Ballet triumphs over jazz as Cat Deeley crowns So You Think You Can Dance winners in emotional finale

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 00:41 EST, 19 September 2012 | UPDATED: 02:49 EST, 19 September 2012

Ballet triumphed over jazz tonight in the final of So You Think You Can Dance.

The season 9 finale saw Chehon Wepsi-Tscopp, 23, and Eliana Girard, 21, crowned 'America's favourite dancers'.

Their were tears and jubilation as Cat Deeley announced the news, with the runner ups bravely applauding.

You did it: Cat Deely tells Eliana Girard she's the winner as she is clapped by runner up Tiffany Maher on the So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 finale in Hollywood

You did it: Cat Deeley tells Eliana Girard she's the winner as she is clapped by runner up Tiffany Maher on the So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 finale in Hollywood

Cat Deely and winner Eliana Girard
Eliana Girard and Tiffany Maher

You did it: Eliana can hardly believe the good news, as her friend, runner up Tiffany, shares her excitement

During the season both have been saved by the judges at times, with Chehon needing their votes on two separate occasions.

But in the end they won over voters, beating jazz dancer Tiffany Maher, 19, and animator Cyrus Spencer, 22, into second place.

Nigel Lythgoe named former pole dancer Eliana his 'favourite dancer of all time in this series'.

We did it! Cat joins the winners Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Eliana onstage

We did it! Cat joins the winners Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Eliana onstage

Your the man: Chehon is congratulated by runner up Cyrus Spencer

You're the man: Chehon is congratulated by runner up Cyrus Spencer

And he told Chehon he was his 'favourite male dancer of the show'.

Despite coming second in the viewers vote both Tiffany and Cyrus have proved favourites of the judges, never finding themselves in the bottom two.

Tonight's show saw two hours of 'best of' dance performances from the series stars, followed by the announcement of the winners.

All star show: Carly Rae Jepsen performed her new single The Kiss

All star show: Carly Rae Jepsen performed her new single The Kiss

The show opened with a group dance, featuring the season's top ten in a wild jungle number.

Carly Rae Jepson also performed her single The Kiss from her new album Kiss.

Filling up even more time, the judges chose their favourite dances of the season, which were screened once more.

One for the album: The ballet dancers celebrate the good news

One for the album: The ballet dancers celebrate the good news


 
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Whaaaat? When was it? It was not advertised at all!!!!

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Didn't even know this series had started and now it's over. Was it even advertised at all?!

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Is cat still going out with that eejit?

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Wish this programme was shown in UK on Freeview or Freesat, used to love watching it when I lived in India, but Sky is far too expensive here.

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