“Dancing with the Stars” has officially crowned the winner of Season 32. The season concluded on Tuesday night, with the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy being awarded to Xochitl Gomez And Val Chmerkovskiy.
The Season 32 finale kicked off with an opening number that included the season’s couples performing on the dance floor. The eliminated stars — including Barry Williams, Lily Pons, Mauricio Umansky, Harry Goski, Mira Sorvino and others — danced to Candy Staton’s “Young Hearts Run Free” alongside the finalists.
Season 31 champions Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas also returned to the stage to perform a routine to “Give It to Me Baby” by Rick James.
During the finale, each pair danced twice – a redemption dance, a reprise of one of their routines from earlier in the season, and a freestyle dance.
Gomez, 17, and her pro partner Chmerkovskiy paid tribute to the actress’ Mexican-American roots as part of their final dance routine. Their freestyle dance to “Que Calor” from Area 78 is set against a backdrop of candles leading up to makeshift “ofrenda” (or “offerings”) inspired by Day of the Dead altars.
