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Professional dancers pair with celebrities to train and compete in ballroom dancing. (Learn more)

Starring: Trista Rehn, Rachel Hunter, Evander Holyfield (View All)

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Episode 801

Episode 1 | Season 8  (2008-2009)
(Airdate Mar 9, 2009)

For the season opener, the Cha Cha is danced by Lil' Kim and Derek Hough, Lawrence Taylor and Edyta Sliwinska, Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke, Ty Murray and Chelsie Hightower, Steve Wozniak and Karina Smirnoff, and Denise Richards and Maksim Chmerkovsky.The Waltz is performed by Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts, Steve-O and Lacey Schwimmer, Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough, Holly Madison and Dmitry Chaplin, Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas, David Alan Grier and Kym Johnson, and Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani. At the end of the night, Gilles and Cheryl receive the highest score while Steve and Karina receive the lowest.

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