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The thirtieth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on ABC on September 20, 2021 and streamed on Hulu[1] and concluded on November 22, 2021. This was the final season to air on ABC before the series moved to Disney+ in 2022.[2]
NBA shooting guard Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach were crowned the champions, while YouTube personality JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson finished in second place, Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke finished in third place, and The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten finished in fourth.[3]
This season featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On August 26, 2021, during the virtual Television Critics Association summer press tour, it was revealed that Suni Lee and JoJo Siwa would be celebrity participants.[4] On September 1, it was reported that Olivia Jade, Amanda Kloots, and Matt James would join them.[5] [6] Before the cast was officially revealed, TMZ reported that The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore,[7] NBA player Iman Shumpert,[8] and actor Brian Austin Green[9] would also compete. Mike "The Miz" Mizanin,[10] Jimmie Allen,[11] and Christine Chiu[12] were also reported to be competing. The full roster of celebrity participants were officially revealed on Good Morning America on September 8.[13] [14]
The season's fifteen professional dancers, announced on September 2, had all performed on the show before, with Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson returning after pregnancies.[15] The lineup dropped Peta Murgatroyd and Keo Motsepe, who had competed in the previous season.[16] For the first time in the series' history, one of the couples was same-sex:[17] celebrity participant JoJo Siwa and professional dancer Jenna Johnson.[18]
On September 10, 2021, it was announced that Sofia Ghavami and Ezra Sosa would be joining the show as professional dancers. Both dancers were showcased as part of the competing couples' dances throughout the season as well as opening numbers, and were also prepared to step in if a pro were unable to compete.[19]
On September 26, professional dancer Cheryl Burke announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 before the season's second episode and had to stay home and quarantine for 10 days.[20] In the episode, Burke and her celebrity partner Cody Rigsby were judged on rehearsal footage.[21] Rigsby tested positive for COVID-19 a few days later, though the two continued to compete, dancing together via live feed in their respective homes during week three.[22] As of October 6, Burke was cleared to return to the ballroom, and Rigsby returned in-person during the first "Disney Week" episode.[23]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film & television actor | Eliminated 1st | [24] | ||
| Bling Empire cast member | Eliminated 2nd | [25] | ||
| Television actor | Eliminated 3rd | [26] | ||
| The Bachelor star | Eliminated 4th | |||
| Spice Girls singer | Eliminated 5th | [27] | ||
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member | Eliminated 6th | [28] | ||
| WWE wrestler | Eliminated 7th | [29] | ||
| Social media personality | Eliminated 8th | [30] | ||
| Country singer | Eliminated 9th | |||
| Film & television actress | Eliminated 10th | [31] | ||
| Olympic artistic gymnast | Eliminated 11th | |||
| The Talk co-host | Fourth place | [32] | ||
| Peloton instructor & fitness personality | Third place | |||
| YouTube personality, dancer & singer | Runners-up | |||
| NBA shooting guard | Winners |
Alongside the season renewal announcement on March 30, 2021, it was revealed that Tyra Banks would return as host, with Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli returning as judges.[33] For this season, each of the four judges was allowed a single vote on which dancer they would like to save. In the event of a tie vote amongst the four judges, Len's vote was considered the tie-breaker. This rule change has caused some controversy in the way it's been explained on the show, as many saw this as Len having an unfair advantage in determining which dancer is eliminated.[34] [35] [36] On November 16, a day after the semi-finals, Derek Hough announced that he tested positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19.[37] On November 22, 2021, it was announced Julianne Hough would fill in for her brother Derek as a guest judge for the finale.[38]
The highest score each week is indicated in . The lowest score each week is indicated in .
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| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| Iman & Daniella | 1st | 21 | 25 | 46 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 32+2=34 | 35 | 37+38=75 | bgcolor=gold | 40+40= | |||||
| JoJo & Jenna | 2nd | 31 | 35 | 35 | 70 | bgcolor=lightblue | 39 | 39+2=41 | 40+40= | bgcolor=silver | 40+40= | |||||||
| Cody & Cheryl | 3rd | 24 | 24 | 48 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 32 | 36 | 34+2=36 | 38 | 35+36= | bgcolor=tan | 36+40= | ||||
| Amanda & Alan | 4th | 28 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 33+1=34 | 40+2= | bgcolor=lightblue | 39+40=79 | bgcolor=d1c571 | 38+40=78 | |||||
| Suni & Sasha | 5th | 28 | 28 | 56 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 36 | bgcolor=lightblue | 36 | 33+1=34 | 40+2= | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 37+38=75 | |||
| Melora & Artem | 6th | 26 | 27 | 53 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 36+2=38 | bgcolor=lightblue | 40+2= | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 36+36=72 | ||||||
| Jimmie & Emma | 7th | 22 | 27 | 49 | 20 | 30+2=32 | 35 | 67 | 34 | 38 | 38 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | ||||||
| Olivia & Val | 8th | 25 | 27 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 70 | bgcolor=lightblue | 36 | 36 | 38+4= | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 36 | |||||
| The Miz & Witney | 9th | 24 | 26 | 50 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 32 | 34 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | |||||||
| Kenya & Brandon | 10th | 26 | 24 | 50 | bgcolor=lightblue | 21 | 29 | 30 | bgcolor=lightblue | 59 | 36 | |||||||
| Melanie & Gleb | 11th | 27 | 30 | 57 | 22 | 31 | 35 | 66 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 36 | ||||||||
| Matt & Lindsay | 12th | 24 | 22 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 31 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 57 | |||||||||
| Brian & Sharna | 13th | 24 | 23 | 47 | 19 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | ||||||||||||
| Christine & Pasha | 14th | 25 | 24 | bgcolor=lightblue | 49 | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Martin & Britt | 15th | |||||||||||||||||
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.
The official partnerships were revealed to the public during the live broadcast.[39] Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[40] | Dance | Music[41] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie & Gleb | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Wannabe" — Spice Girls | |
| The Miz & Witney | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Butter" — BTS | |
| Iman & Daniella | 21 (7, 4, 5, 5) | Jive | "Hey Ya!" — Outkast | |
| Olivia & Val | 25 (7, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Juice" — Lizzo | |
| Jimmie & Emma | 22 (6, 5, 6, 5) | Tango | "The Way I Are" — Timbaland, feat. Keri Hilson | |
| Melora & Artem | 26 (7, 6, 7, 6) | Tango | "Simply Irresistible" — Robert Palmer | |
| Suni & Sasha | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Stay" — The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber | |
| Cody & Cheryl | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Physical" — Dua Lipa | |
| Amanda & Alan | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull | |
| Martin & Britt | 13 (4, 3, 3, 3) | Paso doble | "You're the Best" — Joe Esposito | |
| Kenya & Brandon | 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat, feat. SZA | |
| Christine & Pasha | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Tango | "Glamorous" — Fergie & Ludacris | |
| Matt & Lindsay | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Give It to Me Baby" — Rick James | |
| Brian & Sharna | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Skate" — Silk Sonic | |
| JoJo & Jenna | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet |
The couples performed one unlearned dance, and are listed in the order they performed.
Cheryl Burke tested positive for COVID-19 the day before the live show. As a result, Cody & Cheryl did not dance live and were instead judged on their studio rehearsal footage.
| Couple | Scores[42] | Dance | Music[43] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt & Lindsay | Samba | "Levitating" — Dua Lipa | Safe | ||
| Olivia & Val | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Better Days" — Ant Clemons & Justin Timberlake | Safe | |
| Kenya & Brandon | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hot Stuff" — Donna Summer | Safe | |
| The Miz & Witney | 26 (7, 5, 7, 7) | Tango | "Nothin' but a Good Time" — Poison | Safe | |
| Brian & Sharna | 23 (6, 5, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Say You Won't Let Go" — James Arthur | Safe | |
| Christine & Pasha | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Despacito" — Daddy Yankee & Luis Fonsi | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Jimmie & Emma | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Make Me Want To" — Jimmie Allen | Safe | |
| Amanda & Alan | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" — Ray Chew | Safe | |
| JoJo & Jenna | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande | Safe | |
| Iman & Daniella | 25 (7, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "U Know What's Up" — Donell Jones | Safe | |
| Martin & Britt | 15 (4, 3, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Twist and Shout" — The Isley Brothers | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Melora & Artem | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Rumba | "All by Myself" — Celine Dion | Safe | |
| Cody & Cheryl | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Don't Go Yet" — Camila Cabello | Safe | |
| Melanie & Gleb | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Here Comes the Sun" — The Beatles | Safe | |
| Suni & Sasha | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It" — Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin | Safe |
Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The couples performed one unlearned dance to songs by pop artist Britney Spears. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Due to both Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke testing positive for COVID-19 and being in quarantine, their dance was performed via live feed from their respective homes. Derek Hough also missed the live show "out of an abundance of caution" because he had a "possible COVID-19 exposure,"[44] although his test came back negative.
| Couple | Scores[45] | Dance | Britney Spears music[46] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda & Alan | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Circus" | Safe | |
| Iman & Daniella | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Tango | "Piece of Me" | Safe | |
| Christine & Pasha | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Stronger" | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| JoJo & Jenna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "...Baby One More Time" | Safe | |
| Kenya & Brandon | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Womanizer" | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Brian & Sharna | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Tango | "Till the World Ends" | Safe | |
| Melora & Artem | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop! Remix)" | Safe | |
| Melanie & Gleb | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Tango | "Toxic" | Safe | |
| Jimmie & Emma | 20 (6, 6, 8) | Salsa | "Outrageous" | Safe | |
| Olivia & Val | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Hold It Against Me" | Safe | |
| Cody & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jazz | "Gimme More" | Safe | |
| Suni & Sasha | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "I'm a Slave 4 U" | Safe | |
| Matt & Lindsay | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Tango | "Scream & Shout" (with will.i.am) | Safe | |
| The Miz & Witney | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Salsa | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Safe |
The couples had to prepare two new dances to be performed on two consecutive nights. On Monday, they performed routines inspired by heroes of Disney films, and on Tuesday, they performed routines inspired by villains. Each couple was also given the Mickey Dance Challenge, where they had to incorporate dance moves that were given to them from Mickey Mouse. The judges decided at the end of the night who they thought incorporated the moves the best in their dance. The winners, Jimmie and Emma, were awarded two extra points. No elimination took place on the first night, but a double elimination occurred on the second night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[47] | Dance | Music | Disney film | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JoJo & Jenna | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" — Ilene Woods | Cinderella | |
| Melanie & Gleb | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jazz | "Step in Time" — Dick Van Dyke | Mary Poppins | |
| Matt & Lindsay | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Incredits" — Michael Giacchino | The Incredibles | |
| Jimmie & Emma | Paso doble | "I'll Make a Man Out of You" — Donny Osmond | Mulan | ||
| Amanda & Alan | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "You'll Be in My Heart" — Phil Collins | Tarzan | |
| Olivia & Val | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" — Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson & Laura Williams | The Lion King | |
| The Miz & Witney | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Friend Like Me" — Will Smith | Aladdin | |
| 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Contemporary | "How Far I'll Go" — Auliʻi Cravalho | Moana | ||
| Brian & Sharna | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "Someday My Prince Will Come" — Ray Chew | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | |
| Suni & Sasha | 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Salsa | "Colombia, Mi Encanto" — Carlos Vives | Encanto | |
| Melora & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Wan'na Be Like You" — Christopher Walken | The Jungle Book | |
| Cody & Cheryl | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Stand Out" — Tevin Campbell | A Goofy Movie | |
| Iman & Daniella | 30 (8, 6, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Let It Go" — Idina Menzel | Frozen |
| Couple | Scores[48] | Dance | Music | Disney film[49] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie & Emma | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Bad Guy" — Billie Eilish | Peter Pan | Safe | |
| Cody & Cheryl | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Gaston" — Jesse Corti & Richard White | Beauty and the Beast | Safe | |
| Melanie & Gleb | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Once Upon a Dream" — Lana Del Rey | Maleficent | Safe | |
| JoJo & Jenna | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Ways to Be Wicked" — Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce & Booboo Stewart | Descendants 2 | Safe | |
| 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Dangerous Woman" — Ariana Grande | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom three | |
| Iman & Daniella | 33 (9, 7, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Arabian Nights" — Bruce Adler | Aladdin | Safe | |
| Melora & Artem | Jazz | "Mother Knows Best" — Melora Hardin | Tangled | Safe | ||
| The Miz & Witney | 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Be Prepared" — Chiwetel Ejiofor | The Lion King | Safe | |
| Brian & Sharna | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "He's a Pirate" — Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer | Pirates of the Caribbean | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated immediately |
| Matt & Lindsay | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Jungle" — X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons | The Jungle Book | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated by judges’ votes |
| Olivia & Val | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Remember Me" — Benjamin Bratt | Coco | Safe | |
| Suni & Sasha | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "I Put a Spell on You" — Annie Lennox | Hocus Pocus | Safe | |
| Amanda & Alan | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Call Me Cruella" — Florence and the Machine | Cruella | Safe |
The couples performed one unlearned dance to songs from the musical Grease. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[50] | Dance | Music from Grease[51] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia & Val | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Summer Nights" — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Melora & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" — Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, Dinah Manoff & Jamie Donnelly | Safe | |
| Iman & Daniella | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" — Olivia Newton-John | Safe | |
| The Miz & Witney | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" — John Travolta & Jeff Conaway | Safe | |
| Amanda & Alan | 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Beauty School Dropout" — Frankie Avalon | Safe | |
| Suni & Sasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Born to Hand Jive" — Sha Na Na | Safe | |
| Jimmie & Emma | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Sandy" — John Travolta | Safe | |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" — Stockard Channing | Safe | ||
| JoJo & Jenna | Foxtrot | "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" — Olivia Newton-John | Safe | ||
| Melanie & Gleb | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want" — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| Cody & Cheryl | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "We Go Together" — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Safe |
The couples performed one unlearned dance inspired by a horror film or television series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[52] | Dance | Music | Horror film/show[53] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Miz & Witney | 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Paso doble | "Wicked Games" — RAIGN | Hellraiser | Safe | |
| 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "Take My Breath" — The Weeknd | Arachnophobia | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated | |
| JoJo & Jenna | Jazz | "Anything Goes" — District 78, feat. Patrice Covington | It | Safe | ||
| Cody & Cheryl | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "There Will Be Blood" — Kim Petras | American Psycho | Safe | |
| Jimmie & Emma | 38 (10, 9, 10, 9) | Contemporary | "Say Something" — Daniel Jang | A Quiet Place | Safe | |
| Olivia & Val | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Beggin'" — Måneskin | The Purge | Safe | |
| Melora & Artem | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Hound Dog" — Elvis Presley | Cujo | Safe | |
| Iman & Daniella | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "I Got 5 on It (Tethered Mix)" — Luniz, feat. Michael Marshall | Us | Safe | |
| Suni & Sasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Bad Habits" — Ed Sheeran | The Vampire Diaries | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Amanda & Alan | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Paint It Black" — Ciara | Saw | Safe |
The couples performed one unlearned dance, and a dance relay with two other couples for extra points, to songs by Queen. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[54] | Dance | Queen music[55] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda & Alan | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Safe | |
| Olivia & Val | 38 (10, 8, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Fat Bottomed Girls" | Safe | |
| Iman & Daniella | 32 (9, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Another One Bites the Dust" | Safe | |
| Jimmie & Emma | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love" | Safe | |
| The Miz & Witney | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Radio Ga Ga'' | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated |
| JoJo & Jenna | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Body Language" | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom two |
| Suni & Sasha | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "We Will Rock You" | Safe | |
| Cody & Cheryl | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "You're My Best Friend" | Safe | |
| Melora & Artem | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Killer Queen" | Safe | |
| The Miz & Witney | 0 | Jive Relay | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | ||
| Iman & Daniella | 2 | ||||
| Cody & Cheryl | 2 | ||||
| JoJo & Jenna | 0 | Foxtrot Relay | "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) | ||
| Olivia & Val | 4 | ||||
| Jimmie & Emma | 0 | ||||
| Amanda & Alan | 1 | Viennese waltz Relay | "We Are the Champions" | ||
| Suni & Sasha | 1 | ||||
| Melora & Artem | 2 | ||||
The couples performed one unlearned dance, and a dance-off for two extra points, to songs by Janet Jackson. Two couples were sent home at the end of the night in a double elimination.[56] Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[57] | Dance | Janet Jackson music[58] | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie & Emma | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Escapade" | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated by judges’ votes |
| Suni & Sasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "All for You" | Safe | |
| Melora & Artem | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "If" | bgcolor=lightblue | Bottom three |
| Olivia & Val | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Any Time, Any Place" | bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated immediately |
| Cody & Cheryl | 38 (10, 10, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Black Cat" | Safe | |
| Amanda & Alan | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jazz | "Miss You Much" | Safe | |
| Iman & Daniella | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rhythm Nation" | Safe | |
| JoJo & Jenna | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Feedback" | Safe |
| Judge | Dance | Janet Jackson music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suni & Sasha | Bruno Tonioli | Salsa | "Made for Now (Latin version)" (with Daddy Yankee) | Winners |
| Jimmie & Emma | Losers | |||
| JoJo & Jenna | Carrie Ann Inaba | Rumba | "That's the Way Love Goes" | Winners |
| Olivia & Val | Losers | |||
| Melora & Artem | Derek Hough | Foxtrot | "Again" | Winners |
| Iman & Daniella | Losers | |||
| Amanda & Alan | Len Goodman | Cha-cha-cha | "Together Again" | Winners |
| Cody & Cheryl | Losers |
During the first round, the couples performed a redemption dance to a new song that was coached by one of the four judges. In the second round, they performed one unlearned dance. Two couples were sent home at the end of the night in a double elimination. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Judge | Scores[59] | Dance | Music[60] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody & Cheryl | Bruno Tonioli | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Danza Kuduro" — Don Omar & Lucenzo | Safe |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "La cumparsita" — Forever Tango | |||
| Melora & Artem | Len Goodman | 36 (8, 10, 9, 9) | Rumba | "I Don't Want to Wait" — Paula Cole | Eliminated immediately |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Thunder" — Imagine Dragons | |||
| Suni & Sasha | Carrie Ann Inaba | 37 (10, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Haven't Met You Yet" — Michael Bublé | Eliminated by judges' votes |
| 38 (10, 9, 10, 9) | Contemporary | "Gravity" — Sara Bareilles | |||
| JoJo & Jenna | Len Goodman | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Before You Go" (piano version) — Lewis Capaldi | |||
| Derek Hough | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Tango | "Telephone" — Martynas | Safe | |
| 38 (10, 9, 10, 9) | Jazz | "Dark Fantasy" — Kanye West | |||
| Amanda & Alan | Len Goodman | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Titanium" — David Guetta, feat. Sia | Bottom three |
| Contemporary | "Live Your Life" — Lenii |
Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.
During the first round, the couples performed a fusion dance of two dance styles. In the second round, the couples performed their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Because Derek Hough tested positive for COVID-19, Julianne Hough filled in as guest judge.
| Couple | Scores[61] | Dance | Music[62] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda & Alan | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Paso doble &<br> | "Never Tear Us Apart" — Bishop Briggs | Fourth place |
| Freestyle | "A Sky Full of Stars" — Coldplay | |||
| Cody & Cheryl | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha & Paso doble | "Free Your Mind" — En Vogue | Third place |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Symphony No. 5" — Ludwig van Beethoven &<br />"Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels (Just Dance version)" — Todrick Hall | ||
| JoJo & Jenna | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha & Tango | "I Love It" — Icona Pop, featuring Charli XCX | Runners-up |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Born This Way" — Lady Gaga | ||
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha & Foxtrot | "September" — Earth, Wind & Fire | Winners | |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Lose Control" — Missy Elliott, feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop & "Bounce" — DJ Clent |
The couples performed the following each week:
| Week | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night 1 | Night 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Iman & Daniella | Jive | Rumba | Tango | Foxtrot | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Tango | Jazz | Cha-cha-cha & Foxtrot | Freestyle | |
| JoJo & Jenna | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Jazz | Tango | Foxtrot | Salsa | Rumba | Argentine tango | & Tango | Freestyle | |
| Cody & Cheryl | Tango | Salsa | Jazz | Jive | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Paso doble | cha | Salsa | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle |
| Amanda & Alan | Tango | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Argentine tango | Jive | Viennese waltz | Jazz | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Paso doble &<br> | Freestyle | |
| Suni & Sasha | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Tango | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Samba | Salsa | Foxtrot | |||
| Melora & Artem | Tango | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jazz | Viennese waltz | Jive | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Rumba | |||
| Jimmie & Emma | Tango | Rumba | Salsa | Paso doble | Jazz | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | |||||
| Olivia & Val | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Tango | Samba | Jazz | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Argentine tango | Rumba | ||||
| The Miz & Witney | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Jive | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Jive | ||||||
| Kenya & Brandon | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Argentine tango | |||||||||
| Melanie & Gleb | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Tango | Jazz | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | |||||||||
| Matt & Lindsay | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Tango | Quickstep | Paso doble | ||||||||||
| Brian & Sharna | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Waltz | Paso doble | ||||||||||
| Christine & Pasha | Tango | Salsa | Paso doble | ||||||||||||
| Martin & Britt | Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||||||