What To Know
- The five Season 34 Dancing With the Stars finalists performed three routines during the Tuesday, November 25, finale.
- At the end of the live show, one contestant will be named the winner of the Mirrorball trophy based on judges’ scores and viewer votes.
- The five finalists are: Robert Irwin, Dylan Efron, Alix Earle, Jordan Chiles, and Elaine Hendrix.
It all comes down to this! The five finalists on Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars will perform three more dances during the Tuesday, November 25, finale before a winner is announced.
Robert Irwin, Alix Earle, Dylan Efron, Elaine Hendrix, and Jordan Chiles have all made it to the Finals, and at the end of the night, the contestant with the highest combined judges’ scores and viewer votes will win the Mirrorball trophy. Scores and votes will be based off of the night’s three routines: a freestyle dance, an instant dance (song and dance style revealed just moments before the performance), and a previously unlearned dance style chosen by the judges.
Scroll down for a live recap of the episode, including scores, judges’ remarks, and leaderboard updates throughout the night. Keep refreshing because we’ll be updating all episode long!
Alix Earle — 30/30
The first dance of the night was Earle’s samba, a dance style chosen for her by Carrie Ann Inaba.
“Way to start the finale with that incredible samba! You put all the content in. You developed your own signature style, I call it refined fierceness. You’re doing the technique perfectly. You got so much content in that dance. It was just brilliant,” Inaba gushed.
Derek Hough said, “Whatever Carrie Ann told you it worked. That was so good. The samba is one of the hardest dances to do on this show … it was so filled with content. It was fantastic.” Bruno Tonioli closed out the commentary by adding, “She cranked up the heat to full blast. You were not good, you were incandescent!”
Earle earned a perfect 30 score, with three 10s from the judges.
Dylan Efron — 28/30
Tonioli chose a paso doble for Efron’s first finale dance. After finishing at the bottom of the leaderboard in the Semifinals, Efron came into the finale wanting to prove himself more than ever.
After commenting on Efron’s perfectly sculpted torso, Tonioli said he was “speechless,” adding, “Good job. Beautiful shapes. I could watch that all over again, actually.” Inaba added, “To think back to how far you’ve come is really incredible. And tonight, showcasing it’s really vulnerable.” She told Efron his hands got a “little flat” at parts, but called the routine “fantastic” overall.
“Your improvement has been remarkable just to watch. You are just amazing to watch,” Hough commented, but added, “I have to agree a little bit with the shaping.” Efron received 9s from Inaba and Hough, and a 10 from Tonioli, for a score of 28.
Elaine Hendrix — 30/30
Hendrix received her finale dance, a rumba, from Hough. “That was exquisite,” Hough raved. “You have been on the hero’s journey. You’re an amazing dancer, an amazing performer, you had a difficult experience in the middle of the season, but you came back resilient.”
Tonioli said the routine was “pure class” and the “perfect balance of sensuality and elegance.” Finally, Inaba told Hendrix that she’d been “waiting and waiting” for her to do a dance like this. “Dance is more than just the steps, it’s what you do in between the steps,” she confirmed, calling the dance “beautiful and exquisite.”
The scores rolled in, and Hendrix received a perfect 30 from the judges.
Dancing With the Stars Season 34 finale leaderboard
Alix Earle & Valentin Chmerkovskiy — 30/30
Elaine Hendrix & Alan Bersten — 30/30
Dylan Efron & Daniella Karagach — 28/30
The below leaderboard will be updated with scores throughout the episode: