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"Dancing with the Stars contestant Shawn Johnson has admitted that dancing in the show&amp;#039;s finale is &amp;quot;liberating&amp;quot;. The gymnast - who will compete for the last time in the second part of the competition&amp;#039;s finale tonight - explained that it is nice knowing that she has done all that she can to win.  Speaking to E! Online backstage after last night&amp;#039;s show, Johnson said: &amp;quot;There is something liberating about going out there, putting it all on the dance floor and having it be out of your hands now. It feels really good.&amp;quot; Meanwhile, Johnson&amp;#039;s partner Derek Hough defended their decision to break hold in their quickstep, which resulted in the panel of judges marking them down. &amp;quot;This whole season we haven&amp;#039;t been dancing for three people, we&amp;#039;ve been dancing for the viewers,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;That was one of their favorite dances, so if that&amp;#039;s what they want, that&amp;#039;s what we&amp;#039;re going to give them.&amp;quot; Johnson has been named as Digital Spy readers&amp;#039; favourite contestant in the final poll of the season. She will compete against Kelly Monaco and Melissa Rycroft in tonight&amp;#039;s Dancing with the Stars finale, which begins at 9/8c on ABC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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