Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 6)
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| Dancing with the Stars (season 6) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Network | American Broadcasting Company |
| Original run | March 17, 2008 – May 20, 2008 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Celebrity winner | Kristi Yamaguchi |
| Professional winner | Mark Ballas |
| Previous season | 5 |
| Next season | 7 |
The sixth season 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.
Kristi Yamaguchi and her partner, Mark Ballas, won the competition, making Kristi the first female winner since Kelly Monaco in season 1. 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, the first-ever perfect total finals score. (The runner-up, Jason Taylor, received the fifth perfect score for his final dance.) Kristi & Mark also finished with the highest average score in DWTS history (28.3 ave. & six consecutive weeks and 8 out of 10 weeks on top of the leaderboard, a record); their lowest score on any dance was a 26.
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[edit] Couples
The contestants were announced during the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann by season 2 contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne. The contestants were:
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
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| Penn Jillette |
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Kym Johnson | Eliminated 1st (Men) on March 25, 2008 |
| Monica Seles |
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Jonathan Roberts | Eliminated 1st (Women) on March 25, 2008 |
| Steve Guttenberg |
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Anna Trebunskaya | Eliminated 3rd on April 1, 2008 |
| Adam Carolla |
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Julianne Hough | Eliminated 4th on April 8, 2008 |
| Priscilla Presley |
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Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 5th on April 15, 2008 |
| Marlee Matlin |
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Fabian Sanchez | Eliminated 6th on April 22, 2008 |
| Shannon Elizabeth |
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Derek Hough | Eliminated 7th on April 29, 2008 |
| Mario |
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Karina Smirnoff | Eliminated 8th on May 6, 2008 |
| Marissa Jaret Winokur |
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Tony Dovolani | Eliminated 9th on May 13, 2008 |
| Cristian de la Fuente |
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Cheryl Burke | Third Place on May 20th, 2008 |
| Jason Taylor |
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Edyta Sliwinska | Second Place on May 20th, 2008 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi |
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Mark Ballas | Winner on May 20th, 2008 |
[edit] Scoring chart
- 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 couples 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.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Kristi & Mark | 1 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26+28=54 | 29+26=55 | 29+28=57 |
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| Jason & Edyta | 2 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29+25=54 |
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28+27=55 |
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| Cristián & Cheryl | 3 | 21 | 20 |
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25 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 25+21=46 | 28+29=57 |
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| Marissa & Tony | 4 | 18 | 21 |
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19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27+25=52 | 25+25=50 | 26+26=52 | |
| Mario & Karina | 5 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
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24 | 27 | 28 | 24+27=51 | 27+26=53 | ||
| Shannon & Derek | 6 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 27+24=51 | |||
| Marlee & Fabian | 7 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| Priscilla & Louis | 8 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 26 | 22 | 21 | |||||
| Adam & Julianne | 9 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 21 | 19 | ||||||
| Steve & Anna | 10 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 21 | |||||||
| Monica & Jonathan | 11 | 15 | 15 | 30 | ||||||||
| Penn & Kym | 11 | 16 | 17 | 33 | ||||||||
- Weeks 1 and 2. In a Dancing first, Weeks 1 and 2 culminated in a double elimination, in which the lowest-scoring male and female celebrities were eliminated in the same episode. The judges' scores for the two weeks, determined on the basis of the total number of points they awarded during both weeks, was added to the combined audience votes for both weeks. Kristi & Mark's 27 is the highest score on a first dance in the show's history. the judges chose Jason & Edyta to perform their Mambo again as the encore.
- Week 3. After Jonathan Roberts filled in for his ill wife Anna in a rehearsal with Steve, the judges asked Steve & Jonathan to perform the Week 3 encore (Jonathan, in a tuxedo, took Anna's role).
- Week 4. For the Week 4 encore, because Len wanted Shannon, Carrie Ann wanted Jason, and Bruno wanted Kristi, Adam & Julianne were asked to reprise their Paso Doble, which began with Adam on a unicycle for entertainment purposes. It was also the first time that Julianne Hough and her partner were eliminated, since she joined the show in Season 4.
- Week 5. Kristi & Mark's rumba received a 29, placing them in first place again. They also received their first 10 from Len and had the first encore performance. Priscilla and Louis were eliminated.
- Week 6. Kristi & Mark's jive received the first perfect 30 of the season. The country group dance was chosen as the encore for week 6.
- Week 7. Cristián 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; Bergeron noted that the medics 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 bicep muscle, an injury that will require surgery; nevertheless, he is currently 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.
- Week 8. Len Goodman announced on the Week 7 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.
- 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.
- Week 10. Mark Ballas and Edyta Sliwinska reach the finals for the first time (Edyta and her partner Joey Lawrence missed by one week in season 3), while Cheryl Burke became the first professional to reach the finals three times (her previous partners were Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith). The stars danced a group Cha-Cha-Cha, a freestyle dance, and their favorite routine of the season. Kristi and Mark became the first finale couple, and eventual winners, to receive three perfect 30s.
[edit] Average Chart
This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.
| Rank by average |
Competition finish |
Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kristi & Mark | 425 | 15 | 28.3 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason & Edyta | 395 | 15 | 26.3 |
| 3 | 5 | Mario & Karina | 254 | 10 | 25.4 |
| 4 | 3 | Cristian & Cheryl | 353 | 14 | 25.2 |
| 5 | 6 | Shannon & Derek | 195 | 8 | 24.3 |
| 6 | 4 | Marissa & Tony | 286 | 12 | 23.8 |
| 7 | 8 | Priscilla & Louis | 114 | 5 | 22.8 |
| 8 | 7 | Marlee & Fabian | 134 | 6 | 22.3 |
| 9 | 9 | Adam & Julianne | 74 | 4 | 18.5 |
| 10 | 10 | Steve & Anna | 55 | 3 | 18.3 |
| 11 | 11 | Penn & Kym | 33 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 12 | 11 | Monica & Jonathan | 30 | 2 | 15.0 |
[edit] Dance Schedule
The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week.
- Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Foxtrot
- Week 2: Mambo or Quickstep
- Week 3: Jive or Tango
- Week 4: Paso Doble or Viennese Waltz
- Week 5: Samba or Rumba
- Week 6: One unlearned dance & Country Style group dance
- Week 7: Two unlearned dances (one Ballroom, one Latin)
- Week 8: Final two unlearned dances
- Week 9: Two random dances chosen from a hat
- Week 10: Cha-Cha-Cha Face-off, Freestyle; Returning Stars' Dance, Favorite Dance of the Season
[edit] Dance chart
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
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| Kristi & Mark | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Paso Doble | Rumba | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Samba | Tango | Jive | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle | Jive |
| Jason & Edyta | Cha-Cha-Cha | Mambo | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Paso Doble | Tango | Samba | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle | Quickstep |
| Cristián & Cheryl | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | Rumba | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Tango | Mambo | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle | |
| Marissa & Tony | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Tango | Rumba | Foxtrot | Mambo | Quickstep | Rumba | |||
| Mario & Karina | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Rumba | Foxtrot | Mambo | Viennese Waltz | Jive | |||||
| Shannon & Derek | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Rumba | Tango | Mambo | |||||||
| Marlee & Fabian | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Mambo | |||||||||
| Priscilla & Louis | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | ||||||||||
| Adam & Julianne | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Paso Doble | |||||||||||
| Steve & Anna | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | ||||||||||||
| Monica & Jonathan | Foxtrot | Mambo | |||||||||||||
| Penn & Kym | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | |||||||||||||
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
^1 Performed as the encore dance on the season finale.
[edit] Junior Ballroom Dancing competition
On the April 8th, April 15th, and April 22nd results shows, Dancing with the Stars hosted a Junior Ballroom Dancing competition. Each week, two pairs of children 13 and under competed to advance to the final round of the competition. The final round took place on May 13th, 2008 and the Junior Ballroom Dancing Champion was announced during the May 20th finale.
(names in bold are the winners of the round)
[edit] Round 1
- Aaron and Daniela - Samba - voted for by Len Goodman
- Aaron and Rashell - Paso Doble - voted for by Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli
[edit] Round 2
- Dmitriy and Michelle - Jive - voted for by Carrie Ann Inaba
- Jaryd and Cara - Cha-Cha-Cha - voted for by Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli
[edit] Round 3
- Brandon and Brittany - Cha-Cha-Cha - voted for by Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli
- Austin and Liza - Samba - voted for by Len Goodman
[edit] Round 4
- Aaron and Rashell - Cha-cha-cha - Kym Johnson came to help them
- Jaryd and Cara - Samba - Maksim Chmerkovskiy came to help them
- Brandon and Brittany - Paso Doble - Ashly DelGrosso came to help them - JUNIOR BALLROOM DANCING CHAMPIONS
[edit] Musical Guests & Performance Dancers
[edit] Trivia
Marlee Matlin and Monica Seles were both on an episode of Seinfeld called "The Lip Reader". Marlee Matlin was credited as a guest starring role. While Monica Seles was not actually in the episode, but was incorporated into the plot, as Kramer played a ball boy in one of her tennis matches.
[edit] External links
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