DWTS Season 9 Finale Results

Ten weeks of competition have finally led up to the Season 9 finale! A new champion will be crowned “Dancing with the Stars” champion so who will win the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy? All 16 pairs have returned for the finale and Whitney Houston performs. Also it’s Jerry Rice vs. Michael Irvin for dance bragging rights. Who will win the battle of the NFL stars?

Whitney Houston kicked things off and performed her single “Million Dollar Bill”. The final three couples performed one last dance for their final judge’s score. Kelley and Louis danced first and performed the Viennese Waltz. Dmitry and Mya performed the Jive and Donny and Kym performed the Argentine Tango. The judges ranked the couples like so…3rd place: Kelly and Louis giving them 26 points, 2nd place: Mya and Dmitry giving them 28 points, and 1st place went to Donny and Kym which earned them 30 points.

In the battle of the NFL stars. Michael won the Mirror Ball ring, but Jerry won one too. Whitney Houston performed her 80’s hit “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”.

Back to the results…
In third place:

Kelly Osbourne and Louis Van Amstel -- Image via ABC.com

It’s Mya vs. Donny Osmond.

…and the DWTS Season 9 Champion is:

DWTS Season 9 Three-Night Recap

Season 9 of “Dancing with the Stars” has arrived. The men performed on night one and on night two, the ladies performed. I think there were pleasant surprises, but all in all every contestant showed some potential to grow. Nevertheless, one man and one woman have been eliminated from the competition and they are…

Tweet the “Dancing with the Stars” Season 9 cast!

Now that the cast of Season 9 and their partners have been revealed, who will you be cheering for? Upon first glance, I would say that Mya and Dmitry will be the pair to watch. Mya’s dance background combined with Dmitry’s choreography will certainly be something to watch. In fact, Dmitry is nominated for an Emmy award this year for “Outstanding Choreography” for an Argentine Tango he choreographed on Season 4 of “So You Think You Can Dance”. Click here to watch Dmitry’s Emmy nominated piece which was performed by SYTYCD Season 4 winner Joshua Allen and DWTS own Chelsie Hightower.

As for the other contestants, I wouldn’t misjudge the power of the mirrorball trophy. Cheryl Burke and Mark Ballas have both earned 2 mirrorball trophies, can one of them add a third? Derek Hough has one mirrorball trophy under his belt, can he get a 2nd win this season? Don’t forget that Alec Mazo was the first DWTS champ, so maybe with an Olympian on his side he can achieve another win. I also wouldn’t rule out the power of a fan base. In the last few seasons Derek, Julianne, Mark, and Lacey have emerged to be the audience favorites on more than one occasion, so I wouldn’t expect any of them (minus Julianne since she is taking a break this season) to leave the competition too early.

Entertainment Weekly ranked the Season 9 pairs and they chose Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson for the win. I think it is too early to tell seeing as we haven’t seen any of the pairs dance yet, although I’m not sure if I agree with Donny Osmond as being the Season 9 winner. Check out EW’s DWTS rankings here. Tune in on September 21, 2009 for night one for the 3-night “Dancing with the Stars” premiere.

Stay up to date with your favorite stars and dancers via Twitter! Click on your favorite and start following them on Twitter!

Announcing The Dancing Stars!

Source: ABC
[clearspring_widget title=”Announcing The Dancing Stars!” wid=”48bda4baaf82f1d1″ pid=”4a895a56e8ffa013″ width=”308″ height=”235″ domain=”widgets.abc.go.com”]

**UPDATE: According to TVGuide.com, Pro pairings will be announced on August 24, 2009 — STAY TUNED!**

**UPDATE 2: Updating the celebrity/professional pairs as I find them. Check back from time to time for updates — STAY TUNED! Latest pairing is Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson announced on last night’s edition of Entertainment Tonight **

**UPDATE 3: Tom DeLay posted a “sneak peek” video of what he might look like dancing with Cheryl Burke. See the video below (prepare to laugh).**

**UPDATE 4: I found all the pairs minus one (a few more discovered via @DWTSGossip on Twitter. Macy Gray is the only one that remains. Could her partner be Jonathan Roberts or a newcomer?**

**UPDATE 5: Last DWTS pairing found via @paparazzo504 on Twitter. All 16 pairs have been updated below.**

**UPDATE 6: All 16 pairs have been confirmed by OK Magazine. See the official pairings below!**

**SPOILER 1: Natalie Coughlin tweeted that she is partnered with Alec Mazo. Follow @NatalieCoughlin on Twitter.**

**SPOILER 2: Maksim Chmerkovskiy tweeted that his celebrity partner is Debi Mazar. Follow @MaksimC on Twitter.**

**SPOILER 3: Found several more pairings via Aceshowbiz.com. Updates made below.**

**SPOILER 4: More pairs revealed via Access Hollywood. Updates made below.**

**SPOILER 5: Another pair leaked via Realitytvworld.com. That must mean that Chelsie Hightower is paired with Louie Vito by process of elimination.**

The stage is set and the cast of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 9 have been announced! This year’s contestant highlights include a former House majority leader, swimsuit models, singers, and more! This season of “Dancing with the Stars” will premiere on Monday, September 21, 2009.

Here is the cast of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 9: