''Bailando 2012'' was the eighth Argentinean season of ''

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''. The first show of the season aired on 11 June 2012 on

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, with

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as host and 30 couples competing. The jury were

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, Anibal Pachano, Antonio Gasalla,

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, Flavio Mendoza and Marcelo Polino. Though Gasalla had been a guest judge in

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, this was his first time as a permanent judge; however, he left the show in round 10. Santiago Bal was also confirmed as a judge, but he recused himself before the beginning of the show at the request of his son, Federico Bal, who was a contestant. This was the first season to feature three

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contestants: Noelia Pompa ( dwarfism), Ayelén Barreiro (

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) and Reinaldo Ojeda (leg amputee). Verónica Perdomo is also a special case, as she is a

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survivor. Noelia Pompa and Hernán Piquín won for the second year in a row.

Couples

* Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez left the competition, and Alexander Caniggia entered in his place. * Valeria Archimó left the competition, and

Adabel Guerrero Adabel Anahí Guerrero Melachenko (; born July 18, 1978), better known simply as Adabel Guerrero, is an Argentine professional theater and burlesque dancer, actress, and supervedette, who has also dabbled as a model and as a singer in severa ...

entered in her place. *

Liz Solari María Isabel Solari Poggio, known as Liz Solari (born June 18, 1983), is an Argentine actress and model. She developed a long career in modeling before becoming established as an actress in local and foreign cinema and television. She is a UN ...

left the competition, and

Karina Jelinek Olga Karina Jelinek (born 22 March 1981) is an Argentine model, actress and television personality. Biography Jelinek was born on 22 March 1981 in Villa María, Córdoba. She began to work as model at the age of 16, and became the Miss Córdo ...

entered in her place. *

left the competition, and Alexandra Larsson entered in her place.

Scoring chart

:Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week. :Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week. : indicates the couple eliminated that week. : indicates the couple was saved by the public. : indicates the couple was saved by the jury. : indicates the couple withdrew. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple. : indicates the semifinalists couples. *From the round 7 Valeria Archimó was replaced by Adabel Guerrero. *From the round 18 Paula Chaves was replaced by Vanesa García Millán. *In round 7,

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was sentenced because she stopped her routines in the middle of the choreography. *In round 17, Paula & Peter were sentenced since they weren't able to dance due Paula's lesion. *In round 18, Peter & Vanessa couldn't finish their choreography because Peter was injured in the middle of the choreography. *In round 18, Florencia Peña was sentenced because she stopped her routine in the middle of the choreography. * replaced by Silvina Escudero. *

Valeria Archimó Valeria Constanza Archimaut (born January 14, 1972), known as Valeria Archimó, is an Argentine theater dancer, supervedette, choreographer and theater creative director. She is known for participating in many dance competitions, including the ...

was replaced by

. * Ayelén Barreiro was replaced by

. *

was replaced by Belén Francese. * Paula Chaves was replaced by

. * replaced by Cinthia Fernández. * replaced by Tito Speranza. * replaced by

. * replaced by Lolo Rossi.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

Styles, scores and songs

Secret vote is in bold text.

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Duel

Semifinal and Final

* replaced by Lolo Rossi. * replaced by Hugo Ávila. * replaced by Ricardo Fort. * replaced by Silvina Escudero. * replaced by Chiche Gelblung. * replaced by Santiago Bal. * replaced by Reina Reech. * replaced by Eleonora Cassano. * replaced by Laura Fidalgo. * replaced by Jean François Casanovas.

References

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