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 | |
← previous Season 13 |
next → 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 | ||
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Martina Navratilova |
Retired tennis player |
Tony Dovolani |
Eliminated 1st on 27 March 2012 | ||
Jack Wagner |
Soap opera actor & singer |
Anna Trebunskaya |
Eliminated 2nd on 3 April 2012 | ||
Sherri Shepherd |
The View panelist & actress |
Valentin Chmerkovskiy |
Eliminated 3rd on 10 April 2012 | ||
Gavin DeGraw |
Singer-songwriter | Karina Smirnoff |
Eliminated 4th on 17 April 2012 | ||
Gladys Knight |
Soul singer | Tristan MacManus |
Eliminated 5th on 24 April 2012 | ||
Jaleel White |
Sitcom actor | Kym Johnson |
Eliminated 6th on 1 May 2012 | ||
Roshon Fegan |
Disney Channel actor & rapper |
Chelsie Hightower |
Eliminated 7th on 8 May 2012 | ||
Melissa Gilbert |
Actress | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
Eliminated 8th on 8 May 2012 | ||
Maria Menounos |
TV Host | Derek Hough |
Eliminated 9th on 15 May 2012 | ||
William Levy |
Telenovela actor |
Cheryl Burke |
Third place on 22 May 2012 | ||
Katherine Jenkins |
Classical singer |
Mark Ballas |
Runner-up on 22 May 2012 | ||
Donald Driver |
NFL wide receiver |
Peta Murgatroyd |
Winner on 22 May 2012 |
Scoring Charts[]
Judges' Scoring Summary[]
Average Scoring Chart[]
Rank by Average | Place | Couple | Total Points | Number of Dances | Average |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
- Emmitt Smith won Season 3.
- Hines Ward won Season 12.
- 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.)