Dancing
With The Stars grand, Season 22 Finale kicks off on
next Monday on May 13th,
2016 as part of its sequin-studded, fun and fabulous, 2-night event
that will conclude on Tuesday evening (May
14th, 2016) with the crowning of the show’s all new Mirror
Ball Champion!!
Naturally, set to make an exhilarating comeback for
the night's always spectacular festivities will be the return of the
Fan-favorite Freestyle Round, as well as the always nail-biting Redemption
Dance Round, during which the shows Panel Judges are allowed to select one
previously danced Dance Style for each one of the Competition's remaining
Couples, in the hopes that they will be able to better their Scores, followed
by the enviably difficult but typically gratifying 24-hour fusion challenge; and all to capped off by one, lucky high-hoofing DWTS Duo hoisting up the show’s shining Mirror Ball Trophy!!
Here Are the Dances Assigned to Each
Couple, as Revealed So Far:
Night
01:
Paige & Mark -The Salsa / Freestyle
Nyle & Peta - The Quickstep / Freestyle Ginger & Val - Contemporary / Freestyle
In an always gratifying display of Fabulous
Teamwork, DWTS Seasonal Round of Team
Dancing came and went once more with few surprises, but a whole lotta fun!
It does seem worth noting, however, that the
Individual Team of Paige & Mark
unarguably killed it, whether dancing
together, in a Group, or apart,
Paige & mark - Team Beyonce
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
- Icons Night - Team Dances
and that the suddenly-Progressive Duo, Ginger &Val, ergo saw some much, MUCH LESS definite highlights themselves!
Jodie
& Keo were more or less impressive as well,
although neither Jodie nor Ginger did very well with the In
Sync Group Segments.
Kim
Fields (now prepare yourselves for the Facts of Reality!)
is, most unfortunately, not even worth discussing, as little to no actual Dancing took place with this Celebrity
during the whole of the Routine.
All in all (and with respect to the gal(s) who ACTUALLY did well … <Loud Cough> PAIGE!), I found this Dance
to be a Mood-downing, Epic Fail of a Routine, and was very glad for the “8”s
which it received from the show's Panel Judges.
Team Beyonce
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
- Icons Night - Team Dances
<Rubbing Temples in Disappointment>. Ugh!C'mon ladies, now get in formation and prove to
me that you’ve got some coordination, ‘cause I’ve yet to see it!
Team
James Brown:
Ow! I feel good, like I knew that I would now!!
Team James Brown
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
- Icons Night - Team Dances
Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting the night's
all-Male Freestyle Dance and pos-o-tiv-ly KILLING it, it’s the TERRIFIC
Teaming of Von &Witney, Nyle & Peta, Wanya & Lindsay, and Antonio & Sharna!!
Team James Brown
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
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(Or, as I like to also call it, “The Besties Pro Team” of Witney and Lindsay, and Peta
and Sharna!)
Team James Brown
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
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I mean to say I absolutely LOVED this Dance, its
Crazy-Cool Choreography (Splendid job, Ladies!!), and its every little STELLAR
Detail! From the “Wow!”-inspiring Antics of Antonio,
Team James Brown
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
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to the All-American,
Super Bowl MVP, Von,
Von & Witney - Team James Brown
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to the
“JB” Throwback by Wanya,
Wanya & Lindsay - Team James Brown
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to
the Group-leading Hustle by Nyle,
Team James Brown
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
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who, btw – Did anyone else notice? – “received” his Beat and Sense of
Rhythm from an “obliging” Wanya!
Team James Brown
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
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Team James Brown
Wanya gives Nyle the beat during their
Team Dance on
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
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“So nice, SO nice!!” (get it?) and “10”s all around!!… Wait, ... only “9”s?!!What up, Judges?!
Of course, I guess it would make sense to let Team James Brown’s follow up
Performance of Team Beyonce
have a chance to one up their predecessors with the earning of all “10”s; but in hindsight, what a waste!
“Well, you know, the whole night, for me, has been
amazing!” exclaimed Head Judge, Len
Goodman, following the Performance. “The dancing, the standard, has been
great; and, when I look at you people, you’ve not only had to learn your Personal
Dance, but you’ve had to come out, work tight, get it together. I salute the
lot of you!”
Team James Brown celebrates after their
incredible performance!
DWTS Season 22, Week 07
- Icons Night - Team Dances
See videos (2, below) to watch Team James Brown's and Team Beyonce's dance on Week 07 of DWTS, courtesy of Dancing With The Stars' great YouTube channel!
Let's hear it for the Band! Dancing With The Stars' always fabulous live Band, Ray Chew Live, receives a hard-earned moment in the Spotlight! - Season 22, Week 01
No, Ray, YOU! DWTS' live Band Director, Ray Chew, gets his due props! - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: Season 22 Cast members, Nyle DiMarco, Peta Murgatroyd, Von Miller, and Wanya Morris, laugh it up and soak it all in at the beginning of the Season's spectacular Premiere! - Week 01
"Oh, yuck it up!" MMA's Pint-sized Phenomenon, Paige Vanzant, laughs with (.... Okay, "At"!) her Pro partner, Mark Ballas, during this fun Rehearsal Package shown at Season 22's Premiere! - Week 01
From L to R: Three of Week 01's Highest Scoring Hoofers, Nyle, Ginger, and Val! - Season 22
From L to R: Season 22 Competitors, Marla Maples, Peta Murgatroyd, Nyle DiMarco, Ginger Zee, Val Chmerkovskiy, Artem Chigvintsev, Mischa Barton, Sharna Burgess, Antonio Brown, and Geraldo Rivera! - Week 01, Premiere
DWTS' "Boomin'!" Couple, Antonio & Sharna cheer on some of their fellow dancing Competitors! - S22, Wk01
And the crowd goes wild! Applause, cheers, and yes, even some tears erupt across DWTS' Ballroom and Balcony immediately following Deaf Model, Nyle Di Marco's INCREDIBLE Cha-Cha! - Season 22, Week 01
Season 22's Ginger & Val enthusiastically use American Sign Language to cheer for their fellow Contestant, Nyle DiMarco, when he submits what was, unquestionably, the best Performance of the evening! - Season 22, Week 01
Unbelievable! From L to R: Mark Ballas, Tony Dovolani, Marla Maples, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Ginger Zee, and Paige Vanzant are positively blown away (Right along with the rest of Monday night's Viewers!) by Deaf Contestant, Nyle DiMarco, as they cheer for his AMAZING, high-scoring Cha-Cha! - Season 22, Week 01, Premiere
From L to R: Mark Ballas, Paige Vanzant, Keo Motsepe, and Jodie Sweetin give yet another, always appreciated, Big Hand from the Balcony! - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: Season 22's debuting Cast members, Marla & Tony, Jodie & Keo, Doug & Karina, Antonio & Sharna, Kim & Sasha, Geraldo & Edyta, Paige & Mark, Ginger & Val, Von & Witney, Mischa & Artem, Nyle & Peta, and Wanya & Lindsay!
All together now! DWTS' Pros and Troupe members are joined out of doors by a throng of its enthusiastic Fans, as part of Season 22's grand Premiere! - Opening Number, Week 01
Dancing With The Stars' Pros, Lindsay Arnold and Mark Ballas - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: Dancing With The Stars' Pros, Tony Dovolani, Sharna Burgess, Sasha Farber, and Karina Smirnoff, out and about once more and totally killing it!! - Season 22, Week 01
From L to R: 2-time Mirror Ball Champion, Mark Ballas, Troupe member Shannon Holtzapffel, Pro, Lindsay Arnold, Mirror Ball Champion, Witney Carson, and Mirror Ball Champion, Valentin Chmerkovskiy! - Season 22, Week 01, Opening Number
Ready to <Ahem> Take Down the competition, MMA's pint-sized Paige VanZant "Weighs-in" on Season 22's Premiere Opening Number, along with her smiling Professional partner, Mark Ballas! - DWTS, S22, Wk01
Iron Glove, Velvet Kiss! DWTS' Paige & Mark dance into Season 22's Premiere! - Week 01
Officially making their DWTS debut, America's Next Top Model winner, Nyle DiMarco, and Pro partner, Peta Mugatroyd, pose together and pos-o-tive-ly kill it for Season 22's Opening Number! - Week 01
GMA's beloved Forecaster, Ginger Zee (Center Left), is joined by her Professional partner, Valentine Chmerkovskiy (Center Right), and accompanying Troupe members, Jenna Johnson (Left) and Hayley Erbert (Right), in her Dancing DWTS Introduction! - Season 22, Week 01
Famed Talk Show Host, Geraldo Rivera, is formally introduced, along with his Professional dancing partner, Returning Pro, Edyta Sliwinska, during Season 22's exciting Opening Number! - DWTS, S22, Wk01
"Everywhere You Look", Full and Fuller House Flashbacks! From L to R: Hayley Erbert, Jodie Sweetin, Keo Motsepe and Jenna Johnson "adorbs" it up and join in the fun for DWTS' amazing, Season Premiere! - Season 22, Week 01
"We're in troubl-l-l-l-le!" Former Facts of Life Actress, Kim Fields, joins in on the dancing action, along with her newly reinstated Pro, Sasha Farber, for Season 22 exciting Opening Number! - Week 01, Premiere
"Roll wit' Me"! Boyz II Men Singer, Wanya Morris, and his Professional dancing partner, Lindsay Arnold, dance it out at DWTS' fantastic Season Premiere! - Opening Number, S22, Wk01
"Give me a 'D'! Give me an 'O'! Give me an 'U'! Give me a 'G'! What's that spell?!" Football Legend, Doug Flutie, "cheered on" by his Professional dance partner, Karina Smirnoff, for Season 22's grand Premiere! - Week 01
How's business? "BOOMIN'!" DWTS, Season 22 Contestant, Antonio Brown.
Boys, boys, BOYS! NFL Rivals, Von Miller and Antonio Brown, are swiftly "pulled apart" by their respective Pros, Witney Carson and Sharna Burgess! - Season 22, Week 01
<Loud Whistle Blowing> Here to blow the whistle on any <Ahem> Foul dancing, it's Returning Head Judge, Len Goodman, back in the Ballroom and better than ever! - Season 22, Week 01
