Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 10

Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010, on the ABC network.

Dancing with the Stars

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March 22 (2010-03-22) –
May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)

The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough won the competition, while Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya finished second, and ESPN host Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished third.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Couples[edit]

This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor, joined the cast of professionals this season. Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro was season three, also returned, while Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest-tenured professional on the show, having appeared on all of the first ten seasons.

Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz)

Week 2: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or jive)

Week 3: One unlearned dance (paso doble, quickstep, or waltz)

Week 4: One unlearned dance (rumba or tango)

Week 5: One unlearned dance

Week 6: One dance (Argentine tango or samba) & swing dance marathon

Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance

Week 8: Two unlearned dances

Week 9 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances

Week 10 (Night 1): Judges' choice dance, freestyle & favorite dance (Argentine tango)

Week 10 (Night 2): Dance-off

The couples performed the following each week:

Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 10