Dança dos Famosos 2010 was the seventh season of the Brazilian reality television show Dança dos Famosos which premiered on April 11, 2010 with the competitive live shows beginning on the following week on April 18, 2010 at 7:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT) on Rede Globo.
Twelve celebrities were paired with twelve professional ballroom dancers. The celebrities did not know their professional partners until they were introduced to each other at the launch show.
Journalist Adriana Colin, who was fired by the show's producers did not return as co-hostess for this season. Faustão announced that his new co-hostess would be journalist Thalita Morette in December 2009.[1]
The season follows the same rules from the sixth season. However, the wild card round feature the first six couples eliminated instead of the four. Surprisingly, two couples (instead of one) were brought back into the competition.
For the first time in the series, the eight remaining couples were split again into two new groups, with two male and female celebrity couples each. Each celebrity would dancing on their respective group's night.
The final round (merge) would only come on week 10, where the final six couples danced together for the first time at the same night.