One more Christmas note: someone should give the person or persons who dress Erin an award. There was even a present for all of us who love the show: Len Goodman appeared on a video to announce that he will be back in the spring for Season 22.

With The Grove decorated in Christmas finery, it was a fantastic way to finish up Season 21 and welcome the holiday season. Carrie Ann said, “Season 21 has been my favorite because of you (Bindi),” and Bruno called it, “the triumph of Bindi the Great!” “Your future is so bright,” said judge Julianne Hough, and judge Carrie Ann Inaba told him that she always thought he had integrity, both of character and movement.įinally, Bindi and Derek performed a cha cha/Argentine tango fusion that was dazzling and absolutely incredible. Still, the judges were firmly on Alek’s side. The pair received three 9s for 27 and adding to their 57 of the night before, they had a total of 84. Then it was time for Alek and Lindsay to do a rumba/tango fusion, but it was Alek’s lack of enough hip action and a couple of foot faults that brought scores of less than the expected 10s. There were outtakes and special packages, like the telling of “‘Twas the Night Before Finals” with Gary Busey as Santa and jockey Victor Espinoza as his Elf a tongue-in-cheek “bromance” between Alek and Carlos PenaVega and a salute to Tom’s “dancing.” All of the celebrity cast members returned to dance with their partners, with the exception of Tamar Braxton, due to health reasons. Where last night was all about competitive dancing by the finalists with a little entertainment - performances by Meghan Trainor, Who’s Fancy and Ariana Grande - tonight’s finale was all about entertainment with a touch of competitive dancing. I bet it was definitely the craziest ride for many of the people involved with DWTS!! Alek seemed to be still a bit dazed that he was even on the show and said, “This was the craziest ride of my life and so much fun.” Then everyone bolted off the stage to the golf carts and barreled back to the ballroom. The absolutely best place to be tonight was the route between the two venues as a parade of golf carts ferried Tom, Erin, just about all of the DWTS pro dancers at one point or another, and any number of celebrity cast members back and forth.Įven near the end of the show, after Bindi and Derek’s last dance, the pair and Tom hopped in a cart for a rush to The Grove for the announcement that Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold were in third place. In my opinion, this was a terrific finale, with the action switching from the open-air stage of The Grove shopping/entertainment area in Los Angeles to the neighboring studios and the DWTS ballroom.

“This experience was a bonding experience,” said Nick, adding, “Bindi deserved it!” Across the floor, co-host Erin Andrews spoke to Nick and Sharna about their second-place finish. Tom had to stretch his microphone as far as possible just to get those few words. Thank you for changing my life,” said Bindi from her perch on the shoulders of dancers and celebs. Tonight, they stood next to Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess as host Tom Bergeron shouted, “The winners and new champions of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ are … Bindi and Derek!” For a split second, Bindi looked confused, then reality struck, the ballroom filled with glitter as the confetti cannons exploded, and celebs and pros rushed to embrace the new champs. However, when Bindi Irwin was paired with Derek Hough for Season 21 of “Dancing With the Stars,” her enthusiasm and willingness to try just about anything provided the energy and spark that he needed to create beautiful designs in dance. She knew how to get along with kangaroos and crocodiles but didn’t dance.

Dancing with stars tour 2015