# Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 8

Season eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, on the ABC network.
The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with thirteen couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances, the Argentine tango and Lindy Hop, and an occasional dance-off between the bottom two couples, in order to determine who would be eliminated.
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas were crowned the champions, while Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke finished in second place, and Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani finished third.

## Cast
### Couples

This season featured thirteen celebrity contestants. This season was originally advertised as the first American season where a husband and wife would compete against each other: rodeo champion Ty Murray and singer-songwriter Jewel. However, Jewel fractured both of her tibiae and was unable to compete. She was replaced by Holly Madison. Murray chose to continue on the show, while Jewel appeared during the season as a special musical guest. Nancy O'Dell, 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, who had won season 13 of The Bachelor.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| 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 | Playboy model & reality television personality | Dmitry Chaplin | Eliminated 3rd on March 31, 2009 |
| Steve Wozniak | Apple 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 | 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 contestant | Tony Dovolani | Third place on May 19, 2009 |
| Gilles Marini | Actor | Cheryl Burke | Runners-up on May 19, 2009 |
| Shawn Johnson | Olympic artistic gymnast | Mark Ballas | Winners on May 19, 2009 |

#### Future appearances

Shawn Johnson, Gilles Marini, and Melissa Rycroft later competed in the All-Stars season, where Johnson was paired with Derek Hough, Marini was paired with Peta Murgatroyd, and Rycroft remained with Tony Dovolani.

### Host and judges

The show was again co-hosted by Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba 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 8) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | 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 | 11 | 11 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Shawn & Mark | 1st | 23 | 24 | 47 | 27† | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27+25=52 | 27+29=56 | 30+26=56 | 28+30=58† | +30=88† |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 2nd | 24† | 27† | 51† | 27† | 30† | 29† | 26 | 27 | 27+28=55 | 29+27=56 | 30+30=60† | 30+28=58† | +30=88† |
| Melissa & Tony | 3rd | 23 | 26 | 49 | 27† | 29 | 25 | 27 | 29† | 21+25=46‡ | 27+30=57† | 28+27=55 | 29+27=56‡ | +30=86‡ |
| Ty & Chelsie | 4th | 14 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 24+28=52 | 25+21=46‡ | 25+23=48‡ | | |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 5th | 21 | 23 | 44 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28† | 26 | 28+28=56† | 25+27=52 | | | |
| Chuck & Julianne | 6th | 20 | 20 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26+25=51 | | | | |
| Lawrence & Edyta | 7th | 16 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21‡ | | | | | |
| Steve-O & Lacey | 8th | 17 | 14‡ | 31 | 15 | 15 | 18‡ | 16‡ | | | | | | |
| David & Kym | 9th | 19 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Steve & Karina | 10th | 13‡ | 17 | 30‡ | 10‡ | 12‡ | | | | | | | | |
| Holly & Dmitry | 11th | 18 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| Denise & Maks | 12th | 18 | 21 | 39 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belinda & Jonathan | 13th | 17 | 18 | 35 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 This couple was eliminated.

## 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

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| 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 | "Twenty-Five 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, feat. 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

Each couple performed either the quickstep or salsa. The two couples in the bottom two competed against each other in a dance-off to determine which would also be eliminated. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Due to an injury, Steve-O was unable to dance on the live show, so his rehearsal footage was shown and scored instead.
| 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 Meléndez and the 911 Mambo 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 :
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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

Each couple performed either the foxtrot or samba. The two couples in the bottom two competed against each other in a dance-off to determine which would also be eliminated. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| 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 :
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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

Each couple performed either the Argentine tango or Lindy Hop. Two couples were eliminated at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| 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

Each couple performed either the paso doble or Viennese waltz. The two couples in the bottom two competed against each other in a dance-off to determine which would also be eliminated. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| 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 :
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| 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

Each couple performed either the jive or rumba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Ty & Chelsie | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "The Girl's Gone Wild" — Travis Tritt | 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

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, and they all participated in a group swing dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| 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 | "Bailá, Bailá" — Angela Via, feat. Joe Budden | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Strawberry Wine" — Deana Carter | 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 Gilles & Cheryl Lawrence & Edyta Lil' Kim & Derek Melissa & Tony Shawn & Mark Ty & Chelsie | No scores received | Group Swing | "The Clapping Song" — Shirley Ellis | "The Clapping Song" — Shirley Ellis |

### Week 8

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus participated in a group dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Due to an injury, Melissa Rycroft was unable to perform her jive or participate in the team dance on the live show. Lacey Schwimmer filled in for her on the team dance, while Rycroft's rehearsal footage for her jive was shown and scored instead.
| 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 montés" — 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 | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 24 (9, 7, 8) | Salsa | "Vehicle" — The Ides of March | Safe |
| Chuck & Julianne Lacey & Tony Shawn & Mark | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Team Mambo | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" — Beyoncé | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" — Beyoncé |
| Gilles & Cheryl Lil' Kim & Derek Ty & Chelsie | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Team Tango | "Womanizer" — Britney Spears | "Womanizer" — Britney Spears |

### Week 9

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shawn & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Friend Like Me" — Robin Williams | Safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Gotta Get thru This" — Daniel Bedingfield | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Amor que se baila" — Otros Aires | Bottom two |
| Ty & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Free Fallin'" — Tom Petty | Bottom two |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Waltz | "When I Need You" — Leo Sayer | Eliminated |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" — Ricky Martin | Eliminated |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Safe |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Sexual Healing" — Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Angel" — Sarah McLachlan | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Jaleo" — Ricky Martin | Safe |

### Week 10

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Melissa & Tony | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Quickstep | "I Got Rhythm" — Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Save the Last Dance for Me" — Ben E. King | Safe |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones | Safe |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" — Pitbull | Safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Asi se Baila el Tango" — Bailongo | Safe |
| Shawn & Mark | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson | Safe |
| Ty & Chelsie | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Tuesday's Gone" — Lynyrd Skynyrd | Eliminated |
| Ty & Chelsie | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Samba | "Concrete and Clay" — Unit 4 + 2 | Eliminated |

### Week 11: Finals

On the first night, each couple competed in a group paso doble, where they each received their own set of scores, and then performed their freestyle routines. On the second night, each couple performed their favorite dance of the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Shawn & Mark | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Group Paso doble | "So What" — Pink |
| Melissa & Tony | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Group Paso doble | "So What" — Pink |
| Gilles & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Group Paso doble | "So What" — Pink |
| 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 |

#### Night 2

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shawn & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" — Michael Jackson | Winners |
| 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 | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (quickstep or salsa)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or samba)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (Argentine tango or Lindy Hop)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance (paso doble or Viennese waltz)
* Week 6: One unlearned dance (jive or rumba)
* Week 7: One unlearned dance & swing group dance
* Week 8: One unlearned dance & team dance
* Week 9: Two unlearned dances
* Week 10: Two unlearned dances
* Week 11 (Night 1): Group paso doble & freestyle
* Week 11 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 8) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Night 1 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Shawn & Mark | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Group Swing | Samba | Team Mambo | Quickstep | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Jive | Group Paso doble | Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha |
| Gilles & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Jive | Viennese waltz | Group Swing | Lindy Hop | Team Tango | Foxtrot | Rumba | Waltz | Salsa | Group Paso doble | Freestyle | Argentine tango |
| Melissa & Tony | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Paso doble | Rumba | Argentine tango | Group Swing | Jive | Team Mambo | Viennese waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Group Paso doble | Freestyle | Samba |
| Ty & Chelsie | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Paso doble | Jive | Waltz | Group Swing | Salsa | Team Tango | Argentine tango | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Samba | | | |
| Lil' Kim & Derek | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Jive | Rumba | Group Swing | Paso doble | Team Tango | Waltz | Salsa | | | | | |
| Chuck & Julianne | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Samba | Group Swing | Cha-cha-cha | Team Mambo | | | | | | | |
| Lawrence & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Jive | Waltz | Group Swing | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve-O & Lacey | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David & Kym | Waltz | Salsa | Foxtrot | Lindy Hop | Viennese waltz | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve & Karina | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Holly & Dmitry | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Argentine tango | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denise & Maksim | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belinda & Jonathan | Waltz | Salsa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ No scores were received for this dance.