Dance statistics

Most performed dance? Highest scoring style? Most appearances in the bottom 2? Most eliminated style? Most tens for a Jive or a Tango? Every number you need for all 2,616 scored dances.

2,616

Total scored dances

77,367

Total points

7.44

Av. judge score (10)

29.76*

Av. total score (40)

1,255

Total 10s awarded

100*

Perfect scores (40)

Styles ranked by score *

1. Showdance (37.67 )
57 dances
2. Couple's Choice (35.55 )
65 dances
3. Argentine Tango (34.95 )
77 dances
4. Charleston (31.95 )
145 dances
5. Viennese Waltz (31.53 )
156 dances
6. American Smooth (30.90 )
183 dances
7. Quickstep (30.60 )
218 dances
8. Paso Doble (29.64 )
193 dances
9. Salsa (29.59 )
158 dances
10. Foxtrot (29.53 )
180 dances
11. Samba (28.73 )
186 dances
12. Rumba (28.63 )
157 dances
13. Tango (28.57 )
203 dances
14. Jive (28.45 )
205 dances
15. Waltz (28.31 )
178 dances
16. Cha Cha Cha (25.57 )
245 dances

Styles ranked by 10s

1. Charleston (143)
2. Showdance (127)
3. American Smooth (107)
4. Quickstep (105)
5. Couple's Choice (102)
6. Argentine Tango (100)
7. Paso Doble (80)
8. Viennese Waltz (71)
9. Jive (65)
10. Waltz (63)
11. Salsa (59)
12. Samba (54)
13. Tango (48)
14. Foxtrot (47)
15. Cha Cha Cha (39)
16. Rumba (38)
17. Tango and Cha Cha Cha (4)
18. Charleston and Quickstep (2)
19. Rumba and Tango (1)

Styles ranked by 40s *

1. Showdance (16)
2. Charleston (12)
3. Couple's Choice (9)
4. American Smooth (8)
4. Quickstep (8)
6. Salsa (7)
6. Argentine Tango (7)
8. Jive (6)
9. Viennese Waltz (5)
10. Waltz (4)
10. Samba (4)
10. Tango (4)
13. Cha Cha Cha (3)
13. Paso Doble (3)
13. Foxtrot (3)
16. Tango and Cha Cha Cha (1)

Perfect score dances (100)

Dance styles

#	Style	Dances	% of total	Total points	Av. score (10)	Av. score (40)	Perfect scores (40s)	Number of 10s	Times in bottom 2	Times eliminated
1	American Smooth	183	7%	5,610	7.73	30.90	8	107	41	21
2	Argentine Tango	77	2.9%	2,701	8.74	34.95	7	100	12	10
3	Cha Cha Cha	245	9.4%	6,234	6.40	25.57	3	39	41	23
4	Charleston	145	5.5%	4,598	7.98	31.95	12	143	25	18
5	Charleston and Quickstep	1	0%	38	9.50	38.00	0	2	0	0
6	Couple's Choice	65	2.5%	2,230	8.88	35.55	9	102	7	3
7	Foxtrot	180	6.9%	5,310	7.39	29.53	3	47	35	17
8	Jive	205	7.8%	5,751	7.11	28.45	6	65	49	20
9	Lindy Hop	2	0.1%	87	8.70	34.80	0	0	0	0
10	Paso Doble	193	7.4%	5,696	7.42	29.64	3	80	39	13
11	Quickstep	218	8.3%	6,625	7.64	30.60	8	105	29	14
12	Quickstep and Jive	1	0%	35	8.75	35.00	0	0	1	0
13	Rock'n'Roll	2	0.1%	57	7.13	28.50	0	0	2	1
14	Rumba	157	6%	4,501	7.16	28.63	0	38	41	17
15	Rumba and Tango	1	0%	37	9.25	37.00	0	1	0	0
16	Salsa	158	6%	4,649	7.39	29.59	7	59	37	14
17	Samba	186	7.1%	5,317	7.19	28.73	4	54	47	31
18	Samba and American Smooth	1	0%	27	6.75	27.00	0	0	1	1
19	Showdance	57	2.2%	2,127	9.41	37.67	16	127	0	6
20	Tango	203	7.8%	5,763	7.14	28.57	4	48	37	22
21	Tango and Cha Cha Cha	2	0.1%	70	8.75	35.00	1	4	0	0
22	Viennese Waltz	156	6%	4,870	7.88	31.53	5	71	24	11
23	Waltz	178	6.8%	5,034	7.08	28.31	4	63	33	11

Bottom 2 & eliminations

The table below provides data for bottom 2 and elimination dances. Here is our criteria for classification.

Dance	Total	Times in bottom 2	% of style in B2	% of all B2 dances	Times eliminated	% of style eliminated	% of all eliminated dances
American Smooth	183	41	22.4%	8.2%	21	11.5%	8.3%
Argentine Tango	77	12	15.6%	2.4%	10	13%	4%
Cha Cha Cha	245	41	16.7%	8.2%	23	9.4%	9.1%
Charleston	145	25	17.2%	5%	18	12.4%	7.1%
Couple's Choice	65	7	10.8%	1.4%	3	4.6%	1.2%
Foxtrot	180	35	19.4%	7%	17	9.4%	6.7%
Jive	205	49	23.9%	9.8%	20	9.8%	7.9%
Paso Doble	193	39	20.2%	7.8%	13	6.7%	5.1%
Quickstep	218	29	13.3%	5.8%	14	6.4%	5.5%
Rumba	157	41	26.1%	8.2%	17	10.8%	6.7%
Salsa	158	37	23.4%	7.4%	14	8.9%	5.5%
Samba	186	47	25.3%	9.4%	31	16.7%	12.3%
Showdance	57	0	0%	0%	6	10.5%	2.4%
Tango	203	37	18.2%	7.4%	22	10.8%	8.7%
Viennese Waltz	156	24	15.4%	4.8%	11	7.1%	4.3%
Waltz	178	33	18.5%	6.6%	11	6.2%	4.3%

Last updated: 26 Jul 2025