Dancing with the Stars airs the second part of its finale November 22, 2011from 9pm to 11pm EST.
The final three couples will perform two dances tonight: their favorite dance from earlier this season and the Samba. Look below for a live, real time blogging of the results of the finale and to see who wins this season’s DWTS!
Ricki Lake and Derek Hough tied for second place with a score of 54 points last night. Will Derek be able to pull off the win for a fourth mirrorball trophy?
JR AND KARINA WIN!!!! It’s Karina’s first ever mirror ball trophy win!
Rob and Cheryl come in SECOND PLACE. Ricki and Derek come in THIRD PLACE! SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS!
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9:01 Recap of the season
9:15 Commercial
9:16 PERFORMANCES BEGIN: SEE BLOW!
10:00 ALL COUPLES FROM THE SEASON ARE PERFORMING!
10:40 The final two couples (JR and Karina and Rob and Cheryl) just danced their final two instant dances. Both couples got a 30 score from the judges for their second dance.
RICKI AND DEREK – CAME IN THIRD PLACE!
Dance: Tango
Judges’ comments: Len Goodman said this is one of the most memorable dances of this or any other seasons and he really liked it the first time and loved it the second time. Bruno Tonioli said it was a grand cinematic extravaganza. Carrie Anne Inaba said Ricki is the last woman standing and she proved tonight that she is a fighter. She said their dance was perfect the first time and beyond perfection the second time.
SCORE: 30. Combined with last night’s score, they are in first place with a score of 84.
ROB AND CHERYL – IN FINAL TWO!
First Dance: Samba
Judges’ comments: Bruno said Rob has improved beyond everyone’s expectations. Called him smooth and suave. Carrie Ann said Rob was elegant and refined but had a little slip. Len said the little slip doesn’t matter and that Rob has the best footwork of any guy he has seen on the show.
SCORE: 26. Combined with last night’s score, they are in second place with a score of 83.
SECOND DANCE:
INSTANT DANCE
SCORE: 10+10+10=30
JR AND KARINA – IN FINAL TWO!
First Dance: Jive
Judges’ comments: Carrie Ann said JR missed a few steps and she missed the lift. Len congratulated the band first. And said he has a spark in his personality and lights up the room. Bruno said it was energetic, fast-paced fun fun fun.
SCORE: 28. Combined with last night’s score, they are in last place with a score of 82.
SECOND DANCE:
INSTANT DANCE
SCORE: 10+10+10=30
RICKI AND DEREK!
ROB AND CHERYL!
JR AND KARINA!! Congrats!
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