(Warning: This post consists of spoilers for the Season 29 finale of “Dancing With the Stars.”).
” Dancing With destiny” handed out the Season 29 mirrorball prize on Monday night, bringing to a close the show’s first socially distanced season, as well as the ABC dancing competition’s very first season under new host and executive producer Tyra Banks.
The season began back in September with a high-profile celeb cast that included “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin, “Selling Sundown’s” Chrishell Stause, “Cheer” coach Monica Aldama, Kaitlyn Bristowe of the “Bachelor” franchise, Backstreet Boys vocalist AJ McLean, former NBA gamer Charles Oakley and former Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, among others.
However heading into Monday’s ending, it was down to the last four couples: Bristowe and her expert dance partner Artem Chigvintsev, “One Day at A Time” star Justina Machado and pro Sasha Farber, Rapper Nelly and pro Daniella Karagach, and “Catfish” host Nev Schulman and pro Jenna Johnson.
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Katilyn Bristowe was called the season champ, with Nelly completing in 2nd place, followed by Nev Schulman in third and Justina Machado in 4th.
For the finale, the four couples were asked to duplicate one of their favorite efficiencies from earlier in the season “with some new innovative aspects,” in addition to a brand-new freestyle routine.
Bristowe and Chigvintsev duplicated their Argentine Tango to “Toxic” by Britney Spears, then carried out a freestyle dance to “Sparkling Diamonds” from “Moulin Rouge.” Machado and Farber repeated their Cha to “Regard” by Aretha Franklin, followed by a freestle to “Let’s Get Loud” by Jennifer Lopez and “Bamboleo” by The Gypsy Kings. Nelly and Karagach performed their Samba to “Rhythm of the Night” by DeBarge, then a freestyle dance to “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion and “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G. Schulman and Johnson repeated their Paso Doble to “Black Swan Lake” by District 78, followed by a freestyle to “Singin’ in the Rain” by District78
In other places in the episode, Nelly carried out some of his hits while his partner and new judge Derek Hough danced a solo routine to “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night.”.
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