It's no question a good portion of the pleasures of watching Dancing with the Stars stem from seeing how much the celebrities improve in their technique and showmanship week after week. But please, let us not forget the glittery, sequinsy, often feathery costumes that the dancers wear. For me, the costumes are often more entertaining to look at than scrutinizing the dancers' technique.

There were ten weeks of Dancing with the Stars performances shows about about 94 different routines performed this season. That's a lot of different costumes! I've carefully evaluated the various costumes displayed in each week of the competition and I've come up with a list of the best and worst from each week.

Since the teams who were eliminated early on in the competition had fewer weeks to impress me with their fashion choices, many of these teams do not appear on my list. As such, none of the following made my lists of best and worst: Penn Jillette, Monica Seles and Steve Guttenberg. (Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough nearly made it on the best list for the Zorro-like costumes for their unicycle paso doble in week 4, but that was a particularly strong week for costumes, so they only get honorable mention. They do, however, make the worst list.

Contestants Marlee Matlin and Priscilla Presley finished seventh and eighth, respectively, but neither of them made it on either list as well. Overall, their dancing was just mediocre, and their costume choices were just as forgettable.

The rest of the contestants are well represented on my lists. Just to let you know how I made my decisions, I usually favor glitzy and glam – even if it errs on the tacky side – over sensible, tasteful affairs. It's ballroom dancing, after all! Where else can you wear gaudy, barely bikini tops covered in paillettes and feathers and get away with it?

Please enjoy my selection of the ten best and worst costumes from season 6 of Dancing with the Stars. I have included photos of all my choices for your viewing pleasure.

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-Debbie Chang, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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