The BEST episodes directed by Alex Rudzinski
#1 - Episode 201
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 1
Meet the new celebrity dance contestants and their professional dance partners. The women perform the Waltz and the men perform the Cha Cha.
#2 - Episode 201A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 2
Kenny Mayne & dance partner Andrea Hale are voted of the show. Burt Bacharach performs.
#3 - Episode 204A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 8
Master P and Ashly Delgrosso are voted off the show finally. The Pussycat Dolls strutted their stuff singing their hit single, "Don't Cha." They treated viewers to a performance of their single "Sway," as professional dancers Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya danced the Cha Cha.
#4 - Episode 206A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 12
Former Righteous Brother Bill Medley will be performing his Oscar-winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing," Medley will be joined by his daughter, McKenna Medley, as professional dancers Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani recreate Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's memorable routine. In addition, backed by a choir, New Zealand born Natasha Bedingfield will dazzle us with a performance of her latest single, "Unwritten." And though he may be out of the competition, Maksim Chmerkovskiy's dance teachings live on in a performance by his students - Sergey Onik, Michelle Glazarov, Valeria Kazherinova, Nicole Volynets, Valentin Chmerkivskiy and Boris Leokumovich -- who will be dancing the Jive to "Mambo #5."
#5 - Episode 207A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 14
Lisa Rinna & Louis van Amstel are voted off the show. Michael Bublé performs "For Once in My Life" and "The Way You Look Tonight." This week he serenades audiences on the "Dancing with the Stars" stage with his rendition of "Save the Last Dance for Me" from his latest album, "It's Time," as professional dancers Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska dance the cha cha. He also accompanies professional dancers Nick Kosovich and Andrea Hale who dance the foxtrot as he sings "Moondance" off his highly successful sophomore album, "Come Fly with Me." Host Tom Bergeron will join Master P's former partner, Ashly Delgrosso, in a heroic attempt at the quickstep.
#6 - Episode 208
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 15
With Lisa Rinna out, the other three stars are left to battle it out in the finals. Each couple must dance two dances, which will include a freestyle dance. Also Samantha Harris Makes her Ballroom Dancing Debut.
#7 - Episode 208A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 16
Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke are crowned Dancing with the stars champion. Also Mary J. Blige perfroms two of her hit singles and all the celebrity dancers are back to perform one last time.
#8 - Episode 202
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 3
With one couple out of the game , the other nine couples perform the Quickstep and Rumba.
#9 - Episode 202A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 4
Tatum O'Neal was the next star voted out. Jesse McCartney performs.
#10 - Episode 203
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 5
The eight remaining celebrities must dance the Jive and the Tango in order not to be the next ones sent home.
#11 - Episode 203A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 6
Giselle Fernandez and Jonathan Roberts are voted off the show. The Style Elements Crew performs.
#12 - Episode 204
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 7
Tonight's featured dances were the Foxtrot and the Paso Doble. According to judge Len Goodman, the Foxtrot should be an elegant dance filled with gentle rises and falls. The Paso Doble is the most theatrical dance in ballroom, best known thanks to the fantastic film, Strictly Ballroom. In the Paso Doble, the man must portray the arrogant, macho matador and the woman acts as his cape.
#13 - Episode 205
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 9
With P. Miller out of the game the real competion begins. Each team must perform two dances each - individual couple Sambas and then a Group Salsa.
#14 - Episode 205A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 10
The dancing couple of Tia Carrere & Maksim Chmerkovskiy are voted out of the competion. Barry Manilow performed three songs. The 2005 World Mambo champions perform.
#15 - Episode 206
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 11
With Tia out now, the five remaining stars must again learn two dance routines in order to maintain their shot at the trophy. They perform the Jive, Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, and the Rumba.
#16 - Episode 207
Dancing with the Stars - Season 2 - Episode 13
George Hamilton has left the floor. The final four couples must battle it out in the semifinals with two dances they've never done before. Who will make it to the finals?
#17 - Episode 604
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 7
It's the fourth performance show of the season. The remaining celebrities will dance either the Paso Doble or the Viennese Waltz.
#18 - Episode 604A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 8
The fourth couple to be dismissed from the ballroom will be announced, music star Sheryl Crow hits the stage and kids compete in a live ballroom dancing competition!
#19 - Episode 605
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 9
It's Latin week and the remaining couples will heat up the dance floor as they dance either the Rumba or the Samba.
#20 - Episode 605A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 10
It's time for another celebrities to pack their bags, but who? James Blunt and Ozomatli perform, as well the ten year old Latin dancers.
#21 - Episode 606
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 11
Now that the King's wife has been escorted to the exit door, the remaining couples will perform two dances this week for the first time this season. They will perform a dance they haven't done before and a country themed group dance.
#22 - Episode 606A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 12
Musical guest Ashlee Simpson takes the stage, a troop from renowned Irish dance show Riverdance performs, and the next couple to be sent home is revealed!
#23 - Episode 607A
Dancing with the Stars - Season 6 - Episode 14
It's elimination time again. Def Leppard performs and "Dance Center" with Kenny Mayne returns.