Season 6
‘Dancing with the Stars’ returned with sixth season on March 17, 2008 and season finale was aired on May 20, 2008. 12 couples were introduced this season and here’s the list of the celebrities/Professional Partner pairs:
Celebrities Professional Partner Elimination Status
Penn Jillette Kym Johnson Eliminated 1st
Monica Seles Jonathan Roberts Eliminated 2nd
Steve Guttenberg Anna Trebunskaya Eliminated 3rd
Adam Carolla Julianne Hough Eliminated 4th
Priscilla Presley Louis van Amstel Eliminated 5th
Marlee Matlin Fabian Sanchez Eliminated 6th
Shannon Elizabeth Derek Hough Eliminated 7th
Mario Karina Smirnoff Eliminated 8th
Marissa Jaret Winokur Tony Dovolani Eliminated 9th
Cristián de la Fuente Cheryl Burke Third Place
Jason Taylor Edyta Śliwińska Second Place
Kristi Yamaguchi Mark Ballas Winners
On May 6, 2008, it aired a special two hour episode to mark its 100th episode. Kristi Yamaguchi/Mark Ballas won the title, making Kristi the second female winner after Kelly Monaco in the first season of show. Kristi Yamaguchi/Mark Ballas got the highest average score in show history and their lowest score ever was 26. One of the participants, Priscilla Presley, made a record by being the oldest female contestant on ‘Dancing with the Stars’. In the week 1, Kristi Yamaguchi received 27 nos. after performing ‘Foxtrot’. It was the highest score of first round in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ history. As Monica Seles/Penn Jillette received the lowest score so the couple was eliminated from the competition. In the third week of competition, Kristi Yamaguchi continued performing well and she once again received 27. Steve Guttenberg’s partner Anna Trebunskaya fell ill so her hubby Jonathan Roberts decided to help her and taught her the ‘Tango’. She performed ‘The Tango’ with him, but was eliminated due to their lowest score.
In the fourth week of competition, Kristi Yamaguchi played Paso Doble. She received 29 points and set herself on the top once again. Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough were eliminated this week and it was the first time when Julianne Hough was eliminated in any ‘Dancing with the Stars’ competition. In week 5, Kristi got 29 after performing a ‘Rumba’ and again placed herself on #1. Priscilla Presley, the oldest participant’ was eliminated this week. In the sixth week of competition, Kristi and Mark received the first 30 of the season and Marlee Matlin was evicted. While performing Samba in the seventh week of competition, Cristian de la Fuente injured his arm so he was awarded points based on his performance up to that point. Shannon Elizabeth was eliminated this week. In the week 10, Kristi/Mark, Jason/Edyta and Cristian/Cheryl competed to be the final winner. Trio performed a group ‘Cha-Cha-Cha’, ‘Freestyle’ and a dance of their own choice. Cheryl Burke made a record by appearing 3 times in season finales. Finally, Kristi Yamaguchi/Mark Ballas won the competition, after beating out the other couples.



