Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 3)
The third season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 6 September 2005. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Hosted by | Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger |
| Judges | Todd McKenney Paul Mercurio Helen Richey Mark Wilson |
| Celebrity winner | Ada Nicodemou |
| Professional winner | Aric Yegudkin |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 6 September – 8 November 2005 |
| Season chronology | |
Home and Away actress Ada Nicodemou and Aric Yegudkin were announced as the winners on 8 November 2005, while Seven News presenter Chris Bath and Trenton Shipley finished in second place.
Couples
This season featured ten celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tania Zaetta | Television presenter | Michael Miziner | Eliminated 1st on 13 September 2005 |
| Michael Caton | Actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 2nd on 20 September 2005 |
| Ky Hurst | Ironman | Masha Belash | Eliminated 3rd on 27 September 2005 |
| Nicky Buckley | Television presenter | Andrew Palmer | Eliminated 4th on 4 October 2005 |
| Dawn Fraser | Olympic swimmer | Gordon Gilkes | Eliminated 5th on 11 October 2005 |
| David Campbell | Singer | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 6th on 18 October 2005 |
| Brodie Holland | AFL player | Alana Patience | Eliminated 7th on 25 October 2005 |
| Ian "Dicko" Dickson | Television presenter | Leanne Bampton | Eliminated 8th on 2 November 2005 |
| Chris Bath | Seven News presenter | Trenton Shipley | Runners-up on 9 November 2005 |
| Ada Nicodemou | Home and Away actress | Aric Yegudkin | Winners on 9 November 2005 |
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Winners
Runners-up
Bottom two
Eliminated
| Couple | Pl. | Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Ada & Aric | 1st | 24 | 24 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 32† | 31 | 34† | 32+24=56 | 30+35=65 | 36+33+34=103‡[lower-alpha 1] |
| Chris & Trenton | 2nd | 30† | 28† | 58† | 33† | 31† | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29+29=58 | 28+40=68†[lower-alpha 2] | 32+34+40=106†[lower-alpha 3] |
| Dicko & Leanne | 3rd | 28 | 23 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 32† | 29 | 35+27=62† | 26+37=63‡[lower-alpha 4] | |
| Brodie & Alana | 4th | 21 | 18 | 39‡ | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 18+20=38‡[lower-alpha 4] | ||
| David & Luda | 5th | 27 | 26 | 53 | 27 | 27[lower-alpha 2] | 29[lower-alpha 2] | 28[lower-alpha 2] | 24‡[lower-alpha 4] | |||
| Dawn & Gordon | 6th | 24 | 22 | 46 | 24[lower-alpha 2] | 17‡ | 23 | 21‡[lower-alpha 4] | ||||
| Nicky & Andrew | 7th | 20‡ | 23 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 20‡[lower-alpha 4] | |||||
| Ky & Masha | 8th | 24 | 24 | 48[lower-alpha 2] | 26 | 25[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||
| Michael & Kym | 9th | 23 | 21 | 44 | 22‡[lower-alpha 4] | |||||||
| Tania & Michael | 10th | 23 | 17‡ | 40[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||
- Notes
- This couple finished in first place.
- This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
- This couple finished in second place.
- This couple was eliminated.
Weekly scores
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.
Week 1
Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada & Aric | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" — Christina Aguilera |
| David & Luda | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Open Arms" — Air Supply |
| Dicko & Leanne | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bad" — Michael Jackson |
| Chris & Trenton | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow |
| Michael & Kym | 23 (6, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sway" — Michael Bublé |
| Ky & Masha | 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "Dreamcatcher" — Secret Garden |
| Tania & Michael | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Me Against the Music" — Britney Spears & Madonna |
| Nicky & Andrew | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "A Time for Us" — Henry Mancini |
| Brodie & Alana | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rock DJ" — Robbie Williams |
| Dawn & Gordon | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "I Still Call Australia Home" — Peter Allen |
Week 2
Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Luda | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Chains" — Tina Arena | Safe |
| Tania & Michael | 17 (4, 5, 4, 4) | Quickstep | "Almost Like Being in Love" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| Dawn & Gordon | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Rumba | "Out of Reach" — Gabrielle | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "Part-Time Lover" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Secret" — Maroon 5 | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Go Daddy-O" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Take My Breath Away" — Jessica Simpson | Bottom two |
| Michael & Kym | 21 (6, 6, 4, 5) | Quickstep | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Nicky & Andrew | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "The Lady in Red" — Chris de Burgh | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 23 (8, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "The Muppet Show Theme" — Jim Henson & Sam Pottle | Safe |
Week 3
Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko & Leanne | 30 (7, 6, 8, 9) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" — from Grease | Safe |
| Michael & Kym | 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Eliminated |
| Nicky & Andrew | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Hey Sexy Lady" — Shaggy | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Mambo No. 5" — Lou Bega | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Tanguera" — Musica & Poesia | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Guapita" — Malando | Bottom two |
| Brodie & Alana | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John | Safe |
| David & Luda | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Tango D'Amour" — Vicky Leandros | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Jealousy" — Billy Fury | Safe |
Week 4
Musical guest: Craig David
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Trenton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "El gato montés" — Manuel Penella | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 17 (4, 5, 4, 4) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "You're the Boss" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra, feat. Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 25 (4, 6, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Also sprach Zarathustra" — Richard Strauss & "Where Do You Go" — No Mercy |
Eliminated |
| Nicky & Andrew | 23 (6, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor | Safe |
| David & Luda | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "The Phantom of the Opera" — from The Phantom of the Opera | Bottom two |
Week 5
Couples performed the samba and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Trenton | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Buster Poindexter | Safe |
| David & Luda | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Samba | "Shake Your Bon-Bon" — Ricky Martin | Bottom two |
| Brodie & Alana | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Iko Iko" — The Belle Stars | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Macarena" — Los del Rio | Safe |
| Nicky & Andrew | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Samba | "Mas que Nada" — Sérgio Mendes | Eliminated |
| Ada & Aric | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" — Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 24 (7, 5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Soul Bossa Nova" — Quincy Jones | Safe |
Week 6
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Trenton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Blame It On The Boogie" — Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Moon River" — Henry Mancini | Safe |
| David & Luda | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" — Fred Astaire | Bottom two |
| Dawn & Gordon | 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Beyond The Sea" — Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| Brodie & Alana | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Alta Marea" — Patrizio Buanne | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Tango Passion" — Vio Friedmann | Safe |
Week 7
Musical guest: Jimmy Barnes
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko & Leanne | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Light My Fire" — José Feliciano | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Until It's Time for You to Go" — Buffy Sainte-Marie | Safe |
| David & Luda | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" — Jimmy Barnes | Eliminated |
| Chris & Trenton | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Nobody But Me" — Lou Rawls | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Safe |
Week 8
Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a group Viennese waltz for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Trenton | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Hey Dolly" — Louis Armstrong | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 18 (6, 5, 4, 3) | Paso doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals | Eliminated |
| Ada & Aric | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" — Kenny Rogers | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "James Bond Theme" — John Barry & Orchestra | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) | Group Viennese waltz |
"Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | |
| Brodie & Alana | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | |||
| Ada & Aric | 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) | |||
| Dicko & Leanne | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | |||
Week 9
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko & Leanne | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Bohemian Rhapsody" — Queen | Eliminated |
| 37 (8, 9, 10, 10) | Waltz | "Mull of Kintyre" — Paul McCartney and Wings | ||
| Chris & Trenton | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman | Bottom two |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine" — Lou Rawls | ||
| Ada & Aric | 30 (8, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "I Finally Found Someone" — Bryan Adams | Safe |
| 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "Jump, Jive an' Wail" — Louis Prima |
Week 10
Musical guests: Human Nature & John Farnham
Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance, and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Trenton | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Buster Poindexter | Runners-up |
| 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow | ||
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "TNT" — AC/DC & "Sex Bomb" — Tom Jones | ||
| Ada & Aric | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Winners |
| 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" — Kenny Rogers | ||
| 34 (9, 9, 9, 7) | Freestyle | "Billie Jean" & "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson |
Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
- Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
- Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
- Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
- Week 5: Samba
- Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
- Week 8: One unlearned dance & group Viennese waltz
- Week 9: One unlearned dance & favourite dance of the season
- Week 10: Two favourite dances of the season & freestyle
| Couple | Week | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Ada & Aric | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | Paso doble | Waltz | Group Viennese Waltz |
Rumba | Jive | Jive | Waltz | Freestyle |
| Chris & Trenton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | Rumba | Paso doble | Tango | Freestyle | |
| Dicko & Leanne | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Waltz | ||||
| Brodie & Alana | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Waltz | Paso doble | ||||||
| David & Luda | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||
| Dawn & Gordon | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Foxtrot | ||||||||
| Nicky & Andrew | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | |||||||||
| Ky & Masha | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | ||||||||||
| Michael & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | |||||||||||
| Tania & Michael | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | ||||||||||||
References
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