Stephen Nedoroscik’s Finale Freestyle – Dancing with the Stars

Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold perform a Freestyle to “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay on Dancing with the Stars.

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[kennamckinley]

Another team may have won the mirror ball… but Stephen and Rylee won the true meaning of dancing with the stars. The emotions, the dancing, the two sports colliding. Absolutely spectacular.

[abigailfrideres]

You can tell that Rylee choreographed this FOR Stephen, not for her taste/strengths but for his…. That’s what a true partnership looks like! They did it so well!! ❤️🤍💙

[aishaaa._]

1:23 Rylee gave stephen the nod. She was like “do ya thang”. They killed this.

[tzeven]

He had so much musicality in the final dance. Stephen suits contemporary dancing. I loved this routine.

[TexasMom]

Absolutely the best freestyle of the night!! ❤

[Molly-fgl]

They might not have won the mirrorball but they won something so much bigger with this dance. It was so beautiful and stunning and just perfection. This is a dance that people will remember and talk about for years to come. These guys will always be champions to me.

[emmat]

What’s so beautiful about this dance is it showcases just how connected they are. You can tell Rylee didn’t just share her love of dance with Stephen, he also taught her his love of gymnastics.

[giorgia]

I'm no expert, but Ive been watching dwts for years and in my opinion this is what the finale should be all about! This young partnership was SO special this season. You could really see the hard work from Stephen each week and feel the passion and care from Rylee every time she steps into the dancefloor (I LOVE that you can clearly tell how much this means to her just by looking at her). They should be SO PROUD of themselves! Congratulations to both of these champs for making it to the finale❤❤🎉❤❤

[minanabeel]

i was not expecting to shed so many tears while watching this. it was truly beautiful and insanely amazing for rylee's first freestyle choreography. what a masterpiece of a dance 🎉

[annie]

HOLY CRAPPPP i’m still having goosebumps over this! this and chandlers freestyle were def my fav dances of the season. rylee blew my mind with this choreography and i can tell she has a bright future ahead of her on this show. this was such a strong ending for them and i am def gonna miss this duo, stephen killed this!

[kallie]

the BEST freestyle of the entire night. Rylee, your choreography was incredible here. I've been watching this dance over and over again this evening.

[NaomiHiggins]

This was my favorite dance of Stephen’s this season! For her first freestyle, Rylee did good! This really showcased Stephen’s love for gymnastics and the great partnership he formed with Rylee. I thought this was adorable!

[ntslhpm]

There was something amazing about this freestyle. You can feel the story and the emotion behind it. It was the best dance of the night. Congrats.

[gymnastlover]

This freestyle will go down in history as one of the best dances if not the best freestyle dance of all time on dwts!!!

[HappyDancer]

Every season a dance/ a couple steals the imagination and captures the hearts of viewers, leaving people wanting more and wishing the show would just keep going like Carrie-Anne said. This was Stephen and Rylee in their freestyle. They won, in my book, period, full stop. As a former dancer I should care about technique and refined dance steps etc. but honestly? I don’t care one bit. This freestyle will live in people’s memory more than any dance executed perfectly, technically speaking. I must have watched it 10 times at least so far and I still can’t have enough. It was magical ❤️ Stephen may have struggled with his musicality all season like he said, but damn if he didn’t bring it all together in that freestyle: I adored him in it! And at 19, Rylee just keeps blowing me away. She has an incredible career ahead of her. They were perfect together. I love them both 🫶🫶

[Hanna-vztw]

The fact that this was rylee's first ever freestyle and she did THAT?? This is what dwts this all about -- she did such an amazing job carefully crafting this routine around her star's strengths and passions. I haven't been the biggest stephen fan this season, but this freestyle was incredible. It'll be one of those dances that sticks with me. ❤️‍🩹

[cortneycopeland]

The chance to deliver THIS dance is why they needed to be in the finale. I’m so glad they did

[JLuvBug]

Best freestyle of the night!!! Riley choreographed around Stephen's strengths. And it was freaking amazing!!

[Alicia-rrgq]

They won the night with that Freestyle dance, through and through, no gimmicks, just full on passion and heart! Great job, Stephen and Rylee!

[lynnngo]

One of the best and most original dances ever! I literally enjoyed watching it and was crying the whole time!! 😭 I love these 2 and their friendship! Cried watching, but bawled when they went to the balcony and Lindsay was there. Then really cried with Stephen and Rylee got perfect score. The best partner for our girl! 🫶🏻 The perfect amount of gymnastics mixed with dance!!! What a unique performance and the dance portion was beautiful!