Yes, I am on the west coast, so the Dancing with the Stars finale is going on right now. For those interested in hearing some of my commentary on the Dancing with the Stars 2009 finale, you can follow my comments on my Dancing with the Stars twitter account. Go and check out some of my most recent comments like:

“I told everyone that the Dancing with the Stars finale is always a Love fest. They want to pump up the final 3 as part of the storyline.”
and
“I’m really disappointed Shawn Johnson isn’t going to use her gymnastics in the freestyle. It’s called FREE-style. Grrrrrr!”

Looking forward to seeing you on Twitter.

Check out the list of music from the Dancing with the Stars 2009 finale. Always fun to see what the stars bring to the table for the finale. Especially for the freestyle dance they do. I’ll update this as the Dancing with the Stars 2009 finale progresses.

Also, check out all of the Dancing with the Stars 2009 music.

Shawn & Mark, Melissa & Tony, Gilles & Cheryl danced a Paso Doble to the song “So What”—Pink
Shawn & Mark danced a Freestyle to the song “Do Your Thing”—Basement Jaxx
Shawn & Mark danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”—Michael Jackson
Melissa & Tony danced a Freestyle to the song “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”—C+C Music Factory
Melissa & Tony danced a Samba to the song “Jaleo”—Ricky Martin
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Freestyle to the song “Flashdance (What a Feeling)”—Irene Cara
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Argentine Tango to the song “Assassin’s Tango”—John Powell

I just posted the results from the Pure Dancing with the Stars poll. However, I thought it would also be fun to take a look at other ways of determining who the most popular of the final 3 is (since at this point it really becomes a popularity contest).

I recently posted a list of the Dancing with the Stars twitter accounts. Since then, my stats program has tracked which twitter account link has been clicked on the most. Certainly not a scientific way to determine who is the most popular, but still fun fodder while we wait for tomorrow’s Dancing with the Stars finale.

Here is the ranking according to the number of clicks to the final 3’s twitter accounts:
1. Melissa Rycroft
2. Gilles Marini
3. Shawn Johnson

Interesting, no?

Of course, another way to look at it is by number of followers that each star has on their twitter account. Those would go like this:
1. Shawn Johnson - 6768 Twitter Followers
2.3. Gilles Marini - 1444 Twitter Followers
3.2. Melissa Rycroft - 258 Twitter Followers 4797 Twitter Followers

Granted, Shawn and Gilles definitely are using Twitter more than Melissa. Although, it is interesting that it’s the same as the poll results I just posted previously. [UPDATE: One of my twitter followers informed me that Melissa Rycroft has another twitter account with many more followers. I've updated the post to reflect the difference. I wondered why Melissa wasn't updating the account I knew about. By the way, you can follow this website on Twitter as well.]

Any other cool ways that I should look at who will become the next Dancing with the Stars winner?

I recently invited readers of Pure Dancing with the Stars to vote for the Dancing with the Stars 2009 winner. I posted 2 polls asking “Who do you WANT to be the Dancing with the Stars 2009 winner?” and “Who WILL be the Dancing with the Stars 2009 Winner?”

The following are the predictions for will become the Dancing with the Stars 2009 winner:

Who do you WANT to be the Dancing with the Stars 2009 winner?

Who WILL be the Dancing with the Stars 2009 Winner?

Looks like Shawn Johnson has a lot to look forward to on the finale of Dancing with the Stars season 8. Although, I have to admit that this has to be the closest race ever in the history of Dancing with the Stars. I said previously that it reminds me of back when Mario Lopez and Joey Fatone were really close.

Mayo Alanen is a really great dancer. I enjoyed his dancing with Kym. The only problem for him is that Anna Demidova was off the charts. It’s sad that Dancing with the Stars can’t take both of them, but doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose of having a competition? Either way, his performance was still tremendously entertaining and worth another watch. Looks like season 9 of Dancing with the Stars is still in good hands.

Mayo Alanen & Kym Johnson danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “Shake Your Groove Thing” —Peaches & Herb

Mayo Alanen & Kym Johnson danced a Tango to the song “Jalousie” —Alfred Hause’s Tango Orchestra
*I’m still searching for this video*

Anna Demidova really lit up the stage on Dancing with the Stars. I’m with the judges for once and really hope that America votes Anna Demidova as the next professional on Dancing with the Stars season 9. She definitely deserves it. Don’t believe me, check out the videos below or check out Anna Demidova before Dancing with the Stars.

Video of Anna Demidova and Maks Chmerkovskiy dancing a quickstep on Dancing with the Stars to the song “Almost Like Being in Love” — Frank Sinatra

Video of Anna Demidova and Maks Chmerkovskiy dancing a Samba on Dancing with the Stars to the song “Crayons” — Donna Summer feat. Ziggy Marley

UPDATE: Fans of Anna Demidova will also like this video of Anna and Derek Hough dancing at the Grove to the Ballas Hough Band. Anna comes on at about 2:17 into the video.

We’re down to the final 3 on Dancing with the Stars 2009 and so it’s time for you to make your voice heard. I don’t think it’s fair to only do one poll. So, I divided it into to polls to allow you to vote for who will be the winner of Dancing with the Stars Season 8 and who you want to be the winner of Dancing with the Stars Season 8. Let us know the reasoning for your DWTS 2009 vote in the comments.

Now who do you WANT to be the Dancing with the Stars 2009 winner…

Disclaimer: This is just a fun poll done by Pure DWTS and has no relation to ABC or Dancing with the Stars.

I’ll be listing all of the music from the top 4 of Dancing with the Stars as I find it. If I’m missing a song, check back regularly and I’ll update the music as I find it.

Mayo Alanen & Kym Johnson danced a Tango to the song “Jalousie” —Alfred Hause’s Tango Orchestra
Mayo Alanen & Kym Johnson danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “Shake Your Groove Thing” —Peaches & Herb
Anna Demidova & Maks danced a Quickstep to the song “Almost Like Being in Love” — Frank Sinatra
Anna Demidova & Maks danced a Samba to the song “Crayons” — Donna Summer feat. Ziggy Marley

Raphael Saadiq sang the song “100 Yard Dash” (Music Video ) while the Raphael Saadiq Dancers performed.

Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Derek Hough, and Julianne Hough danced a quickstep to the song “It Don’t Mean I Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” for the Design a Dance. (Check out the video of the Dancing with the Stars Design a Dance)

Also, check out the music from past episodes of Dancing with the Stars.

I need to ask for your help in following my twitter account @tvblog. I started a contest with @bbblogger on Twitter to see who can reach 2000 followers first. I gave him a 300 follower lead, but I figured I’d do the challenge anyway. So, I really need your help in following and asking your Twitter friends to follow @tvblog as well.

Thanks for your help. Also, I’m sticking with my Dancing with the Stars rankings and predicting that Ty and Chelsie will be sent home tonight. Also, we’re lucky that tonight we’ll get to see Maks and Anna Demidova and Kym Johnson and Mayo Alanen battle it out for the new professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars Season 9. The special guest performer is Raphael Saadiq.

The following is a list of all the music from the 2 hour Dancing with the Stars top 4. If you’re looking for music from previous episodes, you can find the entire list here.

Dancing with the Stars Top 4 Music List
Melissa & Tony danced a Quickstep to the song “I Got Rhythm”—Ella Fitzgerald
Melissa & Tony danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “Save the Last Dance for Me”—Michael Bublé
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Waltz to the song “Come Away with Me”—Norah Jones
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Salsa to the song “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”—Pitbull
Shawn & Mark danced a Argentine Tango to the song “Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)”—Gotan Project
Shawn & Mark danced a Jive to the song “Reet Petite”—Jackie Wilson
Ty & Chelsie danced a Viennese Waltz to the song “Tuesday’s Gone”—Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ty & Chelsie danced a Samba to the song “Concrete and Clay”—Martin Plaza

The following were the songs and dances chosen as their favorite dances:
Melissa & Tony chose their favorite dances as Foxtrot to the song “Recipe for Love” —Harry Connick, Jr. and Samba to the song “Jaleo” —Ricky Martin

Gilles & Cheryl chose their favorite dances as Foxtrot to the song “Fever” —Peggy Lee and Paso Doble to the song “Habanera” —Charlotte Church

Shawn & Mark chose their favorite dances as Quickstep to the song “Friend Like Me” —Robin Williams (from Aladdin) and Paso Doble to the song “Gotta Get thru This” —Daniel Bedingfield

Ty & Chelsie chose their favorite dances as Quickstep to the song “Life Is a Highway” —Rascal Flatts and Lindy Hop to the song “You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)” —Big Bad Voodoo Daddy