Season 18

Dancing with the Stars (season 18)	Dancing with the Stars (season 18)
Title Card for season 18 	Title Card for season 18
Country of origin 	United States
No. of episodes 	11
Broadcast 	Broadcast
Original channel 	ABC
Original run 	March 17 – May 20, 2014
Additional information 	Additional information
Celebrity winner 	Meryl Davis
Professional winner 	Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Season chronology 	Season chronology
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Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges; Tom Bergeron returned as host while Erin Andrews replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host. Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers. In addition, the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom.
This season was also first to feature a new twist called, "The Switch Up" which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up celebrity/professional pairings for a week during the season. Each celebrity was required to leave his/her assigned partner and perform with a new pro for one week.
==Couples==
The cast of twelve and their professional partners were revealed on March 4, 2014, on Good Morning America.
Nine of the twelve professional dancers from the previous season returned for Season 18. A tenth, Sasha Farber, returned to the Dance Troupe while Tristan MacManus and Tyne Stecklein did not return in either capacity. These three were replaced by former Troupe members—Witney Carson and Henry Byalikov—and also by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who had returned following a two-season hiatus. Joining Sasha Farber and Lindsay Arnold in the Troupe is Jenna Johnson from season ten of So You Think You Can Dance and Artem Chigvintsev, a professional on the British version of the show.
Celebrity 	Occupation / known for 	Professional partner 	Status
Diana Niyad 	Long-distance swimmer 	Henry Byalikov 	Eliminated 1ston March 24, 2014
Sean Avery 	Former NHL player 	Karina Smirnoff 	Eliminated 2ndon March 24, 2014
Billy Dee Williams 	Movie actor 	Emma Slater 	Withdrewon March 31, 2014
Cody Simpson 	Pop singer-songwriter 	Witney CarsonSharna Burgess (Week 4) 	Eliminated 3rdon April 14, 2014
Drew Carey 	Game show host & comedian 	Cheryl BurkeWitney Carson (Week 4) 	Eliminated 4thon April 21, 2014
NeNe Leakes 	Reality television star & actress	Tony DovolaniDerek Hough (Week 4) 	Eliminated 5thon April 28, 2014
Danica McKellar 	The Wonder Years actress & author	Valentin ChmerkovskiyMaksim Chmerkovskiy (Week 4)	Eliminated 6thon May 5, 2014
Charlie White 	Olympic ice dancer 	Sharna BurgessPeta Murgatroyd (Week 4) 	Eliminated 7thon May 12, 2014
James Maslow 	Big Time Rush singer & actor 	Peta MurgatroydCheryl Burke (Week 4) 	Eliminated 8thon May 19, 2014
Candace Cameron Bure	Full House actress 	Mark BallasTony Dovolani (Week 4) 	Third placeon May 20, 2014
Amy Purdy 	Paralympic snowboarder & actress 	Derek HoughMark Ballas (Week 4) 	Runner-upon May 20, 2014
Meryl Davis 	Olympic ice dancer 	Maksim ChmerkovskiyValentin Chmerkovskiy (Week 4)	Winneron May 20, 2014
==Scoring chart==
*For weeks with guest judges, their scores are not included in this table.
 
Couple 	Place	1 	2 	3 	4 	3+4	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	10
Couple 	Place	1 	2 	3 	4 	3+4	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	Top 4 	Top 3
Meryl & Maks 	1 	24	25	29	29	58 	27	30	29+29=58	28+26=54	30+30=60	30+30=60	+30=90
Amy & Derek 	2 	24	24	27	26	53 	27	28	27+29=56	30+29=59	29+29=58	30+29=59	+30=89
Candace & Mark 	3 	25	21	24	21	43 	26	24	26+29=55	27+28=55	25+28=53	27+24=51	+27=78
James & Peta 	4 	21	25	27	26	53 	30	26	26+25=51	26+29=55	30+27=57	29+29=58	
Charlie & Sharna	5 	27	25	27	24	51 	28	27	26+25=51	30+28=58	30+27=57	 	
Danica & Val 	6 	24	24	27	24	51 	29	27	24+29=53	29+26=55	 	 	
NeNe & Tony 	7 	21	21	23	24	47 	27	24	23+25=48	 	 	 	
Drew & Cheryl 	8 	21	21	22	24	44 	21	23	 	 	 	 	
Cody & Witney 	9 	22	22	26	23	49 	26	 	 	 	 	 	
Billy & Emma 	10 	15	15	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean & Karina 	11 	20	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diana & Henry 	12 	18	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 withdrew from the competition
==Average score chart==
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (scores by guest judges are not counted).
Rank by average	Place	Couple 	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1 	1 	Meryl & Maks 	426 	15 	28.4
2 	2 	Amy & Derek 	418 	15 	27.9
3 	5 	Charlie & Sharna	324 	12 	27.0
4 	4 	James & Peta 	376 	14 	26.9
5 	6 	Danica & Val 	263 	10 	26.3
6 	3 	Candace & Mark 	382 	15 	25.5
7 	9 	Cody & Witney 	119 	5 	23.8
8 	7 	NeNe & Tony 	188 	8 	23.5
9 	8 	Drew & Cheryl 	132 	6 	22.0
10 	11 	Sean & Karina 	41 	2 	20.5
11 	12 	Diana & Henry 	18 	1 	18.0
12 	10 	Billy Dee & Emma	30 	2 	15.0
==Highest and lowest scoring performances==
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted) are as follows:
Dance 	Best dancer(s) 	Highest score	Worst dancer(s) 	Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha 	James Maslow 	30 	Billy Dee Williams 	15
Foxtrot 	Charlie White 	30 	Diana Nyad 	18
Contemporary 	James Maslow 	30 	Sean Avery 	20
Jive 	Meryl Davis 	30 	Drew CareyNeNe Leakes 	21
Samba 	Meryl DavisCharlie White 	27 	Danica McKellar 	24
Tango 	Meryl Davis 	30 	Billy Dee Williams 	15
Swing 	Meryl Davis 	25 	Amy Purdy 	24
Rumba 	Meryl Davis 	28 	Candace Cameron Bure 	21
Salsa 	Amy Purdy 	30 	Sean Avery 	21
Jazz 	Amy Purdy 	29 	NeNe Leakes 	24
Waltz 	Amy Purdy 	27 	Drew Carey 	22
Quickstep 	Charlie White 	30 	Candace Cameron BureDrew Carey 	21
Argentine Tango	Amy PurdyMeryl Davis 	30 	NeNe Leakes 	23
Paso Doble 	Charlie White 	26 	— 	—
Viennese Waltz 	Meryl Davis 	30 	Candace Cameron Bure 	25
Team Dance 	Candace Cameron BureMeryl DavisDanica McKellarAmy Purdy	29 	NeNe LeakesJames MaslowCharlie White	25
Freestyle 	Meryl Davis 	30 	Candace Cameron Bure 	24
==Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances==
According to the traditional 30-point scale (scores by guest judges are not counted):
Couples 	Highest Scoring Dance(s) 	Lowest Scoring Dance(s)
Meryl & Maks 	Tango, Jive, Viennese Waltz, ArgentineTango, Freestyle, & Fusion (30)	Cha-cha-cha (24)
Amy & Derek 	Argentine Tango, Salsa, & Fusion (30) 	Cha-cha-cha & Swing (24)
Candace & Mark 	Jazz (28) 	Rumba & Quickstep (21)
James & Peta 	Contemporary & Cha-Cha-Cha (30) 	Foxtrot (21)
Charlie & Sharna	Quickstep & Foxtrot (30) 	Rumba (24)
Danica & Val 	Quickstep & Tango (29) 	Foxtrot, Samba & Jive (24)
NeNe & Tony 	Foxtrot (27) 	Cha-cha-cha & Jive (21)
Drew & Cheryl 	Cha-cha-cha (24) 	Foxtrot, Jive, & Quickstep (21)
Cody & Witney 	Jazz & Samba (26) 	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (22)
Billy Dee & Emma	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (15) 	Cha-cha-cha & Tango (15)
Sean & Karina 	Salsa (21) 	Contemporary (20)
Diana & Henry 	Foxtrot (18) 	Foxtrot (18)
==Weekly scores==
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===
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
NeNe & Tony 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Give It 2 U"—Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar
James & Peta 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot 	"Story of My Life"—One Direction
Danica & Val 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot 	"Walk Away"—Kelly Clarkson
Sean & Karina 	20 (7, 6, 7)	Contemporary	"Somewhere Only We Know"—Keane
Billy Dee & Emma	15 (5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Star Wars Theme"—Meco
Meryl & Maks 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha 	"All Night"—Icona Pop
Candace & Mark 	25 (9, 8, 8)	Contemporary	"Burn"—Ellie Goulding
Cody & Witney 	22 (7, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Timber"—Pitbull feat. Kesha
Drew & Cheryl 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot 	"Money (That's What I Want)"—Barrett Strong
Amy & Derek 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Counting Stars"—OneRepublic
Diana & Henry 	18 (6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot 	"Beyond the Sea"—Bobby Darin
Charlie & Sharna	27 (9, 9, 9)	Contemporary	"Let Her Go"—Passenger
===Week 2===
* At the beginning of the show, it was announced by Bergeron and Andrews that there would be a double elimination this week.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Drew & Cheryl 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive 	"You Can't Sit Down"—The Dovells
Danica & Val 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Samba 	"All Nite (Don't Stop)"—Janet Jackson
Billy Dee & Emma	15 (5, 5, 5)	Tango 	"Peter Gunn Theme"—Henry Mancini
Meryl & Maks 	25 (8, 9, 8)	Swing 	"Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Diana & Henry 	N/A 	Cha-cha-cha	"Move Your Feet"—Junior Senior
Candace & Mark 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba 	"Say Something"—A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera
Amy & Derek 	24 (8, 8, 8)	Swing 	"Swing Set"—Jurassic 5
James & Peta 	25 (9, 8, 8)	Salsa 	"Follow the Leader"—Wisin & Yandel feat. Jennifer Lopez
Charlie & Sharna	25 (9, 7, 9)	Tango 	"Addicted to You"—Avicii
NeNe & Tony 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive 	"Do My Thing"—Estelle feat. Janelle Monáe
Sean & Karina 	21 (7, 7, 7)	Salsa 	"Dance Bailalo"—Kat DeLuna
Cody & Witney 	22 (7, 7, 8)	Tango 	"Yeah 3x"—Chris Brown
===Week 3: Most Memorable Year Night===
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Robin Roberts, Bruno Tonioli.
*At the beginning of the show it was announced that Billy Dee Williams would have to withdraw from the competition due to a back injury. Therefore, no one was eliminated at the end of the show.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
James & Peta 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Jive 	"The Middle"—Jimmy Eat World
NeNe & Tony 	31 (8, 7, 8, 8) 	Rumba 	"I Believe in You and Me"—Whitney Houston
Cody & Witney 	35 (9, 8, 9, 9) 	Jazz 	"Surfboard"—Cody Simpson
Danica & Val 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Contemporary	"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"—Billy Joel
Drew & Cheryl 	30 (7, 7, 8, 8) 	Waltz 	"Fade into You"—Sam Palladio & Clare Bowen
Meryl & Maks 	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Foxtrot 	"All of Me"—John Legend
Amy & Derek 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Contemporary	"Human"—Christina Perri
Charlie & Sharna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Jive 	"Happy"—Pharrell Williams
Candace & Mark 	32 (8, 8, 8, 8) 	Jive 	"Blue Suede Shoes"—Elvis Presley
===Week 4: Switch-Up Night===
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.
*The couples were required to switch professional partners this week and learn a new style of dance. Due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place at the end of the show.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Candace & Tony	28 (7, 7, 7, 7) 	Quickstep 	"The Ballroom Blitz"—The Sweet
James & Cheryl	35 (9, 8, 9, 9) 	Tango 	"Dark Horse"—Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
Drew & Witney 	33 (8, 8, 9, 8) 	Cha-cha-cha 	"Sugarfoot"—Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Danica & Maks 	32 (8, 8, 8, 8) 	Jive 	"Love Me Right!"—The Swag Geeks feat. Brook Penning
Charlie & Peta	33 (7, 8, 9, 9) 	Rumba 	"Wildest Moments"—Jessie Ware
Amy & Mark 	34 (9, 8, 8, 9) 	Salsa 	"Brand New"—Pharrell feat. Justin Timberlake
Cody & Sharna 	31 (8, 7, 8, 8) 	Foxtrot 	"I'm Yours"—Jason Mraz
NeNe & Derek 	32 (8, 8, 8, 8) 	Jazz 	"Grown Woman"—Beyoncé
Meryl & Val 	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Argentine Tango	"Too Close"—Alex Clare
===Week 5: Disney Night===
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Donny Osmond, Bruno Tonioli.
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Drew & Cheryl 	28 (7, 7, 7, 7) 	Quickstep 	"Friend Like Me" from Aladdin
Charlie & Sharna	37 (9, 10, 9, 9) 	Jazz 	"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins
Danica & Val 	39 (10, 9, 10, 10) 	Quickstep 	"Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast
Amy & Derek 	37 (9, 9, 10, 9) 	Waltz 	"So This Is Love" from Cinderella
Cody & Witney 	34 (9, 8, 8, 9) 	Samba 	"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King
NeNe & Tony 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Foxtrot 	"Cruella de Vil" from 101 Dalmatians
James & Peta 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Contemporary	"Let It Go" from Frozen
Meryl & Maks 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Samba 	"I Wan'na Be Like You" from The Jungle Book
Candace & Mark 	35 (8, 9, 9, 9) 	Samba 	"Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid
===Week 6: Party Anthem Night===
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Redfoo, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
NeNe & Tony 	33 (8, 9, 8, 8) 	Salsa 	"Hot in Herre"—Nelly
Candace & Mark 	32 (8, 8, 8, 8) 	Cha-cha-cha	"I Love It"—Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX
James & Peta 	35 (9, 9, 8, 9) 	Quickstep 	"You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta& Olivia Newton-John
Danica & Val 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"—Whitney Houston
Meryl & Maks 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Tango 	"Feel So Close"—Calvin Harris
Drew & Cheryl 	32 (8, 9, 7, 8) 	Tango 	"Super Freak"—Rick James
Charlie & Sharna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Cha-cha-cha	"Gonna Make You Sweat"—C+C Music Factory & Freedom Williams
Amy & Derek 	38 (9, 10, 9, 10) 	Jive 	"Shout"—The Isley Brothers
===Week 7: Latin Night===
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Ricky Martin, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Amy & Derek 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Rumba 	"Light My Fire"—José Feliciano
James & Peta 	35 (9, 9, 8, 9) 	Samba 	"Gasolina"—Daddy Yankee
Danica & Val 	33 (8, 9, 8, 8) 	Salsa 	"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"—Major Lazer feat.Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green
NeNe & Tony 	31 (8, 8, 7, 8) 	Argentine Tango 	"Can't Remember to Forget You"—Shakirafeat. Rihanna
Charlie & Sharna 	36 (9, 10, 8, 9) 	Paso Doble 	"Sail"—Awolnation
Candace & Mark 	35 (8, 9, 9, 9) 	Argentine Tango 	"1977"—Ana Tijoux
Meryl & Maks 	39 (10, 10, 9, 10)	Salsa 	"Adrenalina"—Wisin feat. Ricky Martin& Jennifer Lopez
NeNe & TonyJames & PetaCharlie & Sharna 	35 (8, 10, 8, 9) 	Freestyle (Team Vida)	The Cup of Life"—Ricky Martin
Danica & ValCandace & MarkAmy & DerekMeryl & Maks	39 (10, 10, 9, 10)	Freestyle (Team Loca)	"Livin' la Vida Loca—Ricky Martin
* Due to an injury suffered by Amy Purdy after performing her rumba, Team Loca's dance was scored based on rehearsal footage filmed prior to the live show.
===Week 8: Celebrity Dance Duels=== 
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Abby Lee Miller, Bruno Tonioli.
Although billed as "dance duels," the two celebrities in each dance will receive the same score, and will be required to dance with one another, without their partners, on the floor for 20 seconds.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Charlie & Sharna 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Quickstep 	"My Heart Goes Boom"—Miss Li
Danica & Val 	38 (10, 9, 9, 10) 	Tango 	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"—Lorde
Meryl & Maks 	36 (9, 9, 8, 10) 	Rumba 	"Read All About It (Pt. III)"—Emeli Sandé
Candace & Mark 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Foxtrot 	"That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On"—Sam Cooke
James & Peta 	36 (8, 9, 10, 9) 	Viennese Waltz 	"6-2"—Marie Miller
Amy & Derek 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Argentine Tango	"Heart Upon My Sleeve"—Avicii
Meryl & MaksDanica & Val 	34 (8, 9, 8, 9) 	Samba 	"I Luh Ya Papi"—Jennifer Lopez feat. French Montana
Candace & MarkCharlie & Sharna	38 (9, 9, 10, 10) 	Contemporary 	"Stay with Me"—Sam Smith
James & PetaAmy & Derek 	39 (9, 10, 10, 10) 	Jive 	"Ain't Nothing Wrong with That"—Robert Randolph and the Family Band
===Week 9: American Icons Night (Semifinals)===
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Kenny Ortega, Bruno Tonioli.
The semifinalists performed two unlearned dances to songs by American music icons. The celebrities were also able to speak with people who they consider "icons". Candace, Charlie, Amy, James and Meryl each received advice from Angela Thomas, Scott Hamilton, Oprah Winfrey, L.A. Reid and Kristi Yamaguchi respectively.
;Running order
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Candace & Mark 	34 (8, 9, 9, 8) 	Viennese Waltz	"If I Knew"—Bruno Mars
Candace & Mark 	38 (9, 10, 10, 9) 	Jazz 	"Nasty"—Janet Jackson
Charlie & Sharna	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Foxtrot 	"New York, New York"—Frank Sinatra
Charlie & Sharna	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Samba 	"Mo Money Mo Problems"—The Notorious B.I.G.
Amy & Derek 	39 (10, 9, 10, 10) 	Quickstep 	"You Can't Hurry Love"—The Supremes
Amy & Derek 	39 (9, 10, 10, 10) 	Jazz 	"Too Darn Hot"—Ella Fitzgerald
James & Peta 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Cha-cha-cha 	"Love Never Felt So Good"—Michael Jackson
James & Peta 	36 (9, 9, 9, 9) 	Rumba 	"Islands in the Stream"—Kenny Rogersfeat. Dolly Parton
Meryl & Maks 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Jive 	"Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley
Meryl & Maks 	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Viennese Waltz	"Just a Fool"—Christina Aguilera & Blake Shelton
===Week 10: Finals===
;Running order (Night 1)
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
James & Peta 	29 (9, 10, 10) 	Tango 	"Adore You" (Miley Cyrus vs Cedric GervaisRemix)—Miley Cyrus
James & Peta 	29 (10, 9, 10) 	Freestyle 	"Original Don"—Major Lazer feat. The Partysquad
Meryl & Maks 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Argentine Tango	"Montserrat"—Bajofondo
Meryl & Maks 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle 	"Latch"—Disclosure feat. Sam Smith
Candace & Mark	27 (9, 9, 9) 	Quickstep 	"Umbrella"—The Baseballs
Candace & Mark	24 (8, 8, 8) 	Freestyle 	"Canned Heat"—Jamiroquai
Amy & Derek 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Salsa 	"Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente
Amy & Derek 	29 (10, 9, 10) 	Freestyle 	"Dare You"—Hardwell
;Running order (Night 2)
Couple 	Score 	Dance 	Music
Amy & Derek 	30 (10, 10, 10)	Argentine TangoCha-cha-cha	"Rather Be"—Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
Candace & Mark	27 (9, 9, 9) 	SambaQuickstep 	"Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder
Meryl & Maks 	30 (10, 10, 10)	FoxtrotCha-cha-cha 	"Glowing"—Nikki Williams
==Dance chart==
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
* Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, Foxtrot or Contemporary
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (Star-Chosen Dances)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (Partner Switch-Up)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Week)
* Week 6: One unlearned dance (Party Anthem Week)
* Week 7: One unlearned Latin dance & team freestyle dance (Latin Week)
* Week 8: One unlearned dance & dance duel (Celebrity Dance Duel)
* Week 9: Two unlearned dances (American Icons Week/Semifinals)
* Week 10 (Night 1): Redos of Switch-up dances & freestyle
* Week 10 (Night 2): 24 Hour Fusion Challenge
Couple 	Week 1 	Week 2 	Week 3 	Week 4 	Week 5 	Week 6 	Week 7 	Week 7 	Week 8 	Week 8 	Week 9 	Week 9 	Week 10 	Week 10 	Week 10
Meryl & Maks 	Cha-cha-cha 	Swing 	Foxtrot 	Argentine Tango	Samba 	Tango 	Salsa 	Team Loca	Rumba 	Samba 	Jive 	Viennese Waltz	Argentine Tango	Freestyle	Fusion
Amy & Derek 	Cha-cha-cha 	Swing 	Contemporary	Salsa 	Waltz 	Jive 	Rumba 	Team Loca	Argentine Tango	Jive 	Quickstep 	Jazz 	Salsa 	Freestyle	Fusion
Candace & Mark 	Contemporary	Rumba 	Jive 	Quickstep 	Samba 	Cha-cha-cha	Argentine Tango	Team Loca	Foxtrot 	Contemporary	Viennese Waltz	Jazz 	Quickstep 	Freestyle	Fusion
James & Peta 	Foxtrot 	Salsa 	Jive 	Tango 	Contemporary	Quickstep 	Samba 	Team Vida	Viennese Waltz 	Jive 	Cha-Cha-Cha 	Rumba 	Tango 	Freestyle	Cha-Cha-Cha
Charlie & Sharna	Contemporary	Tango 	Jive 	Rumba 	Jazz 	Cha-cha-cha	Paso Doble 	Team Vida	Quickstep 	Contemporary	Foxtrot 	Samba 	 	 	Jazz
Danica & Val 	Foxtrot 	Samba 	Contemporary	Jive 	Quickstep 	Cha-cha-cha	Salsa 	Team Loca	Tango 	Samba 	 	 	 	 	Quickstep
NeNe & Tony 	Cha-cha-cha 	Jive 	Rumba 	Jazz 	Foxtrot 	Salsa 	Argentine Tango	Team Vida	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jazz
Drew & Cheryl 	Foxtrot 	Jive 	Waltz 	Cha-cha-cha 	Quickstep 	Tango 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jive
Cody & Witney 	Cha-cha-cha 	Tango 	Jazz 	Foxtrot 	Samba 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Billy Dee & Emma	Cha-cha-cha 	Tango 	Waltz 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sean & Karina 	Contemporary	Salsa 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diana & Henry 	Foxtrot 	Cha-cha-cha	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dance Chart Key
Note: The highest and lowest are based off of the original 3 judges scores.
Bold indicates encore dance
Color	Meaning
 	Highest scoring dance
 	Lowest scoring dance
 	Danced, but not scored
 	Not performed or scored
== Guest performances ==
Date 	Dance style 	Artist(s) 	Song(s) 	Dancers
March 17, 2014	Samba 	Jason Derulo 	"Talk Dirty" 	Pros, Troupe and Derulo's dancers.
April 21, 2014	Freestyle 	Redfoo 	"Let's Get Ridiculous"	Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson and Emma Slater
April 28, 2014	Samba 	Ricky Martin 	"Vida" 	Pros and Dance Troupe
May 5, 2014 	Charleston 	Mark Ballas 	"Get My Name" 	Ballas, Pros and Dance Troupe
May 20, 2014 	Hip-Hop 	Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX	"Fancy" 	Pros & Dance Troupe
May 20, 2014 	Contemporary	Amber Riley 	"Colorblind" 	Karina Smirnoff & Tony Dovolani
May 20, 2014 	Jazz 	Cody Simpson 	"Surfboard" 	Simpson's backup dancers & Witney Carson
May 20, 2014 	Freestyle 	Ariana Grande 	"Problem" 	Grande's backup dancers
May 20, 2014 	N/A 	Christina Perri 	"Human" 	N/A (during her performance they showed clips of the finalists throughout the season)
== Celebrity guest judges ==
Beginning in week three of the live shows, a celebrity guest judge will be present at the judges table to comment on and score the dance routines. As a result, the judges table will have four judges instead of three and a dance couple can receive a top score of 40 points for their dance. Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts was the first celebrity guest judge on March 31.Robin Roberts to be First 'Dancing With the Stars' Celebrity Guest Judge (Video) - Hollywood Reporter
Date 	Guest judge 	Profession of guest judge
March 31, 2014	Robin Roberts 	Anchor of Good Morning America
April 7, 2014 	Julianne Hough 	Former professional dancer, actress
April 14, 2014	Donny Osmond 	Season 9 DWTS Champion
April 21, 2014	Redfoo 	Member of LMFAO
April 28, 2014	Ricky Martin 	Singer, actor, author
May 5, 2014 	Abby Lee Miller	Choreographer and dance instructor of Dance Moms
May 12, 2014 	Kenny Ortega 	Producer, director and choreographer
==Notes==
1. During Week 4, the celebrities performed with a different professional partner as part of the "Partner Switch-Up" for that week only. All celebrities will return to their original partners on week 5.