Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Season 17 (2013) Finale (Spoilers and Recap): Amber Riley and Derek Hough Took Home the Mirror Ball Trophy
Finally, one of the most awaited moments of Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) 2013 finale arrived on Tuesday night, Nov. 26. Season 17 of the reality dancing competition finally has its winner, after 11 weeks of hard work and training by the contestants to face the challenges in the ballroom. And the winners of DWTS 2013's who took home the Mirror Ball Trophy are Amber Riley and Derek Hough. Read further for the recap of the DWTS 2013 Finale Episode (Spoilers)
Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Season 17 (2013) Finale (Spoilers and Recap): Performances of the Night
The three finalists who were competing in the Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Season 17 finale were: Corbin Bleu & Karina Smirnoff, Jack Osbourne & Cheryl Burke and Amber Riley & Derek Hough. The remaining contestants competed against each other in the 24 hour fusion challenge.
The two hour DWTS 2013 finale kicked off with some scintillating performances which included Amber Riley's and Derek Hough's encore performance of the freestyle dance that they did on Nov. 25, the Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Finale episode. It was followed by Ylvis' brother performing their final sensation "The Fox- What Does the Fox Say?"
Then Bill Nye & Tyne Stecklein and Elizabeth Berkley & Val Chmerkovsky took the stage to perform some of their previous dance routines from earlier in the season.
Then one by one, previously eliminated couples from the season took to the dance floor and performed the routines.
Songstress Colbie Caillat also stepped on the stage of DWTS 2013 finale to perform her song "What a Wonderful World."
Another celebrity artist's performance that took place in the ballroom was of Lady Antebellum. The country band sung their new single.
Following which, some other contestants of DWTS 2013 performed on the stage. The most recently eliminated dancing couple Bill Engvall and Emma Slater gave a fun-filled samba performance at the end.
DWTS Season 17 (2013) Finalists perform: 24 Hour Fusion Challenge
This was the last and the final challenge given to the DWTS Season 17 (2013) finalist. During the 24 hour fusion challenge, the three finalists were given only 24 hours to prepare a routine for the two contrasting dance styles, selected for the couples by other contestants.
First, Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff performed a fusion of Cha Cha Cha and Foxtrot dance forms. They scored 27 points for their final performance.
Then, Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke who performed a Paso Doble and Salsa fusion. This couple also got 27 points from the judges.
Lastly, Amber Riley and Derek Hough performed a perfect 30 dance as their quickstep and Samba fusion.
Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Season 17 (2013) Finale: Who Won the 2013 Reality Dance Competition?
Dancing With the Star (DWTS) Season 17 (2013) winners were announced after a thrilling and extremely entertaining finale performances. As the results were announced, it was first declared that the finalist couple Jack & Cheryl took the third place and Corbin & Karina took the second position. The couple who won the DWTS 2013 reality dance competition is Amber Riley and Derek Hough.
For more spoilers and recap of DWTS 2013 Finale read below.
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