Season sixteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 18, 2013, on the ABC network.
Country music singer and American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough were crowned the champions, while Disney Channel star Zendaya and finished in second place, and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff finished third.
Cast
Couples This season featured twelve celebrity contestants. Eleven celebrities and their professional partners were announced on February 26, 2013, on Good Morning America, with Jacoby Jones' participation having been confirmed two days earlier during a network promo that aired during the 85th Oscars. Two weeks following the cast announcement, Sean Lowe as revealed as the twelfth contestant. Lindsay Arnold, a contestant from season nine of So You Think You Can Dance, was introduced as a new professional along with Sharna Burgess, who had been a member of the dance troupe. Gleb Savchenko, who had recently participated as a professional on season twelve of the Australian Dancing with the Stars, was also announced as a new professional. The dance troupe consisted of Oksana Dmytrenko, Henry Byalikov, Emma Slater, and Sasha Farber, along with new members Witney Carson and Julian Tocker.
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! scope="row" | | Reality television personality | | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 2nd
! scope="row" | | Comedian & television actor | | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | | Professional boxer | | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | | Actor & comedian | | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | | Reality television personality | | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | | General Hospital actor | | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | | Olympic artistic gymnast | | style="background:#f4c7b8;" |Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | | NFL wide receiver | | bgcolor=tan| Third place |- ! scope="row" | | Disney Channel actress | | style="background:silver;"| Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | | Country music singer and American Idol finalist | | style="background:gold;"|Winners|}
Host and judges Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as co-hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers also returned to provide the music throughout the season.
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().Color key:'+Dancing with the Stars (season 16) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Night 1 Night 2 Kellie & Derek 1st 21 47 25 26 27 29+25= 29 28+27=55 30+28=58 30+4+30=64 +30=94 Zendaya & Val2nd 24+2=26 29+22=51 27+3=30 28+30= 25+30=55 30+5+30= +30= Jacoby & Karina3rd202343 24+2=2426 23+22=4527 27+25=52 30+29= 27+2+27= +30= Alexandra & Mark4th2124452325 27+25=52 29+3= 29+27=56 30+29= 28+3+30=61 Ingo & Kym5th202040212321 24+22=46 22+3=25 24+24=48 24+27= Sean & Peta6th192039212024 21+25=4624 21+21= Andy & Sharna7th172037 1821 18+25=43 Victor & Lindsay8th1818 3623 21 18+22= D.L. & Cheryl9th161621 Lisa & Gleb10th1818 3621 Wynonna & Tony11th181836 Dorothy & Tristan12th2136 Notes
Weekly scoresIndividual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.''
Week 1: First Dances Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha, contemporary, or the foxtrot, and are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusic Kellie & Derek 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Domino" — Jessie J Victor & Lindsay 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Daylight" — Maroon 5 Ingo & Kym 20 (7, 6, 7) Contemporary "Yellow" — Coldplay Lisa & Gleb 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" — Aretha Franklin D.L. & Cheryl 12 (4, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Low" — Flo Rida, feat. T-Pain Zendaya & Val 24 (8, 8, 8) Contemporary "Feel Again" — OneRepublic Sean & Peta 19 (7, 6, 6) Foxtrot "The Power of Love" — Huey Lewis and the News Alexandra & Mark 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Live While We're Young" — One Direction Dorothy & Tristan 21 (7, 7, 7) Contemporary "Tiny Dancer" — Elton John Wynonna & Tony 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "I've Got the Music in Me" — Kiki Dee Andy & Sharna 17 (6, 5, 6) Foxtrot "Witchcraft" —Frank Sinatra Jacoby & Karina 20 (7, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Good Feeling" — Flo Rida
Week 2: First Elimination Couples performed either jazz, the jive, or the quickstep, and are listed in the order they performed.
At the results show of this week, it was announced that Dorothy Hamill would be withdrawing from the show due to an injury she had suffered from during training prior to this week.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Ingo & Kym 20 (6, 7, 7) Quickstep "Billy-A-Dick" — Bette Midler Safe Dorothy & Tristan 15 (5, 5, 5) Jive "Chantilly Lace" — The Big Bopper Withdrew Jacoby & Karina 23 (8, 7, 8) Jazz "Five Guys Named Moe" — Louis Jordan Safe Victor & Lindsay 18 (6, 6, 6) Jive "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars Bottom two Wynonna & Tony 18 (6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Neutron Dance" — The Pointer Sisters Safe Zendaya & Val 26 (9, 8, 9) Jive "This Head I Hold" — Electric Guest Safe Andy & Sharna 20 (7, 6, 7) Jazz "Poker Face" — Lady Gaga Safe Sean & Peta 20 (7, 6, 7) Jive "Into Action" — Tim Armstrong, feat. Skye Sweetnam Safe Alexandra & Mark 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Jumpin' Jack" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Safe Lisa & Gleb 18 (6, 6, 6) Jive "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" — One Direction Bottom two D.L. & Cheryl 16 (5, 5, 6) Quickstep "It Don't Mean a Thing" — Duke Ellington Safe Kellie & Derek 26 (9, 8, 9) Jazz "Lights" — Ellie Goulding Safe
Week 3: Prom Night All couples participated in a team freestyle, where Jacoby & Karina and Zendaya & Val each received two bonus points, plus one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Alexandra & Mark 23 (7, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Give Me Love" — Ed Sheeran Safe Andy & Sharna 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" — Rod Stewart Bottom two Ingo & Kym 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso doble "Another One Bites the Dust" — Queen Safe Lisa & Gleb 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston Safe Kellie & Derek 25 (8, 9, 8) Jive "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins Safe Victor & Lindsay 23 (8, 7, 8) Contemporary "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" — John Mayer Safe D.L. & Cheryl 16 (6, 5, 5) Salsa "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" — James Brown Safe Jacoby & Karina 24 (8, 8, 8) Rumba "Stay" — Rihanna, feat. Mikky Ekko Safe Wynonna & Tony 15 (5, 5, 5) Samba "Pour Some Sugar on Me" — Def Leppard Eliminated Sean & Peta 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "YMCA" — Village People Safe Zendaya & Val Viennese waltz "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" — Doris Day Safe Jacoby & Karina 2GroupFreestyle"The Rockafeller Skank" — Fatboy Slim Zendaya & Val 2 Andy & SharnaD.L. & CherylIngo & KymKellie & DerekLisa & GlebSean & PetaVictor & LindsayWynonna & Tony No scoresreceived
Week 4: Best Year of My Life Night Couples performed one unlearned dance celebrating the most memorable year of their lives. Each celebrity included a brief solo during their routines. Kyle Jacobs, Kellie Pickler's husband, performed his own song that he wrote for Kellie. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Sean & Peta 20 (6, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "I Won't Give Up" — Jason Mraz Safe Victor & Lindsay 18 (6, 6, 6) Paso doble "We Will Rock You" — Queen Bottom two Jacoby & Karina 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Watching You" — Rodney Atkins Safe Alexandra & Mark 27 (9, 9, 9) Contemporary "Titanium" — David Guetta, feat. Sia Safe Andy & Sharna 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Hallelujah" — Leonard Cohen Safe Zendaya & Val 26 (9, 8, 9) Samba "Love On Top" — Beyoncé Safe Ingo & Kym 23 (8, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "A Thousand Years" — Christina Perri Safe D.L. & Cheryl 21 (7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "I Just Want to Make Love to You" — Etta James Safe Kellie & Derek 26 (9, 8, 9) Rumba "Say I Do" — Kyle Jacobs Safe Lisa & Gleb 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Celebration" — Kool & the Gang Eliminated
Week 5: Len's Side-by-Side Challenge Each couple had to select two other professionals that had either been eliminated, participated in previous seasons, or participated in the troupe; and then perform simultaneously with those professional dancers. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
CoupleProfessionals Scores DanceMusicResult Ingo & Kym Tony Dovolani& Emma Slater 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Lady Marmalade" — Labelle Safe Jacoby & Karina & Anna Trebunskaya 26 (9, 8, 9) Jive "Long Tall Sally" — Little Richard Safe Tristan MacManus& Emma Slater 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Never Tear Us Apart" — INXS Bottom two Alexandra & Mark Witney Carson& Tony Dovolani 25 (8, 8, 9) Samba "Misery" — Maroon 5 Safe Sean & Peta Chelsie Hightower &Tristan MacManus 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Go Get It" — DJ Sepalot, feat. Ladi6 Safe Kellie & Derek Henry Byalikov &Anna Trebunskaya 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. Safe D.L. & Cheryl Sasha Farber &Chelsie Hightower 18 (6, 6, 6) Tango "Love Letter" — Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes Eliminated Zendaya & Val Maksim Chmerkovskiy& Anna Trebunskaya Argentine tango "Discombobulate" — Hans Zimmer Safe Andy & Sharna Sasha Farber& Emma Slater 18 (6, 6, 6) Paso doble "The Plaza of Execution" — James Horner Safe
Week 6: Stevie Wonder Night Each couple danced to a song by Stevie Wonder. Each couple also performed a team dance picked by the highest scoring couples: Zendaya & Val (Team Paso doble) and Kellie & Derek (Team Samba). Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple Scores DanceStevie Wonder musicResult Zendaya & Val 29 (10, 9, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Do I Do" Safe Andy & Sharna 18 (6, 6, 6) Samba "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" Safe Sean & Peta 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "I Wish" Bottom two Alexandra & Mark 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Isn't She Lovely" Safe Ingo & Kym 24 (8, 8, 8) Tango "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" Safe Kellie & Derek 29 (9, 10, 10) Quickstep "Part-Time Lover" Safe Victor & Lindsay 18 (6, 6, 6) Rumba "I Just Called to Say I Love You" Eliminated Jacoby & Karina 23 (8, 7, 8) Quickstep "For Once in My Life" Safe Ingo & KymJacoby & KarinaVictor & LindsayZendaya & Val 22 (7, 8, 7) TeamPaso doble"Higher Ground" Alexandra & MarkAndy & SharnaKellie & DerekSean & Peta 25 (8, 9, 8) TeamSamba"Superstition"
Week 7: Latin Night Each couple danced to a Latin hit. After having danced, the top scoring couple was saved from elimination that week. The remaining six couples then took part in a dance-off, where they competed against another couple doing the cha-cha-cha, jive, or rumba. For each dance-off, the judges chose a winning couple and added three bonus points to their scores. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple Scores DanceMusicResult Jacoby & Karina 27 (9, 9, 9) Salsa "Danza Kuduro" — Don Omar, feat. Lucenzo Safe Ingo & Kym 22 (7, 8, 7) Rumba "Maria Maria" — Santana, feat. The Product G&B Bottom two Kellie & Derek 29 (9, 10, 10) Samba "Shake Your Bon-Bon" — Ricky Martin Immunity Andy & Sharna 17 (5, 6, 6) Rumba "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" — Perez Prado Eliminated Alexandra & Mark 29 (10, 9, 10) Salsa "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" — Pitbull, feat. Papayo Safe Sean & Peta 24 (8, 8, 8) Rumba "Hero" — Enrique Iglesias Safe Zendaya & Val 27 (9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Buster Voodoo" — Rodrigo y Gabriela Safe