LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25, 2008
Burke Dominates "DWTS" Dance Floor
Model-Actress & Pro Partner Derek Hough Received Highest Score In Final Round Before Season Finale
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Brooke Burke and her partner Derek Hough compete during the semi-finals of "Dancing with the Stars," on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Kelsey McNeal)
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Each of the remaining couples danced an individual routine, in addition to a team group routine. Split into two groups of three couples each, one group performed the Cha Cha while the other performed the Paso Doble on "Dancing with the Stars," on Monday, Nov. 3. (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
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Photo Essay Season 7 Of "Dancing" "Dancing With The Stars" returns for another go-round.
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The model-actress and her professional partner, Derek Hough, dominated the popular ABC dancing competition's final round Monday night, receiving a combined score of 58 out of 60 from the show's judges.
Her fellow finalists, Lance Bass and Warren Sapp, both received a combined total of 53 for their group samba and individual freestyle dances.
Burke, who has been in first place seven out of nine times during the competition, wowed the judges with a lively and twirly freestyle routine set to "You're the One That I Want" from "Grease."
The seventh-season champion of "Dancing with the Stars" will be crowned Tuesday night after viewer votes are combined with the judges' score.
By Derrik J. Lang
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