Season fourteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 19, 2012. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the music throughout the season.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver won the competition over British classical crossover singer Katherine Jenkins and Cuban-American Telenovela star William Levy, who took 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Driver is also the third NFL player (including retired) to win, after Emmitt Smith won season three and Hines Ward won season twelve.
Contents[]
[hide] *1 Overview
- 2 Couples
- 3 Scoring chart
- 4 Highest and lowest scoring performances
- 5 Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
- 6 Weekly scores and songs
- 7 Dance chart
- 8 Guest performances
- 9 U.S. Nielsen ratings
- 10 Criticism
- 11 References
- 12 External links
Overview[edit][]
All the professionals from season 13 returned—except for Lacey Schwimmer, who was replaced by Chelsie Hightower. Two new professionals were added into the Dance Troupe: Henry Byalikov and Emma Slater. They joined Sharna Burgess, Kiki Nyemchek, Oksana Dmyrtenko, and Sasha Farber.
There was one dance for each finalist that they did not perform: Donald Driver did not perform the salsa, William Levy did not perform the waltz, and Katherine Jenkins did not perform an individual tango (Jenkins only did the tango for team dances in week seven).
Starting the week of April 16, 2012 and for the next two weeks after that, the bottom two couples, after a combination of judges scores and viewer votes, competed in a dance-duel. Both couples performed at the same time and then the judges decided who left the competition that week.[1]
This season introduced "Ballroom Battles" where Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Louis Van Amstel, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff and Tony Dovolani chose a pair of amateur dancers and trained them to compete against other amateur couples. The teams of Burke, Dovolani and van Amstel competed in the final stage by performing a Jive. Burke's team were named champions by the judges with Dovolani's and van Amstel's teams taking second and third places respectively.[2]
Couples[edit][]
The 12 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
Scoring chart[edit][]
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald & Peta | 1 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27+7=34 | 27+26=53 | 27+28=55 | 28+29=57 | 29+30+30=89 | |
| Katherine & Mark | 2 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 29 | 24 | 29 | 29+10=39 | 27+27=54 | 26+29=55 | 29+27=56 | 30+30+30=90 | |
| William & Cheryl | 3 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 27+9=36 | 27+26=53 | 30+27=57 | 28+30=58 | 30+29+30=89 | |
| Maria & Derek | 4 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26+4=30 | 30+27=57 | 28+25=53 | 30+29=59 | ||
| Melissa & Maks | 5 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24+6=30 | 21+26=47 | 24+27=51 | |||
| Roshon & Chelsie | 6 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23+5=28 | 25+27=52 | 29+27=56 | |||
| Jaleel & Kym | 7 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 29+8=37 | 24+27=51 | ||||
| Gladys & Tristan | 8 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21+3=24 | |||||
| Gavin & Karina | 9 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 19 | ||||||
| Sherri & Val | 10 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 24 | 21 | |||||||
| Jack & Anna | 11 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 24 | ||||||||
| Martina & Tony | 12 | 20 | 17 | 37 | |||||||||
- Red numbers indicates the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicates the highest score for each week.
- indicates the couple eliminated that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
- indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
Averages[edit][]
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (the scores for the Motown Marathon from week 6 are not included).
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Katherine & Mark | 418 | 15 | 27.9 |
| 2 | 3 | William & Cheryl | 412 | 15 | 27.5 |
| 3 | 1 | Donald & Peta | 406 | 15 | 27.1 |
| 4 | 4 | Maria & Derek | 321 | 12 | 26.8 |
| 5 | 6 | Roshon & Chelsie | 257 | 10 | 25.7 |
| 6 | 7 | Jaleel & Kym | 199 | 8 | 24.9 |
| 7 | 5 | Melissa & Maks | 229 | 10 | 22.9 |
| 8 | 10 | Sherri & Val | 91 | 4 | 22.8 |
| 9 | 11 | Jack & Anna | 68 | 3 | 22.7 |
| 10 | 8 | Gladys & Tristan | 129 | 6 | 21.5 |
| 11 | 9 | Gavin & Karina | 107 | 5 | 21.4 |
| 12 | 12 | Martina & Tony | 37 | 2 | 18.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances[edit][]
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Highest score | Worst dancer(s) | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | William Levy | 30 | Melissa Gilbert | 20 |
| Foxtrot | William Levy | 30 | Martina Navratilova | 20 |
| Quickstep | Katherine Jenkins | 29 | Gladys Knight | 19 |
| Jive | Katherine Jenkins | 30 | Martina Navratilova | 17 |
| Samba | William Levy | 30 | Gavin DeGraw | 19 |
| Rumba | Maria Menounos | 27 | Gladys Knight | 21 |
| Waltz | Katherine Jenkins | 29 | Donald Driver | 28 |
| Salsa | William Levy | 30 | Melissa Gilbert | 21 |
| Tango | William Levy | 28 | Gladys Knight | 20 |
| Paso Doble | Katherine Jenkins | 30 | Melissa Gilbert | 22 |
| Viennese Waltz | Maria Menounos | 28 | Melissa Gilbert | 24 |
| Argentine Tango | Maria Menounos | 30 | Melissa Gilbert | 21 |
| Freestyle | Katherine Jenkins | 30 | William Levy | 29 |
Jack Wagner, Sherri Shepherd & Roshon Fegan are the only stars to not land on this list.
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances[edit][]
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
| Couples | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Donald & Peta | Freestyle & Cha-cha-cha (30) | Cha-cha-cha (21) |
| Katherine & Mark | Paso Doble, Freestyle & Jive (30) | Paso Doble (24) |
| William & Cheryl | Foxtrot, Samba, Cha-cha-cha & Salsa (30) | Jive (22) |
| Maria & Derek | Paso Doble & Argentine Tango (30) | Cha-cha-cha (21) |
| Melissa & Maks | Samba (27) | Cha-cha-cha & Quickstep (20) |
| Roshon & Chelsie | Foxtrot (29) | Cha-cha-cha & Rumba (23) |
| Jaleel & Kym | Cha-cha-cha (29) | Jive & Tango (22) |
| Gladys & Tristan | Foxtrot (24) | Quickstep (19) |
| Gavin & Karina | Rumba (24) | Samba (19) |
| Sherri & Val | Rumba (24) | Tango (21) |
| Jack & Anna | Samba (24) | Jive (21) |
| Martina & Tony | Foxtrot (20) | Jive (17) |
Weekly scores and songs[edit][]
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria & Derek | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"—Kelly Clarkson |
| Jack & Anna | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Sugar Town"—Nancy Sinatra |
| Donald & Peta | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)"—Lloyd feat. Lil Wayne |
| Gavin & Karina | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "I Run to You"—Lady Antebellum |
| Roshon & Chelsie | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Glad You Came"—The Wanted |
| Sherri & Val | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Sherry"— Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons |
| Melissa & Maks | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
| William & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "International Love"—Pitbull feat. Chris Brown |
| Martina & Tony | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Louis Jordan |
| Katherine & Mark | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "The Show"—Lenka |
| Gladys & Tristan | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Best of My Love"—The Emotions |
| Jaleel & Kym | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "The Way You Look Tonight"—Frank Sinatra |
Week 2[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roshon & Chelsie | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"—Good Charlotte | Safe |
| Sherri & Val | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Ike & Tina Turner | Safe |
| Melissa & Maks | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Dancing with Myself"—Billy Idol | Safe |
| Jack & Anna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Gimme Some Lovin"—The Spencer Davis Group | Safe |
| Gladys & Tristan | 19 (7, 5, 7) | Quickstep | "Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Katherine & Mark | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That"—Robert Randolph and the Family Band | Safe |
| Jaleel & Kym | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "Marry You"—Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Maria & Derek | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Sexy, Sexy!"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Safe |
| Martina & Tony | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Jive | "Tell Her About It"—Billy Joel | Eliminated |
| Donald & Peta | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Stay the Night"— James Blunt | Safe |
| Gavin & Karina | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Real Wild Child"—Johnny O'Keefe | Bottom 2 |
| William & Cheryl | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Quickstep | "Nice Work If You Can Get It"—George Gershwin | Safe |
Week 3: Most Memorable Year Week[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack & Anna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Lighting Up the Night"—Jack Wagner | Eliminated |
| Maria & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Material Girl"—Madonna | Safe |
| Gladys & Tristan | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Cupid"—Sam Cooke | Safe |
| Roshon & Chelsie | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "I Want You Back"—The Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Gavin & Karina | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "New York State of Mind"—Billy Joel | Bottom two |
| Katherine & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Waltz | "To Where You Are"—Josh Groban | Safe |
| Sherri & Val | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "If I Could"—Regina Belle | Safe |
| Melissa & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Dog Days Are Over"—Florence + the Machine | Safe |
| Jaleel & Kym | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Rumba | "For the Cool in You"—Babyface | Safe |
| William & Cheryl | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Salsa | "La Vida es un Carnaval"—Celia Cruz | Safe |
| Donald & Peta | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Rumba | "One Sweet Day"—Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men | Safe |
Week 4: Rock Week[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherri & Val | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Cum On Feel the Noize"—Quiet Riot | Eliminated |
| Katherine & Mark | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Time Is Running Out"—Muse | Safe |
| Jaleel & Kym | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Tango | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"—The Rolling Stones | Safe |
| Melissa & Maks | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Paso Doble | "Conquest"—The White Stripes | Safe |
| Donald & Peta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "Purple Haze"— Jimi Hendrix | Safe |
| Gladys & Tristan | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Tango | "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen | Safe |
| William & Cheryl | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "We're Not Gonna Take It"—Twisted Sister | Safe |
| Roshon & Chelsie | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "The Time of My Life"—David Cook | Bottom 2 |
| Maria & Derek | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Tango | "School's Out"—Alice Cooper | Safe |
| Gavin & Karina | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Tango | "Paint It, Black"—The Rolling Stones | Safe |
Week 5: Latin Night[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaleel & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"—Gloria Estefan | Bottom two |
| Melissa & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Aguanilé"—Hector Lavoe | Safe |
| Maria & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "The Cup of Life"—Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Katherine & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Argentine Tango | "Tanguedia II"—Astor Piazzolla | Safe |
| Gavin & Karina | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Samba | "Sweetheart from Venezuela"—Harry Belafonte | Bottom 2 |
| William & Cheryl | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Argentine Tango | "Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
| Gladys & Tristan | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Samba | "Fiebre"—La Lupe | Safe |
| Roshon & Chelsie | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Bumpy Ride"—Mohombi | Safe |
| Donald & Peta | 27 (10, 8, 9) | Argentine Tango | "Sin Rumbo"—Otros Aires | Safe |
| Dance Duel | ||||
| Gavin & Karina | N/A | Cha-cha-cha | "The Edge of Glory"—Lady Gaga | Eliminated |
| Jaleel & Kym | Safe | |||
- Judges' votes to save
- Carrie Ann: Jaleel & Kym
- Len: Jaleel & Kym
- Bruno: Jaleel & Kym
Week 6: Motown Special[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys & Tristan | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "My Girl"—The Temptations | Bottom 2 |
| Maria & Derek | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Jimmy Mack"—Martha and the Vandellas | Safe |
| Roshon & Chelsie | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Cruisin'"—Smokey Robinson | Bottom 2 |
| Katherine & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "I Can't Get Next to You"—The Temptations | Safe |
| Donald & Peta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "The Way You Do the Things You Do"—The Temptations | Safe |
| Melissa & Maks | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Ooo Baby Baby"—Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Safe |
| Jaleel & Kym | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"—The Temptations | Safe |
| William & Cheryl | 27 (9, 8, 10) | Rumba | "Being with You"—Smokey Robinson | Safe |
| Gladys & Tristan
Maria & Derek Roshon & Chelsie Melissa & Maks Donald & Peta Jaleel & Kym William & Cheryl Katherine & Mark |
3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Motown
Marathon |
"Nowhere to Run"—Martha and the Vandellas | |
| Dance Duel | ||||
| Roshon & Chelsie | N/A | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | Safe |
| Gladys & Tristan | Eliminated | |||
- Judges' votes to save
- Carrie Ann: Gladys & Tristan
- Len: Roshon & Chelsie
- Bruno: Roshon & Chelsie
Week 7: Classical Night[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine & Mark | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Canon in D Major"—Johann Pachelbel | Safe |
| Melissa & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Argentine Tango | "Marriage of Figaro"—Wolfgang Mozart | Safe |
| William & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Ave Maria"—Franz Schubert (performed by Jackie Evancho)[3] | Safe |
| Roshon & Chelsie | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Argentine Tango | "Bad Romance (Instrumental)"—Lady Gaga | Bottom 2 |
| Donald & Peta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "La Donna è Mobile"—Giuseppe Verdi (performed by Vittorio Grigolo) | Safe |
| Maria & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "Montagues and Capulets"—Sergei Prokofiev | Safe |
| Jaleel & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Did I Make the Most of Loving You?"—Mary-Jess Leaverland | Bottom 2 |
| Maria & Derek
Katherine & Mark Roshon & Chelsie Jaleel & Kym |
27 (10, 8, 9) | Team Tango | "Toccata"—David Garrett | |
| Melissa & Maks
William & Cheryl Donald & Peta |
26 (9, 8, 9) | Team Paso Doble | "O Fortuna"—Carl Orff (performed by Vittorio Grigolo) | |
| Dance Duel | ||||
| Roshon & Chelsie | N/A | Rumba | "Set Fire to the Rain"—Adele | Safe |
| Jaleel & Kym | Eliminated | |||
- Judges' votes to save
- Carrie Ann: Roshon & Chelsie
- Len: Roshon & Chelsie
- Bruno: Roshon & Chelsie
Week 8: Trio Challenge[edit][]
All six couples chose one professional that was either previously eliminated or participates in the dance troupe, to perform with them in their Latin routine in an event known as the "Trio Challenge".
- Running order
| Couple | Latin Round Partner | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald & Peta | Karina Smirnoff | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Higher Ground"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| 28 (10, 9, 9) | Jive | "Rip It Up"—Little Richard | |||
| Maria & Derek | Henry Byalikov | 28 (10, 8, 10) | Viennese Waltz | "A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri | Safe |
| 25 (9, 7, 9) | Samba | "Mama Do the Hump"—Rizzle Kicks | |||
| Melissa & Maks | Val Chmerkovskiy | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Maggie May"—Rod Stewart | Eliminated |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Hard to Handle"—The Black Crowes | |||
| Katherine & Mark | Tristan MacManus | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Kathleen"—David Gray | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "She's a Lady"—Tom Jones | |||
| Roshon & Chelsie | Sasha Farber | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Sweet Pea"—Amos Lee | Eliminated |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "Turn Me On"—David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj | |||
| William & Cheryl | Tony Dovolani | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Stray Cat Strut"—Stray Cats | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela |
Week 9: Semifinals[edit][]
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Cheryl | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes | ||
| Katherine & Mark | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "The Dirty Boogie"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Bananza (Belly Dancer)"—Akon | ||
| Donald & Peta | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "Kissing You"—Des'ree | Last to be called safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "Mr. Big Stuff"—Jean Knight | ||
| Maria & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine Tango | "La Yumba"—Osvaldo Pugliese | Eliminated |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Jive | "Tightrope"—Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi |
Week 10: Finale[edit][]
- Running order (Night 1)
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Raise Your Glass"—Pink |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Freestyle | "Objection (Tango)"—Shakira | |
| Katherine & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "España Cañí"—Erich Kunzel |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"—Benny Goodman | |
| Donald & Peta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Argentine Tango | "They"—Jem |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "I Play Chicken with the Train"—Cowboy Troy |
- Running order (Night 2 – 24-Hour Challenge)
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Juventud de Presente"—Tito Puente | Third place |
| Katherine & Mark | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Splish Splash"—Bobby Darin | Runner-up |
| Donald & Peta | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Beggin'"—Madcon | Winner |
Dance chart[edit][]
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Foxtrot
- Week 2: Jive or Quickstep
- Week 3: Rumba or One Unlearned Dance (Personal Story/Most Memorable Year week)
- Week 4: Tango or one unlearned dance (Rock Week)
- Week 5: Salsa, Samba or Argentine Tango (Latin Week)
- Week 6: One unlearned dance & Motown Marathon (Motown Week)
- Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dances (Classical Week)
- Week 8: One unlearned ballroom & Latin dance (Trio Challenge)
- Week 9: One Unlearned Ballroom & Latin Dance (Semifinals)
- Week 10 (night 1): Judges' Choice & Freestyle (Finals)
- Week 10 (night 2): 24-Hour Challenge
| Couple | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald & Peta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango | Foxtrot | Motown | Viennese Waltz | Team Paso Doble | Tango | Jive | Waltz | Samba | Argentine Tango | Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha |
| Katherine & Mark | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango | Samba | Motown | Rumba | Team Tango | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Paso Doble | Freestyle | Jive |
| William & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Jive | Argentine Tango | Rumba | Motown | Viennese Waltz | Team Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Tango | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | Salsa |
| Maria & Derek | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Salsa | Foxtrot | Motown | Paso Doble | Team Tango | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Argentine Tango | Jive | Argentine Tango | ||
| Melissa & Maks | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | Motown | Argentine Tango | Team Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Samba | Samba | ||||
| Roshon & Chelsie | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Salsa | Rumba | Motown | Argentine Tango | Team Tango | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Freestyle | ||||
| Jaleel & Kym | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Motown | Viennese Waltz | Team Tango | Paso Doble | ||||||
| Gladys & Tristan | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Tango | Samba | Rumba | Motown | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||
| Gavin & Karina | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Samba | ||||||||||
| Sherri & Val | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||||
| Jack & Anna | Foxtrot | Jive | Samba | Samba | ||||||||||||
| Martina & Tony | Foxtrot | Jive | Foxtrot | |||||||||||||
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Danced, but not scored
Guest performances[edit][]
| Date | Dance style | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Dancers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2012 | Rumba | Matt Nathanson &Sugarland | "Run" | Tristan MacManus and Peta Murgatroyd |
| Jive | Sugarland | "Find the Beat Again" | Troupe | |
| April 3, 2012 | Lyrical Rumba | Rascal Flatts | "Changed" | Sharna Burgess and Tony Dovolani |
| Rumba | Seal | "Lean On Me" | Troupe | |
| April 10, 2012 | Cha-cha-cha | Kiss | "Lick it Up" | Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, Henry Byalikov and Oksana Dmytrenko |
| Argentine Tango | Gotan Project | "Santa Maria" | Karina Smirnoff and Jose Manuel Carreño | |
| April 17, 2012 | Cha-cha-cha | Train | "Drive By" | Louis Van Amstel and Cheryl Burke |
| Contemporary | Selena Gomez & the Scene | "Hit the Lights" | Selena Gomez's dancers | |
| Samba/Salsa | Sheila E | "Quimbara" (Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco) | Sheila E's dancers | |
| April 24, 2012 | Rumba | Boyz II Men | "One More Dance" | Dmitry Chaplin and Anna Trebunskaya |
| May 1, 2012 | Paso Doble | Gavin DeGraw | "Sweeter" | Louis Van Amstel and Karina Smirnoff |
| May 8, 2012 | Hip-hop | Chris Brown | "Turn Up the Music" | Chris Brown's dancers |
| May 15, 2012 | Jive | Carrie Underwood | "Good Girl" | Tristan MacManus, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov and Emma Slater |
| Rumba | Alanis Morissette | "Guardian" | Blake McGrath and Tyne Stecklein | |
| Rock 'n' roll | Julianne Hough
Mary J. Blige Diego Boneta Cast of Rock of Ages |
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Rock of Ages Dance Ensemble | |
| May 22, 2012 | Rumba
Paso Doble |
Kelly Clarkson | "Dark Side" | Kym Johnson, Tony Dovolani, Anna Trebunskaya and Tristan MacManus |
| No dances | Gladys Knight[4] | "The Way We Were" | None |