‘Dancing with the Stars’ finale: Sia, Alfonso Ribeiro, Sadie Robertson, more to appear
Tonight’s season 20 finale of “Dancing with the Stars” is going to be a lively affair. Of course, you are going to see more performances from the final three stars (Noah Galloway, Riker Lynch, and Rumer Willis), but they will be joined by a wide array of people both past and present. You of course will get a chance to see many of the people from this season, but then also a few stars from seasons past and also some guest performers to go along with it. Yes, this two-hour affair will probably feel at times exceptionally bloated, but to be honest, we’ve come to be pretty used to that with this show over the years. It is always stuffed with filler to the point that a DVR is at times necessarily.
Rather than trying to pinpoint a few specific things that you should expect from the finale, why not let ABC do some of the explaining instead? They are the ones that have set up the whole night, and you can see some lengthy details right now courtesy of the attached synopsis:
The show kicks off with a high-energy opening number featuring a reunion of all 12 of this season’s couples in addition to the judges and hosts. Then, one couple will perform an encore of their Freestyle dance as decided on by the judges. The finale will also feature a performance to “Juicy Wiggle,” by RedFoo and encore performances by Charlotte McKinney and Keo Motsepe to “California Girls,” Suzanne Somers and Tony Dovolani to “Copacabana” featuring six additional dancers, Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson to “Bills,” Chris Soules and Witney Carson to “Footloose,” Willow Shields and Mark Ballas to “Alice’s Theme,” Nastia Liukin and Derek Hough’s Charleston to “Honey, I’m Good” featuring a performance by Andy Grammar and much more. The night will also include a reprise performance from Patti LaBelle and Artem Chigvintsev to “In Da Club,” and the Grammy award winning artist will also perform her hit song “2 Steps Away.”
Additionally, fan favorites from past seasons Amy Purdy, Alfonso Ribeiro and Sadie Robertson return to the ballroom for special performances. Sia will perform her hit song “Elastic Heart” with a special dance performance by Derek and Julianne Hough. The star studded night will continue with a performance by Jason Derulo singing his hit song “Want To Want Me.” In the last element of competition, the couples will perform a new routine as part of a “24 Hour Fusion Challenge.” The remaining couples will fuse two contrasting dance styles that they’ve performed this season and they’ll have less than 24 hours to prepare that dance for additional judges’ points. At the end of the night, the winner of the Gold Mirrorball trophy will be announced!
That’s a whole lot to digest, but for the most part we cannot say that we are too shocked by any of the “surprises.” Purdy was recently engaged and has something to celebrate there, and Julianne is still extremely talented and has not had too many opportunities to show that off since becoming a judge.
Also, there’s some nice synergy here for Derulo, given that he is set to be a judge on the next season of “So You Think You Can Dance.” Why not raise his profile a little bit courtesy of making an appearance here?
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