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*Dancing with the Stars*
Dancing with the Stars
Season 2
	Promotional poster, featuring pro dancers Anna Trebunskaya and Jonathan Roberts
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron; Samantha Harris;
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba; Len Goodman; Bruno Tonioli;
Celebrity winner	Drew Lachey
Professional winner	Cheryl Burke
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 5 –; February 26, 2006
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 1 Next →; Season 3

Season two of Dancing with the Stars premiered on January 5, 2006, on the ABC network.

This season expanded each episode from an hour to 90 minutes, and added an hour-long results show the following night.

On February 26, 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke were crowned the champions,^[1] while San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice and Anna Trebunskaya finished in second place, and WWE wrestler Stacy Keibler and Tony Dovolani finished third.

Cast

Couples

This season featured ten celebrity contestants. Rapper Romeo was scheduled to appear this season, but suffered an injury before the first show and was replaced by his father, Master P.^[2] All of the professionals dancers from season one, with the exception of Alec Mazo and Charlotte Jørgensen, returned for season two.

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Kenny Mayne	ESPN anchorman	Andrea Hale	Eliminated 1st on January 6, 2006
Tatum O'Neal	Film actress	Nick Kosovich	Eliminated 2nd on January 13, 2006
Giselle Fernandez	Television journalist	Jonathan Roberts	Eliminated 3rd on January 20, 2006
Master P	Rapper & entrepreneur	Ashly DelGrosso	Eliminated 4th on January 27, 2006
Tia Carrere	Actress & model	Maksim Chmerkovskiy	Eliminated 5th on February 3, 2006
George Hamilton	Actor	Edyta Śliwińska	Eliminated 6th on February 10, 2006
Lisa Rinna	Television actress & host	Louis van Amstel	Eliminated 7th on February 17, 2006
Stacy Keibler	WWE Diva	Tony Dovolani	Third place on February 26, 2006
Jerry Rice	NFL wide receiver	Anna Trebunskaya	Runners-up on February 26, 2006
Drew Lachey	98 Degrees singer	Cheryl Burke	Winners on February 26, 2006

Future appearances

Drew Lachey returned for the All-Stars season, where he was paired with Anna Trebunskaya.^[3]

Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron returned as host, while Samantha Harris replaced Lisa Canning as co-host. Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Winners

Runners-up

Third place

Bottom two

Eliminated

*Dancing with the Stars* (season 2) - Weekly scores
Couple	Pl.	Week
Couple	Pl.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Drew & Cheryl	1st	24†	27	27†	28†	27	30†	26+29=55†	30+30+27=87†^[a]
Jerry & Anna	2nd	21	23	19	24	23	23‡	20+21=41‡	26+27+27=80‡^[b]
Stacy & Tony	3rd	22	29†	27†	26	30†	30†	27+28=55†	30+26+30=86^[c]
Lisa & Louis	4th	19	20	25	26	25	27^[d]	26+27=53^[e]
George & Edyta	5th	18	22	22^[d]	21	24^[d]	23‡^[e]
Tia & Maks	6th	20^[d]	22	26	25^[d]	22‡^[e]
Master P & Ashly	7th	12‡	16‡^[d]	14‡	8‡^[e]
Giselle & Jonathan	8th	23	24	22^[e]
Tatum & Nick	9th	23	17^[e]
Kenny & Andrea	10th	13^[e]

Notes

^ This couple finished in first place.
^ This couple finished in second place.
^ This couple finished in third place.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

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.

Week 1

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
George & Edyta	18 (7, 5, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Oye Como Va" — Santana	Safe
Lisa & Louis	19 (5, 7, 7)	Waltz	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" — Aretha Franklin	Safe
Kenny & Andrea	13 (4, 5, 4)	Cha-cha-cha	"Hot Stuff" — Donna Summer	Eliminated
Stacy & Tony	22 (8, 6, 8)	Waltz	"I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	24 (8, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"She Bangs" — Ricky Martin	Safe
Tia & Maks	20 (6, 7, 7)	Waltz	"What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong	Bottom two
Master P & Ashly	12 (4, 4, 4)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Want You Back" — The Jackson 5	Safe
Giselle & Jonathan	23 (7, 8, 8)	Waltz	"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" — Roxette	Safe
Jerry & Anna	21 (7, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Like It" — The Blackout All-Stars	Safe
Tatum & Nick	23 (7, 8, 8)	Waltz	"What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Jackie DeShannon	Safe

Week 2

Each couple performed either the quickstep or the rumba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Lisa & Louis	20 (6, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Your Song" — Elton John	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	27 (9, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"Neutron Dance" — The Pointer Sisters	Safe
Tia & Maks	22 (7, 8, 7)	Rumba	"Emotion" — Destiny's Child	Safe
George & Edyta	22 (8, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" — Fred Astaire	Safe
Tatum & Nick	17 (5, 6, 6)	Rumba	"Careless Whisper" — Wham!	Eliminated
Jerry & Anna	23 (7, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"If My Friends Could See Me Now" — Sweet Charity	Safe
Stacy & Tony	29 (9, 10, 10)	Rumba	"I'm Like a Bird" — Nelly Furtado	Safe
Master P & Ashly	16 (6, 5, 5)	Quickstep	"Zoot Suit Riot" — Cherry Poppin' Daddies	Bottom two
Giselle & Jonathan	24 (8, 8, 8)	Rumba	"Take My Breath Away" — Berlin	Safe

Week 3

Each couple performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Jerry & Anna	19 (7, 6, 6)	Jive	"Do You Love Me" — The Contours	Safe
Giselle & Jonathan	22 (7, 8, 7)	Tango	"Hernando's Hideaway" — Victor Silvester	Eliminated
Drew & Cheryl	27 (9, 9, 9)	Jive	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" — Queen	Safe
George & Edyta	22 (7, 7, 8)	Tango	"La Cumparsita" — Danny Malando	Bottom two
Lisa & Louis	25 (8, 9, 8)	Jive	"Jailhouse Rock" — Elvis Presley	Safe
Stacy & Tony	27 (9, 9, 9)	Tango	"Cell Block Tango" — from Chicago	Safe
Master P & Ashly	14 (6, 4, 4)	Jive	"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John	Safe
Tia & Maks	26 (9, 8, 9)	Tango	"Por una Cabeza" — The Tango Project	Safe

Week 4

Each couple performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
George & Edyta	21 (7, 7, 7)	Paso doble	"Matador Paso" — Andy Fortuna	Safe
Tia & Maks	25 (9, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Dream a Little Dream of Me" — Mama Cass	Bottom two
Master P & Ashly	8 (4, 2, 2)	Paso doble	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals	Eliminated
Stacy & Tony	26 (8, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"Cold, Cold Heart" — Norah Jones	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	28 (9, 9, 10)	Paso doble	"Thriller" — Michael Jackson	Safe
Jerry & Anna	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Why Don't You Do Right" — Julie London	Safe
Lisa & Louis	26 (9, 9, 8)	Paso doble	"The Final Countdown" — Europe	Safe

Week 5

Each couple performed the samba, as well as a group salsa. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Stacy & Tony	30 (10, 10, 10)	Samba	"Bootylicious" — Destiny's Child	Safe
George & Edyta	24 (8, 8, 8)	Samba	"Conga" — Miami Sound Machine	Bottom two
Lisa & Louis	25 (7, 9, 9)	Samba	"Le Freak" — Chic	Safe
Tia & Maks	22 (7, 7, 8)	Samba	"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" — Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer	Eliminated
Jerry & Anna	23 (7, 8, 8)	Samba	"For Once in My Life" — Stevie Wonder	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	27 (9, 9, 9)	Samba	"Dirrty" — Christina Aguilera	Safe
Drew & Cheryl George & Edyta Jerry & Anna Lisa & Louis Stacy & Tony Tia & Maksim	No scores received	Group Salsa	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" — Gloria Estefan

Week 6

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, as well as a group Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Jerry & Anna	23 (8, 7, 8)	Paso doble	"España cañí" — Erich Kunzel	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	30 (10, 10, 10)	Tango	"Shut Up" — The Black Eyed Peas	Safe
George & Edyta	23 (8, 7, 8)	Rumba	"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — Doris Day	Eliminated
Lisa & Louis	27 (9, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"9 to 5" — Dolly Parton	Bottom two
Stacy & Tony	30 (10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham!	Safe
Drew & Cheryl George & Edyta Jerry & Anna Lisa & Louis Stacy & Tony	No scores received	Group Viennese waltz	"Fallin'" — Alicia Keys

Week 7

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Stacy & Tony	27 (9, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"You Can't Hurry Love" — Phil Collins	Safe
Stacy & Tony	28 (9, 9, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"Since U Been Gone" — Kelly Clarkson	Safe
Jerry & Anna	20 (7, 7, 6)	Tango	"One Way or Another" — Blondie	Safe
Jerry & Anna	21 (7, 7, 7)	Rumba	"Un-Break My Heart" — Toni Braxton	Safe
Lisa & Louis	26 (8, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"Fever" — Peggy Lee	Eliminated
Lisa & Louis	27 (9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Material Girl" — Madonna	Eliminated
Drew & Cheryl	26 (9, 9, 8)	Foxtrot	"It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr.	Safe
Drew & Cheryl	29 (10, 9, 10)	Rumba	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" — Bonnie Tyler	Safe

Week 8

Each couple performed three dances, one of which was their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Jerry & Anna	26 (9, 9, 8)	Foxtrot	"Why Don't You Do Right" — Julie London	Runners-up
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Freestyle	"Celebration" — Kool & The Gang
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Think" — Aretha Franklin
Stacy & Tony	30 (10, 10, 10)	Jive	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham!	Third place
	26 (8, 9, 9)	Freestyle	"Stayin' Alive" — Bee Gees
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Samba	"Livin' la Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin
Drew & Cheryl	30 (10, 10, 10)	Paso doble	"Thriller" — Michael Jackson	Winners
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" — Big & Rich
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Jive	"Hound Dog" — Elvis Presley

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
Week 2: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba)
Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
Week 4: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or paso doble)
Week 5: Samba & salsa group dance
Week 6: One unlearned dance & Viennese waltz group dance
Week 7: Two unlearned dances
Week 8: Favorite dance, freestyle & one other dance

Color key:

No scores received

*Dancing with the Stars* (season 2) - Dance chart
Couple	Week
Couple	1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
Drew & Cheryl	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Paso doble	Samba	Group Salsa^[a]	Tango	Group Viennese waltz^[a]	Foxtrot	Rumba	Paso doble	Freestyle	Jive
Jerry & Anna	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba		Paso doble		Tango	Rumba	Foxtrot	Freestyle	Cha-cha-cha
Stacy & Tony	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Foxtrot	Samba		Jive		Quickstep	Cha-cha-cha	Jive	Freestyle	Samba
Lisa & Louis	Waltz	Rumba	Jive	Paso doble	Samba		Quickstep		Foxtrot	Cha-cha-cha
George & Edyta	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Tango	Paso doble	Samba		Rumba
Tia & Maks	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Foxtrot	Samba
Master P & Ashly	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Paso doble
Giselle & Jonathan	Waltz	Rumba	Tango
Tatum & Nick	Waltz	Rumba
Kenny & Andrea	Cha-cha-cha

Notes

^ ^a ^b No scores were received for this dance.

References

^ "Drew Lachey Wins Dancing With the Stars". people.com. February 27, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "Romeo Plans To Avenge Dad Master P's Low 'Dancing' Scores". Access Hollywood. NBCUniversal. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
^ Sher, Lauren (July 27, 2012). "'Dancing With The Stars' All-Stars: Season 15 Cast Announced". ABC News. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

External links

Official website

[4] This couple finished in first place.

[5] This couple finished in second place.

[6] This couple finished in third place.

[Bottom2-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

[Elim-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g This couple was eliminated.

[NoScores-9] No scores were received for this dance.

[1] "Drew Lachey Wins Dancing With the Stars". people.com. February 27, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[2] "Romeo Plans To Avenge Dad Master P's Low 'Dancing' Scores". Access Hollywood. NBCUniversal. March 10, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.

[3] Sher, Lauren (July 27, 2012). "'Dancing With The Stars' All-Stars: Season 15 Cast Announced". ABC News. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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