Season fourteen of '' Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on March 19, 2012, on the

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network. Starting the week of April 16, and for the next two weeks after that, the bottom two couples competed in a dance duel. Both couples performed at the same time, at which point the judges decided who would be eliminated that week. Green Bay Packers wide receiver

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and

Peta Murgatroyd Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986) is a New Zealand-born Australian and American professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production ''Burn the Floor'', including its Broadway run. She is best known f ...

won the competition over British classical singer Katherine Jenkins and

Mark Ballas Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program ''Dancing with the Stars''. He began competing on the show ...

, who finished second, and Cuban-American

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star William Levy and

Cheryl Burke Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first prof ...

, who finished third. This season introduced "Ballroom Battles" where Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas, Louis van Amstel,

Lacey Schwimmer Lacey Mae Schwimmer (born June 28, 1988) is an American ballroom dancer and singer. She is best known as a fourth place finalist of the third season of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She is the daughter of noted dancer Buddy Schwimmer, as well ...

, Karina Smirnoff, and

Tony Dovolani Driton Dovolani (born July 17, 1973), commonly known as Tony Dovolani is an Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge. He is known for his involvement in the American version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' on ABC. Dovola ...

trained a pair of amateur dancers to compete against other amateur couples. The teams of Burke, Dovolani, and van Amstel competed in the final stage by performing a jive. Burke's team were named the champions by the judges with Dovolani's and van Amstel's teams taking second and third places respectively.

Cast

Couples

The twelve celebrities and professional dancers who competed are listed below. Two new professionals were added into the dance troupe:

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and

Emma Slater Emma Slater (born December 25, 1988) is an English-American professional dancer and choreographer. She is best known for her appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars''. Personal life Emma Slater was raised in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, ...

. They joined

Sharna Burgess Sharna May Burgess (born 21 June 1985) is an Australian ballroom dancer who is best known for being a professional partner and troupe member on the ABC series '' Dancing with the Stars''. She is the winner of season 27 of American televisio ...

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Oksana Dmytrenko Oksana (Dmytrenko) Platero ( ua, Оксана Дмитренко) is a Ukrainian ballroom and Latin dancer. She spent five seasons as a member of the troupe on Dancing with the Stars in the United States. She joined the United Kingdom's Strictly ...

, and

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Host and judges

Tom Bergeron Thomas Raymond Bergeron (born May 6, 1955) is an American television personality, game show host, comedian and actor, best known for hosting ''Hollywood Squares'' from 1998 to 2004, ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' from 2001 to 2015, and ''Danci ...

and

Brooke Burke Charvet Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality, fitness personality, author, actress, and businesswoman. She is known for hosting the E! Network travel show ''Wild On!'' (1999–2002), CBS' ''Rock Star'' (20 ...

returned as co-hosts, while

Carrie Ann Inaba Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American television personality, dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's ''Dancing with the Stars'' for which she has served as a judge since 2005. She c ...

Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He has appeared as head judge on the television dance programmes ''Strictly Come Dancing'', a programme where various celebrities c ...

, and

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian choreographer, ballroom and Latin dancer, and Television personality. He has appeared as a judge on the British television dance competition '' Strictly Come Dancing'' and American adaptatio ...

returned as judges. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the music throughout the season.

Scoring charts

The highest score each week is indicated in . The lowest score each week is indicated in . ;Notes * : This was the lowest score of the week. * : This was the highest score of the week. * : This couple finished in first place. * : This couple finished in second place. * : This couple finished in third place. * : This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated. * : This couple was eliminated.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.

Weekly scores

''Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

''.

Week 1: First Dances

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 2: First Elimination

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 3: Most Memorable Year Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 4: Rock Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 5: Latin Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Inaba: Jaleel & Kym *Goodman: Jaleel & Kym *Tonioli: Jaleel & Kym

Week 6: Motown Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Inaba: Gladys & Tristan *Goodman: Roshon & Chelsie *Tonioli: Roshon & Chelsie

Week 7: Classical Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to rescue *Inaba: Roshon & Chelsie *Goodman: Roshon & Chelsie *Tonioli: Roshon & Chelsie

Week 8: Trio Week

All six couples chose one professional who was either previously eliminated or participated in the dance troupe to perform with them in their Latin routine. Two couples were eliminated at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 9: Semifinals

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 10: Finals

Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Night 1 ;Night 2

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: * Week 1 (First Dances): One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot) * Week 2 (First Elimination): One unlearned dance (jive or quickstep) * Week 3 (Most Memorable Year Week): One unlearned dance * Week 4 (Rock Week): One unlearned dance * Week 5 (Latin Week): One unlearned dance * Week 6 (Motown Week): One unlearned dance & Motown marathon * Week 7 (Classical Week): One unlearned dance & team dances * Week 8 (Trio Week): Two unlearned dances * Week 9 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances * Week 10 (Finals, Night 1): Judge's choice dance & freestyle * Week 10 (Finals, Night 2): 24-hour challenge ;Notes * : This was the highest scoring dance of the week. * : This was the lowest scoring dance of the week. * : This couple danced, but received no scores.

Ratings

References

External links

* {{Dancing with the Stars (United States) Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) 2012 American television seasons