After 10 weeks of competition, TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and her partner Mark Ballas were named the season 31 champions of ‘Dancing With the Stars’.
They beat out former Bachelorette and runner-up Gabby Windey and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, actor and TV host Wayne Brady and partner Witney Carson (who placed third), and drag queen superstar Shangela and partner Gleb Savchenko (who finished in fourth).
The season 31 finale got off to an energetic start, beginning with an opening number to “Everybody Dance” by Cedric Gervais & Franklin ft. Nile Rodgers, featuring the show’s professional dancers.
Co-hosts Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro then took the floor to celebrate the four finalists, who would be performing two routines: a Redemption Dance chosen by one of the judges and the beloved Freestyle.
Throughout the episode, viewers were taken on a trip down memory lane as they recapped the season’s biggest moments week-by-week and all of the eliminated contestants returned to perform a final dance. Most notably, Selma Blair and Sasha Farber returned to dance, weeks after Selma had to step away from the competition due to complications from MS.
The evening also featured two retirement celebrations: pro Cheryl Burke took the dance floor for a final performance after announcing her retirement following 26 seasons, and Len Goodman, who announced his retirement last week, was honored with a tribute video and his own mirror ball trophy.
Dancing with the Stars has inspired others to strut their stuff on the dance floor. “Before, someone would have come into a dance studio and said, ‘I just want to learn a couple of steps and be ready for my friend’s wedding or New Year’s Eve,’” added Richards. “Now they’re coming in and saying, ‘I wanna do a dance competition.’”
After 17 years and 31 seasons, Dancing with the Stars has contributed so much to the cultural zeitgeist.
Here is a complete list of all the Dancing with the Stars winners since the show debuted in 2005
Dancing with the Stars Season 1 Winner (2005): Winner: Kelly Monaco , Pro partner: Alec Mazo
Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Winner (2006): Winner: Drew Lachey , Pro partner: Cheryl Burke
Dancing with the Stars Season 3 Winner (2006): Winner: Emmitt Smith , Pro partner: Cheryl Burke
Dancing with the Stars Season 4 Winner (2007): Winner: Apolo Anton Ohno , Pro partner: Julianne Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 5 Winner (2007): Winner: Hélio Castroneves , Pro partner: Julianne Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 6 Winner (2008): Winner: Kristi Yamaguchi , Pro partner: Mark Ballas
Dancing with the Stars Season 7 Winner (2008): Winner: Brooke Burke , Pro partner: Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 8 Winner (2009): Winner: Shawn Johnson , Pro partner: Mark Ballas
Dancing with the Stars Season 9 Winner (2009): Winner: Donny Osmond , Pro partner: Kym Johnson
Dancing with the Stars Season 10 Winner (2010): Winner: Nicole Scherzinger , Pro partner: Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 11 Winner (2010): Winner: Jennifer Grey , Pro partner: Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 12 Winner (2011): Winner: Hines Ward , Pro partner: Kym Johnson
Dancing with the Stars Season 13 Winner (2011): Winner: J.R. Martinez , Pro partner: Karina Smirnoff
Dancing with the Stars Season 14 Winner (2012): Winner: Donald Driver , Pro partner: Petra Murgatroyd
Dancing with the Stars Season 15 Winner (2012): Winner: Melissa Rycroft , Pro partner: Tony Dovolani
Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Winner (2013): Winner: Kellie Pickler , Pro partner: Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 17 Winner (2013): Winner: Amber Riley , Pro partner: Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 18 Winner (2014): Winner: Meryl Davis , Pro partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Dancing with the Stars Season 19 Winner (2014): Winner: Alfonso Ribeiro , Pro partner: Witney Carson
Dancing with the Stars Season 20 Winner (2015): Winner: Rumer Willis , Pro partner: Val Chmerkovskiy
Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Winner (2015): Winner: Bindi Irwin , Pro partner: Derek Hough
Dancing with the Stars Season 22 Winner (2016): Winner: Nyle DiMarco , Pro partner: Peta Murgatroyd
Dancing with the Stars Season 23 Winner (2016): Winner: Laurie Hernandez , Pro partner: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Dancing with the Stars Season 24 Winner (2017): Winner: Rashad Jennings , Pro partner: Emma Slater
Dancing with the Stars Season 25 Winner (2017): Winner: Jordan Fisher , Pro partner: Lindsay Arnold
Dancing with the Stars Season 26 Winner (2018): Winner: Adam Rippon , Pro partner: Jenna Johnson
Dancing with the Stars Season 27 Winner (2018): Winner: Bobby Bones , Pro partner: Sharna Burgess
Dancing with the Stars Season 28 Winner (2019): Winner: Hannah Brown , Pro partner: Alan Bersten
Dancing with the Stars Season 29 Winner (2020): Winner: Kaitlyn Bristowe, Pro partner: Artem Chigvintsev
Dancing with the Stars Season 30 Winner (2021): Winner: Iman Shumpert , Pro partner: Daniella Karagach
Dancing with the Stars Season 31 Winner (2022): Winner: Charli D’Amelio , Pro partner: Mark Ballas
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