Season fifteen of Dancing with the Stars, called Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars, premiered on September 24, 2012, on the ABC network.
Season 15 was the first to feature an "all-star" cast of returning celebrities. Six of the returning finalists had already won the title in prior seasons: Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, and Shawn Johnson. Additionally, it was the only season to date to offer fractional (0.5) scores. Five contestants reunited with their original partners (Emmitt Smith, Joey Fatone, Melissa Rycroft, Bristol Palin, Kirstie Alley), while the other eight danced with new partners.
Season 8 finalist Melissa Rycroft defeated season 8 champion Shawn Johnson and season 1 champion Kelly Monaco to win the trophy. This also marked the first win for professional Tony Dovolani.
Cast
Couples This season featured thirteen returning celebrity contestants. The first twelve celebrities were revealed on July 27, 2012. A thirteenth contestant was chosen by the public, from either Sabrina Bryan, Kyle Massey, or Carson Kressley. Sabrina Bryan was announced the winner on August 27. Louis van Amstel was partnered with Bryan, while the professional partners for the first twelve celebrities were revealed on August 13. The members of the dance troupe for this season were Oksana Dmytrenko, Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Sasha Farber, and Sonny Fredie-Pedersen.
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Season 10 Film & television actress Eliminated 1st Season 4 NSYNC singer & actor Eliminated 2nd Season 2 Singer & actor Eliminated 3rd Season 5 Indy 500 champion Eliminated 4th Season 11 Activist & author Eliminated 5th Season 5 Singer & actress Eliminated 6th Season 12 Film & television actress Eliminated 7th Season 8 Film & television actor Eliminated 8th Season 4 Olympic speed skater Eliminated 9th Season 3 NFL player Eliminated 10th Season 1 Model & actress Third place Season 8 Olympic artistic gymnast Runners-up Season 8 Television host Winners
Host and judges Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided music throughout the season.
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:
+Dancing with the Stars (season 15) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 5+6 7 8 7+8 9 10 Night 1 Night 2 Melissa & Tony 1st21.023.537.0 27.0+29.5=56.529.586.0 29.0+10= 30.0+30.0= 27.5+30.0=57.5 30.0+30.0= +28.5= Shawn & Derek 2nd22.025.026.5 27.0+29.5=56.528.084.5 30.0+8=38.0 29.5+26.0=55.593.5 30.0+29.0= 27.0+30.0= +30.0= Kelly & Val 3rd21.522.037.5 24.5+27.0=27.0 27.0+9=36.0 28.0+28.5=56.592.5 25.5+28.5= 29.5+29.5=59.0 +28.5=87.5 Emmitt & Cheryl4th22.525.036.0 29.0+27.0=56.082.5 27.5+7=34.5 28.0+30.0=58.092.5 27.0+27.0= Apolo & Karina5th22.024.525.534.5 27.0+29.5=56.586.5 27.0+6=33.0 29.5+29.0=58.591.5 27.0+30.0=57.0 Gilles & Peta6th24.025.525.5 29.5+27.0=56.527.584.0 28.5+5=33.5 29.5+29.0=58.5 92.0 Kirstie & Maks7th19.021.0 24.0 25.5+27.0=52.5 27.5+2=29.582.0 24.0+4= 27.0+24.0= Sabrina & Louis8th22.5 25.535.5 29.0+29.5= Bristol & Mark9th19.532.0 Hélio & Chelsie10th21.5 23.025.5 Drew & Anna11th 21.522.524.0 Joey & Kym12th20.522.5 Pamela & Tristan13th Notes
Weekly scores
Week 1: First Dances Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or foxtrot, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceMusicResult Inaba Goodman Tonioli Joey & Kym 6.5 7.0 7.0 20.5 Cha-cha-cha "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" — Michael Jackson Safe Shawn & Derek 8.0 6.5 7.5 22.0 Foxtrot "Good Time" — Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen Safe Sabrina & Louis 7.5 7.5 7.5 22.5 Cha-cha-cha "What Makes You Beautiful" — One Direction Safe Hélio & Chelsie 7.0 7.5 7.0 21.5 Foxtrot "Pride and Joy" — Marvin Gaye Safe 5.5 5.5 6.0 17.0 Cha-cha-cha "You Know I'm No Good" — Amy Winehouse Eliminated Melissa & Tony 7.0 7.0 7.0 21.0 Foxtrot "Big Spender" — from Sweet Charity Safe Apolo & Karina 7.5 7.0 7.5 22.0 Cha-cha-cha "Party Rock Anthem" — LMFAO, feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock Safe Gilles & Peta 8.0 8.0 8.0 24.0 Foxtrot "Call Me Irresponsible" — Bobby Darin Safe Bristol & Mark 6.5 6.5 6.5 19.5 Cha-cha-cha "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" — Pink Safe Drew & Anna 7.0 7.0 7.5 21.5 Foxtrot "Love Song" — Sara Bareilles Bottom two Kelly & Val 7.0 7.0 7.5 21.5 Cha-cha-cha "Bang Bang" — David Sanborn Safe Kirstie & Maks 6.5 6.0 6.5 19.0 Foxtrot "Set Fire to the Rain" — Adele Safe Emmitt & Cheryl 8.0 8.5 8.0 24.5 Cha-cha-cha "Chain of Fools" — Aretha Franklin Safe
Week 2: Top 12 Couples performed either the jive or quickstep, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceMusicResult Inaba Goodman Tonioli Melissa & Tony 8.0 8.0 7.5 23.5 Jive "Shout" — The Isley Brothers Safe Bristol & Mark 6.0 6.0 6.0 18.0 Quickstep "Redneck Woman" — Gretchen Wilson Safe Hélio & Chelsie 8.0 7.5 7.5 23.0 Jive "Everybody Talks" — Neon Trees Bottom two Apolo & Karina 8.5 8.0 8.0 24.5 Quickstep "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days" — Louis Prima Safe Sabrina & Louis 9.0 8.5 8.5 26.0 Quickstep "Black Betty" — Ram Jam Safe Kirstie & Maks 7.0 7.0 7.0 21.0 Jive "Non, non, rien n'a changé" — Les Poppys Safe Emmitt & Cheryl 7.5 7.5 7.5 22.5 Quickstep "A Cool Cat In Town" — Tape Five Safe Drew & Anna 7.5 7.5 7.5 22.5 Jive "Dance, Dance" — Fall Out Boy Safe Joey & Kym 7.5 7.5 7.5 22.5 Quickstep "Creep" — Richard Cheese Eliminated Shawn & Derek 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 Jive "The Nicest Kids in Town" — from Hairspray Safe Kelly & Val 7.5 7.0 7.5 22.0 Quickstep "Who Says" — Selena Gomez & The Scene Safe Gilles & Peta 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen Safe
Week 3: Iconic Dances Week Celebrities chose an iconic routine from the previous fourteen seasons and tried to make it as "iconic" as it previously had been. Couples are listed in the order they performed. There was a double elimination this week.
CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceMusicOriginalcoupleResult Inaba Goodman Tonioli Drew & Anna 8.0 8.0 8.0 24.0 Cha-cha-cha "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé, feat. Jay-Z Joey & Ashly(Season 1) Eliminated Gilles & Peta 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 Tango "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics Erin & Maks(Season 10) Safe Melissa & Tony 9.0 9.0 9.0 27.0 Samba "Conga" — Gloria Estefan JR & Karina(Season 13) Safe Apolo & Karina 9.0 8.0 8.5 25.5 Foxtrot "Fever" — Michael Bublé Gilles & Cheryl(Season 8) Safe Kelly & Val 9.0 9.0 9.0 27.0 Paso doble "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel Laila & Maks(Season 4) Safe Kirstie & Maks 8.0 8.0 8.0 24.0 Cha-cha-cha "Moves like Jagger" — Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera Carson & Anna(Season 13) Bottom two Sabrina & Louis 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 Paso doble "Free Your Mind" — En Vogue Mel B & Maks(Season 5) Bottom two Emmitt & Cheryl 8.5 8.0 8.5 25.0 Paso doble "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas Mario & Karina(Season 3) Safe Hélio & Chelsie 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 Quickstep "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Apolo & Julianne(Season 4) Eliminated Bristol & Mark 7.5 7.5 7.5 22.5 Paso doble "Living on Video" — Trans-X Joanna & Derek(Season 9) Safe Shawn & Derek 9.0 8.0 9.5 26.5 Quickstep "Hey! Pachuco!" — Royal Crown Revue Hélio & Julianne(Season 5) Safe
Week 4: Opponents' Choice Week
All of the celebrities selected a dance style for one of their opponents.October 9 results show. Paula Abdul served as guest judge. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceChosen byMusicResult Inaba Goodman Abdul Tonioli Kirstie & Maks 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 Charleston Sabrina & Louis "42nd Street" — from 42nd Street Bottom two Bristol & Mark 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 Rock and Roll Gilles & Peta "At the Hop" — Danny and the Juniors Eliminated Sabrina & Louis 9.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 35.5 Disco Kirstie & Maks "You Should Be Dancing" — Bee Gees Safe Emmitt & Cheryl 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 Bolero Kelly & Val "Better in Time" — Leona Lewis Safe Gilles & Peta 10.0 9.5 10.0 10.0 39.5 Bollywood Bristol & Mark "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" — The Pussycat Dolls, feat. A. R. Rahman Safe Melissa & Tony 9.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 37.0 Jitterbug Apolo & Karina "This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof" — Brian Setzer Orchestra Safe Shawn & Derek 10.0 9.5 10.0 10.0 39.5 Mambo Hélio & Chelsie "Para los Rumberos" — Santana Safe Apolo & Karina 8.5 9.0 8.5 8.5 34.5 Hip-hop Melissa & Tony "Poison" — Bell Biv DeVoe Safe Kelly & Val 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 37.5 Contemporary Emmitt & Cheryl "Fix You" — Coldplay Safe
Week 5: Guilty Pleasures Week The two couples with the highest total cumulative point average became team captains and selected teams for the Team Freestyle. The captains were Gilles & Peta and Shawn & Derek. Due to a presidential debate on October 22, this week of competition consisted of two performance shows: October 22 and 23. There was no elimination. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Night 1 CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceMusic Inaba Goodman Tonioli Kelly & Val 8.0 8.0 8.5 24.5 Samba "Want U Back" — Cher Lloyd Gilles & Peta 10.0 9.5 10.0 29.5 Rumba "I Will Always Love You" — Whitney Houston Kirstie & Maks 8.5 8.5 8.5 25.5 Quickstep "Mrs. Robinson" — Simon and Garfunkel Emmitt & Cheryl 9.5 9.5 10.0 29.0 Samba "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow Apolo & KarinaMelissa & TonySabrina & LouisShawn & Derek 9.5 10.0 10.0 29.5 Freestyle(Team Call Me Maybe) "Call Me Maybe" — Carly Rae Jepsen
Night 2 CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceMusic Inaba Goodman Tonioli Melissa & Tony 9.0 9.0 9.0 27.0 Tango "Toxic" — Britney Spears Shawn & Derek 9.0 8.0 10.0 27.0 Rumba "My Heart Will Go On" — Celine Dion Apolo & Karina 8.5 9.5 9.0 27.0 Samba "Give It to Me Baby" — Rick James Sabrina & Louis 10.0 9.5 9.5 29.0 Waltz "So This is Love" — from Cinderella Emmitt & CherylGilles & PetaKelly & ValKirstie & Maks 9.0 9.0 9.0 27.0 Freestyle(Team Gangnam Style) "Gangnam Style" — Psy
Week 6: Country Week Each couple danced to a country song. Each individual routine included a solo portion by the celebrity. All of the couples also did a group dance. The couple that impressed the judges the most received two bonus points; that was Kirstie & Maks. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresTotalscoreDanceMusicResult Inaba Goodman Tonioli Gilles & Peta 9.0 9.0 9.5 27.5 Cha-cha-cha "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain Safe Sabrina & Louis 10.0 10.0 10.0 30.0 Rumba "Wanted" — Hunter Hayes Eliminated Kelly & Val 9.0 9.0 9.0 27.0 Tango "Good Girl" — Carrie Underwood Safe Melissa & Tony 9.5 10.0 10.0 29.5 Viennese waltz "Why Ya Wanna" — Jana Kramer Safe Shawn & Derek 9.5 8.5 10.0 28.0 Cha-cha-cha "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" — Kenny Chesney Safe Kirstie & Maks 9.5 8.5 9.5 27.5 Rumba "Home" — Blake Shelton Safe Apolo & Karina 10.0 10.0 10.0 30.0 Viennese waltz "Skin (Sarabeth)" — Rascal Flatts Safe Emmitt & Cheryl 8.5 8.5 9.5 26.5 Foxtrot "Islands in the Stream" — Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Safe Apolo & KarinaGilles & PetaKelly & ValMelissa & TonySabrina & LouisShawn & Derek No scoresreceived GroupFreestyle "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" — Big & Rich& "I Play Chicken with a Train" — Cowboy Troy
Week 7: Dance Fusion Week Each couple performed a fusion dance of two previously learned dance styles, followed by a swing dance marathon.Mentioned by Tom Bergeron on October 29 performance show. Due to the presidential election and the effects of Hurricane Sandy for East Coast viewers, no elimination took place. Mark Ballas performed with Shawn Johnson this week, because Derek Hough was out with an injury. Couples are listed in the order they performed.