Last night on Dancing With the Stars ... the remaining three celebrities returned to the dancefloor to perform the Paso Face-Off and a Freestyle routine ... Tonight a champion will be crowned!
Tonight a champion will be crowned!
Lady Gaga kicks off the night with her massive hit "Just Dance" ...
It has become a tradition on DWTS finales to bring back all the eliminated couples in the order in which they were eliminated for one last dance ...
After a brief look back at the start of the season (Weeks One, Two and Three) ... Belinda & Jonathan returned to perform their Salsa ... and Denise & Maks performed their Quickstep ...
Hosts Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris introduced a brief recap of what occurred during the double elimination of Week Four ... Holly & Dmitry returned to perform their Samba ... and Steve & Karina returned to perform their Quickstep ...
Tom and Samantha introduced a brief recap of Weeks Five and Six ... David & Kym returned to perform their Viennese Waltz ... and Steve-O & Lacey performed their Foxtrot ...
Anna Demidova was announced as the winner of the professional dancer competition ... She secured a spot as a professional next season ...
Tom and Samantha introduced a brief recap of Weeks Seven and Eight ... Lawrence & Edyta returned to perform their Jive ... and Chuck & Julianne returned to perform their Samba ...
Jeffrey Ross took the stage to roast the three finalists ...
Tom and Samantha introduced a brief recap of Weeks Nine and Ten ... Lil' Kim & Derek took the stage to perform their slammin' Jive ... and Ty & Chelsie returned to perform their Lindy Hop ...
And now onto the final competitive round ...
SHAWN JOHNSON :: Cha-cha-cha
:: SCORE ::
Carrie Ann :: 10
Len :: 10
Bruno :: 10
Total :: 30
MELISSA RYCROFT :: Samba
:: SCORE ::
Carrie Ann :: 10
Len :: 10
Bruno :: 10
Total :: 30
GILLES MARINI :: Argentine Tango
:: SCORE ::
Carrie Ann :: 10
Len :: 10
Bruno :: 10
Total :: 30
Shawn Johnson received a total of 88 out of 90 ... Melissa Rycroft received a total of 86 out of 90 ... and Gilles Marini received a total of 88 out of 90 ...
Lady Gaga returned to the stage to perform "LoveGame" ...
After tabulating the judge's scores ... and the viewer vote ... The couple that landed in third place is ...
Melissa Rycroft: "Never in a million years could I imagine I would be here dancing with an Olympian and someone who was in a blockbuster movie. My life—the past 11 weeks—has completely changed. I thank all the viewers and voters for keeping us here this long."
And now ... the moment everyone has been waiting for all season ...
After tabulating the judge's scores ... and the viewer vote ... The couple that landed in second place is ...
And ... the winner ... and Season Eight's Dancing With the Stars Champions are ...
Gilles Marini: "I'm so happy for Shawn and Mark. They worked so hard. We love them so much."
Shawn Johnson: "I've loved every second of it. It's the most amazing thing ever... This has been the best experience ever. I've grown so much."
~Papi Chulo~
