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William Levy Breaks A Sweat To Shakira's 'Objection' On 'Dancing With The Stars' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post  |  By Posted: Updated: 05/22/2012 1:33 pm

William Levy is hot. Shakira is hot. And when you put the two of them together on “Dancing With the Stars,” they’re pure fuego!

OK, so Shaki didn’t actually perform with the Cuban heartthrob on last night’s “Dancing With the Stars” finals, but William and his partner Cheryl Burke did perform one of her songs, “Objection," for their sexy cha-cha-cha.

The sexy performance, which featured William how we like him best (with his shirt wide open), is hands down Levy’s sexiest performance of the entire season. There was plenty of bumping and grinding, hip shaking, and pelvis thrusting action, and the body contact between Levy and Burke was insane.

But despite how hot the performance was, judge Len Goodman didn’t care for it, and called it “predictable."

“I liked it. I liked the lifts, I liked the changes of rhythm from tango into salsa, but for me, it was too predictable," he said. "All you do is shake your butt and get the women screaming. I didn’t want a salsa with lifts," he added.

Ouch!

After last night’s show, the usually reserved Levy fired back at Len for his criticism, telling People.com he wouldn’t change a thing a{about the performance} if he had to do the dance all over again.

"It [was] the freestyle," Levy said. "It's free. We can do whatever we want. It wasn't supposed to be something that Len was looking for. You don't have to do whatever he says. We picked samba, who cares?"

Levy also told Access Hollywood he stands by the performance.

“I feel this was an amazing dance, and [an] amazing routine,” he said. “I think it was a really good freestyle routine. It’s freestyle and we had a lot going on… lifting here, lifting there, dancing over here, moving over there. That’s what it’s all about, you know?”

As for whether he wins or loses tonight, Levy says he gave it his all last night. “We gave it our all… I mean, whatever happens, it’s gonna be good because I know we gave it [our] all,” he told Access Hollywood. “We got 59 out of 60, and right now, it’s up to the fans. I’m pretty amazed [by] what we did. We did a good freestyle, we did a good cha cha and I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, but I feel like a winner right now," he said.


CHECK OUT THIS SLIDESHOW OF WILLIAM LEVY THROUGH THE YEARS

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  • As People En Español's 'Sexiest Man Alive' 2012

  • DWTS's Newest Heartthrob

    All eyes were on Levy last week on 'Dancing With The Stars." The show's new heartthrob debuted with a cha-cha-cha dance with partner Cheryl Burke. Judge Bruno Tonioli even called him the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/crystal-bell/dancing-with-the-stars-season-14-premiere_b_1365762.html" target="_hplink">"hottest package of the season." </a>

  • Who is THAT?!

    "Who is THAT?!" That's what women everywhere were thinking when William Levy showed up in Jennifer Lopez's 2011 music video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgLcQmlN2Xg" target="_hplink">"I'm Into You."</a> His bulging biceps, washboard abs and Gladiator pecs had us at hello.

  • A Good Natured Fella

    William Levy from "Dancing With The Stars" appears on ABC's "Good Morning America" show, in New York, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

  • Sexiest Man Of The Year, 2011

    In 2011, Levy was named <a href="http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2011/08/25/william-levy-tops-people-en-espanol-list-sexiest-men/" target="_hplink">"Sexiest Man of the Year'' by People en Espa&ntildeol</a>

  • Modest Man

    After grabbing the second-highest score on Monday's season 14 premiere of "Dancing with the Stars," the Cuban-born hunk told <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dancing-with-the-stars-william-levy-i-stole-fruit-as-a-kid-2012203#ixzz1qF2i1KxR" target="_hplink">Us Weekly</a> it was always his dream to come to America. "Back in Cuba, I had no shoes, I was walking on the street stealing fruits from my neighbors -- and tonight, to be in this position in my life, is really great! No complaints at all." In this photo, Levy and his mother attend the Univision "Premios Juventud Awards."

  • Male Model

    Before he was an actor on Spanish-language soaps like "Triunfo del Amor" and "Cuidado Con El Angel," Levy was a male model for "Next Models Agency." The Cuban adonis was also featured in two Telemundo reality shows: "Isla de la Tentacion" and "Protagonistas de Novela."

  • Naked Cowboy

    If there was any doubt that Levy has one of the hottest bodies in Hollywood, Us Weekly has uncovered this sexy photo of the hunky telenovela star, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/william-levy-naked-cowboy_n_1373388.html" target="_hplink">which includes rock hard pecs, washboard abs, and bulging biceps. </a> The photo <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/hot-see-dwts-william-levy-as-a-naked-sexy-cowboy-2012223" target="_hplink">was taken on the set of a 2007 Wild West-themed shoot, </a>according to the magazine.

  • Performing On ABC's "Good Morning America"

    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: 'Dancing With The Stars' third placed finalists Cheryl Burke (L) and William Levy perform on ABC's 'Good Morning America' in Times Square on May 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

  • Most Of His DWTS Shirts Had No Buttons

    In this Monday, May 21, 2012 image released by ABC, William Levy and his partner Cheryl Burke perform on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles. The winner of the competition will be declared on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Taylor)

  • In 2008, Making A Name For Himself In Telenovelas

    FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2008 file photo, Cuban actor William Levy is shown during the filming of an episode of the "Cuidado con el Angel" or "Careful with the Angel" sopa opera at Televisa Network studios in Mexico City. Levy will be among the 12 celebrity contestants on the next season of the ABC dancing competition, premiering March 19. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, file)

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10:20 PM on 05/22/2012
freakedly perfect
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WolfLady
SweetieFierce
09:28 PM on 05/22/2012
Donald's freestyle blew the others away. I hope he and Peta get that ridiculous trophy.

~WolfLady~
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SamiSam
Don't let the smooth taste fool you.
09:26 PM on 05/22/2012
He's physical perfection.
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gypsynomad
I dwell in possibility.
08:53 PM on 05/22/2012
I am rooting for Donald, but would not mind at all if William wins, very nice dude and so easy on my eyes..;)
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08:46 PM on 05/22/2012
They should get these two guys on DWTS
http://youtu.be/eLRNcOG775g
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Absolute
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08:24 PM on 05/22/2012
Shake it William! Len hush up.
03:45 PM on 05/23/2012
I think Len should get a new boyfriend,perhaps he might not be so critical of the young guys who performe well and look good on yhe dance floore.
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MissTigress
08:23 PM on 05/22/2012
He is such a humble and sweet guy who obviously had a great time. I think he grew tremendously as a dancer and the freestyle was just a culmination of all he has learned. Of course he did what he does best...it's supposed to be your very best. So, it was Latin...they also added a lot of freestyle lifts and mixed up tango, salsa, even a bit of hip hop gyrating. It was hot hot hot! He would look a little silly doing something like what Catherine did. I'm glad he didn't go for something that would make him look silly like a straight up hip hop or something. He's suave and sexy and he gave it but in the package of a straight up great dance. I hope they win. But I do know that even if they don't, he has crossed over and I look forward to seeing what he does next. All of that said, both Catherine and Donald were totally awesome as well. Very good final. I have a feeling that the Packer fans will pull it out for Donald.
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Joe Krumbach
We are the children of an alien experiment.
08:16 PM on 05/22/2012
By in large, Dancing with the Stars is just soft core porn for midwest houswives who are reading Fifty Shades of Grey thinking "if only."

Sorry, but I really despise reality TV, it is dumbing down America faster than a Kardashian marriage.
07:56 PM on 05/22/2012
""It [was] the freestyle," Levy said. "It's free. We can do whatever we want."

I agree. Len can be a pedantic stick in the mud.
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WhereIsTheTruth
We need more chlorine in the gene pool!
08:12 PM on 05/22/2012
Stick in the mud? I thought the stick was somewhere a little more personal.
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sockman
09:24 PM on 05/22/2012
LOL...400
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MiraMcB
Stop whining! You lost!
07:49 PM on 05/22/2012
I'm thinking Levy is going to win, just based on the drooling female fan vote. His dancing isn't bad, but of the three left, I feel Katherine is the most accomplished, followed closely by Donald.
07:36 PM on 05/22/2012
He shouldn't win. Cheryl always choreographs the dances so she's the one doing the harder moves. Watch...it's her doing all the tough stuff and because she's very good at it, we don't really notice him doing not much.
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MissTigress
08:25 PM on 05/22/2012
well, to be fair, ALL the professionals do that. Look at the guys! They are working their butts off to make the women contestants look great. It's just what they do. All the pros do more of the work.
09:38 PM on 05/22/2012
Katherine did an outstanding job with her free style.
07:35 PM on 05/22/2012
He shouldn't win. If you watch the dances it's Cheryl doing all the hard moves. She always choreographs it that way.
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RButler
I've always wanted to have everything I wanted
07:34 PM on 05/22/2012
I am constantly amazed that amateurs can learn even one dance in less than a week and do it as well as they do. One little moment's inattention and the girl goes flying or is dropped. It is especially amazing when they show the rehearsals and I can't imagine them being able to make it happen. But, they do, even the losers are great.
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Stephen Stafford
Be the answer to somebody's prayer!
07:30 PM on 05/22/2012
Len echoed what I said during that dance. The chest exposed and all that rump shaking was over the top. Pandering comes to mind. He could not have swiveled his hips or shook his booty a bit more.
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MissTigress
08:26 PM on 05/22/2012
well, Stephen, during that dance all I could think was, thank god! ;)
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Princess Rita
Everyone is entitled to my opinions..!!
07:16 PM on 05/22/2012
William Levy is hot..... that' all I can say.....
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08:20 PM on 05/22/2012
Agree - love those old sheer underwear ads