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Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson have won Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars.

Mya & Dmitry Chaplin were second, Kelly Osbourne & Louis van Amstel third.

Donny was consistent throughout, never the best and never the worst. Mya was technically the best and Kelly Osbourne appealed to the emotions of the viewers.

Was Donny the best dancer? No. The best entertainer? Probably. A nice guy? Absolutely!

Congratulations Donny!

Season 10 starts in March 2010 and the cast will probably be announced at the enf of January/beginning of February.

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The Winners of Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars - Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson 

I'll leave out the first hour and 52 minutes, suffice it to say it had lots of little segments, some of which were quite good, and some were cringe-worthy.

After Tom Bergeron announce that Kelly was third, he then hung on for another five minutes (it seemed like hours) to say that Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson were the winners of the mirror-ball trophy in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars.

Donny was not the best dancer but he a) obviously had the fan base and b) brought it on when it counted. Getting his first 30 in the final and dancing at his best. Mya was a beautiful dancer, technically excellant but just couldn't get the votes to beat an American institution - Osmond Nation.

I'm glad for Kym Johnson who has had her share of bad dancers, and was obviously over the moon when she won.

Congratulations Donny and Kym.

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Who Went When? 

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Who do you want to win Season 9 and why? 

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Season 9 on Wikipedia 

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Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas are Champions of Season 8! 

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Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas win Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars!

Congratulations to Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas for winning Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars!

The Season Finale results Show was two hours in length and demonstrated that the viewers did pretty well in who they DIDN'T let into the final. Other than (perhaps) Lil' Kim, none of the others had a chance of winning!

A trawl through highlights of the season, repeat dances by each of the celebrities, a very uncomfortable roast by Jeffrey Ross (that sort of thing doesn't really fit in with this show, a number of my Twitter friends were quite upset!) and we had the final three dances.

Each of the couples performed their favorite routines and each scored 30 points. No surprise there, but it does show that the judges are content to allow the viewers to choose the winner.

Melissa was the first to go and then there were two. Shawn kept her eyes tight shut, while Gilles had his actor's face on.

And Shawn was the winner!

One of the favorites from the start, Shawn was never perfect until it counted on Monday night. Competent throughout, her struggle was showing her emotions and feelings through dance rather than learning the steps. A very deserving champion!

This was a very satisfying season.

Bring on Season 9!

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Previous weeks

Previous Winners of Dancing with the Stars 

Here are the winners from seasons 1 through 8. Who will win this time?

Season 1: Kelly Monaco & Alec Mazo
Season 2: Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke
Season 3: Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke
Season 4: Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough
Season 5: Helio Castroneves & Julianne Hough
Season 6: Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas
Season 7: Brooke Burke & Derek Hough
Season 8: Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas

The Judges 

From ABC.com

Judges on Dancing with the Stars - Len, Carrie-Ann and Bruno

Carrie Ann Inaba 

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Carrie Ann is a former professional dancer turned choreographer and director in the television and film industry. She has choreographed numerous televised events, including American Idol Christmas 2003, Miss America 1998 2001 and 2003, All American Girl 2003 and Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, among many others. She has acted and danced in such films and television series as In Living Color, Showgirls and Flintstones 2: Viva Rock Vegas!, and had featured roles in Austin Powers II & III, Monster Mash and Freak.

Inaba has toured with Madonna (The Girlie Show International Tour) and twice with Ricky Martin (Living La Vida Loca Promo Tour and Shake Your Bon Bon).

Inaba is also skilled in hula, videography, editing, singing, martial arts and Japanese.

Len Goodman 

Len Goodman has been a head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, the original UK version of Dancing with the Stars. He was a professional dancer and dance teacher, and now runs his own successful dance school in Kent, England, where he resides.

Having performed his entire adult life, specializing in the form of Ballroom called Exhibition dancing, Goodman has won the British Exhibition four times and was the runner up in the Exhibition World Championships. He has also been awarded the British Rising Star Award, the Carl Allen Award and, most recently, a Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition he is an accomplished judge of Latin American and Ballroom professional dance competition, serving as a regular at the World and British Championships.

Bruno Tonioli 

Bruno Tonioli has been a popular judge on all seasons of Strictly Come Dancing, the UK version of Dancing with the Stars, as well as a guest judge on the Australian version. He is a top choreographer and has worked on countless films, plays, music videos, commercials, concerts, trade shows and television series with such music icons as Elton John, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Tina Turner and Paul McCartney. He recently created Dance X, a reality competition looking for the next sensational new dancing and singing group in the UK. Bruno is a mentor and coach on the show and is looking forward to bringing it to the US later this year.

Tonioli started out as a dancer before moving on to become a successful choreographer. He has worked on such films as Ella Enchanted, What a Girl Wants, Enigma and Blow Dry. His long list of music video credits includes Sheena Easton's Giving Up, Giving In, Wycliffe & Bono's New Day United Nations Video for Kosovo, Elton John's Please, Sting's This Cowboy Song, Michael Jackson's Give in to Me, Tina Turner's Steamy Windows, The Rolling Stones' One Hit, Paul McCartney's Hope of Deliverance and many more. Among his numerous concert credits are Tina Turner's Foreign Affairs and Duran Duran's World Tour. He also works in theatre and television.

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How to Get Eliminated from Dancing With The Stars 

A description of the scoring system from ABC.com

Each week every couple receives points from the judges and votes from the public. For every couple we work out the share they got of the points given by the judges on the night, and the share they got of the public's votes on the night and we add these two shares together. The couple with the lowest combined total is eliminated from the show.

You can vote either by phone, text (if you are an AT&T subscriber, or on the web at ABC.com. Details of the phone numbers and a more detailed explanation of the scoring system can be found here.

For example if couples A, B and C receive 38, 26 and 14 points from the judges, we calculate what share these points represent of the total awarded by the judges on the night. In this case the judges gave 78 points in total, and each couples' share of 78 points breaks down as follows: 38= 48.72% of 78, 26= 33.33% of 78, 14= 17.95% of 78. Let's suppose that when the public votes are tallied, each couple has the following shares: A= 20%, B=40%, C=40%. To determine who's eliminated we combine these two shares for the total:

Couple A: 20+48.72%= 68.72%
Couple B: 40+33.33%= 73.33%
Couple C: 40+17.95%= 57.95%

In this case, the bottom two couples would be A and C, and C would be eliminated.

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The Hosts 

Tom Bergeron

Emmy Award winning host Tom Bergeron began his broadcasting career in 1972 in his hometown of Haverhill, MA. Despite ample evidence that Bergeron was 17 at the time, he now insists there has been a terrible mistake.

"Must be some other guy," Bergeron declared. "I'm only 35." After a grimace from his manager, Bergeron continued. "No, wait, 33. Yeah, that's it. I'm prematurely gray!"

Bergeron spent over a decade with WBZ TV in Boston, hosting a number of popular shows. According to his revised math, he apparently did this while also attending grade school.

In 1994 he became host of Breakfast Time on fX. This was before the cable channel was successful enough to afford the upper case F they now use. The show morphed into Fox After Breakfast and moved to the FOX network, where the use of all upper case letters offered little consolation. The show was canceled after one season.

Deftly dodging unemployment, Bergeron became fill in anchor on Good Morning America in 1997, a position he held until segueing to Hollywood Squares in 1998. At this point, Edward R. Murrow could be heard spinning in his grave.

While hosting Hollywood Squares, Bergeron multi tasked his way into a fill in anchor gig on CBS' The Early Show (more spinning) and also began hosting ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos. At present NBC still won't return his calls.

 

 

Samantha Harris

A seasoned journalist, Samantha Harris is a correspondent with E! Entertainment Television's E! News and host of THS Investigates. In addition to writing, producing and reporting daily for E! News, she co-hosts the network's live award-show coverage for the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys. Morning show viewers have also enjoyed Samantha's contributions as a special correspondent on Good Morning America.

Prior to joining E!, Harris served as the weekend co-host for Extra, where she interviewed hundreds of celebrities. She also launched the first-ever Las Vegas bureau for Extra, as the anchor.

Her other hosting credits include Fox's The Next Joe Millionaire and AMC Access. Additionally, she also served as a guest co-host on The View.

Her acting credits include Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python, Surviving Gilligan's Island, Reefer Madness!: The New "Hit" Musical (original cast), Beautiful, CSI and others.

As a model, Harris is a three-time cover girl for Muscle & Fitness: HERS and has been featured in MAXIM, SELF and SHAPE magazines as well as numerous ads and commercials.

As a strong supporter of cancer research, Harris routinely volunteers in charity events, such as the Revlon Run/Walk and What A Pair, to raise funds and awareness.

Born and raised in Hopkins, MN, by a rock 'n' roll promoter dad and dancer mom - who together created and produced one of the country's first renaissance festivals, King Richard's Faire - Harris went on to graduate with honors from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, with her husband, Michael.

 

Dancing with the Stars in Wikipedia 

Category: File - :Dancing With the stars world map3.png|300px|right|thumb|International versions of Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of a group of international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide - the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to more than 30 countries, Australia was the first country to adapt the BBC show, and versions have also been produced in the United States with Dancing with the Stars, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, and Ukraine. As a result, this contest became the world's most popular television program among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine Television Business International, reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries.

The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing dances. These are then given scores by a panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes on their favorite dancers, either by telephone or (in some countries) by the Internet. The couple with the lowest combined score (judges plus viewers) is eliminated, and continue in the next week. This process continues until there are only two or three couples left, at which point one couple is declared the champion.

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    Carrie McDowell, from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Carrie McDowell, from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Nov 16, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
    I am the biggest fan of Dancing with the stars, haven't missed a season, I think that Dancing with the stars should have one person not Star, a normal fan who always wanted to dance. You show would make them feel like a Star. Only one, that way us veiwers are not stars, it won't make us feel like less than. I love to Dance and I bet alot of people would love a chance like that, I would give anything to dance with a professional dancer, the is my real dream and passion, that I doubt will ever happen to me!
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    DWTSrevier DWTSrevier Sep 29, 2009 @ 12:10 am
    Hey, check out my Review of week 2 here.
    http://www.blogtoilet.com/2009/09/29/dwts-season-9-week-2-review/
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    Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 8, 2009 @ 10:50 am
    Five stars for Dancing with the Stars!

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