Dancing with the Stars 8 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 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.

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.

Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson won the competition, beating actor Gilles Marini by less than 1%. She is the youngest competitor and champion on the series. Both of them also competed on season 15 all-stars edition in 2012 along with Rycroft.

Overview

• Week 1: Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke received (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 , 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 , the lowest score of the night. Gilles Marini performed a quickstep, which earned him a , 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 . In the end, Belinda & Jonathan were eliminated.
• Week 3: Shawn & Mark, Melissa & Tony, and Gilles & Cheryl all scored , making a three way tie. David Alan Grier improved greatly from his score of 17 the previous week, to a score of the next week. Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff received the second lowest score in the history of the show for their Samba: (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 of the season for their Argentine Tango, tying him with Sabrina Bryan in season five for the earliest awarded. Melissa & Tony came in second, receiving a for their Lindy Hop, while Lil' Kim & Derek came in third, receiving a (9, 8, 10) for their Argentine Tango. Steve & Karina received the lowest score, a on their Aregentine 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 for their Paso Doble. Shawn & Mark and Lil' Kim & Derek, both came in second place, receiving for their Vienesse Waltzes. They were also the only couple to receive 10s (from Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno). Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer received lowest scores of the night, a 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 Vienesse Waltz and improved his score by two points to a , while Lawrence did not improve his Paso Doble receiving a . 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 for their Jive. Steve-O & Lacey received the lowest score of the night, 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. In fact, this is the only Dancing With The Stars season to say the "Treasure Of Rainbow Beard's Motto" in this show's history. Melissa & Tony took the top of the leaderboard for the second time with a near perfect. Lawrence Taylor & Edyta ?liwi"?ska ended up with the lowest score, a 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 . Lil' Kim & Derek received the highest score, a 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 to Team Mambo's . 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 for their Samba, the second perfect score of the season. This, combined with their score of for the Viennese Waltz landed them in the top spot, with a total of . Ty and Chelsie landed in the bottom with a total score of , scoring a for their Argentine Tango (their highest individual score of the competition) and a 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 for their Argentine Tango. Gilles and Cheryl received a perfect 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 , receiving for their Viennese Waltz and for their Samba, and were eliminated.
• Week 11: Gilles received a perfect score of 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 Johnson, Drew Lachey, Brooke Burke, Kristi Yamaguchi, Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger, Hines Ward, and Melissa Rycroft are the only winners not to be in the bottom two on their winning season. Shawn is the fourth female winner, and additionally the sixth winner to get a perfect 30 on the freestyle.

Couples

The 13 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Result
Belinda Carlisle	Pop 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	Comedian & actor	Kym Johnson	Eliminated 5th on April 7, 2009
Steve-O	Jackass star	Lacey Schwimmer	Eliminated 6th on April 14, 2009
Lawrence Taylor	Retired football player	Edyta ?liwi"?ska	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	The Bachelor star	Tony Dovolani	Third place on May 19, 2009
Gilles Marini	actor	Cheryl Burke	Runner-up on May 19, 2009
Shawn Johnson	Olympic gymnast	Mark Ballas	Winner on May 19, 2009

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.

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Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1	2	Gilles & Cheryl	449	16	28.1
2	1	Shawn & Mark	431	16	26.9
2	3	Melissa & Tony	430	16	26.9
4	5	Lil' Kim & Derek	284	11	25.3
5	6	Chuck & Julianne	209	9	23.3
6	4	Ty & Chelsie	289	13	22.2
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	17.2
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

Songs

Week 1

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.

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 Alan & 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""?Reba	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
Ty & Chelsie Shawn & Mark Melissa & Tony Lil' Kim & Derek Gilles & Cheryl Chuck & Julianne Lawrence & Edyta	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 Melissa & 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	Jive	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	Salsa	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

{{colorbox}} Highest Scoring Dance

{{colorbox}} Lowest Scoring Dance

{{colorbox}} 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 Latin 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.

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

Date	Performers	Tracks Performed	Dancers
March 17, 2009	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	"Calloway Boogie"	Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Lacey Schwimmer, Derek Hough, and Julianne Hough
	Jewel	"Over the Rainbow"	Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower
March 24, 2009	Hall & Oates	"Maneater"	Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, and Dmitry Chaplin
	Adele	"Chasing Pavements"	Edyta ?liwi"?ska and Alec Mazo
March 31, 2009	Kevin Rudolf	"Let It Rock"	Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Chelsie Hightower, Lacey Schwimmer, and Artem Chigvintsev
	Boyz II Men	"It's the Same Old Song"	Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, and Kym Johnson
		"Reach Out I'll Be There"
		"End of the Road"
April 7, 2009	Etta James	"At Last"	Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
	Demi Lovato	"La La Land"	Benji Schwimmer and Torri Smith
April 14, 2009	West Side Story	"America"	2009 Broadway revival cast
	Rascal Flatts	"Here Comes Goodbye"	Julianne Hough and Tony Dovolani
		"Revolution"	Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, Aliona Vilani, and Artem Chigvintsev
April 21, 2009	Natasha Bedingfield	"Soulmate"	Dmitry Chaplin and Lacey Schwimmer
	Celtic Woman	"You Raise Me Up"	Eric Luna and Georgia Ambarian
April 28, 2009	Robin Thicke	"When I Get You Alone"	Alec Mazo, Edyta Sliwinska, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Kym Johnson, and Dmitry Chaplin
		"Sidestep"	Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis
May 5, 2009	Jamie Cullum	"I Get a Kick out of You"	Urs Geisenhainer and Agnieszka Kazmierczak
May 12, 2009	Raphael Saadiq	"100 Yard Dash"	Raphael Saadiq Dancers
May 19, 2009	Lady Gaga	"Just Dance"	Lady Gaga Dancers
		"LoveGame"	Lady Gaga Dancers

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 (Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Derek Hough, and Julianne Hough). 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.

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