Here's who won the Season 33 title

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson’s hard footwork paid off on “Dancing with the Stars.”

The 29-year-old “Bachelor” alum and 30-year-old choreographer took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during the Season 33 finale of the ABC reality competition on Tuesday night.

The two competed against Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson; actress Chandler Kinney and professional Brandon Armstrong; Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and professional Alan Bersten; and Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and professional Rylee Arnold.

Graziadei’s win caps a stunning few years for the members of Bachelor Nation, who were recently crowned winners of the competition show; Hannah Brown won in 2019 and Kaitlyn Bristowe took home the award the following year.

The jam-packed finale included a redemption round and a freestyle round, as well as show-stopping numbers featuring pop hits from Madonna and Troye Sivan.

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Here’s what else happened.

Danny Amendola rehabilitates himself with cowboy tango

For his redemption dance, Amendola performed a tango number to Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s country banger “I Had Some Help.”

“Of all the men, you have made the greatest change,” Judge Carrie Ann Inaba told Amendola.

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Graziadei revived his Week 1 performance with an elegant cha-cha performance to “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake.

Judge Bruno Tonioli gushed that the number was “polished to perfection,” while Derek Hough noted that the dance served as a “punctuation mark” for Graziadei’s “DWTS” performance.

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Chandler Kinney electrifies with Bruno Mars Jive

Kinney got the crowd on their feet with a lively jive rendition of “Apt.” by Rosé and Bruno Mars.

That “went beyond reparations,” Tonioli said. “What we have here is a triumph!”

Meanwhile, Hough praised Kinney’s number as “sensational.”

Ilona Maher impresses the jury with Jive salvation

Maher opened the evening with a soulful jive performance to “Shake A Tail Feather” by Ray Charles and the Blues Brothers.

The athlete’s dynamic redemption number earned her enthusiastic praise from the judges.

“Redemption is yours,” Inaba exclaimed, while Tonioli said Maher’s second attempt was “so much better” than the original performance.

Stephen Nedoroscik returns with a flourish with a “Friends”-inspired performance

Nedoroscik secured his claim to finale glory with a quickstep of the Rembrandts’ “Friends” theme song “I’ll Be There for You.”

This time, the jury’s energetic reparation performance hit the mark.

“You ran at full speed – fast, steady, clear,” Tonioli said.

‘DWTS’ stars praise Madonna for opening act

The Season 33 finale began on a festive note with a group performance of Madonna’s ’80s hit “Holiday.”

The upbeat number, choreographed by Ray Leeper, featured the return of eliminated season contestants such as Anna Delvey, Tori Spelling, Eric Roberts and Jenn Tran. Co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro were also in attendance.

“What a way to start our celebration with all the stars of the season,” Ribeiro said.

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Here’s who won the Season 33 title

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