Dancing with the Stars (American season 9)

Season nine of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 21, 2009. Executive producer Conrad Green confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the season would start off with 16 celebrities, with 3 double-eliminations halfway through the season.[1] Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay withdrew from the competition in week three; however, Debi Mazar was also eliminated on the same night, replacing the double elimination planned for week five. Some changes were added this season including a larger cast and relay dances. Four new dances were introduced to complement the large cast. Those dances were the bolero, lambada, two-step, and the Charleston. The cast was unveiled on the Monday, August 17, 2009, edition of Good Morning America, returning to the announcement format of most seasons past. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as the show's hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continue as the judges this season, with Baz Luhrmann appearing as a guest judge in week two, temporarily replacing Len Goodman. Pro pairings were officially announced on August 24, 2009. This was Samantha Harris' last season as co-host.[2]

Dancing with the Stars
Season 9
Promotional poster
Celebrity winnerDonny Osmond
Professional winnerKym Johnson
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 21 (2009-09-21) 
November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)
Season chronology

Donny Osmond, was the winner in the competition, with singer Mýa as runner-up, and reality star and singer, Kelly Osbourne in third place.

Couples

Celebrity Notability (known for) Professional partner Status
Ashley Hamilton Actor & comedian Edyta Śliwińska Eliminated 1st
on September 23, 2009
Macy Gray R&B singer Jonathan Roberts Eliminated 2nd
on September 23, 2009
Kathy Ireland Model & entrepreneur Tony Dovolani Eliminated 3rd
on September 29, 2009
Tom DeLay U.S. House majority leader Cheryl Burke Withdrew
on October 6, 2009
Debi Mazar Film & television actress Maksim Chmerkovskiy Eliminated 4th
on October 6, 2009
Chuck Liddell UFC fighter Anna Trebunskaya Eliminated 5th
on October 13, 2009
Natalie Coughlin Olympic swimmer Alec Mazo Eliminated 6th
on October 20, 2009
Melissa Joan Hart Television actress Mark Ballas Eliminated 7th
on October 27, 2009
Louie Vito Snowboarder Chelsie Hightower Eliminated 8th
on October 27, 2009
Michael Irvin NFL player Anna Demidova Eliminated 9th
on November 3, 2009
Mark Dacascos Iron Chef America chairman Lacey Schwimmer
Anna Trebunskaya Week 7
Eliminated 10th
on November 3, 2009
Aaron Carter Singer & actor Karina Smirnoff Eliminated 11th
on November 10, 2009
Joanna Krupa Model & actress Derek Hough
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Week 5
Eliminated 12th
on November 17, 2009
Kelly Osbourne Reality television star & singer Louis Van Amstel Third place
on November 24, 2009
Mýa Singer-songwriter & actress Dmitry Chaplin Second place
on November 24, 2009
Donny Osmond Singer & actor Kym Johnson Winner
on November 24, 2009

Scoring chart

Team Place 11 2 3 4 5 62 7 8 9 10
Donny & Kym 1 20+10=30 25 21 24 29 24+7=31 24+28=52 26+24=50 21+26+27=74 27+28+30+30=115
Mýa & Dmitry 2 21+10=31 27 27 28 27 24+9=33 25+24=49 29+30=59 28+30+29=87 30+30+27+28=115
Kelly & Louis 3 23+8=31 19 20 23 24 20+5=25 24+28=52 25+26=51 24+27+27=78 26+26+24+26=102
Joanna & Derek 4 24+10=34 20 23 26 24 26+10=36 27+28=55 23+29=52 27+27+27=81
Aaron & Karina 5 22+10=32 27 21 18 24 25+8=33 29+24=53 23+27=50
Mark & Lacey 6 21+8=29 21 18 22 26 26+6=32 19+24=43
Michael & Anna D. 7 13+6=19 20 14 16 21 20+2=22 23+24=47
Louie & Chelsie 8 19+8=27 19 20 16 22 21+3=24
Melissa & Mark 9 18+6=24 19 19 28 23 20+4=24
Natalie & Alec 10 19+8=27 21 26 24 22
Chuck & Anna T. 11 16+6=22 19 17 17
Debi & Maksim 12 16+6=22 21 17
Tom & Cheryl 13 16+4=20 18 15
Kathy & Tony 14 16+4=20 18
Macy & Jonathan 15 15+4=19
Ashley & Edyta 16 15+4=19
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
  indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
  indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two (or bottom three).
  indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe (they may or may have not been in the bottom two or three).
  indicates the winning couple.
  indicates the runner-up couple.
  indicates the third-place couple.
  indicates the couple withdrew.
  indicates a couple that was eliminated in a dance-off.
  • ^1 Each couple would perform two dances. The first was scored normally. The second, the relay dance, was different. Four couples each performed a 30-second routine to a specific dance (Salsa or Viennese waltz for the men, Cha-cha-cha or Foxtrot for the women) back-to-back. The judges then ranked each of the four couples. The couple who came in first got 10 points for the relay dance, second place got 8 points, third place got 6 points, and fourth place got 4 points. Therefore, a team could have earned a maximum of 40 points in Week 1.
  • ^2 Each couple performed two dances. The first was scored normally. The second, the marathon dance, was different. All nine couples performed a Mambo at the same time. One by one, the judges asked a couple to leave the floor. The first couple to leave received 2 points, the second couple got 3 points, the third couple got 4 points, the fourth couple got 5 points, the fifth couple got 6 points, the sixth couple got 7 points, the seventh couple got 8 points, the eighth couple got 9 points, and the last remaining couple got 10 points. Therefore, a team could have earned a maximum of 40 points in Week 6.

Dance-off chart

Week Bottom two couples Dance Music Votes for couple to save Eliminated couple
6 Michael & Anna D. Samba "Express Yourself"—Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman Louie & Chelsie
Louie & Chelsie Jive "I Fought the Law"—The Clash Bruno Tonioli
7 Mark & Lacey Cha-cha-cha "I Like to Move It"—Will.i.am None Mark & Lacey
Aaron & Karina Jive "Mess Around"—Ray Charles Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli

Averages

This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 30-point scale.

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
12Mýa & Dmitry4641727.3
21Donny & Kym43425.5
34Joanna & Derek33113
43Kelly & Louis4121724.2
55Aaron & Karina2401024.0
610Natalie & Alec112522.4
76Mark & Lacey177822.1
89Melissa & Mark127621.2
98Louie & Chelsie11719.5
107Michael & Anna D.151818.9
1112Debi & Maksim54318.0
1211Chuck & Anna T.69417.3
1314Kathy & Tony34217.0
1413Tom & Cheryl49316.3
1515
16
Macy & Jonathan
Ashley & Edyta
15115.0

Dance averages

Couples Averages Best dances Worst dances
Mya & Dmitry27.3'70 Samba, Salsa & Paso doble & Megamix (30)Viennese Waltz (21)
Donny & Kym25.5Freestyle & Argentine tango (30)Foxtrot (20)
Joanna & Derek25.5Futuristic Paso doble (29)Jive (20)
Kelly & Louis24.2Team Tango (28)Tango (19)
Aaron & Karina24.0Jive (29)Lambada (18)
Natalie & Alec22.4Rumba (26)Salsa (19)
Mark & Lacey22.1Paso doble & Jittlebug (26)Rumba (18)
Melissa & Mark21.2Charleston (28)Viennese Waltz (18)
Louie & Chelsie19.5Argentine tango (22)Two-Step (16)
Michael & Anna D.18.9Team Paso doble (24)Cha-cha-cha (13)
Debi & Maksim18.0Tango (21)Salsa (16)
Chuck & Anna T.17.3Tango (19)Foxtrot (16)
Kathy & Tony17.0Quickstep (18)Salsa (16)
Tom & Cheryl16.3Tango (18)Samba (15)
Macy & Jonathan15.0Viennese Waltz (15)Viennese Waltz (15)
Ashley & Edyta15.0Foxtrot (15)Foxtrot (15)

Highest and lowest scoring performances

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

Dance Highest scored dancer(s) Highest score Lowest scored dancer(s) Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha
relay
Mýa
Mýa
29
10
Michael Irvin
Macy Gray
13
4
Jive Aaron Carter29Melissa Joan Hart
Louie Vito
19
Rumba Mýa
Joanna Krupa
27Mark Dacascos18
Tango Kelly Osbourne
Joanna Krupa
Donny Osmond
28Tom DeLay18
Paso doble Mýa30Michael Irvin21
Samba Mýa30Michael Irvin14
Waltz Mýa28Melissa Joan Hart
Michael Irvin
20
Quickstep Mýa29Kathy Ireland18
Foxtrot

relay
Mýa
Kelly Osbourne
Joanna Krupa
25

10
Ashley Hamilton

Kathy Ireland
15

4
Argentine tango Donny Osmond30Louie Vito22
Viennese Waltz
Relay
Joanna Krupa
Aaron Carter
27
10
Macy Gray
Tom DeLay
15
4
Salsa

relay
Mýa

Donny Osmond
30

10
Debi Mazar
Kathy Ireland
Ashley Hamilton
16

4
Jitterbug Donny Osmond27Kelly Osbourne20
Bolero Natalie Coughlin24Michael Irvin16
Lambada Mýa28Aaron Carter18
Two-step Mark Dacascos22Louie Vito16
Charleston Melissa Joan Hart28Kelly Osbourne23
Mambo marathon Joanna Krupa10Michael Irvin2
Freestyle Donny Osmond30Kelly Osbourne24

Chuck Liddell is the only one not on the list.

Weekly scores and songs

The following is a list of the dances and songs played. The song titles are followed by the artist who recorded the song.

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1

Running order (Night 1 — Men)
Couple Score Style Music
Aaron & Karina 22 (7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Beggin'"—Madcon
Chuck & Anna T. 16 (6, 5, 5) Foxtrot "That's Life"—Frank Sinatra
Mark & Lacey 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Kung Fu Fighting"—Carl Douglas
Ashley & Edyta 15 (5, 6, 4) Foxtrot "Grace Kelly"—Mika
Donny & Kym 20 (7, 6, 7) Foxtrot "All That Jazz"—from Chicago
Louie & Chelsie 19 (6, 7, 6) Foxtrot "It's My Life"—No Doubt
Michael & Anna D. 13 (5, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown
Tom & Cheryl 16 (6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Wild Thing"—The Troggs
Chuck & Anna T.
Ashley & Edyta
Donny & Kym
Louie & Chelsie
6
4
10
8
Salsa Relay "Get Busy"—Sean Paul
Aaron & Karina
Mark & Lacey
Tom & Cheryl
Michael & Anna D.
10
8
4
6
Viennese Waltz Relay "I'm Your Man"—Leonard Cohen
Running order (Night 2 — Women)
Couple Score Style Music
Debi & Maksim 16 (6, 5, 5) Salsa "Complicación"—Tito Puente
Melissa & Mark 18 (6, 6, 6) Viennese Waltz "The Time of My Life"—David Cook
Mýa & Dmitry 21 (8, 5, 8) Viennese Waltz "Vision of Love"—Mariah Carey
Kathy & Tony 16 (6, 5, 5) Salsa "Mambo Gozon"—Tito Puente
Natalie & Alec 19 (7, 6, 6) Salsa "1+1=2"—Lou Bega
Macy & Jonathan 15 (6, 4, 5) Viennese Waltz "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin
Joanna & Derek 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Meddle"—Little Boots
Kelly & Louis 23 (7, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "Trouble"—Ray LaMontagne
Natalie & Alec
Kathy & Tony
Debi & Maksim
Joanna & Derek
8
4
6
10
Foxtrot relay "The Best Is Yet to Come"—Michael Bublé
Macy & Jonathan
Melissa & Mark
Mýa & Dmitry
Kelly & Louis
4
6
10
8
Cha-cha-cha relay "Centerfold"—The J. Geils Band

Week 2

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Joanna & Derek 20 (6, 7, 7) Jive "What I Like About You"—Lillix
Natalie & Alec 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "I Want You Back"—The Jackson 5
Chuck & Anna T. 19 (6, 7, 6) Tango "Seven Nation Army"—The White Stripes
Melissa & Mark 19 (7, 6, 6) Jive "Long Tall Sally"—Little Richard
Michael & Anna D. 20 (7, 7, 6) Quickstep "Too Darn Hot"—Buddy Greco
Debi & Maksim 21 (7, 7, 7) Tango "El Tango de Roxanne"—from Moulin Rouge!
Louie & Chelsie 19 (6, 7, 6) Jive "Crash"—The Primitives
Aaron & Karina 27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "The Muppet Show Theme"—Jim Henson & Sam Pottle
Kelly & Louis 19 (6, 7, 6) Tango "Take Me on the Floor"—The Veronicas
Kathy & Tony 18 (6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Shall We Dance?"—from The King and I
Mark & Lacey 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "King of Swing"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Mýa & Dmitry 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Would You...?"—Touch and Go
Tom & Cheryl 18 (6, 6, 6) Tango "Por una Cabeza"—The Tango Project
Donny & Kym 25 (8, 9, 8) Jive "Secret Agent Man"—Johnny Rivers

Week 3

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Mark & Lacey 18 (6, 6, 6) Rumba "Don't Lie"—The Black Eyed Peas
Joanna & Derek 23 (7, 8, 8) Samba "La Bomba"—King Africa
Mýa & Dmitry 27 (10, 7, 10) Rumba "Underneath Your Clothes"—Shakira
Melissa & Mark 19 (6, 6, 7) Samba "Turn Me On"—Kevin Lyttle
Louie & Chelsie 20 (8, 5, 7) Rumba "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler
Debi & Maksim 17 (6, 5, 6) Samba "Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young
Donny & Kym 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "Endless Love"—Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
Michael & Anna D. 14 (5, 4, 5) Samba "Hard to Handle"—The Black Crowes
Natalie & Alec 26 (9, 8, 9) Rumba "In the Air Tonight"—Phil Collins
Chuck & Anna T. 17 (6, 5, 6) Samba "Mas Que Nada"—Sérgio Mendes
Aaron & Karina 21 (8, 6, 7) Rumba "Spotlight"—Jennifer Hudson
Tom & Cheryl 15 (6, 4, 5) Samba "Why Can't We Be Friends?"—War
Kelly & Louis 20 (7, 6, 7) Samba "LoveGame"—Lady Gaga

Week 4

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Chuck & Anna T. 17 (6, 5, 6) Two-Step "Boot Scootin' Boogie"—Brooks and Dunn
Melissa & Mark 28 (9, 9, 10) Charleston "Charleston"—Bob Wilson & his Varsity Rhythm Boys
Natalie & Alec 24 (8, 8, 8) Bolero "Better in Time"—Leona Lewis
Aaron & Karina 18 (6, 6, 6) Lambada "Dr. Beat"—Gloria Estefan
Mark & Lacey 22 (8, 7, 7) Two-Step "Nothin' Better to Do"—LeAnn Rimes
Kelly & Louis 23 (8, 7, 8) Charleston "Cabaret"—Liza Minnelli
Joanna & Derek 26 (9, 8, 9) Lambada "Dançando Lambada"—Kaoma
Donny & Kym 24 (8, 8, 8) Charleston "Put a Lid on It"—Squirrel Nut Zippers
Michael & Anna D. 16 (5, 6, 5) Bolero "One Day I'll Fly Away"—Randy Crawford
Louie & Chelsie 16 (5, 5, 6) Two-Step "Sweet Home Alabama"—Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mýa & Dmitry 28 (10, 8, 10) Lambada "Ain't It Funny"—Jennifer Lopez

Week 5

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Natalie & Alec 22 (7, 8, 7) Paso doble "American Woman"—The Guess Who
Aaron & Karina 24 (8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Epoca"—The Gotan Project
Michael & Anna D. 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso doble "Les Toreadors"—Semyon Bychkov & Orchestre de Paris
Mýa & Dmitry 27 (9, 9, 9) Argentine tango "They"—Jem
Mark & Lacey 26 (9, 9, 8) Paso doble "Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela
Donny & Kym 29 (10, 9, 10) Argentine tango "Tango a Pugliese"—Orquesta Color Tango de Roberto Alvarez
Louie & Chelsie 22 (7, 8, 7) Argentine tango "Sin Rumbo"—Otros Aires
Melissa & Mark 23 (8, 8, 7) Argentine tango "Tango Barbaro"—Lalo Schifrin & Orchestra Ensemble
Kelly & Louis 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Crazy Train"—Ozzy Osbourne
Joanna & Maksim 24 (8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Whatever Lola Wants"—Sarah Vaughan (Gotan Project remix)
All Couples N/A Hustle Group Dance "The Hustle"—Van McCoy

Week 6

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Mýa & Dmitry 24 (8, 7, 9) Jitterbug "C'mon Everybody"—Eddie Cochran
Melissa & Mark 20 (7, 7, 6) Waltz "Only One Road"—Celine Dion
Mark & Lacey 26 (9, 9, 8) Jitterbug "This Cat's On a Hot Tin Roof"—Brian Setzer Orchestra
Aaron & Karina 25 (8, 9, 8) Waltz "Three Times a Lady"—The Commodores
Michael & Anna D. 20 (6, 8, 6) Waltz "I Wonder Why"—Curtis Stigers
Kelly & Louis 20 (7, 6, 7) Jitterbug "Bread and Butter"—The Newbeats
Louie & Chelsie 21 (7, 7, 7) Jitterbug "Baby Likes to Rock It"—The Tractors
Joanna & Derek 26 (8, 9, 9) Waltz "Be Here to Love Me"—Norah Jones
Donny & Kym 24 (8, 8, 8) Jitterbug "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"—Indigo Swing
Michael & Anna D.
Louie & Chelsie
Melissa & Mark
Kelly & Louis
Mark & Lacey
Donny & Kym
Aaron & Karina
Mýa & Dmitry
Joanna & Derek
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Mambo Marathon "Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente

Week 7

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Michael & Anna D. 23 (8, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Sunny Afternoon"—The Kinks
Donny & Kym 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing"—Andrews Sisters
Mark & Anna T. 19 (6, 7, 6) Samba "Switch"—Will Smith
Mýa & Dmitry 25 (9, 7, 9) Foxtrot "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"—Dinah Washington
Aaron & Karina 29 (9, 10, 10) Jive "We're Not Gonna Take It"—Twisted Sister
Kelly & Louis 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Good Lovin'"—The Young Rascals
Joanna & Derek 27 (9, 9, 9) Rumba "The Look of Love"—Diana Krall
Aaron & Karina
Mark & Anna T.
Michael & Anna D.
Mýa & Dmitry
24 (8, 8, 8) Team Paso doble "I Hate Myself for Loving You"—Joan Jett
Kelly & Louis
Donny & Kym
Joanna & Derek
28 (9, 9, 10) Team Tango "You Give Love a Bad Name"—Bon Jovi

Week 8

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Mýa & Dmitry 29 (9, 10, 10) Quickstep "Baby Wants a Diamond Ring"—Squirrel Nut Zippers
30 (10, 10, 10) '70s Samba "Bad Girls"—Donna Summer
Aaron & Karina 23 (7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Lucky"—Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
27 (9, 9, 9) '90s Samba "Two Princes"—Spin Doctors
Joanna & Derek 23 (8, 7, 8) Quickstep "Valerie"—Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse
29 (9, 10, 10) Futuristic Paso doble "Living on Video"—Trans-X
Kelly & Louis 25 (8, 8, 9) Foxtrot "Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)"—Pixie Lott
26 (8, 9, 9) '60s Jive "River Deep - Mountain High"—Ike & Tina Turner
Donny & Kym 26 (9, 8, 9) Viennese Waltz "You Don't Know Me"—Ray Charles
24 (8, 8, 8) '80s Paso doble "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"—Dead or Alive

Week 9

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Donny & Kym 21 (7, 7, 7) Tango "Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro
26 (8, 9, 9) Samba "One Bad Apple"—The Osmonds
27 (9, 9, 9) Jitterbug "Jump Shout Boogie"—Barry Manilow
Joanna & Derek 27 (9, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Hallelujah"—Leonard Cohen
27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Can't Get You Out of My Head"—Kylie Minogue
27 (9, 9, 9) Salsa "La Luz Del Ritmo"—Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Kelly & Louis 24 (8, 8, 8) Rumba "Angels"—Robbie Williams
27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "99 Red Balloons"—Nena
27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"—Cyndi Lauper
Mýa & Dmitry 28 (9, 9, 10) Waltz "Amore e Musica"—Russell Watson
30 (10, 10, 10) Salsa "La Isla Bonita"—Madonna
29 (9, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Fire Burning"—Sean Kingston

Week 10

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Kelly & Louis 26 (9, 9, 8) Argentine tango "Los Vino"—Otros Aires
26 Megamix "You and Me"—Lifehouse / "Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira / "Maniac"—Michael Sembello
24 (8, 8, 8) Freestyle "I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor
26 Viennese Waltz "Trouble"—Ray LaMontagne
Mýa & Dmitry 30 (10, 10, 10) Paso doble "We Will Rock You"—Queen
30 Megamix "You and Me"—Lifehouse / "Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira / "Maniac"—Michael Sembello
27 (9, 9, 9) Freestyle "You Can't Stop the Beat"—from Hairspray
28 Jive "Would You...?"—Touch and Go
Donny & Kym 27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "September"—Earth, Wind and Fire
28 Megamix "You and Me"—Lifehouse / "Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira / "Maniac"—Michael Sembello
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Back in Business"—Liza Minnelli
30 Argentine tango "Tango a Pugliese"—Orquesta Color Tango de Roberto Alvarez

Injuries and illnesses

  • Tom DeLay was reported with having a possible stress fracture in his foot on September 15, 2009, just one week before the competition.[3] The injury did not keep him out of the competition. However, on the October 5 episode, Tom Bergeron stated that the slight fracture had become a full fracture, and DeLay later reported that he had stress fractures in both feet, but that he was not going to continue the competition because of his doctor's advice.[4] On the October 6 results episode, DeLay formally announced that he would not continue as a contestant. He then accepted Bergeron's invitation to dance the Texas/country two-step on the season finale, health permitting. Despite his withdrawal, Debi Mazar was still eliminated because she had the lowest number of votes (normally when a contestant withdraws, no one is eliminated that particular week and then the judges' scores and votes would be combined for the next week).
  • Mýa had to go to the hospital for stitches for a deep cut on September 20, 2009, after a glass shattered in her hand. This injury did not affect her performance.[5]
  • After the September 22 show, Debi Mazar was rushed to the hospital with a torn muscle in her neck and chest.[6]
  • During rehearsal on September 28, Lacey Schwimmer "severely strained" her hip flexors and abductors. Her injuries required three weeks of physical therapy. She continued to dance on the show during her treatments.[7]
  • After the October 19 show, Kelly Osbourne was rushed to the hospital with a foot injury sustained during her paso doble routine.[8]
  • Beginning with this season, the producers are imposing a maximum five-hour limit on rehearsals as an attempt to reduce injuries, which have been on the rise in recent seasons. Also, contestants must take 30-minute breaks after every two hours and they must take one day off a week. However, in an interview with TV Guide, Maksim Chmerkovskiy said "nobody really follows it".
  • Prior to the October 19 show, Derek Hough was sidelined by a bout of flu. Maksim Chmerkovskiy stepped in to teach and dance with Derek's partner Joanna Krupa.
  • Prior to the November 2 show, Lacey Schwimmer was also sidelined by illness. Anna Trebunskaya stepped in to teach and dance with Lacey's partner Mark Dacascos.
  • Prior to the November 9 show, during week eight rehearsals, both Karina Smirnoff and Aaron Carter came down with the flu. Although this did not affect their ability to perform, they were eliminated that week.
  • In an interview on the finale, Mýa said that she was dancing on a sprained ankle for five weeks.

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.

Couple12345678910
Donny & Kym Foxtrot Salsa Jive Rumba Charleston Argentine tango Hustle Jitterbug Mambo Quickstep Tango Viennese waltz Paso doble Tango Samba Jitterbug Cha-cha-cha Megamix Freestyle Argentine tango
Mýa & Dmitry Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Jive Rumba Lambada Argentine tango Hustle Jitterbug Mambo Foxtrot Paso doble Quickstep Samba Waltz Salsa Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Megamix Freestyle Jive
Kelly & Louis Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Tango Samba Charleston Paso doble Hustle Jitterbug Mambo Salsa Tango Foxtrot Jive Rumba Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Argentine tango Megamix Freestyle Viennese waltz
Joanna & Derek Salsa Foxtrot Jive Samba Lambada Argentine tango Hustle Waltz Mambo Rumba Tango Quickstep Paso doble Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Salsa Mambo
Aaron & Karina Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Quickstep Rumba Lambada Argentine tango Hustle Waltz Mambo Jive Paso doble Foxtrot Samba Quickstep
Mark & Lacey Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Quickstep Rumba Two-step Paso doble Hustle Jitterbug Mambo Samba Paso doble Paso doble
Michael & Anna D. Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Quickstep Samba Bolero Paso doble Hustle Waltz Mambo Foxtrot Paso doble Paso doble
Louie & Chelsie Foxtrot Salsa Jive Rumba Two-step Argentine tango Hustle Jitterbug Mambo Rumba
Melissa & Mark Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Jive Samba Charleston Argentine tango Hustle Waltz Mambo Salsa
Natalie & Alec Salsa Foxtrot Quickstep Rumba Bolero Paso doble Hustle Rumba
Chuck & Anna T. Foxtrot Salsa Tango Samba Two-step Paso doble
Debi & Maksim Salsa Foxtrot Tango Samba Tango
Tom & Cheryl Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Tango Samba Two-step
Kathy & Tony Salsa Foxtrot Quickstep Tango
Macy & Jonathan Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Tango
Ashley & Edyta Foxtrot Salsa Waltz
  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  Danced but not scored

Guests and tributes

Celebrity guests

Date Performers Tracks performed Dancers
September 23, 2009 Sean Kingston "Face Drop" Sean Kingston's dancers
September 29, 2009 Selena Gomez & the Scene "Falling Down" Derek Hough and Karina Smirnoff
Joss Stone "Free Me" Jeremy Hudson and Mallauri Esquibel
"Son of a Preacher Man" Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya, and Louis van Amstel
October 6, 2009 Queen Latifah "Fast Car" Cheryl Burke and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
"Ease on Down the Road" Queen Latifah's dancers
October 13, 2009 Shakira "Did It Again" Shakira's dancers
"Hips Don't Lie" Shakira's dancers
October 20, 2009 Norah Jones "It's Gonna Be" Norah Jones' dancers
"Come Away with Me" Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
October 27, 2009 Taylor Swift "Jump Then Fall" D.J. Guthrie and Kersten Todey
"Love Story" Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Jonathan Roberts, Edyta Śliwińska, and Anna Trebunskaya
Tiempo Libre "Tu Conga Bach" Tiempo Libre's dancers
November 3, 2009 Colbie Caillat "Fallin' for You" Alec Mazo and Edyta Śliwińska
Ballas Hough Band "Move" Ballas Hough Band's dancers
Rod Stewart "It's the Same Old Song" Rod Stewart's dancers
November 10, 2009 Michael Bublé "Haven't Met You Yet" Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya
"Feeling Good" Urs Geisenhainer and Agnes Kazmierczak
Susan Boyle "I Dreamed a Dream" Chelsie Hightower and Tony Dovolani
November 17, 2009 Alicia Keys "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" Alicia Keys's dancers
Leona Lewis "Happy" Leona Lewis' dancers
The Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing" Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Cheryl Burke, Melissa Rycroft, and Artem Chigvinsev
November 24, 2009 Whitney Houston "Million Dollar Bill" Whitney Houston's dancers
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Alec Mazo, Jonathan Roberts, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Śliwińska, and Anna Trebunskaya

Macy's Stars of Dance

Date Performers
September 23, 2009 2009 Las Vegas cast of The Lion King
September 29, 2009 USC Marching Band with dancers from Stomp The Yard
October 6, 2009 JabbaWockeeZ with Mark Ballas and Lacey Schwimmer
October 20, 2009 Michael Jackson tribute with all Season 9 pro dancers with an introduction by La Toya Jackson
November 10, 2009 Design a Dance — Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas
November 17, 2009 Dancers from the movie Nine
  • For the November 10th "Design a Dance" performance, viewers had voted in the weeks beforehand about what style dance they wanted (Paso doble), what song they wanted the dance to ("Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor), what former celebrity they wanted to do the dance (Sabrina Bryan), and what professional they wanted to do the dance with the celebrity (Mark Ballas). Also, Dancing with the Stars held an online contest where viewers could submit their drawings for outfits for the performance. The viewers then also voted for a set of costumes picked by the show's designers. The winner was Zachary Fisher. His designs were turned into the outfits for Sabrina and Mark, and he won a trip to the show.

Tributes

Date Tribute to: Tracks Performed Dancers
September 23, 2009 Patrick Swayze "She's Like the Wind" Chelsie Hightower and Dmitry Chaplin
"Unchained Melody" Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Anna Demidova, Louis van Amstel, Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
October 20, 2009 Michael Jackson "I Want You Back" Mark Ballas, Karina Smirnoff and Derek Hough
"Man in the Mirror" Chelsie Hightower, Tony Dovolani, Dmitry Chaplin, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Śliwińska and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
"Thriller" All 16 pro dancers led by Cheryl Burke and Louis van Amstel and featuring Alec Mazo, Kym Johnson, Jonathan Roberts, Anna Trebunskaya, Derek Hough and Anna Demidova

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