The freestyle round saw Windey dance to Chicago’s “Cell Block Tango” and Shangela to “Survivor” and “Call Me Mother”—with a special appearance by Savchenko’s drag persona.
D’Amelio and her dance partner dazzled the audience, where they danced to the beat of “Us Again” by Pinar Toprak and received a perfect score. “I know what it’s like to lose the love of dance,” said Derek Hough, fully overcome with tears. “That was so powerful, the storytelling, the narrative, but more importantly you two, the connection.”
While the judges were won over by D’Amelio’s performance (with good reason), the Internet had mixed reactions.
“‘The winners are...Charli and Mark.’ OMG who woulda thought??” wrote Twitter user @yeeyee006 (alongside a video clip that made it clear their Tweet should be read as exasperated sarcasm).
Meanwhile, user @Junebuglllll shared their less-than-enthused final thoughts on the season's winners and losers: “Gabby grew into a beautiful dancer. Charli was handed the trophy since day 1. Shangela was robbed! Goodnight.”
Despite the noise on Twitter, it’s clear that D’Amelio brought her A-game to the final dance. Congratulations on your big win, Charli and Mark!
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