Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 1)

The first season of the United States version of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada in 2011. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing...

debuted on ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

on June 1, 2005. Six celebrities were paired with six professional ballroom dancers. Tom Bergeron

Tom Bergeron

Tom Bergeron is an American television personality and game show host, best known as the host of the ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars and host of America's Funniest Home Videos . He was also host of Hollywood Squares and a fill-in host for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire...

and Lisa Canning

Lisa Canning

Lisa Canning is an American television and radio hostess and correspondent.She is married to Harold Austin and lives in Los Angeles, California.-Career:...

were the hosts for this season.

The premiere drew over 13 million viewers, the biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series. The second week climbed to 15 million viewers, and the show climbed to No. 1 in the summer 2005 TV season ratings, where it remained for the remainder of the season. The season finale aired July 6, 2005.

No couples scored "28" or "29" this season.

Couples

The six professionals and celebrities that competed were:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status	Dance-Off
Trista Sutter	Reality Television Reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded... Star	Louis Van Amstel Louis van Amstel Louis Van Amstel is a Dutch-born ballroom dance champion, professional dancer, choreographer, and a dancesport coach who appears on the U.S. reality television series Dancing with the Stars.-Early life:...	Eliminated 1st on June 8, 2005	Did not participate
Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...	Professional Boxer Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	Edyta Śliwińska Edyta Sliwinska Edyta Śliwińska is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. Śliwińska appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the American series, but did not return for the eleventh.- Early life...	Eliminated 2nd on June 13, 2005
Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter is a New Zealand born American model, actress and reality TV show host who now resides in the U.S. She is best known for her appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her longtime marriage to singer Rod Stewart, which ended in 2006...	Supermodel Supermodel The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...	Jonathan Roberts Jonathan Roberts (dancer) Jonathan Roberts is an American professional ballroom dancer. He decided to take up dancing after he received a free trial at a local dance studio and enjoyed it...	Eliminated 3rd on June 22, 2005
Joey McIntyre	Singer	Ashly DelGrosso Ashly DelGrosso Ashly DelGrosso-Costa , known professionally as Ashly Costa, is a professional dancer from Highland, Utah who starred on the ABC television series Dancing with the Stars for the first three seasons and returned March 22, 2010 for season 10 .-Early life:A self-described "Utah County Mormon",...	Third Place on June 29, 2005
John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	Actor Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...	Charlotte Jørgensen Charlotte Jørgensen Charlotte Jørgensen is a Danish ballroom dancer.Young Charlotte began dancing at the early age of 2 years old, in 1973. She took ballet classes at age 10 in 1981, and her future was set — she wanted to be a dancer....	Runner-Up on July 6, 2005	Winners on September 22, 2005
Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...	Actress	Alec Mazo Alec Mazo Alec Mazo is a Russian-born American professional ballroom dancer based in San Francisco. He became known for his participation in the American edition of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars, the first season of which he won with partner Kelly Monaco.-Early life and...	Winners on July 6, 2005	Runner-Up on September 22, 2005

Judges' scoring summary

Contestant	Place	1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7 (Dance-off)
Kelly & Alec	1/2	13	17	30	21	26	22+25=47	25+30=55	25+24+25=74
John & Charlotte	2/1	20	26	46	24	21	27+27=54	27+27=54	22+30+25=77
Joey & Ashly	3	20	21	41	22	20	20+25=45
Rachel & Jonathan	4	20	24	44	26	25
Evander & Edyta	5	18	14	32	13
Trista & Louis	6	18	19	37

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

indicates the couple(s) eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple.

indicates the third place couple.

indicates the couple who was the semifinal to be called safe.

Week 1: There was a three-way tie for the highest scoring couples: Joey & Ashly, John & Charlotte, and Rachel & Jonathan who all got 20/30 from the judges. Kelly & Alec were at the bottom with 13/30. There was no elimination this week.
Week 2: For the second week in a row, John & Charlotte were at the top of the judges board with 26/30. Evander & Edyta were at the bottom with 14/30. Week 1 and Week 2 scores were combined and John & Charlotte were at the top with 46/60. However, Kelly & Alec were at the bottom of the leaderboard with 30/60 despite having Evander & Edyta at the bottom this week. But, neither Kelly & Alec nor Evander & Edyta were in the bottom two. Rachel & Jonathan were shockingly in the bottom two despite being 14 points from the bottom. Also in the bottom two were Trista & Louis who were shockingly eliminated.
Week 3: Rachel & Jonathan were at the top of the leaderboard with 26/30 for their Tango. Evander & Edyta were at the bottom with 13/30 for their Jive. Joey & Ashly were the last to be called safe, and Evander & Edyta were eliminated.
Week 4: Kelly & Alec kept improving their scores this week all the way to the top with 26/30 for their Samba. Joey & Ashly were at the bottom with 20/30 also for their Samba. All the couples also danced a group Viennese Waltz which was not scored. Rachel & Jonathan and John & Charlotte were in the bottom two and Rachel & Jonathan were shockingly eliminated despite being second on the judges leaderboard.
Week 5: This week, all the couples danced two dances which were both scored. John & Charlotte got a 27/30 for both their dances giving them 54/60 and on top of the leaderboard. Kelly & Alec were in the middle with 47/60. Joey & Ashly were at the bottom with 45/60. Kelly & Alec and Joey & Ashly were in the bottom two and Joey & Ashly were eliminated as the third place couple. Joey Lawrence
Joey Lawrence
Joseph "Joey" Lawrence is an American actor, R&B-singer, and TV-host. He is known for his roles in the TV-series Gimme a Break!, Blossom, and Melissa & Joey.- Early life :...

(Season 3), Cristian de la Fuente
Cristián de la Fuente
Cristián de la Fuente Sabarots is a Chilean-American actor.-Early life:De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, as the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente and Adriana Sabarots, a homemaker of French descent...

(Season 6), and Lance Bass
Lance Bass
James Lance Bass , best known as Lance Bass, is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band 'N Sync. 'N Sync's success led Bass to work in film and television...

(Season 7) became third place couples after McIntyre.
Week 6: In the finals, John & Charlotte were in the lead with 27/30 for their favorite dance of the season which was a Quickstep. Kelly & Alec got a 25/30 for their Samba putting them behind early. However, during the Freestyle round, John & Charlotte got a 27/30 again and Kelly & Alec got a 30/30. The only perfect score of the season. Kelly & Alec finished with 55/60 while John & Charlotte finished with 54/60. Kelly & Alec ended up winning over heavily favored John & Charlotte.
Week 7, Dance-Off: In a rematch of the original finals, Kelly & Alec were set to defend their title against John & Charlotte. For the first round, they both danced an unlearned Latin dance. Kelly & Alec went first and received a 25/30 for their Cha-cha-cha. John & Charlotte received a 22/30 for their Rumba. But things switched in the ballroom round. Kelly & Alec received a 24/30 for their Quickstep. But, John & Charlotte received their only perfect score and the second one of the competition for their Waltz. Then they both danced Freestyle. Both received 25/30 from the judges. Due to those scores, John & Charlotte won with 77/90 and Kelly & Alec with 74/90.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

Dance	Best Dancer	Best Score	Worst Dancer	Worst Score
Cha-Cha-Cha Cha-cha-cha (dance) The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953...	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...	25	Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...	18
Waltz Waltz The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...	John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	30	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...	13
Rumba Rumba (dance) Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó...	Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter is a New Zealand born American model, actress and reality TV show host who now resides in the U.S. She is best known for her appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her longtime marriage to singer Rod Stewart, which ended in 2006...	24	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...	17
Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events...	John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	27	Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...	14
Jive Jive (dance) In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...	Joey McIntyre	22	Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield is a professional boxer from the United States. He is a former undisputed world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"...	13
Tango Tango (ballroom) Ballroom Tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance....	Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter Rachel Hunter is a New Zealand born American model, actress and reality TV show host who now resides in the U.S. She is best known for her appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her longtime marriage to singer Rod Stewart, which ended in 2006...	26	John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	24
Samba Samba (ballroom) Among ballroom dances, samba is a lively, rhythmical one. It is related to the traditional samba styles of Brazil, but differs from them considerably. Its music is in 2/4 or 4/4 time.-Origins:...	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...	26	Joey McIntyre	20
Paso Doble	John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	27	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the... Joey McIntyre	25
Foxtrot	John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	27	Joey McIntyre	20
Week 6 Freestyle Street dance Street dance, more formally known as vernacular dance, is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs, etc...	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...	30	John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...	27
Dance-off Freestyle Street dance Street dance, more formally known as vernacular dance, is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs, etc...	Kelly Monaco Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the... John O'Hurley John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...			25 (and best)

Couples' highest and lowest scoring performances

According to the traditional 30-point scale.

Couples	Highest Scoring Dances	Lowest Scoring Dances
Kelly & Alec	Freestyle (30)	Waltz (13)
John & Charlotte	Waltz (30)	Cha-Cha-Cha (20)
Joey & Ashly	Paso Doble (25)	Cha-Cha-Cha, Samba and Foxtrot (20)
Rachel & Jonathan	Tango (26)	Waltz (20)
Evander & Edyta	Cha-Cha-Cha (18)	Jive (13)
Trista & Louis	Rumba (19)	Waltz (18)

Week 1

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, game show host, and singer.She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, first introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the sketch comedy series In Living Color...

, Len Goodman
Len Goodman
Leonard Gordon 'Len' Goodman is a British professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He is a leading personality on television dance programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars and runs a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.-Early life and career:Goodman was...

, Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli is an Italian choreographer and TV personality who appears as a judge on the television dance competition Strictly Come Dancing for BBC TV in the UK, and its American adaptation Dancing with the Stars on ABC TV in the US, Tonioli co-created and appeared on the BBC talent show DanceX...

.

Running Order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Joey & Ashly	20 (7,7,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Crazy in Love Crazy in Love "Crazy in Love" may refer to:"Crazy in Love" "Crazy in Love" "Crazy in Love" , also recorded by Conway Twitty and Kenny RogersCrazy in Love , by Conway Twitty... "—Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
Rachel & Jonathan	20 (7,6,7)	Waltz	"Three Times A Lady Three Times a Lady * The song was also covered in the country genre by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock on his 1986 album Crash Craddock and in 2007 by Cobra Starship as an iTunes bonus track for their album ¡Viva La Cobra!... "—Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
Evander & Edyta	18 (5,7,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Respect Respect (song) "Respect" is a song written and originally released by Stax recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. "Respect" became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B singer Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly different, and through a few minor changes in the lyrics, the stories told... "—Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
Kelly & Alec	13 (5,4,4)	Waltz	"I Have Nothing I Have Nothing "I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston and released as the third single from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album on February 20, 1993 by Arista Records. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and produced by Foster... "—Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
John & Charlotte	20 (7,7,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"September"—Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
Trista & Louis	18 (6,6,6)	Waltz	"Come Away with Me Come Away with Me Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released February 26, 2002 on Blue Note Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan's Allaire Studios in 2001... "—Norah Jones Norah Jones Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...

Week 2

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Rachel & Jonathan	24 (8,8,8)	Rumba	"I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"—From Armageddon
Joey & Ashly	21 (8,7,6)	Quickstep	"You're The One That I Want You're the One That I Want "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.... "—John Travolta John Travolta John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease... and Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
Trista & Louis	19 (6,7,6)	Rumba	"Endless Love Endless Love (song) "Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by soul singer Luther Vandross with R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by... "—Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway... and Lionel Richie Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
John & Charlotte	26 (8,9,9)	Quickstep	"Let's Face The Music and Dance Let's Face the Music and Dance "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a song written in 1936 by Irving Berlin for the film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and featured in a celebrated dance duet with Astaire and Ginger Rogers... "—Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
Kelly & Alec	17 (5,6,6)	Rumba	"Hero Hero (Enrique Iglesias song) "Hero" is a single released by Enrique Iglesias from his second English album Escape and was written for his good friend Simon Baxendale, by Iglesias, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor. Enrique first released the song to radio in early September 2001 to a positive critical and commercial reception... "—Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
Evander & Edyta	14 (5,4,5)	Quickstep	"It Don't Mean a Thing"—Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...

Week 3

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Evander & Edyta	13 (4,5,4)	Jive	"Reet Petite Reet Petite "Reet Petite " is a song made popular by Jackie Wilson... "—Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was known as a master showman, and as one of the most dynamic singers and performers in R&B and rock history...
Rachel & Jonathan	26 (8,9,9)	Tango	"Toxic Toxic (song) "Toxic" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, co-written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on January 12, 2004, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After trying to choose between " Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to... "—Britney Spears Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
Kelly & Alec	21 (6,7,8)	Jive	"Footloose Footloose (song) "Footloose" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released in January 1984 as the first of two single by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name. The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S. Billboard... "—Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...
John & Charlotte	24 (9,8,7)	Tango	"Dance with Me"—Debelah Morgan Debelah Morgan Debelah Morgan is an American Singer and Songwriter. Morgan is best known for her hit single "Dance with Me," off of her third album, which reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100...
Joey & Ashly	22 (7,7,8)	Jive	"I'm Still Standing I'm Still Standing "I'm Still Standing" is a song on English pop rock performer Elton John's 1983 album, Too Low for Zero. He sings about making a comeback despite problems in daily life. The video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was shot in Cannes and Nice on the Côte d'Azur in France and features the colours of the... "—Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
Joey & Ashly John & Charlotte Evander & Edyta Rachel & Jonathan Kelly & Alec	-	Group Hop	"Rock Around The Clock Rock Around the Clock "Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar-blues-based song written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets in 1954... "—Billy Haley and His Comets

Week 4

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Joey & Ashly	20 (7,6,7)	Samba	"Tequila Tequila (song) "Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-flavored rock and roll song recorded by the group, the Champs. The title of the song constitutes the entirety of the lyrics, and is spoken a total of three times during the course of the song. "Tequila" became a #1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its... "—The Champs The Champs The Champs were an American rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged instrumental "Tequila". Formed by studio executives at Gene Autry's Challenge Records to record a B-Side for the Dave Burgess single, the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side, "Train to...
Rachel & Jonathan	25 (7,9,9)	Samba	"Soul Bossa Nova Soul Bossa Nova "Soul Bossa Nova" is a popular instrumental title, composed by and first performed by American impresario, jazz composer, arranger and record producer Quincy Jones. It first appeared on his 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova big band album on Mercury Records. Multi-reed player Rahsaan Roland Kirk played the... "—Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
John & Charlotte	21 (7,8,6)	Samba	"Just The Two of Us"—Grover Washington, Jr. Grover Washington, Jr. Grover Washington, Jr. was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.He wrote some of his material and... and Bill Withers Bill Withers William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
Kelly & Alec	26 (9,9,8)	Samba	"Bailamos Bailamos "Bailamos" is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in English and Spanish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100.... "—Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
John & Charlotte Kelly & Alec Joey & Ashly Rachel & Jonathan	N/A	Viennese Waltz	"I Got You Babe I Got You Babe "I Got You Babe" is a 1965 #1 single by American pop music duo Sonny & Cher.-Background and composition:Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. Session... "—Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector....

Week 5

Couple	Score	Style	Music
John & Charlotte	27 (9,9,9)	Foxtrot	"Let There Be Love Let There Be Love "Let There Be Love" is a song by the English rock band Oasis from their sixth studio album, Don't Believe the Truth. Written by Noel Gallagher, it is the third Oasis song to feature Liam and Noel on lead vocals, the first being the B-side "Acquiesce", and the second being "Put Yer Money Where Yer... "—Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
John & Charlotte	27 (9,9,9)	Paso Doble	"España Cañí España Cañí España Cañí is a famous instrumental Spanish piece of pasodoble music by Pascual Marquina Narro . The song was written around 1925... "—Mexicana Aleque la-Band
Kelly & Alec	22 (8,7,7)	Foxtrot	"Don't Know Why Don't Know Why "Don't Know Why" is a jazz song written by Jesse Harris which originally appeared on his 1999 album, Jesse Harris & the Ferdinandos. It was the second single by Norah Jones from her breakthrough 2002 album Come Away with Me. Although Jones's version only peaked at number thirty on the U.S... "—Norah Jones Norah Jones Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
Kelly & Alec	25 (9,8,8)	Paso Doble	"Bamboleo"—Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an Andalucían accent. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of...
Joey & Ashly	20 (8,6,6)	Foxtrot	"Big Spender Big Spender "Big Spender" is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity, first performed in 1966. It is sung, in the musical, by the dance hostess "girls"; it was choreographed by Bob Fosse for the Broadway musical and the film... "—Shirley Bassey Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
Joey & Ashly	25 (9,8,8)	Paso Doble	"Eye of the Tiger Eye of the Tiger "Eye of the Tiger" is a single by American rock band Survivor, from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was released as a single on May 29, 1982, the same year as the album. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites... "—Survivor Survivor (band) Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...

Week 6

Couple	Score	Style	Music
John & Charlotte	27 (9,9,9)	Quickstep	""Let's Face The Music and Dance"—Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
John & Charlotte	27 (9,9,9)	Freestyle	"I'm So Excited I'm So Excited "I'm So Excited" is a song by American recording artists The Pointer Sisters. The track, written by The Pointer Sisters and Trevor Lawrence, was originally released in 1982 and saw a re-release in 1984. It is considered to be one of the group's signature songs.-Background:The song appeared... "—The Pointer Sisters
Kelly & Alec	25 (7,9,9)	Samba	"Bailamos Bailamos "Bailamos" is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in English and Spanish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100.... "—Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
Kelly & Alec	30 (10,10,10)	Freestyle	"Let's Get Loud Let's Get Loud (Jennifer Lopez song) "Let's Get Loud" is a song by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez from her debut album, On the 6 . Written by Gloria Estefan and Kike Santander, and produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Santander, the song was released in June 2000 as the album's fifth and final single. While the single did not... "—Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...

Dance-off (week 7)

Couples	Score	Style	Music
Kelly & Alec	25 (7,9,9)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Lady Marmalade Lady Marmalade "Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#... "—Labelle Labelle Labelle is an American all female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later changing...
	24 (9,7,8)	Quickstep	"Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a song introduced by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , which was written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin... "—Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
	25 (8,8,9)	Freestyle	"Get The Party Started Get the Party Started "Get the Party Started" is a song performed by Pink, and was the first single from her second album, Missundaztood . It became an international hit and reached the top ten in many countries. The song was Pink's highest selling at that time... "—Pink Pink (singer) Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
John & Charlotte	22 (7,8,7)	Rumba	"The Look of Love The Look of Love (1967 song) "The Look of Love" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and sung by Dusty Springfield, which appeared in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale.-Songwriters:... "—Anita Baker Anita Baker Anita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
	30 (10,10,10)	Waltz	"You Light Up My Life You Light Up My Life (song) Many artists have covered "You Light Up My Life" since 1977. The following year, Johnny Mathis recorded and named his album after the song. LeAnn Rimes released her version as a single in 1997, 20 years after Boone's version was released and on the same record label . Her version fared modestly... "—Debby Boone Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer and stage actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year...
	25 (8,8,9)	Freestyle	"I Am What I Am I Am What I Am (Broadway musical song) "I am what I am" is a song originally introduced in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles . The song is the finale number of the musical's first act, and performed by the character of Albin Mougeotte, first played by George Hearn... "—Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...

Dance chart

Couple	1	2	3		4		5		6		Dance-Off
Kelly and Alec	Waltz	Rumba	Jive	Hop	Samba	Viennese Waltz	Foxtrot	Paso Doble	Samba	Freestyle	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Freestyle
John and Charlotte	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Tango	Hop	Samba	Viennese Waltz	Foxtrot	Paso Doble	Quickstep	Freestyle	Rumba	Waltz	Freestyle
Joey and Ashly	Cha-Cha-Cha*	Quickstep	Jive	Hop	Samba	Viennese Waltz	Foxtrot	Paso Doble
Rachel and Jonathan	Waltz	Rumba	Tango*	Hop	Samba	Viennese Waltz
Evander and Edyta	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Jive*	Hop
Trista and Louis	Waltz	Rumba*

* The couple performed this dance at the finale of Dancing with the Stars.
Highest Scoring Dance Lowest Scoring Dance

Call-Out Order

{| class="wikitable"{| class="wikitable"
|+Contestant call-out order
!Order!!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6
|-
!1
|style="background:lime;"|John & Charlotte||John & Charlotte||style="background:lime;"|Kelly & Alec||style="background:lime;"|John & Charlotte||style="background:gold;"|Kelly & Alec||style="background:gold;"|John & Charlotte
|-
!2
|Joey & Ashly||Kelly & Alec||style="background:hotpink;"|Joey & Ashly||Kelly & Alec||style="background:silver;"|John & Charlotte||style="background:silver;"|Kelly & Alec
|-
!3
|Evander & Edyta||style="background:lime;"|Rachel & Jonathan||John & Charlotte||style="background:tan;"|Joey & Ashly||bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="2"|
|-
!4
|style="background:hotpink;"|Kelly & Alex||Joey & Ashly||style="background:violet;"|Rachel & Jonathan|| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="3"|
|-
!5
|Rachel & Jonathan||style="background:red;"|Evander & Edyta|| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="4"|
|-
!6
|style="background:violet;"|Trista & Louis|| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan="5"|
|}

This couple came in first place with the judges.

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 won the competition.

This couple came in second in the competition.

This couple came in third in the competition and last place with the judges.

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.