Chad Ochocinco's Dancing With the Stars performances with partner Cheryl Burke took them to the final four before being eliminated in Season 10 of the ABC reality show. The pair had planned to return for the season finale to dance one last time but Ochocinco was injured in NFL practice and was not able to dance.

Dancing With the Stars added sports flare again in the season 10 line up with the addition of the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver. The Cincinnati Bengals player, formerly known as Chad Johnson, legally changed his name in 2008 to the Spanish words meaning 8 and 5 to represent his jersey number. The NFL star was teamed with two-time DWTS winner Cheryl Burke as a dance pair for the show. Cheryl won the season when she was paired with football star Emmitt Smith. In early rehearsal sessions, Burke said the football star was well trained but expressed that he had no idea how strenuous dancing could be. http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/11597/introducing_mr._ocho_cinco http://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Dancings-Cheryl-Burke-1016488.aspx

Dancing with the Stars is an ABC reality television show which pairs celebrities with professional dancers in a dance competition. Dancers compete and one couple is eliminated each week until the winning pair takes the mirror ball trophy as season winners. Ochocinco competed against reality television star of The Bachelor, Jake Pavelka, mom of 8 Kate Gosselin, previous Baywatch Babe Pamela Anderson, and other celebrities in the ABC show.

Weekly Scores

• March 22: Ochocinco and Burke scored an 18 out of 30 for their first performance. Although not the top score, Ochocinco was considered still in the running for the competition due to his creativity and his physical condition. Judges agreed he had potential. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634473/20100322/index.jhtml
• March 29:Chad had a little trouble with his foxtrot and ended the night with a score of 16 out of 30.http://www.accesshollywood.com/kate-gosselin-and-tony-dovolani-spar-on-dancing-nicole-scherzinger-and-derek-hough-take-the-lead-again_article_30637
• April 5: Chad and Cheryl performed the paso doble, a performance using the bullfight as the story. The pair scored a 20 out of 30 but the judges were impressed with Ochocinco's improvement. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/04/dancing_with_the_stars_week_3.html
• April 12: Taking their first 8s of the season, Chad Ochocinco and Cheryl Burke received a score of 21 out of 30 for technical and 23 out of 30 for performance of their Rumba which heated up the dance floor. Total score for week 4: 44/60
• April 19: Chad and Cheryl did the quickstep to The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book which drews a comment about jungle fever from Bruno and a score of 18 out of 30 for the pair.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/04/20/2010-04-20_dwts_2010_nicole_scherzinger_is_a_pretty_woman_and_jake_pavelka_takes_off_his_pa.html
• April 26 It was tango night for Chad and Cheryl which took him to a score of 24 out of 30 and a total of 31 when including the swing marathon scores. Chad and Cheryl visited his football fans this week picking his spirits back up.http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/04/dwts-a-concussion-knocks-evan-lysacek-down-the-leader-board.html
• May 3 Chad and Cheryl were on Team Gaga for the cha cha challenge so their overall scores received a boost from this. They came in third place with 52 total points coming from 25 points for their Viennese waltz and 27 points for their part in the cha cha. http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/evan-lysacek-and-nicole-scherzinger-top-dancing-with-stars-10881.php
• May 10: Chad and Cheryl continued to have fun with their dance routines as well as keep rumors at bay over a possible relationship between the two. In the two-dance night, judge Len said he felt Chad had to work hard for the two dances and maybe didn't get to perfect either. Scores for the tango were all 7s, giving the pair a 21. Scores for the jive, which even had Cheryl ripping off Chad's undershirt to show off the abs, netted them a point higher with 8s across the board for a dance total of 24. Total points for the night 45.http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/05/11/2010-05-11_dancing_with_the_stars_week_8_nicole_scherzinger_and_derek_hough_land_another_pe.html#ixzz0nh9sO1tH

Chad Johnson Ochocinco was drafted for NFL action by the Bengals in 2001 during the second round. Ochocinco was a college football star from Oregon State University. He is a five time Pro Bowl player but his days with the Bengals have not always been calm. In 2008, Ochochino demanded to be traded, but the Bengals refused, saying he could play or sit on the bench. In 2009 the Washington Redskins offered a trade for Ochocinco, but the amount would have caused a trade limit problem for the Bengals so it did not occur. Since that time Ochocinco and the Bengals seem to be on better terms but when his contract expires in 2011the trade prospects could come up again. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3229722

Many found Ochocinco’s name change to be a strange move, especially as he has since discussed the possibility of changing it again to Chad Hachi Go, to represent the Japanese numbers for 8 and 5. Ochocinco was fined by the NFL for wearing the words on his jersey because it was not his name, thus prompting the first legal name change. Ochocinco had to continue to wear his C. Johnson jersey on the field until his obligations to Reebok were over prompting wonderings if the same will hold true with another name change. http://thedugoutsportsshow.com/?p=977

Why is he dancing? Chad tells USA Today "It's a challenge any time you get outside of your element. And for the first time, I'll be able to be creative and not get fined for it. But having fun — that's key." http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-03-22-dance22_ST_N.htm

Ochocinco has now been named as one of the contestants in the upcoming reality show on VH1. The show, currently being called The Tournament puts Ocho Cinco’s in a drama of the dating pool played out in a bracket-style dating tournament. The series is a 10 episode, one-hour series premiering in July 2010