Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 8
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| Dancing with the Stars (season 8) | |
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| Season 8 | |
 Promotional advertisement for season eight made by BLT & Associates | |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 9 – May 19, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 10, 2009, as part of ABC's spring line-up. The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with 13 couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances (Argentine tango and Lindy Hop), and an occasional dance-off between the bottom two couples, in order to determine who will be eliminated. The show was again hosted by Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba all returned as judges again this season.
Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson won the competition at the age of 17, making her the youngest champion until Laurie Hernandez (another Olympian gymnast) won in season 23 at 16. Shawn beat out Gilles Marini by less than 1%.
Couples
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The 13 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Carlisle | Singer | Jonathan Roberts | Eliminated 1st on March 17, 2009 |
| Denise Richards | Actress | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Eliminated 2nd on March 24, 2009 |
| Holly Madison | Playboy model & reality TV star | Dmitry Chaplin | Eliminated 3rd on March 31, 2009 |
| Steve Wozniak | Apple co-founder | Karina Smirnoff | Eliminated 4th on March 31, 2009 |
| David Alan Grier | Comedic actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 5th on April 7, 2009 |
| Steve-O | Stunt performer & actor | Lacey Schwimmer | Eliminated 6th on April 14, 2009 |
| Lawrence Taylor | NFL linebacker | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 7th on April 21, 2009 |
| Chuck Wicks | Country music singer | Julianne Hough | Eliminated 8th on April 28, 2009 |
| Lil' Kim | Rapper | Derek Hough | Eliminated 9th on May 5, 2009 |
| Ty Murray | Rodeo cowboy | Chelsie Hightower | Eliminated 10th on May 12, 2009 |
| Melissa Rycroft | Reality TV star | Tony Dovolani | Third place on May 19, 2009 |
| Gilles Marini | Model & actor | Cheryl Burke | Runner-up on May 19, 2009 |
| Shawn Johnson | Olympic gymnast | Mark Ballas | Winner on May 19, 2009 |
- Shawn Johnson, Gilles Marini, and Melissa Rycroft later competed in the All-Stars season, where this time Johnson was paired with Derek Hough, Marini was paired with Peta Murgatroyd, and Rycroft remained with her original partner, Tony Dovolani. Marini finished 6th, while Johnson finished as the runner-up to Rycroft, who was the first and only contestant to win with Tony Dovolani.
Changes
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Originally, the season was advertised as the first U.S. season where a husband and wife would compete against each other: rodeo champion Ty Murray and singer-songwriter Jewel. The two had married the previous year after a ten-year courtship. However, just prior to the series, Jewel fractured both her tibias and was unable to perform. She was replaced on the show by Playboy model Holly Madison. Murray chose to continue on the show, and Jewel appeared during the season as a special musical guest.
Nancy O'Dell, the then co-host of Access Hollywood, was also originally announced to be on the show, but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a torn meniscus, which required surgery. She was replaced by Melissa Rycroft, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who won season 13 of The Bachelor. She only had two days to practice her first dance.
Overview
Week 1: Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke received 24⁄30 (the highest score of the night) for their cha-cha-cha. Although having only two days to practice for their Waltz, Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani tied for second place with Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas. Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff received the lowest score of the night, a 13⁄30, for their cha-cha-cha.
Week 2: Steve-O suffered a pulled back muscle while performing his salsa during dress rehearsal, and therefore could not perform live. Instead, the judges' scores were based on his pre-recorded dress rehearsal video, which earned him a 14⁄30, the lowest score of the night. Gilles Marini performed a quickstep, which earned him a 27⁄30, the highest score of the night. Once the scores from weeks one and two were combined, Gilles & Cheryl held the top spot with 51, Mellissa & Tony, were placed in second, with 49 points, and Shawn & Mark, in third with 47. Steve Wozniak and Belinda Carlisle were revealed to be in the bottom two. They both participated in a dance-off, and they both scored 17⁄30. In the end, Belinda & Jonathan were eliminated.
Week 3: Shawn & Mark, Melissa & Tony, and Gilles & Cheryl all scored 27⁄30, making a three way tie. David Alan Grier improved greatly from his score of 17 the previous week, to a score of 24⁄30 the next week. Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff received the second lowest score in the history of the show for their Samba: 10⁄30 (4, 3, 3). Still, Wozniak managed to escape the bottom two and avoided the dance-off. Denise & Maks and Holly & Dmitry were revealed to be in the bottom two, and they would be participating in the dance-off. Holly improved her score by one point, receiving 18, while Denise improved by four points, receiving a 20. However, Denise Richards was eliminated. This was the second time Maksim Chmerkovskiy was eliminated after a samba, since Tia Carrere in season two.
Week 4: Gilles & Cheryl received the first 30⁄30 of the season for their Argentine tango, tying him with Sabrina Bryan in season five for the earliest 30⁄30 awarded, until they were beaten by Janel Parrish and Bethany Mota in season 19, when they both achieved a score of 40⁄40 in week 3. Melissa & Tony came in second, receiving a 29⁄30 for their Lindy Hop, while Lil' Kim & Derek came in third, receiving a 27⁄30 (9, 8, 10) for their Argentine tango. Steve & Karina received the lowest score, a 12⁄30 on their Argentine tango. Holly & Dmitry, Steve & Karina, and Steve-O & Lacey were revealed to be in the bottom three. In the end, Holly Madison and Steve Wozniak were eliminated in the show's only mid-season double elimination.
Week 5: Once again, Gilles & Cheryl climbed to first place, with a score of 29⁄30 for their Paso doble. They were also the only couple to receive 10s (from Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno). Shawn & Mark & Lil' Kim & Derek, both came in second place, receiving 26⁄30 for their Vienesse Waltzes. Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer received the lowest scores of the night, a 18⁄30 for their Viennese Waltz, yet they still managed to escape the bottom two and the dance-off. David & Kym and Lawrence & Edyta were revealed to be in the bottom two and the dance-off. David danced his Viennese Waltz and improved his score by two points to a 24⁄20, while Lawrence did not improve his Paso doble receiving a 20⁄30. However, David Alan Grier was eliminated.
Week 6: For the first time since the start of the competition, Gilles did not receive the highest score. Lil' Kim & Derek had the highest score, with a 28⁄30 for their Jive. Steve-O and Lacey received the lowest score of the night, 16⁄30 for their Rumba. Len Goodman gave them a 4, and Carrie Ann gave them a 7. Such a difference between judges' scores is rare. Furthermore, 4 is the lowest Week 6 score in the history of the show. They were subsequently eliminated.
Week 7: The stars were given the chance to design the costumes for their dances. Also occurring for this week, was the first group dance of the season dedicated to the 1960s. Melissa & Tony took the top of the leaderboard for the second time with a near perfect 29⁄30. Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Śliwińska ended up with the lowest score, a 21⁄30 for their Waltz, and they were later eliminated.
Week 8: Melissa suffered a hairline fracture in her ribs, and could not perform her Jive live. Instead, the judges' scores were based on her rehearsal video. She received the lowest score of the night, a 21⁄30. Lil' Kim & Derek received the highest score, a 28⁄30 for their Paso doble. Team Tango (Gilles & Cheryl, Lil' Kim & Derek, and Ty Murray & Chelsie Hightower) managed to beat Team Mambo (Shawn & Mark, Lacey Schwimmer & Tony, and Chuck & Julianne) with a 28⁄30 to Team Mambo's 25⁄30. Melissa's spot in the Team Mambo was filled in by Lacey Schwimmer who learned the dance in less than a day. Lacey and Tony were ignored during the scoring; however, the team score was added to Melissa's individual score. Chuck Wicks was eliminated in what Tom Bergeron called "the most shocking elimination this season".
Week 9: Despite her sustained injury, Melissa & Tony scored a perfect 30⁄30 for their Samba, the second perfect score of the season. This, combined with their score of 27⁄30 for the Viennese Waltz landed them in the top spot, with a total of 57⁄60. Ty and Chelsie landed in the bottom with a total score of 46⁄60, scoring a 25⁄30 for their Argentine tango (their highest individual score of the competition) and a 21⁄30 for their Rumba (the lowest score of the night). However, Lil' Kim was eliminated. This elimination was met by boos from the audience and the judges gasping (with Carrie Ann Inaba holding back tears).
Week 10: Shawn and Mark received their first 30⁄30 for their Argentine tango. Gilles and Cheryl received a perfect 60⁄60 for their Waltz and Salsa. This was the first time since season five that a perfect 60 has been achieved in the semi-finals as well as the first time since season five that a 30 alone was achieved in the semi-finals. Ty Murray and Chelsie were at the bottom of the leaderboard with a 48⁄60, receiving 25⁄30 for their Viennese Waltz and 23⁄30 for their Samba, and were eliminated.
Week 11: Gilles received a perfect score of 30⁄30 for the Group Paso doble. Shawn and Mark were the only couple to receive a perfect score for the Freestyle round. Shawn's combined score of 88 gave her the highest score of the night, tied with Gilles; the first time in eight weeks. Mark became the third, and only male, two-time champion. Shawn, Gilles, and Melissa are the only three couples to get perfect 30s this season, they were also the part of four dancers to maintain above a judges score of 7 (along with Lil' Kim) with Gilles receiving nothing below an 8 and Shawn receiving only one 7 (in week 1). Shawn and Gilles were the only couples not to be in the bottom two or at least not under the red light. Shawn is the fourth female winner, and additionally the sixth winner to get a perfect 30 on the freestyle.
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | 1 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27+25=52 | 27+29=56 | 30+26=56 | 28+30+30=88 |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 2 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27+28=55 | 29+27=56 | 30+30=60 | 30+28+30=88 |
| Melissa & Tony | 3 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 21+25=46 | 27+30=57 | 28+27=55 | 29+27+30=86 |
| Ty & Chelsie | 4 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 24+28=52 | 25+21=46 | 25+23=48 | |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 5 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28+28=56 | 25+27=52 | ||
| Chuck & Julianne | 6 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26+25=51 | |||
| Lawrence & Edyta | 7 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| Steve-O & Lacey | 8 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | |||||
| David & Kym | 9 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Steve & Karina | 10 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
| Holly & Dmitry | 11 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
| Denise & Maks | 12 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 16 | ||||||||
| Belinda & Jonathan | 13 | 17 | 18 | 35 | |||||||||
- 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).
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
- indicates a couple that was eliminated in a dance-off.
Average score chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. (Dance-off scores not included)
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gilles & Cheryl | 449 | 16 | 28.1 |
| 2 | 1 | Shawn & Mark | 431 | 26.9 | |
| 3 | 3 | Melissa & Tony | 430 | 26.8 | |
| 4 | 5 | Lil' Kim & Derek | 284 | 11 | 25.8 |
| 5 | 6 | Chuck & Julianne | 209 | 9 | 23.2 |
| 6 | 4 | Ty & Chelsie | 291 | 13 | 22.4 |
| 7 | 9 | David & Kym | 104 | 5 | 20.8 |
| 8 | 7 | Lawrence & Edyta | 138 | 7 | 19.7 |
| 9 | 12 | Denise & Maksim | 55 | 3 | 18.3 |
| 10 | 13 | Belinda & Jonathan | 35 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 11 | 11 | Holly & Dmitry | 69 | 4 | 17.3 |
| 12 | 8 | Steve-O & Lacey | 95 | 6 | 15.8 |
| 13 | 10 | Steve & Karina | 52 | 4 | 13.0 |
Highest and lowest scoring dances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | Shawn Johnson | 30 | Steve Wozniak | 13 |
| Jive | Lil' Kim | 28 | Ty Murray | 18 |
| Rumba | Melissa Rycroft Gilles Marini |
27 | Steve-O | 16 |
| Paso doble | Gilles Marini | 30 | Lawrence Taylor | 20 |
| Samba | Melissa Rycroft | 30 | Steve Wozniak | 10 |
| Waltz | Gilles Marini | 30 | Steve-O Belinda Carlisle |
17 |
| Quickstep | Melissa Rycroft | 28 | Steve Wozniak | 17 |
| Foxtrot | Gilles Marini | 29 | Steve-O | 15 |
| Argentine tango | Gilles Marini Shawn Johnson |
30 | Steve Wozniak | 12 |
| Viennese Waltz | Gilles Marini Melissa Rycroft |
27 | Steve-O | 18 |
| Salsa | Gilles Marini | 30 | Steve-O | 14 |
| Lindy Hop | Melissa Rycroft | 29 | Steve-O | 15 |
| Freestyle | Shawn Johnson | 30 | Melissa Rycroft | 27 |
David Alan Grier, Denise Richards, Chuck Wicks and Holly Madison did not land on this
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dance
| Couples | Best dances | Worst dances |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | Argentine tango, Freestyle & Cha-cha-cha (30) | Waltz (23) |
| Giles & Cheryl | Argentine tango (twice), Waltz, Salsa, & Paso doble (30) | Cha-cha-cha (24) |
| Melissa & Tony | Samba (twice) (30) | Jive (21) |
| Ty & Chelsie | Lindy Hop, Argentine tango & Viennese Waltz (25) | Cha-cha-cha (14) |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | Jive & Paso doble (28) | Cha-cha-cha (21) |
| Chuck & Julianne | Samba (27) | Waltz & Salsa (20) |
| Lawrence & Edyta | Jive (22) | Cha-cha-cha (16) |
| Steve-O & Lacey | Viennese Waltz (18) | Salsa (14) |
| David & Kym | Foxtrot & Viennese Waltz (Dance-off) (24) | Salsa (17) |
| Steve & Karina | Quickstep x2(17) | Samba (10) |
| Holly & Dmitry | Cha-cha-cha, Quickstep & Samba (Dance-off) (18) | Argentine tango (16) |
| Denise & Maks | Quickstep (21) | Samba (16) |
| Belinda & Jonathan | Salsa (18) | Waltz & Salsa (Dance-off) (17) |
Weekly scores and songs
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Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Nasty"—Janet Jackson |
| Belinda & Jonathan | 17 (6, 6, 5) | Waltz | "What the World Needs Now Is Love"—Jackie DeShannon |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "25 Miles"—Edwin Starr |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Waltz | "Vito's Waltz"—101 Strings Orchestra |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Addicted to Love"—Robert Palmer |
| Chuck & Julianne | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"—Elvis Presley |
| Holly & Dmitry | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Just Dance"—Lady Gaga |
| Ty & Chelsie | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Train in Vain"—The Clash |
| Shawn & Mark | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Waltz | "It is You (I Have Loved)"—Dana Glover |
| Steve & Karina | 13 (5, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"—Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| David & Kym | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life"—Debby Boone |
| Denise & Maksim | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Nothin' but a Good Time"—Poison |
| Melissa & Tony | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Waltz | "Moon River"—Andy Williams |
Week 2
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly & Dmitry | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "We Are in Love"—Harry Connick, Jr. | Safe |
| David & Kym | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Salsa | "El Cumbanchero"—Angel Melendez and the 911 Orchestra | Safe |
| Denise & Maksim | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "We Go Together"—from Grease | Safe |
| Belinda & Jonathan | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Higher"—Gloria Estefan | Bottom two |
| Ty & Chelsie | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Life Is a Highway"—Rascal Flatts | Safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Las Muchachas"—Johnny Pacheco | Safe |
| Steve & Karina | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "Oh, Boy!"—Buddy Holly | Bottom two |
| Chuck & Julianne | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Say Hey (I Love You)"—Michael Franti & Spearhead | Safe |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Quickstep | "As Long as I'm Singing"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Safe |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Salsa | "Cobrastyle"—Teddybears | Safe |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"—Marilyn Monroe | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Salsa | "The Cup of Life"—Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Kryptonite"—3 Doors Down | Safe |
| Dance-off | ||||
| Belinda & Jonathan | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Higher"—Gloria Estefan | Eliminated |
| Steve & Karina | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "Oh, Boy!"—Buddy Holly | Safe |
Week 3
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise & Maksim | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Samba | "Take a Picture"—Filter | Bottom two |
| Chuck & Julianne | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "All I Want To Do"—Sugarland | Safe |
| Holly & Dmitry | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Bananza (Belly Dancer)"—Akon | Bottom two |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "I'm Yours"—Jason Mraz | Safe |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Samba | "I Can't Get Next To You"—The Temptations | Safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "More Than This"—Norah Jones | Safe |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "El Matador"—Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | Safe |
| David & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Come Rain or Come Shine"—Natalie Cole | Safe |
| Steve & Karina | 10 (4, 3, 3) | Samba | "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"—Harry Belafonte | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Recipe for Love"—Harry Connick, Jr. | Safe |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Remedio P'al Corazon"—Alberto Plaza | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Come Dance with Me"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Dance-off | ||||
| Holly & Dmitry | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Bananza (Belly Dancer)"—Akon | Safe |
| Denise & Maksim | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Samba | "Take a Picture"—Filter | Eliminated |
Week 4
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Kym | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Lindy Hop | "Bandstand Boogie"—Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 27 (9, 8, 10) | Argentine tango | "Taquito Militar"—Conjunto Tipico Del Tango | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Lindy Hop | "Summertime Blues"—Brian Setzer | Safe |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 19 (7, 5, 7) | Argentine tango | "Suite Punta Del Este"—Ástor Piazzolla | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Lindy Hop | "You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Steve & Karina | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Argentine tango | "Cité Tango"—Gotan Project | Eliminated |
| Melissa & Tony | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Lindy Hop | "Brown Derby Jump"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Safe |
| Holly & Dmitry | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Argentine tango | "Libertango"—Bond | Eliminated |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Lindy Hop | "Dance Little Sister"—The Rolling Stones | Bottom three |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Assassin's Tango"—John Powell | Safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Lindy Hop | "Ready Teddy!"—Little Richard | Safe |
Week 5
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck & Julianne | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Feels Like Today"—Rascal Flatts | Safe |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Granada"—Agustín Lara | Bottom two |
| Shawn & Mark | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Ordinary Day"—Vanessa Carlton | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Poker Face"—Lady Gaga | Safe |
| David & Kym | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "I Put a Spell on You"—Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Bottom two |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Habanera"—Charlotte Church | Safe |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Viennese Waltz | "Complainte de la Butte"—Rufus Wainwright | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Barracuda"—Heart | Safe |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "I'll Be"—Edwin McCain | Safe |
| Dance-off | ||||
| David & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "I Put a Spell on You"—Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Eliminated |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Granada"—Agustín Lara | Safe |
Week 6
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty & Chelsie | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "The Girl's Gone Wild"—Travis Tritt | Last to be called safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"—John Mayer | Safe |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "Ain't That Peculiar"—Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "If I Were a Boy"—Beyoncé | Safe |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 28 (10, 8, 10) | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 16 (7, 4, 5) | Rumba | "Fall for You"—Secondhand Serenade | Eliminated |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Dance, Dance"—Fall Out Boy | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "She Will Be Loved"—Maroon 5 | Safe |
Week 7
- Running Order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa & Tony | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "Mi Confesión"—Gotan Project | Safe |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Open Arms"—Journey | Eliminated |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Rumba | "Lost Without U"—Robin Thicke | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Baila, Baila"—Angela Via feat. Joe Budden | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Strawberry Wine"—Deana Carter | Last to be called safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"—Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "I Go to Sleep"—The Pretenders | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne Lil' Kim & Derek Gilles & Cheryl Ty & Chelsie Lawrence & Edyta Shawn & Mark Melissa & Tony |
N/A | 1960s Group Dance | "The Clapping Song"—Shirley Ellis | |
Week 8
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Lindy Hop | "Go Daddy-O"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "El Gato Montes"—Manuel Penella | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "I'm Outta Love"—Anastacia | Eliminated |
| Shawn & Mark | 27 (10, 8, 9) | Samba | "Get Down on It"—Kool and the Gang | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony* | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "We Got the Beat"—The Go-Go's | Last to be called safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 24 (9, 7, 8) | Salsa | "Vehicle"—The Ides of March | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne Lacey & Tony* Shawn & Mark |
25 (8, 8, 9) | Team Mambo | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"—Beyoncé | |
| Ty & Chelsie Gilles & Cheryl Lil' Kim & Derek |
28 (9, 9, 10) | Team Tango | "Womanizer"—Britney Spears | |
* Due to an injury, Melissa Rycroft was unable to perform her Jive, or as part of Team Mambo, on the live show. Lacey Schwimmer filled in for her on Team Mambo instead. Rycroft's rehearsal tape for her Jive was shown and scored, as Steve-O was forced to do in Week 2.
Week 9
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Friend Like Me"—Robin Williams | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Gotta Get thru This"—Daniel Bedingfield | ||
| Ty & Chelsie | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Amor Que Se Baila"—Otros Aires Electronic Tango Orchestra | Bottom two |
| 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Free Fallin'"—Tom Petty | ||
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Waltz | "When I Need You"—Leo Sayer | Eliminated |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Por Arriba, Por Abajo"—Ricky Martin | ||
| Gilles & Cheryl | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Fever"—Peggy Lee | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Sexual Healing"—Marvin Gaye | ||
| Melissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Angel"—Sarah McLachlan | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Jaleo"—Ricky Martin |
Week 10
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa & Tony | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Quickstep | "I Got Rhythm"—Ella Fitzgerald | Last to be called safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Save the Last Dance for Me"—Ben E. King | ||
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me"—Norah Jones | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"—Pitbull | ||
| Shawn & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Asi Se Baila El Tango"—Bailongo | Safe |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson | ||
| Ty & Chelsie | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Tuesday's Gone"—Lynyrd Skynyrd | Eliminated |
| 23 (8, 7, 8) | Samba | "Concrete and Clay"—Unit 4 + 2 |
Week 11: Final
- Running Order (Night 1)
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "So What"—Pink |
| Melissa & Tony | 29 (10, 9, 10) | ||
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | ||
| Shawn & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Do Your Thing"—Basement Jaxx |
| Melissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"—C+C Music Factory |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Freestyle | "Flashdance (What a Feeling)"—Irene Cara |
- Running Order (Night 2)
| Couple | Score | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"—Michael Jackson | Winner |
| Melissa & Tony | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Jaleo"—Ricky Martin | Third place |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Assassin's Tango"—John Powell | Runner-up |
Dance chart
| Couple | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | 1960s Dance | Samba | Team Mambo | Quickstep | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Jive | Paso doble | Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha |
| Gilles & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Jive | Viennese Waltz | 1960s Dance | Lindy Hop | Team Tango | Foxtrot | Rumba | Waltz | Salsa | Paso doble | Freestyle | Argentine tango |
| Melissa & Tony | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Paso doble | Rumba | Argentine tango | 1960s Dance | Jive1 | Team Mambo | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Freestyle | Samba |
| Ty & Chelsie | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Paso doble | Jive | Waltz | 1960s Dance | Salsa | Team Tango | Argentine tango | Rumba | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Lindy Hop | ||
| Lil' Kim & Derek | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Rumba | 1960s Dance | Paso doble | Team Tango | Waltz | Salsa | Jive | ||||
| Chuck & Julianne | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Samba | 1960s Dance | Cha-cha-cha | Team Mambo | Samba | ||||||
| Lawrence & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Jive | Waltz | 1960s Dance | Jive | ||||||||
| Steve-O & Lacey | Waltz | Salsa1 | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | ||||||||||
| David Alan & Kym | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese Waltz | Viennese Waltz | |||||||||||
| Steve & Karina | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Quickstep | ||||||||||||
| Holly & Dmitry | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Samba | ||||||||||||
| Denise & Maksim | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Quickstep | |||||||||||||
| Belinda & Jonathan | Waltz | Salsa | Salsa | ||||||||||||||
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
- Danced, but not scored
Dance schedule
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or waltz
- Week 2: Salsa or quickstep
- Week 3: Samba or foxtrot
- Week 4: Lindy Hop or Argentine tango
- Week 5: Paso doble or Viennese Waltz
- Week 6: Jive or Rumba
- Week 7: One unlearned dance from week one to week six and 1960s group dance
- Week 8: One unlearned dance from week one to week six and Team mambo or tango
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances (one ballroom, one Latin) from week one to week six, with a 15-second solo during the Latin routine
- Week 10: Final two unlearned dances (one Ballroom, one Latin) from week one to week six
- Week 11 (night 1): Paso doble face-off, freestyle
- Week 11 (night 2): Favorite dance of the season, eliminated stars return
Professional dancer competition
Six professional dancers, three men and three women, will compete live in a weekly dance competition for a guaranteed spot as a professional dancer to be paired with a celebrity next season.
- For the first week, six professionals will be paired into three couples and will compete in the first round with their chosen style of dance, either Latin or Ballroom. Of the six dancers, one male and one female will be eliminated based on fewest viewer votes.
- In the second week, the four remaining professionals will pair up and compete in whichever style dance they did not do the first week. The dancer with the lowest number of viewer votes, whether it be male or female, will be eliminated.
- In the third week, the three remaining professionals will teach a celebrity from a previous season, and the dancer with the lowest number of viewer votes will be eliminated.
- In the fourth week, the two professionals will pair up with a current pro and choreograph a Ballroom and a Latin routine. The dancer with the highest number of votes will win.[1]
The competing dancers are:
- Mayo Alanen (Runner-up)
- Brent Borbon
- Afton DelGrosso (3rd Place)
- Anna Demidova (Winner)
- Genya Mazo
- Snow Urbin
The celebrity partners for Round 3 are:
- Cody Linley (season 7, paired with Afton DelGrosso)
- Lisa Rinna (season 2, paired with Mayo Alanen)
- Maurice Greene (season 7, paired with Anna Demidova)
The professional partners for Round 4 are:
- Kym Johnson (paired with Mayo Alanen)
- Maksim Chmerkovskiy (paired with Anna Demidova)
| Date | Round | Pair | Dance | Song | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2009 | 1 | Brent & Afton | Cha-cha-cha | "Damaged"—Danity Kane | Brent Borbon & Snow Urbin |
| Mayo & Anna | Waltz | "Weekend in New England"—Barry Manilow | |||
| Genya & Snow | Rumba | "Stop and Stare"—OneRepublic | |||
| April 28, 2009 | 2 | Genya & Afton | Quickstep | "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"—Bobby Darin | Genya Mazo |
| Mayo & Anna | Jive | "Wild One"—Jerry Lee Lewis | |||
| May 5, 2009 | 3 | Afton & Cody | Samba | "Dance Like This"—Wyclef Jean feat. Claudette Ortiz | Afton DelGrosso |
| Mayo & Lisa | Quickstep | "Walking on Sunshine"—Katrina and the Waves | |||
| Anna & Maurice | Tango | "La Yumba"—Lalo Schiffrin | |||
| May 12, 2009 | 4 | Mayo & Kym | Tango | "Jalousie"—Alfred Hause's Tango Orchestra | Mayo Alanen |
| Cha-cha-cha | "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb | ||||
| Anna & Maksim | Quickstep | "Almost Like Being in Love"—Frank Sinatra | |||
| Samba | "Crayons"—Donna Summer feat. Ziggy Marley |
The winner, guaranteed a spot as a pro in season nine, is Anna Demidova.
Musical guests
Macy's Stars of Dance
| Date | Performers | Music |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2009 | Michael Rooney – "The Golden Age of Musicals" | "The Boy Does Nothing"—Alesha Dixon |
| April 7, 2009 | Le Rêve | |
| April 14, 2009 | Lindsley Allen – Cabaret Routine with Carmen Electra | "Stuff Like That There" by Bette Midler |
| April 21, 2009 | Jason Gilkison – Burn the Floor | |
| May 5, 2009 | Marty Kudelka & Dee Caspary | "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay |
| May 12, 2009 | Design a Dance – Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Derek Hough & Julianne Hough |
- For the May 12 "Design a Dance" performance, viewers had voted in the weeks beforehand about what style dance they wanted (Quickstep), what song they wanted the dance to ("It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"), and what professionals they wanted to do the dance. Also, Dancing with the Stars held an online contest where viewers could submit their drawings for outfits for the performance. The winner was Rebecca Farmer from New York City. Her designs were turned into the outfits for the performers, and she won a trip to the show.
References
- ^ "Pro-dancer Competition". Abc.go.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.