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The Dancing With the Stars Season 22 Champion Is…



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The two night season finale of Dancing With the Stars kicked off with the final three couples getting a chance at redeeming themselves on a past dance style they did not score so highly on.

First up was chief meteorologist Ginger Zee with her partner Val Chmerkovskiy who chose to redeem themselves with their contemporary style dance, then later on did a freestyle in the style of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Both dances earned them a total of 58/60 points for the night.

Next was Nyle DiMarco, winner of America’s Next Top Model who is quite unique because he is deaf, and his professional partner Peta Murgatroyd. They chose to dance the quickstep again before their beautifully choreographed contemporary freestyle dance. Nyle and Peta walked away with a total of 57/60 points on Monday night, also making them place at the bottom of the leaderboard.

Last to make their redemption dance and freestyle dance was female UFC fighter Paige VanZant and her pro partner Mark Ballas. They had chosen to dance the salsa style again due to Mark being injured the week that she had that dance, and had to dance it with a member of the dance troupe instead. Her freestyle was very poetic and could be classified as a contemporary style also. Paige and Mark ended the show with a perfect score of 60/60.

Tuesday night was a live outdoor show. Mixed with all the eliminated dancers, as well as the three finalists, performing the fan favorite dances from the season. The last half hour however, was dedicated to the final dances of the finalists. The 24-hour fusion dances. Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy danced a mix of Argentine tango and the foxtrot, earning them 27 points. Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd had a fusion of cha-cha and tango, in which they landed a perfect 30. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba signed “thank you for showing us your beautiful heart when you dance” and even brought Nyle to tears. Lastly, Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas had to dance a combination of the jive and salsa. They, too, received a perfect 30/30 score.

It was then time to reveal which couple was in third place, and would not be taking home the mirrorball trophy. Unfortunately, that was Ginger Zee and Val Chmerkovskiy. They also were the couple who scored the lowest of the night. Then it was down to two couples. Between Paige VanZant and Nyle DiMarco.

In the end, Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd were announced as the season 22 champions of Dancing with the Stars. As somebody who cannot hear a thing, he shocked the judges as well as America over the past ten weeks with how well he can move.

 

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