Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12)
| Dancing with the Stars (season 12) | |
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Promotional advertisement for season 12 (designed by BLT & Associates)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 21 – May 24, 2011 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Hines Ward |
| Professional winner | Kym Johnson |
| Season chronology | |
Season twelve of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 21, 2011. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman returned to the show as judges, while Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke returned as hosts.
Professional football player Hines Ward was the winner of the competition with his partner Kym Johnson. Actress Kirstie Alley and Disney star Chelsea Kane came in second and third, respectively.
On the official website, a page gave people the chance to recommend celebrities they wanted to see on season 12 of the show through comments. Pro-dancer Derek Hough, who was the incumbent champion, did not return for season 12 in order to film an upcoming movie but returned for season 13.
The cast was revealed on February 28, 2011, during The Bachelor, and the professional partners were revealed on March 2, 2011.Hip hop artist Romeo, injured before the beginning of broadcasts of season two, and replaced during that season by his father, Master P, was one of the competitors in season 12.
The 11 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (the scores for the Winner Takes All Cha-cha-cha from week nine and scores from Donnie Burns in week 7 are not included).
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Petra Němcová is the only star to not land on this list.
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
Unless indicated otherwise, individual 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.
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