Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 3)
| Dancing With The Stars (Season 3) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Seven Network |
| Original run | 6 September 2005 – 8 November 2005 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Ada Nicodemou |
| Professional winner | Aric Yegudkin |
| Season chronology | |
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The third series of the Australian Dancing with the Stars TV series premiered on Tuesday 6 September 2005 and concluded on Tuesday 8 November 2005. It featured the following celebrities.
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tania Zaetta | Former Who Dares Wins 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 | Former Sale Of The Century presenter | Andrew Palmer | Eliminated 4th on 4 October 2005 |
| Dawn Fraser | Former Olympic gold medal swimmer | Gordon Gilkes | Eliminated 5th on 11 October 2005 |
| David Campbell | Jazz singer | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 6th on 18 October 2005 |
| Brodie Holland | AFL player | Alana Patience | Eliminated 7th on 25 October 2005 |
| Ian "Dicko" Dickson | Australian Idol judge | Leanne Bampton | Eliminated 8th on 2 November 2005 |
| Chris Bath | Seven News newsreader | Trenton Shipley | Runner Up on 9 November 2005 |
| Ada Nicodemou | Home And Away actress | Aric Yegudkin | Winner on 9 November 2005 |
Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin won the series, defeating Chris Bath and her partner.
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.
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada & Aric | 1st | 24 | 24 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34+33=67 | 30+35=65 | 36+40+39=115 | |||||||||
| Chris & Trenton | 2nd | 30 | 28 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 30+36=66 | 28+40=68 | 38+37+40=115 | |||||||||
| Dicko & Leanne | 3rd | 28 | 23 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32+31=64 | 26+37=63 | ||||||||||
| Brodie & Alana | 4th | 21 | 18 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 24+24=48 | |||||||||||
| David & Luda | 5th | 27 | 26 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Dawn & Gordon | 6th | 24 | 22 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Nicky & Andrew | 7th | 20 | 23 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Ky & Masha | 8th | 24 | 24 | 48 | 26 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Michael & Kym | 9th | 23 | 21 | 44 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tania & Michael | 10th | 23 | 17 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
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 : Quickstep or Rumba
- Week 3 : Tango or Jive
- Week 4 : Paso Doble or Foxtrot
- Week 5 : Samba
- Week 6 : One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-5
- Week 7 : One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-6
- Week 8 : One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-7 & Group Viennese Waltz
- Week 9 : Final unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-8 & Favourite Dance of Season
- Week 10 : Two Favourite Dances of the Season & Freestyle
Dance Chart
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ada & Aric | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | Paso Doble | Waltz | Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Jive | Waltz | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris & Trenton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Rumba | Paso Doble | Tango | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Dicko & Leanne | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Viennese Waltz | Paso Doble | Waltz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brodie & Alana | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
Average Chart
The average chart is based on the dances performed by the celebrities and not their place in the competition.
| Average Ranking | Competitive Finish | Couple | Number Of Dances | Total Score | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Chris & Trenton | 14 | 469 | 33.5 |
| 2 | 1 | Ada & Aric | 14 | 454 | 32.4 |
| 3 | 3 | Dicko & Leanne | 11 | 327 | 29.7 |
| 4 | 5 | David & Luda | 7 | 187 | 26.7 |
| 5 | 4 | Brodie & Alana | 9 | 229 | 25.4 |
| 6 | 8 | Ky & Masha | 4 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 7 | 7 | Nicki & Andrew | 5 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 8 | 6 | Dawn & Gordon | 6 | 132 | 22.0 |
| - | 8 | Michael & Kym | 3 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 10 | 8 | Tania & Michael | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| Preceded by Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 2) |
Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 3 |
Succeeded by Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 4) |
