A Thing of Beauty

Fay and I need to buy a lotto ticket, for we are on a roll. On two of televisions talent competition programs, our favorites won.  To be precise, the people who should have won, won.

Last week, Candace Glover won American Idol in what had to have been the finest final three in the history of that show.

Tonight, American Idol alumnae Kellie Pickler won the Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing With the Stars.

Before this season on DWTS I had not been impressed with Pickler. She struck me as a ditzy blond who skated by on her looks. I was wrong. She is talented, hard working, and very personable, all with a sense of innate intelligence. Maybe she is not the most educated person in the world, but there are more than enough of stupid educated people around. She is humble and has worked hard to get where she is.

Did I say she was talented? Pickler was fortunate enough to be teamed with the best dancer/choreographer on DWTS: Derek Hough. Hough choreographed some amazing dances, and he pushed Pickler to the limit. Pickler delivered. 

The two sealed the win last night with what has to be the most beautiful dance ever seen on the program. No one else in the finals came anywhere close. When the judges gave there scores, two of them said that they should have gotten elevens.

This dance is almost a ballet. Please enjoy it, but have the Kleenex close by when you do.