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Dancing with the Stars
GenreReality competition
Based onStrictly Come Dancing
Directed byAlex Rudzinski
Presented by
Judges
Narrated byAlan Dedicoat
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons18
No. of episodes325 (as of April 14, 2014)
Production
Executive producers
  • Ashley Edens-Shaffer
  • Conrad Green
  • Joe Sungkur
Production locationsCBS Television City
Hollywood, California
Running time40–80 minutes
Production companyBBC Worldwide Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJune 1, 2005 (2005-06-01) –
present

Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition show airing since 2005 on ABC in the United States, and CTV/CTV Two in Canada. The show is the American version of the British television series Strictly Come Dancing. Tom Bergeron is the Emmy-winning host, alongside Erin Andrews, who is the new co-host for season eighteen.[1][2] Lisa Canning was co-host in season one, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nine[3] and Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen.[4]

The contestant pairs consist of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Past celebrity contestants include professional and Olympic athletes, supermodels, actors, singers, astronauts, and teen-heartthrobs. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.

In 2012, GSN picked up rerun rights to seasons four to thirteen, but due to low ratings the network stopped airing the show after airing for three months from January 2012 to April 2012 in two different seasons aired mostly on weekends.[5]

Cast

Hosts

Tom Bergeron has been the host for all seventeen seasons. In season one, his co-host was Lisa Canning. She was replaced by Samantha Harris for seasons two through nine, and Brooke Burke-Charvet was the co-host from season ten through seventeen. Erin Andrews will take over hosting duties from seasons eighteen onwards. Drew Lachey served as a temporary replacement for Harris during season five during her absence for three weeks due to maternity leave.

Key
  Current presenter of Dancing with the Stars
  Previous presenter of Dancing with the Stars
Host Season
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Tom Bergeron
Erin Andrews
Lisa Canning
Samantha Harris
Brooke Burke-Charvet

Judging panel

The main judges are Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, and have been for the entire series. Several former contestants have also appeared as a judge in the show's 200th episode in season 11, including Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Hélio Castroneves, Mel B, Gilles Marini and Kelly Osbourne. Other celebrities, most often those who are associated with the world of dancing, and former professional dancers, have appeared as a fourth judge or in absence of one of the main judges, including Michael Flatley, Baz Luhrmann, Donnie Burns, Paula Abdul, Julianne Hough, Cher, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Robin Roberts.

Professional partners

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  3rd place
  Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
  Celebrity partner withdrew from the competition

Couples

See also: List of Dancing with the Stars (U.S.) competitors

A total of 198 celebrities have appeared in the 18 seasons of the series. For each season, the celebrities are paired with a professional partner who instructs them in the various dances each week and competes alongside them in the televised competition. A total of 39 professional partners have appeared alongside celebrities, some for only one season. The longest-tenured professional partners are Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani, who have been on the show for 17 seasons. For season 12, the ABC Dancing with the Stars website asked viewers to submit the names of celebrities they would like to see appear on the show in a future season.

Dance troupe and musicians

A dance troupe has appeared during the Tuesday results shows since season 12. Members of the season 18 troupe include Lindsay Arnold, Sasha Farber, Artem Chigvintsev and Jenna Johnson. In season 12, professional partners Tony Dovolani and Lacey Schwimmer appeared with the troupe in week four due to their early elimination. In season 13, Val Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd (both new partners) appeared with the troupe due to their early elimination in week three. Other past members included: Tristan MacManus, Peta Murgatroyd, Kiki Nyemchek, Nicole Volynets, Ted Volynets, Dasha Chesnokova, Sharna Burgess, Sonny Fredie Pedersen, Emma Slater, Oksana Dmytrenko, Julz Tocker, Henry Byalikov[6] and Gleb Savchenko.

Color key:

  Active member of the troupe
  Professional partner

For 17 seasons, the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the live music for the show. On February 7, 2014, it was announced that the new bandleader is Ray Chew. Along with him is a new band of instrumentalists and singers.[7]

Series overview

Season No. of
stars 		No. of
weeks 		Duration
dates 		Partners in the finals
First place Second place Third place
1) Summer 2005 6 6 Jun 1 – Jul 6 Kelly Monaco & Alec Mazo John O'Hurley & Charlotte Jørgensen Joey McIntyre & Ashly DelGrosso
2) Winter 2006 10 8 Jan 5 – Feb 24 Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke Jerry Rice & Anna Trebunskaya Stacy Keibler & Tony Dovolani
3) Fall 2006 11 10 Sep 12 – Nov 15 Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke Mario Lopez & Karina Smirnoff Joey Lawrence & Edyta Sliwinska
4) Spring 2007 11 10 Mar 19 – May 22 Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough Joey Fatone & Kym Johnson Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
5) Fall 2007 12 10 Sep 24 – Nov 27 Hélio Castroneves & Julianne Hough Mel B & Maksim Chmerkovskiy Marie Osmond & Jonathan Roberts
6) Spring 2008 12 10 Mar 17 – May 20 Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas Jason Taylor & Edyta Śliwińska Cristián de la Fuente & Cheryl Burke
7) Fall 2008 13 10 Sep 22 – Nov 25 Brooke Burke & Derek Hough Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer
8) Spring 2009 13 11 Mar 9 – May 19 Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani
9) Fall 2009 16 10 Sep 21 – Nov 24 Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson Mýa & Dmitry Chaplin Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel
10) Spring 2010 11 10 Mar 22 – May 25 Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough Evan Lysacek & Anna Trebunskaya Erin Andrews & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
11) Fall 2010 12 10 Sep 20 – Nov 23 Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas
12) Spring 2011 11 10 Mar 21 – May 24 Hines Ward & Kym Johnson Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas
13) Fall 2011 12 10 Sep 19 – Nov 22 J.R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff Rob Kardashian & Cheryl Burke Ricki Lake & Derek Hough
14) Spring 2012 12 10 Mar 19 – May 22 Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas William Levy & Cheryl Burke
15) Fall 2012 13 10 Sep 24 – Nov 27 Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani Shawn Johnson & Derek Hough Kelly Monaco & Val Chmerkovskiy
16) Spring 2013 12 10 Mar 18 – May 21 Kellie Pickler & Derek Hough Zendaya & Val Chmerkovskiy Jacoby Jones & Karina Smirnoff
17) Fall 2013 12 11 Sep 16 – Nov 26 Amber Riley & Derek Hough Corbin Bleu & Karina Smirnoff Jack Osbourne & Cheryl Burke
18) Spring 2014 12 10 Mar 17 – May 20

Scoring and voting procedure

In seasons one and two, only the overall ranking between competitors by the judges and the public was relevant. In season three 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 numeric score from 1 to 10, for a total score of 3 to 30. The scoring was altered for the "all-star" season 15, during which judges could give scores at half-point intervals from 0.5 to 10.0, for a total score of 1.5 to 30.0. 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 gets eliminated.[8] Season eight added an occasional "dance-off", in which contestants could re-do one of their dances, in an effort to improve their judges' score. This was later discontinued.

Public voting is conducted via a toll-free number, the ABC website, and, most recently, text messages and Facebook; 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. In April 2010, it was revealed that former contestant Kate Gosselin had e-mailed friends and family asking them to vote as many as ten times each.[9] In November 2010, the Washington Post reported that online voting appeared not to require a valid email address, and accordingly that a large number of votes apparently could be cast by one person.[10]

In several cases where ESPN coverage of Monday Night Football airs instead on an ABC affiliate in an NFL team's home market, the program is delayed to air immediately after that station's local news, and a voting window confined only to the area codes of the pre-empted market is opened up to allow affected viewers to still put their votes in for the competition, though this is on a market-by-market basis (in some markets, an alternate sister station or digital subchannel carries the program live as scheduled).

Seasons one and three featured only two celebrities in the final week instead of three. Starting with season 16, four celebrities made it into the final week, although the top three finalists proceeded to dance one more time for the judges after the fourth place couple was announced.

General information

Payment

On the April 18, 2006 episode of the Howard Stern Radio Show, Stern's wife Beth said that she was guaranteed to earn $125,000 for just appearing on DWTS (in season 3) and could earn up to more than double the original sum, depending on how long she lasted on the program.[11][12]

Withdrawals

The first person to withdraw from competition was Romeo in the season two.[13] His father, Master P, took his place in the competition, being partnered with Ashly DelGrosso. However, Romeo later competed in season 12[14] and finished in 5th place. Romeo was partnered with Chelsie Hightower.

On week six season three, Sara Evans cited her divorce as the reason for leaving the competition. No one was eliminated that week.

Another withdrawal occurred during the run-up to season four 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 Pixar voice actor John Ratzenberger who was partnered with Edyta Sliwinska.[15]

In season seven, Misty May-Treanor withdrew from the competition in week three, after rupturing her Achilles tendon when rehearsing her Jive with her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She did not perform the routine at all nor was she scored for it; no one else was eliminated that week.

In season eight, Jewel and Nancy O'Dell were injured before the season even began and could not compete. Jewel was diagnosed with fractured tibias in both legs; she came back later in the season to perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on a results show. O'Dell suffered from a torn knee cartilage.[16] They were replaced by Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft who would be dancing with their partners for the rest of the season (Dmitry Chaplin and Tony Dovolani).

Tom DeLay, in season nine, withdrew in week three of competition due to a full stress fracture that had developed in both feet from an earlier pre-stress fracture in one foot. Delay was declared safe before he announced his withdrawal during the October 6, 2009 results show. Debi Mazar was still eliminated that night despite DeLay's departure.

In season sixteen, Olympic figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill had to withdraw from the competition due to doctor's orders for a spinal injury. A cyst had developed near her lower spine, and was pinching off the nerve in that area. Either boxing champion Victor Ortiz, or reality star Lisa Vanderpump, would've been eliminated, but Hamill withdrew before the results could be announced, meaning that no one was eliminated that week.

In season eighteen, week three, actor Billy Dee Williams had to withdraw from the competition due to a back injury, which resulted in no elimination that week.

Injuries and health issues

Celebrities and professional partners have experienced minor injuries, or in some cases more serious, which did not affect later performances.

In season five, Marie Osmond infamously fainted after her performance in week five of the competition, after which the program immediately went into commercial; however, Osmond was able to regain composure and continued with the program. Episodes of food poisoning or the flu have caused stars like Jane Seymour to miss portions of other programs. Mark Ballas dislocated his shoulder when he came back in the finale to dance again with his eliminated partner, Sabrina Bryan.

In season six, Cristián de la Fuente suffered a ruptured tendon in his left biceps muscle during his performance on week seven. 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. Derek Hough injured his neck in a rehearsal with Shannon Elizabeth but still performed.

In season seven, Julianne Hough was rushed to the hospital after the results show on Week 6 with increasingly severe stomach pains. She was released the same night after it was determined that it was "just a bad stomach ache".[17] However, she was ordered to sit out the group hip-hop dance rehearsals the next day as a precaution.[18] 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.[19] Cody Linley, her partner, stayed to dance with Hough's temporary replacement, Edyta Sliwinska, who had been eliminated first. She returned in the semi-finals to dance with Linley and was eliminated with him that week.

In season eight, after landing on a wireless microphone pack and injuring his back during a dress rehearsal, Steve-O and his partner, Lacey Schwimmer, were unable to perform live. The judges critiqued their pre-recorded dress rehearsal performance. Melissa Rycroft suffered a rib cage injury also during a rehearsal and was judged based upon her pre-recorded dress rehearsal. Before her Group Mambo, professional Lacey Schwimmer filled in for her dancing with Tony Dovolani.

In season nine, both Lacey Schwimmer and Derek Hough had the flu and could not perform with their partners (Mark Dacascos and Joanna Krupa) who ended up dancing with substitute pros (Anna Trebunskaya and Maksim Chmerkovskiy).

In season ten, Evan Lysacek broke two of his toes during rehearsal. The injury was not bad enough to affect his ability to dance and he remained in the competition. He also had a mild concussion after falling on his head while doing a lift with his partner, Anna Trebunskaya, but he remained in the competition. Mark Ballas injured his knee and his partner, Shannen Doherty, was going to be dancing with Ballas' father, Corky but she was eliminated and did not have to dance at all anymore. Mark returned on May 4 results show to dance to "Hey, Soul Sister" performed by Train.

In season 11, Jennifer Grey was recovering from cancer and tumors in her neck. This caused her great pain during the show. In week seven it was revealed that she had torn a knee tendon. On the day of the finale results show, she had a procedure done that morning due to an injury that happened during her night one of performances. She had ruptured a disk and was unsure if she was going to perform for night two of dances. She ended up performing and winning season 11.

In season 12, Ralph Macchio suffered a leg injury that affected his rehearsals for week eight. He still made it through to the semi-finals before being eliminated. Professional dancer Kym Johnson suffered a neck injury during rehearsals for her semi-finals Argentine tango while attempting a lift. She eventually recovered and went on to win season 12 with Hines Ward.

In season 13, Maksim Chmerkovskiy hurt one of his toes before rehearsal and brought in Ted Volynets from the dance troupe to prepare a Samba with Maksim's partner (Hope Solo) in week seven. While in rehearsals for week nine, J.R. Martinez suffered an ankle injury but stayed in the competition and was the last celebrity voted into the finals and ended up winning the show.

In season 14, Maria Menounos broke two ribs in an incident where her ribs hit her partner, Derek Hough's, knee. She also had a stress fracture in her feet which both didn't affect her performance. The next week she hit her chin during rehearsals when her partner dropped her on the floor. Melissa Gilbert suffered a head injury during her performance causing her to miss the end of the show and the results show the next night. They were revealed to be safe. William Levy injured his ankle but still danced on Monday. Katherine Jenkins suffered a head injury when her partner Mark Ballas kneed her on the head in rehearsals. She still danced later that evening.

In season 15, Melissa Rycroft suffered a herniated disc during her Team Freestyle rehearsal. She still danced that night. Pro Derek Hough suffered a neck injury during week six, so Mark Ballas who was Bristol Palin's partner (eliminated in week 4) filled in as Shawn Johnson's partner for week seven. Ballas was Johnson's partner in season eight which was the season they won. Kelly Monaco suffered a broken toe on her right foot while rehearsing for her week four contemporary dance with partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy. She went on to dance that night and advanced to the following week. Professional dancer Tony Dovolani suffered a back injury while rehearsing for his semi-finals Argentine tango. Dovolani was cleared to dance with partner Melissa Rycroft, and eventually ended up winning season 15. Also during season 15, Shawn Johnson suffered a minor injury to her left knee, resulting in her sitting out the remainder of the rehearsals for the group dance, which was held later that night.

In season 16, Dorothy Hamill withdrew from the competition during the week two results show due to a potential back injury. Lisa Vanderpump fainted while rehearsing her week four cha-cha-cha. The doctor said that she had a viral infection with fever, which caused her to have low blood pressure and a rapid heart rate. She went on to perform the dance routine.[20] (However, she was eliminated that week.) Mark Ballas suffered a back injury during week seven rehearsals. Troupe member Henry Byalikov would be his replacement, but he was able to perform. In the dress rehearsals for week ten, Zendaya, wearing a sequined dress, accidentally elbowed her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, in his eye causing a split in his eyelid which required 14 stitches (Chmerkovsky did not go to the hospital until after the dress rehearsals were over). He was, however, able to perform that night and the couple went on to finish in second place.[21]

In season 17, Bill Nye was taken to a hospital for a quadriceps injury after his week two dance.[22] He did dance in week three as a robot, using a brace to immobilize his leg. Brant Daugherty injured his left foot during practice for week three. The cause is unknown. His injury required a cast.[23][24][25] Amber Riley also faced knee issues throughout the course of the competition, but was still able to dance well and receive high scores. She won the competition.

Macy's Stars of Dance: Design a Dance

Beginning season seven, viewers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite pros (or in some cases former contestants) to dance to a style of dance as well as a song to dance to. An online contest is also usually held so viewers can submit drawings of outfits for the performance.

Special episodes

100th episode

The show celebrated its 100th episode on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during week eight of season six.[26] 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, besides the season six cast, included Paula Abdul (in a video introduction), Jane Seymour, Ian Ziering, Mark Cuban, Wayne Newton, Leeza Gibbons, Harry Hamlin, Shandi Finnessey 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.[27]

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
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 6 Freestyle 1st

200th episode

In season 11, viewers were allowed two votes per day on the DWTS website to vote for their favorite out of 30 given choices. On October 25, 2010, a countdown of the Top 10 voted for dances on the show was reported to celebrate the following week when the 200th show would be.

No. Celebrity Professional Season Week Dance Place
1 Drew Lachey Cheryl Burke 2 8 Freestyle 1st
2 Gilles Marini Cheryl Burke 8 4 Argentine Tango 2nd
3 Apolo Anton Ohno Julianne Hough 4 5 Samba 1st
4 Nicole Scherzinger Derek Hough 10 8 Paso Doble 1st
5 Mel B Maksim Chmerkovskiy 5 7 Paso Doble 2nd
6 Joanna Krupa Derek Hough 9 8 Paso Doble 4th
7 Apolo Anton Ohno Julianne Hough 4 10 Freestyle 1st
8 Helio Castroneves Julianne Hough 5 8 Quickstep 1st
9 Donny Osmond Kym Johnson 9 5 Argentine Tango 1st
10 Shawn Johnson Mark Ballas 8 11 Freestyle 1st

On the actual 200th show, several dances were performed again on the show and six of the past fan favorites came back to judge; Helio Castroneves, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Kelly Osbourne, Gilles Marini, Mel B, and more. The couples re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team. On the results show of November 2, some awards were given out to past celebrity contestants and professionals.

Category Winner
Most Dramatic Moment Marie Osmond
Best, Worst Dancer Kenny Mayne
Biggest Dancer Transformation Louis van Amstel

300th episode

The 300th episode took place on the week nine results show of season 16.[28] Twenty-two past and present pros performed an opening number choreographed by Jason Gilkinson. Past pros who performed were Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Louis Van Amstel and Anna Trebunskaya.[29] Kellie Pickler & Derek Hough danced their "Argentine Tango" as the week's encore.

Tributes

In seasons nine and ten, three tribute performances have been done in honour of some people. The first was a tribute to recently deceased actor Patrick Swayze, on Sep 23, 2009. "She's Like the Wind" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack (originally written by Swayze for his film Grandview USA), "Unchained Melody" from his film Ghost, and "(I've had) the Time of my Life" from Dirty Dancing were performed by select professional dancers of the Show.

On October 20, 2009, a tribute was done for singer and dancer, Michael Jackson. "I Want You Back", "Man in the Mirror" and "Thriller" were performed—the first two by select professional dancers of the show, and all coming together for "Thriller".

In season ten, Professional Haitian dancers performed as a tribute to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on March 30, 2010. One of the male dancers had lost his son in the rubble. They were dancing to "Dance Like This" by Wyclef Jean.

In season seventeen, in week eight, all dance numbers were done to guest judge Cher's hit songs. She also performed live "Believe" and her newest single "I Hope You Find It" from her recent album Closer to the Truth, after an eleven-year hiatus.

Records

Highest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained each season.

Rank Season Place Celebrity Professional Average score
1 6 Champion Kristi Yamaguchi Mark Ballas 28.33
2 8 Runner-up Gilles Marini Cheryl Burke 28.10
3 15 Champion Melissa Rycroft Tony Dovolani 28.00
4 15 Runner-up Shawn Johnson Derek Hough 27.93
5 14 Runner-Up Katherine Jenkins Mark Ballas 27.87
6 17 Champion Amber Riley Derek Hough 27.75
7/8 2 Champion Drew Lachey Cheryl Burke 27.73
3rd place Stacy Keibler Tony Dovolani
9/10 3 Runner-up Mario Lopez Karina Smirnoff 27.60
5 Runner-up Mel B Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Number of perfect 30s

Despite not making the Top 10 list, Jennifer Grey and her partner Derek Hough hold the record of the most perfect 30s in a season, with a total of six. They won season 11 and maintained an average score of 27.2. The scores presented below represent the perfect 30s which the celebrities gained in their original season. The All-Stars season is counted separately. Team Dances are not counted.

Celebrities
# of 30s Season Place Celebrity Professional partner
6 11
Champion Jennifer Grey Derek Hough
5 4
4
5
8
All-Stars
16
17 		Champion
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
Champion
Runner-up
Champion 		Apolo Anton Ohno
Joey Fatone
Mel B
Gilles Marini
Melissa Rycroft
Zendaya
Amber Riley 		Julianne Hough
Kym Johnson
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Cheryl Burke
Tony Dovolani
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Derek Hough
4 2
4
5
6
9
10
12
13
14
All-Stars
16
3rd place
3rd place
Champion
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
Champion
Champion
3rd place
Runner-up
Champion 		Stacy Keibler
Laila Ali
Helio Castroneves
Kristi Yamaguchi
Mýa
Nicole Scherzinger
Hines Ward
J.R. Martinez
William Levy
Shawn Johnson
Kellie Pickler 		Tony Dovolani
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Julianne Hough
Mark Ballas
Dmitry Chaplin
Derek Hough
Kym Johnson
Karina Smirnoff
Cheryl Burke
Derek Hough
Derek Hough
3 2
3
3
7
8
12
14
17 		Champion
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
Champion
3rd place
Runner-up
Runner-up 		Drew Lachey
Emmitt Smith
Mario Lopez
Brooke Burke
Shawn Johnson
Chelsea Kane
Katherine Jenkins
Corbin Bleu 		Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke
Karina Smirnoff
Derek Hough
Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Mark Ballas
Karina Smirnoff
2 8
9
10
13
13
14
14
All-Stars
16
16
17 		3rd place
Champion
Runner-up
3rd place
Runner-up
4th place
Champion
5th place
4th place
3rd place
6th place 		Melissa Rycroft
Donny Osmond
Evan Lysacek
Ricki Lake
Rob Kardashian
Maria Menounos
Donald Driver
Apolo Anton Ohno
Alexandra Raisman
Jacoby Jones
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren 		Tony Dovolani
Kym Johnson
Anna Trebunskaya
Derek Hough
Cheryl Burke
Derek Hough
Peta Murgatroyd
Karina Smirnoff
Mark Ballas
Karina Smirnoff
Valentin Chmerkovskiy
1 1
3
4
5
5
6
11
12
All-Stars
All-Stars
17
18 		Champion
3rd place
4th place
7th place
4th place
Runner-up
4th place
Runner-up
8th place
4th place
3rd place
TBA 		Kelly Monaco
Joey Lawrence
Ian Ziering
Sabrina Bryan
Jennie Garth
Jason Taylor
Brandy
Kirstie Alley
Sabrina Bryan
Emmitt Smith
Jack Osbourne
James Maslow 		Alec Mazo
Edyta Sliwinska
Cheryl Burke
Mark Ballas
Derek Hough
Edyta Sliwinska
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Louis Van Amstel
Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke
Peta Murgatroyd
Professionals
  • 31: Derek Hough (All-Stars partner Shawn Johnson's week-7 perfect score not included due to Hough's inability to compete)
  • 23: Cheryl Burke
  • 17: Mark Ballas (includes Shawn Johnson's week-7 perfect score from All-Stars during Derek Hough's absence)
  • 15: Karina Smirnoff
  • 12: Kym Johnson
  • 11: Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani
  • 9: Julianne Hough
  • 7: Valentin Chmerkovskiy
  • 4: Dmitry Chaplin
  • 3: Peta Murgatroyd
  • 2: Anna Trebunskaya, Edyta Sliwinska
  • 1: Alec Mazo, Louis Van Amstel
Highest and lowest scoring routines

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Dance Seasons performed Best dancer(s) Highest score Worst dancer(s) Lowest score
Afro Jazz 16 Alexandra Raisman 29 — —
Argentine Tango 8–present Gilles Marini – 8
Shawn Johnson – 8
Donny Osmond
Evan Lysacek
Nicole Scherzinger
Brandy
Hines Ward
Maria Menounos
Melissa Rycroft – 15
Kellie Pickler
Jacoby Jones		 30 Steve Wozniak
Mike Sorrentino		 12
Bolero 9, 15 Emmitt Smith – 15 27 Michael Irvin 16
Bollywood 15 Gilles Marini – 15 29.5 — —
Cha-cha-cha All Emmitt Smith – 3
Laila Ali
Jennie Garth
Hélio Castroneves – 5
Kristi Yamaguchi
Shawn Johnson – 8
Jennifer Grey
Kirstie Alley – 12
William Levy
Donald Driver
Shawn Johnson – 15
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren		 30 Master P
Tucker Carlson
Jeffrey Ross
D.L. Hughley		 12
Charleston 9, 15–present Amber Riley 30 Bill Engvall 21
Contemporary 15–present James Maslow 30 Ingo Rademacher
Sean Avery		 20
Disco 15, 17–present Sabrina Bryan – 15 27 Bill Engvall 24
Foxtrot All Joey Fatone – 4
Hélio Castroneves – 5
Brooke Burke
William Levy		 30 Buzz Aldrin 12
Hip-hop 15–16 Zendaya 30 Apolo Anton Ohno 26
Hustle 7 Warren Sapp 27 Susan Lucci 22
Jazz 15–present Corbin Bleu
Amber Riley		 30 Bill Nye 16
Jitterbug 7, 9, 15 Brooke Burke
Lance Bass		 29 Kelly Osbourne 20
Jive All Stacy Keibler
Joey Fatone – 4
Ian Ziering
Kristi Yamaguchi
Nicole Scherzinger
J.R. Martinez
Katherine Jenkins
Zendaya
Kellie Pickler		 30 Michael Bolton 12
Lambada 9 Mýa 28 Aaron Carter 18
Lindy Hop 8, 15–present Melissa Rycroft – 8
Jacoby Jones		 29 Steve-O 15
Mambo 3–8, 15 Emmitt Smith – 3
Laila Ali
Mel B		 30 Monica Seles 15
Paso Doble All Drew Lachey – 2
Mario Lopez
Apolo Anton Ohno – 4
Sabrina Bryan – 5
Mel B
Gilles Marini – 8
Mýa
Nicole Scherzinger
Evan Lysacek
Jennifer Grey
Maria Menounos
Katherine Jenkins
Melissa Rycroft – 15		 30 Master P 8
Quickstep All Apolo Anton Ohno – 4
Laila Ali
Hélio Castroneves – 5
Jason Taylor
Melissa Rycroft – 15
Kellie Pickler		 30 Evander Holyfield 14
Rumba All Joey Lawrence
Mel B
Jennifer Grey
Chelsea Kane
Sabrina Bryan – 15
Apolo Anton Ohno – 15
Alexandra Raisman
Corbin Bleu		 30 Clyde Drexler 13
Salsa 7–9, 12, 14–present Gilles Marini – 8
Mýa
Hines Ward
William Levy
Emmitt Smith – 15
Zendaya
Jacoby Jones
Elizabeth Berkley Lauren		 30 Steve-O 14
Samba All Stacy Keibler
Emmitt Smith – 3
Apolo Anton Ohno – 4
Laila Ali
Melissa Rycroft – 8
Mýa
Hines Ward
Ricki Lake
J.R. Martinez
Rob Kardashian
William Levy
Melissa Rycroft – 15
Zendaya		 30 Steve Wozniak 10
Tango All Drew Lachey – 2
Mario Lopez
Joey Fatone – 4
Ricki Lake		 30 Kate Gosselin 14
Two-Step 9 Mark Dacascos 22 Louie Vito 16
Viennese Waltz 5–present Mel B
Brooke Burke
Jennifer Grey
Chelsea Kane
Apolo Anton Ohno – 15
Amber Riley		 30 Macy Gray
Margaret Cho		 15
Waltz 1–4, 8–15, 17–present Gilles Marini – 8
Jennifer Grey
J.R. Martinez		 30 Kelly Monaco – 1
Buzz Aldrin		 13
West Coast Swing 7 Toni Braxton 22 Lance Bass 21
Dance Fusion 15, 17 Shawn Johnson – 15
Amber Riley		 30 Kirstie Alley 24
Freestyle All Kelly Monaco – 1
Drew Lachey – 2
Mario Lopez
Apolo Anton Ohno – 4
Joey Fatone – 4
Kristi Yamaguchi
Brooke Burke
Shawn Johnson – 8
Donny Osmond
Jennifer Grey
Chelsea Kane
Hines Ward
Rob Kardashian
J.R. Martinez
Katherine Jenkins
Donald Driver
Melissa Rycroft – 15
Shawn Johnson – 15
Zendaya
Kellie Pickler
Alexandra Raisman
Corbin Bleu
Jack Osbourne
Amber Riley		 30 Marie Osmond 22
Team Dances 7–present Amber Riley
Brant Daugherty
Corbin Bleu
Jack Osbourne		 30 Cody Linley
Lance Bass
Susan Lucci		 20

Success of athletes

Athletes have historically been far more successful as a group than other celebrities on the show. At the end of the spring 2011 season, 28 athletes have competed on the show, representing 20% of the contestants. They've won six competitions and placed second four times; a collective success (win or runner-up) rate of 36%. In other words, better than one third of the athletes who have appeared on the show have finished either first or second. This is far better than the rate for reality-show contestants, supermodels, actors, politicians and other celebrities. Musicians/singers, at 27%, are the second most successful group.

It is speculated by the cast and staff on the show as well as the athletes themselves, that they have several advantages in some key areas:[30]

  • Physical ability – Many of the physical abilities associated with gifted athleticism such as strength, agility, quickness, balance, stamina and more generally, body control and muscle coordination, are also considered useful and advantageous qualities in competitive dancing.
  • Training and coaching – Athletes are familiar with effective and efficient training techniques. Professional dancer Cheryl Burke states, "They are used to being coached and they respond to criticism better than, say, actors". Casting director Deena Katz says, "They know their limits and don't overtrain like some others do", and so they avoid injuries, which hamper many of the contestants.
  • Competitive instinct – Successful athletes are competitive individuals and therefore comfortable in an environment which encourages "bettering" an opponent. In addition, they are familiar with performing under pressure and in some cases, thrive on it. Highly successful, elite athletes are capable of performing at their highest level when it is most important. They are able to focus and possibly even raise the quality of their performance during the biggest of competitions, whereas other contestants may falter under the same pressure.[30]

There are disadvantages as well, particularly with the larger athletes such as football and basketball players. Some of these athletes have difficulty making their over-sized frames look graceful on the dance floor. However, this can also be an advantage: since this struggle with their large size is often plainly apparent during their performances, voters will tend to give them more leeway in this area, while an actor or singer with known dance background or training may be held to a higher standard in the voters' minds.[31]

In every season finale in which an athlete was present, and was either tied for the top of the leader board or one point behind the leader said athlete went on to win the season. This has happened on five occasions:

  • Season 3: Emmitt Smith and Mario Lopez tied in the finale, with both scoring 89/90
  • Season 5: Helio Castroneves scored one point behind Mel B in the finale, scoring 84/90 to her 85/90 (Castroneves is the only, male, non-NFL player for this to occur to)
  • Season 8: Shawn Johnson and Gilles Marini tied in the finale, with both scoring 88/90 (Johnson is the only female athlete for this to occur to)
  • Season 12: Hines Ward and Chelsea Kane tied in the finale, with both scoring 89/90 (Kane, however, landed in third place)
  • Season 14: Donald Driver scored one point behind Katherine Jenkins in the finale, scoring 89/90 to her 90/90

Dance studios

Dance studios are now being opened by some of the DWTS professional dancers. At some studios, the professionals actually teach dance classes to the general public. Here are a list of some of the locations: Dance With Me Dance Studio- Soho, NY; Long Island, NY; Ridgefield, NJ; Stamford, CT[32] Karina Smirnoff Dance Studio- Woodland Hills, CA[33] You Can Dance Studio- Hermosa Beach, CA[34]

Merchandise

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.[35]

A third and fourth DVD was released featuring Kym Johnson, Dmitry Chaplin, and Lacey Schwimmer. One DVD is called Dance off the Pounds and features three dances: the jive, the quickstep, and swing. The other is Dance Body Tone and features a Latin dance mix, the tango, and freestyle dance mix.

Julianne Hough, two time DWTS winner, has also released her own workout DVD called Dance with Julianne: Cardio Ballroom. It includes the Paso Doble, the Cha-Cha, and the Jive. It was released on December 15, 2009.[36]

Julianne Hough, released her second workout DVD called Dance With Julianne: Just Dance. It includes Jazz, Hip Hop, Box Step, Three Step and Dance Classics. It was released on November 9, 2010.[37]

Companion book

A companion book written by Guy Phillips was released in the early fall of 2007. Titled Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Samba and Tango Your Way Into The Best Shape Of Your Life, the book has includes fitness routines modeled by Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska, as well as original costume designs, lists of performed songs during a dance, and a complete list of song-and-dance routine performed since the first season of the show.

Spin-offs

The first Dancing spin-off, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, premiered on January 7, 2008 on ABC. The show's format was similar to the BBC Television series, Dance X. The show was canceled after one season.

A figure skating spin-off similar to ITV's Dancing on Ice called Skating with the Stars aired on ABC on November 22, 2010. The series was canceled after one season, as well.[38]

Awards

Emmy Awards

The program has also been nominated for various other production-related awards since premiering in 2005.

Other awards

See also

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