Line #24 Awesome/DancingWithTheStars


1	Certain dances are held up as classics of the series.
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3	%%* Drew Lachey's and Cheryl Burke's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgUNzHbjbg "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" Freestyle]].
4	%%* Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4SMO7ZcszM Tango to "Whatever Lola Wants."]]
5	%%* Stacy Keibler and Tony Dovolani's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP5sEPH1vDQ samba to "Bootylicious"]].
6	%%* Mýa and Dmitry Chaplin's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhVyz-QPLVE paso doble to "We Will Rock You"]].
7	%%* The paso doble to the My Darling Clementine song.
8	%%* Apolo Ohno and Julianne Hough had a couple
9	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLH8BvOY96Y tiger Samba to "I Like to Move It"]].
10	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWqGqCseujY second quickstep to "Big Bad Voodoo Man"]].
11	%%* Julianne Hough and Hélio Castroneves' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwBNNvVlGCo quickstep to "Hey Pachuco" from ''The Mask'']].
12	* Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas also had a few awesome dances even if they they got eliminated halfway through the season".
13	** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq2xqI24nJY perfect 30 paso doble]] (which was for many years the earliest perfect score anyone got on the show at week 4 - it's since been beaten by ''two'' dances from season 19, week 3).
14	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsEy9wQaVrQ hip hop infused cha cha]].
15	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjUx6rJ4n38 lively quickstep]].
16	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12n5ytv-J2w high energy jive]].
17	%%** Their hot [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi01aw4HYfM rumba]].
18	** They returned on season 9 for a special number with the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X5GAAbK9Q0 "Eye of the Tiger" paso doble]].
19	%%** Sabrina and Mark [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxAKLWIQ47U danced to Avril Lavigne's "Complicated"]].
20	%%* Melanie Brown's and Maksim Chmerkovskiy's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIisq-AeNl8 Paso Doble to "Free Your Mind."]]
21	%%* Gilles Marini's and Cheryl Burke's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuORkB7wNJw Argentine Tango]] to "[[Film/MrAndMrsSmith2005 Assassin's Tango]]".
22	* Season 6's Kristi Yamaguchi's and Mark Ballas also had a few. Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpKWfxWfXNM foxtrot to "The More I See You"]] which got the first ever highest score for week 1.
23	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkdLUfl_3JA first jive to Little Richard's "Rip It Up"]].
24	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsGQ0Bk_CHM paso doble to New Order's "Blue Monday"]].
25	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLP-Hm5FTtM rumba to John Mayer's "Say"]].
26	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqM7FKpIVes cha cha to Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music"]].
27	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2kpYEBHVM mambo to "Hey Baby"]].
28	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szmjacCFMu4 winning freestyle to Michael Jackson's "Working Day and Night"]].
29	* Season 8 Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas' also had some moments. Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmwEy_5KZLM cha cha to Michael Jackson's "P. Y. T."]], is the best ballroom dance tribute to Michael Jackson.
30	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTXdbQJXvg quickstep to Aladdin's "Friend Like Me"]].
31	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqFF-40EexA Argentine tango to "Asi Se Baila El Tango"]].
32	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXwxtTLBgrc paso doble to "Gotta Get Thru This"]].
33	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3bsr0OAIR8 rumba to John Mayer's "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room"]].
34	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40NS-B6Q26Q Jabbawockeez inspired freestyle]].
35	%%* Anna Trebunskaya and Evan Lysacek had two:
36	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymJLfdOS3QQ Argentine Tango to "Bust Your Windows"]].
37	%%** The ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' themed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITz1stk1_Jo paso doble to "Bring Me to Life."]]
38	%%* Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel's Viennese Waltz to "Trouble." Also her freestyle to "I Will Survive". Doubles as a [[SugarWiki/HeartWarmingMoments Heartwarming Moment]].
39	* Pro dancer Kym Johnson dancing a perfect [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ56IxQe0yY Argentine tango]] with Hines Ward three days after suffering a serious neck injury.
40	%%* Anna and Jonathan dancing while Michael Bolton sings "Hallelujah".
41	%%* The SiblingTeam of Julianne and Derek Hough love to dance the jive together:
42	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KChBpxOA1M jive to "Great Balls of Fire"]].
43	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7nAt4iEOWk jive to "Shake Your Tail Feathers"]].
44	%%* Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_c86xDkcxI Argentine tango to Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana"]].
45	%%* Nicole Scherzinger and Derek also had a few:
46	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTEuIXz7MqE Argentine tango to "El Capitalismo Foraneo"]].
47	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZhZYKSAPL0 tango to "Pretty Woman"]].
48	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y7hWBZwhew 50's paso doble]].
49	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ravvjv3MFwE "Lady in Red" rumba]].
50	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkyA4faZGbU "Proud Mary" jive]].
51	%%* Creator/JenniferGrey and Derek Hough's beautiful and sensual [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GABO66Dkz1Q rumba]].
52	%%** Not to mention the tearjerker [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufI_Bz3tdyE Viennese waltz to "These Arms of Mine"]].
53	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tg73_g8mg waltz to "Way Over Yonder"]].
54	* Creator/ChelseaKane and Mark Ballas' Emmy-nominated dances. While not nominated for an Emmy, Chelsea and Mark's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy6XWtcbJdk rumba to "Eyes On Fire"]] still got perfect scores.
55	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPzcEexCX_w jive to Panic at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"]].
56	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQ5GFYYFMA Viennese Waltz]] to Music/JohnWilliams' [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Hedwig's theme"]].
57	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-nnLIExbd8 waltz to Sia's "My Love"]].
58	%%* Chelsie Hightower and Derek Hough's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqRe7o_ZaW8 Emmy-nominated paso doble]] (with Mark Ballas on guitar).
59	%%* J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff have a few:
60	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsCCZ-3G1n0 samba to "Conga"]].
61	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y31UxNwzX30 quickstep to "Hot Honey Rag"]].
62	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0xwZ3YmVPI waltz to "What the World Needs Now"]].
63	%%* Season 14 Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulRZvpsOz9I first]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp-iB9ETKRo second]] jive. But also:
64	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHi_va22J-Y foxtrot to "The Show"]].
65	%%** The tearjerker [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBui4OZNgHE waltz to Josh Groban's "To Where You Are"]].
66	%%** The funky [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK8maoGyABs samba to "I Can't Get Next To You"]].
67	%%** The classical [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpaHVGLg630 rumba to "Canon in D Major"]].
68	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJ_RsWiLSs "Dirty Boogie" quickstep]].
69	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEtkOoWO-p4 all too classic paso doble]].
70	%%** The passionate [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meVN75PEswc Argentine Tango to "Tanguedia II"]].
71	* Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd's bonkers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qpt9pCbGok freestyle to Cowboy Troy's "I Play Chicken with the Train"...]] which can be directly credited for their season victory. They chose a country freestyle largely due to the success of "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy."
72	* Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas partnered again in season 15 for a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0zvzO0_XUg seamlessly infused tango / paso doble fusion]].
73	%%* Season 16 Alexandra Raisman and Mark Ballas' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ydGFE6VZI4 contemporary to David Guetta's "Titanium"]].
74	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHbeCesmoQ Argentine tango to "Reflejo de Luna"]].
75	%%** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINKaAF3CRI fun, carnivalistic salsa]].
76	%%* Season 16 Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYgpH8tsJPc paso doble dance trio with Tristan MacManus]].
77	%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgaMDduzuC0 Also their Argentine tango]].
78	%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8weXr3Sq8Pk And their freestyle]].
79	%%* Season 14 has Maria Menounos and Derek Hough's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoVl9ASpF-Q "vampiric" paso doble]].
80	%%* Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein's jazz dance to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJEqQWgbNV8 Get]] [[Music/DaftPunk Lucky]]".
81	%%* Bill Nye's appearance period. Every performance ended with a "Bill" chant. After all this time he hasn't been forgotten.
82	%%* Season 17's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVX-ibDDVws Team Foxing Awesome!]]
83	%%* Christina Milian and Mark Ballas' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuGR7dvgVcc paso doble to Lady Gaga's "Applause"]].
84	%%* Season 17's Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff had a lot of awesome dances under their belt:
85	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbtOT7j541w jive to "Kiss You"]].
86	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyK49bPvXCo Viennese waltz to the "Theme from Game of Thrones"]].
87	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYX9PR-sHWU Hollywood-themed quickstep]].
88	%%** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGMYX7ihbiA jazz trio with Witney Carson]].
89	* Season 17's eventual winners, Amber Riley and Derek Hough. Their tango to Kanye West's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTj1spon0_U "Love Lockdown"]]. Also notable for Amber pulling it off on a knee injury.
90	%%** Their finals freestyle to Aloe Blacc's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7DC3XZQ2sg "Can You Do This"]].
91	* Season 18:
92	** Charlie White and Sharna Burgess' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ekJc8p5z2A paso doble (the only paso doble of the season!)]]. Also hats off to Sharna Burgess for making the paso doble work on a song totally unfit for a paso doble!
93	** The fact that Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas and Derek Hough were put together on the same group dance. As Val said "We got like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain in one team."
94	%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_y8aUVCCWU Amy Purdy and Derek Hough's freestyle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWME3cedQy0 "wedding crashed" jive]].
95	%%** Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas' contemporary. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG-B_FeQGt4 Both of them]] (the second one was when she was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYLi0OnYG8s partnered with Charlie White]]).
96	%%** Meryl Davis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy's Argentine tango which many considered [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wPTQnxDpus the dance of the season]].
97	%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ikojCDJOh4 Danica McKellar and Valentin Chmerkovskiy's's "Be Our Guest" quickstep]].
98	%%* Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NIgOrZemBw Knight Rider / Bhangra dance]].
99	* Season 19
100	** The premiere episode was regarded as on of the better premiere episodes in the series' history and there are a couple of that night's routines that stood out:
101	** Creator/RandyCouture was surprisingly light on his feet dancing the foxtrot with his partner Karina Smirnoff.
102	** [[Series/DuckDynasty Sadie Robertson]] and her fun and youthful cha cha with Mark Ballas.
103	*** Their beautiful and elegant Viennese waltz inspired by the Creator/{{Pixar}} movie ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''; perfectly mirroring some scenes from Carl and Ellie's story.
104	*** Their ''Series/DuckDynasty''-inspired samba (to the tune of 'Hunter' by Pharrell no less!). As Julianne Hough stated, "It is a perfect combination of content and concept."
105	*** The romantic, yet age-appropriate rumba to "Diamonds" by Rihanna; Mark's showing his thoughtful and caring side in catering to Sadie's beliefs yet still not derailing the integrity of the dance (it's also the 3rd time he choreographed this kind of rumba for a much younger contestant; see Shawn Johnson & Aly Raisman).
106	*** Their ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' meets ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' Halloween-themed paso doble; props to the make up and costume designer who made Mark and the back-up dancers look like convincing zombies.
107	*** Their epic Adam & Eve contemporary.
108	*** Their foxtrot trio: the first ever trio to a ballroom dance in the show while using a female pro instead of a male to complement Sadie. Ballas took a big risk with this routine that got awarded with a perfect score!
109	*** Their adorable yet technically on point quickstep.
110	*** Their Argentine tango to an unplugged version of Ariana Grande's song "Problem" which made innovative choreography with a guitar.
111	*** And in one of the most memorable freestyles in recent memory, their ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''-inspired freestyle.
112	** [[Creator/CheechAndChong Tommy Chong]] and his partner Peta Murgatroyd's cha cha, with [[Creator/CheechAndChong Cheech Marin]] on the driver's seat of a lowrider (bonus points for Peta dressed in a marijuana inspired costume!)
113	*** He danced a surprisingly good and technically sound salsa and able to keep up with his partner Peta. Mind you, he's 76 years old and the oldest contestant of the season!
114	*** Then he danced a very good Argentine tango (inspired from ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'') where he even gets to lead Peta instead of her leading him! Eat your heart out, Creator/AlPacino!
115	*** A surprisingly decent quickstep.
116	*** Chong injured his calf right before his paso doble dance yet still able to keep up with the choreography. Then late he re-injured his calf before he danced a rumba yet still be able to make it sensual!
117	*** The fact that Tommy Chong is the oldest celebrity to ever made it to the semi-finals!
118	*** The beautiful rumba, a beautiful capping off to an amazing contestant this season.
119	** [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Alfonso Ribeiro]] closed the night with an incredible jive that earned four 9's from the judges! Then he one-upped it with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ROkuG2mAo a jazz dance to "It's Not Unusual"]], complete with the long-awaited return of the Carlton Dance to the prolonged screams of joy from the crowd. The result? A perfect 40.
120	%% ** The unseating of Sabrina and Mark for the title of earliest perfect score by not one, but two routines in week three:
121	%%*** [[Series/PrettyLittleLiars Janel Parrish]] and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uus5YDsyvTo Jazz routine]] to America from ''Theatre/WestSideStory''.
122	%%*** Bethany Mota and her partner Derek Hough's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN5GSbfUlYM Jazz routine to]] "Film/SinginInTheRain.
123	* Season 20 - The 10th year anniversary of the show:
124	** The wonderfully colorful balloon painted concept of Willow Shields and Mark Ballas' Argentine Tango. A dance supposedly full of passion and maturity... and it was danced beautifully by a 14-year old. In addition to that dance, the first 39 of the season had Willow dancing to a "The Hunger Games" inspired dance.
125	** Riker and Allison's [[https://youtu.be/XD5AAtc291M Pirates of the Caribbean Paso Doble]] for Disney week, which earned them their first 10's. His Jack Sparrow impression, which crosses over into Funny Moments, was pretty well done too, acting in character in the rehearsal package and after their routine.
126	** Since most of the DWTS pros specialize in ballroom dances, a lot of contemporaries on the show tend to rely on fancy lifts and neglect other aspects of contemporary dance. Allison, however, specializes in contemporary, so it's no surprise that her [[https://youtu.be/cv9W6F6iVYc contemporary with Riker]] earned a perfect score.
127	* Season 21 already started out on an awesome note, with the cast leading a flashmob set to Icona Pop's "Emergency" in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard, which transitions flawlessly from the previously-filmed footage to the live show itself.
128	** Runner-ups [[Music/BackstreetBoys Nick Carter]] and Sharna Burgess had a fair share of great dances.
129	*** Their energetic premiere cha-cha to "I Don't Like It, I Love It".
130	*** Their beautiful ''Series/DowntonAbbey''-themed Viennese waltz, which they got to do again in the finale.
131	*** Their sexually-charged jazz to "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", which was set up like a Backstreet Boys concert.
132	*** Their disco-infused ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' samba to "You Should Be Dancing", a near-ShotForShotRemake of the original scene, complete with the Russian squats.
133	*** Their touching contemporary to Haley Reinhart's cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love", dedicated to Nick's wife and unborn son. To top it off, this was their first individual dance to earn them a perfect score. (Their first perfect score period was for the team dance to "[[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas This is Halloween]]".)
134	*** In the finals, they got the chance to do another jive (with Julianne Hough's assistance) after their less than stellar one way back in the first night of week 2. The result was a fiery jive to "[[Music/BrunoMars Runaway Baby]]", a rare instance of a jive being anything close to sexy. Then they topped it with a freestyle to nothing less than "Larger Than Life", in which Nick basically took what was expected from him and took it to the next level, weaving some cha-cha moves and Argentine tango lifts into an otherwise very [=BSB=]-influenced hip-hop number which ends with Nick as literally the last man standing.
135	** Bindi Irwin and Derek, that season's winners, also had some awesome dances:
136	*** The premiere jive to, appropriately enough, "Crocodile Rock".
137	*** Their contemporary to "Every Breath You Take".
138	*** Their ''Film/DirtyDancing'' rumba which earned them a perfect 40 (their first perfect score of many).
139	*** Their freestyle to "Footprints in the Sand". Another tribute to the Crocodile Hunter himself, the dance ended with a picture of a very young Bindi with her dad being projected on the wall. Cue TenderTears from Bindi and just about everyone else.
140	** Tamar Braxton and Val's beautiful rumba to her own song, "King".
141	* Special mention should be made to Derek Hough for being the only pro dancer of the show to win a Best Choreography Emmy for his three dances. In Season 16 - with guest pro dancer Jamie Goodwin - "Walking on Air" Macy's Stars of Dance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PizxUk3lG3c It's gravity-defying.]]
142	%%** Season 15 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CYTP6-F6kM with Shawn Johnson dancing the mambo]].
143	%%** Season 15 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOK4-OKDHc0 with Shawn Johnson dancing the quickstep]].
144	* Previously, Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough held the record for most perfect scores at 6 each, with Meryl Davis/Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Rumer Willis/Valentin Chmerkovskiy later tying the record.[[note]]Jennifer and Derek also still hold the record for most consecutive perfect scores at 6; Riker Lynch & Allison Holker hold second place with 5.[[/note]] By the end of season 21, Bindi Irwin and Derek topped all three couples with a grand total of '''7''' perfect scores. And in season 25 Jordan Fisher holds the record at 9 perfect scores.
145	* Season 22:
146	** Nyle [=DiMarco=]'s entire run on the show, with him and partner Peta Murgatroyd eventually winning the season. Nyle is deaf yet displayed an incredible sense of rhythm (basing his movement on visual cues from Peta). Particularly of note is their Paso Doble, [[https://youtu.be/0tg8z9_aLyU which featured a silent section to show what dancing is like for Nyle.]]
147	** Long before Nyle came about, Hollywood's go-to deaf actress Creator/MarleeMatlin competed in season 6, as the show's first deaf contestant.
148	* Season 23
149	** Laurie Hernandez and her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uDfYlnInxE&feature=youtu.be week 2]] ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' routine. Her fellow Olympian Ryan Lochte's ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' quickstep was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds35LI8n4Dg no slouch]] either.
150	*** Laurie and Val later one-upped themselves by getting a perfect score as early as week 4, equaling Sabrina Bryan and Alfonso Ribiero for the second earliest perfect score (Janel Parrish and Bethany Mota still hold the record at week 3).
151	*** Laurie and Val's trio dance, [[https://youtu.be/jrqJST-bTlc a Samba with Maks]], where Maks is Laurie and Val's dance teacher and leads them from classes to competitions. They chose the theme because Maks was indeed the person who first taught Val to dance when they were kids.
152	** Sharna's first dance back after hurting her knee and being sidelined for a couple weeks? Something safe, right? How about a ''blindfolded'' [[https://youtu.be/Z5zwCjbD_Ps Argentine Tango?]]
153	** James' whole run on the show, as, per his Most Memorable Year package, he was recently in a racing accident that should have had a 0% survival rate per the surgeon who worked on him, went through physical rehab, and not only returned to racing but signed up for DWTS just 18 months later.
154	*** One of the dances James did in Sharna's absence, a ''Film/SuicideSquad2016''-themed [[https://youtu.be/jWOUITERLJM Viennese Waltz with Jenna]], went viral outside of just normal DWTS fans thanks to how well Sharna's choreography captured the characters.
155	*** James' freestyle to Music/ThePianoGuys' "Beethoven's 5 Secrets", which goes the extra TearJerker route by weaving in narration about the accident that almost killed him.
156	* Season 24: Heather Morris' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HegF5DSvWvs tango to "Toxic".]] Let it be noted that it's also the ''[[Recap/GleeS5E12100 Glee]]'' version of the song. You know, that she sang and choreographed.
157	* Season 25:
158	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tztp1tkjRU8 Jordan's contemporary]] in week 4 dedicated to his adoptive parents.
159	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q9ov1f-n1c&t=241s Victoria's foxtrot]] in week 4, which outlined her lifelong struggle with severe neurological conditions, as well as her beating them.
160	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJmw9QKZbdE Jordan's foxtrot]] to his own cover of [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} "You're Welcome"]], which netted him his first perfect score.
161	%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5rtZEu3gos Terrell's spy jive]] in week 6.
162	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1NN2s2_auQ Lindsey's robot tango]] in week 6, which was incredibly edgy and also earned her her first perfect score.
163	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfzRBPcelzI Frankie's stalker contemporary]]in week 7 is not only awesomely creepy, it also earned him his first perfect score ''and'' was also mostly choreographed by himself rather than Whitney.
164	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BllLrnRtiL0 Team Phantom of The Opera]] getting a perfect score on Halloween (beating Team Monster Mash's 24).
165	** Lindsey Stirling's Freestyle where at one point she plays the violin while dancing and being lifted.
166	* Season 26:
167	** Regardless of how you feel about Tonya Harding, she helped Sasha make it to the finals for the first time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjlJFGeDUw&t=105s and performed such a proud and celebratory freestyle to "I Will Survive".]]
168	* Season 27 had the following:
169	** Juan Pablo Di Pace's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVLW9pdG2SQ Samba]], which earned him the first 10s of the season AND the first perfect score!
170	** Evanna Lynch's entire run on the show, which resulted in her pro partner Keo Motsepe making it to finals for THE FIRST TIME. Many fans rejoiced! Crossing over into happy TearJerker and SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments, her Most Memorable Year [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ex8xxCCVwo&feature=youtu.be waltz]] to Hedwig’s Theme a.k.a. the Harry Potter franchise ''{{Leitmotif}}''. Potterheads were hoping she’d choose that event and were not disappointed.
171	** Creator/MiloManheim's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHLGy4bSVyk Contemporary]] on Halloween Night, which resulted in a perfect score.
172	** Mary Lou Retton and Sasha Farber's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaARYFQZT4M Charleston Trio with Season 20 contestant Nastia Liukin]], which took HUGE advantage of Mary Lou and Nastia's gymnastics skills.
173	* Season 28:
174	** Originally, Christie Brinkley-Cook was going to compete with Val as her professional partner. Five days to the premiere, however, she broke her arm during practice and had to drop out of the competition. Consequentially, her daughter Sailor took her place with ''only three days of practice before the Premiere.'' However, what's awesome is that Sailor actually manages a decent Foxtrot despite the mere three days of practice, netting a score of 18 out of 30.
175	** James Van Der Beek and Emma's Tango in the Premiere is considered this by the fans (and it helps that they had the highest score of the night that week).
176	%%** From Week 5 (Disney Night):
177	%%*** Kel & Witney's Jazz to High School Musical.
178	%%*** James & Emma's Paso Doble to Pirates of the Caribbean.
179	** From Week 6: James & Emma's Samba. Some fans argue it should've gotten a 10 that night!
180	** From Week 8:
181	*** Kel & Witney's Salsa to Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It," netting them the first 10 of the season!
182	*** James & Emma's Contemporary to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," netting them their first perfect score of the season!
183	** From Week 9 (Boy Band & Girl Group Night):
184	*** James & Emma's Jazz to "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC, netting them a 10 from ''guest judge Joey Fatone, who is a member of NSYNC.''
185	*** Kel & Witney's Viennese Waltz to Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love To You," earning them their first perfect score of the season!
186	* Season 29:
187	** Skai Jackson & Alan's Foxtrot on Week 4, earning them the first 10 of the season. Doubles as Heartwarming as Skai dedicated the dance to Cameron Boyce, who just died the year before.
188	** Nelly & Daniella's Samba during 80s night (Week 5) was largely considered this by the fans.
189	** Johnny Weir & Britt's Contemporary on 80s night was also considered this. Not only was it the first Contemporary dance of the season, but it also netted two 10s!
190	** Nev & Jenna's Swan-Lake themed Paso Doble on Villains' Night (Week 7), earning them the first perfect score of the season.
191	* Season 30:
192	** [=JoJo=] Siwa's entire run on the show, starting from the announcement that she would be paired with a female pro, making the first same-sex pairing on the show.
193	*** She and her partner Jenna earned consecutive perfect 40's for a Viennese waltz to the reprise of "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee" from ''{{Film/Grease}}'', and later an ''[[Film/{{It 2017}} It]]''-inspired jazz routine.
194	*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzNlC_Pjlj8 Her freestyle to "Born This Way".]] Bruno called her an inspiration and even said he wished she had been around when he was a teenager.
195	** Iman and Daniella's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnV0brUsuAA horror movie contemporary to the remix of "I Got 5 on It" from]] ''{{Film/Us}}''. Made all the more awesome by the fact that they earned a perfect 40 a week after getting 7's from the judges.
196	*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRTH21mrSXE Iman's freestyle,]] which looks incredibly difficult, which Julianne called the best freestyle she'd seen in 30 seasons, and won him the whole shebang.
197	* Season 31:
198	** Creator/SelmaBlair's entire run on the show, given that she was suffering from multiple sclerosis. She would eventually quit in week 5 when it got too bad for her, but it's impressive that she did as well as she did under the circumstances.
199	** Shangela and Gleb's Jazz had them depicting creepy dolls trying to murder each other during Halloween Week, earning them a perfect score.
200	** Trevor Donovan and Emma's run during this season. Trevor intially came onto the show with a fear of dancing, and by the time they were eliminated in the semifinals, he'd gotten past that fear (and even tied for the leaderboard with Charli D'Amelio during Halloween Week) and improved in his dancing over the weeks. Also crosses over with Heartwarming.
201	** The Freestyle numbers in the finale are excellent showcases for everything the finalists personalities and everything they've achieved over the season. It's not wonder each performance netted them a perfect 10.
202	*** Wayne and Whitney put on, in his words, a "Super Bowl Halftime Show" that features Wayne doing hip-hop moves from a platform twelve feet off the ground before joining up with Whitney and seamlesly switching between high energy ballroom moves and synchronized hip-hop with the troupe.
203	*** Mark and Charli's number is a tribute to the two of them finding their passion for dance again, and demonstrates techniques from every style the two have worked on - and whenever one of them falters, the other one is there to lift them back up again.
204	*** Gabby, who entered the competition right after her ''Bachelorette'' engagement and went through a public breakup during the season, gets a number choreographed by Val designed to showcase her strength and independence. She gets the all the good moves while rotating through various male dancers, and not once does the spotlight ever leave her.

Context Awesome / DancingWithTheStars