Country of origin United States Original network ABC Professional winner Derek Hough | No. of episodes 20 Celebrity winner Jennifer Grey | |
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Original release September 20 – November 23, 2010 | ||
Season eleven of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 20, 2010. The cast was announced during the August 30 episode of Bachelor Pad during a live press conference that included a Q&A session with host Tom Bergeron and co-host Brooke Burke and the new cast. There are twelve celebrity cast members this season. The pairs were announced on September 1 (however, Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas were announced as being a couple the day before by way of a Good Morning America interview).
Contents
- Couples
- Scoring chart
- Averages
- Highest and lowest scoring performances
- Couples highest and lowest scoring dances
- Weekly scores and songs
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3 Story Week
- Week 4 Acoustic MusicDouble scoring Week
- Week 5 TV Theme Week
- Week 6 Rock Week
- Week 7 200th Episode Week
- Week 8 Instant Choreography Week
- Week 9 Semifinals Week
- Week 10 Finals Week
- Dance chart
- Guest performances on results episodes
- Fan voting influence
- References
Corky Ballas returned to the show for the first time since season seven. This is the first season to feature no new professional dancers, as each of the 12 pros has appeared on at least one previous season. Edyta Śliwińska, the only pro to have appeared throughout the entire run of the series, did not return this season. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continued as the judges.
Several changes were introduced this season including an "Acoustic Week," in which couples performed either the Rumba or the Argentine Tango, while the audience was brought closer to the dance floor, which was elevated and made circular, a "TV Theme Week" and a "Rock n' Roll Week", in which couples performed the Paso doble or the Tango and danced in a Rock n' Roll marathon. Fan favorites from previous seasons also came back to judge the couples, who re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; these guest judges were Hélio Castroneves, Kelly Osbourne, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, and Mel B. Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno also served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team. Also scheduled was a week dubbed "Instant Choreography" in which the couples practiced their routines for a week and received the music for their Latin dances only 45 minutes before their live routines.
Actress Jennifer Grey won the competition over actor Kyle Massey and activist Bristol Palin, making her partner Derek Hough the first professional to win the competition three times.
Florence Henderson, who competed in this season, died on November 24, 2016. This marks the first death of a contestant in the show's history.
Couples
The 12 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
Bristol Palin returned for the All-Stars season, where she was again paired with Mark Ballas. They finished ninth. †Florence Henderson died November 24, 2016.Scoring chart
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 was the last to be called safe. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the third-place couple.Averages
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (the scores from week 7 are not included). The scoring from week four counts as two dances.
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Audrina Patridge is the only star to not land on this list
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
Weekly scores and songs
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
Week 2
Week 3: Story Week
Week 4: Acoustic Music/Double-scoring Week
Week 5: TV Theme Week
Week 6: Rock Week
Week 7: 200th Episode Week
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Guest judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli
Week 8: Instant Choreography Week
Week 9: Semifinals Week
Week 10: Finals Week
Dance chart
Judges' highest scoring dance Judges' lowest scoring dance Dance was not scoredGuest performances on results episodes
In addition to recapping the week's earlier performances by the competitors, each results show features one or more guest musical performers/acts who perform at least one song. During each song, guest dancers perform a choreographed dance.
Santana performed "Oye Como Va", while Corky Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Kym Johnson, and Anna Trebunskaya danced. Daughtry performed "September", featuring guest professional dancers. Santana performed two duets: one with India.Arie ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps") while Karina Smirnoff and Louis Van Amstel danced, and another with Chris Daughtry ("Photograph"), featuring Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, and Lacey Schwimmer dancing.
Janelle Monáe performed "Tightrope", which featured her own dancers. Seal performed "Weight of My Mistakes", with Cheryl Burke, Chelsie Hightower, Kym Johnson, and Lacey Schwimmer dancing.
This episode also featured a Macy's Stars of Dance performance choreographed by Rich and Tone.
Michael Bolton performed "Hallelujah" and dancing was performed by Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts. Ne-Yo performed "One in a Million" featuring his own dancers, and Mark Ballas and Valentin Chmerkovskiy both played instruments and danced to "Toxic", partnered by Tanisha Belnap and Lacey Schwimmer, respectively.
The Goo Goo Dolls sang two songs: "Iris" and "Not Broken", while Chantel Aguirre, Dmitry Chaplin, Jason Glover, and Chelsie Hightower danced.
Florence and the Machine performed "Dog Days Are Over" and featured their own dancers in a choreographed number.
This episode also featured the Macy's Stars of Dance performing a number from Forever Tango, the longest running tango show in Broadway history.
Jason Derülo sang "In My Head" and "Georgia on My Mind".
The Mwano family performed "Beggin'", featuring the Mwano brothers, Chelsie Hightower, Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, and Anna Trebunskaya dancing.
Shakira featured her own dancers while she sang her hit song "Loca".
Heart sang "Barracuda". Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, Peta Murgatroyd, Karina Smirnoff, Louis Van Amstel, and Damian Whitewood danced to the number.
Kylie Minogue sang "Get Outta My Way" and featured her own dancers.
Macy's Stars of Dance presented a performance from the School of Rock band choreographed by Travis Wall.
Taylor Swift sang "Mine" and "White Horse". Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, and Lacey Schwimmer danced during Swift's first number.
Rod Stewart sang "I Get a Kick out of You" while Peta Murgatroyd and Damian Whitewood danced.
Macy's Stars of Dance presented the cast of Mary Poppins, who performed "Step In Time".
Taio Cruz sang "Dynamite" while Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Kym Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd and Louis Van Amstel danced. John Legend and the Roots performed two numbers: "Wake Up Everybody" and "Ordinary People". The first featured Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, and Chelsie Hightower dancing, and the second showcased Mark Ballas and Jeanine Mason.
Emily Bear sang "Tutti Frutti" and was accompanied by Tyler Goldman, Sophia Latessa, Eric Linder, and Rickie Taylor.
Annie Lennox performed "Universal Child" with Brandon Bryant and Britt Stewart dancing, and also sang "Little Bird", showcasing Jaimie Goodwin, Jillian Meyers, Taja Riley and Ellenore Scott in a dance performance.
Enrique Iglesias performed "I Like It", which featured Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Kym Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd, Louis Van Amstel, and Damian Whitewood dancing.
Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough designed a dance for this episode in which viewers submitted votes in the weeks beforehand. Viewers submitted requests for the style of dance (Cha-cha-cha), song (Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"), and professionals to perform the dance (Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough). Also, Dancing with the Stars held an online contest in which viewers could submit concepts (costumes, story, etc.) for the dance and were eligible to win a free trip to the show. The viewers then voted on the finalists. Abby Stonewall Kapp from Charlotte, North Carolina, won with her idea of a 1950s themed dance.
Christina Aguilera performed two songs: "Show Me How You Burlesque" (featuring the Burlesque dancers), and "Beautiful" (featuring her own dancers).
Fan voting influence
Despite getting the lowest scores from the judges for a number of weeks, Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas avoided being eliminated during the season. This attracted media attention and speculation. Questions were raised about the integrity of the public voting process including allegations of fraudulent online voting using multiple e-mail addresses. Executives at ABC and the show's executive producer, Conrad Green, stated that "checks and balances" in the system, including IP address verification, prevent such voting practices, and that "[t]here's nothing in the voting that looks dissimilar to previous seasons."