"Ballroom Bowl I" - July
6 This is it,
people, the last episode of "Dancing With The Stars,"
and it's coming down to either Kelly Monaco or John O'
Hurley for the title of the ultimate dancing champion.
This week, the 2 will perform their best routine and
after that, they follow it up with a little freestyle.
Later on, our ousted 4 couples will dance for your
viewing pleasure one last time. For the finals, each
couple will perform a routine 2 times, and when that's
over, our judges will rate them from 1 to 10, with 10
the highest for 1 judge and 30 being the maximum for all
3. Whoever has the highest public votes will be crowned
ultimate dancing champion. Who will reign supreme
tonight? Let's get it on!
BEST DANCE ROUTINE
John & Charlotte will kick it off with their best
Quickstep to "Let's Face The Music & Dance." Charlotte
did some turns to start off with but throughout the song
they did some fine work around the dance floor. By the
end, Charlotte did some back & forth turns ending with a
dip. Now let's get our first glance at the judges: Len
said it was a lovely technique and great footwork,
Carrie Ann said it was a fantastic routine and Bruno
said the eye contact was brilliant and dubbed them King
& Queen of the ballroom. Will that title mean anything
at the crowning ceremony? We get our first check of the
scoreboard:
LEN: 9 CARRIE ANN: 9 BRUNO: 9 Total: 27
What a great start to the finals!
Kelly & Alec will round it out with Enrique Iglesias' "Bailamos."
To begin, Kelly got her groove thing on alone, and when
they teamed up, they did some great dancing. Getting to
the chorus, Kelly did a split and some turns along the
way, and by the bridge, she did an awesome squat spin.
By the end, it went just as they planned. It was Alec
doing a kick and ending with a squat while Kelly was
below him. How did they do with the judges? Let's find
out: Len said it was just like boxing, Carrie Ann said
the samba was better than it did the last time and Bruno
said it was done proud. But will her Cinderella dreams
be crushed just like Illinois in the NCAA finals? Only
the scores tell the tale:
LEN: 9 CARRIE ANN: 7 BRUNO: 9 Total: 25
Just 2 points shy of getting the lead from John &
Charlotte
After 1 round, John & Charlotte take 1st with 27 while
Kelly & Alec take runner-up honors with 25. For this
next round, the rulebooks are thrown out, anything goes
and just like ESPN's "Around The Horn," everything is
out of bounds. It's time for the Freestyle round. Let's
Party!
FREESTYLE
John & Charlotte are up first. During the last 5 weeks,
Carrie Ann called John & Charlotte the couple to beat.
Can they beat Kelly & Alec's competition. They'll bust
out to The Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited." Charlotte
started it off with some solo dancing and John did some
novice work on his own. Seconds past, Charlotte got her
swerve on behind John while he did a swerve on his own.
Getting near the chorus, Charlotte took off her coat and
revealed a white dress to the audience. Charlotte did
her best leg hold & carry around John and did a little
flip for the crowd. It ended, however, with a dip
hanging upside down. Now let's hang around with the
judges: Len & Carrie said it was fantastic while Bruno
praised them with shouting. But will the public shout
"You Rock!" when they find out that they won? To the
scoreboard we go:
LEN: 9 CARRIE ANN: 9 BRUNO: 9 Total: 27
If you didn't notice, it's the same score 4 times for
the 2nd show in a row for them. Good work!
Kelly & Alec is up ahead for their turn. They thought
they were a joke the first 2 weeks, but when they
improved the rest of the way, it was no laughing matter.
Will they have the last laugh on them? It's time to get
down to Jennifer Lopez's "Let's Get Loud." To start
things off, Alec ripped off part of Kelly's dress, and
then they went to the band area to do a dip followed by
a flip up & down the stairs. When they got back to the
floor, they did some fancy footwork. Getting close to
the end, Kelly did some mid-air helicopter spins and did
some flying spins over Alec's head ending with a
falldown on both knees. Will there be joy in the DWTS
faithful? We go to the judges one last time this season:
Len said it was unbelievably great, Carrie Ann said it
was amazing and Bruno said it was hot, hot, hot. Will
they give John & Charlotte the cold shoulder? We go to
the scores one last time this season:
LEN: 10 CARRIE ANN: 10 BRUNO: 10 Total: 30
A perfect score and they're now in the lead!
The finals are over, but the show is not. So far, Kelly
& Alec are beating John & Charlotte by 1 point by the
score of 55 (2 ranking points) to 54 (1 ranking point).
For this next segment, how did these 6 stars end up on
DWTS? Well, it all began when a boxer, a singer, a
actor, a soap star, a model and a reality star danced
their way across America's homes. Week 2 came, and
Trista & Louis were gone. By Week 3, Evander & Edyta
were no more and by Week 4, a wardrobe malfunction and a
group dance put Rachel & Johnathan on the elimination
wish list. By week 5, Joey & Ashly's hopes of making it
couldn't make room for both John & Kelly. and this week,
all 4 ousted couples will reunite one more time. And
away we go...
We start off with Trista & Louis doing a rumba to
"Endless Love." Evander & Edyta are next up doing a Jive
to "Reet Petite." 3rd, Rachel & Johnathan take a tango
to "Toxic." And finally, Joey & Ashly do a cha-cha that
started off the season to "Crazy In Love." When it was
all said and done, all 4 were joined and took a bow. But
by the public votes, who got a standing ovation tonight?
LET'S CROWN THE WINNER!
And the winner...of Dancing With The
Stars...is................KELLY & ALEC!
Kelly & Alec take the
trophy with the mirrorball emblazoned by the show's
logo. John & Charlotte should've been the couple to
beat, but 2nd place is a good thing, even if the public
would've gone with them instead. As the season fades
out, we see Kelly & Alec do a victory dance to Tina
Turner's "Simply The Best." They were simply "en fuego"
the past 6 weeks they got here. So, there you have it.
Whether you merengue with Morgan Webb, did a cha-cha
with Carmelo Anthony or took a tango with Tony Hawk,
it's got to be Dancing With The Stars. Until next
season, I'm Pierre Kelly saying dots & power pellets,
I'm out. |