Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 9
| Dancing with the Stars (Season 9) | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
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| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | American Broadcasting Company |
| Original release | September 21, 2009 – present |
| Season chronology | |
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 9th season would start off with 16 celebrities, with 3 double-eliminations halfway through the season.[1] Four new dances will be introduced to complement the large cast. Those dances are 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 return 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.
Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Hamilton | Actor & Comedian | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 1st on September 23, 2009 Male/Female Elimination |
| Macy Gray | Grammy Award Winning Singer | Jonathan Roberts | Eliminated 2nd on September 23, 2009 Male/Female Elimination |
| Kathy Ireland | Supermodel & 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 5th on October 6, 2009 |
| Aaron Carter | Singer & Reality TV Star | Karina Smirnoff | Participating |
| Natalie Coughlin | Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer | Alec Mazo | Participating |
| Mark Dacascos | Host of Iron Chef America & Martial Artist | Lacey Schwimmer | Participating |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Television Actress | Mark Ballas | Participating |
| Michael Irvin | NFL Hall of Famer | Anna Demidova | Participating |
| Joanna Krupa | Model | Derek Hough | Participating |
| Chuck Liddell | UFC Champion/ Hall of Famer | Anna Trebunskaya | Participating |
| Mýa | Grammy Award Winning Singer & Actress | Dmitry Chaplin | Participating |
| Kelly Osbourne | Singer & Reality TV Star | Louis van Amstel | Participating |
| Donny Osmond | Entertainer | Kym Johnson | Participating |
| Louie Vito | World Champion Snowboarder | Chelsie Hightower | Participating |
Scoring Chart
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
- indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two (or bottom three).
- indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe (they may or may have not been in the bottom two or three).
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
- indicates the couple withdrew.
| Team | Place | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron & Karina | |||||||||||
| Natalie & Alec | |||||||||||
| Mark & Lacey | |||||||||||
| Melissa & Mark | |||||||||||
| Michael & Anna D. | |||||||||||
| Joanna & Derek | |||||||||||
| Chuck & Anna T. | |||||||||||
| Mýa & Dmitry | |||||||||||
| Kelly & Louis | |||||||||||
| Donny & Kym | |||||||||||
| Louie & Chelsie | |||||||||||
| Debi & Maksim | |||||||||||
| Tom & Cheryl | |||||||||||
| Kathy & Tony | |||||||||||
| Macy & Jonathan | |||||||||||
| Ashley & Edyta | |||||||||||
Week 1: Each couple performed two dances. The first was scored normally. The second, the relay dance, was different. Four couples each performed a 30-second routine to a specific dance (Salsa or Viennese Waltz for the men, Cha-Cha-Cha or Foxtrot for the women) back-to-back. The judges then ranked each of the four couples. The couple who came in first got 10 points for the relay dance, second place got 8 points, third place got 6 points, and fourth place got 4 points. Therefore, a team could have earned a maximum of 40 points in Week 1.
Dance-Off Chart
| Week | Bottom Two Couples | Repeated Dance | Music | Previous Score | New Score | Eliminated Couple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Songs
Week 1
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order (Night 1 — Men)
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron & Karina | 22 (7,8,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Beggin'"—Madcon |
| Chuck & Anna T. | 16 (6,5,5) | Foxtrot | "That's Life"—Frank Sinatra |
| Mark & Lacey | 21 (7,7,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Kung Fu Fighting"—Carl Douglas |
| Ashley & Edyta | 15 (5,6,4) | Foxtrot | "Grace Kelly"—Mika |
| Donny & Kym | 20 (7,6,7) | Foxtrot | "All That Jazz"—from Chicago |
| Louie & Chelsie | 19 (6,7,6) | Foxtrot | "It's My Life"—No Doubt |
| Michael & Anna D. | 13 (5,4,4) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown |
| Tom & Cheryl | 16 (6,5,5) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Wild Thing"—The Troggs |
| Chuck & Anna T. Ashley & Edyta Donny & Kym Louie & Chelsie |
6 4 10 8 |
Salsa | "Get Busy"—Sean Paul |
| Aaron & Karina Mark & Lacey Tom & Cheryl Michael & Anna D. |
10 8 4 6 |
Viennese Waltz | "I'm Your Man"—Ryan Shaw |
- Running order (Night 2 — Women)
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debi & Maksim | 16 (6,5,5) | Salsa | "Complicación"—Tito Puente |
| Melissa & Mark | 18 (6,6,6) | Viennese Waltz | "The Time of My Life"—David Cook |
| Mýa & Dmitry | 21 (8,5,8) | Viennese Waltz | "Vision of Love"—Mariah Carey |
| Kathy & Tony | 16 (6,5,5) | Salsa | "Mambo Gozon"—Tito Puente |
| Natalie & Alec | 19 (7,6,6) | Salsa | "1+1=2"—Lou Bega |
| Macy & Jonathan | 15 (6,4,5) | Viennese Waltz | "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin |
| Joanna & Derek | 24 (8,8,8) | Salsa | "Meddle"—Little Boots |
| Kelly & Louis | 23 (7,8,8) | Viennese Waltz | "Trouble"—Ray LaMontagne |
| Natalie & Alec Kathy & Tony Debi & Maksim Joanna & Derek |
8 4 6 10 |
Foxtrot | "The Best Is Yet to Come"—Michael Buble |
| Macy & Jonathan Melissa & Mark Kelly & Louis Mya & Dmitry |
4 6 8 10 |
Cha-Cha-Cha | "Centerfold"—The J. Geils Band |
Week 2
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parantheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Baz Luhrmann, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna & Derek | 20 (6,7,7) | Jive | "What I Like About You"—Lillix |
| Natalie & Alec | 21 (7,7,7) | Quickstep | "I Want You Back"—The Jackson 5 |
| Chuck & Anna T. | 19 (6,7,6) | Tango | "Seven Nation Army"—The White Stripes |
| Melissa & Mark | 19 (7,6,6) | Jive | "Long Tall Sally"—Little Richard |
| Michael & Anna D. | 20 (7,7,6) | Quickstep | "Too Darn Hot"—from Kiss Me Kate |
| Debi & Maksim | 21 (7,7,7) | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne"—from Moulin Rouge! |
| Louie & Chelsie | 19 (6,7,6) | Jive | "Crash"—The Primitives |
| Aaron & Karina | 27 (9,9,9) | Quickstep | The Muppet Show Theme—from The Muppet Show |
| Kelly & Louis | 19 (6,7,6) | Tango | "Take Me on the Floor"—The Veronicas |
| Kathy & Tony | 18 (6,6,6) | Quickstep | "Shall We Dance?"—from The King and I |
| Mark & Lacey | 21 (7,7,7) | Quickstep | "King of Swing"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| Mýa & Dmitry | 27 (9,9,9) | Jive | "Would You...?"—Touch and Go |
| Tom & Cheryl | 18 (6,6,6) | Tango | "Por una Cabeza"—The Tango Project |
| Donny & Kym | 25 (8,9,8) | Jive | "Secret Agent Man"—Johnny Rivers |
Week 3
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark & Lacey | 18 (6,6,6) | Rumba | "Don't Lie"—Black Eyed Peas |
| Joanna & Derek | 23 (7,8,8) | Samba | "La Bomba"—King Africa |
| Mýa & Dmitry | 27 (10,7,10) | Rumba | "Underneath Your Clothes"—Shakira |
| Melissa & Mark | 19 (6,6,7) | Samba | "Turn Me On"—Kevin Lyttle |
| Louie & Chelsie | 20 (8,5,7) | Rumba | "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler |
| Debi & Maksim | 17 (6,5,6) | Samba | "Love Is In The Air"—John Paul Young |
| Donny & Kym | 21 (7,7,7) | Rumba | "Endless Love"—Lionel Richie & Diana Ross |
| Michael & Anna D. | 14 (5,4,5) | Samba | "Hard to Handle"—The Black Crowes |
| Natalie & Alec | 26 (9,8,9) | Rumba | "In The Air Tonight"—Phil Collins |
| Chuck & Anna T. | 17 (6,5,6) | Samba | "Mas Que Nada"—Sergio Mendes |
| Aaron & Karina | 21 (8,6,7) | Rumba | "Spotlight"—Jennifer Hudson |
| Tom & Cheryl | 15 (6,4,5) | Samba | "Why Can't We Be Friends?"—War |
| Kelly & Louis | 20 (7,6,7) | Samba | "LoveGame"—Lady Gaga |
Week 4
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck & Anna T. | 17 (6,5,6) | Two-Step | "Boot Scootin' Boogie"—Brooks and Dunn |
| Melissa & Mark | 28 (9,9,10) | Charleston | |
| Natalie & Alec | 24 (8,8,8) | Bolero | "Better In Time"—Leona Lewis |
| Aaron & Karina | 18 (6,6,6) | Lambada | "Dr. Beat"—Gloria Estefan |
| Mark & Lacey | 22 (8,7,7) | Two-Step | "Nothin' Better To Do"—LeAnn Rimes |
| Kelly & Louis | 23 (8,7,8) | Charleston | "(Life is a) Cabaret"—Liza Minnelli |
| Joanna & Derek | 26 (9,8,9) | Lambada | |
| Donny & Kym | 24 (8,8,8) | Charleston | |
| Michael & Anna D. | 16 (5,6,5) | Bolero | "One Day I'll Fly Away"-Shirley Bassey |
| Louie & Chelsie | 16 (5,5,6) | Two-Step | "Sweet Home Alabama"—Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Mýa & Dmitry | 28 (10,8,10) | Lambada | "Ain't It Funny"--Jennifer Lopez |
Injuries
- Tom DeLay was reported with having a possible stress fracture in his foot on September 15, 2009, just one week before the competition.[3] 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, but that he was not going to continue the competition because of his doctor's advice.[4] On the October 6 results episode, DeLay formally announced that he would not continue as a contestant. He then accepted Bergeron's invitation to dance the Texas Two-Step on the season finale, health permitting. 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.
- Mýa had to go to the hospital for stitches for a deep cut on September 20, 2009, after a glass shattered in her hand. This injury did not affect her performance.[5]
- After the September 22 show, Debi Mazar was rushed to the hospital with a torn muscle in her neck and chest. [6]
- During rehearsal on September 28th, Lacey Schwimmer "severely strained" her hip flexors and abductors. Her injuries will require 3 weeks of physical therapy. She will continue to dance on the show during her treatments.[7]
- Beginning with this season, the producers are imposing a maximum 5 hour limit on rehearsals as an attempt to reduce injuries, which have been on the rise in recent seasons. Also, contestants must take 30 minute breaks after every 2 hours and they must take one day off a week. However, in an interview with TV Guide, Maksim Chmerkovskiy said "nobody really follows it."
Call-out order
The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed by Bergeron and Harris.
| Order | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louie & Chelsie | Donny & Kym | Chuck & Anna T. | bgcolor="orange" | |||||||||||
| 2 | Aaron & Karina | Mýa & Dmitry | Mýa & Dmitry | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Mark & Lacey | Aaron & Karina | Natalie & Alec | Natalie & Alec | |||||||||||
| 4 | Chuck & Anna T. | Mark & Lacey | Donny & Kym | Donny & Kym | Donny & Kym | Mark & Lacey | |||||||||
| 5 | Donny & Kym | Natalie & Alec | Louie & Chelsie | Kelly & Louis | Kelly & Louis | Chuck & Anna T. | |||||||||
| 6 | Tom & Cheryl | Joanna & Derek | Mark & Lacey | 7 | Michael & Anna D. | Michael & Anna D. | Kelly & Louis | M | |||||||
| 8 | Natalie & Alec | Chuck & Anna T. | Melissa & Mark | Chuck & Anna T. | |||||||||||
| 9 | Mýa & Dmitry | Melissa & Mark | Joanna & Derek | Joanna & Derek | Aaron & Karina | ||||||||||
| 10 | Melissa & Mark | Kelly & Louis | Aaron & Karina | Aaron & Karina | L | Joanna & Derek | Tom & Cheryl | Michael & Anna D. | Michael &Anna D. | ||||||
| 12 | Debi & Maksim | Louie & Chelsie | Debi & Maksim | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Kelly & Louis | Debi & Maksim | Tom & Cheryl | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Kathy & Tony | Kathy & Tony | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Macy & Jonathan | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ashley & Edyta | ||||||||||||||
- This couple had the encore for the week.
- This couple came in first place with the judges.
- This couple came in first place with the judges and had the encore for the week.
- This couple came in last place with the judges.
- This couple withdrew from the competition.
- This couple came in last place with the judges and was eliminated.
- This couple was eliminated.
- This couple had the encore for the week, came in last place with the judges and was eliminated.
- This couple won the competition.
- This couple came in second in the competition.
- This couple came in third in the competition
Guide to dances
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron & Karina | Cha-Cha-Cha | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Rumba | Lambada | |||||||||||||
| Natalie & Alec | Salsa | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Rumba | Bolero | |||||||||||||
| Mark & Lacey | Cha-Cha-Cha | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Rumba | Two-Step | |||||||||||||
| Melissa & Mark | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Jive | Samba | Charleston | |||||||||||||
| Michael & Anna D. | Cha-Cha-Cha | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Samba | Bolero | |||||||||||||
| Joanna & Derek | Salsa | Foxtrot | Jive | Samba | Lambada | |||||||||||||
| Chuck & Anna T. | Foxtrot | Salsa | Tango | Samba | Two-Step | |||||||||||||
| Mýa & Dmitry | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Jive | Rumba | Lambada | |||||||||||||
| Kelly & Louis | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Samba | Charleston | |||||||||||||
| Donny & Kym | Foxtrot | Salsa | Jive | Rumba | Charleston | |||||||||||||
| Louie & Chelsie | Foxtrot | Salsa | Jive | Rumba | Two-Step | |||||||||||||
| Debi & Maksim | Salsa | Foxtrot | Tango | Samba | ||||||||||||||
| Tom & Cheryl | Cha-Cha-Cha | Viennese Waltz | Tango | Samba | ||||||||||||||
| Kathy & Tony | Salsa | Foxtrot | Quickstep | |||||||||||||||
| Macy & Jonathan | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||||||||||||||
| Ashley & Edyta | Foxtrot | Salsa | ||||||||||||||||
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
Guests & Tributes
Celebrity Guests
| Date | Performers | Tracks Performed | Dancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2009 | Sean Kingston | "Face Drop" | Sean Kingston's dancers |
| September 29, 2009 | Selena Gomez | "Falling Down" | Derek Hough and Karina Smirnoff |
| Joss Stone | "Free Me" | Jeremy Hudson and Mallauri Esquibel | |
| "Son of a Preacher Man" | Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya and Louis van Amstel | ||
| October 6, 2009 | Queen Latifah | "Fast Car" | Cheryl Burke and Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| "Ease on Down the Road" | Queen Latifah's dancers | ||
| October 13, 2009 | Shakira | "Did It Again" | |
| "Hips Don't Lie" |
Macy's Stars of Dance
| Date | Performers |
|---|---|
| September 23, 2009 | 2009 Las Vegas cast of The Lion King |
| September 29, 2009 | USC Marching Band with dancers from Stomp The Yard |
| October 6, 2009 | JabbaWockeeZ with Mark Ballas and Lacey Schwimmer |
Tributes
| Date | Tribute to: | Tracks Performed | Dancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2009 | Patrick Swayze | "She's Like the Wind" | Chelsie Hightower and Dmitry Chaplin |
| "Unchained Melody" | Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts | ||
| "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Anna Demidova, Louis van Amstel, Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts |
References
- ^ ET Confirms New Twist for 'Dancing With The Stars' http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=425346>1=28103
- ^ http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/21/dancing-with-the-stars-to-mix-things-up/
- ^ http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/15/tom-delay-injured-while-rehearsing-for-dancing-with-the-stars/
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091007/ap_en_tv/us_people_tom_delay;_ylt=Ag084bSf20L4Indq8dR6x9AEtbAF
- ^ http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/21/mya-injures-hand-before-dancing-with-the-stars-premiere/
- ^ http://www.theinsider.com/news/2871277_Debi_Mazar_Goes_to_Hospital_After_Dancing_with_the_Stars_Performance/
- ^ http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/09/exclusive-radaronlines-dwts-blogger-lacey-schwimmer-injured