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Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 20

Season twenty of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 16, 2015,[1] and concluded on May 19, 2015.[2]

Dancing with the Stars

14

ABC

March 16 (2015-03-16) –
May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)

This season marked the tenth anniversary of the show. In honor of this anniversary, winners Rumer Willis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy received a special 10th Anniversary golden Mirrorball Trophy.[3] R5 singer Riker Lynch and Allison Holker finished in second place, while former soldier Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess finished in third.

Cast[edit]

Couples[edit]

This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. Ten of the professional partners were revealed on February 11, 2015, on Good Morning America.[4] Joining Lindsay Arnold, Sasha Farber, Henry Byalikov, and Jenna Johnson in the troupe this season were Alan Bersten, from the tenth season of So You Think You Can Dance, and Brittany Cherry. Eleven of the celebrity competitors and their professional partners were revealed on Good Morning America on February 24, 2015.[3] Witney Carson's celebrity partner was reported to be Chris Soules from The Bachelor on March 4, 2015; Soules was later confirmed on March 10, nearly 12 hours after that show's finale.[5][6]

Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, or jive)

Week 2: One unlearned dance

Week 3: One unlearned dance

Week 4: One unlearned dance

Week 5: One unlearned dance

Week 6: One unlearned dance & team dance

Week 7: One unlearned dance & dance-offs

Week 8: One unlearned dance & trio dance

Week 9 (Semifinals): One unlearned dance & judge's choice

Week 10 (Finals, Night 1): Repeated dance & freestyle

Week 10 (Finals, Night 2): Fusion dance

The couples performed the following each week:


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