Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)

Dancing with the Stars (Season 9)
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Country	United States
Network	ABC
Original run	September 21, 2009 – November 24, 2009
No. of episodes	23
Celebrity winner	Donny Osmond
Professional winner	Kym Johnson
Previous season	8
Next season	10

Dancing with the Stars returned for a ninth season on September 21, 2009, on a three-night premiere. Executive producer Conrad Green confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the ninth season would start off with 16 celebrities, with three double-eliminations halfway through the season. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay withdrew from the competition in Week 3; however, Debi Mazar was also eliminated on the same night, replacing the double elimination planned for Week 5. Some changes were added this season including a larger cast and relay dances. Four new dances were introduced to complement the large cast. Those dances were the Bolero, Lambada, Two-Step, and the Charleston. The cast was unveiled on the Monday, August 17, 2009, edition of Good Morning America, returning to the announcement format of most seasons past. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as the show's hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continue as the judges this season, with Baz Luhrmann appearing as a guest judge in Week 2, temporarily replacing Len Goodman.

Pro pairings were officially announced on August 24, 2009.

Showbiz legend, Donny Osmond, won the competition over Grammy Award winning singer, Mýa, and reality star and singer, Kelly Osbourne.

This was Samantha Harris's last season as co-host.

Couples

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Ashley Hamilton	Actor & Comedian	Edyta Śliwińska	Eliminated 1st on September 23, 2009
Macy Gray	Singer	Jonathan Roberts	Eliminated 2nd on September 23, 2009
Kathy Ireland	Model & Entrepreneur	Tony Dovolani	Eliminated 3rd on September 29, 2009
Tom DeLay	Former U.S. House Majority Leader	Cheryl Burke	Withdrew on October 6, 2009
Debi Mazar	Actress	Maksim Chmerkovskiy	Eliminated 4th on October 6, 2009
Chuck Liddell	UFC Champion	Anna Trebunskaya	Eliminated 5th on October 13, 2009
Natalie Coughlin	Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer	Alec Mazo	Eliminated 6th on October 20, 2009
Melissa Joan Hart	Actress	Mark Ballas	Eliminated 7th on October 27, 2009
Louie Vito	World Champion Snowboarder	Chelsie Hightower	Eliminated 8th on October 27, 2009
Michael Irvin	NFL Hall of Famer	Anna Demidova	Eliminated 9th on November 3, 2009
Mark Dacascos	Iron Chef America Chairman	Lacey Schwimmer Anna Trebunskaya (Week 7)	Eliminated 10th on November 3, 2009
Aaron Carter	Singer & Actor	Karina Smirnoff	Eliminated 11th on November 10, 2009
Joanna Krupa	Model & Actress	Derek Hough Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Week 5)	Eliminated 12thth on November 17, 2009
Kelly Osbourne	Reality TV Star & Singer	Louis Van Amstel	Third Place on November 24, 2009
Mýa	Singer	Dmitry Chaplin	Second Place on November 24, 2009
Donny Osmond	Singer & Actor	Kym Johnson	Winners on November 24, 2009

Tom DeLay was reported with having a possible stress fracture in his foot on September 15, 2009, just one week before the competition. The injury did not keep him out of the competition. However, on the October 5th episode of the show, Tom Bergeron stated that the slight stress fracture had become a full stress fracture, and DeLay later reported that he had stress fractures in both feet, and that he would withdraw from the competition on his doctor's advice. On the October 6 results episode, DeLay formally announced that he would not continue as a contestant. Despite his withdrawal, Debi Mazar was still eliminated because she had the lowest number of votes, when normally when a contestant withdrew no one was eliminated that particular week and then the judges scores and votes would be combined for the next week.

Prior to the October 19th show, Derek Hough was sidelined by a bout of flu. Maksim Chmerkovskiy stepped in to teach and dance with Derek’s partner Joanna Krupa. Prior to the November 2 show, Lacey Schwimmer was also sidelined by illness. Anna Trebunskaya stepped in to teach and dance with Lacey’s partner Mark Dacascos.

Scoring Chart

Couple	Place	Week 1			Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6			Week 7			Week 8			Week 9				Week 10
Donny & Kym	1st	20	10	30	25	21	24	29	24	7	31	24	28	52	26	24	50	21	26	27	74	27	28	30	30	115
Mýa & Dmitry	2nd	21	10	31	27	27	28	27	24	9	33	25	24	49	29	30	59	28	30	29	87	30	30	27	28	115
Kelly & Louis	3rd	23	8	31	19	20	23	24	20	5	25	24	28	52	25	26	51	24	27	27	78	26	26	24	26	102
Joanna & Derek	4th	24	10	34	20	25	26	24	26	10	36	27	28	55	23	29	52	27	27	27	81
Aaron & Karina	5th	22	10	32	27	21	18	24	25	8	33	29	24	53	23	27	50
Mark D. & Lacey	6th	21	8	29	21	18	22	26	26	6	32	19	24	43
Michael & Anna D.	7th	13	6	19	20	14	16	21	20	2	22	23	24	47
Louie & Chelsie	8th	19	8	27	19	20	16	22	21	3	24
Melissa & Mark B.	9th	18	6	24	19	19	28	23	20	4	24
Natalie & Alec	10th	19	8	27	21	26	24	22
Chuck & Anna T.	11th	16	6	22	19	17	14
Debi & Maksim	12th	16	6	22	21	17
Tom & Cheryl	13th	16	4	20	18	15
Kathy & Tony	14th	16	4	20	18
Macy & Jonathan	15th	15	4	19
Ashley & Edyta	16th	15	4	19

     indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe (they may or may not have been in the bottom two).

• Week 1: On the premiere episode, the male celebrities each performed one dance with their respective partners, which was scored normally. Each of those eight couples were then split into two groups of four couples for a relay dance in which each couple performed a routine for thirty seconds. One group performed the Salsa while the other performed the Viennese Waltz. After each relay dance the judges ranked the couples, with the first place couple receiving 10 points, second place receiving 8 points, third place receiving 6 points and fourth place receiving 4 points. The female celebrities performed in similarly-formatted episode on the second premiere night with an individually-scored dance followed by a relay dance (Foxtrot or Cha-Cha-Cha). One male celebrity and one female celebrity (and their respective partners) were eliminated following the first week.
• Week 3: Debi & Maksim were eliminated on the results show for week three, and Tom Delay withdrew from the competition resulting from an injury.
• Week 6: Each couple performed an individual dance and then participated in a competiton mambo for their second dance. First place in the competition scored 10 points, second place scored 9 points, and so on. Two couples were eliminated on the results show for Week 6.
• Week 7: Each couple performed an individual dance and then participated in a team dance for their second dance. In the second dance, Aaron & Karina, Mya & Dmitry, Mark & Anna, and Michael & Anna performed a team paso doble, while Joanna & Derek, Donny & Kym, and Kelly & Louis performed a team tango. Two couples were eliminated following Week 7.
• Week 8: Each couple performed a dance which each couple had not yet performed in the "Ballroom Round," and a second dance in the "Latin Round."
• Week 9: Each team performed three dances. The first two were a Ballroom dance and a Latin Dance. Each couple then performed their "Knockout" dance—a dance earlier chosen by the couple in the event a dance-off was required in an previous double elimination week.
• Week 10: Each couple performed a dance they had not yet attempted as their first dance. Their second dance, dubbed the "Megamix", featured all three couples dancing the same choreography together and were judged against each other. The third dance was a freestyle dance. Each couple danced a "repeat performance" as their fourth dance and were scored against each other.

Dance Chart

Team	1		2	3	4	5	6		7		8		9			10
Donny & Kym	Foxtrot	Salsa	Jive	Rumba	Charleston	Argentine Tango	Jitterbug	Mambo	Quickstep	Team Tango	Viennese Waltz	'80s Paso Doble	Tango	Samba	Jitterbug	Cha-Cha-Cha	Megamix	Freestyle	Argentine Tango
Mýa & Dmitry	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Jive	Rumba	Lambada	Argentine Tango	Jitterbug	Mambo	Foxtrot	Team Paso Doble	Quickstep	'70s Samba	Waltz	Salsa	Cha-Cha-Cha	Paso Doble	Megamix	Freestyle	Jive
Kelly & Louis	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Tango	Samba	Charleston	Paso Doble	Jitterbug	Mambo	Salsa	Team Tango	Foxtrot	'60s Jive	Rumba	Quickstep	Cha-Cha-Cha	Argentine Tango	Megamix	Freestyle	Viennese Waltz
Joanna & Derek	Salsa	Foxtrot	Jive	Samba	Lambada	Argentine Tango	Waltz	Mambo	Rumba	Team Tango	Quickstep	Futuristic Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Salsa				Mambo
Aaron & Karina	Cha-Cha-Cha	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Rumba	Lambada	Argentine Tango	Waltz	Mambo	Jive	Team Paso Doble	Foxtrot	'90s Samba							Quickstep
Mark & Lacey	Cha-Cha-Cha	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Rumba	Two-Step	Paso Doble	Jitterbug	Mambo	Samba	Team Paso Doble									Paso Doble
Michael & Anna D.	Cha-Cha-Cha	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Samba	Bolero	Paso Doble	Waltz	Mambo	Foxtrot	Team Paso Doble									Paso Doble
Louie & Chelsie	Foxtrot	Salsa	Jive	Rumba	Two-Step	Argentine Tango	Jitterbug	Mambo											Rumba
Melissa & Mark	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Jive	Samba	Charleston	Argentine Tango	Waltz	Mambo											Salsa
Natalie & Alec	Salsa	Foxtrot	Quickstep	Rumba	Bolero	Paso Doble													Rumba
Chuck & Anna T.	Foxtrot	Salsa	Tango	Samba	Two-Step														Paso Doble
Debi & Maksim	Salsa	Foxtrot	Tango	Samba															Tango
Tom & Cheryl	Cha-Cha-Cha	Viennese Waltz	Tango	Samba															Two-Step
Kathy & Tony	Salsa	Foxtrot	Quickstep																Tango
Macy & Jonathan	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha																	Tango
Ashley & Edyta	Foxtrot	Salsa																	Waltz

     Highest Scoring Dance

     Lowest Scoring Dance

     Performed but not scored

^1 Joanna Krupa performed this dance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy as Derek Hough was unable to perform due to illness.

^2 Mark Dacascos performed this dance with Anna Trebunskaya as Lacey Schwimmer was unable to perform due to illness.

Guests & Tributes

September 23, 2009

Sean Kingston performed "Face Drop", and Selena Gomez & the Scene performed "Falling Down" while Derek Hough and Karina Smirnoff danced. The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured the 2009 Las Vegas cast of The Lion King. This episode also featured a tribute to Patrick Swayze with Chelsie Hightower and Dmitry Chaplin dancing to "She's Like the Wind", Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts dancing to "Unchained Melody", and a group dance by Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Anna Demidova, Louis van Amstel, Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts to "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".

September 29, 2009

Joss Stone performed "Free Me" while Jeremy Hudson and Mallauri Esquibel danced. Stone also performed "Son of a Preacher Man", which featured dancing by Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel. The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured the USC Marching Band with dancers from Stomp The Yard.

October 6, 2009

Queen Latifah performed two songs: "Fast Car" (while Cheryl Burke and Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced), and "Ease on Down the Road", featuring her own dancers. The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured JabbaWockeeZ with Mark Ballas and Lacey Schwimmer.

October 13, 2009

Shakira performed "Did It Again" and "Hips Don't Lie", both featuring her own dancers.

October 20, 2009

Norah Jones performed "It's Gonna Be" and "Come Away with Me", which also featured Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts dancing. The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured a Michael Jackson tribute with all Season 9 pro dancers and an introduction by La Toya Jackson. Also as part of the tribute, Mark Ballas, Karina Smirnoff and Derek Hough performed danced "I Want You Back", Chelsie Hightower, Tony Dovolani, Dmitry Chaplin, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Śliwińska and Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced to "Man in the Mirror", and all 16 pro dancers (led by Cheryl Burke and Louis van Amstel and featuring Alec Mazo, Kym Johnson, Jonathan Roberts, Anna Trebunskaya, Derek Hough and Anna Demidova) danced "Thriller".

October 27, 2009

Taylor Swift performed two songs: "Jump Then Fall" (with D.J. Guthrie and Kersten Todey dancing) and "Love Story", which featured a dance by Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Jonathan Roberts, Edyta Śliwińska, and Anna Trebunskaya. Tiempo Libre performed "Tu Conga Bach".

November 3, 2009

Colbie Caillat sang "Fallin' for You" while Alec Mazo and Edyta Śliwińska. On the same episode, Ballas Hough Band performed "Move," and Rod Stewart sang "It's the Same Old Song".

November 10, 2009

Michael Bublé sang "Haven't Met You Yet" (with Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya dancing) and "Feeling Good" (featuring Urs Geisenhainer and Agnes Kazmierczak dancing). Susan Boyle sang "I Dreamed a Dream" while Chelsie Hightower and Tony Dovolani danced.

The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured a "Design a Dance" performance. In the weeks leading up to November 10, viewers had voted about the style of dance, song, former celebrity and professional partner, and designs of costumes. Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas performed the Paso Doble to "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor, and Zachary Fisher, the designer of the costumes, won a trip to the show.

November 17, 2009

Alicia Keys sang "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart", Leona Lewis sang "Happy" and The Bee Gees performed "You Should Be Dancing" (with a dance by Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Cheryl Burke, Melissa Rycroft, and Artem Chigvintsev). The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured dancers from the movie Nine.

November 24, 2009

Whitney Houston sang two songs: "Million Dollar Bill" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", which featured dancing by Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Alec Mazo, Jonathan Roberts, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Śliwińska, and Anna Trebunskaya.

References

Footnotes

Judges' scores

External links

• Official website of U.S Dancing with the Stars