I have already expounded upon the topic of why I think Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas should take home the mirror ball trophy this week on Dancing with the Stars, but I think all three finalists have a shot at winning so, to be fair, I will now explain why Jason Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska should win.

If you remember, I had hoped that Jason and Edyta would win the Dancing with the Stars title when I made my preseason rankings way back in March. My decision was based largely on the fact that I am a huge fan of Edyta's. She has graced the dance floor for all six seasons of the show's existence, and I really think it's time for her to win. But now that we've been able watch them these past nine weeks, I have been pleasantly surprised by Jason's dance abilities, and even if he were paired with another professional partner, I have come to believe that he would still have the goods to make it to the top.

Jason is no doubt a great athlete, but he's also proven himself to be good at ballroom dancing as well. He has been nipping at Kristi's heels almost since the very beginning of the season. He was the first to take her place at the top of the leaderboard as well, when he and Edyta performed a nearly perfect quickstep and also a solid paso doble.

The thing about Jason is that you would expect him to easily master the masculine styles of dance such as the paso doble and the tango because, at 6 feet 6 inches tall and 255 pounds, he certainly cuts such a striking figure. But what is so unexpectedly brilliant about him is that he is graceful and elegant as well. He consistently scores better in the ballroom styles than in the Latin styles.

Don't miss the final Dancing with the Stars performance show next Monday at 8pm, followed the next night by the two-hour finale beginning at 9pm in which we will find out whether or not Jason and Edyta will become crowned the next champions of Dancing with the Stars.

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-Debbie Chang,BuddyTV Staff Writer
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