Dancing with the Stars 18 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges; Tom Bergeron returned as host while Erin Andrews replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host. Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers. In addition, the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom.

This season was also first to feature a new twist called "The Switch Up", which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up celebrity/professional pairings for a week during the season. Each celebrity was required to leave his or her assigned partner and perform with a new pro for one week.

This season is notable for being the first in which a dance that has been featured in every season, the paso doble, was only performed once (by Charlie White and Sharna Burgess).

On May 20, 2014, Meryl Davis and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions, marking the first time that Chmerkovskiy has won. Amy Purdy and Derek Hough were the runners-up, and Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas finished in third place.

Couples

The cast of twelve and their professional partners were revealed on March 4, 2014, on Good Morning America.

Nine of the twelve professional dancers from the previous season returned for season 18. A tenth, Sasha Farber, returned to the Dance Troupe while Tristan MacManus and Tyne Stecklein did not return in either capacity. These three were replaced by former Troupe members"?Witney Carson and Henry Byalikov"?and also by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who had returned following a two-season hiatus. Joining Sasha Farber and Lindsay Arnold in the Troupe is Jenna Johnson from season ten of So You Think You Can Dance and Artem Chigvintsev, a professional on the British version of the show. Gleb Savchenko did not return to the dance troupe this season.

Celebrity	Notability (known for)	Professional partner	Status
	Long-distance swimmer		Eliminated 1st
	Former NHL player		Eliminated 2nd
	Movie actor		Withdrew
	Singer-songwriter		Eliminated 3rd
	Television host, actor & comedian		Eliminated 4th
	Reality television star & actress		Eliminated 5th
	The Wonder Years actress & author		Eliminated 6th
	Olympic ice dancer		Eliminated 7th
	Big Time Rush singer & actor		Eliminated 8th
	Full House actress & author		Third place
	Paralympic snowboarder		Runner-up
	Olympic ice dancer		Winner

Scoring chart

Couple	Place	1	2	3	4	3+4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Meryl & Maks		24	25	39	39	78	36	40	39+39=78	36+34=70	40+40=80	30+30=60	+30=90
Amy & Derek		24	24	36	34	70	37	38	36+39=75	40+39=79	39+39=78	30+29=59	+30=89
Candace & Mark		25	21	32	28	60	35	32	35+39=74	36+38=74	34+38=72	27+24=51	+27=78
James & Peta		21	25	36	35	71	40	35	35+35=70	36+39=75	40+36=76	29+29=58
Charlie & Sharna		27	25	36	33	69	37	36	36+35=71	40+38=78	40+36=76
Danica & Val		24	24	36	32	68	39	36	33+39=72	38+34=72
NeNe & Tony		21	21	31	32	63	36	33	31+35=66
Drew & Cheryl		21	21	30	33	63	28	32
Cody & Witney		22	22	35	31	66	34
Billy Dee & Emma	10	15	15	"?
Sean & Karina	11	20	21
Diana & Henry	12	18	"?

Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week

Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week

the couple eliminated that week

the returning couple that was the last to be called safe

this couple withdrew from the competition

the winning couple

the runner-up couple

the third-place couple

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (scores by guest judges are not counted).

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1		Meryl & Maks	426	15	28.4
2		Amy & Derek	418		27.9
3		Charlie & Sharna	324	12	27.0
4		James & Peta	376	14	26.9
5		Danica & Val	263	10	26.3
6		Candace & Mark	382	15	25.5
7		Cody & Witney	119	5	23.8
8		NeNe & Tony	188	8	23.5
9		Drew & Cheryl	132	6	22.0
10	11	Sean & Karina	41	2	20.5
11	12	Diana & Henry	18	1	18.0
12	10	Billy Dee & Emma	30	2	15.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted) are as follows:

Dance	Highest scored dancer(s)	Highest score	Lowest scored dancer(s)	Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha	James Maslow	30	Billy Dee Williams	15
Foxtrot	Charlie White	30	Diana Nyad	18
Contemporary	James Maslow	30	Sean Avery	20
Jive	Meryl Davis	30	Drew Carey NeNe Leakes	21
Samba	Meryl Davis Charlie White	27	Danica McKellar	24
Tango	Meryl Davis	30	Billy Dee Williams	15
Swing	Meryl Davis	25	Amy Purdy	24
Rumba	Meryl Davis	28	Candace Cameron Bure	21
Salsa	Amy Purdy	30	Sean Avery	21
Jazz	Amy Purdy	29	NeNe Leakes	24
Waltz	Amy Purdy	27	Drew Carey	22
Quickstep	Charlie White	30	Candace Cameron Bure Drew Carey	21
Argentine tango	Amy Purdy Meryl Davis	30	NeNe Leakes	23
Paso doble	Charlie White	26	"?	"?
Viennese Waltz	Meryl Davis	30	Candace Cameron Bure	25
Freestyle	Meryl Davis	30	Candace Cameron Bure	24
Team dance	Candace Cameron Bure Meryl Davis Danica McKellar Amy Purdy	29	NeNe Leakes James Maslow Charlie White	25
Dance duel	Amy Purdy James Maslow	29	Meryl Davis Danica McKellar	26
Fusion dance	Amy Purdy Meryl Davis	30	Candace Cameron Bure	27

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

According to the traditional 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted)

Couples	Highest scoring dance(s)	Lowest scoring dance(s)
Meryl & Maks	Tango, Jive, Viennese Waltz, Argentine tango, Freestyle & Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha fusion (30)	Cha-cha-cha (24)
Amy & Derek	Argentine tango, Salsa & Argentine tango/Cha-cha-cha fusion (30)	Cha-cha-cha & Swing (24)
Candace & Mark	Team Dance (29)	Rumba & Quickstep (21)
James & Peta	Contemporary & Cha-cha-cha (30)	Foxtrot (21)
Charlie & Sharna	Quickstep & Foxtrot (30)	Rumba (24)
Danica & Val	Quickstep & Tango (29)	Foxtrot, Samba, Jive, & Salsa (24)
NeNe & Tony	Foxtrot (27)	Cha-cha-cha & Jive (21)
Drew & Cheryl	Cha-cha-cha (24)	Foxtrot, Jive & Quickstep (21)
Cody & Witney	Jazz & Samba (26)	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (22)
Billy Dee & Emma	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (15)	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (15)
Sean & Karina	Salsa (21)	Contemporary (20)
Diana & Henry	Foxtrot (18)	Foxtrot (18)

Weekly scores

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: Premiere Night

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
NeNe & Tony	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Give It 2 U""?Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar
James & Peta	21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Story of My Life""?One Direction
Danica & Val	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Walk Away""?Kelly Clarkson
Sean & Karina	20 (7, 6, 7)	Contemporary	"Somewhere Only We Know""?Keane
Billy Dee & Emma	15 (5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Star Wars Theme""?Meco
Meryl & Maks	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"All Night""?Icona Pop
Candace & Mark	25 (9, 8, 8)	Contemporary	"Burn""?Ellie Goulding
Cody & Witney	22 (7, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Timber""?Pitbull feat. Kesha
Drew & Cheryl	21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Money (That's What I Want)""?Barrett Strong
Amy & Derek	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Counting Stars""?OneRepublic
Diana & Henry	18 (6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Beyond the Sea""?Bobby Darin
Charlie & Sharna	27 (9, 9, 9)	Contemporary	"Let Her Go""?Passenger

Week 2: Celebrity's Pick Night

At the beginning of the show, it was announced by Bergeron and Andrews that there would be a double elimination this week.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Drew & Cheryl	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"You Can't Sit Down""?The Dovells	Safe
Danica & Val	24 (8, 8, 8)	Samba	"All Nite (Don't Stop)""?Janet Jackson	Safe
Billy Dee & Emma	15 (5, 5, 5)	Tango	"Peter Gunn Theme""?Henry Mancini	Safe
Meryl & Maks	25 (8, 9, 8)	Swing	"Big and Bad""?Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Safe
Diana & Henry	N/A	Cha-cha-cha	"Move Your Feet""?Junior Senior	Eliminated
Candace & Mark	21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Say Something""?A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera	Safe
Amy & Derek	24 (8, 8, 8)	Swing	"Swing Set""?Jurassic 5	Safe
James & Peta	25 (9, 8, 8)	Salsa	"Follow the Leader""?Wisin & Yandel feat. Jennifer Lopez	Safe
Charlie & Sharna	25 (9, 7, 9)	Tango	"Addicted to You""?Avicii	Safe
NeNe & Tony	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"Do My Thing""?Estelle feat. Janelle Mone	Safe
Sean & Karina	21 (7, 7, 7)	Salsa	"Dance Bailalo""?Kat DeLuna	Eliminated
Cody & Witney	22 (7, 7, 8)	Tango	"Yeah 3x""?Chris Brown	Last to be called safe

Week 3: Most Memorable Year Night

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Robin Roberts, Bruno Tonioli.

At the beginning of the show, it was announced that Billy Dee Williams was advised to withdraw from the competition due to a chronic back problem. Therefore, no one was eliminated at the end of the show.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
James & Peta	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jive	"The Middle""?Jimmy Eat World
NeNe & Tony	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Rumba	"I Believe in You and Me""?Whitney Houston
Cody & Witney	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Jazz	"Surfboard""?Cody Simpson
Danica & Val	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Contemporary	"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)""?Billy Joel
Drew & Cheryl	30 (7, 7, 8, 8)	Waltz	"Fade into You""?Sam Palladio & Clare Bowen
Meryl & Maks	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Foxtrot	"All of Me""?John Legend
Amy & Derek	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Contemporary	"Human""?Christina Perri
Charlie & Sharna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Jive	"Happy""?Pharrell Williams
Candace & Mark	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Blue Suede Shoes""?Elvis Presley

Week 4: Switch-Up Night

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

The couples were required to switch professional partners this week and learn a new style of dance. Due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place at the end of the show.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Candace & Tony	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"The Ballroom Blitz""?Sweet
James & Cheryl	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Tango	"Dark Horse""?Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
Drew & Witney	33 (8, 8, 9, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Sugarfoot""?Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Danica & Maks	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Love Me Right!""?The Swag Geeks feat. Brook Penning
Charlie & Peta	33 (7, 8, 9, 9)	Rumba	"Wildest Moments""?Jessie Ware
Amy & Mark	34 (9, 8, 8, 9)	Salsa	"Brand New""?Pharrell feat. Justin Timberlake
Cody & Sharna	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"I'm Yours""?Jason Mraz
NeNe & Derek	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Jazz	"Grown Woman""?Beyonc
Meryl & Val	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Too Close""?Alex Clare

Week 5: Disney Night

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Donny Osmond, Bruno Tonioli.

Couples performed one unlearned dance to a song from a Disney film.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Disney film	Result
Drew & Cheryl	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"Friend Like Me""?Robin Williams	Aladdin	Safe
Charlie & Sharna	37 (9, 10, 9, 9)	Jazz	"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious""?Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke	Mary Poppins	Safe
Danica & Val	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"Be Our Guest""?Jerry Orbach and Angela Lansbury	Beauty and the Beast	Safe
Amy & Derek	37 (9, 9, 10, 9)	Waltz	"So This Is Love""?Ilene Woods	Cinderella	Safe
Cody & Witney	34 (9, 8, 8, 9)	Samba	"I Just Can't Wait to Be King""?Jason Weaver, Laura Williams, and Rowan Atkinson	The Lion King	Eliminated
NeNe & Tony	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"Cruella de Vil""?Rod Taylor	101 Dalmatians	Safe
James & Peta	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Contemporary	"Let It Go""?Idina Menzel	Frozen	Safe
Meryl & Maks	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Samba	"I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)""?Louis Prima	The Jungle Book	Safe
Candace & Mark	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Samba	"Under the Sea""?Samuel E. Wright	The Little Mermaid	Last to be called safe

Week 6: Party Anthem Night

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Redfoo, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
NeNe & Tony	33 (8, 9, 8, 8)	Salsa	"Hot in Herre""?Nelly	Safe
Candace & Mark	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Love It""?Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX	Last to be called safe
James & Peta	35 (9, 9, 8, 9)	Quickstep	"You're the One That I Want""?John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	Safe
Danica & Val	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)""?Whitney Houston	Safe
Meryl & Maks	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Tango	"Feel So Close""?Calvin Harris	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	32 (8, 9, 7, 8)	Tango	"Super Freak""?Rick James	Eliminated
Charlie & Sharna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)""?[[C+C Music Factory]] feat. Freedom Williams	Safe
Amy & Derek	38 (9, 10, 9, 10)	Jive	"Shout""?The Isley Brothers	Safe

Week 7: Latin Night

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Ricky Martin, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Amy & Derek	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Rumba	"Light My Fire""?Jos Feliciano	Safe
James & Peta	35 (9, 9, 8, 9)	Samba	"Gasolina""?Daddy Yankee	Last to be called safe
Danica & Val	33 (8, 9, 8, 8)	Salsa	"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)""?Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green	Safe
NeNe & Tony	31 (8, 8, 7, 8)	Argentine tango	"Can't Remember to Forget You""?Shakira feat. Rihanna	Eliminated
Charlie & Sharna	36 (9, 10, 8, 9)	Paso doble	"Sail""?Awolnation	Safe
Candace & Mark	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Argentine tango	"1977""?Ana Tijoux	Safe
Meryl & Maks	39 (10, 10, 9, 10)	Salsa	"Adrenalina""?Wisin feat. Ricky Martin & Jennifer Lopez	Safe
NeNe & Tony James & Peta Charlie & Sharna	35 (8, 10, 8, 9)	Latin Freestyle (Team Vida)	"La Copa de la Vida""?Ricky Martin
Danica & Val Candace & Mark Amy & Derek Meryl & Maks	39 (10, 10, 9, 10)	Latin Freestyle (Team Loca)	"Livin' la Vida Loca"?Ricky Martin

• Due to an injury suffered by Amy Purdy after performing her rumba, Team Loca's dance was scored based on rehearsal footage filmed prior to the live show.

Week 8: Celebrity Dance Duels

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Abby Lee Miller, Bruno Tonioli.

Although billed as "dance duels," the two celebrities in each dance receive the same score. During the routine, the celebrities are required to dance with each other for 20 seconds on the dance floor without their partners.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Charlie & Sharna	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"My Heart Goes Boom""?Miss Li	Safe
Danica & Val	38 (10, 9, 9, 10)	Tango	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World""?Lorde	Eliminated
Meryl & Maks	36 (9, 9, 8, 10)	Rumba	"Read All About It (Pt. III)""?Emeli Sand	Safe
Candace & Mark	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On""?Sam Cooke	Safe
James & Peta	36 (8, 9, 10, 9)	Viennese Waltz	"6'2""?Marie Miller	Last to be called safe
Amy & Derek	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Heart Upon My Sleeve""?Avicii	Safe
Meryl & Maks Danica & Val	34 (8, 9, 8, 9)	Samba	"I Luh Ya Papi""?Jennifer Lopez feat. French Montana
Candace & Mark Charlie & Sharna	38 (9, 9, 10, 10)	Contemporary	"Stay with Me""?Sam Smith
James & Peta Amy & Derek	39 (9, 10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Ain't Nothing Wrong with That""?Robert Randolph and the Family Band

Week 9: American Icons Night (Semifinals)

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Kenny Ortega, Bruno Tonioli.

The semifinalists performed two unlearned dances to songs by American music icons. The celebrities were also able to speak with people who they consider "icons". Candace, Charlie, Amy, James, and Meryl each received advice from Angela Thomas, Scott Hamilton, Oprah Winfrey, L.A. Reid, and season 6 winner Kristi Yamaguchi respectively.

Running order

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Candace & Mark	34 (8, 9, 9, 8)	Viennese Waltz	"If I Knew""?Bruno Mars	Safe
	38 (9, 10, 10, 9)	Jazz	"Nasty""?Janet Jackson
Charlie & Sharna	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Foxtrot	"New York, New York""?Frank Sinatra	Eliminated
	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Samba	"Mo Money Mo Problems""?The Notorious B.I.G.
Amy & Derek	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"You Can't Hurry Love""?The Supremes	Safe
	39 (9, 10, 10, 10)	Jazz	"Too Darn Hot (RAC Mix)""?Ella Fitzgerald
James & Peta	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"Love Never Felt So Good""?Michael Jackson	Safe
	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Rumba	"Islands in the Stream""?Kenny Rogers feat. Dolly Parton
Meryl & Maks	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Hound Dog""?Elvis Presley	Last to be called safe
	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Viennese Waltz	"Just a Fool""?Christina Aguilera & Blake Shelton

Week 10: Finals

The four finalists performed two dances on the first night: the first was a new dance using the same dance style the celebrities had performed in week four with their switch-up partners, but now with their regular pro partners, and the second was a freestyle dance.

On the second night, the three surviving finalists each performed a fusion dance combining two dance styles that had been assigned to them after the previous night's episode. The selected styles had been performed by the couple earlier in the season.

Running order (Night 1)

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
James & Peta	29 (9, 10, 10)	Tango	"Adore You (Cedric Gervais Remix)""?Miley Cyrus	Eliminated
	29 (10, 9, 10)	Freestyle	"Original Don""?Major Lazer feat. The Partysquad
Meryl & Maks	30 (10, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Montserrat""?Bajofondo	Safe
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"Latch""?Sam Smith
Candace & Mark	27 (9, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"Umbrella""?The Baseballs	Last to be called safe
	24 (8, 8, 8)	Freestyle	"Canned Heat""?Jamiroquai
Amy & Derek	30 (10, 10, 10)	Salsa	"Ran Kan Kan""?Tito Puente	Safe
	29 (10, 9, 10)	Freestyle	"Dare You""?Hardwell

Running order (Night 2)

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Amy & Derek	30 (10, 10, 10)	Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha	"Rather Be""?Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne	Runner-up
Candace & Mark	27 (9, 9, 9)	Samba Quickstep	"Sir Duke""?Stevie Wonder	Third place
Meryl & Maks	30 (10, 10, 10)	Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha	"Glowing""?Nikki Williams	Winner

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

• Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot or contemporary
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (Celebrity's Pick Night)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (Switch-Up Night)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Week)
• Week 6: One unlearned dance (Party Anthem Night)
• Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dances (Latin Night)
• Week 8: One unlearned dance & dance duel (Celebrity Dance Duels)
• Week 9: Two unlearned dances (American Icons Week/Semifinals)
• Week 10 (Night 1): Judges' pick/redos of "Partner Switch-Up Night" dances & freestyle (Top 4)
• Week 10 (Night 2): 24-hour fusion challenge (Top 3)

Couple	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7		Week 8		Week 9		Week 10
Meryl & Maks	Cha-cha-cha	Swing	Foxtrot	Argentine tango	Samba	Tango	Salsa	Freestyle (Team "Loca")	Rumba	Samba	Jive	Viennese Waltz	Argentine tango	Freestyle	Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha
Amy & Derek	Cha-cha-cha	Swing	Contemporary	Salsa	Waltz	Jive	Rumba	Freestyle (Team "Loca")	Argentine tango	Jive	Quickstep	Jazz	Salsa	Freestyle	Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha
Candace & Mark	Contemporary	Rumba	Jive	Quickstep	Samba	Cha-cha-cha	Argentine tango	Freestyle (Team "Loca")	Foxtrot	Contemporary	Viennese Waltz	Jazz	Quickstep	Freestyle	Samba Quickstep
James & Peta	Foxtrot	Salsa	Jive	Tango	Contemporary	Quickstep	Samba	Freestyle (Team "Vida")	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Cha-cha-cha	Rumba	Tango	Freestyle	Freestyle Cha-cha-cha
Charlie & Sharna	Contemporary	Tango	Jive	Rumba	Jazz	Cha-cha-cha	Paso doble	Freestyle (Team "Vida")	Quickstep	Contemporary	Foxtrot	Samba			Jazz
Danica & Val	Foxtrot	Samba	Contemporary	Jive	Quickstep	Cha-cha-cha	Salsa	Freestyle (Team "Loca")	Tango	Samba					Quickstep/ Freestyle
NeNe & Tony	Cha-cha-cha	Jive	Rumba	Jazz	Foxtrot	Salsa	Argentine tango	Freestyle (Team "Vida")							Jazz
Drew & Cheryl	Foxtrot	Jive	Waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Tango									Jive
Cody & Witney	Cha-cha-cha	Tango	Jazz	Foxtrot	Samba
Billy Dee & Emma	Cha-cha-cha	Tango	Waltz
Sean & Karina	Contemporary	Salsa
Diana & Henry	Foxtrot	Cha-cha-cha

Highest scoring dance

Lowest scoring dance

Danced, but not scored

Not performed or scored

Guest performances

Date	Dance style	Artist(s)	Song(s)	Dancers
March 17, 2014	Samba	Jason Derulo	"Talk Dirty"	Pros, Troupe and Derulo's dancers.
April 21, 2014	Freestyle	Redfoo	"Let's Get Ridiculous"	Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson and Emma Slater
April 28, 2014	Samba	Ricky Martin	"Vida"	Pros and Dance Troupe
May 5, 2014	Charleston	Mark Ballas	"Get My Name"	Ballas, Pros and Dance Troupe
May 20, 2014	Contemporary	Amber Riley	"Colorblind"	Tony Dovolani and Karina Smirnoff
	Swing		"Do Your Thing"	Riley, Pros, Dance Troupe and backup dancers
	N/A	Christina Perri	"Human"	N/A
	Hip-Hop	Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX	"Fancy"	Pros and Dance Troupe
	Jazz	Cody Simpson	"Surfboard"	Simpson's backup dancers and Witney Carson
	Freestyle	Ariana Grande	"Problem"	Grande's backup dancers

Celebrity guest judges

Beginning in week three of the live shows, a celebrity guest judge was present at the judges table to comment on and score the dance routines. As a result, the judges table had four judges instead of three and a dance couple could receive a top score of 40 points for their dance. Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts was the first celebrity guest judge on March 31. The final guest judge, Kenny Ortega, appeared on the week nine semifinals, and the two-night finale was scored by the three original judges only.

Date	Guest judge	Occupation(s)
March 31, 2014	Robin Roberts	Anchor of Good Morning America
April 7, 2014	Julianne Hough	Actress, singer, dancer, choreographer
April 14, 2014	Donny Osmond	Singer, actor, dancer (season 9 winner)
April 21, 2014	Redfoo	Singer/rapper (member of LMFAO), season 20 contestant
April 28, 2014	Ricky Martin	Singer, actor, author
May 5, 2014	Abby Lee Miller	Choreographer, dance instructor of Dance Moms
May 12, 2014	Kenny Ortega	Producer, director and choreographer

Ratings

U.S. television ratings

Show	Episode	Air date	Viewers (million)	Rating/share (adults 18-49)	Source
1	"Week 1: Premiere"	March 17, 2014	15.44	2.6/7
2	"Week 2: Star-Chosen Dances"	March 24, 2014	14.65	2.3/6
3	"Week 3: Most Memorable Year"	March 31, 2014	14.10	2.3/6
4	"Week 4: Switch-Up Night"	April 7, 2014	14.47	2.2/6
5	"Week 5: Disney Night"	April 14, 2014	14.78	2.3/7
6	"Week 6: Party Anthems Night"	April 21, 2014	14.06	2.2/6
7	"Week 7: Latin Night"	April 28, 2014	15.88	2.6/7
8	"Week 8: Celebrity Dance Duels"	May 5, 2014	13.12	1.9/6
9	"Week 9: American Icons"	May 12, 2014	14.36	2.3/7
10	"Week 10: The Finals - Part 1"	May 19, 2014	15.66	2.6/8
11	Road to the Finals	May 20, 2014	11.64	1.7/6
12	"Week 10: The Finals - Part 2"	May 20, 2014	15.07	2.4/7

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