Dance Your Ass Off (season 1)

The first season of Dance Your Ass Off aired from June 29, 2009, to September 7, 2009. It aired on the Oxygen network. It was the only season to feature Marissa Jaret Winokur as host. The show featured twelve overweight contestants competing to dance and lose weight. The medical doctor was Rob Huizenga from the USA Biggest Loser. For this season, the judges were Danny Teeson, Lisa Ann Walter and Mayte Garcia.

Dance Your Ass Off
Season 1
Presented byMarissa Jaret Winokur
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkOxygen Network
Original releaseJune 29 (2009-06-29) 
September 7, 2009 (2009-09-07)
Season chronology

On the finale, Ruben defeated Pinky and Shayla to become the first ever Dance Your Ass Off champion.

Contestants

  • Angela - Eliminated Week 1
  • Warren - Eliminated Week 2
  • Karla - Eliminated Week 3
  • Tara - Eliminated Week 4
  • Brandon - Eliminated Week 4
  • Miles - Eliminated Week 5
  • Trice - Eliminated Week 6
  • Mara - Eliminated Week 7
  • Alicia - Eliminated Week 9
  • Shayla - 2nd Runner-Up - Fan Favorite
  • Pinky - Runner-Up
  • Ruben - Winner

Weigh ins - Pounds lost per week

  Most Weight Lost
  Least Weight Lost
Contestant Age Height Weight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Finale
Ruben 43 6'0" 314.3 -13.9 -5.1 -7.8 -4.7 -10.3 -6.2 -6.4 -5.4 -7.1 -7.5
Pinky 29 5'3" 186.9 -2.4 -2.6 -2.0 -1.4 -4.2 -1.3 -6.4 -3.7 -1.9 -4.4
Shayla 27 5'7" 206.5 -4.9 -2.7 -2.3 -4.3 -5.0 -3.4 -2.4 -4.5 -2.1 -4.0
Alicia 23 5'4" 257.6 -7.5 -2.8 -2.3 -6.4 -4.2 -6.0 -6.4 -5.9 -3.5
Mara 32 5'2" 261.9 -6.6 -3.2 -1.8 -3.5 -5.0 -3.0 -2.9
Trice 24 5'3" 274.9 -11.4 -2.7 -2.9 -5.9 -3.9 -4.2
Miles 29 5'10" 260.8 -6.9 -2.9 -4.6 -4.3 -6.0
Brandon 20 5'6" 230.4 -3.6 -1.5 -4.3 -1.7
Tara 33 5'8" 237.4 -4.5 -3.8 -2.0 -4.2
Karla 29 5'2" 174.9 -9.5 -4.4 -1.0
Warren 29 6'0" 357.6 -11.6 -3.6
Angela 24 5'7" 185.9 -3.5

Contestants & Weight per week

Contestants are listed in chronological order of elimination.

Contestant Starting
BMI
Current
BMI
Starting
Weight
Week Finale Pounds
Lost
Percentage
Lost
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Ruben 42.632.5314.3 300.4295.3287.5282.8272.5 266.3259.9254.5247.4239.974.423.75
Pinky 33.127.7186.9 184.5181.9179.9178.5174.3173.3166.6162.9161156.630.316.21
Shayla 32.326.8206.5 201.6198.9196.6192.3187.3 183.9181.5177174.9170.935.617.24
Alicia 44.235.9257.6 250.1247.3245238.6234.4 228.4222216.1212.6209.448.218.71
Mara 47.942.1261.9 255.3252.1250.3246.8 241.8238.8235.9230.431.512.03
Trice 48.741.7274.9 263.5260.8257.9252248.1 243.9235.539.414.33
Miles 37.430.9260.8 253.9251246.4242.1236.1215.545.317.37
Brandon 37.233.7230.4 226.8225.3221219.3 208.921.59.33
Tara 36.131.4237.4 232.9229.1227.1222.9 206.331.113.10
Karla 32.027.6174.9 165.4161160 151.123.813.61
Warren 48.544.5357.6 346342.4 328.529.18.14
Angela 29.125.6185.9 182.4 163.622.312.00
BMI
  Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
  Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
  Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
  Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
  Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)
Rankings
  Eliminated Contestants Weigh-In (Finale)
  Winner ($100,000)
  Eliminated Winner ($5,000)
  Last person eliminated before finale

Contestants' average dance scores

  Best Score of the week.
  Worst Score of the week
Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Finale
Ruben 6.0 7.7 7.7 8.7 7.3 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.5
Pinky 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.2 9.5 9.5
Shayla 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.4 8.8 9.2 9.0
Alicia 6.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 8.7 7.7 8.7 8.4
Mara 7.3 7.3 8.3 6.0 7.7 8.3 8.7
Trice 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7
Miles 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.3
Brandon 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.0
Tara 5.7 5.7 7.3 4.3
Karla 7.0 5.3 5.7
Warren 5.3 5.0
Angela 5.3

Notes:

  • The first perfect 10 came in Week 6. The recipient was Shayla. That same week Ruben also received a 10.
  • The first perfect score (Three 10's) was the tango that Ruben had danced in Week 7.
  • No one was eliminated on Week 8.

Contestants' overall scores

  Contestant was in the bottom two of weight loss
  Contestant was eliminated
  Contestant was in the bottom two of weight loss and eliminated
  Contestant was in the bottom two for weight loss and was the winner that week
  Contestant was the winner for that week
  Contestant danced their ass off and was declared the winner of the show
Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Finale
Ruben 10.43 9.4 10.34 10.33 10.94 10.98 11.60 11.48 11.99 12.53
Pinky 8.58 8.11 9.10 8.48 9.05 8.75 11.70 10.42 10.67 12.23
Shayla 9.37 8.34 8.86 10.89 10.90 10.82 10.71 11.28 10.39 11.29
Alicia 9.21 6.42 8.63 8.91 8.46 11.26 10.50 11.36 10.02
Mara 9.82 8.55 9.01 7.40 9.73 9.54 9.97
Trice 10.15 8.32 7.41 8.99 8.55 8.39
Miles 9.95 7.84 9.53 8.05 7.78
Brandon 8.26 7.96 8.21 6.77
Tara 7.60 7.33 8.17 6.15
Karla 12.43 7.96 6.32
Warren 8.54 5.90
Angela 7.18

Reunion

First aired September 7, 2009
Shayla won Fan Favorite and a check for $5000. Ruben lost more weight, totaling to 90 lbs. Miles and Alicia also lost 90 lbs by the reunion.

  Contestant gained some weight back by the reunion.
Contestant Age Height Starting
BMI
Finale
BMI
Reunion
BMI
Start
Weight
Finale
Weight
Reunion
Weight
lbs lost
finale
lbs lost
reunion
Ruben 43 6'0" 42.6 32.5 30.4 314.3 239.9 224.3 74.4 90
Pinky 29 5'3" 33.1 27.7 27.4 186.9 156.6 154.9 30.3 32
Shayla 27 5'7" 32.3 26.8 24.5 206.5 170.9 156.5 35.6 50
Alicia 23 5'4" 44.2 35.9 28.8 257.6 209.4 167.6 48.2 90
Mara 32 5'2" 47.9 42.1 39.9 261.9 230.4 217.9 31.5 44
Trice 24 5'3" 48.7 41.7 36.5 274.9 235.5 205.9 39.4 69
Miles 29 5'10" 37.4 30.9 24.5 260.8 215.5 170.8 45.3 90
Brandon 20 5'6" 37.2 33.7 34.0 230.4 208.9 210.4 21.5 20
Tara 33 5'8" 36.1 31.4 28.4 237.4 206.3 185.4 31.1 52
Karla 29 5'2" 32.0 27.6 28.3 174.9 151.4 154.9 23.5 20
Warren 29 6'0" 48.5 44.5 45.1 357.6 328.5 332.6 29.1 25
Angela 24 5'7" 29.1 25.6 23.5 185.9 163.6 149.9 22.3 36
BMI
  Normal (18.5 - 24.9 BMI)
  Overweight (25 - 29.9 BMI)
  Obese Class I (30 - 34.9 BMI)
  Obese Class II (35 - 39.9 BMI)
  Obese Class III (greater than 40 BMI)

Updates

  • Warren - he topped the scales at 400 lbs then turned his life around and lost 150 lbs. He has kept the weight off.
  • Mara – has lost 60 lbs and wants to lose 20 lbs more - had lost 44 lbs at the reunion
  • Trice – has lost 74 lbs - had lost 69 lbs at the reunion
  • Alicia – has lost 110 lbs - had lost 90 lbs at the reunion
  • Ruben – got Head of Wardrobe position for Cirque du Soleil's newest show, “Viva Elvis” at City Center in Las Vegas
  • Tara – has lost 60 lbs, and doing cross-fit to lose 15 more. She is a host for the LIPS Tour-Ladies International Poker Series and Orlando's American Heart Assoc Health Ambassador.
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