Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars - Season 8
Season
Season 8
Release Date
March 9 – May 19, 2009
Episodes
21
Cast
Celebrities and their professional partners
Belinda Carlisle
Singer-songwriter
Jonathan Roberts
American Ballroom Dancer
Eliminated 1st on March 17, 2009
Denise Richards
Actress
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Ukrainian Choreographer
Eliminated 2nd on March 24, 2009
Holly Madison
Playboy Model & Reality Television Personality
Dmitry Chaplin
Russian Dancer and Choreographer
Eliminated 3rd on March 31, 2009
Steve Wozniak
Apple co-founder
Karina Smirnoff
Ballroom Dancer
Eliminated 4th on March 31, 2009
David Alan Grier
Actor & Comedian
Kym Johnson
Australian-American Ballroom Dancer
Eliminated 5th on April 7, 2009
Steve-O
Jackass Star
Lacey Schwimmer
American Ballroom Dancer and Singer
Eliminated 6th on April 14, 2009
Lawrence Taylor
NFL Linebacker
Edyta Śliwińska
Polish Ballroom Dancer
Eliminated 7th on April 21, 2009
Chuck Wicks
Country Singer
Julianne Hough
American Dancer and Singer
Eliminated 8th on April 28, 2009
Lil' Kim
Rapper
Derek Hough
American Dancer and Choreographer
Eliminated 9th on May 5, 2009
Ty Murray
Rodeo Cowboy
Chelsie Hightower
Dancer
Eliminated 10th on May 12, 2009
Melissa Rycroft
The Bachelor Contestant
Tony Dovolani
Albanian-American Ballroom Dancer and Instructor
Third place on May 19, 2009
Gilles Marini
Actor
Cheryl Burke
American Dancer and Model
Runners-up on May 19, 2009
Shawn Johnson
Olympic Artistic Gymnast
Mark Ballas
American Dancer and Choreographer
Winners on May 19, 2009