Twenty-four couples competed in four dance categories and the top three couples in each category advanced to "The Finals."
The four finalists named champion of each ballroom dance style (smooth, rhythm, Latin, standard) compete for the title of "America's Best" ballroom dance couple.
Professional ballroom dancers compete for the championship title of World Professional Smooth: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, and Viennese Waltz. The winning couple advances to the final of America's Ballroom Challenge.
Professional ballroom dancers compete for the championship title of World Professional Rhythm: Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Bolero, and Mambo. The winning couple advances to the final of America's Ballroom Challenge.
Professional ballroom dancers compete for the championship title of the International Standard: Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, and Quickstep. The winning couple advances to the final of America's Ballroom Challenge.
Professional ballroom dancers compete for the championship title of the International Latin: Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive. The winning couple advances to the final of America's Ballroom Challenge.
In what proved to be an incredible competition, all four of the championship ballroom dance couples, from the Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, and Latin, brought their best to the dance floor, and one championship couple was crowned.
The series kicks off with the American Smooth and American Rhythm divisions. Finalists in each style compete first as a group, with all the dancers on the floor at once, as judges gauge their mastery of the required dances. Then each couple has a chance to shine: a showdance solo with all eyes on them alone. In the end, two couples are crowned champions and advance to the grand finale.
The second hour is a study in contrasts – from flowing gowns and graceful waltzes of the classical Standard Division to the sensational footwork and provocative moves of the sizzling International Latin style. Find out which two couples are crowned champions and advance to the grand finale.
The grand finale! Four championship couples compete across dances styles to determine a single winning couple. Each duo performs two pull-out-all-the-stops solos, limited only by their own imaginations. At the end of the grueling competition, the judges name one of these couples "America’s Best."
