The Winner is Crowned!
Well kids, this is it! It's been just over two months since this crazy season started and now it's all coming to an end. Who would be taking home the crown and who would go home in utter defeat? More importantly, who is being booted right away and settling for third place? I'm anticipating an interesting (yet long!) night ahead, so let's dive into it one last time!
After a short interview with our finalists,
Usher entered the ballroom and I shouted with glee. He's sexy and talented and he really hasn't had a song I haven't liked. Despite having a headset, I definitely think he wasn't singing his new hit song "Love in This Club" but that's really fine with me. It's a dancing show and if singing live would have made it hard for him to break it down at the end then he shouldn't have sang. I also think every performer on this show has lip-synched so this isn't abnormal. We've had some pretty great performances this year. Which was your favorite?
Then the first big moment of the night arrived: time to find out who would place third. I was pretty sure it wasn't
Kristi, but I really couldn't pick which guy would be left in the dust. After a tense few moments,
Cristián was given the bad news. I was a bit surprised, but Jason has been at the top for most of the competition so it's not out of left field. I was very happy Edyta made it to the final round. She's been on the show awhile and hasn't made it to the finale. Cheryl has been there tons of times. I hope to see more of Cristián in the future. He's very handsome and seems like a stand-up guy. It really stinks that he had to learn a whole new dance for nothing but at least they got to perform it. It would have been cruel to let them go out without one final performance!
Penn Jillette performed a cha-cha and reminded us why he was the first to go. Hey, I like him a lot. Any guy who's a Howard Stern fan is ok in my book.
Monica Seles also performed and even though it wasn't good, I thought it was cool that she was willing to come out and give it another shot.
Mahoney Steve (another Stern fan!) performed an impressive tango,
Adam Carolla (yet another Stern fan!) got on his unicycle again (loved it and his speech!),
Cilla did a sultry tango,
Marlee marveled with a mambo,
Shannon and her possible lovah danced a quickstep, my guy
Mario blew me away with a mambo that was h-o-t, and
Marissa took one last ride on the Winokur Wave. I'm glad all the eliminated stars performed. Who would you like to see as a contestant next year?
Time to crown the mini-dancer champions: Brandon and Brittany! Hurray! I must say this was much deserved! They were fantastic and it was great that ABC got some Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to present them with the winning trophy. It was Brandon's fantasy and every kid deserves a cheerleader! Have any of you ever watched the show that chronicles the DCC try-out process? I love it! It is so fascinating in a surreal way.
Since the first time wasn't enough, Usher came back with a new spin on his big hit "Yeah." Very cool how he jazzed it up for the ballroom! I like it better the original way but it was a very creative twist. Karina, who I heard is in FHM, got to dance with him - lucky girl! She gets all the cuties.
The Final Round
" Kristi performed her jive from earlier in the season, which got her a perfect score. Of course, it was just as exhilarating as it was the first time. She received a glowing review from the judges and it was nice to see her moved to tears by the whole experience.
Jive 30 A perfect 90 for the finale. Wow!
"
Jason had quite a hill to climb after her jive but that quickstep he did was his best dance of the season. I still didn't believe he had a chance of beating her but that doesn't mean he didn't do an amazing job.
Quickstep 30 A total of 81/90 for the finale.
And before I knew it, it was the end of the show and time to announce the winner of season six. Was there ever any doubt it would be Kristi? I think they inscribed her name on the trophy after the first couple of weeks. She really deserved it and the streak of male winners is finally over! Way to go, Kristi! I must tip my hat to Jason. I'll admit, I didn't always think his dancing was great, but he really hung in there and I always like to see the sports players take this so seriously. I'm sure ballroom dancing is something a guy like him could take a lot of heat for in the locker room but he didn't seem to care. I won't be a Miami Dolphins fan anytime soon (go Eagles!), but I might be a Jason fan. On another note, it would be wrong of me if I didn't shout out to Tom Bergeron, who, as always, does a great job hosting the show. He's quick on his feet and doesn't annoy me at all, which is a feat for a reality show host (ahem, Seacrest you creepy robot). Crud! I just realized I forgot to check in on the Cookie vs. Archie smack down on
Idol. I heart Cookie.
I was happy with this ending. How about you? I've had a great time doing the blog this season and sharing my zany thoughts with you all. Thanks to all of you who read and posted whether you didn't like what I had to say or you thanked God someone verbalized what you were thinking. I appreciated all of your comments and loved seeing how passionate everyone got about this show. It's a pretty cool show. I hope it continues to entertain us and more stars are willing to put themselves out there. So that's a wrap for the season but it can't end until all of your comments have been heard. So get chatting and have a great summer everyone!
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