TikTok star Charlie D’Amelio and Mark Ballas are season 31 mirror ball trophy champions.
The duo were announced as the winners of the 31st season of Dancing with the Stars, defeating celebrity Shangela, Wayne Brady and Gabby Windy, who paired with pro partners Gleb Savchenko, Witney Carson and Val Chamelkovsky respectively. I was.
On Tuesday’s Good Morning America, D’Amelio and Barras opened up about their victory.
“For me, I think I just gave everything to this journey. He added that he was “very happy” and “thankful” for the experience.
Ballas called his first experience at the ‘DWTS’ Ballroom in five years “awesome”.
“I had a really nice time, made some great friends and had a great time creating and dancing with Charlie,” he added. To be in, I grew up with all of them.I loved it.I had a really beautiful time.”
for their final fight on the live-streamed dance floor Disney+four couples performed a redemption routine chosen by one of the judges.
Read on to see how the night changed.
Spectacular redemption and freestyle dancing
For their redemption routine, Brady performed a quick step to Jackie Wilson’s “(Your Love Keeps Me Up) Higher, Higher,” while Shangela performed Rochelle Diamante’s “Queen Bee.” , each scoring 36 points.
But it was Windy’s Cha Cha to Pete Rodriguez’s “I Like It (Like That)” and D’Amelio’s jibe to Little Mix’s “Grown” that surprised the judges, scoring 40 points each. .
The final four teams then entered the freestyle round. Brady, along with his partner Carson, danced first to his floor in a “Super Bowl” routine that mixed Bruno’s Mars’ “24K Magic” with Ciara and Chamillionaire’s song “Get Up.” Appeared and scored 40 points.
TikTok star D’Amelio also scored 40 for a moving freestyle performance of “Us Again” by Pina Toprak, who spoke about her love and loss of dancing and her love of dancing again.
Windy, who scored 40, also gave a rousing performance to Chicago’s “Cell Block Tango,” choreographed by Chmerkovsky’s wife, Jenna Johnson.
But Shangela’s electrifying freestyle to Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” and RuPaul’s “Call Me Mother” dragged in Shangela’s partner Savchenko as Natasha and set the entire ballroom on its feet. .
“I was so utterly captivated by the whole thing that I forgot to vote,” Len Goodman said at the end of Shangela’s performance.
“There was chicken too,” he said, pointing to the dance moment when Shangela threw him a fried chicken leg.
Sheryl Burke saying goodbye
Also, the last time I went to the dance floor was Sheryl Burkeannounced his retirement from the show over the weekend after 25 seasons.
The two-time disco ball champion put on a bang in Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana (At the Copa)” with two of her favorite dance pro partners, Louis Van Amstel and Pasha Pashkov.
Before taking the mic, co-host Tyra Banks called Burke a living legend and said Burke was her first memory of “Dancing with the Stars.”
“This is my family,” Burke began. “To this day, everyone who has been a part of this cast behind the scenes. To each and every one of you, thank you for believing in me and for helping me find my voice. You are my identity.” I am a part of it and I thank each and every one of them.”
“Professional dancers, celebrities, thank you for pushing me to be the best artist I can be. I love you all,” she said as the crowd started chanting her name.
Len Goodman Wins Mirrorball Trophy
to say goodbye a good manLast week, he announced his retirement from Dancing with the Stars. Known as the “tough” person on the show, Judge was honored with a video montage of all his memorable moments.
“All good things must come to an end,” Goodman said in the video.
“I miss the judges. Carrie Ann [Inaba] and Bruno [Tonioli], we’ve been together since season one.and Derek [Hough], I think he’s great. I loved being part of it – it was great. It was very memorable. ”
After the montage, co-host Alfonso Ribeiro surprised Goodman with a disco ball trophy.
“That’s great. Thank you very much,” he said as the audience chanted his name and Inaba, Huff and Tonioli held up the “10” paddleboards. He said, “I was so happy to be on ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ It’s the absolute cherry on top.”
Throughout the evening, past celebrities who attended the show also paid tribute to Goodman, including Jerry Springer, Sean Johnson, and Kristy Yamaguchi.
“I remember how hard Mark and I worked on the first 10 from you, and when it finally came, there was pure elation. I’m praying,” Yamaguchi said.
“I was an insecure girl when I was on the show, but thanks to your guidance, love and support, I’m a woman,” said Kelly Osbourne, who competed on Season 9 of the show. , I can’t thank you enough.”
‘DWTS’ 2023 Tour Lineup Revealed
If you can’t get enough of “Dancing with the Stars,” you can catch some of them on the road when they go on tour.
During the show, it was announced that Windy would be performing live at all tour stops across North America. Star Vinnie Guadagnino will perform live.
“We love it, we are alive, we can feel its energy, and nothing means more to us,” said Emma, ’Dancing With the Stars’ pro. Slater said. “I can’t wait for you to come see it.”
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