Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)
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| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | BBC Worldwide |
| Presented by | Tom Bergeron (current host) Samantha Harris (current co-host) (2006-present) Lisa Canning (2005) Drew Lachey (2007, filled in for Samantha Harris) six episodes |
| Judges | Len Goodman Carrie Ann Inaba Bruno Tonioli Michael Flatley (fill in for Goodman, Season 7 - Week 6) Baz Luhrmann (fill in for Goodman, Season 9 - Week 2) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 146 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | CBS Television City (Studio 46) Los Angeles, California |
| Running time | 1–2 hours (Live) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 1, 2005–Present |
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.
The show is currently hosted by Emmy Award-winning game show host and television personality, Tom Bergeron alongside Lisa Canning for the first season, before former E! reporter, Samantha Harris took over the role as co-hostess in 2006. The show debuted in a short run from June to July 2005, then returned the following January and February. Beginning in the fall of 2006, ABC has scheduled the show to air two seasons per year, one running from September to November and the other from March to May. The show's ninth season premiered on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 8 pm.[1][2]
Some ABC affiliates have their own local versions of Dancing with the Stars. WEWS-TV in Cleveland, for example, did its own Cleveland version of the show using Cleveland-based celebrities.
Seasons
| Season | Season Premiere Date | Season Finale Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - Summer 2005 | June 1, 2005 July 12, 2005 (Dance-Off) |
July 6, 2005 July 13, 2005 (Dance-Off) |
| 2 - Winter 2005 | January 5, 2006 | February 26, 2006 |
| 3 - Fall 2006 | September 12, 2006 | November 15, 2006 |
| 4 - Spring 2007 | March 19, 2007 | May 22, 2007 |
| 5 - Fall 2007 | September 24, 2007 | November 27, 2007 |
| 6 - Spring 2008 | March 17, 2008 | May 20, 2008 |
| 7 - Fall 2008 | September 22, 2008 | November 25, 2008 |
| 8 - Spring 2009 | March 9, 2009 | May 19, 2009 |
| 9 - Fall 2009 | September 21, 2009 | November 24, 2009[3] |
Dances
The following are the dances performed by couples on Dancing with the Stars. In addition, each couple in the final round performs a dance of any style or combination of styles of their choosing, called "freestyle".
| Dance | Seasons Used |
|---|---|
| Argentine Tango | Season 8 |
| Bolero | Season 9-present |
| Cha-Cha-Cha | All |
| Charleston | Season 9-present |
| Foxtrot | All |
| Freestyle | All |
| Hustle | Season 7 |
| Jitterbug | Season 7 |
| Jive | All |
| Lambada | Season 9-present |
| Lindy Hop | Season 8 |
| Mambo | Season 3-present |
| Paso Doble | All |
| Quickstep | All |
| Rumba | All |
| Salsa | Season 7-present |
| Samba | All |
| Tango | All |
| Two-Step | Season 9-present |
| Viennese Waltz | Season 5-present |
| Waltz | Season 1-4, 8-present |
| West Coast Swing | Season 7 |
Note: Season 3 was the only season in which the person with the highest scoring freestyle did not win the competition.
Couples
Other Participants
4th Place - Semifinals
| Season | Celebrity | Professional | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hunter | Jonathan Roberts | 25/30 |
| 2 | Lisa Rinna | Louis van Amstel | 53/60 |
| 3 | Monique Coleman | Louis van Amstel | 53/60 |
| 4 | Ian Ziering | Cheryl Burke | 58/60 |
| 5 | Jennie Garth | Derek Hough | 58/60 |
| 6 | Marissa Jaret Winokur | Tony Dovolani | 52/60 |
| 7 | Cody Linley | Julianne Hough Edyta Śliwińska |
46/60 |
| 8 | Ty Murray | Chelsie Hightower | 48/60 |
| 9 |
5th Place - Quarter Finals
| Season | Celebrity | Professional | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evander Holyfield | Edyta Sliwinska | 13/30 |
| 2 | George Hamilton | Edyta Sliwinska | 23/30 |
| 3 | Jerry Springer | Kym Johnson | 64/901 |
| 4 | Billy Ray Cyrus | Karina Smirnoff | 38/60 |
| 5 | Cameron Mathison | Edyta Sliwinska | 51/60 |
| 6 | Mario | Karina Smirnoff | 53/60 |
| 7 | Maurice Greene | Cheryl Burke | 48/60 |
| 8 | Lil' Kim | Derek Hough | 52/60 |
| 9 |
- Note that it was out of 90 because they added the dance from week 6 and the two dances from week 7 and also thanks to the withdrawal of Sara Evans.
Perfect scores
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Perfect thirties
Judges have awarded perfect 30 out of 30 to couples on the following occasions:
| Celebrity | Professional | Season | Week | Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Monaco | Alec Mazo | 1 | 6 | Freestyle |
| John O'Hurley | Charlotte Jorgensen | 1 | Dance-Off | Waltz |
| Stacy Keibler | Tony Dovolani | 2 | 5, 8 | Samba |
| Drew Lachey | Cheryl Burke | 2 | 6 | Tango |
| Stacy Keibler | Tony Dovolani | 2 | 6, 8 | Jive |
| Drew Lachey | Cheryl Burke | 2 | 8 | Paso Doble |
| Drew Lachey | Cheryl Burke | 2 | 8 | Freestyle |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
| Joey Lawrence | Edyta Sliwinska | 3 | 9 | Rumba |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 9 | Tango |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 10 | Samba |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 10 | Mambo |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 10 | Paso Doble |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 10 | Freestyle |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 5 | Samba |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 7 | Samba |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 7, 9 | Jive |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 8, 10 | Paso Doble |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 9 | Foxtrot |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 9 | Quickstep |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
| Ian Ziering | Cheryl Burke | 4 | 9 | Jive |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 9 | Quickstep |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 10 | Freestyle |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 10 | Freestyle |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 10 | Tango |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 10 | Mambo |
| Sabrina Bryan | Mark Ballas | 5 | 4 | Paso Doble |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 6 | Rumba |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 7, 9 | Paso Doble |
| Hélio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 8, 10 | Quickstep |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 9 | Viennese Waltz |
| Hélio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 9 | Foxtrot |
| Hélio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
| Jennie Garth | Derek Hough | 5 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 10 | Mambo |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 6, 10 | Jive |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 10 | Cha-Cha Face-off |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 10 | Freestyle |
| Jason Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | 6 | 10 | Quickstep |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 7 | Foxtrot |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 10 | Freestyle |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 10 | Viennese Waltz |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 4, 11 | Argentine Tango |
| Melissa Rycroft | Tony Dovolani | 8 | 9, 11 | Samba |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 10 | Waltz |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 10 | Argentine Tango |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 10 | Salsa |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 11 | Paso Doble Face-off |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 11 | Freestyle |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 11 | Cha-Cha-Cha |
Perfect tens
Judges have awarded perfect 10 out of 10 to couples on the following occasions:
| Celebrity | Professional | Season | Week | Dance | Score | Judges who gave 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy Keibler | Tony Dovolani | 2 | 2 | Rumba | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Drew Lachey | Cheryl Burke | 2 | 4 | Paso Doble | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Drew Lachey | Cheryl Burke | 2 | 7 | Rumba | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Stacy Keibler | Tony Dovolani | 2 | 7 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Joey Lawrence | Edyta Sliwinska | 3 | 2 | Quickstep | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 4 | Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Willa Ford | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 3 | 4 | Waltz | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 6 | Mambo | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 7 | Waltz | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 7 | Mambo | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 7 | Foxtrot | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Joey Lawrence | Edyta Sliwinska | 3 | 7 | Foxtrot | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 8 | Waltz | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Joey Lawrence | Edyta Sliwinska | 3 | 8 | Tango | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 8 | Samba | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 8 | Rumba | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Monique Coleman | Louis van Amstel | 3 | 8 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 9 | Waltz | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Joey Lawrence | Edyta Sliwinska | 3 | 9 | Quickstep | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 10 | Samba | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 10 | Freestyle | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 4 | Paso Doble | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 5 | Rumba | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 6 | Rumba | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 7 | Mambo | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 7 | Quickstep | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 7 | Foxtrot | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 8 | Tango | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 8 | Mambo | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Ian Ziering | Cheryl Burke | 4 | 9 | Tango | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 10 | Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 10 | Rumba | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Jennie Garth | Derek Hough | 5 | 4 | Paso Doble | 27 | Len Goodman |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 5 | Samba | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Sabrina Bryan | Mark Ballas | 5 | 5 | Rumba | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Helio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Marie Osmond | Jonathan Roberts | 5 | 7 | Quickstep | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Jennie Garth | Derek Hough | 5 | 7 | Rumba | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 8 | Mambo | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Jennie Garth | Derek Hough | 5 | 9 | Tango | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Marie Osmond | Jonathan Roberts | 5 | 9 | Quickstep | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 10 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Helio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 10 | Freestyle | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 4 | Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Jason Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | 6 | 4 | Viennese Waltz | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Shannon Elizabeth | Derek Hough | 6 | 4 | Viennese Waltz | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 5 | Rumba | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Mario | Karina Smirnoff | 6 | 6 | Rumba | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 7 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Jason Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | 6 | 7 | Quickstep | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 8 | Quickstep | 29 | Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli |
| Cristián de la Fuente | Cheryl Burke | 6 | 8 | Tango | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Jason Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | 6 | 8 | Tango | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Cristián de la Fuente | Cheryl Burke | 6 | 8 | Mambo | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Jason Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | 6 | 9 | Foxtrot | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Cristián de la Fuente | Cheryl Burke | 6 | 9 | Samba | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 9 | Tango | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 9 | Jive | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 3 | Viennese Waltz | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 5 | Jitterbug | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Cody Linley | Julianne Hough | 7 | 5 | Jitterbug | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 6 | Rumba | 26 | Michael Flatley |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 7 | Team Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Warren Sapp | Kym Johnson | 7 | 7 | Team Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Maurice Greene | Cheryl Burke | 7 | 7 | Team Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 8 | Tango | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Warren Sapp | Kym Johnson | 7 | 8 | Tango | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Lance Bass | Lacey Schwimmer | 7 | 9 | Mambo | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Lance Bass | Lacey Schwimmer | 7 | 9 | Jitterbug | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 9 | Salsa | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Brooke Burke | Derek Hough | 7 | 10 | Samba Smackdown | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Warren Sapp | Kym Johnson | 7 | 10 | Freestyle | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Lance Bass | Lacey Schwimmer | 7 | 10 | Jitterbug | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Lil' Kim | Derek Hough | 8 | 4 | Argentine Tango | 27 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Melissa Rycroft | Tony Dovolani | 8 | 4 | Lindy Hop | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 5 | Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Lil' Kim | Derek Hough | 8 | 6 | Jive | 28 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Melissa Rycroft | Tony Dovolani | 8 | 7 | Argentine Tango | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 7 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Lil' Kim | Derek Hough | 8 | 8 | Paso Doble | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 8 | Samba | 27 | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Lil' Kim | Derek Hough | 8 | 8 | Team Tango | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 8 | Team Tango | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Ty Murray | Chelsie Hightower | 8 | 8 | Team Tango | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 9 | Foxtrot | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 9 | Paso Doble | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Melissa Rycroft | Tony Dovolani | 8 | 10 | Quickstep | 28 | Len Goodman |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | 8 | 11 | Paso Doble Face-Off | 28 | Bruno Tonioli |
| Melissa Rycroft | Tony Dovolani | 8 | 11 | Paso Doble Face-Off | 29 | Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 11 | Freestyle | 28 | Len Goodman |
Perfect Sixties
Judges have awarded perfect 60 out of 60 to couples on the following occasions:
| Celebrity | Professional | Season | Week | Dances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Ali | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 4 | 9 | Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha |
| Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 9 | Foxtrot Jive |
| Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 9 | Viennese Waltz Paso Doble |
| Hélio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 9 | Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | 8 | 10 | Waltz Salsa |
Perfect Nineties
Judges have awarded perfect 90 out of 90 to couples on the following occasions:
| Celebrity | Professional | Season | Week | Dances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Mark Ballas | 6 | 10 | Cha-Cha-Cha Freestyle Jive |
Scoring and voting procedure
In seasons 1 and 2, only the overall ranking between competitors by the judges and the public was relevant. In season 3 and all subsequent seasons, the scoring system has made the exact scores relevant as well.
The scoring begins with the judges' marks. Each judge gives a 1 to 10 score, for a total score of 3 to 30 (the lowest individual score, however, was a 2 for Master P's Paso Doble in season 2, and the lowest total score for a dance was an 8). When multiple performances are scored, only the cumulative total counts. The contestants' "judges' shares" are calculated as the percentage of the total number of points awarded to all contestants that evening. (For example, if a team earned 20 points on a night when the judges awarded 200 points, their judges' share would be 20/200 = 10%.) This percentage is then added to the percentage of North American votes received by each contestant. The bottom two couples are identified in the results show, and the couple with the lowest combined total is eliminated.[4] Season 8 added an occasional "dance-off," in which contestants could re-do one of their dances, in an effort to improve their judges' score. This might be discontinued due to the eliminated couple always scoring higher than or equivalent to the couple that was saved.
Public voting is conducted via a toll-free number, the ABC web site, and, most recently, text messages; contestants can vote during and immediately after each performance show. The maximum number of votes per voter per medium is equal to the number of couples performing that night, or five votes, whichever is larger.
General information
Payment
Celebrities make $200,000 per season, no matter how far they advance in the competition. The winner also gets a bonus of $100,000, the second-place team gets a bonus of $75,000 and third-place team gets a bonus of $50,000.[5]
TV Show Crossovers
Lacey Schwimmer, Dmitry Chaplin, and Chelsie Hightower were all contestants on So You Think You Can Dance. Lacey was a finalist in season 3. Dmitry is from season 2. Chelsie was in season 4.
Several featured dancers were also from So You Think You Can Dance. Benji Schwimmer, Lacey's brother and winner from season 2 has performed on DWTS in Seasons 7 and 8. Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis from season 3 and Artem Chigvinsev from season 1 have also performed on the show. Snow Urbin from season 1 was a part of the Professional Dance competition in season 8.
Louis Van Amstel choreographed various dances for So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5). Three of Van Amstel's routines were danced again in the finale, chosen by judges and fellow choreographers as personal favorites.
Withdrawals
Season 2
Lil' Romeo and Master P
Lil' Romeo was the first person to withdraw, in Season 2. His father, Master P took his place in the competition, being partnered with Ashly DelGrosso.
Season 3
Sara Evans
Sara Evans in the third season was the second celebrity to withdraw from the competition, while in progress. She cited her divorce as the reason for leaving the competition. As a result, her professional partner, Tony Dovolani also became the first professional dancer to withdraw from the competition.
Season 4
Vincent Pastore and John Ratzenberger
Another withdrawal occurred during the run-up to Season 4, on February 28 when Vincent Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week of training. Pastore said he did not realize how much work was needed during a ten-week period, and that he was not up to the physical demands of the show. He was replaced on March 2 by actor John Ratzenberger who was partnered with Edyta Sliwinska.[6]
Season 7
Misty May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor was forced to withdraw from Season 7 after tearing her Achilles tendon during rehearsals. The injury required surgery. Her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy became the second professional to withdraw from the competition.
Season 8
Season 8 was over before it even began for singer Jewel and Access Hollywood host Nancy O'Dell. Both were forced to pull out of competition prior to the premiere due to injury.
Jewel and Holly Madison
Jewel suffered from a fractured tibia in both legs. She was replaced with former The Girls Next Door star, and ex-girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison.
Nancy O'Dell and Melissa Rycroft
O'Dell torn meniscus that required surgery. She was replaced with The Bachelor finalist Melissa Rycroft.
Relationships
Professional-celebrity relationships
Over the seasons there have been four confirmed relationships between professional dancers and their celebrity partners.
| Celebrity | Professional | Previous Season |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | Became runner-up Broke up |
| Sabrina Bryan | Mark Ballas | 5 | Broke up and Ballas is now dating singer Joanna Pacitti |
| Shannon Elizabeth | Derek Hough | 6 | Broke up |
| Matthew Lawrence | Cheryl Burke | 3 | Lawrence's brother Joey came in third place with Edyta Sliwinska Broke Up |
| Chuck Wicks | Julianne Hough | 8 | Began dating before show started Both are country singers |
Relationships Between Professionals Only
Dating
| Boy | Girl | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alec Mazo | Edyta Sliwinska | Married |
| Jonathan Roberts | Anna Trebunskaya | Married |
| Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Karina Smirnoff | Engaged; Called off on Tuesday September 8. |
Family
| Professional | 2nd Professional |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Julianne Hough | Derek Hough | Are siblings Moved to London to train with the Ballas family Have both won at least one season |
| Mark Ballas | Corky Ballas | Are father and son Corky's real name is Mark Ballas Sr. and is nicknamed "Corky" |
Relationships between contestants
Season 2's Lisa Rinna has been married to Season 3's Harry Hamlin since 1997, prior to either's appearance on the show. Had Jewel not been injured, she and her husband Ty Murray would have been the first celebrity couple to compete in the same season of the show. Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond are brother and sister. George Hamilton and Ashley Hamilton are father and son.
Celebrity injuries
Season 2
Stacy Keibler fell during rehearsals and hurt her foot. This did not affect her performances.
Season 5
Marie Osmond
On Season 5, Marie Osmond fainted on Week 5 after her performance. The show immediately went to commercial break. She received a 21/30.
Jane Seymour
On Week 6, Jane Seymour was also absent on the results show due to food poisoning.
Season 6
Kristi Yamaguchi
On Season 6, Kristi Yamaguchi injured her ankle on Week 4. This did not affect her performance or attendance.
Cristián de la Fuente
On Monday April 28, 2008 (Week 7), Cristián de la Fuente suffered a ruptured tendon in his left biceps muscle during his performance. The judges critiqued him according to his performance up to the injury. He was sent to the hospital immediately and missed the end of the show.
Season 7
Kim Kardashian
On August 24, 2008 (the day before she was named as a celebrity contestant), Kim Kardashian fell on a piece of a broken mirror in her hotel room, which she spoke about to Robin Roberts, Sam Champion and Tom Bergeron (the host of DWTS) on Good Morning America the next day. Doctors told her she could still dance in season 7. She and Mark Ballas were eliminated in 11th place.
Jeffrey Ross
On September 22, 2008, while rehearsing for that night's performance, Jeffrey Ross suffered a scratched cornea in his left eye. He wore a rhinestone-studded eye patch in jest of the injury.[7]
Misty May-Treanor
On October 4, 2008, Misty May-Treanor had ruptured her Achilles tendon during rehearsal and was forced to withdraw from the competition, requiring surgery for her injury.
Susan Lucci
In October 2008, Susan Lucci had sprained her ankle while rehearsing for that night's performance. She explained that she slides underneath partner Tony Dovolani's legs in the routine, and she "didn't put her butt down in time" and rolled her ankle, thus spraining it. She still performed that night, her ankle wrapped. It was later announced that she had actually fractured two bones in her right foot.
Brooke Burke
On October 19, 2008, Brooke Burke was taken to the hospital after injuring her foot. She was performing the jitterbug with partner Derek Hough for camera blocking when she landed hard on her right foot while performing a front flip.
Group Routines
Cha-Cha-Cha
Lance Bass fractured his toe.
Paso Doble
Maurice Greene hyper-extended his leg.
Season 8
Jewel, Nancy O'Dell, Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft
Jewel and Nancy O'Dell were forced to withdraw from competing on Season 8, as Jewel fractured both her tibias and O'Dell tore her meniscus and required surgery. Holly Madison performed with Dmitry Chaplin in place of Jewel and Melissa Rycroft performed with Tony Dovolani in place of O'Dell.
Steve-O
Steve-O was injured during his dress rehearsal so he and his partner, Lacey Schwimmer, were unable to perform live. He landed on his back, driving his mic pack into his back. Instead, the judges critiqued his pre-recorded dress rehearsal performance. He received a 14/30.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak suffered a crush injury in his right ankle due to his weight; his doctor told him that he could continue in the competition, as long as his foot was either braced, or wrapped. He also suffered a pulled hamstring while rehearsing for his Samba.
Gilles Marini
Gilles Marini performed with a separated shoulder. While he needed surgery to repair the injury, he was able to continue to compete with the aid of cortisone injections and massage therapy, and had surgery after the season ended.[8][9]
Ty Murray
Ty Murray hurt his eye in the 60s Group Dance Rehearsal. While flipping his partner Chelsie Hightower in the air, her microphone pack jabbed his eye. This did not affect any of their performances or attendances.
Melissa Rycroft
Melissa Rycroft's rib cage was injured during rehearsal and she went to the doctor. It was said to be a hairline fracture and she was absent for the week. Just like Steve-O's injury, she was judged by the pre-recorded dress rehearsal and received a 21/30. Prior to her Group Mambo, professional Lacey Schwimmer filled in for her dancing with Tony Dovolani.
Season 9
Tom DeLay
One week before the premiere, DeLay had a possible stress fracture in his foot.
Mýa
Mýa was rushed to the hospital five days before the premiere because she shattered a glass in her hand and had to receive stitches.
Debi Mazar
Mazar was rushed to the hospital after she got a torn muscle in her neck and chest.
Professional partner injuries
Season 3
Kym Johnson
Jerry Springer's partner, Kym Johnson hyperextended one of her legs but kept on performing.
Season 5
Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas dislocated his shoulder on the Season Finale during his and Sabrina Bryan's encore dance. He was immediately sent to the hospital for the rest of the night.
Season 6
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff had to get surgery for a neck injury she had suffered before the start of season 6. She was well enough to perform the rest of the season with partner Mario.
Derek Hough
Dance Routine
On April 1, 2008 (Week 3), Derek Hough injured his neck when practicing for a routine he and his sister, Julianne Hough, and their friend Mark Ballas were to perform to a live performance on that night's results show by Kylie Minogue of her hit song Can't Get You Out Of My Head. Derek appeared on the results show but Mark and Julianne danced the routine without him.
Food Poisoning
In Week 5, Derek Hough contracted food poisoning from a protein shake that he drank earlier on performance day.
Season 7
Karina Smirnoff
Karina Smirnoff sprained her left ankle during rehearsals the morning of performance, September 22.[10] She performed that night, ankle fully wrapped, with celebrity partner, Rocco DiSpirito.
Derek Hough
Derek Hough blacked out after tripping and hitting his head on October 4, 2008.[11] He was rushed to a hospital, and was cleared to continue with the competition.
Julianne Hough and Cody Linley
Julianne Hough was rushed to the hospital after the October 21, 2008 results show with increasingly severe stomach pains. She was released the same night after it was determined that it was "just a bad stomach ache".[12] However, she was ordered to sit out the group hip-hop dance rehearsals the next day as a precaution.[13]
However, on the October 27 performance show, Hough announced that she had been diagnosed with Endometriosis and would be having surgery on October 28 to have her appendix removed.[14] Hough's dance partner Cody Linley would remain in the competition, and be teamed with Edyta Sliwinska, who had been paired with comedian Jeffrey Ross. Sliwinska and Ross had been eliminated in the season's first elimination. It was announced that this pairing was indefinite, and would last as long as Hough needed to recover.[15] It was announced on the November 11, 2008 results show that Julianne was returning the next week and returned to dance on that show with Derek in the fan-created "Stars of Dance".
Season 8
Tony Dovolani
Tony Dovolani suffered a jabbed eye when partner Melissa Rycroft's hand jabbed his eye resulting in him needing ice. Melissa quoted "You break my rib, I break your eyes." resulting of what happened in terms of her hairline fracture absence.
100th episode celebration
The show celebrated its 100th episode on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.[16] More than 30 former cast members and pros returned, with interviews with Stacy Keibler, Lisa Rinna, Jerry Springer, Vivica A. Fox, Joey Fatone, Kenny Mayne, Sabrina Bryan, and former winners Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, and Apolo Anton Ohno. Other appearances included the Season 5 cast, Jane Seymour, Ian Ziering, Mark Cuban, Wayne Newton, Leeza Gibbons, Harry Hamlin, Shandi Finnessey, Shannon Elizabeth, Paula Abdul and Helio Castroneves. New routines were performed by Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough, Mel B. and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and by Mario Lopez with the cast of A Chorus Line, in which he was starring on Broadway. The musical guest was country group Rascal Flatts.[17]
Judges' Top 10 dances
The Judges also presented a countdown of their choices for the top 10 perfect-scoring dances of the first five seasons. Their choices were:
| No. | Celebrity | Professional | Season | Week | Dance | Place Came In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Lopez | Karina Smirnoff | 3 | 9 | Tango | 2nd |
| 2 | Mel B | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 5 | 7 | Paso Doble | 2nd |
| 3 | Stacy Keibler | Tony Dovolani | 2 | 8 | Samba | 3rd |
| 4 | Drew Lachey | Cheryl Burke | 2 | 8 | Freestyle | 1st |
| 5 | Helio Castroneves | Julianne Hough | 5 | 8 | Quickstep | 1st |
| 6 | Joey Fatone | Kym Johnson | 4 | 7 | Jive | 2nd |
| 7 | Apolo Anton Ohno | Julianne Hough | 4 | 9 | Quickstep | 1st |
| 8 | Emmitt Smith | Cheryl Burke | 3 | 9 | Cha-Cha-Cha | 1st |
| 9 | Sabrina Bryan | Mark Ballas | 5 | 4 | Paso Doble | 7th |
| 10 | Kelly Monaco | Alec Mazo | 1 | Dance-Off | Freestyle | 1st |
Cardio dance DVDs
A DVD titled Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance was released on April 3, 2007 featuring Kym Johnson, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from Cha-cha, paso doble, samba, and jive dance routines.
A second DVD Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance was released on September 13, 2008 featuring Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Cheryl Burke. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from Cha-cha, Merengue, Samba and Mambo dance routines.[18]
Companion book
A companion book written by Guy Phillips was released in the early fall of 2007 entitled, Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Samba and Tango Your Way Into The Best Shape Of Your Life . The book has behind the scenes photos and stories from the show as well as fitness routines modeled by Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska. The book also features many promotional images from the first four seasons and the tour as well as original costume designs, lists of performed songs during a dance, and a complete list of every song and dance routine performed since the first season of the show.
See also
- So You Think You Can Dance (US)
- Strictly Come Dancing (Original BBC version)
- Dancing with the Stars (Full list of international versions)
- Skating With Celebrities
Notes
- ^ "Fall TV Scorecard: Which Shows Are Returning? Which Aren't?". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 19 Shows". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ http://twitter.com/kathyIreland/status/4512806472
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars Voting Summary, abc.go.com".
- ^ Reality Shows Pay with Resuscitated Careers Yahoo News, March 21, 2009
- ^ ABC News: John Ratzenberger Joins Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars'
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26860421/
- ^ http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/04/dancing-with-the-stars-gilles-marini-tells-extra-hell-need-surgery-after-the-season-ends.html
- ^ http://twitter.com/gillesDWTS
- ^ http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=https://www.mahalo.com/Karina_Smirnoff_Injured&ei=4_jtSaO4I6KUtgO_4ZDmAQ&usg=AFQjCNGddirF8gkK_JomI0-fu7InqZhIYg
- ^ http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27050453/&ei=J_ntSf8ynPKzA6H_-PAB&usg=AFQjCNHwvMky-YpzdDTRFwj3kIwhOc6rRw
- ^ http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=7&q=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b65017_julianne_visits_hospital_tummy_troubles.html&ei=RvntSaSBAZ_utQPPpN3tAQ&usg=AFQjCNGZzSy_CnWRgPB7VGbIvsY6hVNInA
- ^ Julianne Houghs Hospital Drama
- ^ http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=3&q=http://www.popcrunch.com/julianne-hough-endometriosisappendix-surgery-two-week-dancing-with-the-stars-break/&ei=j_ntSf7MJ5_WswOXl8X1AQ&usg=AFQjCNG3YMErNZuzXGltlnkZA1bRjRv1wA
- ^ http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.dwts.org/page/Edyta%2BSliwinska&ei=6PntSZf_BKGctgPR-uDqAQ&usg=AFQjCNGITinak6eC0YHXuKfr3NudlFfYtg
- ^ "'Dancing With the Stars' steps its way toward its 100th episode". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ "'Dancing With the Stars' eliminates another celeb Tuesday night". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance, Dancing with the Stars , ABC TV Store
External links
- Official ABC Website
- Dancing with the Stars: The Tour
- Dancing with the Stars at IMDb
- Template:Tv.com show
- "List of Dancing with the Stars Episodes". TVGuide. Retrieved 2009-07-09.