Season 15

Season fifteen of Dancing with the Stars, called Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars,[1] premiered on September 24, 2012.[2] Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided music throughout the season. The returning members of the dance troupe for this season were Oksana Dmyrenko, Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov and Sasha Farber. Sonny Fredie Pedersen replaced Kiki Nyemchek.
Season 15 was the first to feature an "all-star" cast, in which previous celebrities who have competed on the show have another chance to win the competition.[1] Six of the returning finalists, however, had already won the title in prior seasons (Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castroneves, and Shawn Johnson). Season eight saw the most returning contestants, with 3 out of the 13 contestants coming from that season (Gilles Marini, Shawn Johnson, and Melissa Rycroft). In addition, it was the only season to date to offer fractional (0.5) scores. Five contestants reunited with their original partners, while the other eight danced with new ones.
Season eight finalist Melissa Rycroft defeated season eight champion Shawn Johnson and season one champion Kelly Monaco to win the trophy. This also marked the first win for professional Tony Dovolani. Tony was also the third professional (after Kym Johnson andPeta Murgatroyd) to win after being eliminated first the previous season.
This was the first season to feature an all-female final three in the American series, which was seen again in season 18. Rycroft was the only celebrity to place higher than her original season (3rd to 1st) while everyone else ranked lower. Also, this is the first season where a couple performed a style of dance that no other couple performed. This was the Waltz, danced only by Sabrina Bryan andLouis van Amstel. This would be seen again in season 17 when Bill Engvall and Emma Slater were the only couple to dance disco and in season 18 when Charlie White and Sharna Burgess were the only couple to dance the Paso Doble.
==Couples==
The names of twelve returning celebrities were revealed on July 27, 2012.[3] A thirteenth contestant was chosen by the public, from either Sabrina Bryan, Kyle Massey or Carson Kressley. Bryan was announced the winner on August 27, 2012 over Kressley and Massey.[4] Louis van Amstel was partnered with Bryan, while the professional partners for the first twelve celebrities were revealed on August 13.[5] Mark Ballas and Cheryl Burke were the professionals with the most returning partners (3) and each reunited with one.
Celebrity 	Occupation / Known for 	Professional partner 	Status
Pamela Andersonseason 10 	Actress & Former Playboymodel 	Tristan MacManus 	Eliminated 1ston September 25, 2012
Joey FatoneSeason 4  	N'Sync band member and actor 	Kym Johnson 	Eliminated 2ndon October 2, 2012
Drew Lacheyseason 2 	98 Degrees singer and actor 	Anna Trebunskaya 	Eliminated 3rdon October 9, 2012
Hélio Castronevesseason 5	Indy 500 racing
champion 	Chelsie Hightower 	Eliminated 4thon October 9, 2012
Bristol Palinseason 11 	Spokesperson & reality television star	Mark Ballas 	Eliminated 5thon October 16, 2012
Sabrina Bryanseason 5 	The Cheetah Girls
singer & actress 	Louis van Amstel 	Eliminated 6thon October 30, 2012
Kirstie Alleyseason 12 	Award-winningcomedyactress 	Maksim Chmerkovskiy 	Eliminated 7thon November 13, 2012
Gilles Mariniseason 8 	Television and movie actor 	Peta Murgatroyd 	Eliminated 8thon November 13, 2012
Apolo Anton Ohnoseason 4 	Olympic
short track speed skater 	Karina Smirnoff 	Eliminated 9thon November 20, 2012
Emmitt Smithseason 3 	Former NFLrunning back 	Cheryl Burke 	Eliminated 10thon November 20, 2012
Kelly Monacoseason 1 	Model & soap operaactress 	Valentin Chmerkovskiy 	Third placeon November 27, 2012
Shawn Johnsonseason 8 	Former Olympicartistic gymnast 	Derek HoughMark Ballas (Week 7)	Runner-upon November 27, 2012
Melissa Rycroftseason 8 	Reality television star & TV hostess 	Tony Dovolani 	Winneron November 27, 2012
===Previous seasons===
Celebrity 	Season	Partner 	Average	Place
Kelly Monaco 	1 	Alec Mazo 	22.3 	1st
Drew Lachey 	2 	Cheryl Burke 	27.7 	1st
Emmitt Smith 	3 	Cheryl Burke 	26.8 	1st
Apolo Anton Ohno 	4 	Julianne Hough 	27.5 	1st
Joey Fatone 	4 	Kym Johnson 	27.5 	2nd
Hélio Castroneves	5 	Julianne Hough 	27.1 	1st
Sabrina Bryan 	5 	Mark Ballas 	27.0 	7th
Shawn Johnson 	8 	Mark Ballas 	26.9 	1st
Gilles Marini 	8 	Cheryl Burke 	28.1 	2nd
Melissa Rycroft 	8 	Tony Dovolani 	26.9 	3rd
Pamela Anderson 	10 	Damian Whitewood 	22.8 	6th
Bristol Palin 	11 	Mark Ballas 	22.6 	3rd
Kirstie Alley 	12 	Maksim Chmerkovskiy	24.7 	2nd
Mark Ballas and Cheryl Burke have the most returning partners this season with 3 each.
==Scoring chart==
*This table only counts for scores out of 30, guest fourth judges scores are not included in this table
Couple 	Place	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	5+6 	7 	8 	7+8 	9 	10 										
Melissa & Tony 	1 	21 	23.5	27 	27.5	27+29.5=56.5	29.5 	86 	29+10=39 	30+30=60 	99 	27.5+30=57.5	30+30+28.5=88.5 										
Shawn & Derek 	2 	22 	25 	26.5	29.5	27+29.5=56.5	28 	84.5	30+8=38 	29.5+26=55.5	93.5	30+29=59 	27+30+30=87 										
Kelly & Val 	3 	21.5	22 	27 	28 	24.5+27=51.5	27 	78.5	27+9=36 	28+28.5=56.5	92.5	25.5+28.5=54	29.5+29.5+28.5=87.5										
Emmitt & Cheryl 	4 	24.5	22.5	25 	27 	29+27=56 	26.5 	82.5	27.5+7=34.5	28+30=58 	92.5	27+27=54 	 										
Apolo & Karina 	5 	22 	24.5	25.5	26 	27+29.5=56.5	30 	86.5	27+6=33 	29.5+29=58.5	91.5	27+30=57 	 										
Gilles & Peta 	6 	24 	25.5	25.5	29.5	29.5+27=56.5	27.5 	84 	28.5+5=33.5	29.5+29=58.5	92 	 	 										
Kirstie & Maks 	7 	19 	21 	24 	22.5	25.5+27=52.5	27.5+2=29.5	82 	24+4=28 	27+24=51 	79 	 	 										
Sabrina & Louis 	8 	22.5	26 	25.5	27 	29+29.5=58.5	30 	88.5	 	 	 	 	 										
Bristol & Mark 	9 	19.5	18 	22.5	24 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 										
Hélio & Chelsie 	10 	21.5	23 	25.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 										
Drew & Anna 	11 	21.5	22.5	24 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 										
Joey & Kym 	12 	20.5	22.5	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 										
Pamela & Tristan	13 	17 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 										
Scoring Chart Key
:Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
:Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
Color	Meaning
 	The couple eliminated that week
 	The returning couple finishing in the bottom two (or three)
 	The returning couple that was the last to be called safe
 	This couple won immunity
 	This couple withdrew from the competition
===Averages===
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (guest judge Paula Abdul's scores from Week 4, Kirstie Alley's extra 2 points from the Country-Western group dance from Week 6 and the Swing Marathon dance scores from Week 7 have been removed).
Rank by average	Place	Couple 	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1 	1 	Melissa & Tony 	420 	15 	28.0
2 	2 	Shawn & Derek 	419 	15 	27.9
3 	6 	Gilles & Peta 	275.5 	10 	27.6
4 	5 	Apolo & Karina 	327 	12 	27.3
5 	8 	Sabrina & Louis 	189.5 	7 	27.1
6 	3 	Kelly & Val 	402 	15 	26.8
6 	4 	Emmitt & Cheryl 	321 	12 	26.8
8 	7 	Kirstie & Maks 	241.5 	10 	24.2
9 	10 	Hélio & Chelsie 	70 	3 	23.3
10 	11 	Drew & Anna 	68 	3 	22.7
11 	12 	Joey & Kym 	43 	2 	21.5
12 	9 	Bristol & Mark 	84 	4 	21.0
13 	13 	Pamela & Tristan	17 	1 	17.0
==Highest and lowest scoring performances[edit]==
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
Dance 	Best dancer(s) 	Highest score	Worst dancer(s) 	Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha 	Shawn Johnson 	30.0 	Pamela Anderson 	17.0
Foxtrot 	Emmitt Smith 	26.5 	Kirstie Alley 	19.0
Quickstep 	Melissa Rycroft 	30.0 	Bristol Palin 	18.0
Jive 	Apolo Anton Ohno 	29.0 	Kirstie Alley 	21.0
Paso Doble 	Melissa Rycroft 	30.0 	Bristol Palin 	22.5
Samba 	Melissa Rycroft 	30.0 	Kelly Monaco 	24.5
Tango 	Apolo Anton Ohno 	29.5 	Gilles Marini 	25.5
Rumba 	Sabrina Bryan
Apolo Anton Ohno 	30.0 	Shawn Johnson 	27.0
Waltz 	Sabrina Bryan 	29.0 	N/A 	N/A
Viennese Waltz 	Apolo Anton Ohno 	30.0 	Kirstie Alley 	27.0
Salsa 	Emmitt Smith 	30.0 	Gilles Marini 	29.0
Argentine Tango 	Melissa Rycroft 	30.0 	Shawn Johnson 	29.0
Week 4 Dances (New Style)	Gilles Marini Bollywood
Shawn Johnson Mambo	29.5 	Kristie Alley Charleston 	22.5
Theme Dances 	Shawn Johnson ("Knight Rider" Bhangra)	30.0 	Kelly Monaco ("Surfer" Flamenco)	25.5
Trio Dances 	Melissa Rycroft (Paso Doble)
Emmitt Smith (Salsa)	30.0 	Kirstie Alley (Paso Doble) 	24.0
Instant Dances 	Shawn Johnson (Cha-cha-cha) 	30.0 	Melissa Rycroft (Samba)
Kelly Monaco (Jive)	28.5
Supersized Freestyle 	Melissa Rycroft
Shawn Johnson 	30.0 	Kelly Monaco 	29.5
==Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances[edit]==
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
Couples 	Highest scoring dance(s) 	Lowest scoring dance(s)
Melissa & Tony 	Quickstep, Paso Doble, Argentine Tango, Samba,& Freestyle (30.0)	Foxtrot (21.0)
Shawn & Derek 	Fusion, Bhangra, Freestyle, & Cha-cha-cha (30.0) 	Foxtrot (22.0)
Kelly & Val 	Paso Doble & Freestyle (29.5) 	Cha-cha-cha (21.5)
Emmitt & Cheryl 	Salsa (30.0) 	Quickstep (22.5)
Apolo & Karina 	Viennese Waltz & Rumba (30.0) 	Cha-cha-cha (22.0)
Gilles & Peta 	Bollywood, Quickstep & Rumba (29.5) 	Foxtrot (24.0)
Kirstie & Maks 	Rumba (27.5) 	Foxtrot (19.0)
Sabrina & Louis 	Rumba (30.0) 	Cha-cha-cha (22.5)
Bristol & Mark 	Rock n' Roll (24.0) 	Quickstep (18.0)
Hélio & Chelsie 	Quickstep (25.5) 	Foxtrot (21.5)
Drew & Anna 	Cha-cha-cha (24.0) 	Foxtrot (21.5)
Joey & Kym 	Quickstep (22.5) 	Cha-cha-cha (20.5)
Pamela & Tristan	Cha-cha-cha (17.0) 	Cha-cha-cha (17.0)
==Weekly scores and songs[edit]==
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[edit]===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Result
Joey & Kym 	20.5 (6.5, 7, 7) 	Cha-cha-cha	"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"—Michael Jackson	Safe
Shawn & Derek 	22.0 (8, 6.5, 7.5) 	Foxtrot 	"Good Time"—Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen 	Safe
Sabrina & Louis 	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	Cha-cha-cha	"What Makes You Beautiful"—One Direction 	Safe
Hélio & Chelsie 	21.5 (7, 7.5, 7) 	Foxtrot 	"Pride and Joy"—Marvin Gaye 	Safe
Pamela & Tristan	17.0 (5.5, 5.5, 6) 	Cha-cha-cha	"You Know I'm No Good"—Amy Winehouse 	Eliminated
Melissa & Tony 	21.0 (7, 7, 7) 	Foxtrot 	"Big Spender"—from Sweet Charity 	Safe
Apolo & Karina 	22.0 (7.5, 7, 7.5) 	Cha-cha-cha	"Party Rock Anthem"—LMFAO 	Safe
Gilles & Peta 	24.0 (8, 8, 8) 	Foxtrot 	"Call Me Irresponsible"—Bobby Darin 	Safe
Bristol & Mark 	19.5 (6.5, 6.5, 6.5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"—Pink 	Safe
Drew & Anna 	21.5 (7, 7, 7.5) 	Foxtrot 	"Love Song"—Sara Bareilles 	Bottom two
Kelly & Val 	21.5 (7, 7, 7.5) 	Cha-cha-cha	"Bang Bang"—David Sanborn 	Safe
Kirstie & Maks 	19.0 (6.5, 6, 6.5) 	Foxtrot 	"Set Fire to the Rain"—Adele 	Safe
Emmitt & Cheryl 	24.5 (8, 8.5, 8) 	Cha-cha-cha	"Chain of Fools"—Aretha Franklin 	Safe
===Week 2[edit]===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Result
Melissa & Tony 	23.5 (8, 8, 7.5) 	Jive 	"Shout"—The Isley Brothers 	Safe
Bristol & Mark 	18.0 (6, 6, 6) 	Quickstep	"Redneck Woman"—Gretchen Wilson 	Safe
Hélio & Chelsie	23.0 (8, 7.5, 7.5) 	Jive 	"Everybody Talks"—Neon Trees 	Bottom two
Apolo & Karina 	24.5 (8.5, 8, 8) 	Quickstep	"Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days"—Louis Prima	Safe
Sabrina & Louis	26.0 (9, 8.5, 8.5) 	Quickstep	"Black Betty"—Ram Jam 	Safe
Kirstie & Maks 	21.0 (7, 7, 7) 	Jive 	"Non Non Rien N'a Changé"—Les Poppys 	Safe
Emmitt & Cheryl	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	Quickstep	"A Cool Cat In Town"—Tape Five 	Safe
Drew & Anna 	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	Jive 	"Dance, Dance"—Fall Out Boy 	Safe
Joey & Kym 	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	Quickstep	"Creep"—Radiohead 	Eliminated
Shawn & Derek 	25.0 (8.5, 8, 8.5) 	Jive 	"The Nicest Kids in Town"—from Hairspray 	Safe
Kelly & Val 	22.0 (7.5, 7, 7.5) 	Quickstep	"Who Says"—Selena Gomez & The Scene 	Safe
Gilles & Peta 	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	Jive 	"Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen 	Safe
===Week 3: Iconic Dances Week[edit]===
Celebrities must chose an iconic routine from the previous fourteen seasons and perform it but try to make it as "iconic" as it was previously. There was also a double-elimination. Two couples were "in jeopardy" halfway through the hour, two more at the end, with one couple of each pair eliminated.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Original couple 	Result
Drew & Anna 	24.0 (8, 8, 8) 	Cha-cha-cha	"Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z 	Joey & Ashly (season 1) 	Eliminated
Gilles & Peta 	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	Tango 	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics 	Erin & Maks (season 10) 	Safe
Melissa & Tony 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Samba 	"Conga"—Gloria Estefan 	JR & Karina (season 13) 	Safe
Apolo & Karina 	25.5 (9, 8, 8.5) 	Foxtrot 	"Fever"—Michael Bublé 	Gilles & Cheryl (season 8) 	Safe
Kelly & Val 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Paso Doble 	"España Cañí"—Erich Kunzel 	Laila & Maks (season 4) 	Safe
Kirstie & Maks 	24.0 (8, 8, 8) 	Cha-cha-cha	"Moves like Jagger"—Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera 	Carson & Anna (season 13) 	Safe
Sabrina & Louis	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	Paso Doble 	"Free Your Mind"—En Vogue 	Mel B & Maks (season 5) 	Bottom three
Emmitt & Cheryl	25.0 (8.5, 8, 8.5) 	Paso Doble 	"Canción Del Mariachi"—Los Lobos feat. Antonio Banderas	Mario & Karina (season 3) 	Safe
Hélio & Chelsie	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	Quickstep 	"Mr. Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 	Apolo & Julianne (season 4)	Eliminated
Bristol & Mark 	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	Paso Doble 	"Living on Video"—Trans-X 	Joanna & Derek (season 9) 	Safe
Shawn & Derek 	26.5 (9, 8, 9.5) 	Quickstep 	"Hey Pachuco"—Royal Crown Revue 	Hélio & Julianne (season 5)	Safe
===Week 4: Opponents' Choice Week[edit]===
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Paula Abdul, Bruno Tonioli.
All of the celebrities chose a dance style for one of their opponents, as well as getting their style of dance chosen by a fellow competitor.[6] Paula Abdul served as guest judge.[7][8]Hélio & Chelsie would have danced Broadway, chosen by Shawn & Derek, had they not been eliminated.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Dance chosen by 	Result
Kirstie & Maks 	30.0 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	Charleston 	"Forty-Second Street"—from 42nd Street 	Sabrina & Louis 	Bottom two
Bristol & Mark 	32.0 (8, 8, 8, 8) 	Rock n' Roll	"At the Hop"—Danny and the Juniors 	Gilles & Peta (Last Style)	Eliminated
Sabrina & Louis	35.5 (9, 9, 8.5, 9) 	Disco 	"You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees 	Kirstie & Maks 	Safe
Emmitt & Cheryl	36.0 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Bolero 	"Better in Time"—Leona Lewis 	Kelly & Val 	Safe
Gilles & Peta 	39.5 (10, 9.5, 10, 10) 	Bollywood 	"Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)"—Pussycat Dolls feat. A. R. Rahman	Bristol & Mark 	Safe
Melissa & Tony 	37.0 (9, 9, 9.5, 9.5) 	Jitterbug 	"This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof"—Brian Setzer Orchestra 	Apolo & Karina 	Safe
Shawn & Derek 	39.5 (10, 9.5, 10, 10) 	Mambo 	"Para Los Rumberos"—Santana 	Hélio & Chelsie 	Safe
Apolo & Karina 	34.5 (8.5, 9, 8.5, 8.5) 	Hip-Hop 	"Poison"—Bell Biv DeVoe 	Melissa & Tony 	Safe
Kelly & Val 	37.5 (9, 9.5, 9.5, 9.5) 	Contemporary	"Fix You"—Coldplay 	Emmitt & Cheryl 	Safe
===Week 5: Guilty Pleasures Week[edit]===
The two couples with the highest total cumulative points/average became "team captains" and chose teams to join them in the Team Freestyle; these captains were Gilles & Peta and Shawn & Derek. Gilles & Peta's team consists of Kelly & Val, Emmitt & Cheryl, and Kirstie & Maks. Shawn & Derek's team consists of Sabrina & Louis, Melissa & Tony, and Apolo & Karina. Bristol & Mark would have joined the team who lost a member, but they were eliminated in Week Four. Due to a presidential debate on October 22, this week of competition consisted of two performance shows - October 22 and 23. There was no elimination, so all the couples returned to dance during Week Six.[9]
====Night 1[edit]====
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Kelly & Val 	24.5 (8, 8, 8.5) 	Samba 	"Want U Back"—Cher Lloyd
Gilles & Peta 	29.5 (10, 9.5, 10) 	Rumba 	"I Will Always Love You"—Whitney Houston
Kirstie & Maks 	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	Quickstep	"Mrs. Robinson"—Simon and Garfunkel
Emmitt & Cheryl	29.0 (9.5, 9.5, 10) 	Samba 	"Copacabana"—Barry Manilow
Sabrina & Louis
Shawn & Derek
Melissa & Tony
Apolo & Karina	29.5 (9.5, 10, 10) 	Freestyle	"Call Me Maybe"—Carly Rae Jepsen
====Night 2[edit]====
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Melissa & Tony 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Tango 	"Toxic"—Britney Spears
Shawn & Derek 	27.0 (9, 8, 10) 	Rumba 	"My Heart Will Go On"—Celine Dion
Apolo & Karina 	27.0 (8.5, 9.5, 9) 	Samba 	"Give It to Me Baby"—Rick James
Sabrina & Louis	29.0 (10, 9.5, 9.5)	Waltz 	"So This Is Love"—from Cinderella
Kirstie & Maks
Emmitt & Cheryl
Kelly & Val
Gilles & Peta	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Freestyle	"Gangnam Style"—Psy
===Week 6: Country Night[edit]===
Each contestant and their partner danced to a country song, hence the name "Country Night." Each individual routine included a solo portion by the celebrity member of the pair.[10]After all individual routines were performed, all of the couples did a group dance. The couple that impressed the judges the most received 2 bonus points; that was Kirstie & Maks.[11]Sabrina Bryan was eliminated again in week six, with nearly the same average. This is the third time in Dancing with the Stars history (after Willa Ford in season 3 & Maria Menounos in season 14) that the star with highest judges' score was eliminated the week they came in first place. Bryan also had, at the time of her elimination, the highest accumulative average. Bryan was eliminated on exactly the same day that she was eliminated when she competed in season 5 five years prior (October 30, 2007).
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Result
Gilles & Peta 	27.5 (9, 9, 9.5) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"—Shania Twain 	Safe
Sabrina & Louis	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Rumba 	"Wanted"—Hunter Hayes 	Eliminated
Kelly & Val 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Tango 	"Good Girl"—Carrie Underwood 	Safe
Melissa & Tony 	29.5 (9.5, 10, 10) 	Viennese Waltz	"Why Ya Wanna"—Jana Kramer 	Safe
Shawn & Derek 	28.0 (9.5, 8.5, 10) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"—Kenny Chesney 	Safe
Kirstie & Maks 	27.5 (9.5, 8.5, 9.5)	Rumba 	"Home"—Blake Shelton 	Safe
Apolo & Karina 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Viennese Waltz	"Skin (Sarabeth)"—Rascal Flatts 	Last to be called safe
Emmitt & Cheryl	26.5 (8.5, 8.5, 9.5)	Foxtrot 	"Islands in the Stream"—Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers	Safe
Emmitt & Cheryl
Sabrina & Louis
Gilles & Peta
Kirstie & Maks
Shawn & Derek
Melissa & Tony
Kelly & Val
Apolo & Karina	N/A 	Group Country-western
(freestyle)	"Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"—Big & Rich
"I Play Chicken with a Train"—Cowboy Troy	"Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"—Big & Rich
"I Play Chicken with a Train"—Cowboy Troy
===Week 7: Dance Fusion Week[edit]===
On the Week 6 Results Show, dance styles were chosen by the couples for each other, as was done for Opponent's Choice Week. For this week, however, a pair of dance styles was chosen that were to be "fused" together.[10] Due to the presidential election and effects of Hurricane Sandy for East Coast viewers, no elimination took place, so all remaining couples advanced to Week 8.[12] There was also a Swing dance marathon. Mark Ballas danced with Shawn Johnson in place of Derek this week due to Derek having an injury in his neck.[13] Sabrina & Louis would have danced a Tango Foxtrot fusion, chosen by Emmitt & Cheryl, if they had not been eliminated.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance(s) 	Music 	Dances chosen by
Apolo & Karina 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Scream"—Usher 	Gilles & Peta (last style)
Apolo & Karina 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Paso Doble 	"Scream"—Usher 	Gilles & Peta (last style)
Emmitt & Cheryl	27.5 (8.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Rumba 	"Fine By Me"—Andy Grammer 	Shawn & Derek
Emmitt & Cheryl	27.5 (8.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Samba 	"Fine By Me"—Andy Grammer 	Shawn & Derek
Kirstie & Maks 	24.0 (8, 8, 8) 	Quickstep 	"Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder 	Apolo & Karina
Kirstie & Maks 	24.0 (8, 8, 8) 	Samba 	"Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder 	Apolo & Karina
Kelly & Val 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Foxtrot 	"Don't Stop"—Gin Wigmore 	Sabrina & Louis
Kelly & Val 	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Don't Stop"—Gin Wigmore 	Sabrina & Louis
Melissa & Tony 	29.0 (10, 9.5, 9.5) 	Tango 	"Die Young"—Ke$ha 	Kirstie & Maks
Melissa & Tony 	29.0 (10, 9.5, 9.5) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Die Young"—Ke$ha 	Kirstie & Maks
Shawn & Mark 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Tango 	"Livin' On A Prayer"—Bon Jovi 	Melissa & Tony
Shawn & Mark 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Paso Doble 	"Livin' On A Prayer"—Bon Jovi 	Melissa & Tony
Gilles & Peta 	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Argentine Tango	"When I Get You Alone"—Robin Thicke	Kelly & Val
Gilles & Peta 	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Samba 	"When I Get You Alone"—Robin Thicke	Kelly & Val
Kirstie & Maks
Gilles & Peta
Apolo & Karina
Emmitt & Cheryl
Shawn & Mark
Kelly & Val
Melissa & Tony	4
5
6
7
8
9
10 	Swing Marathon 	"Do Your Thing"—Basement Jaxx 	"Do Your Thing"—Basement Jaxx
===Week 8: Veterans Day/Trio Challenge Week[edit]===
All seven couples chose one professional that was either previously eliminated or participates in the dance troupe, to perform with them in their Latin routine in an event known as the "Trio Challenge". There was also a double elimination. In honor of Veterans Day, the first round featured performances to songs that pay homage to servicemen and women.[14]
;Running order
Couple
(Trio dance partner)	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Result
Shawn & Derek
(Mark Ballas)	29.5 (10, 9.5, 10) 	Viennese Waltz	"Angel"—Sarah McLachlan 	Safe
Shawn & Derek
(Mark Ballas)	26.0 (10, 7, 9) 	Samba 	"Jungle Jazz"—Les Tambours du Bronx 	Safe
Apolo & Karina
(Sasha Farber)	29.5 (10, 9.5, 10) 	Tango 	"Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler 	Last to be called safe
Apolo & Karina
(Sasha Farber)	29.0 (9.5, 9.5, 10) 	Jive 	"Greased Lightnin'"—from Grease 	Last to be called safe
Kirstie & Maks
(Tristan MacManus)	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Viennese Waltz	"Hallelujah"—Leonard Cohen 	Eliminated
Kirstie & Maks
(Tristan MacManus)	24.0 (8, 8, 8) 	Paso Doble 	"Bring Me to Life"—Evanescence 	Eliminated
Kelly & Val
(Louis van Amstel)	28.0 (9.5, 9, 9.5) 	Viennese Waltz	"I'll Be"—Edwin McCain 	Safe
Kelly & Val
(Louis van Amstel)	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Jive 	"Animal"—Neon Trees 	Safe
Gilles & Peta
(Chelsie Hightower)	29.5 (9.5, 10, 10) 	Quickstep 	"Danger Zone"—Kenny Loggins 	Eliminated
Gilles & Peta
(Chelsie Hightower)	29.0 (9.5, 10, 9.5) 	Salsa 	"Rebelión"—Joe Arroyo 	Eliminated
Emmitt & Cheryl
(Kym Johnson)	28.0 (9, 9.5, 9.5) 	Viennese Waltz	"Love Letters"—Ketty Lester 	Safe
Emmitt & Cheryl
(Kym Johnson)	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Salsa 	"Mr. Saxobeat"—Alexandra Stan 	Safe
Melissa & Tony
(Henry Byalikov)	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Quickstep 	"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—The Andrew Sisters	Safe
Melissa & Tony
(Henry Byalikov)	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Paso Doble 	"Rumour Has It"—Adele 	Safe
===Week 9: Semifinals/Themed Dances/Bad Tribute Week[edit]===
The five remaining couples have two dances each this week: one unlearned dance to the music from Michael Jackson's album Bad and one dance chosen by the other couples. The theme of the last dance was also chosen by the other couples. Kelly and Val chose the "Caveman" Hustle for Melissa and Tony, Emmitt and Cheryl chose the "Knight Rider" Bhangrafor Shawn and Derek, Gilles and Peta chose the "Big Top" Jazz for Apolo and Karina and Shawn and Derek chose the "Espionage" Lindy Hop for Emmitt and Cheryl. This left the "Surfer" Flamenco for Kelly and Val. Gilles and Peta would have danced the "Mad Monk" Merengue chosen by Apolo and Karina had they not been eliminated.
There is also another double elimination this week, due to the Finals.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Dance/theme chosen by 	Result
Melissa & Tony 	27.5 (9, 9.5, 9) 	"Caveman" Hustle 	"Walk the Dinosaur"—Was (Not Was) 	Kelly & Val 	Safe
Melissa & Tony 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Argentine Tango 	"Dirty Diana"—Michael Jackson 	Kelly & Val 	Safe
Shawn & Derek 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	"Knight Rider" Bhangra	"Mundian to Bach Ke"—Panjabi MC 	Emmitt & Cheryl 	Safe
Shawn & Derek 	29.0 (9, 10, 10) 	Argentine Tango 	"Bad"—Michael Jackson 	Emmitt & Cheryl 	Safe
Apolo & Karina 	27.0 (8.5, 9, 9.5) 	"Big Top" Jazz 	"What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani 	Gilles & Peta 	Eliminated
Apolo & Karina 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Rumba 	"Man in the Mirror"—Michael Jackson 	Gilles & Peta 	Eliminated
Emmitt & Cheryl	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	"Espionage" Lindy Hop 	"Secret Agent Man"—Johnny Rivers 	Shawn & Derek 	Eliminated
Emmitt & Cheryl	27.0 (9, 9, 9) 	Tango 	"Leave Me Alone"—Michael Jackson 	Shawn & Derek 	Eliminated
Kelly & Val 	25.5 (8, 9, 8.5) 	"Surfer" Flamenco 	"Malagueña"—Brian Setzer 	Melissa & Tony (last style left)	Last to be called safe
Kelly & Val 	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Rumba 	"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"—Michael Jackson	Melissa & Tony (last style left)	Last to be called safe
===Week 10: Finals[edit]===
Emmitt & Cheryl as well as Apolo & Karina were eliminated in week nine, leaving Kelly Monaco, Shawn Johnson, and Melissa Rycroft to compete in the finals, the first time the finals have had three female celebrities. Each couple will perform their favorite dance of the season, along with a super-sized freestyle on night one, and an instant dance on night two in which they had to choose their dance style as well as their music the night of the competition. Each couple was allowed to bring in extra performers for their freestyle only.
====Night 1[edit]====
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Guest performers in the freestyle
Kelly & Val 	29.5 (9.5, 10, 10)	Paso Doble	"España Cañí"—Erich Kunzel 	Troupe members & church choir
Kelly & Val 	29.5 (10, 9.5, 10)	Freestyle 	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes	Troupe members & church choir
Melissa & Tony	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Samba 	"Conga"—Gloria Estefan 	Trapeze artists
Melissa & Tony	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Freestyle 	"I Was Here"—Beyoncé 	Trapeze artists
Shawn & Derek 	27.0 (9, 8.5, 9.5)	Quickstep 	"Hey Pachuco"—Royal Crown Revue 	Fierce Five (U.S Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team)
Shawn & Derek 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Freestyle 	"Carnaval de Paris"—Dario G 	Fierce Five (U.S Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team)
====Night 2[edit]====
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music 	Result
Kelly & Val 	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Instant Jive 	"Cat and Mouse"—Nikki & Rich 	Third place
Melissa & Tony	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	Instant Samba 	"Life Is a Highway"—Rascal Flatts	Winner
Shawn & Derek 	30.0 (10, 10, 10) 	Instant Cha-cha-cha	"Respect"—Aretha Franklin 	Runner-up
==Dance chart==
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
*Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Foxtrot
*Week 2: Jive or Quickstep
*Week 3: One unlearned dance (Iconic Dances Week)
*Week 4: One unlearned and uncommon dance (Opponents' Choice Week)
*Week 5: One unlearned dance & freestyle team dance (Guilty Pleasures Week)
*Week 6: One unlearned dance & group country-western (Country Week)
*Week 7: One dance of two combined styles & swing marathon (Dance Fusion Week)
*Week 8: One unlearned ballroom dance & one unlearned Latin trio dance (Veterans Day/Trio Challenge Week)
*Week 9: One unlearned Michael Jackson-themed dance & one unlearned and uncommon dance/theme (Semifinals/Themed Dances/Michael Jackson Week)
*Week 10: Favorite dance, super-sized freestyle & instant dance (Finals)
Couple 	Week 1 	Week 2 	Week 3 	Week 4 	Week 5 	Week 5 	Week 6 	Week 6 	Week 7	Week 7	Week 8 	Week 8 	Week 9 	Week 9 	Week 10 	Week 10 	Week 10
Melissa & Tony 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Samba 	Jitterbug 	Tango 	Freestyle	Viennese Waltz	Country-Western	Tango
Cha-cha-cha	Swing 	Quickstep 	Paso Doble	Hustle 	Argentine Tango	Samba 	Freestyle	Samba
Shawn & Derek 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Quickstep 	Mambo 	Rumba 	Freestyle	Cha-cha-cha 	Country-Western	Tango
Paso Doble	Swing 	Viennese Waltz	Samba 	Bhangra 	Argentine Tango	Quickstep 	Freestyle	Cha-cha-cha
Kelly & Val 	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso Doble 	Contemporary 	Samba 	Freestyle	Tango 	Country-Western	Foxtrot
Cha-cha-cha	Swing 	Viennese Waltz	Jive 	Flamenco 	Rumba 	Paso Doble	Freestyle	Jive
Emmitt & Cheryl 	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso Doble 	Bolero 	Samba 	Freestyle	Foxtrot 	Country-Western	Rumba
Samba	Swing 	Viennese Waltz	Salsa 	Lindy Hop	Tango 	 	 	Cha-cha-cha
Apolo & Karina 	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Foxtrot 	Hip-Hop 	Samba 	Freestyle	Viennese Waltz	Country-Western	Cha-cha-cha
Paso Doble	Swing 	Tango 	Jive 	Jazz 	Rumba 	 	 	Viennese Waltz
Gilles & Peta 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Tango 	Bollywood 	Rumba 	Freestyle	Cha-cha-cha 	Country-Western	Argentine Tango
Samba	Swing 	Quickstep 	Salsa 	 	 	 	 	Bollywood
Kirstie & Maks 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Cha-cha-cha	Charleston 	Quickstep	Freestyle	Rumba 	Country-Western	Quickstep
Samba	Swing 	Viennese Waltz	Paso Doble	 	 	 	 	Cha-cha-cha
Sabrina & Louis 	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso Doble 	Disco 	Waltz 	Freestyle	Rumba 	Country-Western	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Rumba
Bristol & Mark 	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso Doble 	Rock 'n' Roll	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Cha-cha-cha
Hélio & Chelsie 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Quickstep 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Quickstep
Drew & Anna 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Cha-cha-cha	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Cha-cha-cha
Joey & Kym 	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Cha-cha-cha
Pamela & Tristan	Cha-cha-cha	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Freestyle
*Dances in BOLD indicate the encore dance, chosen by the judges for that week's result show.
:     Highest scoring dance
:     Lowest scoring dance
:     Danced, but not scored
:     Gained bonus points for this dance
==The results/guest performances[edit]==
Date 	Dance style 	Artist(s) 	Song(s) 	Dancers
September 25, 2012 	Bollywood 	Pitbull 	"Don't Stop The Party" 	Pitbull's dancers
September 25, 2012 	Hip-Hop 	Justin Bieber 	"As Long as You Love Me" 	Justin Bieber's dancers
October 2, 2012 	Rumba 	Katherine Jenkins &Plácido Domingo	"Come What May" 	Val Chmerkovskiy and Anna Trebunskaya
October 2, 2012 	Hip-Hop 	Cher Lloyd 	"Want U Back" 	Cher Lloyd's dancers
October 9, 2012 	Cha-cha-cha 	Karmin 	"Brokenhearted / Hello" 	Chelsie Hightower, Sharna Burgess, Sonny Pedersen and Jaymz Tuaileva
October 9, 2012 	Jive 	Frankie Moreno 	"Tangerine Honey"/"Real Wild Child" 	Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer w/ Henry Byalikov, Oksana Dmytrenko, Sasha Farber and Emma Slater
October 16, 2012 	Rumba 	Donny Osmond & Susan Boyle 	"This Is The Moment" 	Kym Johnson and Tristan MacManus
October 16, 2012 	Cha-cha-cha 	Tito Puente Jr. 	"Oye Como Va" 	Cheryl Burke, Michelle Hafle, Natalja Panina, Sergey Korshunov and Arkadiy Polezhaev
October 16, 2012 	Acrobatic Dancing	Christina Grimmie 	"Titanium" 	The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
October 30, 2012[15]	Paso Doble 	Taylor Swift 	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" 	Troupe Members
October 30, 2012[15]	Contemporary 	Jason Mraz 	"I Won't Give Up" 	Chelsie Hightower and Mark Ballas
November 13, 2012 	Hip-Hop 	Ne-Yo 	"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"	Ne-Yo's Dancers
November 13, 2012 	Cha-cha-cha 	Kylie Minogue 	"The Loco-Motion" 	Kym Johnson, Tristan MacManus and Troupe members
November 20, 2012 	Hip-Hop 	The Wanted 	"I Found You"/"Glad You Came" 	The Wanted's Dancers
November 20, 2012 	Hip-Hop 	Paula Abdul 	"Dream Medley" 	Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Sonny Fredie Pederson, Henry Byalikov, Sharna Burgess, and Emma Slater
November 20, 2012 	Contemporary 	Drehz 	"Heart Cry" 	Derek Hough, Allison Holker, Melanie Moore, Kathryn McCormick, Jessica Lee Keller