Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 12
Season twelve of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 21, 2011, on the ABC network.
Dancing with the Stars
19
March 21 –
May 24, 2011
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and Kym Johnson were the winners of the competition, while actress Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished second, and Disney star Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas finished third.
Cast[edit]
Couples[edit]
This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. The cast was revealed on February 28, 2011, during The Bachelor,[1] and the professional partners were revealed on March 2.[2] Hip-hop artist Romeo, who had been slated to appear on season 2 before he had to withdraw due to an injury, was one of the contestants to compete this season.[3] This was also the first season to feature a dance troupe, which consisted of six dancers: Oksana Dmytrenko, Tristan MacManus,[4] Peta Murgatroyd, Kiki Nyemchek, Nicole Volynets, and Ted Volynets.[5]
The couples performed the following each week:
Ratings[edit]
Dancing with the Stars tied with Modern Family, a sitcom which also airs on ABC, for the season's No. 5 spot in the age 18–49 demographic of viewers, and placed at No. 3 on the rankings of the overall season.[6]