I don't know about you but I was absolutely thrilled with the Dancing With The Stars finale last night. I really don't know how much better it could have been. Well, I guess it could have been shortened by 30 minutes, but overall it was a really fun show. Things were really light-hearted and you could tell that everybody was having a great time.

Celine Dion was the star performer of the evening and, while I can't say she's ever been a favorite of mine, I really enjoyed her performances. The first song she sang was the Titanic classic, "My Heart Will Go On". She sounded perfect and the pros that were dancing to it were phenomenal. The second song she sang towards the end of the show was "Taking Chances". You know, I've heard that song on the radio and never knew it was her that sang it. I think I'm going to have to download it now.

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One of the best moments of the night had to have been when it was announced that Marie & Jonathan finished in third place. It was about freaking time! I think my neighbors probably heard me when I hollered out with excitement. When they showed Marie's "looking back" video, I really noticed how much weight she's lost. She looks fantastic! Well, not that she didn't before, but you know what I mean. It was funny though when Samantha had asked her about her experience on the show and then cut her off.

Other than the Celine performances and the Marie & Jonathan announcement, the show was filled with highlight (and lowlight) clips of the season and dances by (most of) the pairs that had been voted off before this week. Josie & Alec's dance was kinda sloppy and boring; Albert & Anna did their cute little Elvis dance; Mark Cuban & Kym looked like they had a blast with their dance; Sabrina & Mark's dance was super sexy and very hot (and talk about a standing ovation!); Jane & Tony did a pretty but snoozer of a Viennese waltz; Cameron & Edyta did their Superman routine (and he took his shirt off!!!); and Jennie & Derek did their cool mambo. The only two couples that didn't dance were Wayne & Cheryl and Floyd & Karina. Wayne said he had another two weeks before he could dance again, but that he would be on the tour (which we knew already) and Floyd didn't dance because he's been in training for his upcoming boxing match. What was up with Floyd's sunglasses BTW?

Finally, it was the time we'd all been waiting for -- Helio & Julianne and Mel & Maks' last dances. Mel & Maks went first with a mambo that was spot-on. No words in the music, just crazy Latin beats. They did wonderfully and the judges gave them triple 10s. Helio & Julianne's last dance was a quick step and it was definitely better than Mel & Maks' dance. He was so excited when they finished because he just knew he nailed it again. They received triple 10 scores from the judges also. So, who would be the winning pair?

It was Helio & Julianne!!! Woohoo! They were so excited and I was excited just watching them. Yes, Mel & Maks have been great, but Helio as come the furthest by far. I remember how awkward he looked out there in the beginning and just look at him now. What a great job!

What did you think about the show? Did you have a favorite moment? Do you think the right pair won?

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