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Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 12

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caption	Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancers Cheryl Burke and Dmitry Chaplin
module1	{{Infobox reality competition season
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celebrity_winner	Hines Ward
professional_winner	Kym Johnson
num_episodes	19
network	ABC
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Tom Bergeron
Brooke Burke
Carrie Ann Inaba
Len Goodman
Bruno Tonioli

Season twelve of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 21, 2011, on the 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, and the professional partners were revealed on March 2. Hip-hop artist Romeo, who had been slated to appear on season 2 before he had to withdraw due to an injury, was one of the contestants to compete this season. This was also the first season to feature a dance troupe, which consisted of six dancers: Oksana Dmytrenko, Tristan MacManus, Peta Murgatroyd, Kiki Nyemchek, Nicole Volynets, and Ted Volynets.

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Radio personality		Eliminated 1st
on March 29, 2011
Talk show host & author		Eliminated 2nd
on April 5, 2011
Professional boxer		Eliminated 3rd
on April 12, 2011
Supermodel		Eliminated 4th
on April 19, 2011
WWE wrestler		Eliminated 5th
on April 26, 2011
Model & reality television personality		Eliminated 6th
on May 3, 2011
Rapper & actor		Eliminated 7th
on May 10, 2011
Film actor		Eliminated 8th
on May 17, 2011
Disney Channel actress		Third place
on May 24, 2011
Film & television actress		Runners-up
on May 24, 2011
NFL wide receiver		Winners
on May 24, 2011

;Future appearances Kirstie Alley returned for the 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.

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	Pl.	Week	1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Night 1	Night 2	Hines & Kym	Kirstie & Maks	Chelsea & Mark
1st	21		44		25		27		30+36=		28+26=54		30+30=60		29+30=	89	}}	+30=
2nd	23	20	43	21	22	23	26		30+30=		28+25=53		27+27=54		27+27=	84	}}	+30=
3rd	21	18	39	23		26			30+34=64		29+26=		28+30+15=		29+30=	89	}}	+30=
4th		21		21	25		24		30+36=		25+21=	48	}}	25+23=
5th	19		42	20	23	26			30+30=	52	}}	27+25=52
6th	18	19	37	23			25	61	}}	30+31=61
7th	19		42	21	23	26
8th	18	18	36		23
9th	17		34	20	21
10th	14		31
11th

;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: First Dances

The couples danced either the cha-cha-cha or foxtrot. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance
21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"King of Anything" — Sara Bareilles
14 (5, 4, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"I'm Every Woman" — Chaka Khan
21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Club Can't Handle Me" — Flo Rida, feat. David Guetta
18 (6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Don't Know Why" — Norah Jones
19 (7, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Romeo" — Basement Jaxx
17 (6, 5, 6)	Foxtrot	"The Power of Love" — Huey Lewis & the News
18 (6, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"When Love Takes Over" — David Guetta, feat. Kelly Rowland
24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin
19 (7, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Should I Stay or Should I Go" — The Clash
13 (5, 4, 4)	Foxtrot	"Cooler Than Me" — Mike Posner
23 (8, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Forget You" — Cee Lo Green

Week 2: First Elimination

The couples danced either the jive or quickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
17 (6, 5, 6)	Jive	"Sweet Soul Music" — Arthur Conley	Safe
19 (7, 6, 6)	Quickstep	"Gotta Work" — Amerie	Safe
18 (6, 5, 7)	Jive	"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" — Panic! at the Disco	Safe
23 (8, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"I Got Rhythm" — Judy Garland	Safe
18 (6, 6, 6)	Jive	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" — Queen	Safe
20 (7, 6, 7)	Quickstep	"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" — KT Tunstall	Safe
17 (6, 5, 6)	Jive	"The Boys Are Back in Town" — Thin Lizzy	Eliminated
23 (7, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"You're the One That I Want" — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John	Safe
17 (6, 5, 6)	Quickstep	"Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"Nobody But Me" — The Human Beinz	Safe
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.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
15 (5, 5, 5)	Foxtrot	"Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" — Indeep	Eliminated
23 (7, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Chelsea" — The Summer Set	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Let It Be" — The Beatles	Safe
23 (8, 7, 8)	Rumba	"You and Me" — Musiq Soulchild	Safe
20 (7, 6, 7)	Rumba	"I'll Be There" — The Jackson 5	Safe
25 (9, 8, 8)	Samba	"Fantasy" — Earth, Wind and Fire	Safe
25 (8, 9, 8)	Waltz	"You Raise Me Up" — Josh Groban	Safe
20 (7, 6, 7)	Paso doble	"My Prerogative" — Bobby Brown	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Over the Rainbow" — Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Stay Gold" — Stevie Wonder	Safe

Week 4: Classical Week

The couples performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Classical Music
23 (7, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"Palladio" — Karl Jenkins	Safe
18 (6, 6, 6)	Viennese waltz	"Con te partirò (Time to Say Goodbye)" — Katherine Jenkins	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Waltz of the Flowers" — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Eliminated
23 (8, 7, 8)	Paso doble	"March of the Toreadors" — Georges Bizet	Safe
25 (8, 8, 9)	Waltz	"Romeo and Juliet" — Nino Rota	Safe
25 (9, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"Explosive / Adagio for Strings" — Bond	Safe
26 (9, 8, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Hedwig's Theme" — John Williams	Safe
23 (8, 7, 8)	Paso doble	"I Dovregubbens Hall" — Edvard Grieg	Safe
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.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
22 (8, 7, 7)	Samba	"Sweet Home Alabama" — Lynyrd Skynyrd	Safe
26 (9, 8, 9)	Viennese waltz	"America the Beautiful" — Whitney Houston	Safe
22 (7, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"Viva Las Vegas" — Elvis Presley	Eliminated
26 (9, 8, 9)	Foxtrot	"New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)	Rumba	"God Bless The USA" — Lee Greenwood	Safe
23 (8, 7, 8)	Foxtrot	"American Woman" — The Guess Who	Safe
22 (8, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Yankee Doodle Dandy(The Yankee Doodle Boy)" — James Cagney	Safe
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.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
26 (8, 9, 9)	Samba	"Baby One More Time" — Britney Spears	Safe
22 (7, 8, 7)	Tango	"Don't Stop Believin'" — Journey	Eliminated
28 (10, 9, 9)	Waltz	"My Heart Will Go On" — Celine Dion	Safe
28 (10, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"Walking on Sunshine" — Katrina and the Waves	Safe
25 (8, 8, 9)	Samba	"Livin' la Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin	Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)	Viennese waltz	"End of the Road" — Boyz II Men	Safe
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 team dance, and each couple also performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result	Chelsea & Mark
Ralph & Karina
Romeo & Chelsie	Hines & Kym
Kendra & Louis
Kirstie & Maks	Chelsea & Mark	Kendra & Louis	Kirstie & Maks	Ralph & Karina	Hines & Kym	Romeo & Chelsie
30 (8, 8, 7, 7)	Team
Cha-cha-cha	"Born This Way" — Lady Gaga
30 (7, 7, 8, 8)	Team
Cha-cha-cha	"We R Who We R" — Ke$ha
34 (8, 9, 8, 9)	Paso doble	"Ghosts 'N Stuff" — Deadmau5, feat. Rob Swire	Safe
31 (8, 8, 7, 8)	Tango	"Jalousie" — Billy Fury	Eliminated
30 (9, 7, 6, 8)	Jive	"La Bamba" — Ritchie Valens	Safe
36 (10, 9, 8, 9)	Quickstep	"Pencil Full Of Lead" — Paolo Nutini	Safe
36 (9, 9, 8, 10)	Tango	"Tango Misterioso" — Pedro Gomez	Safe
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.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
29 (10, 9, 10)	Waltz	"My Love" — Sia	Safe
26 (8, 9, 9)	Salsa	"Get Busy" — Sean Paul
28 (9, 9, 10)	Foxtrot	"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" — Natalie Cole	Safe
26 (9, 9, 8)	Jive	"Chantilly Lace" — Jerry Lee Lewis
27 (9, 9, 9)	Tango	"Hold It Against Me" — Britney Spears	Eliminated
25 (8, 9, 8)	Salsa	"Tequila" — Xavier Cugat
25 (8, 8, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Maybe I Maybe You" — Scorpions	Safe
21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Stuck in the Middle With You" — Stealers Wheel
28 (9, 9, 10)	Argentine tango	"Cité Tango" — Ástor Piazzolla	Safe
25 (8, 9, 8)	Salsa	"Cobrastyle" — Teddybears, feat. Mad Cobra

Week 9: Semifinals

Each couple performed two unlearned dances, plus competed in a "winner takes all" 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.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
25 (8, 9, 8)	Argentine tango	"Violentango" — Astor Piazzolla	Eliminated
23 (8, 7, 8)	Salsa	"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" — Pitbull
27 (9, 9, 9)	Viennese waltz	"One and Only" — Adele	Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)	Paso doble	"White Room" — Cream
28 (9, 9, 10)	Argentine tango	"Assassin’s Tango" — John Powell	Safe
30 (10, 10, 10)	Rumba	"Eyes On Fire" — Blue Foundation
30 (10, 10, 10)	Argentine tango	"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris Day	Safe
30 (10, 10, 10)	Salsa	"Hello" — The Cat Empire

Couple	Dance	Music
Cha-cha-cha	"Boogie Shoes" — KC and the Sunshine Band	Winners
"Mustang Sally" — Wilson Pickett	Losers
Cha-cha-cha	"Makes Me Wonder" — Maroon 5	Winners
"Walkin' On The Sun" — Smash Mouth	Losers
Cha-cha-cha	"Just Dance" — Lady Gaga, feat. Colby O'Donis	Winners
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 freestyle routine. On the second night, each couple performed their favorite dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

;Night 1

Couple	Judge	Scores	Dance
Carrie Ann Inaba	29 (10, 9, 10)	Samba	"Hip Hip Chin Chin" — Club des Belugas
30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"Latinos" — Proyecto Uno
Bruno Tonioli	27 (9, 9, 9)	Samba	"Magalenha" — Sérgio Mendes, feat. Carlinhos Brown
27 (9, 9, 9)	Freestyle	"Perfect" — Pink
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

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
30 (10, 10, 10)	Viennese waltz	"Hedwig's Theme" — John Williams	Third place
30 (10, 10, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"Forget You" — Cee Lo Green	Runners-up
30 (10, 10, 10)	Samba	"Fantasy" — Earth, Wind, and Fire	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

Couple	Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Samba	Paso doble	Rumba	Viennese waltz	Team
Cha-cha-cha	Tango	Foxtrot	Jive	Argentine tango	Salsa	Cha-cha-cha
Dance-off	Quickstep	Freestyle	Samba
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Waltz	Foxtrot	Samba	Team
Cha-cha-cha	Jive	Argentine tango	Salsa	Viennese waltz	Paso doble	Samba	Freestyle	Cha-cha-cha
Foxtrot	Jive	Cha-cha-cha	Viennese waltz	Samba	Quickstep	Team
Cha-cha-cha	Paso doble	Waltz	Salsa	Argentine tango	Rumba	Samba	Freestyle	Viennese waltz
Foxtrot	Jive	Rumba	Waltz	Samba	Paso doble	Team
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Viennese waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Argentine tango	Salsa
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Paso doble	Foxtrot	Waltz	Team
Cha-cha-cha	Samba	Tango	Salsa
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Viennese waltz	Foxtrot	Samba	Team
Cha-cha-cha	Tango
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Paso doble	Viennese waltz	Tango
Foxtrot	Jive	Waltz	Paso doble	Quickstep
Foxtrot	Jive	Paso doble	Viennese waltz
Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Foxtrot
Foxtrot	Jive

Ratings

Dancing with the Stars tied with Modern Family, a sitcom which also airs on ABC, for the season's No. 5 spot in the age 18–49 demographic of viewers, and placed at No. 3 on the rankings of the overall season.

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