Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 6 explained

Season six of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2008.

On May 6, Dancing with the Stars had a special two-hour episode to commemorate its 100th episode.

Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas won the competition, while Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and Edyta Śliwińska finished in second place, and actor Cristián de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke finished in third.

Cast

Couples

This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. The contestants were announced during the season finale of by season two contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne.

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
	Magician		Eliminated 1st on March 25, 2008
	Professional tennis player		Eliminated 2nd on March 25, 2008
	Film actor		Eliminated 3rd on April 1, 2008
	Comedian & radio host		Eliminated 4th on April 8, 2008
	Actress & businesswoman		Eliminated 5th on April 15, 2008
	Film & television actress		Eliminated 6th on April 22, 2008
	American Pie actress		Eliminated 7th on April 29, 2008
	R&B singer		Eliminated 8th on May 6, 2008
	Broadway actress		Eliminated 9th on May 13, 2008
	Film & television actor		Third place on May 19, 2008
	NFL defensive end		Runners-up on May 20, 2008
	Olympic figure skater		Winners on May 20, 2008

Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as co-hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

Scoring chart

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:

Couple! scope="col" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;

	Week
1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Kristi & Mark	1st									26+28=54		29+26=55		29+28=		30+30=	+30=
Jason & Edyta	2nd	22		49	23		27	24		29+26=		29+23=52		28+27=55		24+27=	+30=
Cristián & Cheryl	3rd	21	20	41	25	26	bgcolor=lightblue	23	27		25+21=		28+29=		27+29=56	26+26=52
Marissa & Tony	4th	18	21	39		24	24	26	bgcolor=lightblue	27+25=52		25+25=	bgcolor=f4c7b8	26+26=
Mario & Karina	5th	24	26	50	21	24	27	bgcolor=lightblue	28		24+27=51	bgcolor=f4c7b8	27+26=53
Shannon & Derek	6th	21	24	45	24	28	23	24	bgcolor=f4c7b8	27+24=51
Marlee & Fabian	7th	22	24	46	21	24	22	bgcolor=f4c7b8
Priscilla & Louis	8th	24	21	45	26	bgcolor=lightblue	22	bgcolor=f4c7b8
Adam & Julianne	9th		19	34	21	bgcolor=f4c7b8
Steve & Anna	10th	18	16	34	bgcolor=f4c7b8	21
Monica & Jonathan	11th			bgcolor=f4c7b8
Penn & Kym	12th	16	17	bgcolor=f4c7b8	33

Notes

Weekly scores

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

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the foxtrot. The men performed on the first night and the women on the second. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1 (Men)

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Penn & Kym	16 (5, 6, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Fool in Love" — Tina Turner
Jason & Edyta	22 (7, 8, 7)	Foxtrot	"Pride and Joy" — Marvin Gaye
Cristián & Cheryl	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Bang Bang" — David Sanborn
Adam & Julianne	15 (5, 5, 5)	Foxtrot	"Mellow Yellow" — Donovan
Mario & Karina	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Request Line" — The Black Eyed Peas
Steve & Anna	18 (6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Lazy River" — Bobby Darin

Night 2 (Women)

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Shannon & Derek	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Shut Up and Drive" — Rihanna
Monica & Jonathan	15 (5, 5, 5)	Foxtrot	"Bubbly" — Colbie Caillat
Marissa & Tony	18 (6, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Low" — Flo Rida, feat. T-Pain
Priscilla & Louis	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Feeling Good" — Nina Simone
Kristi & Mark	27 (9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"The More I See You" — Michael Bublé
Marlee & Fabian	22 (7, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Get on Your Feet" — Gloria Estefan

Week 2

Each couple performed either the mambo or the quickstep. Two couples were eliminated at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Steve & Anna	16 (6, 5, 5)	Mambo	"I Got a Girl" — Lou Bega	Safe
Cristián & Cheryl	20 (7, 6, 7)	Quickstep	"Americano" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Safe
	15 (5, 5, 5)	Mambo	"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" — En Vogue	bgcolor=f4c7b8	Eliminated
Penn & Kym	17 (6, 6, 5)	Quickstep	"Man with the Hex" — Atomic Fireballs	bgcolor=f4c7b8	Eliminated
Priscilla & Louis	21 (7, 7, 7)	Mambo	"Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa isso prà là)" — Connie Francis	Safe
Shannon & Derek	24 (8, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"Swing with Me" — Jessica Simpson	Safe
Jason & Edyta	27 (9, 9, 9)	Mambo	"Lupita" — Perez Prado	Safe
Marissa & Tony	21 (7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"Flip, Flop and Fly" — The Blues Brothers	Safe
Adam & Julianne	19 (6, 7, 6)	Mambo	"House of Bamboo" — Andy Williams	Safe
Marlee & Fabian	24 (8, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"Mack the Knife" — Ella Fitzgerald	Safe
Kristi & Mark	27 (9, 9, 9)	Mambo	"Hey Baby" — No Doubt, featuring Bounty Killer	Safe
Mario & Karina		Quickstep	"Valerie" — Amy Winehouse	Safe

Week 3

Each couple performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Marlee & Fabian	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"You May Be Right" — Billy Joel	Safe
Steve & Anna	21 (7, 7, 7)	Tango	"Jalousie" — Alfred Hause's Tango Orchestra	bgcolor=f4c7b8	Eliminated
Cristián & Cheryl	25 (8, 8, 9)	Jive	"Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen	Safe
Mario & Karina	21 (7, 6, 8)	Tango	"El Tango de Roxanne" — José Feliciano, Ewan McGregor & Jacek Koman	Safe
	24 (8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Goody Two Shoes" — Adam Ant	Safe
Adam & Julianne	21 (7, 7, 7)	Tango	"I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango" — Alma Cogan	Safe
Marissa & Tony	19 (6, 7, 6)	Jive	"Girlfriend" — Avril Lavigne	Safe
Priscilla & Louis	26 (8, 9, 9)	Tango	"El Choclo" — Lalo Schifrin	Safe
Jason & Edyta	23 (8, 7, 8)	Jive	"I Got a Woman" — Ray Charles	Safe
Kristi & Mark		Tango	"Rio" — Duran Duran	Safe

Week 4

Each couple performed either the paso doble or the Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kristi & Mark	29 (10, 9, 10)	Paso doble	"Blue Monday" — New Order	Safe
Priscilla & Louis	22 (7, 7, 8)	Viennese waltz	"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" — Etta James	bgcolor=lightblue	Bottom two
Adam & Julianne	19 (6, 7, 6)	Paso doble	"The Plaza of Execution" — James Horner	bgcolor=f4c7b8	Eliminated
Marlee & Fabian	24 (8, 8, 8)	Viennese waltz	"She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel	Safe
Mario & Karina	24 (8, 7, 9)	Paso doble	"Higher Ground" — Stevie Wonder	Safe
Jason & Edyta	29 (10, 9, 10)	Viennese waltz	"It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" — James Brown	Safe
Cristián & Cheryl	26 (9, 8, 9)	Paso doble	"La Virgen de la Macarena" — Canadian Brass	Safe
Shannon & Derek	28 (9, 10, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Keep Holding On" — Avril Lavigne	Safe
Marissa & Tony	24 (8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"My Family Is My Life" — James Horner	Safe

Week 5

Each couple performed either the rumba or the samba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Mario & Karina	27 (9, 9, 9)	Samba	"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" — Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb	Safe
Priscilla & Louis	21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack	bgcolor=f4c7b8	Eliminated
Marissa & Tony	24 (8, 8, 8)	Samba	"Tambourine" — Eve	Safe
Cristián & Cheryl	23 (7, 8, 8)	Rumba	"If You're Not the One" — Daniel Bedingfield	bgcolor=lightblue	Bottom two
Marlee & Fabian	22 (7, 7, 8)	Samba	"Samba Hey" — El General	Safe
Kristi & Mark	29 (9, 10, 10)	Rumba	"Say" — John Mayer	Safe
Shannon & Derek	23 (8, 8, 7)	Samba	"Pon de Replay" — Rihanna	Safe
Jason & Edyta	27 (9, 9, 9)	Rumba	"You're All I Need to Get By" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	Safe

Week 6

Each couple performed one unlearned dance and a two-step group dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Jason & Edyta	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Best of My Love" — The Emotions	Safe
Shannon & Derek	24 (8, 8, 8)	Rumba	"True Colors" — Cyndi Lauper	Safe
Marlee & Fabian	21 (7, 7, 7)	Mambo	"Mi Tierra" — Gloria Estefan	bgcolor=f4c7b8	Eliminated
Cristián & Cheryl	27 (9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"Come Fly with Me" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
Marissa & Tony	26 (9, 8, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Delilah" — Tom Jones	Safe
Kristi & Mark	30 (10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Rip it Up" — Little Richard	Safe
Mario & Karina	28 (9, 9, 10)	Rumba	"Let's Get it On" — Marvin Gaye	bgcolor=lightblue	Bottom two
Cristian & Cheryl Jason & Edyta Kristi & Mark Mario & Karina Marissa & Tony Marlee & Fabian Shannon & Derek	No scores received	Group Two-step	"Cotton-Eyed Joe" — The Nashville Riders

Week 7

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Marissa & Tony	27 (9, 9, 9)	Tango	"Champagne Tango" — Carlos Di Sarli	Bottom two
25 (9, 8, 8)	Rumba	"Quando, Quando, Quando" — Engelbert Humperdinck
Cristián & Cheryl	25 (8, 8, 9)	Viennese waltz	"I'll Make Love to You" — Boyz II Men	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Samba	"Sobe Son" — Miami Sound Machine
Kristi & Mark	26 (9, 8, 9)	Viennese waltz	"I'm with You" — Avril Lavigne	Safe
28 (10, 8, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"Don't Stop the Music" — Rihanna
Mario & Karina	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"I'm Your Man" — Leonard Cohen	Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)	Mambo	"Mambo a la Sandoval" — Angel Melendez
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Tango	"Tanguedia II" — Ástor Piazzolla	Eliminated
24 (8, 8, 8)	Mambo	"Ain't Nothing Wrong with That" — Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Jason & Edyta		Quickstep	"The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Safe
26 (9, 8, 9)	Paso doble	"Heavy Action" — Johnny Pearson

Week 8

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kristi & Mark		Quickstep	"Billy a Dick" — Klaus Hallen	Safe
26 (8, 9, 9)	Samba	"Volare" — Gipsy Kings
Mario & Karina	27 (9, 9, 9)	Viennese waltz	"If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys	Eliminated
26 (9, 8, 9)	Jive	"Little Bitty Pretty One" — Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Marissa & Tony	25 (9, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
25 (8, 8, 9)	Mambo	"Ritmo de Chunga" — Perez Prado
Jason & Edyta	29 (10, 9, 10)	Tango	"Tango Barbaro" — Lalo Schifrin	Safe
23 (8, 7, 8)	Samba	"It Had Better Be Tonight" — Michael Bublé
	28 (10, 9, 9)	Tango	"Beat It" — Michael Jackson	Safe
29 (10, 9, 10)	Mambo	"Saca Tu Mujer" — Tito Puente Jr.

Week 9: Semifinals

Each couple performed two dance styles already performed earlier in the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Jason & Edyta	28 (9, 10, 9)	Foxtrot	"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" — Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald	Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)	Paso doble	"El gato montés" — Manuel Penella
Marissa & Tony	26 (9, 9, 8)	Quickstep	"Around the World" — Buddy Greco	Eliminated
26 (8, 9, 9)	Rumba	"Just the Two of Us" — Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Satellite" — Dave Matthews Band	Safe
	Samba	"Sweetheart from Venezuela" — Harry Belafonte
Kristi & Mark	29 (10, 9, 10)	Tango	"Midnight Tango" — Arthur Murray Orchestra	Safe
28 (9, 9, 10)	Jive	"Nutbush City Limits" — Tina Turner

Week 10: Finals

On the first night, all three couples faced off in a group cha-cha-cha, where they received individual scores from the judges, and performed their freestyle routines. On the second night, each couple performed their favorite routine from the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Cristián & Cheryl	26 (8, 9, 9)	Group Cha-cha-cha	"Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie
Jason & Edyta	24 (8, 8, 8)
Kristi & Mark	30 (10, 10, 10)
Kristi & Mark	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"Working Day and Night" — Michael Jackson	Safe
Jason & Edyta	27 (9, 9, 9)	Freestyle	"Miami" — Will Smith	Safe
Cristián & Cheryl	26 (9, 8, 9)	Freestyle	"Suavemente" — Elvis Crespo	Eliminated (Third place)

Night 2

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kristi & Mark	30 (10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Rip It Up" — Little Richard	bgcolor=gold	Winners
Jason & Edyta	30 (10, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

• Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot)
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (paso doble or Viennese waltz)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance (rumba or samba)
• Week 6: One unlearned dance & two-step group dance
• Week 7: Two unlearned dances
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances
• Week 9: Two unlearned dances
• Week 10 (Night 1): Group cha-cha-cha & freestyle
• Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season

Color key:

Couple! colspan="16"

Week
1	2	3	4	5	6		7		8		9		10
Kristi & Mark	Foxtrot	Mambo	Tango	Paso doble	Rumba	Jive	Group	Viennese waltz	-cha	Quickstep	Samba	Tango	Jive	Group -cha	Freestyle	Jive
Jason & Edyta	Foxtrot	Mambo	Jive	Viennese waltz	Rumba	Cha-cha-cha		Quickstep	Paso doble	Tango	Samba	Foxtrot	Paso doble		Freestyle	Quickstep
Cristián & Cheryl	-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Paso doble	Rumba	Foxtrot		Viennese waltz	Samba	Tango	Mambo	Viennese Waltz	Samba		Freestyle
Marissa & Tony	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Paso doble	Samba	Viennese waltz		Tango	Rumba	Foxtrot	Mambo	Quickstep	Rumba
Mario & Karina	Cha-cha-cha	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

Notes

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