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WATCH: Kelly Clarkson’s Powerful Rendition Of Garth Brooks’ “The Dance”

The Kennedy Center Honors aired over the weekend where Garth Brooks was honored. Kelly Clarkson is known for performing cover songs as part of Kellyoke on her show The Kelly…

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The Kennedy Center Honors aired over the weekend where Garth Brooks was honored. Kelly Clarkson is known for performing cover songs as part of Kellyoke on her show The Kelly Clarkson Show, but when she performed "The Dance" on the Kennedy Center Honors she brought the house down.

Watch her performance below.

The show was taped on Friday, May 21st but aired last night on CBS. Before the airing, both Kelly Clarkson and Garth Brooks took to Twitter.

Kelly Clarkson tweeted this after her performance: "It was an honor to sing "The Dance" for @GarthBrooks at this year's Kennedy Center Honors. This song will forever hold a special place in my heart Red heart "

You could tell Garth had a blast at the Kennedy Center Honors: "I am humbled and grateful to EVERYONE that has celebrated this music over the years, this is OUR honor TOGETHER. To the singers and players who perform in the show tonight, thank you for making me fall in love with the music all over again.  gratitude, respect, love, g  #KCHonors"

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