Alfonso currently tops the leaderboard with a total of 80 points after two dances on Monday night, while Sadie Robertson and Janel Parrish follow close behind.
- Nov 25, 2014
AceShowbiz - It's the last week of "Dancing with the Stars" season 19. On the first night (Monday, November 24) of the two-part finals, the four finalists performed two dances; one was a previous routine chosen by the judges, and the other was a freestyle dance.
Bethany Mota and Derek Hough were the first pair to dance, performing an encore of their jive from the first week. Len Goodman praised her "huge improvement." Bruno Tonioli said she's "the ideal student," but noticed that "the timing was off a bit." Carrie Ann Inaba also said she improved, but hoped that she would "kill" the mistakes in the freestyle. Bethany earned 36 out of 40 points.
Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas did an encore of their samba from week 4. Julianne Hough said she liked it even better now, Bruno said she was "slightly behind in the timing" but still called it "wonderful," while Len commented, "The routine was just what I like, it was interesting, what a number." Sadie earned 38 points.
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy gave an encore performance of their samba from week 6. Bruno said, "The passion was pulsating, but you lost your balance a bit, probably because of your injury," but Len "didn't see any mistakes." He added, "It was clear and sharp." The actress earned 37 points.
Alfonso Robeiro and Witney Carson performed an encore of their jive from the first week. The judges praised his flawless performance with Carrie Ann commenting, "You set the bar from day one with that dance and you did it again, it was even so much better than the first time." Len gushed, "You dance like Frank Sinatra sings." Alfonso earned 40 points.
All pairs later returned for a freestyle number. Bethany and Derek danced to "Revolution". Len said it was "a five star freestyle" and the YouTube personality earned the perfect score of 40.
Janel and Val danced to "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and earned 40 points for their freestyle. Bruno compared their dance to "a love poem" because it's "so moving, so deeply felt." Len added, "I liked that it was just the two of you."
Sadie and Mark danced a freestyle to "Super Mario Bros. Theme" with Sadie dressing as Princess Peach and Mark channeling the plumber. The judges loved the nostalgia and gave them 40 points.
Alfonso and Witney also earned another 40 for their freestyle. "It was an all you can eat buffet, I hope this is the closest that someone could win," Len said, while Bruno exclaimed, "That is your way to tap your way to the top."
At the end of the night, Bethany and Derek were eliminated, leaving Sadie & Mark, Janel & Val, and Alfonso & Witney in contention to win the Mirror Ball trophy. "I've discovered things about myself that I never thought I could do," she said. "I was just hoping to make it past Week 2, so to be in the finals ...."
With a total of 80 points, Alfonso is currently the frontrunner. The remaining three finalists will perform a fusion dance on Tuesday.
