Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 9
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| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
| Celebrity winner | Adam Brand |
| Professional winner | Jade Hatcher |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 5 July – 6 September 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The ninth season of Dancing with the Stars was announced on Today Tonight, on 5 June 2009. Longtime weather presenter Jeff Newman appeared in a promo of Dancing to promote his retirement.
It debuted on 5 July 2009 and featured the following celebrities:
Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter "Spida" Everitt | Former AFL player | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 1st on 12 July 2009 |
| Rob Mills | Singer & actor | Sriani Argaet | Eliminated 2nd on 19 July 2009 |
| Emily Scott | International model | Michael Miziner | Eliminated 3rd on 26 July 2009 |
| Layne Beachley | Professional surfer | Dannial Gosper | Eliminated 4th on 2 August 2009 |
| Fiona O'Loughlin | Comedian | Craig Monley | Eliminated 5th on 9 August 2009 |
| Jessica McNamee | Packed to the Rafters actress | Stefano Oliveri | Eliminated 6th on 16 August 2009 |
| Lincoln Lewis | Home and Away actor | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 7th on 23 August 2009 |
| Gerrard Gosens | Paratriathlete, adventurer, & motivational speaker | Jessica Raffa | Eliminated 8th on 30 August 2009 |
| Kylie Gillies | The Morning Show presenter | Carmelo Pizzino | Third Place on 6 September 2009 |
| Matt White | Journalist & Today Tonight presenter | Ash-Leigh Hunter | Runner Up on 6 September 2009 |
| Adam Brand | Country singer | Jade Hatcher | Winner on 6 September 2009 |
Scoring chart
- Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
- indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
- indicates the couple withdrew from the competition.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 3 | Top 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam & Jade | 1 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 19+21=40 | 21+17=38 | 21+26=47 | 21+21=42 | +24=66 | |||||||||
| Matt & Ashleigh | 2 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 21+25=46 | 27+23=50 | 27+26=53 | 29+25=54 | +30=84 | |||||||||
| Kylie & Carmelo | 3 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 18+26=44 | 22+27=49 | 25+28+10=631 | 23+26=49 | ||||||||||
| Gerrard & Jessica | 4 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 15+19=34 | 17+20=37 | 17+18=35 | |||||||||||
| Lincoln & Luda | 5 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 20+21=41 | 17+27=44 | ||||||||||||
| Jessica & Stefano | 6 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19+24=43 | |||||||||||||
| Fiona & Craig | 7 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Layne & Dannial | 8 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Emily & Michael | 9 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rob & Sriani | 10 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spida & Linda | 11 | 17 | 16 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
^1 In Week 9, a special 'Grand Final Lifeline' of 10 points was awarded to Kylie Gillies for winning the Aussie Smooth Dance Off.
Dance schedule
The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week.
- Week 1 : Cha-cha-cha or Waltz
- Week 2 : Rumba or Tango
- Week 3 : Jive or Foxtrot
- Week 4 : Salsa or Quickstep including a solo piece with a minimum of 15 seconds
- Week 5 : Paso doble or Aussie Smooth
- Week 6 : Samba or West Coast Swing
- Week 7 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6) to the theme of songs from the movies
- Week 8 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6)
- Week 9 : Judges choice, Segue & Aussie Smooth Dance Off
- Week 10 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to 6), Cha-cha-cha show off & Freestyle
Dance chart
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam & Jade | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | West Coast Swing | Samba | Aussie Smooth | Salsa | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Segue | Aussie Smooth | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Matt & Ashleigh | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | West Coast Swing | Salsa | Foxtrot | Waltz | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Segue | Aussie Smooth | Aussie Smooth | Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Kylie & Carmelo | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Foxtrot | Segue | Aussie Smooth | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Gerrard & Jessica | Waltz1 | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | Paso doble | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Segue | Aussie Smooth | Freestyle 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln & Luda | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | West Coast Swing | Aussie Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jessica & Stefano | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep1 | Paso doble | Samba | Waltz | Rumba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiona & Craig | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth1 | Samba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Layne & Dannial | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emily & Michael | Cha-cha-cha1 | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rob & Sriani | Cha-cha-cha1 | Tango | Jive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spida & Linda | Waltz | Rumba 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Winner of the Aussie Smooth dance-off
- Runner up of the Aussie Smooth dance-off
- Second eliminated in the Aussie Smooth dance-off
- First eliminated in the Aussie Smooth dance-off
- Performed but not scored
^1 This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale.
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
| Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | Matt White | 27 | Adam Brand | 15 |
| Jive | Emily Scott, Jessica McNamee, Kylie Gillies | 23 | Rob Mills | 20 |
| Rumba | Kylie Gillies, Jessica McNamee | 24 | Peter Everitt, Fiona O'Loughlin | 16 |
| Tango | Kylie Gillies | 27 | Emily Scott, Gerrard Gosens | 19 |
| Paso doble | Kylie Gillies | 26 | Gerrard Gosens | 15 |
| Samba | Kylie Gillies | 27 | Gerrard Gosens | 11 |
| Waltz | Matt White | 27 | Peter Everitt | 17 |
| Quickstep | Jessica McNamee | 27 | Adam Brand | 9 |
| Foxtrot | Matt White, Kylie Gillies | 25 | Gerrard Gosens | 15 |
| West Coast Swing | Matt White | 16 | Adam Brand | 12 |
| Aussie Smooth | Matt White | 29 | Gerrard Gosens | 16 |
| Salsa | Lincoln Lewis | 27 | Gerrard Gosens | 8 |
| Segway | Kylie Gillies | 28 | Gerrard Gosens | 18 |
| Freestyle | Matt White | 30 | Adam Brand | 24 |
Average chart
The average chart is based on the dances performed by celebrities and not their place in the competition.
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Matt & Ash-Leigh | 362 | 15 | 24.13 |
| 2 | 3 | Kylie & Carmelo | 330 | 14 | 23.57 |
| 3 | 6 | Jessica & Stefano | 187 | 8 | 23.38 |
| 4 | 9 | Emily & Michael | 85 | 4 | 21.25 |
| 5 | 5 | Lincoln & Luda | 207 | 10 | 20.70 |
| 6 | 10 | Rob & Sriani | 62 | 3 | 20.67 |
| 7 | 8 | Layne & Dannial | 103 | 5 | 20.60 |
| 8 | 7 | Fiona & Craig | 123 | 6 | 20.50 |
| 9 | 1 | Adam & Jade | 290 | 15 | 19.33 |
| 10 | 11 | Spida & Linda | 33 | 2 | 16.50 |
| 11 | 4 | Gerrard & Jessica | 193 | 12 | 16.08 |
Running Order
Week 1
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.
- Running order