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Dancing with the Stars
Season 18
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The ballroom is open once again as 12 celebrities team with 12 of the skilled dancers for a winner-take-all dance-off!

Recaps by Pierre Jason Kelly, GSNN

Hosts Tom Bergeron & Erin Andrews
Judges Len Goodman
Carrie Ann Inaba
Bruno Tonioli
Musical Director Rickey Minor
Announcer Alan Dedicoat
Creator Eric Morley (based upon "Strictly Come Dancing")
EP Conrad Green
Joe Sungkur
Ashley Edens-Shaffer
Packager BBC Worldwide Productions
Origins CBS Television City, Los Angeles
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Week 1: Old Enough to Vote, Young Enough to Know Who You Are
March 17
Welcome to the 18th season of DWTS. Everything has changed, but the show
hasn't. Why? Because we'll still give you the same style of show with new
people. Come, I'll show you.....

STARS
Sean Avery (retired NHL player)
Candace Cameron Bure ("Full House")
NeNe Leakes ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta")
Drew Carey ("The Price Is Right")
Billy Dee Williams (actor)
Meryl Davis (ice skater)
Charlie White (ice skater)
James Maslow (Big Time Rush)
Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years")
Amy Purdy (TAR 21 alum)
Cody Simpson (singer)
Diana Nyad (long-distance swimmer)


DANCE PROS
Karina Smirnoff (1x champion; Sean's partner)
Mark Ballas (2x champion; Candace's partner)
Cheryl Burke (3x champion; Drew's partner)
Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Meryl's partner)
Tony Dovolani (1x champion; Nene's partner)
Peta Murgatroyd (1x champion; James' partner)
Valentin Chmerkovskiy (Maks' brother; Danica's partner)
Henry Byailakov (Diana's partner)
Derek Hough (5x champion; Amy's partner)
Witney Carson (Cody's partner)
Sharna Burgess (Charlie's partner)
Emma Slater (Billy Dee's partner)


So we got an ice skating duo from Sochi and Cheryl with a different Drew. Sounds like an interesting season. Let's get to it.

Cha-Cha, contemporary and foxtrot are on the docket for today and first off are Nene & Tony doing a cha-cha to "Give It To You" by Robin Thicke W/Kendrick Lamar. Nene looked pretty much like a flapper from the 20's and she controlled it. On we go to the judges. Len said it was like a buffet, Bruno said she has so much to give and Carrie Ann said she has a personality. Give the numbers away, would ya?

CARRIE ANN: 7 LEN: 7 BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 21

James & Peta will dance to "Story of My Life" by One Direction. Peta did a few twirls and there was more. On to the judges. Bruno said he is an admission, Carrie Ann said he's so darn cute and Len said it was a little bit messy. Cleaning up the numbers....

CARRIE ANN: 7 LEN: 7 BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 21

Danica & Val will now foxtrot to "Walk Away" by Kelly Clarkson. One highlight was Danica putting the finger to Val's nose quickly and by the end, she kissed Bruno at the judges table which is now back where it belongs. Speaking of judges, let's go to them. Carrie Ann said they have great energy, Len said it was terrific and Bruno loves her as a good kisser. Let's kiss & make up numbers.

CARRIE ANN: 8 LEN: 8 BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 24

Now it's Sean & Karina doing contemporary to "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane. Karina did her thing solo and Sean did a running move there. After all the magic, we go to the judges. Len said the iceman cometh, Bruno said he wasn't going to be a lump of ice, and Carrie Ann said he had all the authenticity. Let's see what the numbers say:

CARRIE ANN: 7 LEN: 6 BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 20

Next is Billy Dee & Emma doing a cha-cha to "Star Wars" by Meco. He was surrounded by stormtroopers, R2D2 and C3P0, but in this case, he wasn't acting right. Let's see if the judges proved it. Bruno said he got the wrong character, Carrie Ann said he's the most relaxed dancer and Len said it was on time. Time now for this....

CARRIE ANN: 5 LEN: 5 BRUNO: 5
Total Score: 15

Moving on, Meryl & Maks doing a cha-cha to "All Night" by Icona Pop. Meryl pretended to have a victory snap with Charlie, but Maks stole her quickly. Later, she did a few twirls and after this, we go to the judges. Carrie Ann said she lit up the ballroom, Len said she's good on wood and Bruno said she's the queen of spins. Let's spin away to this....

CARRIE ANN: 8 LEN: 8 BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 24

Candace & Mark are ready to do Contemporary to "Burn" by Ellie Goulding. They were on the floor surrounded by yellow balls and by the end, they lied down again and went to a blue scheme. Now we change it back to normal and go to the judges. Len said she can dance, Bruno said it was dramatic and Carrie Ann said she's such an incredible dancer. And now....

CARRIE ANN: 9 LEN: 8 BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 25

Cody & Witney will now cha-cha to "Timber" by Pitbull w/ Ke$ha. Cody broke it down first, but Witney joined in on the fun. He even twirled her around. Now we spin around with the judges. Bruno said he feels rejuvenated watching him, Carrie Ann said he is fantastic and Len said it was full of attack. Attack this!

CARRIE ANN: 7 LEN: 7 BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 22

So ready for Drew & Cheryl dancing a foxtrot to "Money (That's What I Want)" by Barrett Strong. Drew plays Mr. Moneybags in a Monopoly setting and they danced all around the board. Now we roll to the judges. Carrie Ann said he's a crowd pleaser, Len said it was very watchable and Bruno said he has the style & content. Roll the numbers!

CARRIE ANN: 7 LEN: 7 BRUNO: 7
Total Score: 21

Amy & Derek get set to dance to "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic as a cha-cha. Amy swung back & forth into the rhythm of things and after that little dance....despite her para-legs, of course, it's the judges. Len said she got a gold medal in the cha-cha, Bruno said how does she do it? And Carrie Ann said she's in shock. Electrify the numbers!

CARRIE ANN: 8 LEN: 8 BRUNO: 8
Total Score: 24

Diana & Henry dive in on a foxtrot to "Beyond The Sea" by Bobby Darin. She was well in control of the dance, but she was flailing off a bit. Let's see if the judges spot any mistakes. Bruno said she didn't no badly at all, Carrie Ann said she's a slowly opening flower and Bruno said it need more finesse. Score check!

CARRIE ANN: 6 LEN: 6 BRUNO: 6
Total Score: 18

And finally, Charlie & Sharna doing contemporary to "Let Her Go" by Passenger. They only did it in the band area and boy, they got this one down. Now we go to the judges. Carrie Ann said they're a perfect match, Len said it was the perfect dance for him and Bruno said he's an artist. Let's paint by numbers.

CARRIE ANN: 9 LEN: 9 BRUNO: 9
Total Score: 27

Final scores go like this: Charlie with 27, Candace with 25, 24s go to Danica, Meryl & Amy, 22 goes to Cody, Drew, James & Nene with 21, Sean with 20, Diana hanging in there with 18 and Billy Dee dead last with 15. Next week, it'll be the stars turn to pick a dance. Hilarity ensues. Bye!

To see this episode in its entirety, go to abc.com/dancing.