Dancing with the Stars (American season 11)
Season eleven of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 20, 2010. The cast was announced during the August 30 episode of Bachelor Pad during a live press conference that included a Q&A session with host Tom Bergeron and co-host Brooke Burke and the new cast. There are twelve celebrity cast members this season. The pairs were announced on September 1.
Corky Ballas returned to the show for the first time since season seven. This is the first season to feature no new professional dancers, as each of the 12 pros has appeared on at least one previous season. Edyta Śliwińska, the only pro to have appeared throughout the entire run of the series, did not return this season. Kym Johnson and Karina Smirnoff also returned, while Damian Whitewood also did not. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continued as the judges.
Several changes were introduced this season including an "Acoustic Week," in which couples performed either the Rumba or the Argentine Tango, while the audience was brought closer to the dance floor, which was elevated and made circular, a "TV Theme Week" and a "Rock n' Roll Week", in which couples performed the Paso doble or the Tango and danced in a Rock n' Roll marathon. Fan favorites from previous seasons also came back to judge the couples, who re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; these guest judges were Hélio Castroneves, Kelly Osbourne, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, and Mel B. Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno also served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team. Also scheduled was a week dubbed "Instant Choreography" in which the couples practiced their routines for a week and received the music for their Latin dances only 45 minutes before their live routines.
Actress Jennifer Grey won the competition over actor Kyle Massey and activist Bristol Palin, making her partner Derek Hough the first professional to win the competition three times.
Florence Henderson, who competed in this season, died on November 24, 2016. This marks the first death of a contestant in the show's history. On the premiere of season 24, a star with her name on it was placed on the dance floor in her honor.
Couples
Scoring chart
Averages
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. The scoring from week four counts as two dances.| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
| 1 | 1 | Jennifer & Derek | 462 | 17 | 27.2 |
| 2 | 4 | Brandy & Maksim | 338 | 13 | 26.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Kyle & Lacey | 424 | 17 | 24.9 |
| 4 | 7 | Audrina & Tony | 161 | 7 | 23.0 |
| 5 | 6 | Rick & Cheryl | 205 | 9 | 22.8 |
| 6 | 3 | Bristol & Mark | 384 | 17 | 22.6 |
| 7 | 5 | Kurt & Anna | 238 | 11 | 21.6 |
| 8 | 8 | Florence & Corky | 113 | 6 | 18.8 |
| 9 | 10 | Margaret & Louis | 51 | 3 | 17.0 |
| 10 | 9 | The Situation & Karina | 81 | 5 | 16.2 |
| 11 | 12 | David & Kym | 15 | 1 | 15.0 |
| 12 | 11 | Michael & Chelsie | 28 | 2 | 14.0 |
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 | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer | Lowest score |
| Cha-cha-cha | Jennifer Grey | 30 | The Situation David Hasselhoff | 15 |
| Viennese Waltz | Jennifer Grey | 30 | Margaret Cho | 15 |
| Jive | Kyle Massey | 29 | Michael Bolton | 12 |
| Quickstep | Brandy Rick Fox Jennifer Grey | 27 | The Situation | 18 |
| Samba | Kyle Massey | 29 | Margaret Cho | 18 |
| Waltz | Jennifer Grey | 30 | Florence Henderson | 20 |
| Foxtrot | Brandy | 28 | Bristol Palin | 19 |
| Rumba | Jennifer Grey | 30 | Bristol Palin | 14 |
| Argentine tango | Brandy | 30 | The Situation | 12 |
| Tango | Jennifer Grey | 27 | Florence Henderson | 21 |
| Paso doble | Jennifer Grey | 30 | Kurt Warner | 18 |
| Freestyle | Jennifer Grey | 30 | Bristol Palin | 25 |
Audrina Patridge is the only star to not land on this list
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale:| Couples | Best dances | Worst dances |
| Jennifer & Derek | Rumba, Cha-cha-cha, Waltz, Paso doble, Freestyle, & Viennese Waltz | Paso doble |
| Kyle & Lacey | Jive, Samba, Argentine Tango & Freestyle | Rumba |
| Bristol & Mark | Paso doble, Jive, & Cha-cha-cha | Rumba |
| Brandy & Maks | Argentine Tango | Jive |
| Kurt & Anna | Quickstep, Tango, Waltz, & Cha-cha-cha | Rumba |
| Rick & Cheryl | Quickstep | Argentine Tango |
| Audrina & Tony | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha |
| Florence & Corky | Tango | Rumba |
| The Situation & Karina | Foxtrot | Argentine Tango |
| Margaret & Louis | Jive & Samba | Viennese Waltz |
| Michael & Chelsie | Viennese Waltz | Jive |
| David & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Cha-cha-cha |
Weekly scores and songs
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.Week 1
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Audrina & Tony | 19 | Cha-cha-cha | "California Gurls" – Katy Perry ft.Snoop Dogg | Safe |
| Kurt & Anna | 19 | Viennese Waltz | "This Ain't a Love Song" – Bon Jovi | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 23 | Cha-cha-cha | "My First Kiss" – 3OH!3 ft. Ke$ha | Last to be called safe |
| Rick & Cheryl | 22 | Viennese Waltz | "Crazy" – Aerosmith | Safe |
| Margaret & Louis | 15 | Viennese Waltz | "We Are the Champions" – Queen | Safe |
| Brandy & Maksim | 23 | Viennese Waltz | "Cry Me Out" – Pixie Lott | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 18 | Cha-cha-cha | "Mama Told Me " – Tom Jones ft. Stereophonics | Safe |
| Florence & Corky | 18 | Cha-cha-cha | "Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" – Shirley Bassey | Safe |
| Michael & Chelsie | 16 | Viennese Waltz | "Life After You" – Daughtry | Safe |
| The Situation & Karina | 15 | Cha-cha-cha | "Break Your Heart" – Taio Cruz | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 24 | Viennese Waltz | "These Arms of Mine" – Otis Redding | Safe |
| David & Kym | 15 | Cha-cha-cha | "Sex Bomb" – Tom Jones | Eliminated |
Week 2
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Rick & Cheryl | 21 | Jive | "Tush" – ZZ Top | Safe |
| Florence & Corky | 19 | Quickstep | "Suddenly I See" – KT Tunstall | Safe |
| Brandy & Maksim | 21 | Jive | "Magic" – B.o.B | Safe |
| Michael & Chelsie | 12 | Jive | "Hound Dog" – Elvis Presley | Eliminated |
| Audrina & Tony | 23 | Quickstep | "Love Machine" – Girls Aloud | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 24 | Jive | "Shake It" – Metro Station | Safe |
| Margaret & Louis | 18 | Jive | "Dreaming" – Blondie | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 22 | Quickstep | " I Want You to" – Weezer | Safe |
| Kurt & Anna | 21 | Jive | "Danger Zone" – Kenny Loggins | Safe |
| The Situation & Karina | 18 | Quickstep | "Americano" – The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Last to be called safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 22 | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love" – The Supremes | Safe |
Week 3: Story Week
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jennifer & Derek | 24 | Samba | "A Little Respect" – Erasure | Safe |
| Florence & Corky | 20 | Waltz | "Edelweiss" – Vince Hill | Safe |
| Kurt & Anna | 23 | Foxtrot | "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter | Safe |
| Margaret & Louis | 18 | Samba | "Copacabana"–Barry Manilow | Eliminated |
| Audrina & Tony | 26 | Waltz | "Let It Be Me" – Ray LaMontagne | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 19 | Foxtrot | "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars | Last to be called safe |
| Brandy & Maksim | 24 | Samba | "Put It in a Love Song" – Alicia Keys ft. Beyoncé | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 23 | Waltz | "Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop" – Landon Pigg | Safe |
| The Situation & Karina | 20 | Foxtrot | "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Rick & Cheryl | 24 | Samba | "Whine Up" – Kat DeLuna ft.Elephant Man | Safe |
Week 4: Acoustic Music/Double-scoring Week
; Running order| Couple | Technical score | Performance score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kurt & Anna | 15 | 19 | Rumba | "Drops of Jupiter " – Train | Safe |
| Brandy & Maksim | 22 | 26 | Rumba | "This Woman's Work" – Kate Bush | Safe |
| Rick & Cheryl | 19 | 20 | Argentine Tango | "Violentango" – Astor Piazzolla | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 18 | 22 | Rumba | "Nothin' on You" – B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars | Safe |
| The Situation & Karina | 12 | 16 | Argentine Tango | "Sweet Dreams " – Tanghetto | Eliminated |
| Florence & Corky | 17 | 18 | Rumba | "Yesterday" – The Beatles | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 27 | 29 | Argentine Tango | "La Cumparsita" – Gerardo Matos Rodríguez | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 18 | 14 | Rumba | "Umbrella" – Rihanna ft. Jay Z | Last to be called safe |
| Audrina & Tony | 24 | 22 | Argentine Tango | "Somebody to Love" – Jefferson Airplane | Safe |
Week 5: TV Theme Week
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | TV Show | Result |
| Brandy & Maksim | 27 | Quickstep | "I'll Be There for You" – The Rembrandts | Friends | Safe |
| Florence & Corky | 21 | Tango | "The Brady Bunch Theme" – Peppermint Trolley Company | The Brady Bunch | Eliminated |
| Kurt & Anna | 24 | Quickstep | "Bewitched Theme" – The Hit Crew | Bewitched | Safe |
| Audrina & Tony | 23 | Rumba | "Unwritten" – Natasha Bedingfield | The Hills | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 20 | Foxtrot | "Charlie's Angels Theme" – The Hit Crew | Charlie's Angels | Safe |
| Rick & Cheryl | 24 | Rumba | "Hill Street Blues Theme" – Larry Carlton | Hill Street Blues | Last to be called safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 18 | Jive | " The Monkees" – The Monkees | The Monkees | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 25 | Foxtrot | "Love and Marriage" – Frank Sinatra | Married... with Children | Safe |
Week 6: Rock Week
; Running orderWeek 7: 200th Episode Week
; Running order| Couples | Score | Dance | Music | Team Captain |
| Bristol & Mark Kyle & Lacey Rick & Cheryl | 24 | Cha-cha-cha | "Workin' Day and Night" – Michael Jackson | Kristi Yamaguchi |
| Brandy & Maksim Jennifer & Derek Kurt & Anna | 27 | Cha-cha-cha | "Bust a Move" – Young MC | Apolo Anton Ohno |
; Running order
Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Guest judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli
| Couples | Score | Dance | Music | Guest Judge | Result |
| Kyle & Lacey | 35 | Paso doble | "Free Your Mind" – En Vogue | Mel B | Last to be called safe |
| Kurt & Anna | 34 | Tango | "Simply Irresistible" – Robert Palmer | Emmitt Smith | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 33 | Viennese Waltz | "Trouble" – Ray LaMontagne | Kelly Osbourne | Safe |
| Rick & Cheryl | 37 | Quickstep | "Hey Pachuco" – Royal Crown Revue | Hélio Castroneves | Eliminated |
| Brandy & Maksim | 37 | Foxtrot | "Fever" – Peggy Lee | Gilles Marini | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 37 | Tango | "Shut Up" – The Black Eyed Peas | Drew Lachey | Safe |
Week 8: Instant Choreography Week
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kyle & Lacey | 27 | Viennese Waltz | "Breathe " – Anna Nalick | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 29 | Instant Jive | "Good Golly Miss Molly" – Little Richard | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 27 | Quickstep | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" – Nat King Cole | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 30 | Instant Rumba | "Waiting for a Girl Like You" – Foreigner | Safe |
| Kurt & Anna | 24 | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" – The Eagles | Eliminated |
| Kurt & Anna | 24 | Instant cha-cha-cha | "Hella Good" – No Doubt | Eliminated |
| Bristol & Mark | 24 | Argentine Tango | "Buttons" – Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 23 | Instant Samba | "Mas Que Nada" – Sérgio Mendes ft. The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Brandy & Maksim | 29 | Waltz | "Dark Waltz" – Hayley Westenra | Last to be called safe |
| Brandy & Maksim | 28 | Instant cha-cha-cha | "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry | Last to be called safe |
Week 9: Semifinals Week
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Brandy & Maksim | 27 | Paso doble | "Firework" – Katy Perry | Eliminated |
| Brandy & Maksim | 30 | Argentine Tango | "Taquito Militar" – Mariano Mores | Eliminated |
| Jennifer & Derek | 30 | Cha-cha-cha | "Mercy" – Duffy | Safe |
| Jennifer & Derek | 30 | Waltz | "Way Over Yonder" – Carole King | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 27 | Paso doble | "Gimme More" – Britney Spears | Last to be called safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 26 | Waltz | "Mary Goes to Jesus" – from The Passion of the Christ | Last to be called safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 29 | Samba | "She's Got Me Dancing" – Tommy Sparks | Safe |
| Kyle & Lacey | 29 | Argentine Tango | "Jai Ho! " – A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
Week 10: Finals Week
; Running order| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Assistant judge |
| Kyle & Lacey | 27 | Foxtrot | "Feeling Good" – Nina Simone | Len Goodman |
| Kyle & Lacey | 29 | Freestyle | "Tootsee Roll" – 69 Boyz | Len Goodman |
| Bristol & Mark | 27 | Jive | "Move" – from Dreamgirls | Bruno Tonioli |
| Bristol & Mark | 25 | Freestyle | "Cell Block Tango" – from Chicago | Bruno Tonioli |
| Jennifer & Derek | 30 | Paso doble | "Habañera" – Charlotte Church | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| Jennifer & Derek | 30 | Freestyle | "Do You Love Me?" – The Contours | Carrie Ann Inaba |
; Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
| Kyle & Lacey | 26 | Tango | "If I Had You" – Adam Lambert |
| Bristol & Mark | 25 | Tango | "According to You" – Orianthi |
| Jennifer & Derek | 30 | Viennese Waltz | "These Arms of Mine" – Otis Redding |
| Kyle & Lacey | 28 | Cha-cha-cha | "Raise Your Glass" – Pink |
| Jennifer & Derek | 28 | Cha-cha-cha | "Raise Your Glass" – Pink |
| Bristol & Mark | 27 | Cha-cha-cha | "Raise Your Glass" – Pink |
Dance chart
Guest performances on results episodes
In addition to recapping the week's earlier performances by the competitors, each results show features one or more guest musical performers/acts who perform at least one song. During each song, guest dancers perform a choreographed dance.; September 21, 2010
Santana performed "Oye Como Va", while Corky Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Kym Johnson, and Anna Trebunskaya danced. Daughtry performed "September", featuring guest professional dancers. Santana performed two duets: one with India.Arie while Karina Smirnoff and Louis Van Amstel danced, and another with Chris Daughtry, featuring Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, and Lacey Schwimmer dancing.
; September 28, 2010
Janelle Monáe performed "Tightrope", which featured her own dancers. Seal performed "Weight of My Mistakes", with Cheryl Burke, Chelsie Hightower, Kym Johnson, and Lacey Schwimmer dancing.
This episode also featured a Macy's Stars of Dance performance choreographed by Rich and Tone.
; October 5, 2010
Michael Bolton performed "Hallelujah" and dancing was performed by Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts. Ne-Yo performed "One in a Million" featuring his own dancers, and Mark Ballas and Valentin Chmerkovskiy both played instruments and danced to "Toxic", partnered by Tanisha Belnap and Lacey Schwimmer, respectively.
; October 12, 2010
The Goo Goo Dolls sang two songs: "Iris" and "Not Broken", while Chantel Aguirre, Dmitry Chaplin, Jason Glover, and Chelsie Hightower danced.
Florence and the Machine performed "Dog Days Are Over" and featured their own dancers in a choreographed number.
This episode also featured the Macy's Stars of Dance performing a number from Forever Tango, the longest running tango show in Broadway history.
; October 19, 2010
Jason Derülo sang "In My Head" and "Georgia on My Mind".
The Mwano family performed "Beggin'", featuring the Mwano brothers, Chelsie Hightower, Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer, Karina Smirnoff, and Anna Trebunskaya dancing.
Shakira featured her own dancers while she sang her hit song "Loca".
; October 26, 2010
Heart sang "Barracuda". Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, Peta Murgatroyd, Karina Smirnoff, Louis Van Amstel, and Damian Whitewood danced to the number.
Kylie Minogue sang "Get Outta My Way" and featured her own dancers.
Macy's Stars of Dance presented a performance from the School of Rock band choreographed by Travis Wall.
; November 2, 2010
Taylor Swift sang "Mine" and "White Horse". Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, and Lacey Schwimmer danced during Swift's first number.
Rod Stewart sang "I Get a Kick out of You" while Peta Murgatroyd and Damian Whitewood danced.
Macy's Stars of Dance presented the cast of Mary Poppins, who performed "Step In Time".
; November 9, 2010
Taio Cruz sang "Dynamite" while Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Kym Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd and Louis Van Amstel danced. John Legend and the Roots performed two numbers: "Wake Up Everybody" and "Ordinary People". The first featured Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, and Chelsie Hightower dancing, and the second showcased Mark Ballas and Jeanine Mason.
Emily Bear sang "Tutti Frutti" and was accompanied by Tyler Goldman, Sophia Latessa, Eric Linder, and Rickie Taylor.
; November 16, 2010
Annie Lennox performed "Universal Child" with Brandon Bryant and Britt Stewart dancing, and also sang "Little Bird", showcasing Jaimie Goodwin, Jillian Meyers, Taja Riley and Ellenore Scott in a dance performance.
Enrique Iglesias performed "I Like It", which featured Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Kym Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd, Louis Van Amstel, and Damian Whitewood dancing.
Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough designed a dance for this episode in which viewers submitted votes in the weeks beforehand. Viewers submitted requests for the style of dance, song, and professionals to perform the dance. Also, Dancing with the Stars held an online contest in which viewers could submit concepts for the dance and were eligible to win a free trip to the show. The viewers then voted on the finalists. Abby Stonewall Kapp from Charlotte, North Carolina, won with her idea of a 1950s themed dance.
; November 23, 2010
Christina Aguilera performed two songs: "Show Me How You Burlesque", and "Beautiful".