Dancing with the Stars (American season 8)
Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, on the ABC network.
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
 Promotional poster, featuring pro dancer Edyta Śliwińska | |
| Celebrity winner | Shawn Johnson |
| Professional winner | Mark Ballas |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 9 – May 19, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
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.
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. Johnson beat out Gilles Marini by less than 1%.
Cast
Couples
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. 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. The 13 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Carlisle | Singer-songwriter | Jonathan Roberts | Eliminated 1st on March 17, 2009 |
| Denise Richards | Actress | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Eliminated 2nd on March 24, 2009 |
| Holly Madison | Model & reality television star | Dmitry Chaplin | Eliminated 3rd on March 31, 2009 |
| Steve Wozniak | Apple Inc. co-founder | Karina Smirnoff | Eliminated 4th on March 31, 2009 |
| David Alan Grier | Actor & comedian | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 5th on April 7, 2009 |
| Steve-O | Jackass star | Lacey Schwimmer | Eliminated 6th on April 14, 2009 |
| Lawrence Taylor | Former NFL linebacker | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 7th on April 21, 2009 |
| Chuck Wicks | Country 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 artistic 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.
Host and judges
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.
Scoring charts
| 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.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
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 | 26.9 | |
| 3 | 3 | Melissa & Tony | 430 | 26.9 | |
| 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 & Maks | 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 performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest 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 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.
| Couple | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | Argentine tango, Freestyle & Cha-cha-cha (30) | Waltz (23) |
| Gilles & Cheryl | Argentine tango (x2), Waltz, Salsa, & Paso doble (30) | Cha-cha-cha (24) |
| Melissa & Tony | Samba (x2) (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 (24) | Salsa (17) |
| Steve & Karina | Quickstep (x2) (17) | Samba (10) |
| Holly & Dmitry | Cha-cha-cha, Quickstep & Samba (18) | Argentine tango (16) |
| Denise & Maks | Quickstep (21) | Samba (16) |
| Belinda & Jonathan | Salsa (18) | Waltz & Salsa (17) |
Weekly scores
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | 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 featuring Colby O'Donis |
| 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 & Maks | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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 & Maks | 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, 6, 7) | 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 | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denise & Maks | 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 & Maks | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Samba | "Take a Picture"—Filter | Eliminated |
Week 4
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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 | Swing | "The Clapping Song"—Shirley Ellis | |
Week 8
- Running order
| Couple | Scores | Dance | 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) | Mambo | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"—Beyoncé | |
| Ty & Chelsie Gilles & Cheryl Lil' Kim & Derek |
28 (9, 9, 10) | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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: Finals
- Running order (Night 1)
| Couple | Scores | Dance | 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 | Scores | Dance | 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
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 and swing group dance
- Week 8: One unlearned dance and team dances
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances
- Week 10: Two unlearned dances
- Week 11 (Night 1): Paso doble face-off and freestyle
- Week 11 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn & Mark | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy hop | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Swing | Samba | 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 | Swing | Lindy hop | Tango | Foxtrot | Rumba | Waltz | Salsa | Paso doble | Freestyle | Argentine tango |
| Melissa & Tony | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy hop | Paso doble | Rumba | Argentine tango | Swing | Jive | 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 | Swing | Salsa | Tango | Argentine tango | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Samba | Lindy hop | ||
| Lil' Kim & Derek | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Jive | Rumba | Swing | Paso doble | Team Tango | Waltz | Salsa | Jive | ||||
| Chuck & Julianne | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy hop | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Samba | Swing | Cha-cha-cha | Mambo | Samba | ||||||
| Lawrence & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Jive | Waltz | Swing | 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 | ||||||||||||||
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Danced, but not scored
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. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
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