Dancing With the Stars 2022 Winner and Runner-up: Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas Win the Prestigous Mirrorball Trophy

Charli D’Amelio took home the Season 31 Mirrorball Trophy after winning the audience’s and the judges’ hearts with her performance in a lively jive with partner Mark Ballas.  

Charli D’Amelio has over 148 million followers on TikTok and approximately 49 million on Instagram. She is a seasoned dancer, and from the beginning, judges Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, and Carrie Anna Inaba perceived her ease on the floor. The two-month-long partially audience-voted dance show began in the month of September this year on Disney+. The finale was aired on the OTT platform of Disney+ on November 21, 2022.

The winning duo had competed against the finalists,

• Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy
• Wayne Brady and Witney Carson
• Shangela and Gleb Savchenko

Charli D’Amelio was paired with Mark Ballas, a seasoned dancer who returned to the show this season after five years.

Dancing With the Stars 2022 Runner ups

Gabby Windey and Valentin Chmerkovskiy were given the second position, while the duo of Wayne Brady and Witney Carson was third.

Even though Carli took home the winner’s trophy, it was Shangela that stunned the judges and the audience with her incredible performance. She is the first drag-queen to compete in America’s Dancing With the Stars. Her aerial stunts amazed and awed everyone. Gleb performed as ‘Natasha’, his new-alter ego, alongside Shangela. Laganja Estranja and Eureka O’Hara were also present as guests.

Dancing with the Stars has been around since 2005. It has been a dancing battleground for celebrities who, with the help of professional dancers, have performed waltz, jive, cha-cha, tango, and many other dance forms to reveal their talents in dance and to take home the Mirrorball Trophy. The performances of the stars, along with their professional partners, get better every season.