View source for Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 12

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox television season
| bgcolor      = #AE1D1A
| image        = dwts12.jpg
| caption      = Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancers [[Cheryl Burke]] and [[Dmitry Chaplin]]
| module1      = {{Infobox reality competition season
| host                 = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tom Bergeron]]
* [[Brooke Burke]]
}}
| judges               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Carrie Ann Inaba]]
* [[Len Goodman]]
* [[Bruno Tonioli]]
}}
| celebrity_winner     = [[Hines Ward]]
| professional_winner  = [[Kym Johnson]]
}}
| num_episodes = 19
| network      = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired  = {{Start date|2011|03|21}}
| last_aired   = {{End date|2011|05|24}}
}}
'''Season twelve''' of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' premiered on March 21, 2011, on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network.
[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] wide receiver [[Hines Ward]] and [[Kym Johnson]] were the winners of the competition, while actress [[Kirstie Alley]] and [[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]] finished second, and [[Disney]] star [[Chelsea Kane]] and [[Mark Ballas]] finished third.
==Cast==
===Couples===
This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. The cast was revealed on February 28, 2011, during ''[[The Bachelor (American TV series)|The Bachelor]]'',<ref name="Hitfix" /> and the professional partners were revealed on March 2.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rizzo|first=Monica|title=Pairs Unveiled for New Season of Dancing with the Stars|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20470199,00.html|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110328045932/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20470199,00.html|archive-date=March 28, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] artist [[Romeo Miller|Romeo]], who had been slated to appear on [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 2)|season 2]] before he had to withdraw due to an injury, was one of the contestants to compete this season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/romeo-reveals-plans-to-avenge-dad-master-ps-low-dancing-scores-pulled-over-by-police-for-being-on-the-show_article_45088 |title=Romeo Plans To Avenge Dad Master P’s Low 'Dancing' Scores |date=March 10, 2011 |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314015324/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/romeo-reveals-plans-to-avenge-dad-master-ps-low-dancing-scores-pulled-over-by-police-for-being-on-the-show/58186 |archive-date=March 14, 2011 |access-date=March 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was also the first season to feature a dance troupe, which consisted of six dancers: [[Oksana Dmytrenko]], [[Tristan MacManus]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |title=Tristan MacManus, just cuz |work=New York Post |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/tristan_macmanus_just_cuz_evvO4hKlD60z5Czq6lle3K |url-status=dead |access-date=November 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123024350/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/tristan_macmanus_just_cuz_evvO4hKlD60z5Czq6lle3K |archive-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> [[Peta Murgatroyd]], [[Kiki Nyemchek]], Nicole Volynets, and Ted Volynets.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Adam |title=Washington Post Article |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/peta-murgatroyd-ted-volynets/2011/04/05/AFVzBojC_photo.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112073414/http://www.washingtonpost.com/peta-murgatroyd-ted-volynets/2011/04/05/AFVzBojC_photo.html |archive-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Celebrity
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notability
! scope="col" | Professional partner
! scope="col" | Status
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mike|Catherwood|Michael Catherwood}}
|Radio personality
| {{sortname|Lacey|Schwimmer}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 1st<br><small>on March 29, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wendy|Williams}}
|Talk show host & author
| {{sortname|Tony|Dovolani}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 2nd<br><small>on April 5, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sugar Ray|Leonard}}
| Professional [[Boxing|boxer]]
| {{sortname|Anna|Trebunskaya}}
| style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 3rd<br><small>on April 12, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petra|Němcová}}
|Supermodel
| {{sortname|Dmitry|Chaplin}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 4th<br><small>on April 19, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chris|Jericho}}
|[[WWE]] wrestler
| {{sortname|Cheryl|Burke}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 5th<br><small>on April 26, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kendra|Wilkinson}}
|Model & reality television personality
| {{sortname|Louis|van Amstel}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 6th<br><small>on May 3, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Romeo||Romeo Miller}}
|Rapper & actor
| {{sortname|Chelsie|Hightower}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 7th<br><small>on May 10, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ralph|Macchio}}
|Film actor
| {{sortname|Karina|Smirnoff}}
|style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 8th<br><small>on May 17, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chelsea|Kane}}
|[[Disney Channel]] actress
| {{sortname|Mark|Ballas}}
| style="background:tan;"|Third place<br><small>on May 24, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kirstie|Alley}}
|Film & television actress
| {{sortname|Maksim|Chmerkovskiy}}
| style="background:silver;"|Runners-up<br><small>on May 24, 2011</small>
|-
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hines|Ward}}
| [[National Football League|NFL]] wide receiver
| {{sortname|Kym|Johnson}}
| style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''<br><small>on May 24, 2011</small>
|}
;Future appearances
Kirstie Alley returned for the [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 15)|All-Stars]] season, where she was again paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
===Host and judges===
[[Carrie Ann Inaba]], [[Bruno Tonioli]], and [[Len Goodman]] returned to the show as judges, while [[Tom Bergeron]] and [[Brooke Burke]] returned as co-hosts.<ref name="Hitfix">{{cite web|last=Fienberg|first=Daniel|title=ABC sets 'Dancing with the Stars' premiere, delays 'Cougar Town' return|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/abc-sets-dancing-with-the-stars-premiere-delays-cougar-town-return|publisher=Hitfix|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105011617/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/abc-sets-dancing-with-the-stars-premiere-delays-cougar-town-return|archive-date=November 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Scoring chart==
The highest score each week is indicated in {{fontcolor|#004600|'''bold green'''}} with a dagger ({{dagger}}), while the lowest score each week is indicated in {{fontcolor|#800000|''italicized red''}} with a double-dagger ({{double-dagger}}).
'''Color key:'''
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
{{legend|gold|Winners}}
{{legend|silver|Runners-up}}
{{legend|tan|Third place}}
{{legend|#f4c7b8|Eliminated}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|+''Dancing with the Stars'' (season 12) - Weekly scores
! scope="col" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; | Couple
! scope="col" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; | {{Abbr|Pl.|Place}}
! colspan="12" style="text-align:center; | Week
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 2
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1+2
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 3
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 4
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 5
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 6
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 7
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 8
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 9
! colspan="2" scope="col" | 10
|-
! {{nowrap|Night 1}}
! {{nowrap|Night 2}}
|-
! scope="col" | Hines & Kym
|1st
|21
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''23'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|44
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''25'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|25
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''27'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|27
| {{sort|66|}} | 30+36={{fontcolor|#004600|'''66'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|54|}} | 28+26=54
| {{sort|60|}} | 30+30=60
| {{sort|59|}} | 29+30={{fontcolor|#004600|'''59'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| bgcolor="gold" {{sort|89|}} | +30={{fontcolor|#004600|'''89'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}{{efn|This couple finished in first place.}}
|-
! scope="col" | Kirstie & Maks
|2nd
|23
|20
|43
|21
|22
|23
|26
| {{sort|60|}} | 30+30={{fontcolor|#800000|''60''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|53|}} | 28+25=53
| {{sort|54|}} | 27+27=54
| {{sort|54|}} | 27+27={{fontcolor|#800000|''54''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
| bgcolor="silver" {{sort|84|}} | +30={{fontcolor|#800000|''84''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|This couple finished in second place.}}
|-
! scope="col" | Chelsea & Mark
|3rd
|21
|18
|39
|23
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''26'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|26
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''28'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|64|}} | 30+34=64
| {{sort|55|}} | 29+26={{fontcolor|#004600|'''55'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|73|}} | 28+30+15={{fontcolor|#004600|'''73'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|59|}} | 29+30={{fontcolor|#004600|'''59'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| bgcolor="tan" {{sort|89|}} | +30={{fontcolor|#004600|'''89'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}{{efn|This couple finished in third place.}}
|-
! scope="col" | Ralph & Karina
|4th
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''24'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|21
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''45'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|21
|25
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''22''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
|24
| {{sort|66|}} | 30+36={{fontcolor|#004600|'''66'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|46|}} | 25+21={{fontcolor|#800000|''46''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" {{sort|48|}} | 25+23={{fontcolor|#800000|''48''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="8" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Romeo & Chelsie
|5th
|19
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''23'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|42
|20
|23
|26
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''28'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
| {{sort|60|}} | 30+30={{fontcolor|#800000|''60''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" {{sort|52|}} | 27+25=52{{efn|name=Elim}}
| rowspan="7" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Kendra & Louis
|6th
|18
|19
|37
|23
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''18''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''22''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
|25
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" {{sort|61|}} | 30+31=61{{efn|name=Elim}}
| rowspan="6" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Chris & Cheryl
|7th
|19
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''23'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|42
|21
|23
|26
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" |{{fontcolor|#800000|''22''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim}}
| rowspan="5" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Petra & Dmitry
|8th
|18
|18
|36
|{{fontcolor|#004600|'''25'''}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}
|23
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" |{{fontcolor|#800000|''22''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim}}
| rowspan="4" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Sugar Ray & Anna
|9th
|17
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''17''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
|34
|20
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" |21{{efn|name=Elim}}
| rowspan="3" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Wendy & Tony
|10th
|14
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''17''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
|31
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" |{{fontcolor|#800000|''15''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:darkgray;" |
|-
! scope="col" | Mike & Lacey
|11th
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''13''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
|{{fontcolor|#800000|''17''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}
| bgcolor="f4c7b8" |{{fontcolor|#800000|''30''}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim|This couple was eliminated.}}
| style="background:darkgray;" |
|}
;Notes
{{notelist}}
==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: First Dances===
The couples danced either the [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-cha]] or [[foxtrot]]. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Foxtrot
| "[[King of Anything]]" — [[Sara Bareilles]]
|-
! scope="row" | Wendy & Tony
| 14 (5, 4, 5)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[I'm Every Woman]]" — [[Chaka Khan]]
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Club Can't Handle Me]]" — [[Flo Rida]], feat. [[David Guetta]]
|-
! scope="row" | Petra & Dmitry
| 18 (6, 6, 6)
| Foxtrot
| "[[Don't Know Why]]" — [[Norah Jones]]
|-
! scope="row" | Romeo & Chelsie
| 19 (7, 6, 6)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Rooty|Romeo]]" — [[Basement Jaxx]]
|-
! scope="row" | Sugar Ray & Anna
| 17 (6, 5, 6)
| Foxtrot
| "[[Huey Lewis & the News|The Power of Love]]" — [[Huey Lewis & the News]]
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 18 (6, 6, 6)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[When Love Takes Over]]" — [[David Guetta]], feat. [[Kelly Rowland]]
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 24 (8, 8, 8)
| Foxtrot
| "[[Ain't That a Kick in the Head?]]" — [[Dean Martin]]
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| 19 (7, 6, 6)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Should I Stay or Should I Go]]" — [[The Clash]]
|-
! scope="row" | Mike & Lacey
| 13 (5, 4, 4)
| Foxtrot
| "[[Cooler Than Me]]" — [[Mike Posner]]
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Cha-cha-cha
|}
===Week 2: First Elimination===
The couples danced either the [[Jive (dance)|jive]] or [[quickstep]]. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | {{nowrap|Sugar Ray & Anna}}
| {{nowrap|17 (6, 5, 6)}}
| Jive
| "[[Sweet Soul Music]]" — [[Arthur Conley]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 19 (7, 6, 6)
| Quickstep
| "[[Gotta Work]]" — [[Amerie]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 18 (6, 5, 7)
| Jive
| "[[I Write Sins Not Tragedies]]" — [[Panic! at the Disco]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Quickstep
| "[[I Got Rhythm]]" — [[Judy Garland]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Petra & Dmitry
| 18 (6, 6, 6)
| Jive
| "[[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]]" — [[Queen (band)|Queen]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 20 (7, 6, 7)
| Quickstep
| "[[Black Horse and the Cherry Tree]]" — [[KT Tunstall]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Mike & Lacey
| 17 (6, 5, 6)
| Jive
| "[[The Boys Are Back in Town]]" — [[Thin Lizzy]]
| bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Romeo & Chelsie
| 23 (7, 8, 8)
| Quickstep
| "[[You're the One That I Want]]" — [[John Travolta]] & [[Olivia Newton-John]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Wendy & Tony
| 17 (6, 5, 6)
| Quickstep
| "[[Rooty|Do Your Thing]]" — [[Basement Jaxx]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Jive
| "[[Nobody but Me (The Isley Brothers song)|Nobody But Me]]" — [[The Human Beinz]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Quickstep
| "[[Part-Time Lover]]" — [[Stevie Wonder]]
| Safe
|}
===Week 3: Personal Story Week===
The couples performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | Wendy & Tony
| 15 (5, 5, 5)
| Foxtrot
| "[[Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life]]" — [[Indeep]]
| bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 23 (7, 8, 8)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Love Like This (The Summer Set album)|Chelsea]]" — [[The Summer Set]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Rumba
| "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]" — [[The Beatles]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Rumba
| "[[Aijuswanaseing|You and Me]]" — [[Musiq Soulchild]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Romeo & Chelsie
| 20 (7, 6, 7)
| Rumba
| "[[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There]]" — [[The Jackson 5]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 25 (9, 8, 8)
| Samba
| "[[Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Fantasy]]" — [[Earth, Wind and Fire]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Petra & Dmitry
| 25 (8, 9, 8)
| Waltz
| "[[You Raise Me Up]]" — [[Josh Groban]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Sugar Ray & Anna
| 20 (7, 6, 7)
| Paso doble
| "[[My Prerogative]]" — [[Bobby Brown]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Rumba
| "[[Over the Rainbow]]" — [[Israel Kamakawiwo'ole]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Rumba
| "[[The Outsiders (film)#Soundtrack|Stay Gold]]" — [[Stevie Wonder]]
| Safe
|}
===Week 4: Classical Week===
The couples performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|[[Classical music|Classical]] Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | Romeo & Chelsie
| {{nowrap|23 (7, 8, 8)}}
| Paso doble
| "[[Palladio (Jenkins)|Palladio]]" — [[Karl Jenkins]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 18 (6, 6, 6)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[Con te partirò|Con te partirò (Time to Say Goodbye)]]" — [[Katherine Jenkins]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | {{nowrap|Sugar Ray & Anna}}
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[Waltz of the Flowers]]" — [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]
| bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Petra & Dmitry
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Paso doble
| "[[Carmen|March of the Toreadors]]" — [[Georges Bizet]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 25 (8, 8, 9)
| Waltz
| "[[Nino Rota|Romeo and Juliet]]" — [[Nino Rota]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 25 (9, 8, 8)
| Paso doble
| "[[Classified (Bond album)|Explosive / Adagio for Strings]]" — [[Bond (band)|Bond]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 26 (9, 8, 9)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[Hedwig's Theme]]" — [[John Williams]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Paso doble
| "[[In the Hall of the Mountain King|I Dovregubbens Hall]]" — [[Edvard Grieg]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 22 (7, 7, 8)
| Waltz
| "[[The Flower Duet]]" — [[Katherine Jenkins]]
| Safe
|}
===Week 5: American Week ===
The couples performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 22 (8, 7, 7)
| Samba
| "[[Sweet Home Alabama]]" — [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| 26 (9, 8, 9)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[America the Beautiful]]" — [[Whitney Houston]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Petra & Dmitry
| 22 (7, 7, 8)
| Quickstep
| "[[Viva Las Vegas (song)|Viva Las Vegas]]" — [[Elvis Presley]]
| bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Romeo & Chelsie
| 26 (9, 8, 9)
| Foxtrot
| "[[Theme from New York, New York|New York, New York]]" — [[Frank Sinatra]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Rumba
| "[[God Bless The USA]]" — [[Lee Greenwood]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Foxtrot
| "[[American Woman]]" — [[The Guess Who]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 22 (8, 7, 7)
| Foxtrot
| "[[The Yankee Doodle Boy|Yankee Doodle Dandy(The Yankee Doodle Boy)]]" — [[James Cagney]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 26 (9, 8, 9)
| Samba
| "[[Party in the U.S.A.]]" — [[Miley Cyrus]]
| Safe
|}
===Week 6: Guilty Pleasure Week===
The couples performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 26 (8, 9, 9)
| Samba
| "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|Baby One More Time]]" — [[Britney Spears]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| 22 (7, 8, 7)
| Tango
| "[[Don't Stop Believin']]" — [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | {{nowrap|Romeo & Chelsie}}
| {{nowrap|28 (10, 9, 9)}}
| Waltz
| "[[My Heart Will Go On]]" — [[Celine Dion]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 28 (10, 9, 9)
| Quickstep
| "[[Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves song)|Walking on Sunshine]]" — [[Katrina and the Waves]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 25 (8, 8, 9)
| Samba
| "[[Livin' la Vida Loca]]" — [[Ricky Martin]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[End of the Road (Boyz II Men song)|End of the Road]]" — [[Boyz II Men]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 24 (8, 8, 8)
| Paso doble
| "[[Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)]]" — [[C+C Music Factory]]
| Safe
|}
===Week 7: Ballroom Greats Week===
''Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: [[Donnie Burns]], Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.''
The six couples were divided into two teams to perform a [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-cha]] team dance, and each couple also performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark<br />Ralph & Karina<br />Romeo & Chelsie
| 30 (8, 8, 7, 7)
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| colspan="2" |"[[Born This Way (song)|Born This Way]]" — [[Lady Gaga]]
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym<br>Kendra & Louis<br>Kirstie & Maks
| 30 (7, 7, 8, 8)
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| colspan="2" |"[[We R Who We R]]" — [[Ke$ha]]
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 34 (8, 9, 8, 9)
| Paso doble
| "[[Ghosts 'N Stuff]]" — [[Deadmau5]], feat. [[Rob Swire]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| 31 (8, 8, 7, 8)
| Tango
| "[[Jalousie (Gade)|Jalousie]]" — [[Billy Fury]]
| bgcolor=f4c7b8 | Eliminated
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 30 (9, 7, 6, 8)
| Jive
| "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]" — [[Ritchie Valens]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| 36 (10, 9, 8, 9)
| Quickstep
| "[[Pencil Full Of Lead]]" — [[Paolo Nutini]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 36 (9, 9, 8, 10)
| Tango
| "Tango Misterioso" — [[Pedro Gomez (dance instructor)|Pedro Gomez]]
| Safe
|-
! scope="row" | Romeo & Chelsie
| 30 (7, 8, 7, 8)
| Samba
| "[[Say Hey (I Love You)]]" — [[Michael Franti & Spearhead]]
| Safe
|}
===Week 8: Instant Choreography Week ===
Each couple performed two dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Chelsea & Mark
| 29 (10, 9, 10)
| Waltz
| "[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)|My Love]]" — [[Sia]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 26 (8, 9, 9)
| Salsa
| "[[Get Busy]]" — [[Sean Paul]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Hines & Kym
| 28 (9, 9, 10)
| Foxtrot
| "[[This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)]]" — [[Natalie Cole]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 26 (9, 9, 8)
| Jive
| "[[Chantilly Lace (song)|Chantilly Lace]]" — [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Romeo & Chelsie
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Tango
| "[[Hold It Against Me]]" — [[Britney Spears]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor=f4c7b8 |Eliminated
|-
| 25 (8, 9, 8)
| Salsa
| "[[Tequila (The Champs song)|Tequila]]" — [[Xavier Cugat]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Ralph & Karina
| 25 (8, 8, 9)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[Unbreakable (Scorpions album)|Maybe I Maybe You]]" — [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 21 (7, 7, 7)
| Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Stuck in the Middle With You]]" — [[Stealers Wheel]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Kirstie & Maks
| 28 (9, 9, 10)
| Argentine tango
| "Cité Tango" — [[Ástor Piazzolla]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 25 (8, 9, 8)
| Salsa
| "[[Cobrastyle]]" — [[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]], feat. [[Mad Cobra]]
|}
===Week 9: Semifinals===
Each couple performed two unlearned dances, plus competed in a "winner takes all" [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-cha]] dance relay. Two couples faced off against each other, with the winners from each match competing against each other for fifteen bonus points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Ralph & Karina
| 25 (8, 9, 8)
| Argentine tango
| "Violentango" — [[Astor Piazzolla]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor=f4c7b8 |Eliminated
|-
| 23 (8, 7, 8)
| Salsa
| "[[I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)]]" — [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Kirstie & Maks
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[21 (Adele album)|One and Only]]" — [[Adele]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Paso doble
| "[[White Room]]" — [[Cream (band)|Cream]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Chelsea & Mark
| 28 (9, 9, 10)
| Argentine tango
| "[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)#Music|Assassin’s Tango]]" — [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Rumba
| "[[Eyes On Fire]]" — [[Blue Foundation]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Hines & Kym
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Argentine tango
| "[[Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps]]" — [[Doris Day]]
| rowspan="2" |Safe
|-
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Salsa
| "[[Hello (The Cat Empire song)|Hello]]" — [[The Cat Empire]]
|}
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|+"Winner Takes All" Cha-cha-cha
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Dance
! scope="col" |Music
! scope="col" |Result
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| rowspan=2|Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Boogie Shoes]]" — [[KC and the Sunshine Band]]
| '''Winners'''
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| "[[Mustang Sally (song)|Mustang Sally]]" — [[Wilson Pickett]]
| Losers
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| rowspan=2|Cha-cha-cha
| "[[Makes Me Wonder]]" — [[Maroon 5]]
| '''Winners'''
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| "[[Walkin' On The Sun]]" — [[Smash Mouth]]
| Losers
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| rowspan=2|Cha-cha-cha
| rowspan=2|"[[Just Dance (song)|Just Dance]]" — [[Lady Gaga]], feat. [[Colby O'Donis]]
| '''Winners'''
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| Losers
|}
===Week 10: Finals===
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 [[Street dance|freestyle]] routine. On the second night, each couple performed their favorite dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
;Night 1
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Judge
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2|Chelsea & Mark
| rowspan="2" | Carrie Ann Inaba
| 29 (10, 9, 10)
| Samba
| "Hip Hip Chin Chin" — [[Club des Belugas]]
|-
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Freestyle
| "Latinos" — [[Proyecto Uno]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2|Kirstie & Maks
| rowspan="2" | Bruno Tonioli
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Samba
| "[[Magalenha]]" — [[Sérgio Mendes]], feat. [[Carlinhos Brown]]
|-
| 27 (9, 9, 9)
| Freestyle
| "[[Fuckin' Perfect|Perfect]]" — [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2|Hines & Kym
| rowspan="2" | Len Goodman
| 29 (10, 9, 10)
| Quickstep
| "[[Puttin' On The Ritz]]" — [[Irving Berlin]]
|-
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Freestyle
| "[[Dancing Machine]]" & "[[I Want You Back]]" — [[The Jackson 5]]
|}
;Night 2
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
|-
! scope="col" |Couple
! scope="col" |Scores
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Dance
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Viennese waltz
| "[[Hedwig's Theme]]" — [[John Williams]]
| bgcolor=tan | Third place
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Cha-cha-cha
| bgcolor=silver | Runners-up
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| 30 (10, 10, 10)
| Samba
| "[[Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Fantasy]]" — [[Earth, Wind, and Fire]]
| bgcolor=gold | '''Winners'''
|}
== Dance chart ==
The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (jive or quickstep)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance
* Week 4: One unlearned dance
* Week 5: One unlearned dance
* Week 6: One unlearned dance
* Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance
* Week 8: One unlearned dance & instant dance
* Week 9 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances & cha-cha-cha dance-off
* Week 10 (Finals, Night 1): Judge's choice dance & freestyle
* Week 10 (Finals, Night 2): Favorite dance of the season
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; line-height:20px"
|+''Dancing with the Stars'' (season 12) - Dance chart
! scope="col" rowspan="3" | Couple
! colspan="16" | Week
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 1
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 2
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 3
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 4
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 5
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | 6
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 7
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 8
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" scope="col" | 9
! colspan="3" scope="col" |10
|-
! colspan="2" |Night 1
! Night 2
|-
! scope="row" | Hines & Kym
| {{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha
| Quickstep
| Samba
| Paso doble
| Rumba
| Viennese waltz
| Team<br>{{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha
| Tango
| Foxtrot
| Jive
| Argentine tango
| Salsa
| rowspan="4" |{{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha<br>{{nowrap|Dance-off}}
| Quickstep
| Freestyle
| Samba
|-
! scope="row" | Kirstie & Maks
| Cha-cha-cha
| Quickstep
| Rumba
| Waltz
| Foxtrot
| Samba
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| Jive
| Argentine tango
| Salsa
| Viennese waltz
| Paso doble
| Samba
| Freestyle
| Cha-cha-cha
|-
! scope="row" | Chelsea & Mark
| Foxtrot
| Jive
| Cha-cha-cha
| Viennese waltz
| Samba
| Quickstep
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| Paso doble
| Waltz
| Salsa
| Argentine tango
| Rumba
| Samba
| Freestyle
| Viennese waltz
|-
! scope="row" | Ralph & Karina
| Foxtrot
| Jive
| Rumba
| Waltz
| Samba
| Paso doble
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| Quickstep
| Viennese waltz
| {{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha
| Argentine tango
| Salsa
| colspan="3" rowspan="8" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | {{nowrap|Romeo &}} Chelsie
| Cha-cha-cha
| Quickstep
| Rumba
| Paso doble
| Foxtrot
| Waltz
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| Samba
| Tango
| Salsa
| colspan="3" rowspan="7" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | Kendra & Louis
| Cha-cha-cha
| Quickstep
| Rumba
| Viennese waltz
| Foxtrot
| Samba
| Team<br>Cha-cha-cha
| Tango
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | Chris & Cheryl
| Cha-cha-cha
| Quickstep
| Rumba
| Paso doble
| Viennese waltz
| Tango
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | Petra & Dmitry
| Foxtrot
| Jive
| Waltz
| Paso doble
| Quickstep
| rowspan="4" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | {{nowrap|Sugar Ray}} & Anna
| Foxtrot
| Jive
| Paso doble
| Viennese waltz
| rowspan="3" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | Wendy & Tony
| Cha-cha-cha
| Quickstep
| Foxtrot
| rowspan="2" style="background:darkgray" |
|-
! scope="row" | Mike & Lacey
| Foxtrot
| Jive
| style="background:darkgray" |
|}
==Ratings==
''Dancing with the Stars'' tied with ''[[Modern Family]]'', a sitcom which also airs on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], for the season's No.&nbsp;5 spot in the age 18–49 demographic of viewers, and placed at No.&nbsp;3 on the rankings of the overall season.<ref name=deadlinehollywood>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Full 2010–2011 TV Season Series Rankings|url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers-135917/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604181311/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers/|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars}}
{{Dancing with the Stars (United States)}}
[[Category:Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)]]
[[Category:2011 American television seasons]]