Finale
Season 31 • Episode 11
The coveted mirror ball trophy was on the road within the November 21 Dancing With the Stars finale, and after greater than 10 weeks of competitors, the Dancing With the Stars Season 31 winner has been topped. The episode, hosted by Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro, aired dwell on Disney+, and it featured an evening of memorable performances from extra than simply the finalists.
The finale marked the final episode earlier than retirement for each head decide Len Goodman and ballroom dance professional Cheryl Burke. Burke carried out a last dance with two of her favourite professional companions to commemorate her time on the collection, however she hopes to return as a decide in Goodman’s place (and maybe one among Goodman’s longtime co-judges, Carrie Ann Inaba or Bruno Tonioli, can be promoted to go decide?). To bid Goodman a fond farewell, the present gifted the ballroom legend along with his very personal mirror ball trophy and a video tribute from previous contestants.
The eradicated Season 31 forged returned for one final efficiency with their companions, and Selma Blair carried out the modern quantity she by no means obtained to bop on account of well being issues. She and Sasha Farber danced to Jordin Sparks‘ “No Air,” performed live by the singer.
Once again, @SelmaBlair is taking our breaths away ❤️ @JordinSparks @SashaFarber #DWTSFinale @DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/k8J8ovCu6x
— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@officialdwts) November 22, 2022
As for the final four — Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas, Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy, Wayne Brady and Witney Carson, and Shangela and Gleb Savchenko — they carried out two dances: a Redemption Round and a Freestyle Round. Each couple was paired with one of many 4 judges and given strict notes about how you can enhance on a dance from earlier this season.
Here’s what every couple carried out for the Redemption Round, plus their scores.
Redemption Round
Charli D’Amelio & Mark Ballas: Paired with Judge Carrie Ann Inaba, Jive to “Grown” by Little Mix; 40/40
Gabby Windey & Val Chmerkovskiy: Paired with Judge Derek Hough, Cha Cha to “I Like It (Like That)” by Pete Rodriguez; 40/40
Wayne Brady & Witney Carson: Paired with Judge Len Goodman, Quickstep to “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” by Jackie Wilson; 36/40
Shangela & Gleb Savchenko: Paired with Judge Bruno Tonioli, Quickstep to “Queen Bee” by Rochelle Diamante; 36/40
We’ve seen a lot development from @charlidamelio & @MarkBallas, they usually by no means fail to blow us away! 👀 #DWTSFinale @DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/lZQeR252ZU
— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@officialdwts) November 22, 2022
For the pivotal Freestyle Round, Goodman advised the cameras it was the spherical that will “make or break” the winner. And of their final likelihood to bop, the ultimate 4 pairs pulled out all of the stops.
Wayne and Witney pulled collectively a Super Bowl Halftime Show-style efficiency for his or her Freestyle. Charli and Mark rekindled their love of dance with a quantity combining all of the totally different dance types from this season. Gabby and Val carried out Broadway-style quantity to indicate her star high quality. And Shangela shut the home down with a drag and dance efficiency that noticed Gleb carry out in full drag. The drag queen’s quantity was the final of the season, and due to this fact Goodman’s final he would ever vote for. Her efficiency was so “mesmerizing,” he stated, he forgot to vote earlier than the quantity was up — a collection first for the decide.
Here’s what every couple carried out for his or her final dances on Dancing With the Stars Season 31, plus the place they fell on the leaderboard.
Freestyle Round
Charli D’Amelio & Mark Ballas: Freestyle to “Us Again” by Pinar Toprak; 40/40
Gabby Windey & Val Chmerkovskiy: Freestyle to “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago; 40/40
Wayne Brady & Witney Carson: Freestyle to “Get Up / 24K Magic” by Ciara ft. Chamillionaire / Bruno Mars; 40/40
Shangela & Gleb Savchenko: Freestyle to “Survivor / Call Me Mother” by Destiny’s Child / RuPaul; 40/40
.@WayneBrady & @WitneyCarson are sharing a few of that 24k magic on the dance ground tonight ⭐️⭐️ #DWTSFinale @DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/WMitfxoIcx
— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@officialdwts) November 22, 2022
With their last dances full, right here’s the ultimate leaderboard:
Final Leaderboard
Charli D’Amelio & Mark Ballas: 80/80
Gabby Windey & Val Chmerkovskiy: 80/80
Wayne Brady & Witney Carson: 76/80
Shangela & Gleb Savchenko: 76/80
Before the winner was introduced, Banks and Ribeiro introduced Gabby could be becoming a member of the Dancing With the Stars tour on all stops. Charli will be a part of for choose performances, as will Heidi D’Amelio, Daniel Durant, and Vinny Guadagnino.
Finally, the second of reality got here. In fourth place was Shangela and Gleb. In third place was Wayne and Witney. In second place was Gabby and Val, making Charli and Mark the winners of Season 31 — Mark’s third win!
What did you consider the high-energy finale?
Dancing With the Stars, Season 31, Streaming Now, Disney+