‘Dancing With the Stars’ Kicks Off Two-Night Finale as Another Contestant Gets Ejected
“Dancing With the Stars” began its two-night finale Monday with James Hinchcliffe, Calvin Johnson Jr., Laurie Hernandez and Jana Kramer competing for the Season 23 Mirror Ball.
To add even more pressure to the mix, the judges challenged the contestants to the max by deciding what style they performed in a “redemption” dance.
Country singer Kramer struggled with the critics’ choice and the freestyle dance that followed, leading the underdog to ultimately get ejected.
Earlier in the night, former NFL star Johnson tackled a Viennese Waltz, after which Len Goodman (recently returned from England) said he was the most-improved contestant in the finals.
After dealing with the pressure of the show and her grandmother’s death last week, Olympic gymnast Hernandez raised the bar yet again with a paso doble that was “wicked in the best possible way,” according to Tonioli.
IndyCar driver Hinchcliffe channeled his inner dorky geek to his sexy librarian pro partner, which allowed Goodman to deliver a cracking pun.
