After ten weeks of entertaining drama, surprises and dazzling performances, Shawn Johnson, Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft have broken away from the pack and earned the right for a chance to be crowned champion of "Dancing with the Stars." The three finalists will have their last opportunity to impress the judges and viewers on two nights of final competition, beginning Monday, May 18 (8:00-9:02 p.m., ET), and concluding on the Season Finale, Tuesday, May 19 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
In the final performance show on Monday, the couples will face off against one another in a "Paso Punch Out" in which they each dance the paso doble to an extended version of the same song. Each couple will take a turn in a section of the song before stepping aside for the next team to showcase their routine -- giving judges and viewers a chance to compare the couples alongside each other. In addition, Shawn, Gilles and Melissa will show us what they've got in the ever popular Freestyle routine - a fan favorite.
In Tuesday's two-hour Finale, all three finalists will perform their third and final dance-one of their favorite past routines from the season - to be scored by the judges. The judges' scores for Tuesday's dances will be combined with the judges' scores and viewers' votes from Monday's performances to determine the victor of the coveted "Dancing with the Stars" mirror ball trophy. Throughout the two-hour Finale, the previously eliminated couples will return to perform their final dances of the season and comedian Jeffrey Ross, a.k.a. the "Roastmaster General," from "Dancing with the Stars" Season 7, returns to roast the three finalists.
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Lady Gaga transforms the "Dancing with the Stars" stage with two spectacular performances. Performing her third single, "LoveGame," from her debut album, "The Fame," Lady Gaga takes the stage by storm with her own dancers. She will then take to the stage with her Grammy-nominated and chart topping No. 1 single, "Just Dance."
All the excitement and frenzy will lead up to the moment we've all been waiting for - who among the three finalists will win reign as champions of "Dancing with the Stars" and take home the coveted mirror ball trophy?
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