Dancing with the Stars
Season 6
Promotional poster, featuring pro dancer Edyta Śliwińska and former pro dancer Alec Mazo
Hosted by
Judges
Celebrity winnerKristi Yamaguchi
Professional winnerMark Ballas
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseMarch 17 (2008-03-17) 
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
Season chronology

Season six of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2008.

On May 6, Dancing with the Stars had a special two-hour episode to commemorate its 100th episode.

Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas won the competition, while Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and Edyta Śliwińska finished in second place, and actor Cristián de la Fuente and Cheryl Burke finished in third.

Cast

Couples

This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. The contestants were announced during the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann by season two contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne.

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Penn Jillette Magician Kym Johnson Eliminated 1st
on March 25, 2008
Monica Seles Professional tennis player Jonathan Roberts Eliminated 2nd
on March 25, 2008
Steve Guttenberg Film actor Anna Trebunskaya Eliminated 3rd
on April 1, 2008
Adam Carolla Comedian & radio host Julianne Hough Eliminated 4th
on April 8, 2008
Priscilla Presley Actress & businesswoman Louis van Amstel Eliminated 5th
on April 15, 2008
Marlee Matlin Film & television actress Fabian Sanchez Eliminated 6th
on April 22, 2008
Shannon Elizabeth American Pie actress Derek Hough Eliminated 7th
on April 29, 2008
Mario R&B singer Karina Smirnoff Eliminated 8th
on May 6, 2008
Marissa Jaret Winokur Broadway actress Tony Dovolani Eliminated 9th
on May 13, 2008
Cristián de la Fuente Film & television actor Cheryl Burke Third place
on May 19, 2008
Jason Taylor NFL defensive end Edyta Śliwińska Runners-up
on May 20, 2008
Kristi Yamaguchi Olympic figure skater Mark Ballas Winners
on May 20, 2008

Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as co-hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger ().

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 6) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Night 1 Night 2
Kristi & Mark 1st 27 27 54 27 29 29 30 26+28=54 29+26=55 29+28=57 30+30=60 +30=90[lower-alpha 1]
Jason & Edyta 2nd 22 27 49 23 29 27 24 29+26=55 29+23=52 28+27=55 24+27=51 +30=81[lower-alpha 2]
Cristián & Cheryl 3rd 21 20 41 25 26 23[lower-alpha 3] 27 25+21=46 28+29=57 27+29=56 26+26=52[lower-alpha 4]
Marissa & Tony 4th 18 21 39 19 24 24 26 27+25=52[lower-alpha 3] 25+25=50 26+26=52[lower-alpha 5]
Mario & Karina 5th 24 26 50 21 24 27 28[lower-alpha 3] 24+27=51 27+26=53[lower-alpha 5]
Shannon & Derek 6th 21 24 45 24 28 23 24 27+24=51[lower-alpha 5]
Marlee & Fabian 7th 22 24 46 21 24 22 21[lower-alpha 5]
Priscilla & Louis 8th 24 21 45 26 22[lower-alpha 3] 21[lower-alpha 5]
Adam & Julianne 9th 15 19 34 21 19[lower-alpha 5]
Steve & Anna 10th 18 16 34 21[lower-alpha 5]
Monica & Jonathan 11th 15 15 30[lower-alpha 5]
Penn & Kym 12th 16 17 33[lower-alpha 5]
Notes
  1. This couple finished in first place.
  2. This couple finished in second place.
  3. 1 2 3 4 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  4. This couple finished in third place.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This couple was eliminated.

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

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the foxtrot. The men performed on the first night and the women on the second. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1 (Men)
Couple Scores Dance Music
Penn & Kym 16 (5, 6, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Fool in Love" — Tina Turner
Jason & Edyta 22 (7, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Pride and Joy" — Marvin Gaye
Cristián & Cheryl 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Bang Bang" — David Sanborn
Adam & Julianne 15 (5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Mellow Yellow" — Donovan
Mario & Karina 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Request Line" — The Black Eyed Peas
Steve & Anna 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Lazy River" — Bobby Darin
Night 2 (Women)
Couple Scores Dance Music
Shannon & Derek 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Shut Up and Drive" — Rihanna
Monica & Jonathan 15 (5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Bubbly" — Colbie Caillat
Marissa & Tony 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Low" — Flo Rida, feat. T-Pain
Priscilla & Louis 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Feeling Good" — Nina Simone
Kristi & Mark 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "The More I See You" — Michael Bublé
Marlee & Fabian 22 (7, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Get on Your Feet" — Gloria Estefan

Week 2

Each couple performed either the mambo or the quickstep. Two couples were eliminated at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Steve & Anna 16 (6, 5, 5) Mambo "I Got a Girl" — Lou Bega Safe
Cristián & Cheryl 20 (7, 6, 7) Quickstep "Americano" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra Safe
Monica & Jonathan 15 (5, 5, 5) Mambo "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" — En Vogue Eliminated
Penn & Kym 17 (6, 6, 5) Quickstep "Man with the Hex" — Atomic Fireballs Eliminated
Priscilla & Louis 21 (7, 7, 7) Mambo "Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa isso prà là)" — Connie Francis Safe
Shannon & Derek 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Swing with Me" — Jessica Simpson Safe
Jason & Edyta 27 (9, 9, 9) Mambo "Lupita" — Perez Prado Safe
Marissa & Tony 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Flip, Flop and Fly" — The Blues Brothers Safe
Adam & Julianne 19 (6, 7, 6) Mambo "House of Bamboo" — Andy Williams Safe
Marlee & Fabian 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Mack the Knife" — Ella Fitzgerald Safe
Kristi & Mark 27 (9, 9, 9) Mambo "Hey Baby" — No Doubt, featuring Bounty Killer Safe
Mario & Karina 26 (9, 8, 9) Quickstep "Valerie" — Amy Winehouse Safe

Week 3

Each couple performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Marlee & Fabian 21 (7, 7, 7) Jive "You May Be Right" — Billy Joel Safe
Steve & Anna 21 (7, 7, 7) Tango "Jalousie" — Alfred Hause's Tango Orchestra Eliminated
Cristián & Cheryl 25 (8, 8, 9) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen Safe
Mario & Karina 21 (7, 6, 8) Tango "El Tango de Roxanne" — José Feliciano, Ewan McGregor & Jacek Koman Safe
Shannon & Derek 24 (8, 8, 8) Jive "Goody Two Shoes" — Adam Ant Safe
Adam & Julianne 21 (7, 7, 7) Tango "I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango" — Alma Cogan Safe
Marissa & Tony 19 (6, 7, 6) Jive "Girlfriend" — Avril Lavigne Safe
Priscilla & Louis 26 (8, 9, 9) Tango "El Choclo" — Lalo Schifrin Safe
Jason & Edyta 23 (8, 7, 8) Jive "I Got a Woman" — Ray Charles Safe
Kristi & Mark 27 (9, 9, 9) Tango "Rio" — Duran Duran Safe

Week 4

Each couple performed either the paso doble or the Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kristi & Mark 29 (10, 9, 10) Paso doble "Blue Monday" — New Order Safe
Priscilla & Louis 22 (7, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" — Etta James Bottom two
Adam & Julianne 19 (6, 7, 6) Paso doble "The Plaza of Execution" — James Horner Eliminated
Marlee & Fabian 24 (8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel Safe
Mario & Karina 24 (8, 7, 9) Paso doble "Higher Ground" — Stevie Wonder Safe
Jason & Edyta 29 (10, 9, 10) Viennese waltz "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" — James Brown Safe
Cristián & Cheryl 26 (9, 8, 9) Paso doble "La Virgen de la Macarena" — Canadian Brass Safe
Shannon & Derek 28 (9, 10, 9) Viennese waltz "Keep Holding On" — Avril Lavigne Safe
Marissa & Tony 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "My Family Is My Life" — James Horner Safe

Week 5

Each couple performed either the rumba or the samba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Mario & Karina 27 (9, 9, 9) Samba "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" — Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb Safe
Priscilla & Louis 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack Eliminated
Marissa & Tony 24 (8, 8, 8) Samba "Tambourine" — Eve Safe
Cristián & Cheryl 23 (7, 8, 8) Rumba "If You're Not the One" — Daniel Bedingfield Bottom two
Marlee & Fabian 22 (7, 7, 8) Samba "Samba Hey" — El General Safe
Kristi & Mark 29 (9, 10, 10) Rumba "Say" — John Mayer Safe
Shannon & Derek 23 (8, 8, 7) Samba "Pon de Replay" — Rihanna Safe
Jason & Edyta 27 (9, 9, 9) Rumba "You're All I Need to Get By" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Safe

Week 6

Each couple performed one unlearned dance and a two-step group dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Jason & Edyta 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Best of My Love" — The Emotions Safe
Shannon & Derek 24 (8, 8, 8) Rumba "True Colors" — Cyndi Lauper Safe
Marlee & Fabian 21 (7, 7, 7) Mambo "Mi Tierra" — Gloria Estefan Eliminated
Cristián & Cheryl 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Come Fly with Me" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Marissa & Tony 26 (9, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "Delilah" — Tom Jones Safe
Kristi & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Rip it Up" — Little Richard Safe
Mario & Karina 28 (9, 9, 10) Rumba "Let's Get it On" — Marvin Gaye Bottom two
Cristian & Cheryl
Jason & Edyta
Kristi & Mark
Mario & Karina
Marissa & Tony
Marlee & Fabian
Shannon & Derek
No scores
received
Group
Two-step
"Cotton-Eyed Joe" — The Nashville Riders

Week 7

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Marissa & Tony 27 (9, 9, 9) Tango "Champagne Tango" — Carlos Di Sarli Bottom two
25 (9, 8, 8) Rumba "Quando, Quando, Quando" — Engelbert Humperdinck
Cristián & Cheryl 25 (8, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "I'll Make Love to You" — Boyz II Men Safe
21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "Sobe Son" — Miami Sound Machine
Kristi & Mark 26 (9, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "I'm with You" — Avril Lavigne Safe
28 (10, 8, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Don't Stop the Music" — Rihanna
Mario & Karina 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "I'm Your Man" — Leonard Cohen Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Mambo "Mambo a la Sandoval" — Angel Melendez
Shannon & Derek 27 (9, 9, 9) Tango "Tanguedia II" — Ástor Piazzolla Eliminated
24 (8, 8, 8) Mambo "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That" — Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Jason & Edyta 29 (10, 9, 10) Quickstep "The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra Safe
26 (9, 8, 9) Paso doble "Heavy Action" — Johnny Pearson

Week 8

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kristi & Mark 29 (9, 10, 10) Quickstep "Billy a Dick" — Klaus Hallen Safe
26 (8, 9, 9) Samba "Volare" — Gipsy Kings
Mario & Karina 27 (9, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys Eliminated
26 (9, 8, 9) Jive "Little Bitty Pretty One" — Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Marissa & Tony 25 (9, 8, 8) Foxtrot "New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra Safe
25 (8, 8, 9) Mambo "Ritmo de Chunga" — Perez Prado
Jason & Edyta 29 (10, 9, 10) Tango "Tango Barbaro" — Lalo Schifrin Safe
23 (8, 7, 8) Samba "It Had Better Be Tonight" — Michael Bublé
Cristián & Cheryl 28 (10, 9, 9) Tango "Beat It" — Michael Jackson Safe
29 (10, 9, 10) Mambo "Saca Tu Mujer" — Tito Puente Jr.

Week 9: Semifinals

Each couple performed two dance styles already performed earlier in the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Jason & Edyta 28 (9, 10, 9) Foxtrot "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" — Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Paso doble "El gato montés" — Manuel Penella
Marissa & Tony 26 (9, 9, 8) Quickstep "Around the World" — Buddy Greco Eliminated
26 (8, 9, 9) Rumba "Just the Two of Us" — Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
Cristián & Cheryl 27 (9, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "Satellite" — Dave Matthews Band Safe
29 (10, 9, 10) Samba "Sweetheart from Venezuela" — Harry Belafonte
Kristi & Mark 29 (10, 9, 10) Tango "Midnight Tango" — Arthur Murray Orchestra Safe
28 (9, 9, 10) Jive "Nutbush City Limits" — Tina Turner

Week 10: Finals

On the first night, all three couples faced off in a group cha-cha-cha, where they received individual scores from the judges, and performed their freestyle routines. On the second night, each couple performed their favorite routine from the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Cristián & Cheryl 26 (8, 9, 9) Group
Cha-cha-cha
"Dancing on the Ceiling" — Lionel Richie
Jason & Edyta 24 (8, 8, 8)
Kristi & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10)
Kristi & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Working Day and Night" — Michael Jackson Safe
Jason & Edyta 27 (9, 9, 9) Freestyle "Miami" — Will Smith Safe
Cristián & Cheryl 26 (9, 8, 9) Freestyle "Suavemente" — Elvis Crespo Eliminated
(Third place)
Night 2
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kristi & Mark 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Rip It Up" — Little Richard Winners
Jason & Edyta 30 (10, 10, 10) Quickstep "The Dirty Boogie" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra Runners-up

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

  • Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot)
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep)
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (paso doble or Viennese waltz)
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance (rumba or samba)
  • Week 6: One unlearned dance & two-step group dance
  • Week 7: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 8: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 9: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 10 (Night 1): Group cha-cha-cha & freestyle
  • Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season

Color key:

  No scores received
Dancing with the Stars (season 6) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Night 1 Night 2
Kristi & Mark Foxtrot Mambo Tango Paso doble Rumba Jive Group
Two-step[lower-alpha 1]
Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Samba Tango Jive Group
Cha-cha-cha
Freestyle Jive
Jason & Edyta Foxtrot Mambo Jive Viennese waltz Rumba Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Paso doble Tango Samba Foxtrot Paso doble Freestyle Quickstep
Cristián & Cheryl Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Paso doble Rumba Foxtrot Viennese waltz Samba Tango Mambo Viennese Waltz Samba Freestyle
Marissa & Tony Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Paso doble Samba Viennese waltz Tango Rumba Foxtrot Mambo Quickstep Rumba
Mario & Karina Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Tango Paso doble Samba Rumba Foxtrot Mambo Viennese waltz Jive
Shannon & Derek Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Viennese waltz Samba Rumba Tango Mambo
Marlee & Fabian Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Viennese waltz Samba Mambo
Priscilla & Louis Foxtrot Mambo Tango Viennese waltz Rumba
Adam & Julianne Foxtrot Mambo Tango Paso doble
Steve & Anna Foxtrot Mambo Tango
Monica & Jonathan Foxtrot Mambo
Penn & Kym Cha-cha-cha Quickstep
Notes
  1. No scores were received for this dance.

References

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