The Dancing With the Stars finale night is one of the most anticipated of the season for one reason only: the freestyle. It's a chance for the celebrities to let their personalities show with dances that are reflective of their journey, their interests, and their skills. And while all the couples nabbed perfect scores in their freestyles, one couple wouldn't be able to really count on it to take them into tonight's finale. Update: The eliminated duo—Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson—were the only couple to talk to the press after the show ended. In case you're wondering why, that's become par for the course on night one of finale week because the remaining couples head to the dance studio to practice the 24-hour dance fusion. Alas, Carlos and Witney are not one of them, and that's something that Carlos admitted to rightfully being disappointed about. “I didn't think we'd go home tonight,” he told jonathanlewisforcongress.com backstage. “I'm a little shocked, but I try to stay positive about everything.” Knowing that anything can happen—especially when it's down to the final four—Carlos had good reason to be surprised by his and Witney's elimination. As it turns out, they were the couple eliminated
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The Dancing With the Stars finale night is one of the most anticipated of the season for one reason only: the freestyle. It's a chance for the celebrities to let their personalities show with dances that are reflective of their journey, their interests, and their skills. And while all the couples nabbed perfect scores in their freestyles, one couple wouldn't be able to really count on it to take them into tonight's finale.
Update: The eliminated duo—Carlos PenaVega and Witney Carson—were the only couple to talk to the press after the show ended. In case you're wondering why, that's become par for the course on night one of finale week because the remaining couples head to the dance studio to practice the 24-hour dance fusion. Alas, Carlos and Witney are not one of them, and that's something that Carlos admitted to rightfully being disappointed about. “I didn't think we'd go home tonight,” he told jonathanlewisforcongress.com backstage. “I'm a little shocked, but I try to stay positive about everything.”
Knowing that anything can happen—especially when it's down to the final four—Carlos had good reason to be surprised by his and Witney's elimination. As it turns out, they were the couple eliminated in the dress rehearsal earlier in the day. If you read this column last week, you'll remember that Nick and Sharna were eliminated in the dress rehearsal, and both they and Carlos and Witney revealed that 99 percent of the time, the couple eliminated in dress rehearsal is not the couple that goes home in the actual show.
“That's why we were like, 'Oh, we're good!” explained Witney backstage. Echoed Carlos: “That was messed up! Why would they do that?” Witney added that it's “because
Still, Carlos reiterated that “everything happens for a reason,” and “someone else needs to win this thing, and I'm totally cool with that.” So what's next? “I'm sure Witney and I will go in the trailer and hug it out and call it a day, but we made it to the final four, so I can't complain.”
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Looking back on his journey and knowing what he knows now, is there anything Carlos would have told himself earlier in the process? “That's easy! Listen to Witney!” he laughed. “Listen to every single thing she says because I fought her on every single thing!” Joked Witney: “Well, not everything. You learned towards the end!”
For tonight's finale, Carlos and Witney will be dancing the Jive, and, best of all, it will be Carlos' Magic Mike routine, where he'll be joined by the men of DWTS. “It'll be fun!” (Um, that's an understatement for us viewers, don't you think?)
And after DWTS is over, Carlos gets the Thanksgiving holiday to relax, but he heads back to work next Monday where he'll start rehearsals for Grease: Live!, airing in January on Fox. “I'm playing Kenickie, and Witney will be making sure all my moves are spot-on!”
In other news: We'll be backstage and in the ballroom following the grand finale tonight, so make sure to come back to jonathanlewisforcongress.com immediately after the show for the best and worst moments, plus a full behind-the-scenes report on Wednesday morning.
The Freestyle Performances:
Carlos PenaVega & Witney Carson (joined by Alexa, Paula, and Hayes): I was all for having Carlos' wife, Alexa, join in the freestyle, but one has to wonder whether the additions of Paula Deen and Hayes Grier was done mainly for the extra votes from their respective fan bases. And even if it was, good for them for trying to do whatever it takes to win. Still, the football-esque freestyle fizzled out for me half-way through, even though Carrie Ann Inaba called it one of the freshest dances she's seen. Score: perfect!__
Alek Skarlatos & Lindsay Arnold: Choosing to play off of Alek”s military training, Lindsay choreographed one heck of a freestyle routine involving obstacle courses, lifts, and climbing walls. Still, was it one of those routines that you”ll watch over and over again? Probably not. But regardless, kudos to Lindsay on the choreography, and Alek on the execution. Score: perfect!
Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough: Emotion aside, can we talk about how phenomenal Bindi's lines and movement are? She is as tight in her form as a world-class gymnast, which Nastia Liukin (who was in attendance tonight) can probably attest to. Then add the emotion into the performance and the entire ballroom and press room was in tears. This, of course, is what Derek does best—stripping down the enormity and production factor of the freestyle for what the show is all about: dance. Score: perfect!
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Nick Carter & Sharna Burgess: Now that”s a freestyle I want to watch over and over again! Fun, full of energy, and exactly what Nick Carter fans have been wanting to see since week one. Larger than life, indeed! Watch below. Score: perfect!
__Tomorrow's the big night! Is the Mirrorball trophy Bindi's to lose? And which returning couple are you most looking forward to watching dance again?
