A Focus on DWTS, Season 22’s
Fabulous Finalists
Season 22 of Dancing With The Stars saw several unforgettable moments and developments, turning sharply away from the familiar ease of the Program's stereotypical, biannual flow, and essentially rocking long established routines with the conveying of multiple history-making events: the gratifying return of the presumed retired Head Judge, Len Goodman, the Bismal Ballroom Departure of Glitter Dome Greats: Record-winning Pro (A gazillion times over!) and recent Reigning Mirror Ball Champion, Derek Hough, and his Sister, former-Pro-turned-Judge, Julianne Hough, and the elating crowning of DWTS' very first – and astonishingly incredible – Deaf Mirror Ball Champion, Nyle DiMarco, along with his supremely talented Pro Partner, Peta Murgatroyd, who joined the unique rank of only 6 other Professionals who have triumphantly hoisted the Mirror Ball Trophy more than once!
An uncharacteristically and staunchly Competitive 10 Week Atmosphere as well, Season 22 also saw the rapid rise – and eventual fall – of more than its fair share of Promising Mirror Ball Hopefuls, each one having been equipped with their own unique perspective on Dancing Know-how, and each with an equally great, exhilarating shot at winning the show's beloved Trophy, which acknowledgement brings this devoted dwtslover to another exciting and well-deserved installment of A Focus on the Finalists:
Ginger & Val:
Kicking off their topsy-turvy Season with a Fun and Fast Jive that was met with rave
reviews from DWTS' Judging Panel, ABC's own high-hoofing Meteorologist, Ginger Zee, and her Professional
Dancing Partner, Valentin
Chmerkovskiy, were soon the talk of the Tabloids and the Toast of the
Ballroom’s sequined Town,
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 01
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following up their successful first Act with a Week 02 Latin Night-inspired Samba, earning
the elated Couple a noteworthy, verbal pat-on-the-back from the show's
returning Head Judge, Len Goodman,
who praised the Routine – and Val
specifically – for its fullness of Content, also warning other Pros of the
Ballroom to take heed and follow suit.
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 02
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 03
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Week 04 saw a dramatic change in Judges' scores for the Duo, submitting a Fun yet Elegant, Beauty and the Beast-themed Foxtrot as part of Season 22’s Disney Night, tying the Couple at the head of the evening’s Leader Board with a scoring of all “9”s!
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 04
Disney Night
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Switching things around for Week 05’s Switch Up Challenge, Ginger was paired – via Fan Votes – with 2-time Mirror Ball Champion and one of Season 22’s Front Runners, Mark Ballas, submitting a High-energy, Hip-swiveling Salsa.
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Ginger & Mark
DWTS Season 22, Week 05
- Switch-up Week
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Reunited once more, TeamGinAndJuice then took on a “Nasty”, Janet Jackson-inspired Jazz Number for Week 06’s Famous Dances Night, resulting in an unprecedented dip in the Judges' Approval.
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 06
- Famous Dances Night
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Undaunted, however, Ginger and Val merely sprang right back again, taking home the Season's first Perfect Scoring of all 10’s from the Judges, duly earned with the dancing of their Beautifully Graceful and Emoting Viennese Waltz for Week 07 of the Competition!
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
- Icons Night
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The ecstatic Couple then followed up their success with a Beyoncé-inspired, Guys-vs-Gals Team Freestyle!
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Team Beyonce
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
- Icons Night - Team Dances
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Week 08 saw Ginger and Val's second perfect score of the Season, earned for their immaculate Argentine Tango,
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 08
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an indisputable success that was then followed up with their light and kooky, Judges Team Up
Samba with Len Goodman and
fellow Season 22 competitors, Wanya & Lindsay!
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DWTS Season 22, Week 08
- Judges Team Up Challenge Round
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Up next for this rapidly rising Duo were Season 22’s Spectacular Semifinals, during which Zee and Chmerkovskiy teamed up with DWTS Pro, Artem Chigvintsev, for a Dramatically-Designed Trio Dessert Paso Doble,
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Ginger & Val with Artem
DWTS Season 22, Week 09
- Semifinals - Trio Round
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followed up with a Formidably-Framed Firecracker of a Quickstep!
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 09
- Semifinals
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Having made it to the Finals at long last, the surprising Team that was Ginger and Val seemed to deem this the best time for a look back over what had almost certainly been an exciting Season, Performing a Nostalgic Contemporary for Week 10’s Redemption Round
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 10
- The Finals, Night 01 -
Redemption Round
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before closing down their first night of DWTS' 2-night Finale with a 1940’s-themed, Fred and Ginger-inspired Freestyle, for which they earned their fourth and final Perfect score of the Season!
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Ginger & Val
DWTS Season 22, Week 10
- The Finals, Night 01 -
Freestyle Round
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Submitting their last Performance for Night 02 of Season 22’s Finale, as well as their last Dance of the Competition, Ginger and Val closed down their whirlwind of a Season with the dancing of a 24-hour Argentine Tango/Foxtrot Fusion!
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| Ginger & Val DWTS Season 22, Week 10 - The Finals, Night 02 |
“… I’m so grateful for Val,” Ginger noted upon Placing 3rd overall for the Ballroom’s Competition, “and I’m so grateful for just the opportunity to be here! … Thank you all so much for having me!”
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