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Tyra will be regarded as the worst host ever. Good riddens As for Julianne she should be an improvement given her background but she does get a little nutty and not on a good way. I really hope Mark gets more work in choreography on this show. That is his strength and it’s really special to watch. He is as talented as Derek possibly even better in some pieces and good creative choreography is something a lot of pros lack. It can’t just always be the Derek show. With fresh choreo ballroom could go next level.

I just can’t process this. Twitch was the one judge on this years panel who kept it real.He was the dancer who echoed the golden days of the show and gave us his all every single time. The show can’t be the same because for me he was the heart of the show, he loved it and respected the genres and really went out there to learn and perfect his craft. I’m richer for having the opportunity to watch his performances. With all due respect to his Allison, his family, The Ellen show and his various projects that celebrated them, I reflect now on Twitch, himself, the guy who had to audition more than once but never gave up on himself. This is why it feels so out of character that he would contemplate this final chapter. I know mental illness is a stealthy beast, but this blindsided so many including me.

This Instagram post by Mark Ballas really sums up this season nicely. Because of Shy Charli it’s probably my favourite season for dancing.

Baby Boom! How wonderful! Imagine Dani has been dancing since she found out opening night then did that insane Cha Cha bumper with Sasha mid season, not to mention the crazy tricks with Joseph. She says she’ll be back next season. Oh to be an elite athlete! By far my favourite pro for so many reasons

He’s a showrunner I’m sure voting for a Bachelorette is in his shows best interest. He would be in a position to know how cross promotion of reality shows on ABC works, so yeah it wouldn’t surprise me if that information is widely shared with Tv insiders on the same network. Also another Twitter user who was at some of the tapings said the live show announced to the studio audience that viewership is 27 million a show. If this true and I have no idea if it is, the reach has increased enormously after moving to the streaming service, plus bringing in Canada and Mexico for the vote should have helped somewhat. This is the ratings of the Emmitt Smith years. Given last years finale was only around 6 million tops this was a power move by Disney.

Hmm I kind of doubt it, unless Wit was having a lot of morning sickness, she let the cat out of the bag at just the right time. Allison Holker also did a baby announcement when she and Andy Grammer competed and hung in for another 3 weeks. Allison also had a young one at home so I lean towards happy announcement happy dance team. Any votes would be a bonus If anything I think Wit made adjustments to the choreo due to her partner’s visible pain in his knees in rehearsal

Before anyone thinks this was a done deal the producer of the Bachelor franchise tweeted this out during the show - so basically the voting was not a runaway - If Gaby had a better night she could well have been the champ. IMHO Val once again shit the bed with the decision to do cell block tango and for me Gaby was 4th in terms of the freestyle. Bachelor Nation was voting their asses off. This makes sense to me, when I looked at Charli’s social media the majority could care less about DWTS much less vote. Granted all she needed was a portion to vote but it made it a lot closer than many thought.

Thank you for saying that. It’s so true that many are introverts. I would never put myself in a class like Charli when it comes to dancing but she really spoke to me. As a child I was painfully shy but I really loved performing dance and it was an outlet for me for self expression.

I’m so glad that a shy personality who let her dancing say everything won. The athleticism, musicality, the nods to the cartoon, to Old Hollywood the soaring up the stairs reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, the slower moving parts the changes in tempo it just had me spellbound. Mark out did himself as a truly fine choreographer, so different from Derek, his stagecraft isn’t about formations and angular movement, it’s more lyrical which is also so enjoyable. I loved this season because it put the emphasis on learning ballroom and Latin.and where excellence in dancing takes centre stage..I wasn’t sure about GenZ if they would even care enough to vote because they haven’t shown up like this in the past. If anything, Charli and Mark have proved that Ballroom and Latin aren’t just dancing for old people. When I danced Ballroom and Latin wasn’t cool for my youthful age group. Charli helped make it cool again. I loved that freestyle over huge personalities and over the top drag shows. The Drag Freestyle while cute is done better on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Incidentally Shangela has had 3 opportunities on that show to win and she didn’t. This was yet another opportunity for her but she fell short. Eastern block dancers need to learn to choreograph. I wasn’t in love with Gleb turning the entire choreography over to the contestant. There’s ringers and then there’s ringers. It definitely did not surprise me that Val had Jenna choreograph it was evident in the formation work that frankly was done better by Derek when he choreographed Bubles Highet. Witney choreographed another Wayne hip hop which was fine but expected. All in all I loved the season. Wayne Brady brought me back, Joseph Baena still left far too soon and Charli surprised me. She isn’t the theatre brat with the huge performance ability that usually turns me off dance experience. Turns out she’s just a sweet girl with a fantastic gift. I’m so glad she shared it.

I absolutely loved Charli and Mark's freestyle. It was just gorgeous dancing very happy with the result. The Gen Z crowd came through! My favourite dance of the night by far. Wayne and Witney went AGAIN with hip hop- He could have been a contender. Gabby and Val that was kinda cringy. It proves that Gabby isn't as good as Laurie Hernandez. Shangela was as expected, loud and proud but really messy

Charli isn’t trained in Ballroom which would definitely be considered cross trained for this show.

Strictly Come Dancing hit a milestone when Craig Revel Hall dusted off his 10 paddle for Fleur East (she won xfactor a few years back and had a hit Sax) so she got a 40. Fleur did a Beyoncé inspired contestant’s choice dance and I thought it was great, Fleur really is inspired by Bey the costume the moves all on point. Mark’s mum Shirley is one of judges.

Shangela has Survivor Destiny's Child and Call Me Mother... I loved what SYTYCD did with that song. Shangela has an opportunity here

Lindsay said in an interview with US mag that her leaving was only temporary, and that DWTS was a part of her she loves the show and hopes to return.