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| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| Hosted by | Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger |
| Judges | Todd McKenney Paul Mercurio Helen Richey Mark Wilson |
| Celebrity winner | Grant Denyer |
| Professional winner | Amanda Garner |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 21 February (2006-02-21) – 9 May 2006 (2006-05-09) |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5 | |
Thefourth season of the AustralianDancing with the Stars premiered on 21 February 2006.Daryl Somers andSonia Kruger returned as hosts, whileTodd McKenney,Paul Mercurio,Helen Richey, andMark Wilson returned as judges.
Weather presenterGrant Denyer andAmanda Garner were announced as the winners on 9 May 2006, while professional boxerKostya Tszyu andLuda Kroitor finished in second place.
This season featured ten celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian "Molly" Meldrum | Music critic | Alana Patience | Eliminated 1st on 28 February 2006 |
| Luke Ricketson | NRL player | Eliza Campagna | Eliminated 2nd on 7 March 2006 |
| Alicia Molik | Tennis player | John Paul Collins | Eliminated 3rd on 14 March 2006 |
| Simone Callahan | Shane Warne's ex-wife | Gordon Derbogosijan | Eliminated 4th on 28 March 2006 |
| Jennifer Hawkins | Miss Universe 2004 | Sergei Bolgarschii | Eliminated 5th on 4 April 2006 |
| Kate Langbroek | Television presenter | Alexander Bryan | Eliminated 6th on 18 April 2006 |
| Noeline Brown | Actress | Carmello Pizzino | Eliminated 7th on 25 April 2006 |
| Toby Allen | Singer | Leanne Bampton | Eliminated 8th on 2 May 2006 |
| Kostya Tszyu | Professional boxer | Luda Kroitor | Runners-up on 9 May 2006 |
| Grant Denyer | Weather presenter | Amanda Garner | Winners on 9 May 2006 |
The highest score each week is indicated inbold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated initalicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Grant & Amanda | 1st | 25 | 29 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 39† | 30+31=61 | 29+36=65† | 36+40+33=109†[a] |
| Kostya & Luda | 2nd | 26 | 27 | 53 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31+31=62†[b] | 24+28=52‡[b] | 33+34+34=101‡[c] |
| Toby & Leanne | 3rd | 32† | 32† | 64† | 35† | 32† | 32† | 34† | 35 | 30+32=62† | 35+28=63[d] | |
| Noeline & Carmello | 4th | 23 | 26 | 49 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 18‡[b] | 23[b] | 22+20=42‡[d] | ||
| Kate & Alex | 5th | 19 | 25 | 44 | 19‡[b] | 16‡[b] | 18‡[b] | 24 | 17‡[d] | |||
| Jennifer & Serghei | 6th | 25 | 31 | 56 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 24[d] | ||||
| Simone & Gordon | 7th | 14‡ | 24 | 38‡ | 22 | 21 | 19[d] | |||||
| Alicia & John-Paul | 8th | 23 | 20‡ | 43[b] | 26 | 18[d] | ||||||
| Luke & Eliza | 9th | 19 | 28 | 47 | 25[d] | |||||||
| Molly & Alana | 10th | 16 | 22 | 38‡[d] | ||||||||
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.
Couples performed either thecha-cha-cha or thewaltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant & Amanda | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Mustang Sally" —Wilson Pickett |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 25 (7, 7, 6, 5) | Waltz | "Lotus" —Secret Garden |
| Luke & Eliza | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Cha" —The Pussycat Dolls |
| Kate & Alexander | 19 (3, 5, 6, 5) | Waltz | "Tennessee Waltz" —Pee Wee King |
| Noeline & Carmello | 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Tea for Two" —Louise Groody & John Barker |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | |
| Simone & Gordon | 14 (3, 4, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Will Survive" —Gloria Gaynor |
| Alicia & John Paul | 23 (5, 5, 7, 6) | Waltz | "I Have Nothing" —Whitney Houston |
| Molly & Alana | 16 (5, 4, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" —Joe Cocker & "Can You Feel It" —The Jacksons |
| Kostya & Luda | 26 (7, 6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "From Russia with Love" —Matt Monro |
Musical guests:Westlife
Couples performed either thequickstep or therumba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostya & Luda | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Hero" —Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Luke & Eliza | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "I Get a Kick Out of You" —Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Alicia & John Paul | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Rumba | "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" —Simple Plan | Bottom two |
| Molly & Alana | 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "Walk Like an Egyptian" —The Bangles | Eliminated |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "You're Beautiful" —James Blunt | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Do Your Thing" —Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Kate & Alexander | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Only Time" —Enya | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Le Jazz Hot!" —Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 (8, 8, 7, 9) | Rumba | "Father Figure" —George Michael | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Bewitched Theme" —The Hit Crew | Safe |
Couples performed either thejive or thetango, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer & Sergei | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Tango | "Libertango" —Bond | Safe |
| Luke & Eliza | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "L-O-V-E" —Nat King Cole | Eliminated |
| Kate & Alexander | 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) | Tango | "Turning Japanese" —The Vapors | Bottom two |
| Kostya & Luda | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango" —The Wiggles | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 22 (6, 5, 6, 5) | Jive | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" —Jet | Safe |
| Toby & Leanne | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Peter Gunn" —Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 28 (8, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Stuff Like That There" —Bette Midler | Safe |
| Alicia & John Paul | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Objection (Tango)" —Shakira | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" —Wham! | Safe |
Couples performed either thefoxtrot or thepaso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostya & Luda | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Paso doble | "Gonna Fly Now" — DeEtta West & Nelson Pigford | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Theme from New York, New York" —Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Alicia & John Paul | 18 (2, 5, 7, 4) | Paso doble | "Best of You" —Foo Fighters | Eliminated |
| Kate & Alexander | 16 (5, 4, 4, 3) | Paso doble | "Theme from Star Wars" —John Williams | Bottom two |
| Grant & Amanda | 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "A Foggy Day" —Fred Astaire | Safe |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "España cañí" —Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Rose's Turn" —Bette Midler | Safe |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 (8, 8, 7, 9) | Paso doble | "Superstar" —fromJesus Christ Superstar | Safe |
Musical guest:Olivia Newton-John
Couples performed thesamba and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant & Amanda | 25 (6, 7, 7, 5) | Samba | "Livin' la Vida Loca" —Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 29 (7, 8, 6, 8) | Samba | Safe | |
| Kostya & Luda | 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) | Samba | "Tequila" —The Champs | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Samba | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" —Leo Sayer | Eliminated |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "I'm Going Bananas" —Madonna | Safe |
| Kate & Alexander | 18 (4, 4, 5, 5) | Samba | "Gasolina" —Daddy Yankee | Bottom two |
| Noeline & Carmello | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Copacabana" —Barry Manilow | Safe |
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby & Leanne | 34 (9, 9, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "You Should Be Dancing" —Bee Gees | Safe |
| Kostya & Luda | 27 (6, 7, 8, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Waltz No. 2" —Dmitri Shostakovich | Safe |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Jive | "Just a Gigolo" —Irving Caesar | Eliminated |
| Kate & Alexander | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Once Upon a Dream" —fromSleeping Beauty | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 18 (5, 5, 4, 4) | Rumba | "You've Got a Friend" —James Taylor | Bottom two |
| Grant & Amanda | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" —Simply Red | Safe |
Musical guest:Shannon Noll
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate & Alexander | 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) | Jive | "Mickey" —Toni Basil | Eliminated |
| Kostya & Luda | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Change Partners" —Vic Damone | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants" —Sarah Vaughan | Bottom two |
| Toby & Leanne | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Tenterfield Saddler" —Peter Allen | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Pump It" —Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
Musical guest:Mark Sholtez
Each couple performed two routines and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby & Leanne | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Jive | "Time Warp" —fromThe Rocky Horror Show | Safe |
| 32 (8, 9, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" —Frankie Valli | ||
| Noeline & Carmello | 20 (6, 5, 5, 4) | Viennese waltz | "Storybook" —David Campbell | Eliminated |
| 22 (6, 6, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "The Shady Dame from Seville" —fromVictor/Victoria | ||
| Kostya & Luda | 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" —Hal Le Roy & Eunice Healey | Safe |
| 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Do You Love Me" —The Contours | ||
| Grant & Amanda | 30 (7, 8, 9, 6) | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne" —fromMoulin Rouge! | Safe |
| 31 (9, 7, 8, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" —fromMary Poppins |
Musical guests:The Veronicas
Each couple performed two routines, one of which was theAmerican Smooth, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostya & Luda | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Something Worth Fighting For" —Larisa Dolina | Bottom two |
| 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "Beauty and the Beast" —fromBeauty and the Beast | ||
| Toby & Leanne | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | American Smooth | "Orange Colored Sky" —Natalie Cole | Eliminated |
| 28 (6, 8, 6, 8) | Quickstep | "Duelling Banjos" —fromDeliverance | ||
| Grant & Amanda | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "I Hate You Then I Love You" —Luciano Pavarotti &Celine Dion | Safe |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Singin' in the Rain" —fromSingin' in the Rain |
Musical guests:Alex Lloyd &The Young Divas
Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance, and theirfreestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kostya & Luda | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" —Hal Le Roy & Eunice Healey | Runners-up |
| 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Samba | "Tequila" —The Champs | ||
| 34 (8, 8, 10, 8) | Freestyle | |||
| Grant & Amanda | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "A Foggy Day" —Fred Astaire | Winners |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Pump It" —Black Eyed Peas | ||
| 33 (8, 8, 9, 8) | Freestyle | "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" —Cherry Poppin' Daddies & "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" —Benny Goodman |
The couples performed the following each week:
| Couple | Week | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Grant & Amanda | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Paso doble | Tango | Viennese waltz | Rumba | American Smooth | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Freestyle |
| Kostya & Luda | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Quickstep | Samba | Freestyle |
| Toby & Leanne | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Jive | Foxtrot | American Smooth | Quickstep | |||
| Noeline & Carmello | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Tango | Waltz | Paso doble | |||||
| Kate & Alex | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Viennese waltz | Jive | |||||||
| Jennifer & Serghei | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Jive | ||||||||
| Simone & Gordon | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | |||||||||
| Alicia & John Paul | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | ||||||||||
| Luke & Eliza | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | |||||||||||
| Molly & Alana | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 4 | Succeeded by |
