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Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010, on the ABC network.
The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough won the competition, while Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya finished second, and ESPN host Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished third.[1]
This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor, joined the cast of professionals this season. Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro was season three, also returned, while Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest-tenured professional on the show, having appeared on all of the first ten seasons.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film & television actress | Eliminated 1st | |||
| Apollo 11 astronaut | Eliminated 2nd | |||
| All My Children actor | Eliminated 3rd | |||
| Reality television personality | Eliminated 4th | |||
| The Bachelor star | Eliminated 5th | |||
| Playboy model & actress | Eliminated 6th | |||
| Comedian, actress & host | Eliminated 7th | |||
| NFL wide receiver | Eliminated 8th | |||
| ESPN sportscaster | Third place | |||
| Olympic figure skater | Runners-up | |||
| Pussycat Dolls singer | Winners |
Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season due to her commitments on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight. On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on Good Morning America that his new co-host would be season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.
The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger, while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger .
Color key:
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Nicole & Derek | 1st | 23 | 25+25=50 | 26+10= | 27+27= | 29+30= | 30+29= | 28+27+30= | bgcolor=gold | +30= | ||||||||||
| Evan & Anna | 2nd | 23 | 24 | 47 | 26+26= | 27 | 21+6=27 | 30+24= | 27+26=53 | 29+30= | 28+24+28= | bgcolor=silver | +28= | |||||||
| Erin & Maks | 3rd | 21 | 23 | 44 | 23 | 18+21=39 | 22 | 25+9=34 | bgcolor=lightblue | 27+24=51 | 28+25=53 | 27+29=56 | bgcolor=tan | 29+26+26=81 | ||||||
| Chad & Cheryl | 4th | 18 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 21+23=44 | 18 | 24+7=31 | 25+27=52 | 21+24=45 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 27+25= | ||||||||
| Niecy & Louis | 5th | 18 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 18+18=36 | 18 | bgcolor=lightblue | 21+5=26 | 25+24= | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 23+20= | ||||||||
| Pamela & Damian | 6th | 21 | 22 | bgcolor=lightblue | 43 | 21 | 23+24=47 | bgcolor=lightblue | 21 | 22+8=30 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 24+27=51 | ||||||||
| Jake & Chelsie | 7th | 20 | 20 | 40 | bgcolor=lightblue | 21 | 19+19=38 | 23 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 21+4= | ||||||||||
| Kate & Tony | 8th | 16 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 14+18= | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | |||||||||||||
| Aiden & Edyta | 9th | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 15+18=33 | |||||||||||||
| Buzz & Ashly | 10th | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shannen & Mark | 11th | 18 | 20 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
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.
Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Just Begun" — The Jimmy Castor Bunch | |
| Shannen & Mark | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "The Killing Moon" — Nouvelle Vague | |
| Erin & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "TiK ToK" — Ke$ha | |
| Jake & Chelsie | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (7, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rescue Me" — Fontella Bass | |
| Evan & Anna | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "I'll Be" — Edwin McCain | |
| Buzz & Ashly | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cupid" — Sam Cooke | |
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Hold You In My Arms" ― Ray LaMontagne | |
| Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hungry Like the Wolf" — Duran Duran | |
| Kate & Tony | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Viennese waltz | "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel | |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" — ZZ Top |
Each couple performed either the foxtrot or jive. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannen & Mark | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray Charles | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Aiden & Edyta | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra | Safe | |
| Evan & Anna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "The Best Damn Thing" — Avril Lavigne | Safe | |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Love You I Do" — Jennifer Hudson | Safe | |
| Jake & Chelsie | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Hip to be Square" — Huey Lewis and the News | Safe | |
| Buzz & Ashly | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Foxtrot | "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra | Safe | |
| Nicole & Derek | 28 (10, 8, 10) | Jive | "SOS" — Rihanna | Safe | |
| Erin & Maks | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Love Story" — Taylor Swift | Safe | |
| Pamela & Damian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved By You" — Marilyn Monroe | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Chad & Cheryl | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "100 Years" — Five for Fighting | Safe | |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Safe |
Each couple performed either the paso doble, quickstep, or waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Hot Honey Rag" — from Chicago | Safe | |
| Buzz & Ashly | 13 (5, 4, 4) | Waltz | "What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Jake & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Walk Like an Egyptian" — The Bangles | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston, feat. Syreeta Wright | Safe | |
| Chad & Cheryl | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas | Safe | |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals | Safe | |
| Aiden & Edyta | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Hey, Soul Sister" — Train | Safe | |
| Erin & Maks | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Waltz | "See the Day" — Dee C. Lee | Safe | |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Paparazzi" — Lady Gaga | Safe | |
| Nicole & Derek | 23 (8, 6, 9) | Quickstep | "Anything Goes" — Cole Porter, feat. Stacey Kent | Safe |
Each couple performed either the rumba or tango, receiving two sets of scores from the judges: one for technical and one for performance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Technical scores &<br>performance scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maks | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics | Safe |
| 21 (7, 7, 7) | ||||
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Tango | "Wait a Minute" — The Pussycat Dolls, feat. Timbaland | Safe |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | ||||
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Taking Chances" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| 18 (6, 6, 6) | ||||
| Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Rumba | "Live Like We're Dying" — Kris Allen | Eliminated |
| 18 (6, 6, 6) | ||||
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Rumba | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack | Safe |
| 25 (8, 8, 9) | ||||
| Jake & Chelsie | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Tango | "A Girl Like You" — Edwyn Collins | Safe |
| 19 (7, 6, 6) | ||||
| Kate & Tony | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Tango | "For Your Entertainment" — Adam Lambert | Safe |
| 18 (6, 6, 6) | ||||
| Chad & Cheryl | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Rumba | "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| 23 (8, 7, 8) | ||||
| 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "I Can't Make You Love Me" — Bonnie Raitt | Safe | |
| 24 (8, 7, 9) |
Each couple performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "La Bamba" — Ritchie Valens | La Bamba | Safe | |
| Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "The Bare Necessities" — Phil Harris | The Jungle Book | Safe | |
| Erin & Maks | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "You Never Can Tell" — Chuck Berry | Pulp Fiction | Safe | |
| Jake & Chelsie | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Old Time Rock and Roll" — Bob Seger | Risky Business | Safe | |
| 21 (7, 6, 8) | Quickstep | "9 to 5" — Dolly Parton | 9 to 5 | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two | |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" — Simple Minds | The Breakfast Club | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Nicole & Derek | Tango | "Oh, Pretty Woman" — Roy Orbison | Pretty Woman | Safe | ||
| Evan & Anna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" — Aerosmith | Armageddon | Safe |
Each couple performed either the Argentine tango or samba, plus a swing dance marathon for extra points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Comanche" — The Revels | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Evan & Anna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Hey Mama" — The Black Eyed Peas | Safe | |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "El Sonido de la Milonga" — Campo | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Erin & Maks | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Samba | "When I Get You Alone" — Robin Thicke | Safe | |
| Chad & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "Mas de lo Mismo" — Tanghetto | Safe | |
| Nicole & Derek | 26 (9, 7, 10) | Samba | "María" — Ricky Martin | Safe | |
| Pamela & Damian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Argentine tango | "Enjoy the Silence" — Depeche Mode | Safe | |
| Jake & Chelsie | 4 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | ||
| Niecy & Louis | 5 | ||||
| Evan & Anna | 6 | ||||
| Chad & Cheryl | 7 | ||||
| Pamela & Damian | 8 | ||||
| Erin & Maks | 9 | ||||
| Nicole & Derek | 10 | ||||
Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus a team cha-cha-cha. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maks | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool" — Barry Manilow | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Chad & Cheryl | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Sparks" — Coldplay | Safe | |
| Nicole & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | Safe | ||
| Pamela & Damian | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "At This Moment" — Billy & the Beaters | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Niecy & Louis | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "You're the Top" — Cole Porter | Safe | |
| Evan & Anna | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows" — Jazmine Sullivan | Safe | |
| Chad & Cheryl Nicole & Derek Pamela & Damian | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha (Team Gaga) | "Telephone" — Lady Gaga, feat. Beyoncé | ||
| Erin & Maks Evan & Anna Niecy & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha (Team Madonna) | "Holiday" — Madonna | ||
Each couple performed two unlearned dances, the second of which had to reflect the style of a particular era. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Era | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | bgcolor=darkgray | "Sweet Dreams" — Beyoncé | Safe | |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | 1960s | "Love Man" — Otis Redding | |||
| Niecy & Louis | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | bgcolor=darkgray | "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher | Eliminated | |
| 20 (7, 6, 7) | Paso doble | 1990s | "Rhythm is a Dancer" — Snap! | |||
| Erin & Maks | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Argentine tango | bgcolor=darkgray | "Una Música Brutal" — Gotan Project | Safe | |
| 25 (8, 8, 9) | Rumba | 1980s | "Missing You" — John Waite | |||
| Evan & Anna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | bgcolor=darkgray | "Open Arms" — Journey | Safe | |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | Futuristic | "Bulletproof" — La Roux | |||
| Nicole & Derek | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | bgcolor=darkgray | "Haven't Met You Yet" — Michael Bublé | Safe | |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | 1950s | "Spanish Guitar" — Bo Diddley |
Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maks | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "February Song" — Josh Groban | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "U Got the Look" — Prince | ||
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "El Capitalismo Foráneo" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Kiss" — Prince | ||
| Chad & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red | Eliminated |
| 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Alejandro" — Lady Gaga | ||
| Evan & Anna | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence |
On the first night, the three couples performed two dances: a redemption dance selected by one of the judges, which was a style they had already performed earlier in the competition and their freestyle routine.[2] On the second night, the final three couples performed their favorite dance, which for all three was the Argentine tango. After the third place couple was eliminated, the two remaining couples performed one final dance.[3] Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judge | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maks | Bruno Tonioli | Samba | "Mi swing es tropical" — Quantic & Nikodemus | |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | Freestyle | "Alone" — Heart | ||
| Evan & Anna | Len Goodman | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Piano Man" — Billy Joel |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle | "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins | ||
| Nicole & Derek | Carrie Ann Inaba | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Rumba | "The Lady in Red" — Chris De Burgh |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley |
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maks | 26 | Argentine tango | "Una Música Brutal" — Gotan Project | bgcolor=tan | Eliminated |
| Nicole & Derek | 30 | Argentine tango | "El Capitalismo Foráneo" — Gotan Project | bgcolor=gold rowspan="2" | Winners |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary" — Ike & Tina Turner | |||
| Evan & Anna | 28 | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows" — Jazmine Sullivan | bgcolor=silver rowspan="2" | Runners-up |
| 28 (10, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Want You to Want Me" — Letters To Cleo |
The couples performed the following each week:
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night 1 | Night 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicole & Derek | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Swing Marathon | Waltz | Team -cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Argentine tango | -cha | Rumba | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Jive |
| Evan & Anna | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Tango | Rumba | Samba | Argentine tango | Team Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | -cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Quickstep | |
| Erin & Maks | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Tango | Jive | Samba | Quickstep | Team Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Samba | Freestyle | Argentine tango | ||
| Chad & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Waltz | Samba | |||||
| Niecy & Louis | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Argentine tango | Quickstep | Team Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | |||||||
| Pamela | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||
| Jake & Chelsie | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | |||||||||||
| Kate & Tony | Viennese waltz | Jive | Paso doble | Tango | Foxtrot | ||||||||||||
| Aiden & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Rumba | |||||||||||||
| Buzz & Ashly | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | ||||||||||||||
| Shannen & Mark | Viennese waltz | Jive | |||||||||||||||
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