Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 7

Season seven of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 22, 2008, on the ABC network.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 7
Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancer Edyta Śliwińska
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron Samantha Harris
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner	Brooke Burke
Professional winner	Derek Hough
No. of episodes	21
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 22 (2008-09-22) – November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)
Season chronology

Instead of twelve couples as in previous seasons, this was the first season to feature a lineup of thirteen couples. This season also introduced four new dances: the hustle, jitterbug, salsa, and West Coast Swing.

Model and host Brooke Burke and Derek Hough were crowned the champions, while Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson finished in second place, and NSYNC singer Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer finished third.^[1]

Cast

Couples

This season featured thirteen celebrity contestants. The official cast announcement was made on the morning of August 25, 2008, on Good Morning America.^[2]

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Jeffrey Ross	Stand-up comedian	Edyta Śliwińska	Eliminated 1st on September 23, 2008
Ted McGinley	Film & television actor	Inna Brayer	Eliminated 2nd on September 24, 2008
Kim Kardashian	Reality television personality	Mark Ballas	Eliminated 3rd on September 30, 2008
Misty May-Treanor	Olympic beach volleyball player	Maksim Chmerkovskiy	Withdrew on October 6, 2008
Rocco DiSpirito	Celebrity chef & author	Karina Smirnoff	Eliminated 4th on October 14, 2008
Toni Braxton	Singer-songwriter	Alec Mazo	Eliminated 5th on October 21, 2008
Cloris Leachman	Film & television actress	Corky Ballas	Eliminated 6th on October 28, 2008
Susan Lucci	All My Children actress	Tony Dovolani	Eliminated 7th on November 5, 2008
Maurice Greene	Olympic sprinter	Cheryl Burke	Eliminated 8th on November 11, 2008
Cody Linley	Hannah Montana actor	Julianne Hough Edyta Śliwińska (Weeks 7-8)	Eliminated 9th on November 18, 2008
Lance Bass	NSYNC singer	Lacey Schwimmer	Third place on November 25, 2008
Warren Sapp	NFL defensive tackle	Kym Johnson	Runners-up on November 25, 2008
Brooke Burke	Model & television host	Derek Hough	Winners on November 25, 2008

Host and judges

Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as the show's co-hosts. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba returned as the judges, while Michael Flatley appeared as a guest judge during week six.

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

  Withdrew from competition

  Eliminated

Dancing with the Stars (season 7) - Weekly scores

Couple	Pl.	Week
		1			2	3	4	3+4	5	6	7	8	9	10
		Night 1	Night 2	1+2										Night 1	Night 2
Brooke & Derek	1st	23†	26†	49†	24†	28†	26†	54†	29†	26	30+29=59†	28+27=55†	21+28=49	28+30=58†	+30=88†[a]
Warren & Kym	2nd	21	22	43	24†	25	22	47	25	25	21+29=50	28+26=54	24+25=49	25+28=53‡	+27=80‡[b]
Lance & Lacey	3rd	22	21	43	20	22	26†	48	21‡	27†	25+20=45	26+24=50	28+29=57†	26+27=53‡	+28=81[c]
Cody & Julianne	4th	18	23	41	21	21	23	44	28	23	22+20=42‡	24+24=48‡	22+24=46‡[d]
Maurice & Cheryl	5th	18	21	39	19	24	20	44	27	21	25+29=54	24+24=48‡[d]
Susan & Tony	6th	15	22	37	21	21	24	45	22[e]	23	24+20=44[d]
Cloris & Corky	7th	16	16‡	32‡	15‡	16‡	22	38‡[e]	21‡	15‡[d]
Toni & Alec	8th	22	23	45	23	22	22	44	22[d]
Rocco & Karina	9th	14	21	35	16	20	18‡	38‡[d]
Misty & Maks	10th	21	21	42	21	[f]
Kim & Mark	11th	19	18	37	17[d]
Ted & Inna	12th	18	19	37[d]
Jeffrey & Edyta	13th	12‡[d]

Notes

1. This couple finished in first place.
2. This couple finished in second place.
3. This couple finished in third place.
4. This couple was eliminated.
5. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
6. This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores

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

On the first night, each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or foxtrot. On the second night, each couple performed either the mambo or quickstep. Two couples were eliminated by the end of the second night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Cody & Julianne	18 (6, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Tilt Ya Head Back" — Nelly & Christina Aguilera
Rocco & Karina	14 (5, 4, 5)	Foxtrot	"Stray Cat Strut" — Stray Cats
Toni & Alec	22 (7, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Smooth" — Carlos Santana, feat. Rob Thomas
Maurice & Cheryl	18 (6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Doing It to Death" — Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s
Brooke & Derek	23 (7, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)" — The Chi-Lites
Ted & Inna	18 (6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"God Only Knows" — The Beach Boys
Lance & Lacey	22 (8, 6, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Jumpin' Jack Flash" — The Rolling Stones
Cloris & Corky	16 (6, 5, 5)	Foxtrot	"I Wish I Were in Love Again" — Frank Sinatra
Jeffrey & Edyta	12 (4, 4, 4)	Cha-cha-cha	"Play That Funky Music" — Wild Cherry
Kim & Mark	19 (6, 7, 6)	Foxtrot	"The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini
Susan & Tony	15 (5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" — Marvin Gaye
Misty & Maks	21 (6, 8, 7)	Foxtrot	"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" — Natalie Cole
Warren & Kym	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Do I Do" — Stevie Wonder

Night 2

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Lance & Lacey	21 (7, 6, 8)	Quickstep	"Close to Me" — The Cure	Safe
Misty & Maks	21 (7, 7, 7)	Mambo	"Black Mambo"—Angel & the Mambokats	Safe
Maurice & Cheryl	21 (7, 7, 7)	Mambo	"I Do the Jerk" — Ryan Shaw	Safe
Brooke & Derek	26 (9, 8, 9)	Quickstep	"Lover, Come Back to Me" — Barbra Streisand	Safe
Cloris & Corky	16 (6, 5, 5)	Mambo	"Coconut Woman" — Harry Belafonte	Safe
Toni & Alec	23 (8, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"Blue Skies" — Della Reese	Safe
Warren & Kym	22 (7, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" — Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Safe
Ted & Inna	19 (6, 6, 7)	Mambo	"Mambo Gozon" — Tito Puente	Eliminated
Cody & Julianne	23 (8, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"I Want You To Want Me" — Letters to Cleo	Safe
Rocco & Karina	21 (7, 7, 7)	Mambo	"La Comay" — Sonora Carruseles	Safe
Susan & Tony	22 (7, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"Bei mir bist du schön" — The Arthur Murray Orchestra	Safe
Kim & Mark	18 (6, 6, 6)	Mambo	"Baby Got Back" — Sir Mix-a-Lot	Safe
Jeffrey & Edyta	No scores received	Quickstep	"I Get a Kick Out of You" — Frank Sinatra	Eliminated

Week 2

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

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Toni & Alec	23 (7, 8, 8)	Rumba	"I Can't Make You Love Me" — Bonnie Raitt	Safe
Brooke & Derek	24 (8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"Palladio" — Karl Jenkins	Safe
Rocco & Karina	16 (5, 6, 5)	Rumba	"You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" — Lou Rawls	Safe
Lance & Lacey	20 (7, 6, 7)	Paso doble	"I Kissed a Girl" — Katy Perry	Safe
Kim & Mark	17 (6, 6, 5)	Rumba	"You Give Me Something" — James Morrison	Eliminated
Misty & Maks	21 (7, 7, 7)	Paso doble	"Take Me Out" — Franz Ferdinand	Safe
Maurice & Cheryl	19 (7, 6, 6)	Rumba	"Mercy Mercy Me" — Marvin Gaye	Safe
Cloris & Corky	15 (5, 5, 5)	Paso doble	"Boléro" — Maurice Ravel	Safe
Susan & Tony	21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Waiting on the World to Change" — John Mayer	Safe
Warren & Kym	24 (8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"Malagueña" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Safe
Cody & Julianne	21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis	Safe

Week 3

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

On October 3, Misty May-Treanor was injured during practice and received immediate medical attention.^[3] At the end of the episode that aired on Monday, October 6, she announced that she had ruptured her Achilles tendon, and thus had to withdraw from the competition. On the results show the next night, Tom Bergeron revealed that no one would be eliminated that week because of May-Treanor's withdrawal, and the week 3 scores would carry over to week 4. Rocco and Karina would have been eliminated had May-Treanor not withdrawn.^[4][5]

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Susan & Tony	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" — Diana Ross
Lance & Lacey	22 (8, 7, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Let Me Leave" — Marc Broussard
Maurice & Cheryl	24 (8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Rock Around the Clock" — Bill Haley & His Comets
Rocco & Karina	20 (7, 7, 6)	Viennese waltz	"What's New Pussycat?" — Tom Jones
Warren & Kym	25 (9, 8, 8)	Viennese waltz	"Lovin' U" — Alicia Keys
Cody & Julianne	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"Call Me the Breeze" — Lynyrd Skynyrd
Toni & Alec	22 (8, 7, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Für Elise" — Ludwig van Beethoven
Cloris & Corky	16 (6, 5, 5)	Jive	"The Girl Can't Help It" — Little Richard
Brooke & Derek	28 (9, 10, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Daughters" — John Mayer

Week 4

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

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Maurice & Cheryl	20 (6, 7, 7)	Samba	"That's the Way (I Like It)" — KC and the Sunshine Band	Safe
Cody & Julianne	23 (7, 8, 8)	Tango	"Bohemian Like You" — The Dandy Warhols	Safe
Toni & Alec	22 (7, 7, 8)	Samba	"De dónde soy" — Thalía	Safe
Cloris & Corky	22 (8, 7, 7)	Tango	"The Big Date" — Marc Shaiman	Bottom two
Rocco & Karina	18 (6, 6, 6)	Samba	"I Go to Rio" — Peter Allen	Eliminated
Susan & Tony	24 (8, 8, 8)	Tango	"La Bohemia" — Electric Club Tango	Safe
Brooke & Derek	26 (9, 8, 9)	Samba	"Hip Hip Chin Chin" — Club des Belugas	Safe
Lance & Lacey	26 (9, 8, 9)	Tango	"Disturbia" — Rihanna	Safe
Warren & Kym	22 (8, 7, 7)	Samba	"Bounce With Me" — Kreesha Turner	Safe

Week 5

Each couple performed one of four dances newly introduced this season: the hustle, jitterbug, salsa, or West Coast Swing. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

On Sunday, October 19, Brooke Burke was injured during the camera blocking for her jitterbug with partner Derek Hough. She ended up going to the hospital on Monday, October 20, for treatment and x-rays. It was determined that she had severely bruised her foot, but as of Monday afternoon, an ABC spokesperson told People that Burke and Hough would still perform on that night's live show.^[6]

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Lance & Lacey	21 (7, 7, 7)	West Coast Swing	"Breakin' Dishes" — Rihanna	Safe
Toni & Alec	22 (7, 7, 8)	West Coast Swing	"The Way You Make Me Feel" — Michael Jackson	Eliminated
Susan & Tony	22 (7, 7, 8)	Hustle	"Upside Down" — Diana Ross	Bottom two
Warren & Kym	25 (8, 8, 9)	Hustle	"Funkytown" — Lipps Inc.	Safe
Cloris & Corky	21 (7, 7, 7)	Salsa	"Tres Deseos" — Gloria Estefan	Safe
Maurice & Cheryl	27 (9, 9, 9)	Salsa	"Everything I Can't Have" — Robin Thicke	Safe
Brooke & Derek	29 (10, 9, 10)	Jitterbug	"Don't Be Cruel" — Elvis Presley	Safe
Cody & Julianne	28 (10, 9, 9)	Jitterbug	"Big Time Operator" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Safe

Week 6

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

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, and participated in a group hip-hop dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Maurice & Cheryl	21 (7, 7, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Gravity" — John Mayer	Safe
Lance & Lacey	27 (9, 9, 9)	Jive	"Tutti Frutti" — Little Richard	Safe
Susan & Tony	23 (8, 8, 7)	Mambo	"Si Señor!..." — Gloria Estefan	Safe
Brooke & Derek	26 (8, 10, 8)	Rumba	"No Air" — Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown	Safe
Cloris & Corky	15 (5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Come See About Me" — The Supremes	Eliminated
Cody & Julianne	23 (8, 8, 7)	Samba	"Whine Up" — Kat DeLuna, feat. Elephant Man	Safe
Warren & Kym	25 (8, 9, 8)	Rumba	"Irreplaceable" — Beyoncé	Safe
Brooke & Derek Cloris & Corky Cody & Julianne Lance & Lacey Maurice & Cheryl Susan & Tony Warren & Kym	No scores received	Group Hip-hop	"It Takes Two" — Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

Week 7

Each couple performed one unlearned dance and one team dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Approximately forty minutes after the October 21 results show, Julianne Hough was taken by ambulance to the hospital for increasingly painful stomach pains.^[7] Initially, Hough said she was taking a day off from the group rehearsal to recover. However, on October 27, she was diagnosed with endometriosis,^[8][9] had to undergo surgery to remove her appendix on October 28,^[9] and that she would miss the competition until she recovered. As a result, her celebrity partner, Cody Linley, was paired with Edyta Śliwińska for weeks 7 and 8 of the competition.^[10]

On October 30, Lacey Schwimmer reported that she had endometriosis as well. It came after Julianne Hough's experience with the common, but painful, condition allowed Schwimmer to notice similar symptoms and be diagnosed at an early stage, enabling it to be treated without surgery or time away from the show.^[11][12][13]

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Warren & Kym	21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" — Diana Krall	Safe
Susan & Tony	24 (8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"The Ride" — James Horner	Eliminated
Maurice & Cheryl	25 (8, 9, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Cupid Shuffle" — Cupid	Safe
Cody & Edyta	22 (8, 7, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Bryan Adams	Safe
Lance & Lacey	25 (9, 7, 9)	Rumba	"Your Body Is a Wonderland" — John Mayer	Safe
Brooke & Derek	30 (10, 10, 10)	Foxtrot	"Lullaby of Birdland" — Sarah Vaughan	Safe
Cody & Edyta Lance & Lacey Susan & Tony	20 (6, 7, 7)	Team Cha-cha-cha	"Mercy" — Duffy
Brooke & Derek Maurice & Cheryl Warren & Kym	29 (10, 9, 10)	Team Paso doble	"Rocks" — Primal Scream

Week 8

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

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Cody & Edyta	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Call Me Irresponsible" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
	24 (8, 8, 8)	Mambo	"My Way" — Los Lonely Boys
Brooke & Derek	28 (10, 8, 10)	Tango	"Tango Diabolo" — Christa Behnke	Safe
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Mambo	"Cuban Mambo" — Xavier Cugat
Maurice & Cheryl	24 (8, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"Puttin' on the Ritz" — Fred Astaire	Eliminated
	24 (8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"Let It Rock" — Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
Lance & Lacey	26 (9, 8, 9)	Foxtrot	"Sweet Pea" — Amos Lee	Safe
	24 (8, 7, 9)	Samba	"1 Thing" — Amerie
Warren & Kym	28 (10, 9, 9)	Tango	"Peter Gunn Theme" — Henry Mancini	Safe
	26 (9, 8, 9)	Jive	"Hallelujah I Love Her So" — Ray Charles

Week 9

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

Julianne Hough returned to the competition after missing the previous two weeks.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Brooke & Derek	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"The House Is Rockin'" — Stevie Ray Vaughan	Safe
	28 (9, 10, 9)	Salsa	"Babarabatiri" — Tito Puente
Cody & Julianne	22 (8, 7, 7)	Paso doble	"Le Disko" — Shiny Toy Guns	Eliminated
	24 (8, 8, 8)	Salsa	"Juventud de Presente" — Tito Puente
Warren & Kym	24 (8, 8, 8)	Mambo	"Tequila" — The Champs	Safe
	25 (9, 8, 8)	Jitterbug	"That Old Black Magic" — Sammy Davis Jr.
Lance & Lacey	28 (10, 9, 9)	Mambo	"Straight To Number One" — Touch and Go	Safe
	29 (10, 9, 10)	Jitterbug	"Jim Dandy" — Black Oak Arkansas

Week 10

On the first night, all three couples faced off in a group samba, 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
Brooke & Derek	28 (9, 9, 10)	Group Samba	"Blame It on the Boogie" — The Jacksons
Lance & Lacey	26 (9, 8, 9)
Warren & Kym	25 (9, 7, 9)
Brooke & Derek	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"You're the One That I Want" — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Lance & Lacey	27 (9, 9, 9)	Freestyle	"It's Tricky" — Run-D.M.C.
Warren & Kym	28 (9, 10, 9)	Freestyle	"Proud Mary" — Ike & Tina Turner

Night 2

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Warren & Kym	27 (9, 9, 9)	Hustle	"Funkytown" — Lipps Inc.	Runners-up
Lance & Lacey	28 (9, 9, 10)	Jitterbug	"Jim Dandy" — Black Oak Arkansas	Third place
Brooke & Derek	30 (10, 10, 10)	Viennese waltz	"Daughters" — John Mayer	Winners

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

• Week 1 (Night 1): One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot)
• Week 1 (Night 2): One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep)
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (paso doble or rumba)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or Viennese waltz)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (samba or tango)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance (hustle, jitterbug, salsa, or West Coast Swing)
• Week 6: One unlearned dance & hip-hop group dance
• Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances
• Week 9: Two unlearned dances
• Week 10 (Night 1): Group samba & freestyle
• Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season

Color key:

  No scores received

Dancing with the Stars (season 7) - Dance chart

Couple	Week
	1		2	3	4	5	6		7		8		9		10
	Night 1	Night 2													Night 1		Night 2
Brooke & Derek	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso doble	Viennese waltz	Samba	Jitterbug	Rumba	Group Hip-hop[a]	Foxtrot	Team Paso doble	Tango	Mambo	Jive	Salsa	Group Samba	Freestyle	Viennese waltz
Warren & Kym	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso doble	Viennese waltz	Samba	Hustle	Rumba		Foxtrot	Team Paso doble	Tango	Jive	Mambo	Jitterbug		Freestyle	Hustle
Lance & Lacey	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Paso doble	Viennese waltz	Tango	West Coast Swing	Jive		Rumba	Team Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Samba	Mambo	Jitterbug		Freestyle	Jitterbug
Cody & Julianne	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Jive	Tango	Jitterbug	Samba		Viennese waltz	Team Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Mambo	Paso doble	Salsa
Maurice & Cheryl	Foxtrot	Mambo	Rumba	Jive	Samba	Salsa	Viennese waltz		Cha-cha-cha	Team Paso doble	Quickstep	Paso doble
Susan & Tony	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Jive	Tango	Hustle	Mambo		Paso doble	Team Cha-cha-cha
Cloris & Corky	Foxtrot	Mambo	Paso doble	Jive	Tango	Salsa	Cha-cha-cha
Toni & Alec	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Viennese waltz	Samba	West Coast Swing
Rocco & Karina	Foxtrot	Mambo	Rumba	Viennese waltz	Samba
Misty & Maksim	Foxtrot	Mambo	Paso doble
Kim & Mark	Foxtrot	Mambo	Rumba
Ted & Inna	Foxtrot	Mambo
Jeffrey & Edyta	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep[a]

Notes

1. No scores were received for this dance.