Team Kama had to be content with the runners up spot on Dancing With The Stars, losing out to American footballer Donald Driver in the final.
Both couples enjoyed perfect scores across the two night final, which saw actor William Levy come third.
Kama's dances included a Proper Paso Doble a properly proper Paso, always a favourite when the music is spot on, as in this, but the name escapes me - Foxy, help! Anyway, you don't need me to explain it, just watch Bruno!
and a bubbly, jumpin' jive ...
... and their freestyle was a wonderful mix of lindyhop, jive, quickstep, tap - a Broadway number, if this was So You Think You Can Dance - same song as Matt&Charlotte's with Sing Sing Sing - which Kath did at the beginning. Joyous!
Katherine took to Twitter to thank her fans for all their support, and a "humongous" thank you to Mark for his patience and sense of humour. According to a US talk show host, she's won an army of fans in the country and should be well on her way to cracking it there.
Well done Kama, it'e been a pleasure following you this series :)
Katherine Jenkins and partner Mark Ballas made it through to the final of Dancing With the Stars - despite suffering an injury to Katherine's back at the very end of their performance.
They were nearing the end of their belly-dance themed salsa when the injury hit, bringing tears from Katherine as they messed up the final move. However, the judges reassured her they'd seen enough and awarded 27 out of 30 points, with Bruno saying: "You unleashed the harlot, which is good to see - handle with extreme care, because it bites - so don't worry about what happened, because it happens to everybody. Up to that point it was absolutely wonderful darling, so don't beat yourself up."
And Len Goodman added: "I just wrote, 'Katherine the great, the world's wonder woman'. You absolutely came out and gave that 100%."
Watch it here - it looks like Mark caught her leg as he turned and threw them both off balance, and heading up the stairs you can see she's taking them gingerly. Aside from that though - this was one totally wicked Beyonce-esque salsa! Forget the ballroom, Kath's next move should be Streetdance, the next sequel!
Katherine subsequently tweeted her concerned fans the following message: "Thank you for all your concerned tweets ... I'm with the doctor, he says it was a reflectorical spasm in my lower back."
Kama had earlier performed a quickstep, which scored 29 out of 30, giving them a combined score of 56. I saw the little stumble there, like Len, but really, her characterization and movement every week has been spot on.
In one of the closest semis ever, it was Derek Hough and Mania Menounos who missed out on the final, with William Levy & Cheryl Burke and Daniel Driver & Peta Murgatroyd going through with Team Kama.
Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas made it through to the semi final of Dancing With The Stars - despite the best efforts of a wardrobe malfunction!
A beautifully swirly and romantic Viennese Waltz netted them 26 points - I must admit the getting in and out of the floor lift detracted a bit for me too - but it was still a lovely VW with plenty of movement.
They then took on the challenge of a feisty triple cha cha with an interloper - starting in a suit which made way for the normal fringy number, one of the trouser legs wrapped itself around Kath's pin and refused to let go! How she managed to keep on the beat was brilliant and she picked her moment to kick it away perfectly. The judges scored them a near perfect 29, excellent technique and sassiness, a cool head too.
Tom Chambers received the blessing of Fred Astaire's daughter, Ava, in his West End show Top Hat.
Kara and Artem will be taking part in the Jubilee Family Festival in London.
West End Kids will be running the WEK: Summer Intensive this summer, in London from 31st July -5th August, for young musical theatre performers in the UK, aspiring for professional careers within Musical Theatre, Dance and the performing arts.
The West End Kids reflect individual talent, hard work, training, athleticism, teamwork, dedication and dazzling performance skills to young performers aged 10-21 years.
Register now for Auditions in Manchester on Wednesday 6th June and in London on Thursday 7th June.
For further info call 020 8123 2025 or send an email to: auditions@westendkids.co.uk
Purestar Productions Summer Workshop: Learn to dance like the stars of MTV with a workshop on Saturday, 25th August that will end in a showcase!
Open to all dancers: 7-10 yrs, 11-15 yrs and 16+.
Times: 9.30am to 6pm. Cost for day: £35.
Venue: Barrington Theatre, Ferndown, Dorset.
Features the Purestar Dance Team who have worked with artists such as Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Usher and Justin Timberlake.
For more info send an email to : timnoble@purestarproductions.com or call 07886 969 713.
Week 7 on Dancing With The Stars was Classical week, which, if you'd had a waltz or a paso was probably great. But a rumba? It was very strange. Watch it without sound and you'll see a beautifully interpreted rumba but I found the music very distracting. Kudos to Kama for delivering scores of 9 across the board, which put them joint second on the leader board.
However, I loved the attack and the energy from each couple in the team Tango, where the music allowed the professionals' creative choreography to shine. The team scored 27 and Kama duly sailed through to next week.
It's been confirmed following months of agonising, stress and manic discussions (not here, obviously) that the new Strictly Come Dancing judge will be former star Royal Ballet principal ballerina, Darcey Bussell.
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Darcey guested on the judging panel at the end of 2009 and also had a taste on the dance floor too, partnering Ian Waite in a jive.
Purists will be pleased to have an experienced dancer on the panel; I remain to be convinced, as I found Darcey a little too nice and proper then - I'm hoping to see a more feisty side to her! I may be the only one, but I'm going to miss the Bruno/Alesha double act. And I can see them having to put Bruno in a straight jacket, because it just wouldn't seem right to let him manhandle Darcey the way he did Alesha! Maybe they'll put her the other side of Len; I think they may have done before.
Across the pond, Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas are still hanging around at the top of the Dancing With the Stars leader board, having performed a truly fantastic funky samba: Kath's timing is awesome and she really let herself go. I loved it, the most enjoyable celebrity samba I've seen in a while. And Motown night on DWTS means the big Motown stars actually performing live for the dancers - how cool is that? Team Kama, accompanied by the Temptations, scored 29 out of 30 points.
There was also a Motown marathon with all the couples on the floor at the same time; this added a further 10 points to Kama's score, as they saw off the rest of the competition. With the viewer votes added, they made it safely through to next week.
An excellent Argentine Tango saw Katherine Jenkins and dancer partner Mark Ballas head back to the top of the Dancing With The Stars leader board in Week 5.
Although it threw me initially, with them being in light rose coloured costumes, the choreography was exquisite and every one of Katherine's extensions were perfect. Full of intent and purpose and a well deserved score of 29 (Len being the meanie!) saw them tie at the top and progress safely through to next week.
Week 4 on Dancing With the Stars was Rock Week and luck of the draw gave Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas a Paso Doble to perform.
The Welsh Warrior showed up and a feisty, angry performance full of attack ensued, although it lacked a little precision and finesse. This dropped them from the top of the leaderboard, scoring 24/30. The judges were pretty spot on with their comments I thought, but happily Team Kama (I've decided; full names are too long) made it safely through to next week.
Katherine Jenkins and dance partner Mark Ballas are still topping the Dancing With The Stars leader board, this week scoring 29 out of a possible 30 for a gorgeous, romantic and emotional waltz to Josh Groban's To Where You Are.
Both song and dance were a tribute to Katherine's dad, who passed away in 1996, as the stars this week were asked to think of the most poignant year of their lives to celebrate. If you're not blubbing even before they begin then maybe you're having an exceptionally wonderful day. Or you have a heart made of granite mixed with concrete and steel.
Fancy a weekend away in Jersey? Salsa Fever present Jersey Salsa Slam on the weekend October 19th to 22nd. Staying at the Metropole Hotel in St.Helier, this second weekend is hosted by Rohan Brown and brought to you again following the success of the first last year. Deposit is £50, with an early bird half board offer of £154 or weekend passes for just £40. That sounds pretty good to me! Visit the Salsa Fever website for full details.
Sadly, if you go to Jersey then you can't attend Street Battle 2012, which takes place on the same weekend at Butlins in Skegness. There's over £25,000 in cash prizes plus workshops from some of the hottest talent in the street dance industry. See more info on the Street Battle website.
Dancing in the UK has 15 different DVDs for sale, at just £6 each, including P&P. They cover waltz, samba, rumba, tango, mambo, cha cha, foxtrot, Latin jazz, Argentine Tango, salsa and street dance - email them for full details, there's a discount for anyone purchasing three or more. dvds@dancingintheuk.co.uk
Katherine Jenkins has started amazingly well on Dancing With The Stars, finishing joint top of the judges leaderboard two weeks running.
An emotional Katherine and partner Mark scored a record 26 points for a premiere show, dancing their beautifully Hollywood style foxtrot:
They followed up on the second week with similar score for a rockin' jive! Really, her technique was Fab-U-Lous. So fab-u-lous I bet Craig wished he could have been there just to stretch A-Maz-Ing or Some-Such word! Week 2! Enjoy both vids :)
