Professional Dancer Competition
Six professional dancers, three men and three women, will compete live in a weekly dance competition for a guaranteed spot as a professional dancer to be paired with a celebrity next season.
- For the first week, six professionals will be paired into three couples and will compete in the first round with their chosen style of dance, either Latin or Ballroom. Of the six dancers, one male and one female will be eliminated based on fewest viewer votes.
- In the second week, the four remaining professionals will pair up and compete in whichever style dance they did not do the first week. The dancer with the lowest number of viewer votes, whether it be male or female, will be eliminated.
- In the third week, the three remaining professionals will teach a celebrity from a previous season, and the dancer with the lowest number of viewer votes will be eliminated.
- In the fourth week, the two professionals will pair up with a current pro and choreograph a Ballroom and a Latin routine. The dancer with the highest number of votes will win.
The competing dancers are:
- Mayo Alanen (Runner-up)
- Brent Borbon
- Afton DelGrosso (3rd Place)
- Anna Demidova (Winner)
- Genya Mazo
- Snow Urbin
The celebrity partners for Round 3 are:
- Cody Linley (season 7, paired with Afton DelGrosso)
- Lisa Rinna (season 2, paired with Mayo Alanen)
- Maurice Greene (season 7, paired with Anna Demidova)
The professional partners for Round 4 are:
- Kym Johnson (paired with Mayo Alanen)
- Maksim Chmerkovskiy (paired with Anna Demidova)
| Date | Round | Pair | Dance | Song | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2009 | 1 | Brent & Afton | Cha-cha-cha | "Damaged"— Danity Kane | Brent Borbon & Snow Urbin |
| Mayo & Anna | Waltz | "Weekend in New England"— Barry Manilow | |||
| Genya & Snow | Rumba | "Stop and Stare"— OneRepublic | |||
| April 28, 2009 | 2 | Genya & Afton | Quickstep | "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"— Bobby Darin | Genya Mazo |
| Mayo & Anna | Jive | "Wild One"— Jerry Lee Lewis | |||
| May 5, 2009 | 3 | Afton & Cody | Samba | "Dance Like This"— Wyclef Jean feat. Claudette Ortiz | Afton DelGrosso |
| Mayo & Lisa | Quickstep | "Walking on Sunshine"— Katrina and the Waves | |||
| Anna & Maurice | Tango | "La Yumba"— Lalo Schiffrin | |||
| May 12, 2009 | 4 | Mayo & Kym | Tango | "Jalousie"— Alfred Hause's Tango Orchestra | Mayo Alanen |
| Cha-cha-cha | "Shake Your Groove Thing"— Peaches & Herb | ||||
| Anna & Maksim | Quickstep | "Almost Like Being in Love"— Frank Sinatra | |||
| Samba | "Crayons"— Donna Summer feat. Ziggy Marley |
The winner, guaranteed a spot as a pro in season nine, is Anna Demidova.
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