Season 9

Season nine of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 21, 2009. Executive producer Conrad Green confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the season would start off with 16 celebrities, with 3 double-eliminations halfway through the season.ET Confirms New Twist for 'Dancing With The Stars' http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=425346>1=28103 Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay withdrew from the competition in week three; however, Debi Mazar was also eliminated on the same night, replacing the double elimination planned for week five. Some changes were added this season including a larger cast and relay dances. Four new dances were introduced to complement the large cast. Those dances were the Bolero, Lambada, Two-Step, and the Charleston. The cast was unveiled on the Monday, August 17, 2009, edition of Good Morning America, returning to the announcement format of most seasons past. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as the show's hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continue as the judges this season, with Baz Luhrmann appearing as a guest judge in week two, temporarily replacing Len Goodman. Pro pairings were officially announced on August 24, 2009. This was Samantha Harris' last season as co-host.
Donny Osmond, was the winner in the competition, with singer Mýa as runner-up, and reality star and singer, Kelly Osbourne in third place.
==Couples==
Celebrity 	Occupation 	Professional partner 	Status
Ashley Hamilton 	Actor & comedian 	Edyta Śliwińska 	Eliminated 1ston September 23, 2009
Macy Gray 	Singer 	Jonathan Roberts 	Eliminated 2ndon September 23, 2009
Kathy Ireland 	Model & entrepreneur 	Tony Dovolani 	Eliminated 3rdon September 29, 2009
Tom DeLay 	Former U.S. House majority leader	Cheryl Burke 	Withdrew </sup>on October 6, 2009
Debi Mazar 	Actress 	Maksim Chmerkovskiy 	Eliminated 4thon October 6, 2009
Chuck Liddell 	UFC champion 	Anna Trebunskaya 	Eliminated 5thon October 13, 2009
Natalie Coughlin 	Olympic swimmer 	Alec Mazo 	Eliminated 6thon October 20, 2009
Melissa Joan Hart	Actress 	Mark Ballas 	Eliminated 7thon October 27, 2009
Louie Vito 	Snowboarder 	Chelsie Hightower 	Eliminated 8thon October 27, 2009
Michael Irvin 	Former NFL player 	Anna Demidova 	Eliminated 9thon November 3, 2009
Mark Dacascos 	Iron Chef America chairman 	Lacey SchwimmerAnna Trebunskaya Week 7	Eliminated 10thon November 3, 2009
Aaron Carter 	Singer & actor 	Karina Smirnoff 	Eliminated 11thon November 10, 2009
Joanna Krupa 	Model & actress 	Derek HoughMaksim Chmerkovskiy Week 5 	Eliminated 12thon November 17, 2009
Kelly Osbourne 	Reality TV star & singer 	Louis Van Amstel 	Third placeon November 24, 2009
Mýa 	Singer 	Dmitry Chaplin 	Second placeon November 24, 2009
Donny Osmond 	Singer 	Kym Johnson 	Winneron November 24, 2009
==Scoring Chart==
Team 	Place	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
Donny & Kym 	1 	20+10=30	25	21	24	29	24+7=31 	24+28=52	26+24=50	21+26+27=74	27+28+30+30=115
Mýa & Dmitry 	2 	21+10=31	27	27	28	27	24+9=33 	25+24=49	29+30=59	28+30+29=87	30+30+27+28=115
Kelly & Louis 	3 	23+8=31 	19	20	23	24	20+5=25 	24+28=52	25+26=51	24+27+27=78	26+26+24+26=102
Joanna & Derek 	4 	24+10=34	20	23	26	24	26+10=36	27+28=55	23+29=52	27+27+27=81	
Aaron & Karina 	5 	22+10=32	27	21	18	24	25+8=33 	29+24=53	23+27=50	 	
Mark & Lacey 	6 	21+8=29 	21	18	22	26	26+6=32 	19+24=43	 	 	
Michael & Anna D.	7 	13+6=19 	20	14	16	21	20+2=22 	23+24=47	 	 	
Louie & Chelsie 	8 	19+8=27 	19	20	16	22	21+3=24 	 	 	 	
Melissa & Mark 	9 	18+6=24 	19	19	28	23	20+4=24 	 	 	 	
Natalie & Alec 	10 	19+8=27 	21	26	24	22	 	 	 	 	
Chuck & Anna T. 	11 	16+6=22 	19	17	17	 	 	 	 	 	
Debi & Maksim 	12 	16+6=22 	21	17	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tom & Cheryl 	13 	16+4=20 	18	15	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kathy & Tony 	14 	16+4=20 	18	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Macy & Jonathan 	15 	15+4=19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ashley & Edyta 	16 	15+4=19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
: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 (they may or may have not been in the bottom two or three).
: indicates the winning couple.
: indicates the runner-up couple.
: indicates the third-place couple.
: indicates the couple withdrew.
: indicates a couple that was eliminated in a dance-off.
* Each couple would perform two dances. The first was scored normally. The second, the relay dance, was different. Four couples each performed a 30-second routine to a specific dance (Salsa or Viennese waltz for the men, Cha-cha-cha or Foxtrot for the women) back-to-back. The judges then ranked each of the four couples. The couple who came in first got 10 points for the relay dance, second place got 8 points, third place got 6 points, and fourth place got 4 points. Therefore, a team could have earned a maximum of 40 points in Week 1.
* Each couple performed two dances. The first was scored normally. The second, the marathon dance, was different. All nine couples performed a Mambo at the same time. One by one, the judges asked a couple to leave the floor. The first couple to leave received 2 points, the second couple got 3 points, the third couple got 4 points, the fourth couple got 5 points, the fifth couple got 6 points, the sixth couple got 7 points, the seventh couple got 8 points, the eighth couple got 9 points, and the last remaining couple got 10 points. Therefore, a team could have earned a maximum of 40 points in Week 6.
===Dance-off chart===
Week	Bottom two couples	Dance 	Music 	Votes for couple to save 	Eliminated couple
6 	Michael & Anna D. 	Samba 	"Express Yourself"—Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman 	Louie & Chelsie
6 	Louie & Chelsie 	Jive 	"I Fought the Law"—The Clash 	Bruno Tonioli 	Louie & Chelsie
7 	Mark & Lacey 	Cha-cha-cha	"I Like to Move It"—Will.i.am 	None 	Mark & Lacey
7 	Aaron & Karina 	Jive 	"Mess Around"—Ray Charles 	Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli	Mark & Lacey
==Averages==
This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 30-point scale.
Rank by average	Place	Couple 	Total	Number of dances	Average
1 	2 	Mýa & Dmitry 	464 	17 	27.3
2 	1 	Donny & Kym 	434 	17 	25.5
3 	4 	Joanna & Derek 	331 	13 	25.5
4 	3 	Kelly & Louis 	412 	17 	24.2
5 	5 	Aaron & Karina 	240 	10 	24.0
6 	10 	Natalie & Alec 	112 	5 	22.4
7 	6 	Mark & Lacey 	177 	8 	22.1
8 	9 	Melissa & Mark 	127 	6 	21.2
9 	8 	Louie & Chelsie 	117 	6 	19.5
10 	7 	Michael & Anna D.	151 	8 	18.9
11 	12 	Debi & Maksim 	54 	3 	18.0
12 	11 	Chuck & Anna T. 	69 	4 	17.3
13 	14 	Kathy & Tony 	34 	2 	17.0
14 	13 	Tom & Cheryl 	49 	3 	16.3
15 	15 	Macy & Jonathan 	15 	1 	15.0
15 	16 	Ashley & Edyta 	15 	1 	15.0
==Dance averages==
Couples 	Averages	Best dances 	Worst dances
Mya & Dmitry 	27.3 	'70 Samba, Salsa & Paso doble & Megamix (30)	Viennese Waltz (21)
Donny & Kym 	25.5 	Freestyle & Argentine tango (30) 	Foxtrot (20)
Joanna & Derek 	25.5 	Futuristic Paso doble (29) 	Jive (20)
Kelly & Louis 	24.2 	Team Tango (28) 	Tango (19)
Aaron & Karina 	24.0 	Jive (29) 	Lambada (18)
Natalie & Alec 	22.4 	Rumba (26) 	Salsa (19)
Mark & Lacey 	22.1 	Paso doble & Jittlebug (26) 	Rumba (18)
Melissa & Mark 	21.2 	Charleston (28) 	Viennese Waltz (18)
Louie & Chelsie 	19.5 	Argentine tango (22) 	Two-Step (16)
Michael & Anna D.	18.9 	Team Paso doble (24) 	Cha-cha-cha (13)
Debi & Maksim 	18.0 	Tango (21) 	Salsa (16)
Chuck & Anna T. 	17.3 	Tango (19) 	Foxtrot (16)
Kathy & Tony 	17.0 	Quickstep (18) 	Salsa (16)
Tom & Cheryl 	16.3 	Tango (18) 	Samba (15)
Macy & Jonathan 	15.0 	Viennese Waltz (15) 	Viennese Waltz (15)
Ashley & Edyta 	15.0 	Foxtrot (15) 	Foxtrot (15)
== Highest and lowest scoring performances ==
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Dance 	Best dancer(s) 	Best score	Worst dancer(s) 	Worst score
Cha-cha-charelay 	MýaMýa 	2910 	Michael IrvinMacy Gray 	134
Jive 	Aaron Carter 	29 	Melissa Joan HartLouie Vito 	19
Rumba 	MýaJoanna Krupa 	27 	Mark Dacascos 	18
Tango 	Kelly OsbourneJoanna KrupaDonny Osmond	28 	Tom DeLay 	18
Paso doble 	Mýa 	30 	Michael Irvin 	21
Samba 	Mýa 	30 	Michael Irvin 	14
Waltz 	Mýa 	28 	Melissa Joan HartMichael Irvin 	20
Quickstep 	Mýa 	29 	Kathy Ireland 	18
Foxtrotrelay 	MýaKelly OsbourneJoanna Krupa 	2510 	Ashley HamiltonKathy Ireland 	154
Argentine tango 	Donny Osmond 	30 	Louie Vito 	22
Viennese WaltzRelay	Joanna KrupaAaron Carter 	2710 	Macy GrayTom DeLay 	154
Salsarelay 	MýaDonny Osmond 	3010 	Debi MazarKathy IrelandAshley Hamilton	164
Jitterbug 	Donny Osmond 	27 	Kelly Osbourne 	20
Bolero 	Natalie Coughlin 	24 	Michael Irvin 	16
Lambada 	Mýa 	28 	Aaron Carter 	18
Two-step 	Mark Dacascos 	22 	Louie Vito 	16
Charleston 	Melissa Joan Hart 	28 	Kelly Osbourne 	23
Mambo marathon 	Joanna Krupa 	10 	Michael Irvin 	2
Freestyle 	Donny Osmond 	30 	Kelly Osbourne 	24
Chuck Liddell is the only one not on the list.
== Weekly scores and songs ==
The following is a list of the dances and songs played. The song titles are followed by the artist who recorded the song.
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 (Night 1 — Men)
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Aaron & Karina 	22 (7, 8, 7)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Beggin'"—Madcon
Chuck & Anna T. 	16 (6, 5, 5)	Foxtrot 	"That's Life"—Frank Sinatra
Mark & Lacey 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Kung Fu Fighting"—Carl Douglas
Ashley & Edyta 	15 (5, 6, 4)	Foxtrot 	"Grace Kelly"—Mika
Donny & Kym 	20 (7, 6, 7)	Foxtrot 	"All That Jazz"—from Chicago
Louie & Chelsie 	19 (6, 7, 6)	Foxtrot 	"It's My Life"—No Doubt
Michael & Anna D. 	13 (5, 4, 4)	Cha-cha-cha 	"I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown
Tom & Cheryl 	16 (6, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Wild Thing"—The Troggs
Chuck & Anna T.Ashley & EdytaDonny & KymLouie & Chelsie	64108 	Salsa Relay 	"Get Busy"—Sean Paul
Aaron & KarinaMark & LaceyTom & CherylMichael & Anna D.	10846 	Viennese Waltz Relay	"I'm Your Man"—Leonard Cohen
;Running order (Night 2 — Women)
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Debi & Maksim 	16 (6, 5, 5)	Salsa 	"Complicación"—Tito Puente
Melissa & Mark 	18 (6, 6, 6)	Viennese Waltz 	"The Time of My Life"—David Cook
Mýa & Dmitry 	21 (8, 5, 8)	Viennese Waltz 	"Vision of Love"—Mariah Carey
Kathy & Tony 	16 (6, 5, 5)	Salsa 	"Mambo Gozon"—Tito Puente
Natalie & Alec 	19 (7, 6, 6)	Salsa 	"1+1=2"—Lou Bega
Macy & Jonathan 	15 (6, 4, 5)	Viennese Waltz 	"(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin
Joanna & Derek 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Salsa 	"Meddle"—Little Boots
Kelly & Louis 	23 (7, 8, 8)	Viennese Waltz 	"Trouble"—Ray LaMontagne
Natalie & AlecKathy & TonyDebi & MaksimJoanna & Derek 	84610 	Foxtrot relay 	"The Best Is Yet to Come"—Michael Bublé
Macy & JonathanMelissa & MarkMýa & DmitryKelly & Louis	46108 	Cha-cha-cha relay	"Centerfold"—The J. Geils Band
===Week 2===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Joanna & Derek 	20 (6, 7, 7)	Jive 	"What I Like About You"—Lillix
Natalie & Alec 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"I Want You Back"—The Jackson 5
Chuck & Anna T. 	19 (6, 7, 6)	Tango 	"Seven Nation Army"—The White Stripes
Melissa & Mark 	19 (7, 6, 6)	Jive 	"Long Tall Sally"—Little Richard
Michael & Anna D.	20 (7, 7, 6)	Quickstep	"Too Darn Hot"—Buddy Greco
Debi & Maksim 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Tango 	"El Tango de Roxanne"—from Moulin Rouge!
Louie & Chelsie 	19 (6, 7, 6)	Jive 	"Crash"—The Primitives
Aaron & Karina 	27 (9, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"The Muppet Show Theme"—Jim Henson & Sam Pottle
Kelly & Louis 	19 (6, 7, 6)	Tango 	"Take Me on the Floor"—The Veronicas
Kathy & Tony 	18 (6, 6, 6)	Quickstep	"Shall We Dance?"—from The King and I
Mark & Lacey 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"King of Swing"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Mýa & Dmitry 	27 (9, 9, 9)	Jive 	"Would You...?"—Touch and Go
Tom & Cheryl 	18 (6, 6, 6)	Tango 	"Por una Cabeza"—The Tango Project
Donny & Kym 	25 (8, 9, 8)	Jive 	"Secret Agent Man"—Johnny Rivers
===Week 3===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style	Music
Mark & Lacey 	18 (6, 6, 6) 	Rumba	"Don't Lie"—The Black Eyed Peas
Joanna & Derek 	23 (7, 8, 8) 	Samba	"La Bomba"—King Africa
Mýa & Dmitry 	27 (10, 7, 10)	Rumba	"Underneath Your Clothes"—Shakira
Melissa & Mark 	19 (6, 6, 7) 	Samba	"Turn Me On"—Kevin Lyttle
Louie & Chelsie 	20 (8, 5, 7) 	Rumba	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler
Debi & Maksim 	17 (6, 5, 6) 	Samba	"Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young
Donny & Kym 	21 (7, 7, 7) 	Rumba	"Endless Love"—Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Michael & Anna D.	14 (5, 4, 5) 	Samba	"Hard to Handle"—The Black Crowes
Natalie & Alec 	26 (9, 8, 9) 	Rumba	"In the Air Tonight"—Phil Collins
Chuck & Anna T. 	17 (6, 5, 6) 	Samba	"Mas Que Nada"—Sérgio Mendes
Aaron & Karina 	21 (8, 6, 7) 	Rumba	"Spotlight"—Jennifer Hudson
Tom & Cheryl 	15 (6, 4, 5) 	Samba	"Why Can't We Be Friends?"—War
Kelly & Louis 	20 (7, 6, 7) 	Samba	"LoveGame"—Lady Gaga
===Week 4===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Chuck & Anna T. 	17 (6, 5, 6) 	Two-Step 	"Boot Scootin' Boogie"—Brooks and Dunn
Melissa & Mark 	28 (9, 9, 10) 	Charleston	"Charleston"—Bob Wilson & his Varsity Rhythm Boys
Natalie & Alec 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Bolero 	"Better in Time"—Leona Lewis
Aaron & Karina 	18 (6, 6, 6) 	Lambada 	"Dr. Beat"—Gloria Estefan
Mark & Lacey 	22 (8, 7, 7) 	Two-Step 	"Nothin' Better to Do"—LeAnn Rimes
Kelly & Louis 	23 (8, 7, 8) 	Charleston	"Cabaret"—Liza Minnelli
Joanna & Derek 	26 (9, 8, 9) 	Lambada 	"Dançando Lambada"—Kaoma
Donny & Kym 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Charleston	"Put a Lid on It"—Squirrel Nut Zippers
Michael & Anna D.	16 (5, 6, 5) 	Bolero 	"One Day I'll Fly Away"—Randy Crawford
Louie & Chelsie 	16 (5, 5, 6) 	Two-Step 	"Sweet Home Alabama"—Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mýa & Dmitry 	28 (10, 8, 10)	Lambada 	"Ain't It Funny"—Jennifer Lopez
===Week 5===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Natalie & Alec 	22 (7, 8, 7) 	Paso doble 	"American Woman"—The Guess Who
Aaron & Karina 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Argentine tango 	"Epoca"—The Gotan Project
Michael & Anna D.	21 (7, 7, 7) 	Paso doble 	"Les Toreadors"—Semyon Bychkov & Orchestre de Paris
Mýa & Dmitry 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Argentine tango 	"They"—Jem
Mark & Lacey 	26 (9, 9, 8) 	Paso doble 	"Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela
Donny & Kym 	29 (10, 9, 10)	Argentine tango 	"Tango a Pugliese"—Orquesta Color Tango de Roberto Alvarez
Louie & Chelsie 	22 (7, 8, 7) 	Argentine tango 	"Sin Rumbo"—Otros Aires
Melissa & Mark 	23 (8, 8, 7) 	Argentine tango 	"Tango Barbaro"—Lalo Schifrin & Orchestra Ensemble
Kelly & Louis 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Paso doble 	"Crazy Train"—Ozzy Osbourne
Joanna & Maksim 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Argentine tango 	"Whatever Lola Wants"—Sarah Vaughan (Gotan Project remix)
All Couples 	N/A 	Hustle Group Dance	"The Hustle"—Van McCoy
===Week 6===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Mýa & Dmitry 	24 (8, 7, 9)	Jitterbug 	"C'mon Everybody"—Eddie Cochran
Melissa & Mark 	20 (7, 7, 6)	Waltz 	"Only One Road"—Celine Dion
Mark & Lacey 	26 (9, 9, 8)	Jitterbug 	"This Cat's On a Hot Tin Roof"—Brian Setzer Orchestra
Aaron & Karina 	25 (8, 9, 8)	Waltz 	"Three Times a Lady"—The Commodores
Michael & Anna D. 	20 (6, 8, 6)	Waltz 	"I Wonder Why"—Curtis Stigers
Kelly & Louis 	20 (7, 6, 7)	Jitterbug 	"Bread and Butter"—The Newbeats
Louie & Chelsie 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jitterbug 	"Baby Likes to Rock It"—The Tractors
Joanna & Derek 	26 (8, 9, 9)	Waltz 	"Be Here to Love Me"—Norah Jones
Donny & Kym 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Jitterbug 	"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"—Indigo Swing
Michael & Anna D.Louie & ChelsieMelissa & MarkKelly & LouisMark & LaceyDonny & KymAaron & KarinaMýa & DmitryJoanna & Derek	2345678910 	Mambo Marathon	"Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente
===Week 7===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Michael & Anna D. 	23 (8, 8, 7) 	Foxtrot 	"Sunny Afternoon"—The Kinks
Donny & Kym 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Quickstep 	"Sing, Sing, Sing"—Andrews Sisters
Mark & Anna T. 	19 (6, 7, 6) 	Samba 	"Switch"—Will Smith
Mýa & Dmitry 	25 (9, 7, 9) 	Foxtrot 	"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Dinah Washington
Aaron & Karina 	29 (9, 10, 10)	Jive 	"We're Not Gonna Take It"—Twisted Sister
Kelly & Louis 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Salsa 	"Good Lovin'"—The Young Rascals
Joanna & Derek 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Rumba 	"The Look of Love"—Diana Krall
Aaron & KarinaMark & Anna T.Michael & Anna D.Mýa & Dmitry	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Team Paso doble	"I Hate Myself for Loving You"—Joan Jett
Kelly & LouisDonny & KymJoanna & Derek 	28 (9, 9, 10) 	Team Tango 	"You Give Love a Bad Name"—Bon Jovi
===Week 8===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Mýa & Dmitry 	29 (9, 10, 10) 	Quickstep 	"Baby Wants a Diamond Ring"—Squirrel Nut Zippers
Mýa & Dmitry 	30 (10, 10, 10)	'70s Samba 	"Bad Girls"—Donna Summer
Aaron & Karina	23 (7, 8, 8) 	Foxtrot 	"Lucky"—Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Aaron & Karina	27 (9, 9, 9) 	'90s Samba 	"Two Princes"—Spin Doctors
Joanna & Derek	23 (8, 7, 8) 	Quickstep 	"Valerie"—Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse
Joanna & Derek	29 (9, 10, 10) 	Futuristic Paso doble	"Living on Video"—Trans-X
Kelly & Louis 	25 (8, 8, 9) 	Foxtrot 	"Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)"—Pixie Lott
Kelly & Louis 	26 (8, 9, 9) 	'60s Jive 	"River Deep - Mountain High"—Ike & Tina Turner
Donny & Kym 	26 (9, 8, 9) 	Viennese Waltz 	"You Don't Know Me"—Ray Charles
Donny & Kym 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	'80s Paso doble 	"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"—Dead or Alive
===Week 9===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Donny & Kym 	21 (7, 7, 7) 	Tango 	"Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro
Donny & Kym 	26 (8, 9, 9) 	Samba 	"One Bad Apple"—The Osmonds
Donny & Kym 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Jitterbug 	"Jump Shout Boogie"—Barry Manilow
Joanna & Derek	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Viennese Waltz	"Hallelujah"—Leonard Cohen
Joanna & Derek	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Can't Get You out of My Head"—Kylie Minogue
Joanna & Derek	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Salsa 	"La Luz Del Ritmo"—Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Kelly & Louis 	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Rumba 	"Angels"—Robbie Williams
Kelly & Louis 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Quickstep 	"99 Red Balloons"—Nena
Kelly & Louis 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"—Cyndi Lauper
Mýa & Dmitry 	28 (9, 9, 10) 	Waltz 	"Amore e Musica"—Russell Watson
Mýa & Dmitry 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Salsa 	"La Isla Bonita"—Madonna
Mýa & Dmitry 	29 (9, 10, 10) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Fire Burning"—Sean Kingston
===Week 10===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Style 	Music
Kelly & Louis	26 (9, 9, 8) 	Argentine tango	"Los Vino"—Otros Aires
Kelly & Louis	26 	Megamix 	"You and Me"—Lifehouse / "Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira / "Maniac"—Michael Sembello
Kelly & Louis	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Freestyle 	"I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor
Kelly & Louis	26 	Viennese Waltz 	"Trouble"—Ray LaMontagne
Mýa & Dmitry 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Paso doble 	"We Will Rock You"—Queen
Mýa & Dmitry 	30 	Megamix 	"You and Me"—Lifehouse / "Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira / "Maniac"—Michael Sembello
Mýa & Dmitry 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Freestyle 	"You Can't Stop the Beat"—from Hairspray
Mýa & Dmitry 	28 	Jive 	"Would You...?"—Touch and Go
Donny & Kym 	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"September"—Earth, Wind and Fire
Donny & Kym 	28 	Megamix 	"You and Me"—Lifehouse / "Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira / "Maniac"—Michael Sembello
Donny & Kym 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle 	"Back in Business"—Liza Minnelli
Donny & Kym 	30 	Argentine tango	"Tango a Pugliese"—Orquesta Color Tango de Roberto Alvarez
==Injuries and illnesses==
* Tom DeLay was reported with having a possible stress fracture in his foot on September 15, 2009, just one week before the competition. The injury did not keep him out of the competition. However, on the October 5th episode of the show, Tom Bergeron stated that the slight stress fracture had become a full stress fracture, and DeLay later reported that he had stress fractures in both feet, but that he was not going to continue the competition because of his doctor's advice. On the October 6 results episode, DeLay formally announced that he would not continue as a contestant. He then accepted Bergeron's invitation to dance the Texas/Country Two-Step on the season finale, health permitting. Despite his withdrawal, Debi Mazar was still eliminated because she had the lowest number of votes, when normally when a contestant withdrew no one was eliminated that particular week and then the judges scores and votes would be combined for the next week.
* Mýa had to go to the hospital for stitches for a deep cut on September 20, 2009, after a glass shattered in her hand. This injury did not affect her performance.
* After the September 22 show, Debi Mazar was rushed to the hospital with a torn muscle in her neck and chest.
* During rehearsal on September 28, Lacey Schwimmer "severely strained" her hip flexors and abductors. Her injuries required 3 weeks of physical therapy. She continued to dance on the show during her treatments.
* After the October 19 show, Kelly Osbourne was rushed to the hospital with a foot injury sustained during her Paso doble routine.
* Beginning with this season, the producers are imposing a maximum 5 hour limit on rehearsals as an attempt to reduce injuries, which have been on the rise in recent seasons. Also, contestants must take 30 minute breaks after every 2 hours and they must take one day off a week. However, in an interview with TV Guide, Maksim Chmerkovskiy said "nobody really follows it."
* Prior to the October 19 show, Derek Hough was sidelined by a bout of flu. Maksim Chmerkovskiy stepped in to teach and dance with Derek’s partner Joanna Krupa.
* Prior to the November 2 show, Lacey Schwimmer was also sidelined by illness. Anna Trebunskaya stepped in to teach and dance with Lacey’s partner Mark Dacascos.
* Prior to the November 9 show, during Week 8 rehearsals, both Karina Smirnoff and Aaron Carter came down with the flu. Although this did not affect their ability to perform, they were eliminated that week.
* On an interview on the finale, Mýa said that she was dancing on a sprained ankle for 5 weeks
==Call-out order==
The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed by Bergeron and Harris.
Order	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
1 	Louie & Chelsie 	Donny & Kym 	Chuck & Anna T. 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Mark & Lacey 	Joanna & Derek 	Kelly & Louis 	Joanna & Derek	Mýa & Dmitry 	Donny & Kym
2 	Aaron & Karina 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Melissa & Mark 	Donny & Kym 	Mark & Lacey 	Donny & Kym 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Donny & Kym 	Mýa & Dmitry
3 	Mark & Lacey 	Aaron & Karina 	Natalie & Alec 	Kelly & Louis 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Donny & Kym 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Donny & Kym 	Kelly & Louis 	Kelly & Louis
4 	Chuck & Anna T. 	Mark & Lacey 	Donny & Kym 	Natalie & Alec 	Kelly & Louis 	Aaron & Karina 	Joanna & Derek 	Kelly & Louis 	Joanna & Derek	
5 	Donny & Kym 	Natalie & Alec 	Louie & Chelsie 	Joanna & Derek 	Michael & Anna D.	Mýa & Dmitry 	Aaron & Karina 	Aaron & Karina	 	
6 	Tom & Cheryl 	Joanna & Derek 	Mark & Lacey 	Mark & Lacey 	Louie & Chelsie 	Kelly & Louis 	Mark & Lacey 	 	 	
7 	Michael & Anna D.	Tom & Cheryl 	Kelly & Louis 	Michael & Anna D.	Melissa & Mark 	Michael & Anna D.	Michael & Anna D.	 	 	
8 	Natalie & Alec 	Chuck & Anna T. 	Melissa & Mark 	Donny & Kym 	Joanna & Derek 	Louie & Chelsie 	 	 	 	
9 	Mýa & Dmitry 	Melissa & Mark 	Joanna & Derek 	Louie & Chelsie 	Aaron & Karina 	Melissa & Mark 	 	 	 	
10 	Melissa & Mark 	Kelly & Louis 	Aaron & Karina 	Aaron & Karina 	Natalie & Alec 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Joanna & Derek 	Michael & Anna D.	Michael & Anna D.	Chuck & Anna T. 	 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Debi & Maksim 	Louie & Chelsie 	Debi & Maksim 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Kelly & Louis 	Debi & Maksim 	Tom & Cheryl 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Kathy & Tony 	Kathy & Tony 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Macy & Jonathan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Ashley & Edyta 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
: This couple came in first place with the judges.
: This couple came in first place with the judges and had the encore for the week.
: This couple had the encore for the week.
: This couple came in last place with the judges.
: This couple came in last place with the judges and was eliminated.
: This couple was eliminated.
: This couple withdrew from the competition.
: This couple won the competition.
: This couple came in second in the competition.
: This couple came in third in the competition.
==Dance schedule==
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.
* Week 1 Solo: Cha-cha-cha or foxtrot (males) & Salsa or Viennese Waltz (females)
* Week 1 Relay: Salsa or Viennese Waltz (males) & cha-cha-cha or foxtrot (females)
* Week 2: Jive, quickstep or tango
* Week 3: Rumba or Samba
* Week 4: Bolero, Charleston, Lambada or Two-step
* Week 5: Paso doble or Argentine tango & Hustle group dance
* Week 6: Jitterbug or Waltz & Mambo Marathon
* Week 7: One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1–6 & Team Tango or Paso doble
* Week 8: One unlearned Ballroom and (decade-themed) Latin dance from weeks 1–6
* Week 9: One unlearned Ballroom and Latin (with a 15-second solo) dance from weeks 1–6 & Knockout Dance
* Week 10 (Night 1): Final unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1–6, Megamix (Viennese Waltz, Samba, and Jive) & Freestyle
* Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite Dance of the Season
==Dance chart==
Team 	1 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	9 	9 	9 	10 	10 	10 	10
Donny & Kym 	Foxtrot 	Salsa 	Jive 	Rumba	Charleston	Argentine tango	Jitterbug	Mambo	Quickstep	Team Tango 	Viennese Waltz	'80s Paso doble 	Tango 	Samba 	Jitterbug 	Cha-cha-cha 	Megamix	Freestyle	Argentine tango
Mýa & Dmitry 	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha 	Jive 	Rumba	Lambada 	Argentine tango	Jitterbug	Mambo	Foxtrot 	Team Paso doble	Quickstep 	'70s Samba 	Waltz 	Salsa 	Cha-cha-cha	Paso doble 	Megamix	Freestyle	Jive
Kelly & Louis 	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha 	Tango 	Samba	Charleston	Paso doble 	Jitterbug	Mambo	Salsa 	Team Tango 	Foxtrot 	'60s Jive 	Rumba 	Quickstep 	Cha-cha-cha	Argentine tango	Megamix	Freestyle	Viennese Waltz
Joanna & Derek 	Salsa 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Samba	Lambada 	Argentine tango	Waltz 	Mambo	Rumba 	Team Tango 	Quickstep 	Futuristic Paso doble	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Salsa 	 	 	 	Mambo
Aaron & Karina 	Cha-cha-cha 	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Rumba	Lambada 	Argentine tango	Waltz 	Mambo	Jive 	Team Paso doble	Foxtrot 	'90s Samba 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Quickstep
Mark & Lacey 	Cha-cha-cha 	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Rumba	Two-Step 	Paso doble 	Jitterbug	Mambo	Samba 	Team Paso doble	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Paso doble
Michael & Anna D.	Cha-cha-cha 	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Samba	Bolero 	Paso doble 	Waltz 	Mambo	Foxtrot 	Team Paso doble	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Paso doble
Louie & Chelsie 	Foxtrot 	Salsa 	Jive 	Rumba	Two-Step 	Argentine tango	Jitterbug	Mambo	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Rumba
Melissa & Mark 	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha 	Jive 	Samba	Charleston	Argentine tango	Waltz 	Mambo	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Salsa
Natalie & Alec 	Salsa 	Foxtrot 	Quickstep	Rumba	Bolero 	Paso doble 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Rumba
Chuck & Anna T. 	Foxtrot 	Salsa 	Tango 	Samba	Two-Step 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Paso doble
Debi & Maksim 	Salsa 	Foxtrot 	Tango 	Samba	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Tango
Tom & Cheryl 	Cha-cha-cha 	Viennese Waltz	Tango 	Samba	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Two-Step
Kathy & Tony 	Salsa 	Foxtrot 	Quickstep	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Tango
Macy & Jonathan 	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Tango
Ashley & Edyta 	Foxtrot 	Salsa 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Waltz
: Highest Scoring Dance
: Lowest Scoring Dance
: Performed but not scored
Joanna Krupa performed this dance with Maksim Chmerkovskiy as Derek Hough was unable to perform due to illness.
Mark Dacascos performed this dance with Anna Trebunskaya as Lacey Schwimmer was unable to perform due to illness.
==Guests and tributes==
===Celebrity guests===
Date 	Performers 	Tracks performed 	Dancers
September 23, 2009	Sean Kingston 	"Face Drop" 	Sean Kingston's dancers
September 29, 2009	Selena Gomez & the Scene	"Falling Down" 	Derek Hough and Karina Smirnoff
September 29, 2009	Joss Stone 	"Free Me" 	Jeremy Hudson and Mallauri Esquibel
September 29, 2009	Joss Stone 	"Son of a Preacher Man" 	Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel
October 6, 2009 	Queen Latifah 	"Fast Car" 	Cheryl Burke and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
October 6, 2009 	Queen Latifah 	"Ease on Down the Road" 	Queen Latifah's dancers
October 13, 2009 	Shakira 	"Did It Again" 	Shakira's dancers
October 13, 2009 	Shakira 	"Hips Don't Lie" 	Shakira's dancers
October 20, 2009 	Norah Jones 	"It's Gonna Be" 	Norah Jones' dancers
October 20, 2009 	Norah Jones 	"Come Away with Me" 	Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
October 27, 2009 	Taylor Swift 	"Jump Then Fall" 	D.J. Guthrie and Kersten Todey
October 27, 2009 	Taylor Swift 	"Love Story" 	Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Jonathan Roberts, Edyta Śliwińska, and Anna Trebunskaya
October 27, 2009 	Tiempo Libre 	"Tu Conga Bach" 	Tiempo Libre's dancers
November 3, 2009 	Colbie Caillat 	"Fallin' for You" 	Alec Mazo and Edyta Śliwińska
November 3, 2009 	Ballas Hough Band 	"Move" 	Ballas Hough Band's dancers
November 3, 2009 	Rod Stewart 	"It's the Same Old Song" 	Rod Stewart's dancers
November 10, 2009 	Michael Bublé 	"Haven't Met You Yet" 	Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya
November 10, 2009 	Michael Bublé 	"Feeling Good" 	Urs Geisenhainer and Agnes Kazmierczak
November 10, 2009 	Susan Boyle 	"I Dreamed a Dream" 	Chelsie Hightower and Tony Dovolani
November 17, 2009 	Alicia Keys 	"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" 	Alicia Keys's dancers
November 17, 2009 	Leona Lewis 	"Happy" 	Leona Lewis' dancers
November 17, 2009 	The Bee Gees 	"You Should Be Dancing" 	Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Cheryl Burke, Melissa Rycroft, and Artem Chigvinsev
November 24, 2009 	Whitney Houston 	"Million Dollar Bill" 	Whitney Houston's dancers
November 24, 2009 	Whitney Houston 	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Alec Mazo, Jonathan Roberts, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Śliwińska, and Anna Trebunskaya
November 24, 2009 	 	 	
===Macy's Stars of Dance===
Date 	Performers
September 23, 2009	2009 Las Vegas cast of The Lion King
September 29, 2009	USC Marching Band with dancers from Stomp The Yard
October 6, 2009 	JabbaWockeeZ with Mark Ballas and Lacey Schwimmer
October 20, 2009 	Michael Jackson tribute with all Season 9 pro dancers with an introduction by La Toya Jackson
November 10, 2009 	Design a Dance — Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas
November 17, 2009 	Dancers from the movie Nine
* For the November 10th "Design a Dance" performance, viewers had voted in the weeks beforehand about what style dance they wanted (Paso doble), what song they wanted the dance to ("Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor), what former celebrity they wanted to do the dance (Sabrina Bryan), and what professional they wanted to do the dance with the celebrity (Mark Ballas). Also, Dancing with the Stars held an online contest where viewers could submit their drawings for outfits for the performance. The viewers then also voted for a set of costumes picked by the show's designers. The winner was Zachary Fisher. His designs were turned into the outfits for Sabrina and Mark, and he won a trip to the show.
===Tributes===
Date 	Tribute to: 	Tracks Performed 	Dancers
September 23, 2009	Patrick Swayze 	"She's Like the Wind" 	Chelsie Hightower and Dmitry Chaplin
September 23, 2009	Patrick Swayze 	"Unchained Melody" 	Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
September 23, 2009	Patrick Swayze 	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Anna Demidova, Louis van Amstel, Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
October 20, 2009 	Michael Jackson	"I Want You Back" 	Mark Ballas, Karina Smirnoff and Derek Hough
October 20, 2009 	Michael Jackson	"Man in the Mirror" 	Chelsie Hightower, Tony Dovolani, Dmitry Chaplin, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Śliwińska and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
October 20, 2009 	Michael Jackson	"Thriller" 	All 16 pro dancers led by Cheryl Burke and Louis van Amstel and featuring Alec Mazo, Kym Johnson, Jonathan Roberts, Anna Trebunskaya, Derek Hough and Anna Demidova