COSENTINO THE GRAND ILLUSIONIST WINS DANCING WITH THE STARS
Last night saw Cosentino win his second impressive, globally recognised title after he claimed the championship title of Dancing With The Stars Australia just four days after he was announced as the winner of the prestigious Merlin award for International Magician of The Year.
(November 26, 2013) Cameras swept the dance floor to capture the show-stopping opener, a brilliantly choreographed relay of routines from all season 13 couples. It was déjà vu as all cast returned to relive a moment of their dancing dream, but ultimately, all eyes were on the final three Tina Arena, Cosentino and Rhiannon Fish who competed in three rounds of dancing including a redemption dance, sudden death Cha Cha and a final Freestyle in their attempt at glory.
Cosentino and Jess kicked off the championship with their redemption Samba and the judges saw huge improvement. Their Romeo and Juliet inspired Freestyle capped off their Dancing journey spectacularly. Kym said “well the first time we saw you do contemporary it was impressive and this was even more impressive. You’ve come back stronger every week.” Adam agreed “that was so assured. There’s such a wonderful soul when you dance.”
Cosentino was thrilled on his victory, saying, “to be in the top three is unbelievable and to be in this position is phenomenal.” It has been a tumultuous season for the couple, which included a new professional dance partner in episode two after Jess sustained a serious back injury. Jess said “we look like we gel so much on the dance floor, because we do in real life. It’s been an honor to dance with him everyday.”
Having only recently released his brand new magic kits to stores all around Australia, Cosentino has even more to be excited about as his top rating three-part TV special has just been picked up for prime time viewing across twenty-two countries in 2014 and will be complemented by an overseas tour next year.
Adelaide fans still have a chance to see Cosentino live with limited tickets still available to his final show of the tour at the Entertainment Centre on November 30, tickets through cosentino.com.au and livenation.com.au