# Dance Your Ass Off season 1

The first season of Dance Your Ass Off aired from June 29, 2009, to September 7, 2009. It aired on the Oxygen network. It was the only season to feature Marissa Jaret Winokur as host. The show featured twelve overweight contestants competing to dance and lose weight. The medical doctor was Rob Huizenga from the USA Biggest Loser. For this season, the judges were Danny Teeson, Lisa Ann Walter and Mayte Garcia.
On the finale, Ruben defeated Pinky and Shayla to become the first ever Dance Your Ass Off champion.

## Contestants

* Angela - Eliminated Week 1
* Warren - Eliminated Week 2
* Karla - Eliminated Week 3
* Tara - Eliminated Week 4
* Brandon - Eliminated Week 4
* Miles - Eliminated Week 5
* Trice - Eliminated Week 6
* Mara - Eliminated Week 7
* Alicia - Eliminated Week 9
* Shayla - 2nd Runner-Up - Fan Favorite
* Pinky - Runner-Up
* Ruben - Winner

## Weigh ins - Pounds lost per week

    Most Weight Lost
    Least Weight Lost
| Contestant | Age | Height | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Finale |
| Ruben | 43 | 6'0" | 314.3 | -13.9 | -5.1 | -7.8 | -4.7 | -10.3 | -6.2 | -6.4 | -5.4 | -7.1 | -7.5 |
| Pinky | 29 | 5'3" | 186.9 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -4.2 | -1.3 | -6.4 | -3.7 | -1.9 | -4.4 |
| Shayla | 27 | 5'7" | 206.5 | -4.9 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -4.3 | -5.0 | -3.4 | -2.4 | -4.5 | -2.1 | -4.0 |
| Alicia | 23 | 5'4" | 257.6 | -7.5 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -6.4 | -4.2 | -6.0 | -6.4 | -5.9 | -3.5 | |
| Mara | 32 | 5'2" | 261.9 | -6.6 | -3.2 | -1.8 | -3.5 | -5.0 | -3.0 | -2.9 | | | |
| Trice | 24 | 5'3" | 274.9 | -11.4 | -2.7 | -2.9 | -5.9 | -3.9 | -4.2 | | | | |
| Miles | 29 | 5'10" | 260.8 | -6.9 | -2.9 | -4.6 | -4.3 | -6.0 | | | | | |
| Brandon | 20 | 5'6" | 230.4 | -3.6 | -1.5 | -4.3 | -1.7 | | | | | | |
| Tara | 33 | 5'8" | 237.4 | -4.5 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -4.2 | | | | | | |
| Karla | 29 | 5'2" | 174.9 | -9.5 | -4.4 | -1.0 | | | | | | | |
| Warren | 29 | 6'0" | 357.6 | -11.6 | -3.6 | | | | | | | | |
| Angela | 24 | 5'7" | 185.9 | -3.5 | | | | | | | | | |

## Contestants & Weight per week

Contestants are listed in chronological order of elimination.
| Contestant | Starting BMI | Current BMI | Starting Weight | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Finale | Pounds Lost | Percentage Lost |
| Contestant | Starting BMI | Current BMI | Starting Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Finale | Pounds Lost | Percentage Lost |
| Ruben | 42.6 | 32.5 | 314.3 | 300.4 | 295.3 | 287.5 | 282.8 | 272.5 | 266.3 | 259.9 | 254.5 | 247.4 | 239.9 | 74.4 | 23.75 |
| Pinky | 33.1 | 27.7 | 186.9 | 184.5 | 181.9 | 179.9 | 178.5 | 174.3 | 173.3 | 166.6 | 162.9 | 161 | 156.6 | 30.3 | 16.21 |
| Shayla | 32.3 | 26.8 | 206.5 | 201.6 | 198.9 | 196.6 | 192.3 | 187.3 | 183.9 | 181.5 | 177 | 174.9 | 170.9 | 35.6 | 17.24 |
| Alicia | 44.2 | 35.9 | 257.6 | 250.1 | 247.3 | 245 | 238.6 | 234.4 | 228.4 | 222 | 216.1 | 212.6 | 209.4 | 48.2 | 18.71 |
| Mara | 47.9 | 42.1 | 261.9 | 255.3 | 252.1 | 250.3 | 246.8 | 241.8 | 238.8 | 235.9 | | | 230.4 | 31.5 | 12.03 |
| Trice | 48.7 | 41.7 | 274.9 | 263.5 | 260.8 | 257.9 | 252 | 248.1 | 243.9 | | | | 235.5 | 39.4 | 14.33 |
| Miles | 37.4 | 30.9 | 260.8 | 253.9 | 251 | 246.4 | 242.1 | 236.1 | | | | | 215.5 | 45.3 | 17.37 |
| Brandon | 37.2 | 33.7 | 230.4 | 226.8 | 225.3 | 221 | 219.3 | | | | | | 208.9 | 21.5 | 9.33 |
| Tara | 36.1 | 31.4 | 237.4 | 232.9 | 229.1 | 227.1 | 222.9 | | | | | | 206.3 | 31.1 | 13.10 |
| Karla | 32.0 | 27.6 | 174.9 | 165.4 | 161 | 160 | | | | | | | 151.1 | 23.8 | 13.61 |
| Warren | 48.5 | 44.5 | 357.6 | 346 | 342.4 | | | | | | | | 328.5 | 29.1 | 8.14 |
| Angela | 29.1 | 25.6 | 185.9 | 182.4 | | | | | | | | | 163.6 | 22.3 | 12.00 |

### BMI

    Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
    Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
    Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
    Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
    Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)

### Rankings

    Eliminated Contestants Weigh-In (Finale)
    Winner ($100,000)
    Eliminated Winner ($5,000)
    Last person eliminated before finale

## Contestants' average dance scores

    Best Score of the week.
    Worst Score of the week
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Finale |
| Ruben | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| Pinky | 7.3 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Shayla | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
| Alicia | 6.3 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | |
| Mara | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.7 | | | |
| Trice | 6.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | | | | |
| Miles | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | | | | | |
| Brandon | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | | | | | | |
| Tara | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 4.3 | | | | | | |
| Karla | 7.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | | | | | | | |
| Warren | 5.3 | 5.0 | | | | | | | | |
| Angela | 5.3 | | | | | | | | | |
Notes:
* The first perfect 10 came in Week 6. The recipient was Shayla. That same week Ruben also received a 10.
* The first perfect score (Three 10's) was the tango that Ruben had danced in Week 7.
* No one was eliminated on Week 8.

## Contestants' overall scores

    Contestant was in the bottom two of weight loss
    Contestant was eliminated
    Contestant was in the bottom two of weight loss and eliminated
    Contestant was in the bottom two for weight loss and was the winner that week
    Contestant was the winner for that week
    Contestant danced their ass off and was declared the winner of the show
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Finale |
| Ruben | 10.43 | 9.4 | 10.34 | 10.33 | 10.94 | 10.98 | 11.60 | 11.48 | 11.99 | 12.53 |
| Pinky | 8.58 | 8.11 | 9.10 | 8.48 | 9.05 | 8.75 | 11.70 | 10.42 | 10.67 | 12.23 |
| Shayla | 9.37 | 8.34 | 8.86 | 10.89 | 10.90 | 10.82 | 10.71 | 11.28 | 10.39 | 11.29 |
| Alicia | 9.21 | 6.42 | 8.63 | 8.91 | 8.46 | 11.26 | 10.50 | 11.36 | 10.02 | |
| Mara | 9.82 | 8.55 | 9.01 | 7.40 | 9.73 | 9.54 | 9.97 | | | |
| Trice | 10.15 | 8.32 | 7.41 | 8.99 | 8.55 | 8.39 | | | | |
| Miles | 9.95 | 7.84 | 9.53 | 8.05 | 7.78 | | | | | |
| Brandon | 8.26 | 7.96 | 8.21 | 6.77 | | | | | | |
| Tara | 7.60 | 7.33 | 8.17 | 6.15 | | | | | | |
| Karla | 12.43 | 7.96 | 6.32 | | | | | | | |
| Warren | 8.54 | 5.90 | | | | | | | | |
| Angela | 7.18 | | | | | | | | | |

## Reunion

First aired September 7, 2009 Shayla won Fan Favorite and a check for $5000. Ruben lost more weight, totaling to 90 lbs. Miles and Alicia also lost 90 lbs by the reunion.
    Contestant gained some weight back by the reunion.
| Contestant | Age | Height | Starting BMI | Finale BMI | Reunion BMI | Start Weight | Finale Weight | Reunion Weight | lbs lost finale | lbs lost reunion |
| Ruben | 43 | 6'0" | 42.6 | 32.5 | 30.4 | 314.3 | 239.9 | 224.3 | 74.4 | 90 |
| Pinky | 29 | 5'3" | 33.1 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 186.9 | 156.6 | 154.9 | 30.3 | 32 |
| Shayla | 27 | 5'7" | 32.3 | 26.8 | 24.5 | 206.5 | 170.9 | 156.5 | 35.6 | 50 |
| Alicia | 23 | 5'4" | 44.2 | 35.9 | 28.8 | 257.6 | 209.4 | 167.6 | 48.2 | 90 |
| Mara | 32 | 5'2" | 47.9 | 42.1 | 39.9 | 261.9 | 230.4 | 217.9 | 31.5 | 44 |
| Trice | 24 | 5'3" | 48.7 | 41.7 | 36.5 | 274.9 | 235.5 | 205.9 | 39.4 | 69 |
| Miles | 29 | 5'10" | 37.4 | 30.9 | 24.5 | 260.8 | 215.5 | 170.8 | 45.3 | 90 |
| Brandon | 20 | 5'6" | 37.2 | 33.7 | 34.0 | 230.4 | 208.9 | 210.4 | 21.5 | 20 |
| Tara | 33 | 5'8" | 36.1 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 237.4 | 206.3 | 185.4 | 31.1 | 52 |
| Karla | 29 | 5'2" | 32.0 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 174.9 | 151.4 | 154.9 | 23.5 | 20 |
| Warren | 29 | 6'0" | 48.5 | 44.5 | 45.1 | 357.6 | 328.5 | 332.6 | 29.1 | 25 |
| Angela | 24 | 5'7" | 29.1 | 25.6 | 23.5 | 185.9 | 163.6 | 149.9 | 22.3 | 36 |

### BMI

    Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
    Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
    Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
    Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
    Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)

## Updates

* Warren - he topped the scales at 400 lbs then turned his life around and lost 150 lbs. He has kept the weight off.
* Mara – has lost 60 lbs and wants to lose 20 lbs more - had lost 44 lbs at the reunion
* Trice – has lost 74 lbs - had lost 69 lbs at the reunion
* Alicia – has lost 110 lbs - had lost 90 lbs at the reunion
* Ruben – got Head of Wardrobe position for Cirque du Soleil's newest show, “Viva Elvis” at City Center in Las Vegas
* Tara – has lost 60 lbs, and doing cross-fit to lose 15 more. She is a host for the LIPS Tour-Ladies International Poker Series and Orlando's American Heart Assoc Health Ambassador.