Last Night Of Competition On Dancing With The Stars
By: Mary Cavaliere

The pre- show started with each couple announcing their favorite ballroom and latin dance during the competition.   Brooke & Derek chose their Quick-Step and their Pasadoble.  Warren & Kym chose their Viennese Waltz and their Pasadoble as well.  Lance & Lacey chose their Tango and their Mambo.  Each of the couples spoke to the audience to tell them why they think they should win.  I don’t know, I thought it was just a lot of filler.  I don’t like redundancy in the workplace nor do I like it on television either.

They closed the pre-show by announcing that Craig & Samantha were the Junior Dancing With The Stars Champions.  Good for them!!!

The final competition started with a Samba Smackdown where all three couples danced together, yet individually.  The judges scored each couples performance and Brooke & Derek won with a 28 followed by Lance & Lacey with a 26 and finally Warren & Kym with a 25.

The real competition, however, was the freestyle performances.  This is probably what most people will be basing their votes on tonight.

Brooke & Derek did their rendition of You’re The One That I Want from Grease.  The judges said it was the best freestyle dance they’ve ever seen.  It was good, I’ll agree with that.  But the best one in seven seasons?   Really?  I didn’t see that.  The judges gave them a perfect 30.  That combined with their Samba score, Brooke & Derek ended with a total of 58 points.

Lance & Lacey did a Hip-Hop routine.  It was definitely cute, but a disappointment for me.  I didn’t think it was the wisest choice for the final competition and could have cost Lance the mirror-ball trophy which I was truly hoping he’d go home with tomorrow night.  The judges gave them a 27.  That combined with their Samba score, Lance & Lacey ended with a total of 53 points.

Warren & Kym danced to Proud Mary and as usual, Warren brought down the house.  I just want to thank Warren for wearing his dancing shoes this week instead of sneakers.  The judges gave them a 28.  That combined with their Samba score, Warren & Kim ended with a total of 53 points.

The obvious winner may be Brooke & Derek, but the winner of this competition for ME was Lance & Lacey.  I do hope Lacey returns next season to stir things up a bit, and that Lance walks away, whether he wins or not, with a newfound confidence.

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