Season 6

Season six of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2008; the first results show was a double-elimination episode airing on March 25, 2008. The show followed the format of previous seasons, with 12 couples.

On May 6, 2008 DWTS had a special two-hour edition to commemorate its 100th episode.

The most frequently-given score for this season was 29, which was awarded 9 times to leaders in several weeks.

Kristi Yamaguchi and her partner, Mark Ballas, won the competition. Kristi & Mark combined for four of the five perfect scores given out this season; she received three of them for her three Finals dances, giving her a perfect 90 out of 90.



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[hide]  *1 Couples  ==Couples[ edit] == The contestants were announced during the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann by season two contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne. The contestants were: ==Scoring chart[ edit] ==
 * 2 Scoring chart
 * 3 Average chart
 * 4 Highest and lowest scoring performances
 * 5 Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
 * 6 Songs and individual scoring
 * 6.1 Week 1, night 1 men
 * 6.2 Week 1, night 2 women
 * 6.3 Week 2
 * 6.4 Week 3
 * 6.5 Week 4
 * 6.6 Week 5
 * 6.7 Week 6
 * 6.8 Week 7
 * 6.9 Week 8
 * 6.10 Week 9
 * 6.11 Week 10
 * 7 Call-out order
 * 8 Dance chart
 * 9 Junior ballroom dancing competition
 * 10 Musical guests & performance dancers
 * 11 Macy's Stars of Dance
 * 12 External links
 * 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 (or couples) eliminated that week.
 *       indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
 *       indicates the returning couple was the last to be called safe (they may or may have not been in the bottom two).
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      indicates the winning couple.
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      indicates the runner-up couple.
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      indicates the third-place couple.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Weeks 1 and 2: In a Dancing with the Stars first, the competition would eliminate the lowest scoring male and female celebrity. Priscilla Presley made a Dancing with the Stars record; she was the oldest female to compete on the show. That record went to Cloris Leachman the following season. In week one, Kristi Yamaguchi danced a Foxtrot and received a total score of  <sup style="line-height:1;">27 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30. This was the highest first round in score in DWTS history, which would later be matched by Amber Riley in season 17 and Charlie White in season 18. Monica Seles and Adam Carolla were the lowest scoring celebrities ( <sup style="line-height:1;">15 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30 ). Monica Seles and Penn Jillette were eliminated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 3: Kristi Yamaguchi still kept the "top-spot" with her Tango and received a score of  <sup style="line-height:1;">27 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30. Because Steve Guttenberg's partner Anna became ill, her husband Jonathan Robertshelped to teach Steve the Tango. On the results show, Steve danced the Tango with Jonathan but was eliminated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 4: Kristi Yamaguchi danced a Paso doble that got a score of  <sup style="line-height:1;">29 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30, placing her on the top spot again. Adam Carolla danced a Paso doble on a unicycle and was chosen for the encore performance. He, along with his partner Julianne Hough were eliminated. This is the very first time that Julianne Hough was eliminated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 5: Kristi Yamaguchi danced a Rumba that received a score of  <sup style="line-height:1;">29 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30, again placing her in first place. Priscilla Presley danced a Rumba and was eliminated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 6: Kristi & Mark's jive received the first perfect  <sup style="line-height:1;">30 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30  of the season. The country group dance was chosen as the encore for week six. Marlee Matlin was eliminated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 7: Cristián de la Fuente injured his arm during his samba; the judges gave him scores based on his performance up to that point. After learning his scores, Cristián was sent to the hospital to have his arm checked; Tom Bergeron noted that the paramedics who examined Cristián felt he had suffered a muscle cramp. On the results show, Cristián revealed that he had ruptured a tendon in his left biceps muscle, an injury that will require surgery; nevertheless, he was able to continue performing. Jason & Edyta were asked to reprise their Quickstep for the encore. Like previous seasons, Jerry Rice, Kenny Mayne, and Len Goodman did segments for "Dance Center". For the first time all season, Kristi & Mark were not in first place, narrowly losing out to Jason & Edyta. Shannon Elizabeth was eliminated. (This marks the earliest that Derek Hough was ever eliminated to date.)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 8: Len Goodman announced on the week seven results show that each couple will be able to do one lift in each dance this week, so long as the lifts are keeping with the spirit of the dance. There was no encore from any of the dancers chosen by the judges. Cristián & Cheryl earned first place for the first time this season. Mario was eliminated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 9: The contestants chose random dances from a hat. As well, the judges decided that no lifts were allowed in either of their dances in this week. Kristi and Mark were chosen to reprise their Tango for the encore performance. Marissa Jaret Winokur was eliminated in the semi-final.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Week 10: Kristi & Mark, Jason & Edyta, and Cristián & Cheryl made it to the final round. The three couples danced a group cha-cha-cha, Freestyle, and a dance of their own choosing that was danced during the season. Cheryl Burke also made a Dancing with the Stars record: She has appeared three times in a finale. Jason & Edyta and Kristi & Mark scored  <sup style="line-height:1;">30 ⁄<sub style="line-height:1;">30  for their dances. After being on six seasons, Edyta Śliwińska finally made it to the final for the first time. Cristián took third, Jason second, and Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas became the champions of Dancing with the Stars season six. Yamaguchi was the first female season winner since Kelly Monaco in season one. ==Average chart<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Highest and lowest scoring performances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows: <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Marlee Matlin & Shannon Elizabeth are the only stars to not land on this list. ==Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Songs and individual scoring<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">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, night 1 men<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 1, night 2 women<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 2<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 3<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 4<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 5<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 6<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 7<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 8<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 9<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Week 10<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Call-out order<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
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 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple had the encore for the week
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple came in first place with the judges
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple came in first place with the judges and had the encore for the week
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple came in last place with the judges
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple came in last place with the judges and was eliminated
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple was eliminated
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple was eliminated and had the encore for the week
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This had the encore for the week, and came in last with the judges, and/or was eliminated
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple won the competition
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple came second in the competition
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple came in third in the competition
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      This couple finished as a semi-finalist and came in last place with the judges

==Dance chart<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      Highest Scoring Dance
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      Lowest Scoring Dance
 * <span style="border:1pxsolidrgb(169,169,169);">      Performed but not scored

==Junior ballroom dancing competition<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Musical guests & performance dancers<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Macy's Stars of Dance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Names in bold are the winners of the round.
 * In the final round, Kym Johnson helped Aaron and Rashell, Maksim Chmerkovskiy helped Jaryd and Cara, and Ashly DelGrosso helped Brandon and Brittany.