Tuesday, January 26, 2016

A Focus on the Finalists - DWTS, Season 21


A Focus DWTS, Season 21’s

Fabulous Finalists

– Nick & Sharna




Dancing With The Stars’ 21st Season was one with many delightful twists and turns, as Week by gratifying Week it's increasingly show-stopping routines danced across America’s television screens, never failing to enchant and thrill us!

From exquisite Movement being ever so shockingly showcased by Down Under’s famed, animal loving Daughter, to the Formidable Frame and Ballroom grace displayed by America’s beloved son and International Hero, to the excellent Standard immediately set (and kept!) by an already endeared Nickelodeon Actor, DWTS’ latest high-stepping escapades proved anything but expected!

Regardless, this amazing Season’s wrap-up, while inarguably PERFECT, remained little more than predictable, naming its Fan-backed and Media-dubbed “Mirror Ball Favorites”, Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough, the show’s newest Champions!

And while such a befitting and hard-earned title could not have befallen a more incredible or deserving Season 21 Couple, it cannot be refuted that the Season’s exhilarating conclusion could hardly be labeled as such were it not for the equally hard-earned efforts consistently displayed by the Show’s three other amazing Finalists, which declaration brings this devoted dwtslover to yet another, enthusiastic installment of A Focus on the Finalists.




Nick & Sharna:

Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess



We didn’t like it, we loved it!

Nick & Sharna - Cha-Cha
DWTS Season 21, Week 01

Exceeding the expectations that immediately surrounded his Casting Announcement on the show, Backstreet Boy Member, Nick Carter, and his Professional partner, Sharna Burgess, closed down Week 01 with a fabulous Cha-Cha, kick-starting their Season in a cool and easy manner that remained, throughout the competition, a style all their own!

A string of thrilling routines were to follow for the quickly endeared partnership, only serving as further proof that this explosive Couple were well aware of the excitement brought about by their part on the beloved program, and that they did not intend to disappoint their already loyal Fanbase, including:

A Week 02 1940’s-inspired Jive that would have almost certainly had “Company B” cheering and up on its feet,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 01 -
Hometown Glory Week


a Week 02 quietly passionate and expertly danced Foxtrot,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 02, Night 02 -
Hometown Glory Week


a truly beautiful and memorable Downton Abbey-themed Week 03 Viennese Waltz,

Nick & Sharna's Viennese Waltz
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 -
TV Week


a  Fan-thrilling Week 04 Backstreet Boy Jazz Number,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 -
Most Memorable Year Night


a powerful, if not tumultuous, Week 05 Switch Up Challenge 
Paso Doble with Mirror Ball Champion Pro, Witney Carson,

Nick & Witney
DWTS Season 21, Week 05 -
Switch Up Week


a Far-out, John Travolta-inspired Week 06 Samba,


Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -
Famous Dance Week


a theatrical Week 07 Argentine Tango,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 07 -
halloween Week


a “Nightmare”-ish, record breaking Week 07 Team Dance 
Freestyle,

Team Nightmare
DWTS Season 21, Week 07 -
halloween Week - Team Dances


a brilliantly gripping and Perfect Score-earning Week 08 Contemporary,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 08 -
Icons Night


a Cool and happening, period piece Week 09 Quickstep,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night


a Week 09 Beatles-themed, three-ring circus Rumba,

Nick & Sharna 
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night - 
Dance Duets Round 


a well-handled Week 10 terrific Tango,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS Season 21, Week 10 -
Semi-Finals


a supreme Semifinals Trio Dance Salsa with returning Pro, Peta Murgatroyd,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS S21, Wk 10 - Trio Round 
with Peta Murgatroyd


a fast, fun, and fabulously executed Week 10 Samba Dance Off against the Season’s Champions, Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS S21, Wk 10 - Semi-Finals
- Dance-offs 


a “please don't go away!”-evoking, Bruno Mars-bedecked Week 11 Jive,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS S21, Wk 11 - Finals
- Night 01


a Finals-worthy, “Larger than Life” Backstreet Freestyle,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS S21, Wk 11 - Finals
- Night 01
Freestyle Round


and an exhilarating, spot-on Week 11 Salsa/Tango 24-hour Fusion dance,

Nick & Sharna
DWTS S21, Wk 11 - Finals
- Night 02 
- 24 Hour Fusion


thereby affording the amazing Team of Nick & Sharna the perfect end to an incredible Season on the show!


Bindi & Derek, Mirror Ball Champions!! - DWTS, Season 21


DWTS’ Dynamite Duo 
Named the Mirror Ball Champions
of Season 21!!!





Dancing With The Stars
Season 21 Mirror Ball Champions 
Bindi & Derek!!!


And The Winner Is ... ...

Bindi and Derek!!!


Bindi & Derek are named
Dancing With The Stars Season 21's
Mirror Ball Champions!!!

(Pic is courtesy of  CelebrityTV 's great YouTube channel!  See Video below.)



Season 21’s Dynamite Duo, Bindi & Derek were crowned Dancing With The Stars’ newest Mirror Ball Champions on Tuesday night, concluding the Season’s 2-night Finale event in what was one of the show’s BIGGEST Finals to date!

Dancing With The Stars
Season 21 Mirror Ball Champions 
Bindi & Derek!!!


(Excuse me, whilst I geek out for just a moment here … <jumping up and down, clapping hands, and shrieking ecstatically … probably scaring the neighbors!>

<Ahem!> Okay, okay, sorry, I’m back.  Now, where was I?  Oh, yes!! …

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

#TeamCrikey has WON (!) in a nearly-too-good-to-be-true Wrap Up of DWTS’ AMAZING 21st Season!


Dancing With The Stars
Season 21 Mirror Ball Champions 
Bindi & Derek!!!
(Pic is courtesy of  CelebrityTV 's great YouTube channel!  See Video below.)

Dancing With The Stars
Season 21 Mirror Ball Champions 
Bindi & Derek!!!


Endeared from the start, Down Under’s Dancing Darling, Bindi Irwin, kicked off her competitive Season in high gear, dancing an “Outta sight” Jive to Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” and earning the night’s highest scores!

Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 01


Not wanting or willing to slow down, Bindi only gained dancing momentum from there as a slew of incredible and often tear-jerking routines ensued, effectively taking our breath away each and every Week with excitement, including a Wk02 Tenacious Tango and Whirling Waltz,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 02 - 
Hometown Glory Week

Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 02 - 
Hometown Glory Week


 an upward-movin’ Wk03 Quickstep,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 - TV Night


an emoting - That’s putting it mildly, right? <snatching up tissue and blowing nose loudly> - and RECORD-BREAKING Wk04 Contemporary,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 - 
Most Memorable Year Night

Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 04 - 
Most Memorable Year Night


a delightful Wk05 Switch Up Challenge Cha-Cha with the then-reigning Mirror Ball Pro, Valentin Chmerkovskiy,


Bindi & Val
DWTS Season 21, Week 05 -
Switch Up Week



a feel-good, nostalgic Wk06 Rumba (Nobody was putting Baby in the corner THAT night, I can tell you!),


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 06 -
Famous Dance Week


a mature and uncharacteristically aggressive Wk07 Argentine Tango,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 07 -
halloween Week


a full-of-fun, ghostly Wk07 Team Freestyle,


Team Who You Gonna Call?
DWTS Season 21, Week 07 -
halloween Week - Team Dances


 a formidable Wk08 Foxtrot,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 08 -
Icons Night


an America-approved Wk08 Dance-off Jive,


Bindi & Derek vs. Carlos & Witney
DWTS Season 21, Week 08 -
Icons Night - 
Dance-offs


a picture-perfect, richly romantic, and downright BEAUTIFUL Wk09 Viennese Waltz


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night



Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night


and a show-stopping, Chicago-themed Charleston Duet,


Bindi & Derek and Alexa & Mark
DWTS Season 21, Week 09 -
Showstopper Night



 a smile-worthy Wk10 Semifinals Salsa,



Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 10 -
Semi-Finals



 a hip-rolling Wk10 Dance-off Samba,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS S21, Wk 10 - Semi-Finals
- Dance-offs 


a mystic Wk10 Jazz Trio,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS S21, Wk 10 - Trio Round 
with Mark Ballas


a fast and furious Wk11 Judges’ Choice Quickstep,


Bindi & Derek
DWTS S21, Wk 11 - Finals
- Night 01


a gripping, sob - okay, so BAWL! - inducing Freestyle (Stop it, Derek! <Sniff!> you’re killin’ us here!),


Bindi & Derek
DWTS S21, Wk 11 - Finals
- Night 01
Freestyle Round 


and one of the best 24 Hour Fusions (Argentine Tango/Cha-Cha) the show has ever and probably WILL ever see!


Bindi & Derek
DWTS S21, Wk 11 - Finals
- Night 02 
- 24 Hour Fusion 
(Pic is courtesy of  CelebrityTV 's great YouTube channel!  See Video below.)


<Whew!> Wow!! … <Re-reading above Text> … WHAT a Season!!


With each and every performance as great as - if not better than - the last, it is little wonder that Season 21’s Sweetheart was dubbed early on in the competition as being a “Mirror Ball Favorite” by watching fans and Media outlets.


Bindi & Derek
DWTS Season 21, Week 03 - TV Night


Living up to the “Hype” consistently left in their wake, the immaculate 
Team of Bindi & Derek received a record-breaking (!!) 8 perfect scores throughout the Season!!  

Along with that, Derek Hough (who else?) set several records himself ... ...

His Tango with Alexa PenaVega (Week 05, Switch-up Challenge), for which he earned a perfect score of 30, marks the first time that any Pro has received a perfect score while dancing with a "switch-up partner"!

ALSO, because of the aforementioned Tango, Hough is the only Pro to have ever gotten 9 perfect scores within one Season!

And Lastly (but certainly not least), Derek has broken the record (previously held by none other than himself, of course!) for the most Mirror Balls to be won by a single Pro, as he ecstatically hoisted his 6th and most recent Trophy!


Dancing With The Stars
Season 21 Mirror Ball Champions 
Bindi & Derek!!!
(Pic is courtesy of  CelebrityTV 's great YouTube channel!  See Video below.)


“I can’t believe I’m here!” an elated Bindi expressed according to etonline.com following her Win.  “I’m this girl from Australia who works with wildlife and I got to learn how to dance.  And now I’m here and it’s all thanks to Derek … I’m so, so lucky!”

The emotional Teen also took a moment to offer a more personalized form of Thanks to her Dance Instructor with whom the animal lover has shared a seemingly-inseparable, tight-knit bond throughout the Season.


Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough ...
The beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Bindi & Derek Practice for their
upcoming "Dirty Dancing" routine.

(Pic is courtesy of  FRACE MEDIA 's great YouTube channel!  See Video below.)

Bindi & Derek share a laugh
during rehearsal. 


Bindi & Derek earn yet another perfect score!


“This entire experience has felt like the most beautiful dance and Derek has inspired me every single day,” Bindi remarked according to people.com before addressing her partner more directly and saying, “… It’s thanks to you that we are here!  You changed my life and I’m so happy!”

And the feeling is apparently mutual (!), as was seen when Bindi’s “big brother” Derek took to his tvguide.com Blog afterwards and wrote concerning the joyous occasion, “We did it! I can’t believe it and I can’t believe it’s over!  I’m so happy to be able to do this for Bindi.”

The 30-year-old Dancer (who has affectionately dubbed his openly-adored Celebrity partner as being his “little Bindi”) expressed other feelings on the subject when he wrote that he was, “ … grateful to have spent the past three months with Bindi.”; and he additionally observed, “I know I gave my best for her and we did our best.  The win just made everything so much sweeter.  It was the perfect end to the perfect Season.”

“I might be biased but I think Bindi might be one of the best contestants the show has ever had …” the veteran Pro further gushed, “and not just talent-wise.  … I’m not exaggerating when I say I have never met anyone like her before.  She’s just special.  I’m 13 years older than her, but she’s taught me so much about life … It was an honor to be able to be her partner and to teach her to dance.”

Bindi Irwin and Derek Hough



Check out these two videos (below) for even more great pics of Bindi & Derek.
Courtesy of CelebrityTV and FRACE MEDIA 's official YouTube Channels!