What was Brandi Chun's driving motivation? Netflix's 'Dance 100' winner takes home whopping $100,000

Brandi Chun claimed 'I can't believe I just won this' as she was declared the winner of Netflix's 'Dance 100'
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2023
Brandi Chun declared the winner on Netflix's 'Dance 100' (Netflix)
Brandi Chun declared the winner on Netflix's 'Dance 100' (Netflix)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Brandi Chun secured her place in the finale by defeating Celine Edmondson and Max Pham. Along with Brandi, Keenan Cooks moved ahead in the show to battle for the title of the 'Dance 100's winner. 

Brandi and Keenan went one-on-one in Netflix's cutthroat dancing competition to win $100,000. But there could only be one winner and it was Hawaiian dancer Brandi who took away everyone's breath away. She had earlier claimed, "I've left blood, sweat, and tears in this competition and it's time to just pull it out on the stage one last time." She added, "If I win this competition, it's gonna change my life forever." It certainly did. Keep reading to know Brandi's experience as she won the dance battle.

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Brandi Chun won Netflix's 'Dance 100' (Netflix)
Brandi Chun won Netflix's 'Dance 100' (Netflix)

Brandi Chun never envisioned sharing her creativity on 'Dance 100'

Just before the finale, Brandi shared her feelings. When asked by the host what does it mean for her to be in the finale, the winner claimed, "It means the world because I never thought this little girl would be doing this, sharing my vision of creativity on a platform and stage like this with talented dancers." She added, "I just feel very blessed." Well, the 'Dance 100' dancers believes fully in Brandi and they knew that her performance was worth the winning ticket. When asked, one of the dancers Robbie said, "was this performance worth $100,000? I mean, yeah." He claimed the reason was that "the choreography is complex." He added, "The musicality and rhythms aren't predictable at all." Well, Brandi won with a heavy number of votes in her favor. Almost all the dancers went behind Brandi, with only a few going behind Keenan. 

Brandi Chun talking with her mother after winning Netflix's 'Dance 100' (Netflix)
Brandi Chun talking with her mother after winning Netflix's 'Dance 100' (Netflix)

Brandi Chun claims her driving motivation was her family

Brandi was left overwhelmed when she won the show. The winner said, "It's gonna sink in later, I'm kind of on the verge of crying but it's like, I can't." She further stopped talking saying, "I have no words." She then went on to announce the celebratory news to her mother by video calling her. She said to her mother, "Mom, I won!" and then laughed. She then claimed, "My driving motivation was to just make my family proud." Her mother cried in the video call while saying, "I'm so happy for you." Furthermore, Brandi claimed the winning 'Dance 100' was a "once in a lifetime opportunity." She said, "I can't believe I just won this." 

'Dance 100' is available to stream online on Netflix.

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