Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars will start March 18, 2013.
Couples[]
The cast of twelve and their professional partners was announced on February 26, 2013 on Good Morning America.[1][2] Professional dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Chelsie Hightower, Louis van Amstel, and Anna Trebunskaya who participated in the previous season, will not be returning.
Lindsay Arnold, a contestant from season nine of So You Think You Can Dance will be introduced as a new professional along with Troupe member Sharna Burgess and Gleb Savchenko, who recently participated as a professional on season twelve of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.
It is unknown that all twelve will be on Ben and Toad's Contest.
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zendaya Coleman | Disney Channel star | Valentin Chmerkovskiy | Participating |
| Andy Dick | Comedian & actor | Sharna Burgess | Participating |
| Dorothy Hamill | Olympic gold medal figure skater | Tristan MacManus | Participating |
| D. L. Hughley | Comedian & actor | Cheryl Burke | Participating |
| Jacoby Jones | NFL wide receiver | Karina Smirnoff | Participating |
| Wynonna Judd | Country music singer | Tony Dovolani | Participating |
| Sean Lowe | Bachelor | Peta Murgatroyd | Participating |
| Victor Ortiz | Professional boxer | Lindsay Arnold | Participating |
| Kellie Pickler | Country music singer | Derek Hough | Participating |
| Ingo Rademacher | Soap opera actor | Kym Johnson | Participating |
| Aly Raisman | Olympic gold medal gymnast | Mark Ballas | Participating |
| Lisa Vanderpump | Reality television star | Gleb Savchenko | Participating |
Scoring chart[]
| Couple | Place | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Total (1+2) |
Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zendaya & Val | ||||||||||||
| Andy & Sharna | ||||||||||||
| Dorothy & Tristan | ||||||||||||
| D.L. & Cheryl | ||||||||||||
| Jacoby & Karina | ||||||||||||
| Wynonna & Tony | ||||||||||||
| Victor & Lindsay | ||||||||||||
| Kellie & Derek | ||||||||||||
| Ingo & Kym | ||||||||||||
| Aly & Mark | ||||||||||||
| Lisa & Gleb |
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
- the couple eliminated that week
- the returning couple finishing in the bottom two (or three)
- the returning couple that was the last to be called safe
- the winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third-place couple
Highest and lowest scoring performances[]
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Highest score | Worst dancer(s) | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | ||||
| Foxtrot | ||||
| Contemporary | ||||
| Quickstep | ||||
| Jive | ||||
| Samba | ||||
| Rumba | ||||
| Waltz | ||||
| Salsa | ||||
| Tango | ||||
| Paso Doble | ||||
| Viennese Waltz | ||||
| Argentine Tango | ||||
| Freestyle |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances[]
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
| Couples | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Zendaya & Val | ||
| Andy & Sharna | ||
| Dorothy & Tristan | ||
| D.L. & Cheryl | ||
| Jacoby & Karina | ||
| Wynonna & Tony | ||
| Victor & Lindsay | ||
| Kellie & Derek | ||
| Ingo & Kym | ||
| Aly & Mark | ||
| Lisa & Gleb |