Do You Remember?
Take a stroll down All-Stars memory lane with us as we remember each of our All-Stars and some of their best performances!
Do You Remember... Adam Levine's Paso Doble?
Season: 27
Week: 5
Song: "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
Score: 28
Making it into Week 5, Adam Levine and partner Cheryl were assigned a Paso Doble to the Lady Gaga hit. Many didn't know how this would turn out, but Levine prevailed and impressed the audience, and head judge Len Goodman who gave the dance it's only 10! Adam also went on to win the Foxtrot Marathon later in the night.
Week: 5
Song: "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
Score: 28
Making it into Week 5, Adam Levine and partner Cheryl were assigned a Paso Doble to the Lady Gaga hit. Many didn't know how this would turn out, but Levine prevailed and impressed the audience, and head judge Len Goodman who gave the dance it's only 10! Adam also went on to win the Foxtrot Marathon later in the night.
Do You Remember... Amber Heard's Tango?
Season: 7
Week: 6
Song: "Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood
Score: 30
Coming off of a nasty ankle injury and an odd song choice from the week before, Amber Heard and then partner Val Chmerkovskiy dominated the dancefloor during country week when Amber made the comeback to remember with a Tango to "Cowboy Casanova". The judges went wild for it and Heard earned the second perfect score of the season, and her first.
Week: 6
Song: "Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood
Score: 30
Coming off of a nasty ankle injury and an odd song choice from the week before, Amber Heard and then partner Val Chmerkovskiy dominated the dancefloor during country week when Amber made the comeback to remember with a Tango to "Cowboy Casanova". The judges went wild for it and Heard earned the second perfect score of the season, and her first.
Do You Remember... Bill Clinton's Viennese Waltz?
Season: 6
Week: 6
Song: "Saving All My Love For You" - Whitney Houston
Score: 24
Bill did not expect much going into the halfway point of the competition. He was just surprised to even be there. During a theme week honoring the late Whitney Houston, Bill and Anna danced a Viennese Waltz to "Saving All My Love For You" which seemed to go better than Bill's previous dances. When the judges got to share their comments, the guest judge of the week seemed to love the dance, and it showed when he gave Bill his surprising first 10 of the season!
Week: 6
Song: "Saving All My Love For You" - Whitney Houston
Score: 24
Bill did not expect much going into the halfway point of the competition. He was just surprised to even be there. During a theme week honoring the late Whitney Houston, Bill and Anna danced a Viennese Waltz to "Saving All My Love For You" which seemed to go better than Bill's previous dances. When the judges got to share their comments, the guest judge of the week seemed to love the dance, and it showed when he gave Bill his surprising first 10 of the season!
Do You Remember... Brittany Brannon's Foxtrot?
Season: 20
Week: 16
Song: "Feeling Good" - Michael Buble
Score: 40
It was Week 16, the quarter-finals of Season 20. Brittany Brannon and then partner Derek Hough had a Foxtrot, Samba, and Design-A-Dance prepared for the night, and started out with the Foxtrot to the song by Buble, performing a 007-inspired routine which the judges raved over and gave a perfect 40! She later danced a near perfect Samba and ended with another near perfect Design-A-Dance! She later danced it in the Finals as her favorite ballroom and again scored a perfect 40!
Week: 16
Song: "Feeling Good" - Michael Buble
Score: 40
It was Week 16, the quarter-finals of Season 20. Brittany Brannon and then partner Derek Hough had a Foxtrot, Samba, and Design-A-Dance prepared for the night, and started out with the Foxtrot to the song by Buble, performing a 007-inspired routine which the judges raved over and gave a perfect 40! She later danced a near perfect Samba and ended with another near perfect Design-A-Dance! She later danced it in the Finals as her favorite ballroom and again scored a perfect 40!
Do You Remember... Christian Bale's Rumba?
Season: 20
Week: 8
Song: "The Story" - Sara Ramirez
Score: 38
It was the final week of Season 20 where the men would dance as a group. The men would either dance an Argentine Tango or a Rumba. Bale got the Rumba and was nervous. Come show night, his nerves went away and he and Edyta brought the passion to the song by the Grey's Anatomy actress. The dance earned them two 10's and put them on top of the leaderboard for the week!
Week: 8
Song: "The Story" - Sara Ramirez
Score: 38
It was the final week of Season 20 where the men would dance as a group. The men would either dance an Argentine Tango or a Rumba. Bale got the Rumba and was nervous. Come show night, his nerves went away and he and Edyta brought the passion to the song by the Grey's Anatomy actress. The dance earned them two 10's and put them on top of the leaderboard for the week!
Do You Remember... Daunte Culpepper's Paso Doble?
Season: 45
Week: 7
Song: "DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again" - Usher
Score: 36
Daunte Culpepper and Kym Johnson were the last couple to dance during Week 7 of Season 45. He was nervous because the pressure was on him to end the show well. When they danced their Paso Doble to the hit Usher song, the audience was roaring and on their feet by the end. The judges loved the dance, landing him in second on the leaderboard for the night. Daunte liked the dance so much, he danced it again during the finals as his favorite Latin dance, this time getting 3 more points than the first time.
Week: 7
Song: "DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again" - Usher
Score: 36
Daunte Culpepper and Kym Johnson were the last couple to dance during Week 7 of Season 45. He was nervous because the pressure was on him to end the show well. When they danced their Paso Doble to the hit Usher song, the audience was roaring and on their feet by the end. The judges loved the dance, landing him in second on the leaderboard for the night. Daunte liked the dance so much, he danced it again during the finals as his favorite Latin dance, this time getting 3 more points than the first time.
Do You Remember... Dez Bryant's Viennese Waltz?
Season: 7
Week: 8
Song: "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz
Score: 28
Tough NFL players aren't light on their feet, right? Wrong! When Dez Bryant made the final 6 of Season 7, he was very nervous to be doing a Viennese Waltz and a Rumba. When he did his Viennese Waltz, he and Kym were praised for connecting well and, as you guessed, being light on his feet. The dance tied for the highest score of the round, but sadly, Dez and Kym were sent home during the results days later.
Week: 8
Song: "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz
Score: 28
Tough NFL players aren't light on their feet, right? Wrong! When Dez Bryant made the final 6 of Season 7, he was very nervous to be doing a Viennese Waltz and a Rumba. When he did his Viennese Waltz, he and Kym were praised for connecting well and, as you guessed, being light on his feet. The dance tied for the highest score of the round, but sadly, Dez and Kym were sent home during the results days later.
Do You Remember... Gabrielle Giffords' Rumba?
Season: 5
Week: 6
Song: "You'll Be In My Heart" - Phil Collins
Score: 38
It was Disney Week, a week with fun written all over it. Gabrielle had danced a Viennese Waltz earlier that scored 35 points and was ready for a Rumba to the song from Tarzan. Once finished, the audience were on their feet applauding and the judges gave it 10's. Everyone was even more proud once they learned Gabrielle dedicated the dance to the victims of the 2011 shooting she was involved in.
Week: 6
Song: "You'll Be In My Heart" - Phil Collins
Score: 38
It was Disney Week, a week with fun written all over it. Gabrielle had danced a Viennese Waltz earlier that scored 35 points and was ready for a Rumba to the song from Tarzan. Once finished, the audience were on their feet applauding and the judges gave it 10's. Everyone was even more proud once they learned Gabrielle dedicated the dance to the victims of the 2011 shooting she was involved in.
Do You Remember... Hayden Christensen's Paso Doble?
Season: 5
Week: 3
Song: "Imperial March" - John Williams
Score: 40
You know those certain songs meant for certain dances meant for certain celebrities? Well, that's what happened in only the third week of Season 5 when Hayden Christensen and then partner Julianne Hough danced a haunting Star Wars Paso Doble to the Imperial March (or the 'Darth Vader' theme). The judges were livid in their praise of Christensen's dancing and shockingly gave the dance the earliest perfect score ever achieved in DWTSGame history. Christensen danced the same Paso Doble again as his favorite Latin dance in the Finale and got another perfect score for it.
Week: 3
Song: "Imperial March" - John Williams
Score: 40
You know those certain songs meant for certain dances meant for certain celebrities? Well, that's what happened in only the third week of Season 5 when Hayden Christensen and then partner Julianne Hough danced a haunting Star Wars Paso Doble to the Imperial March (or the 'Darth Vader' theme). The judges were livid in their praise of Christensen's dancing and shockingly gave the dance the earliest perfect score ever achieved in DWTSGame history. Christensen danced the same Paso Doble again as his favorite Latin dance in the Finale and got another perfect score for it.
Do You Remember... Jennifer Aniston's Foxtrot?
Season: 20
Week: 15
Song: "Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani ft. Akon
Score: 39
Jennifer Aniston (who had receive a few perfect scores prior to this week) went into Week 15 of season 20 fearing the Disco but anticipating the Foxtrot. Now, the Disco (as she feared) did not do so hot, but her Foxtrot to the Gwen Stefani hit earned her a 39. Aniston loved the dance so much that she danced it as her favorite ballroom dance in the Finals and it then earned her one of numerous perfect scores. The actress went on to win the game days later.
Week: 15
Song: "Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani ft. Akon
Score: 39
Jennifer Aniston (who had receive a few perfect scores prior to this week) went into Week 15 of season 20 fearing the Disco but anticipating the Foxtrot. Now, the Disco (as she feared) did not do so hot, but her Foxtrot to the Gwen Stefani hit earned her a 39. Aniston loved the dance so much that she danced it as her favorite ballroom dance in the Finals and it then earned her one of numerous perfect scores. The actress went on to win the game days later.
Do You Remember... Julia Roberts' Jive?
Season: 5
Week: 2
Song: "Runaround Sue" - Dion and the Belmonts
Score: 32
By Week 2 of Season 5 of the DWTSGame, Julia Roberts didn't start out at the top of the leaderboard. When she was assigned a Jive, people weren't expecting much. But Roberts danced to the oldie's classic, she stunned the judges! They gave it a 32 out of 40 AND the week's encore! Julia chose it as her favorite latin dance in the Season Finale and earned a perfect 40 for the dance! She shockingly went on to win the game soon after!
Week: 2
Song: "Runaround Sue" - Dion and the Belmonts
Score: 32
By Week 2 of Season 5 of the DWTSGame, Julia Roberts didn't start out at the top of the leaderboard. When she was assigned a Jive, people weren't expecting much. But Roberts danced to the oldie's classic, she stunned the judges! They gave it a 32 out of 40 AND the week's encore! Julia chose it as her favorite latin dance in the Season Finale and earned a perfect 40 for the dance! She shockingly went on to win the game soon after!
Do You Remember... Justin Bieber's Quickstep?
Season: 45
Week: 6
Song: "Love Like Woe" - The Ready Set
Score: Technique: 34, Performance: 36
Justin Bieber had to redeem himself after losing the lead for the first time of Season 45 in Week 5. In Week 6 (Double Scores Week), Bieber and Hightower portrayed a nerdy love story in their Quickstep that made the girls in the audience go absolutely crazy! His technique score was not so hot, but his performance score earned him a 10! He danced the dance again in the finale and scored it (as a Foxtrot) for Emma Stone and Joel Courtney in Season 5.
Week: 6
Song: "Love Like Woe" - The Ready Set
Score: Technique: 34, Performance: 36
Justin Bieber had to redeem himself after losing the lead for the first time of Season 45 in Week 5. In Week 6 (Double Scores Week), Bieber and Hightower portrayed a nerdy love story in their Quickstep that made the girls in the audience go absolutely crazy! His technique score was not so hot, but his performance score earned him a 10! He danced the dance again in the finale and scored it (as a Foxtrot) for Emma Stone and Joel Courtney in Season 5.
Do You Remember... Justin Timberlake's Rumba?
Season: 6
Week: 3
Song: "I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
Score: 26
The week's theme: Love songs... No pressure at all! Justin and Karina got the Rumba, too. What a perfect opportunity to shine! Dancing to the very popular love song, Justin melted the audience with his chemistry with Karina, and how he oozed passion with the dance. It scored him 26, not a first place finish, but close to it. He was shockingly eliminated the next week, but did re-do the dance when he came back for the Finale!
Week: 3
Song: "I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
Score: 26
The week's theme: Love songs... No pressure at all! Justin and Karina got the Rumba, too. What a perfect opportunity to shine! Dancing to the very popular love song, Justin melted the audience with his chemistry with Karina, and how he oozed passion with the dance. It scored him 26, not a first place finish, but close to it. He was shockingly eliminated the next week, but did re-do the dance when he came back for the Finale!
Do You Remember... Ke$ha's Paso Doble?
Season: 27
Week: 9
Song: "Grenade" - Bruno Mars
Score: 29
It was a bit surprising to think a Paso Doble to a hit Bruno Mars song would be Ke$ha's breakout dance, right? I'm sure it's just as surprising that it took Ke$ha nine weeks to achieve such a high score! She seemed to like the dance so much that she and then partner Brian Fortuna redid it in the Finale and scored Ke$ha's only perfect score of the season!
Week: 9
Song: "Grenade" - Bruno Mars
Score: 29
It was a bit surprising to think a Paso Doble to a hit Bruno Mars song would be Ke$ha's breakout dance, right? I'm sure it's just as surprising that it took Ke$ha nine weeks to achieve such a high score! She seemed to like the dance so much that she and then partner Brian Fortuna redid it in the Finale and scored Ke$ha's only perfect score of the season!
Do You Remember... Kendall Schmidt's Freestyle?
Season: 27
Week: 11
Song: "Stronger" - Kanye West
Score: 30
Arguably the sexiest, fiestiest, hottest, most entertaining, and overall best Freestyle the DWTSGame has ever seen, Big Time Rush frontman Kendall Schmidt and then partner Kendra Andrews performed a Hip-Hop Freestyle that made the audience and judges alike go bezerk (imagine Len Goodman going crazy for Hip-Hop!). Filled with complicated lifts and hip-hop moves galore, Schmidt and Andrews practically sealed their fate as champions when the Finale came around! And yes, they did win!
Week: 11
Song: "Stronger" - Kanye West
Score: 30
Arguably the sexiest, fiestiest, hottest, most entertaining, and overall best Freestyle the DWTSGame has ever seen, Big Time Rush frontman Kendall Schmidt and then partner Kendra Andrews performed a Hip-Hop Freestyle that made the audience and judges alike go bezerk (imagine Len Goodman going crazy for Hip-Hop!). Filled with complicated lifts and hip-hop moves galore, Schmidt and Andrews practically sealed their fate as champions when the Finale came around! And yes, they did win!
Do You Remember... Kris Allen's Mambo?
Season: 3
Week: 5
Score: 26
Well, we can't really remember it either (trying to picture a Mambo is hard when you don't know what music they had)! But it did score Allen his highest score so far in the still online (but very cancelled) season, so he must've done something right!
Week: 5
Score: 26
Well, we can't really remember it either (trying to picture a Mambo is hard when you don't know what music they had)! But it did score Allen his highest score so far in the still online (but very cancelled) season, so he must've done something right!
Do You Remember... Lindsey Vonn's Samba?
Season: 7
Week: 2
Song: "Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child
Score: 23
We were sad to see Lindsey Vonn leave so early on in the competition, but were glad we got to see one very sassy Samba from the Olympic Skier and then partner Derek Hough. The dance shocked the judges at how entertaining it was. They praised Lindsey for working her hips so well! Vonn got the second highest score of the night! She, without hesitation, redid the dance in the Finale as her favorite!
Week: 2
Song: "Bootylicious" - Destiny's Child
Score: 23
We were sad to see Lindsey Vonn leave so early on in the competition, but were glad we got to see one very sassy Samba from the Olympic Skier and then partner Derek Hough. The dance shocked the judges at how entertaining it was. They praised Lindsey for working her hips so well! Vonn got the second highest score of the night! She, without hesitation, redid the dance in the Finale as her favorite!
Do You Remember... Matthew Morrison's Cha-Cha-Cha?
Season: 6
Week: 5
Song: "You Make Me Feel" - Cobra Starship ft. Sabi
Score: 30
Morrison and then partner Joy Spears blew everyone out of the water in Week 5 of Season 6 when the two danced a pop themed Cha-Cha to a new Cobra Starship song. The judges were in love with Matthew's attitude for the dance (and his hips weren't working too bad, either). The judges gave Matthew and Joy their first perfect 30 for it. They danced it again in the Finale and scored another 30 (and also went on to win the season)!
Week: 5
Song: "You Make Me Feel" - Cobra Starship ft. Sabi
Score: 30
Morrison and then partner Joy Spears blew everyone out of the water in Week 5 of Season 6 when the two danced a pop themed Cha-Cha to a new Cobra Starship song. The judges were in love with Matthew's attitude for the dance (and his hips weren't working too bad, either). The judges gave Matthew and Joy their first perfect 30 for it. They danced it again in the Finale and scored another 30 (and also went on to win the season)!
Do You Remember... Michael Phelps' Hustle?
Season: 1
Week: 9
Score: 30
Michael and then partner Julianne danced a Hustle (a Disco-type dance) in the Semi-Finals that earned them a perfect score... It must've been pretty good! Not much more to know, we guess!
Week: 9
Score: 30
Michael and then partner Julianne danced a Hustle (a Disco-type dance) in the Semi-Finals that earned them a perfect score... It must've been pretty good! Not much more to know, we guess!
Do You Remember... Mila Kunis' Paso Doble?
Season: 27
Week: 5
Song: "4 Minutes" - Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake
Score: 27
Actress Mila Kunis and then partner Dmitry danced a Paso Doble to the pop hit by Madonna and the audience and judges were both raving, and the dance earned Kunis a 27/30, her highest score of the series so far.
Week: 5
Song: "4 Minutes" - Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake
Score: 27
Actress Mila Kunis and then partner Dmitry danced a Paso Doble to the pop hit by Madonna and the audience and judges were both raving, and the dance earned Kunis a 27/30, her highest score of the series so far.
Do You Remember... Nicki Minaj's Quickstep?
Season: 7
Week: 5
Song: "Love Is A Battlefield" - Pat Benetar
Score: 27
Sure, it wasn't her highest scoring dance, but it sure was one of our favorites of Season 7! Nicki and Mark were starting to gain momentum as a fierce couple, scoring a 10 last week for Nicki's Paso with Dez Bryant. This week, 80's week, she had to refine her dance and dump all of the hip-hop antics she was used to. She did, and it paid off, getting her a second place finish and earning her the week's encore!
Week: 5
Song: "Love Is A Battlefield" - Pat Benetar
Score: 27
Sure, it wasn't her highest scoring dance, but it sure was one of our favorites of Season 7! Nicki and Mark were starting to gain momentum as a fierce couple, scoring a 10 last week for Nicki's Paso with Dez Bryant. This week, 80's week, she had to refine her dance and dump all of the hip-hop antics she was used to. She did, and it paid off, getting her a second place finish and earning her the week's encore!
Do You Remember... Nicole Kidman's Design-A-Dance?
Season: 20
Week: 16
Song: "Landslide" - Stevie Nicks
Score: 40
Nicole and Dmitry were in the quarter-finals - things were going great! Aside from 2 dances, she and Dmitry were given the challenge to design their own dance (perhaps an early Freestyle?). Kidman decided to choose the Nicks classic to dance to and Chaplin choreographed a dance to remember. Needless to say, it wowed the judges and earned a perfect score!
Week: 16
Song: "Landslide" - Stevie Nicks
Score: 40
Nicole and Dmitry were in the quarter-finals - things were going great! Aside from 2 dances, she and Dmitry were given the challenge to design their own dance (perhaps an early Freestyle?). Kidman decided to choose the Nicks classic to dance to and Chaplin choreographed a dance to remember. Needless to say, it wowed the judges and earned a perfect score!
Do You Remember... Rihanna's Samba?
Season: 4
Week: 4
Song: "Blame It On The Boogie" - Jackson 5
Score: 39
Rihanna turned in a Samba to remember when she and Val Chmerkovskiy danced to the Jackson 5 hit! Failing to miss the Week 4 top score (by just 1 point - losing to Sandra Bullock's perfect scoring Viennese Waltz). Sadly, Rihanna did not make the finals, but when she came back as an eliminated contestant, she chose to do the Samba as her favorite in a heartbeat!
Week: 4
Song: "Blame It On The Boogie" - Jackson 5
Score: 39
Rihanna turned in a Samba to remember when she and Val Chmerkovskiy danced to the Jackson 5 hit! Failing to miss the Week 4 top score (by just 1 point - losing to Sandra Bullock's perfect scoring Viennese Waltz). Sadly, Rihanna did not make the finals, but when she came back as an eliminated contestant, she chose to do the Samba as her favorite in a heartbeat!
Do You Remember... Sandra Bullock's Cha-Cha-Cha?
Season: 4
Week: 2
Song: "Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
Score: 32
Probably the raunchiest first dance we've EVER seen, Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and Derek Hough came out of the gate with a cougar-inspired Cha-Cha to 'Stacy's Mom', which involved a sexy costume change for Bullock and a shirtless Hough. The dance went on to get the 2nd highest score of the night (a 32 - including a 9). Sandra danced it as her favorite latin dance in the Finals and it then got the 40 it deserved! She was honored to score it again as a guest judge for a Season 6 team dance!
Week: 2
Song: "Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
Score: 32
Probably the raunchiest first dance we've EVER seen, Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and Derek Hough came out of the gate with a cougar-inspired Cha-Cha to 'Stacy's Mom', which involved a sexy costume change for Bullock and a shirtless Hough. The dance went on to get the 2nd highest score of the night (a 32 - including a 9). Sandra danced it as her favorite latin dance in the Finals and it then got the 40 it deserved! She was honored to score it again as a guest judge for a Season 6 team dance!