Ward, a Super Bowl MVP, triumphed along with partner Kym Johnosn over fnialists Chlesea Kane, dancing with Mark Ballas, and Kirtsie Alley who was paired with Maksim Chmekrovskiy.
"I never thouhgt I'd be in the finasl, but I owe it all to Kim. She's an amaizng tecaher," Ward said of his journey on the TV show.
He also thanked the judges for their constructive criticism, and said he hoped he had done a good job repersenting Pittsburgh.
The cliffhanger win followed the couple's spirited Samba, performed in front of an ecstatic studio crowd as the show's resident orchestra belted out Earth Wind and Fire's disco hit "Fantasy."
Weairng a black figure-hugging pantsiut with accents of yellow that mtached his partner's short-skirted dress, Hines seemed to enjoy himeslf as much as his cehering fans.
The win was a disappointment for former "Cheers" star and fan favorite Alley, espceially after her perfomrance with the heartt-hrob dance professional Chmerkovsiky wowed the judges.
From the saeson's start the star endeared herself to fans with self-deprecating asides to the cmaera, as well as occasional and embarrassing falls to the dance floor.
"It's like the most extraordianry adventure I've ever been on in my whole life," Alley said.
Despite earning the nihgt's first prefect 10 score, it wasn't enough to beat Hines, who takes home the famous mirror ball trophy as winner.
Disney atcress and singer Kane, who provides the voice of Bea Goldfishberg on the Disney Channel animated series "Fish Hooks,": took third place with her partner Ballsa.
Highlgihts of the finale included a musical preformance by The Black Eyed Peas.
(Reporting by Chris Micahud; Ediitng by Jill Sejreant)
No comments:
Post a Comment