# Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 6

Season six of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2008.
On May 6, Dancing with the Stars had a special two-hour episode to commemorate its 100th episode.
Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas won the competition, while Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and Edyta Śliwińska finished in second place, and actor Cristián de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke finished in third.

## Cast
### Couples

This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. The contestants were announced during the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann by season two contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Penn Jillette | Magician | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 1st on March 25, 2008 |
| Monica Seles | Professional tennis player | Jonathan Roberts | Eliminated 2nd on March 25, 2008 |
| Steve Guttenberg | Film actor | Anna Trebunskaya | Eliminated 3rd on April 1, 2008 |
| Adam Carolla | Comedian & radio host | Julianne Hough | Eliminated 4th on April 8, 2008 |
| Priscilla Presley | Actress & businesswoman | Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 5th on April 15, 2008 |
| Marlee Matlin | Film & television actress | Fabian Sanchez | Eliminated 6th on April 22, 2008 |
| Shannon Elizabeth | American Pie actress | Derek Hough | Eliminated 7th on April 29, 2008 |
| Mario | R&B singer | Karina Smirnoff | Eliminated 8th on May 6, 2008 |
| Marissa Jaret Winokur | Broadway actress | Tony Dovolani | Eliminated 9th on May 13, 2008 |
| Cristián de la Fuente | Film & television actor | Cheryl Burke | Third place on May 19, 2008 |
| Jason Taylor | NFL defensive end | Edyta Śliwińska | Runners-up on May 20, 2008 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi | Olympic figure skater | Mark Ballas | Winners on May 20, 2008 |

### Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as co-hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

## Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 6) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Kristi & Mark | 1st | 27† | 27† | 54† | 27† | 29† | 29† | 30† | 26+28=54 | 29+26=55 | 29+28=57† | 30+30=60† | +30=90† |
| Jason & Edyta | 2nd | 22 | 27† | 49 | 23 | 29† | 27 | 24 | 29+26=55† | 29+23=52 | 28+27=55 | 24+27=51‡ | +30=81‡ |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 3rd | 21 | 20 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25+21=46‡ | 28+29=57† | 27+29=56 | 26+26=52 | |
| Marissa & Tony | 4th | 18 | 21 | 39 | 19‡ | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27+25=52 | 25+25=50‡ | 26+26=52‡ | | |
| Mario & Karina | 5th | 24 | 26 | 50 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24+27=51 | 27+26=53 | | | |
| Shannon & Derek | 6th | 21 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 27+24=51 | | | | |
| Marlee & Fabian | 7th | 22 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21‡ | | | | | |
| Priscilla & Louis | 8th | 24 | 21 | 45 | 26 | 22 | 21‡ | | | | | | |
| Adam & Julianne | 9th | 15‡ | 19 | 34 | 21 | 19‡ | | | | | | | |
| Steve & Anna | 10th | 18 | 16 | 34 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Monica & Jonathan | 11th | 15‡ | 15‡ | 30‡ | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn & Kym | 12th | 16 | 17 | 33 | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This couple was eliminated.

## Weekly scores

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

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the foxtrot. The men performed on the first night and the women on the second. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1 (Men)

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Penn & Kym | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Fool in Love" — Tina Turner |
| Jason & Edyta | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Pride and Joy" — Marvin Gaye |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bang Bang" — David Sanborn |
| Adam & Julianne | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Mellow Yellow" — Donovan |
| Mario & Karina | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Request Line" — The Black Eyed Peas |
| Steve & Anna | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Lazy River" — Bobby Darin |

#### Night 2 (Women)

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Shannon & Derek | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Shut Up and Drive" — Rihanna |
| Monica & Jonathan | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Bubbly" — Colbie Caillat |
| Marissa & Tony | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Low" — Flo Rida, feat. T-Pain |
| Priscilla & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Feeling Good" — Nina Simone |
| Kristi & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "The More I See You" — Michael Bublé |
| Marlee & Fabian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Get on Your Feet" — Gloria Estefan |

### Week 2

Each couple performed either the mambo or the quickstep. Two couples were eliminated at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Steve & Anna | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Mambo | "I Got a Girl" — Lou Bega | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Americano" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Safe |
| Monica & Jonathan | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Mambo | "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" — En Vogue | Eliminated |
| Penn & Kym | 17 (6, 6, 5) | Quickstep | "Man with the Hex" — Atomic Fireballs | Eliminated |
| Priscilla & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Mambo | "Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa isso prà là)" — Connie Francis | Safe |
| Shannon & Derek | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Swing with Me" — Jessica Simpson | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Mambo | "Lupita" — Perez Prado | Safe |
| Marissa & Tony | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Flip, Flop and Fly" — The Blues Brothers | Safe |
| Adam & Julianne | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Mambo | "House of Bamboo" — Andy Williams | Safe |
| Marlee & Fabian | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Mack the Knife" — Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Mambo | "Hey Baby" — No Doubt, featuring Bounty Killer | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Valerie" — Amy Winehouse | Safe |

### Week 3

Each couple performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Marlee & Fabian | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "You May Be Right" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Steve & Anna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Jalousie" — Alfred Hause's Tango Orchestra | Eliminated |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne" — José Feliciano, Ewan McGregor & Jacek Koman | Safe |
| Shannon & Derek | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Goody Two Shoes" — Adam Ant | Safe |
| Adam & Julianne | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango" — Alma Cogan | Safe |
| Marissa & Tony | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Jive | "Girlfriend" — Avril Lavigne | Safe |
| Priscilla & Louis | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Tango | "El Choclo" — Lalo Schifrin | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Jive | "I Got a Woman" — Ray Charles | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Rio" — Duran Duran | Safe |

### Week 4

Each couple performed either the paso doble or the Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kristi & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Blue Monday" — New Order | Safe |
| Priscilla & Louis | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" — Etta James | Bottom two |
| Adam & Julianne | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Paso doble | "The Plaza of Execution" — James Horner | Eliminated |
| Marlee & Fabian | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 24 (8, 7, 9) | Paso doble | "Higher Ground" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Viennese waltz | "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" — James Brown | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "La Virgen de la Macarena" — Canadian Brass | Safe |
| Shannon & Derek | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Keep Holding On" — Avril Lavigne | Safe |
| Marissa & Tony | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "My Family Is My Life" — James Horner | Safe |

### Week 5

Each couple performed either the rumba or the samba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Mario & Karina | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" — Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb | Safe |
| Priscilla & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack | Eliminated |
| Marissa & Tony | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Tambourine" — Eve | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "If You're Not the One" — Daniel Bedingfield | Bottom two |
| Marlee & Fabian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Samba | "Samba Hey" — El General | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Say" — John Mayer | Safe |
| Shannon & Derek | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Samba | "Pon de Replay" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "You're All I Need to Get By" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Safe |

### Week 6

Each couple performed one unlearned dance and a two-step group dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jason & Edyta | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Best of My Love" — The Emotions | Safe |
| Shannon & Derek | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "True Colors" — Cyndi Lauper | Safe |
| Marlee & Fabian | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Mambo | "Mi Tierra" — Gloria Estefan | Eliminated |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Come Fly with Me" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Marissa & Tony | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Delilah" — Tom Jones | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Rip it Up" — Little Richard | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Rumba | "Let's Get it On" — Marvin Gaye | Bottom two |
| Cristian & Cheryl Jason & Edyta Kristi & Mark Mario & Karina Marissa & Tony Marlee & Fabian Shannon & Derek | No scores received | Group Two-step | "Cotton-Eyed Joe" — The Nashville Riders | "Cotton-Eyed Joe" — The Nashville Riders |

### Week 7

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Marissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Champagne Tango" — Carlos Di Sarli | Bottom two |
| Marissa & Tony | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Quando, Quando, Quando" — Engelbert Humperdinck | Bottom two |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "I'll Make Love to You" — Boyz II Men | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Sobe Son" — Miami Sound Machine | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "I'm with You" — Avril Lavigne | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 28 (10, 8, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Stop the Music" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "I'm Your Man" — Leonard Cohen | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Mambo | "Mambo a la Sandoval" — Angel Melendez | Safe |
| Shannon & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Tanguedia II" — Ástor Piazzolla | Eliminated |
| Shannon & Derek | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Mambo | "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That" — Robert Randolph and the Family Band | Eliminated |
| Jason & Edyta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Heavy Action" — Johnny Pearson | Safe |

### Week 8

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kristi & Mark | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Billy a Dick" — Klaus Hallen | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Samba | "Volare" — Gipsy Kings | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys | Eliminated |
| Mario & Karina | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Little Bitty Pretty One" — Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers | Eliminated |
| Marissa & Tony | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Marissa & Tony | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Mambo | "Ritmo de Chunga" — Perez Prado | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Tango | "Tango Barbaro" — Lalo Schifrin | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Samba | "It Had Better Be Tonight" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Tango | "Beat It" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Mambo | "Saca Tu Mujer" — Tito Puente Jr. | Safe |

### Week 9: Semifinals

Each couple performed two dance styles already performed earlier in the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jason & Edyta | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Foxtrot | "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" — Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "El gato montés" — Manuel Penella | Safe |
| Marissa & Tony | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Around the World" — Buddy Greco | Eliminated |
| Marissa & Tony | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Just the Two of Us" — Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers | Eliminated |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Satellite" — Dave Matthews Band | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "Sweetheart from Venezuela" — Harry Belafonte | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Tango | "Midnight Tango" — Arthur Murray Orchestra | Safe |
| Kristi & Mark | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Jive | "Nutbush City Limits" — Tina Turner | Safe |

### Week 10: Finals

On the first night, all three couples faced off in a group cha-cha-cha, where they received individual scores from the judges, and performed their freestyle routines. On the second night, each couple performed their favorite routine from the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie | "Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie |
| Jason & Edyta | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie | "Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie |
| Kristi & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie | "Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie |
| Kristi & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Working Day and Night" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Jason & Edyta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Miami" — Will Smith | Safe |
| Cristián & Cheryl | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Freestyle | "Suavemente" — Elvis Crespo | Eliminated (Third place) |

#### Night 2

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kristi & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Rip It Up" — Little Richard | Winners |
| Jason & Edyta | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (paso doble or Viennese waltz)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance (rumba or samba)
* Week 6: One unlearned dance & two-step group dance
* Week 7: Two unlearned dances
* Week 8: Two unlearned dances
* Week 9: Two unlearned dances
* Week 10 (Night 1): Group cha-cha-cha & freestyle
* Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 6) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Kristi & Mark | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Paso doble | Rumba | Jive | Group Two-step | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Tango | Jive | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | Jive |
| Jason & Edyta | Foxtrot | Mambo | Jive | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Group Two-step | Quickstep | Paso doble | Tango | Samba | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | Quickstep |
| Cristián & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso doble | Rumba | Foxtrot | Group Two-step | Viennese waltz | Samba | Tango | Mambo | Viennese waltz | Samba | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | |
| Marissa & Tony | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso doble | Samba | Viennese waltz | Group Two-step | Tango | Rumba | Foxtrot | Mambo | Quickstep | Rumba | | | |
| Mario & Karina | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Rumba | Group Two-step | Foxtrot | Mambo | Viennese waltz | Jive | | | | | |
| Shannon & Derek | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Viennese waltz | Samba | Rumba | Group Two-step | Tango | Mambo | | | | | | | |
| Marlee & Fabian | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Viennese waltz | Samba | Mambo | Group Two-step | | | | | | | | | |
| Priscilla & Louis | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Viennese waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam & Julianne | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve & Anna | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monica & Jonathan | Foxtrot | Mambo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ No scores were received for this dance.