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Dancing with the Stars 14
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Presented By: Tom Bergeron
Brooke Burke
Judges: Len Goodman
Carrie Ann Inaba
Bruno Tonioli
Broadcast
Original Channel: ABC
Original Run: 19 March 2012 –
22 May 2012
Season Champions
Celebrity Winner: Donald Driver
Professional Winner: Peta Murgatroyd
Series Chronology
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Season 13
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Season 15

The fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered 19 March 2012.

Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke returned as hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba all returned as judges.

The Motown dance style was introduced.

On 22 May 2012, NFL player Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd were announced as the winners; singer Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas placed second, and actor William Levy and Cheryl Burke placed third.

Development[]

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 Dmytrenko, 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 16 April 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.

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.

Couples[]

Celebrity Known for Professional Partner Result
Martina14Closeup Martina
Navratilova
Retired
tennis player
Tony14Closeup Tony
Dovolani
Eliminated 1st
on 27 March 2012
Jack14Closeup Jack
Wagner
Soap opera
actor & singer
Anna14Closeup Anna
Trebunskaya
Eliminated 2nd
on 3 April 2012
Sherri14Closeup Sherri
Shepherd
The View panelist
& actress
Val14Closeup Valentin
Chmerkovskiy
Eliminated 3rd
on 10 April 2012
Gavin14Closeup Gavin
DeGraw
Singer-songwriter Karina14Closeup Karina
Smirnoff
Eliminated 4th
on 17 April 2012
Gladys14Closeup Gladys
Knight
Soul singer Tristan14Closeup Tristan
MacManus
Eliminated 5th
on 24 April 2012
Jaleel14Closeup Jaleel
White
Sitcom actor Kym14Closeup Kym
Johnson
Eliminated 6th
on 1 May 2012
Roshon14Closeup Roshon
Fegan
Disney Channel
actor & rapper
Chelsie14Closeup Chelsie
Hightower
Eliminated 7th
on 8 May 2012
Melissa14Closeup Melissa
Gilbert
Actress Maks14Closeup Maksim
Chmerkovskiy
Eliminated 8th
on 8 May 2012
Maria14Closeup Maria
Menounos
TV Host Derek14Closeup Derek
Hough
Eliminated 9th
on 15 May 2012
William14Closeup William
Levy
Telenovela
actor
Cheryl14Closeup Cheryl
Burke
Third place
on 22 May 2012
Katherine14Closeup Katherine
Jenkins
Classical
singer
Mark14Closeup Mark
Ballas
Runner-up
on 22 May 2012
Donald14Closeup Donald
Driver
NFL wide
receiver
Peta14Closeup Peta
Murgatroyd
Winner
on 22 May 2012

Scoring Charts[]

Judges' Scoring Summary[]

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Average Scoring Chart[]

Rank by Average Place Couple Total Points Number of Dances Average
1 2 Katherine & Mark 418 15 27.9
2 3 William & Cheryl 412 27.5
3 1 Donald & Peta 406 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[]

Dance Best Dancer(s) Highest Score Worst Dancer(s) Lowest Score
Cha-Cha-Cha William Levy
Donald Driver
30 Melissa Gilbert 20
Foxtrot William Levy 30 Martina Navratilova
Gavin DeGraw
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
William Levy
Katherine Jenkins
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
Maria Menounos
30 Melissa Gilbert 22
Viennese Waltz Maria Menounos 28 Melissa Gilbert
Jaleel White
24
Argentine Tango Maria Menounos
30 Melissa Gilbert 21
Freestyle Katherine Jenkins
Donald Driver
30 William Levy 29

Jack Wagner, Sherri Shepherd, and Roshon Fegan are the only stars to not land on this list.

Couples' Highest- and Lowest-Scoring Dances[]

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[]

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[]

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 ft. 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 ft. 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[]

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 Last to be called safe
William & Cheryl 25 (9, 7, 9) Quickstep "Nice Work If You Can Get It" - George Gershwin Safe

Week 3: Most Memorable Year Night[]

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 Last to be called safe
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 Night[]

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 Stone 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 Last to be called safe
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[]

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 two
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 Jaleel & Kym
Jaleel & Kym
Jaleel & Kym
Cha-Cha-Cha "The Edge of Glory" - Lady Gaga Eliminated
Jaleel & Kym Safe

Performances[]

Week 6: Motown Special[]

Couple Score Dance Music Result
Gladys & Tristan 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "My Girl" - The Temptations Bottom two
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 two
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 Gladys & Tristan
Roshon & Chelsie
Roshon & Chelsie
Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen Safe
Gladys & Tristan Eliminated

Week 7: Classical Night[]

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" - Jackie Evancho Safe
Roshon & Chelsie 25 (9, 8, 8) Argentine Tango "Bad Romance (Instrumental)" - Lady Gaga Bottom two
Donald & Peta 27 (9, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "La Donna è Mobile" - 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 two
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" - Vittorio Grigolo
Dance Duel
Roshon & Chelsie Roshon & Chelsie
Roshon & Chelsie
Roshon & Chelsie
Rumba "Set Fire to the Rain"—Adele Safe
Jaleel & Kym Eliminated

Week 8: Trio Challenge[]

  • Each of the six couples chose one professional that was either previously eliminated or participates in the dance troupe, to perform with them in their Latin trio dance routine.
Couple
(Latin 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 Last to be called 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 ft. 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[]

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 ft. Big Boi

Week 10: Finals[]

Couple Score Dance Music Result
William & Cheryl 30 (10, 10, 10) Cha-Cha-Cha "Raise Your Glass" - Pink Third place
29 (10, 9, 10) Freestyle "Objection (Tango)" - Shakira
30 (10, 10, 10) Salsa "Juventud de Presente" - Tito Puente
Katherine & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10) Paso Doble "España cañí" - Erich Kunzel Runner-up
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" - Benny Goodman
30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Splish Splash" - Bobby Darin
Donald & Peta 29 (10, 9, 10) Argentine Tango "They" - Jem Winner
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "I Play Chicken with the Train" - Cowboy Troy
30 (10, 10, 10) Cha-Cha-Cha "Beggin'" - Madcon

Musical Guests[]

Date Dance Style Artist(s) Song(s) Dancers
27 March 2012 Rumba Matt Nathanson and Sugarland "Run" Tristan MacManus and Peta Murgatroyd
Jive Sugarland "Find the Beat Again" Troupe
3 April 2012 Lyrical Rumba Rascal Flatts "Changed" Sharna Burgess and Tony Dovolani
Rumba Seal "Lean on Me" Troupe
10 April 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
17 April 2012 Cha-cha-cha Train "Drive By" Louis van Amstel and Cheryl Burke
Contemporary Selena Gomez & the Scene "Hit the Lights" Selena Gomez' dancers
Samba/Salsa Sheila E "Quimbara" (Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco) Sheila E's dancers
24 April 2012 Rumba Boyz II Men "One More Dance" Dmitry Chaplin and Anna Trebunskaya
1 May 2012 Paso Doble Gavin DeGraw "Sweeter" Louis van Amstel and Karina Smirnoff
8 May 2012 Hip-hop Chris Brown "Turn Up the Music" Chris Brown's dancers
15 May 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"
"Juke Box Hero"
"Any Way You Want It"
Rock of Ages Dance Ensemble
22 May 2012 Rumba
Paso Doble
Kelly Clarkson "Dark Side"
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Kym Johnson, Tony Dovolani, Anna Trebunskaya, and Tristan MacManus
Gladys Knight "The Way We Were"

Trivia[]

  • Donald Driver is the third NFL player (including retired) to win the competition.
  • Peta Murgatroyd became the second professional dancer to win the Mirrorball Trophy after having been eliminated first in the previous season.
    • In fact the top two professional partners were eliminated before Week 4 last season. (Mark Ballas was eliminated Week 3, and this was even mentioned while Bruno was talking about the Dance Duel in the Week 5 results show.)
  • This is the third season in a row that a couple gets eliminated Week 4 after scoring a 21.
  • Nine couples received an average of 22.6 or higher, last season, only four couples did.
  • This is the first season since season 7 where Karina Smirnoff participated but did not perform Argentine Tango.
  • This is also the first season since Season 7 that all of the top four couples received 10s that were not from guest judges and without teaming up with other couples.
  • This is the second season where a contestant from the higher scoring team was eliminated. The first was Season 10.
  • This is the second season in a row that Kym Johnson danced a jive week 2 to a Bruno Mars song.
  • During rehearsal of the Team Tango, Mark Ballas mentioned that the pros have won seven mirrorballs. These were all mirrorballs from consecutive seasons (seasons 6 to 12).
    • He also mentions that at some point, each couple was at the top of the leaderboard. This wasn't true at the time, as Maria & Derek would never top the leaderboard until the coming Monday.
  • This is the second season where the highest scoring couple (Maria & Derek in week 9) was eliminated (excluding the finals), the first being season 3 when Willa Ford was eliminated week 5, however, she tied for first, which means this is the first season where a couple gets eliminated after having the highest judges' scores to themselves.
  • This is the only season in the first half of the 2010s that Derek Hough fails to make it to the finals. (he also was not in the finals in season 12, but did not participate at all that season.)
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