
DANIELLA KARAGACH, IT'S JASON
MRAZ.
♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: JASON AND DANIELLA
WITH A FREESTYLE TO MAKE
EVERYONE HAPPY.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR OXYGEN IN
THE ROOM TODAY.
ALL THE JUDGES ON THEIR FEET.
EVERYONE IN THE BALLROOM ON
THEIR FEET.
BRUNO, YOU GO FIRST.
>> Bruno: YOU PUSHED THE FEEL
GOOD FACTOR THROUGH THE ROOF.
THAT WAS AN EXCITING, UPLIFTING
EXTRAVAGANZA DONE WITH SUCH
ENERGY, PACE.
IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD.
>> Carrie Ann: OKAY, WE ALL JUST
SAW THAT.
YES, SIR, YOU DID THAT.
I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE LITTLE
THING.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING
THAT EMOTIONAL JOURNEY.
IT'S NOT OFTEN THE MEN ARE SO
BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS AMAZING.
>> Derek: JASON, THAT WAS
NONSTOP DANCING.
THE AMOUNT OF STEPS, THE HIGH
ENERGY, THE IMPACT OF THAT
DANCE, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
IT SAYS YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY
UNTIL YOU TRY.
YOU DIDN'T JUST TRY, YOU
SUCCEEDED.
THAT WAS PHENOMENAL.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE
IN THE SKYBOX.
WE'LL SOON SEE THE DANCE THAT
ARIANA AND PASHA HOPE WILL HAND
THEM THE TROPHY.
THEIR FREESTYLE IS ON THE WAY.
I THINK IT WILL TAKE A SECOND.
>> Julianne: I'M GOING TO BE
DANCING.
I GOT CHILLS.
MY GOODNESS.
TALK ABOUT A FREESTYLE WHERE YOU
LEAVE IT ALL ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO FINISH THE
EXPERIENCE WITH THAT?
>> WE HAVE TO WALK UP A FLIGHT
OF STAIRS AFTER WE DANCE.
IT FEELS AMAZING.
I SO LOVED DANCING WITH THIS
PERSON.
>> Julianne: WE HAVE LOVED
WATCHING BOTH OF YOU.
LET'S GET TO IT.
LET'S GET TO YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: TEN!
>> Derek: 11!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 30 OUT OF
30.
IT'S RAINING GOLD.
THEIR TOTAL FOR THE FINALE IS
117.
DO YOU THINK THAT 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 THE
RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WE'RE BACK WITH OUR
SEASON FINALE.
THE FREESTYLE ROUND IS IN FULL
SWING.
LET'S KEEP IT GOING WITH A
COUPLE WHO EARNED 29 FOR THEIR
REDEMPTION SAMBA.
TRAINING FOR THEIR MOST
IMPORTANT DANCE OF THE SEASON,
HERE ARE ARIANA AND PASHA.
>> THIS IS IT.
THE DANCE OF THE SEASON.
>> THIS IS EVERYTHING.
>> IT'S AN EMPOWERING MOMENT.
YOU HAVE SHOWN THE WORLD YOUR
STRENGTH.
>> IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU BEING
PARTNERED WITH YOU, I DON'T
THINK I EVER WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO KNOW WHAT I'M CAPABLE
OF.
THIS EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME I
CAN TRUST MY PARTNER, EVEN IF
IT'S JUST MY DANCE PARTNER.
THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE THAT WHEN
I PUT MY ARM OUT, HE'S GOT IT.
IT'S A BIGGER LESSON FOR ME.
>> WHAT HAS "DANCING WITH THE
STARS" MEANT TO YOU?
>> I'M CONSTANTLY
UNDERESTIMATED, COUNTED OUT.
I FEEL LIKE THIS EXPERIENCE HAS
MADE ME NOT UNDERESTIMATE MYSELF
ANYMORE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THAT
I WAS DEDICATED TO WANTING TO
PERFORM.
>> NOW I WONDER WHERE THIS
DANCING SHOW IS GOING TO LEAD
YOU TO NEXT.
>> THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST INSANE
YEAR OF MY LIFE.
I'M SO THRILLED TO BE ENDING IT
ON SUCH AN AMAZINGLY POSITIVE
NOTE.
>> THIS IS THE LAST DANCE.
FREESTYLE.
I WANT YOU TO SHOW WHO YOU TRULY
ARE.
A POWERHOUSE.
THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE IT AND
FEEL IT.
>> I'VE REDISCOVERED AT 38 YEARS
OLD, WAY AFTER THEY SAY YOU ARE
DONE IN HOLLYWOOD AS A WOMAN,
THAT MY PASSIONS ARE REIGNITED
AND I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
DOING WHAT I LOVE NOW.
THIS IS THE DANCE THAT PEOPLE
SAY WINS OR LOSES THE MIRRORBALL
FOR YOU.
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" VERY
WELL MIGHT BE THE BEGINNING OF
THE REST OF MY LIFE.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE,
WITH HER PARTNER PASHA PASHKOV,
IT'S ARIANA MADIX.
♪♪
♪ WE RUN THIS ♪
♪ WHO RUNS THE WORLD, GIRLS ♪
♪ WHO RUNS ♪
♪♪
♪ WHO RUNS THE WORLD, GIRLS ♪
>> ALL RIGHT, BOYS, YOU GOT FIVE
SECONDS TO CATCH YOUR BREATH.
FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
♪♪
♪ LEVEL UP, LEVEL UP ♪
♪♪
>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
♪♪
♪ LEVEL UP, LEVEL UP ♪
♪♪
♪ WHAT DO WE RUN ♪
♪ WE RUN THE WORLD ♪
♪ WHO RUN THIS ♪
♪ WE RUN THE WORLD ♪
♪ WHO RUNS THE WORLD, GIRLS ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ARIANA AND PASHA
RUNNING THIS BALLROOM AND THE
WORLD WITH THEIR FREESTYLE.
YES!
COME ON.
I LOVE THIS NIGHT.
THIS NIGHT IS INCREDIBLE.
>> Carrie Ann: I'M GOING FIRST.
THAT WAS OFF THE CHARTS!
I WANT TO SAY, YOU HAVE SHOWN US
WHAT AN EMPOWERED WOMAN LOOKS
LIKE.
I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
>> Derek: I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT FROM A
DANCER, THAT'S THE STANK FACE.
THAT DANCE, I WAS LIVING IT.
YOU STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT
ZONE TO MAKE HER SHINE.
MY DARLING, YOU ABSOLUTELY
SHINE.
YOU WERE A MAIN CHARACTER.
YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE.
>> Bruno: YES!
I LIKE A WOMAN ON TOP THAT CALLS
THE SHOTS!
I'M TELLING YOU, TOP OF THE
GAME.
AND HOT AS HELL.
>> Alfonso: TAKE YOUR HOTNESS UP
TO JULIANNE IN THE SKYBOX.
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 OUR
FINALISTS PUT IN TO GET TO THIS
NIGHT.
>> Julianne: ALL RIGHT.
YOU GUYS CRUSHED THAT DANCE.
THAT FREESTYLE WAS INSANE.
YOU SAID IT YOURSELF IN THE
PACKAGE, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF
THE CRAZIEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU GOT THE TRUST BACK.
THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS MEANT SO
MUCH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO
PASHA?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT WASN'T JUST FOR ME.
IT WAS FOR YOU.
I CANNOT BELIEVE -- I KNOW WE
HATE SAYING LAST STUFF BECAUSE
IT MAKES US CRY.
I'M JUST -- I'M SAD IT WAS THE
LAST.
BUT I'M GLAD WE WENT OUT LIKE
THAT.
>> COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
THANK YOU.
>> Julianne: YOU WENT OUT WITH A
BANG.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: THAT'S HOW YOU DO
IT, TEN!
>> Derek: CRAZY, TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S A 30 OUT OF
30.
THEIR TOTAL FOR THE FINALE IS
117.
DO YOU THINK THAT THEY SHOULD
WIN IT ALL?
IF SO, YOU HAVE TO TELL US.
TEXT AND VOTE ONLINE AT ABC.COM
TO MAKE THEM YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS.
ALFONSO.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE.
THE MAKE-OR-BREAK FREESTYLE
ROUND WILL CONTINUE WITH ALYSON
AND SASHA.
THEY'RE UP NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR
SEASON FINALE.
TWO FREESTYLES TO GO, WE HAVE
GOT MORE VOTES TONIGHT THAN ANY
OTHER NIGHT THIS SEASON.
DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU.
KEEP VOTING.
NEXT UP WITH THEIR FREESTYLE,
THE COUPLE WHO EARNED 25 FOR
THEIR REDEMPTION SALSA.
>> Julianne: HERE ARE ALYSON AND
SASHA TRAINING TOGETHER ONE LAST
TIME.
>> THIS IS IT.
>> WE MADE IT.
I DIDN'T EVEN FATHOM THAT WE
COULD BE HERE.
>> IT IS JUST MIND BLOWING HOW
MUCH YOU HAVE GROWN.
>> I CAME INTO THIS FOR MY KIDS
AND TO PROVE THAT I WASN'T GOING
TO LET MY FEAR HOLD ME BACK.
I HAVE PROVEN MORE TO MYSELF
THAN EVEN THEM.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH.
I'VE GROWN SO MANY WAYS.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.
I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE SO
GRATEFUL FOR THIS EXPERIENCE.
>> I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD
REMINDER WHAT A STRONG, POWERFUL
WOMAN YOU ARE.
THE FREESTYLE IS A CELEBRATION
FOR YOU.
HANDS DOWN, WE HAVE TO START
WITH THE TAYLOR SWIFT NUMBER.
ARE YOU READY?
>> I'M READY.
>> TIME TO SHINE.
>> LET'S DO IT.
>> ONE.
>> THIS IS THE MOST INTENSE
DANCE OF MY LIFE.
GETTING TO THE FINALE HAS BEEN
SUCH A CHALLENGE.
NOW THAT I'M HERE, I'M GOING TO
GO FOR IT.
I AM READY TO FINISH BIG.
>> ALYSON IS GOING TO BE LIFTED,
FLIPPED.
ALYSON'S BRAIN IS ABOUT TO
EXPLODE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> TIRED.
THE FATIGUE IS STARTING TO SET
IN.
I'M FORGETTING THINGS THAT I
KNOW I KNOW.
IF IT'S ONE THING I HAVE
LEARNED, IT'S TO NOT LET THOSE
NEGATIVE VOICES TAKE ME DOWN.
>> FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.
>> WINNING THE MIRRORBALL WOULD
BE A DREAM COME TRUE.
ONE THAT I DIDN'T BELIEVE COULD
BE REAL UNTIL NOW.
I'M DONE LETTING FEAR AND
INSECURITY HOLD ME BACK.
I AM GOING FOR THAT MIRRORBALL.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE,
WITH HER PARTNER SASHA FARBER,
IT'S ALYSON HANNIGAN.
♪♪
♪ YOUR EYES WHISPERS, HAVE WE
MET ♪
♪ ACROSS THE ROOM, YOUR
SILHOUETTE ♪
♪ STARTS TO MAKE ITS WAY TO ME ♪
♪ THE PLAYFUL CONVERSATION
STARTS ♪
♪ COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK
REMARKS ♪
LIKE PASSING NOTES IN SECRECY ♪
♪ IT WAS ENCHANTING TO MEET
YOU ♪
♪ ALL I CAN SAY IS I WAS
ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU ♪
>> THIS ONE TIME ON "DANCING
WITH THE STARS," I MADE IT TO
THE FINALS!
♪♪
♪ I GOT MY BABY ♪
♪♪
♪ PUT YOUR HANDS UP IN THE AIR ♪
♪ YOUR BODY ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ALYSON AND SASHA
WITH THEIR FREESTYLE.
YES.
YOU DIDN'T MISS A STEP.
>> YOU DID IT.
>> Alfonso: YOU GOT THROUGH IT.
>> Derek: ALYSON, I LOVE THAT
YOU TALK ABOUT OVERCOMING YOUR
FEAR.
COURAGE IS A DECISION.
YOU CAME OUT AND YOU DECIDED TO
COME OUT AND GIVE IT YOUR ALL.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
>> Bruno: YOU REALLY ARE A
PLEASURE.
I LOVE YOU.
THE SWIFTIE IN FULL FLIGHT.
YOU GOT INTO J LO FOR A WHILE.
I CELEBRATE WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO
THE SHOW.
YOU ARE THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION,
MY LOVE.
>> Carrie Ann: NOT ONLY ARE YOU
THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, BUT YOU
INSPIRE CARE.
WHEN PEOPLE WATCH YOU, THEY
CARE.
TONIGHT, WHAT I SAW WAS
BEAUTIFUL LINES FL YOU DID THE
LIFTS.
YOU WERE STRONG.
EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER.
THAT WAS YOUR FINALE.
>> Alfonso: 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 FREESTYLE OF THE
NIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT 10 VOTES PER COUPLE,
PER VOTING METHOD.
JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY GOODNESS, BRUNO SAID IT, YOU
ARE THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION.
YOU ARE WHAT THIS SHOW
REPRESENTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Julianne: HOW DOES IT FEEL
NOW THAT IT'S OVER?
>> IT FEELS AMAZING.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SO LIFE
CHANGING.
I KEEP REPEATING.
I'M SO GRATEFUL TO EVERY PERSON
THAT WORKS HERE.
YOU ARE THE BEST EXPERIENCE.
>> Julianne: I AGREE.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: NINE.
>> Derek: NINE.
>> Bruno: FROM THE HEART OF THE
PEOPLE, TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT'S YOUR FIRST
TEN FROM BRUNO.
THE TOTAL FOR THE FINALE IS 104.
THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY
CAN TO EARN SCORES FROM THE
JUDGES.
IF YOU WANT ALYSON AND SASHA TO
TAKE HOME THE TROPHY, YOU HAVE
TO VOTE.
>> Alfonso: THANKS, JULIANNE.
THERE'S ONE MORE COMPETITIVE
DANCE LEFT IN THE SEASON.
WE'LL SEE XOCHITL AND VAL'S
FREESTYLE, NEXT, LIVE.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE OUT THE
FREESTYLE ROUND WITH THE COUPLE
WHO EARNED A PERFECT 30 FOR
THEIR FOXTROT.
THEY WILL DANCE AFTER WE SEE
XOCHITL AND VAL'S LAST WEEK OF
TRAINING.
>> THIS IS IT, THE FREESTYLE
WILL BE OUR VERY LAST DANCE
TOGETHER.
>> I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE ARE
HERE.
I HAD NO MOMENT OF EVER SAYING,
MAN, I WISH I WASN'T ON THIS
SHOW.
I THINK THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE
FACT THAT WE GOT PAIRED THE WAY
WE DID.
MY PARTNERSHIP WITH VAL HAS BEEN
AMAZING.
HE IS JUST ALLOWED ME TO BE
MYSELF.
I'VE BEEN ON PROJECTS WHERE A
LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LISTEN TO
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD, YOU CAN'T.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO SAY
SOMETHING?
BEING HERE AND BEING ABLE TO
HAVE THAT IS REALLY NICE.
THAT'S HOW I HAVE GROWN IS BEING
ABLE TO KNOW I CAN HAVE THAT.
IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL QUALITY
ABOUT YOU.
>> THANKS.
I WANTED THAT, ESPECIALLY AFTER
BECOMING A DAD.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT MY ROLE IS,
IS NOT TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.
IT'S TO EMPOWER YOU TO DO WHAT'S
RIGHT FOR YOU.
BECOMING A DAD CHANGED
EVERYTHING.
THERE'S A PROTECTIVENESS I FELT
THIS SEASON.
>> THIS WHOLE THING MADE ME
REALIZE I HAVE PRETTY MATURE
QUALITIES AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT
CAN BE.
I WANT TO SHOWCASE THAT
ALONGSIDE YOU.
>> ONE LAST TIME.
LET'S MAKE IT THE BEST TIME.
>> WITH THIS FREESTYLE, I GET TO
INCORPORATE MY CULTURE.
WE ARE STARTING WITH LATIN
DANCES.
THEN ONCE THAT BEAT DROPS, I
THINK YOU ARE GOING TO SEE ONE
OF THE MOST HYPE FREESTYLE
DANCES YOU HAVE SEEN ON "DANCING
WITH THE STARS."
>> THAT WAS AWESOME.
>> WORKING CREATIVELY WITH VAL
HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN.
VAL HAS TRULY MADE ME ENJOY THIS
EXPERIENCE TO THE FULLEST.
I THINK WINNING WITH HIM, IF WE
DID, WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> Announcer: DANCING FREESTYLE
WITH HER PARTNER VAL
CHMERKOVSKIY, IT'S XOCHITL
GOMEZ.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: XOCHITL AND VAL WITH
AN AMAZING FREESTYLE.
YES!
THAT'S THE FINAL COMPETITIVE
DANCE OF THE SEASON.
VOTING WILL BE CLOSING SOON.
THEY ARE LOVING IT.
SO GREAT.
>> Bruno: ANOTHER OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE.
AN EXCEPTIONAL NIGHT OF DANCING.
I'M TELLING YOU, DARLING, YOUR
ARTISTRY, YOUR SENSE OF POWER,
NOT JUST DANCING.
YOU ARE PLAYING A SCENE.
YOU DRAW US IN.
YOU MAKE US LIVE THE DANCE WITH
YOU.
YOU ARE AN OUTSTANDING TALENT.
>> Carrie Ann: XOCHITL, BRAVO TO
YOU.
REPRESENTATION MATTERS.
THE WAY YOU HAVE REPRESENTED
YOURSELF THIS WHOLE WAY HAS BEEN
NOTHING SHORT OF SO IMPRESSIVE.
THIS DANCE WAS BRAVE.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT COURAGEOUS
SIDE WE HAVE NEVER SEEN.
THE WAY YOU DANCE AT ONE, THAT
PARTNERSHIP IS AMAZING.
>> Derek: FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE
DAD VAL.
I JUST LOVE DAD VAL.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THIS
SHOW IS ABOUT THE CONNECTION.
YOUR CONNECTION IS UNDENIABLE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THE MOST CONSISTENT,
CAPTIVATING, CHARISMATIC DANCER
ON THE SHOW.
UNREAL.
>> Alfonso: HEAD UP TO JULIANNE
FOR THE FINAL SCORES OF THE
NIGHT.
WHICH COUPLE DESERVES TO BE YOUR
NEW CHAMPIONS?
THE FATE OF OUR FINALISTS IS IN
YOUR HANDS AND THE MOMENT OF
TRUTH IS NEAR.
JULIANNE.
>> Julianne: THANK YOU.
MY GOODNESS.
NOT ONLY WAS THAT YOUR LAST
DANCE OF THE FINAL, BUT THAT WAS
THE LAST DANCE OF THE ENTIRE
SEASON.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> THE LAST TIME, THAT'S IT.
>> DON'T SAY THAT.
>> THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
>> Julianne: I DON'T WANT TO
MAKE YOU WAIT ANY LONGER.
LET'S GET TO YOUR SCORES.
>> Carrie Ann: A TEN.
>> Derek: TEN!
>> Bruno: TEN!
>> Julianne: THAT IS A 30 OUT OF
30 FOR XOCHITL AND VAL'S
FREESTYLE.
THEIR TOTAL FOR THE FINALE IS
120.
BY THE WAY, THAT MEANS THAT YOU
HAVE HAD FOUR PERFECT SCORES
FROM THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
>> WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
>> VERY GRATEFUL.
IT'S EASY TO BE GRATEFUL WHEN
THINGS ARE GOING YOUR WAY.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT I'M SO
GRATEFUL FOR THIS SEASON.
IT'S THE SEASON I DIDN'T THINK I
WAS GOING TO HAVE.
XOCHITL BLESSED ME WITH ONE OF
THE BEST EXPERIENCES.
>> Julianne: YOU BLESSED US.
THOSE ARE THE LAST SCORES OF THE
SEASON.
DID THEY DO ENOUGH TO BECOME
YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS?
YOU STILL HAVE A FEW MOMENTS TO
VOTE FOR THEM AND ALL OF OUR
COUPLES.
>> 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 OF ARE XOCHITL AND
VAL.
AT THE BOTTOM, ALYSON AND SASHA.
YOUR VOTES COUNT FOR HALF.
USE THEM.
COMPLETE VOTING INFORMATION CAN
BE FOUND ON ABC.COM.
VOTING CLOSES ANY SECOND.
THE BIG MOMENT IS FAST
APPROACHING.
STAY WITH US AS WE NAME YOUR NEW
CHAMPIONS, LIVE.
♪♪
>>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK.
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TO
CELEBRATE THE END OF THIS
FANTASTIC SEASON.
>> Julianne: PERFORMING HIS
SINGLE "I FEEL LIKE DANCING,"
IT'S THE GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER
WHO BECAME A DANCER IN THIS VERY
BALLROOM.
GIVE IT UP FOR JASON MRAZ AND
OUR PROS.
♪♪
♪ I LIKE TO DANCE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THIS ♪
♪ I LIKE TO DANCE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THIS ♪
♪ I LIKE TO POP AND LOCK AND HIT
YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ROBOT ♪
♪ GET A LITTLE SILLY ♪
♪ MY KIND OF MAGIC IS
AUTOMATIC ♪
♪ I FEEL LIKE DANCING ♪
♪ EVEN IF IT'S RAINING, I'M NOT
COMPLAINING ♪
♪ I FEEL LIKE DANCING ♪
♪ NOW EVERYBODY ♪
♪ FREEZE ♪
♪ I LIKE TO DANCE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THIS ♪
♪ I LIKE TO DANCE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THIS ♪
♪ WE LIKE TO DANCE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THIS ♪
♪ COME ON, SMILE WITH YOUR
HIPS ♪
♪ MY KIND OF MAGIC ♪
♪ IT'S AUTOMATIC ♪
♪ I FEEL LIKE DANCING ♪
IS NOT I FEEL LIKE DANCING ♪
♪ WE FEEL LIKE DANCING ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Alfonso: ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
JASON MRAZ WITH A SPECIAL
APPEARANCE BY DEREK.
WE CAN NOW REVEAL THAT JOINING
THEM IN SELECT CITIES ARE
CHARITY, HARRY AND XOCHITL.
>> Julianne: I WILL SEE YOU IN
TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA,
GEORGIA, PARTS OF TEXAS AND LOS
ANGELES.
AS IF THIS WASN'T EXCITING
ENOUGH, PROS WILL PERFORM IN
SELECT CITIES.
HONESTLY, BEING HERE WITH YOU
HAS MADE THIS SEASON SO SPECIAL.
I LOVE BEING HERE WITH YOU.
>> Alfonso: EVERY MOMENT WORKING
SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU HAS BEEN
THE BEST.
I LOVE YOU.
WE'VE COMBINED ALL OF THE SCORES
AND VOTES FROM LAST WEEK AND 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.
LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR ALL OF OUR FIVE FINALISTS,
FOR ALL THE EXCITEMENT THEY
BROUGHT TO THIS SEASON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Julianne: HERE ARE SOME
WISHES FROM SOME OF THEIR
BIGGEST FANS, THEIR FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS.
>> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
CONGRATS ON MAKING IT TO THE
FINALE.
>> YOUR THEATER GALS ARE SO
PROUD OF YOU.
>> YOU ARE AMAZING AND CAN'T
WAIT TO SEE YOU BRING IT HOME.
>> YOU HAVE GOT IT ALL, GIRL.
>> I THINK YOUR MIRRORBALL
TROPHY WILL LOOK GOOD IN YOUR
BATHROOM.
BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
>> CONGRATULATIONS FOR KILLING
IT ALL SEASON.
>> GET THAT MIRRORBALL.
>> ALL THAT'S LEFT TO SAY IS --
>> TWO ONE FIVE TWO THREE.
>> CHARITY, I KNOW HOW HARD YOU
HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THIS.
YOUR FAMILY IS ROOTING FOR YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
>> EVERYBODY IS ROOTING FOR YOU.
HAVE FUN.
JUST BE THE ROCK STAR THAT YOU
ARE.
>> YOU HAVE MADE IT TO THE
FINALS.
TAKE IT ALL IN AND ENJOY EVERY
SINGLE SECOND.
>> YOU ARE SUCH A TALENTED,
HEART-WORKING INDIVIDUAL.
IT'S SO INSPIRING.
SGLI I LOVE YOU WITH MY WHOLE
HEART.
>> JASON, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU.
>> IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME IF YOU
BROUGHT THAT MIRRORBALL TROPHY
TO THE TOUR BUS THIS SUMMER.
BRING IT HOME.
>> EARLIER THIS YEAR YOU TOLD
THE WORLD YOU FELT LIKE DANCING.
HERE YOU ARE AT THE FINALE.
>> DAD, IT'S ME, YOUR KITTY.
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU
GIVING ME DANCE LESSONS.
>> I NEED LESSONS, TOO.
>> JASON, WE ARE SENDING ALL OUR
LOVE.
>> ALYSON, IT HAS BEEN A JOY
WATCHING YOU EVERY WEEK.
I'M SO IN AWE OF YOU.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY I KNEW
YOU WOULD BE A FINALIST WHEN WE
DID OUR WEDDING DANCE, BUT I
KIND OF KNEW.
>> IT MAKES ME WISH WE HAD
DANCED MORE ON THE SET OF "HOW I
MET YOUR MOTHER."
YOU, NOT ME.
>> WATCHING MY MOM HAS BEEN
INSPIRATIONAL.
>> MY MOM IMPROVED A LOT.
I HOPE SHE WINS.
>> I LOVE YOU.
GO WIN THE MIRRORBALL.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WOULD BE A
WINNING PAIRING.
NOW BRING HOME THAT MIRRORBALL.
>> XOCHITL, CONGRATULATIONS ON
REACHING THE FINAL.
VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
IT WAS A REAL HONOR TO BE PART
OF YOUR DANCING CREW.
I'M STILL SEEING THE OSTEOPATH.
>> YOU WORKED SO HARD.
>> GIRL, YOU CAN DANCE.
YOU MAKE LATINAS PROUD
EVERYWHERE.
YOU MADE IT TO THE FINAL.
>> TENS ONLY.
YOU GOT THIS.
>> WIN THE MIRRORBALL.
LET ME KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
>> XOCHITL, BRING HOME THE
MIRRORBALL!
>> THAT'S A LOT OF VERY PROUD
PEOPLE.
AND ONE CAT.
TONIGHT'S COMPETITION HAS BEEN
LIKE NO OTHER.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.
>> 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 MIRRORBALL
TROPHY?
LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER AS WE
REVEAL OUR FINAL RESULTS.
THE COUPLE IN FIFTH PLACE IS
ALYSON AND SASHA.
>> Julianne: THE COUPLE IN
FOURTH PLACE IS CHARITY AND
ARTEM.
>> Alfonso: THE COUPLE IN THIRD
PLACE IS ARIANA AND PASHA.
>> Julianne: ONE OF THESE TWO
COUPLES WILL WIN IT ALL.
>> Alfonso: THE WINNER OF OUR
LEN GOODMAN MIRRORBALL TROPHY IS
GOING TO BE REVEALED AFTER THIS.
♪♪
>> Alfonso: WELCOME BACK TO OUR
SEASON FINALE.
OUR REIGNING CHAMPION,
CHARLI D'AMELIO, HAS JOINED US
TO PRESENT OUR FIRST-EVER
LEN GOODMAN TROPHY TO YOUR NEW
CHAMPIONS.
>> Julianne: BOTH OF THESE
COUPLES BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY AND
TALENT TO THIS SEASON.
ONCE AGAIN, GOOD LUCK.
>> Josh: JASON AND DANIELLA,
XOCHITL AND VAL, ONE COUPLE IS
ABOUT TO TAKE HOME THE LEN
GOODMAN MIRRORBALL TROPHY.
>> Julianne: AFTER 11 WEEKS OF
INTENSE COMPETITION, IT'S TIME
FOR THE FINAL RESULT.
>> Alfonso: THE WINNERS AND NEW
CHAMPIONS OF "DANCING WITH THE
STARS" ARE --
XOCHITL AND VAL!
>> Julianne: JASON AND DANIELLA,
FANTASTIC JOB MAKING IT THIS
FAR.
YOU WERE AMAZING.
>> Alfonso: XOCHITL, WHAT DOES
THIS MOMENT MEAN TO YOU?
>> OH, GOD!
THERE'S SO MUCH CONFETTI.
>> Julianne: VAL, THIS IS YOUR
THIRD TIME WINNING.
THIS IS VAL'S THIRD TIME
WINNING.
>> Alfonso: WE'LL SAY GOOD NIGHT
TO ALL OF YOU AT HOME AND THANKS
FOR MAKING THIS SEASON ON ABC
AND DISNEY PLUS SO
UNFORGETTABLE.
GOOD NIGHT.