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| 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 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 6 September (2005-09-06) – 8 November 2005 (2005-11-08) |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous Season 2 Next → Season 4 | |
Thethird season of the AustralianDancing with the Stars premiered on 6 September 2005.Daryl Somers andSonia Kruger returned as hosts, whileTodd McKenney,Paul Mercurio,Helen Richey, andMark Wilson returned as judges.
Home and Away actressAda Nicodemou andAric Yegudkin were announced as the winners on 8 November 2005, whileSeven News presenterChris Bath and Trenton Shipley finished in second place.
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 |
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 | ||
| Ada & Aric | 1st | 24 | 24 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 32† | 31 | 34† | 32+24=56 | 30+35=65 | 36+33+34=103‡[a] |
| Chris & Trenton | 2nd | 30† | 28† | 58† | 33† | 31† | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29+29=58 | 28+40=68†[b] | 32+34+40=106†[c] |
| Dicko & Leanne | 3rd | 28 | 23 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 32† | 29 | 35+27=62† | 26+37=63‡[d] | |
| Brodie & Alana | 4th | 21 | 18 | 39‡ | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 18+20=38‡[d] | ||
| David & Luda | 5th | 27 | 26 | 53 | 27 | 27[b] | 29[b] | 28[b] | 24‡[d] | |||
| Dawn & Gordon | 6th | 24 | 22 | 46 | 24[b] | 17‡ | 23 | 21‡[d] | ||||
| Nicky & Andrew | 7th | 20‡ | 23 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 20‡[d] | |||||
| Ky & Masha | 8th | 24 | 24 | 48[b] | 26 | 25[d] | ||||||
| Michael & Kym | 9th | 23 | 21 | 44 | 22‡[d] | |||||||
| Tania & Michael | 10th | 23 | 17‡ | 40[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Couples performed either thequickstep or therumba, 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 |
Couples performed either thejive or thetango, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicko & Leanne | 30 (7, 6, 8, 9) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" —fromGrease | 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 |
Musical guest:Craig David
Couples performed either thefoxtrot or thepaso 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" —fromThe Phantom of the Opera | Bottom two |
Couples performed thesamba 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 |
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 |
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 |
Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a groupViennese waltz for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Brodie Holland's two dances had been pre-recorded the previous week, due to a prior sporting commitment in Arizona. A tango and jive were also recorded on the same night, to be aired in week 9 had he not been eliminated.
| 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 | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | |||
| Dicko & Leanne | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7 ) | |||
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 |
Musical guests:Human Nature &John Farnham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The couples performed the following each week:
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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