Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 9)

For more information on the show, see Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series).
Dancing with the Stars (season 9)
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 10
Broadcast
Original channel Seven Network
Original run 5 July 2009 – 6 September 2009
Additional information
Celebrity winner Adam Brand
Professional winner Jade Hatcher

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 Call number
Peter 'Spida' Everitt AFL player United Kingdom Linda De Nicola 11th place
on 12 July 2009		 1-800-868-3410
Rob Mills Singer, actor and entertainer Belarus Sriani Argaet 10th place
on 19 July 2009		 1-800-868-3411
Emily Scott Swimwear model Michael Miziner 9th place
on 26 July 2009		 1-800-868-3402
Layne Beachley Pro surfer Republic of Ireland Dannial Gosper 8th place
on 2 August 2009		 1-800-868-3407
Fiona O'Loughlin Stand-up comedienne Craig Monley 7th place
on 9 August 2009		 1-800-868-3403
Jessica McNamee Actress Italy Stefano Oliveri 6th place
on 16 August 2009		 1-800-868-3405
Lincoln Lewis Actor Luda Kroitor 5th place
on 23 August 2009		 1-800-868-3408
Gerrard Gosens Paralympian/Adventurer Canada Jessica Raffa 4th place
on 30 August 2009		 1-800-868-3404
Kylie Gillies TV presenter Italy Carmello Pizzino 3rd place
on 6 September 2009		 1-800-868-3406
Matt White Journalist/TV presenter Ash-Leigh Hunter 2nd place
on 6 September 2009		 1-800-868-3409
Adam Brand Country music singer United States Jade Hatcher 1st place
on 6 September 2009		 1-800-868-3401

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 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Top 3 Top 2
Adam & Jade 1 15 21 21 9 21 12 19+21=40 21+17=38 21+26+0=47 21+21=42 +24=66
Matt & Ash-Leigh 2 22 23 21 25 22 16 21+25=46 27+23=50 27+26+0=53 29+25=54 +30=84
Kylie & Carmello 3 22 24 18 25 19 27 18+26=44 22+27=49 25+28+10=631 23+26=49
Gerrard & Jessica 4 20 17 15 8 16 11 15+19=34 17+20=37 17+18=35
Lincoln & Luda 5 20 22 21 23 23 13 20+21=41 17+27=44
Jessica & Stefano 6 20 24 23 27 25 25 19+24=43
Fiona & Craig 7 21 16 20 22 25 19
Layne & Dannial 8 22 19 21 18 23
Emily & Michael 9 23 19 23 20
Rob & Sriani 10 19 23 20
Peter & Linda 11 17 16

^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.

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 Segway Aussie Smooth Rumba Cha-cha-cha Freestyle
Matt & Ash-Leigh Cha-cha-cha Tango Jive Quickstep Paso doble West Coast Swing Salsa Foxtrot Waltz Samba Cha-cha-cha Segway Aussie Smooth Aussie Smooth Cha-cha-cha Freestyle
Kylie & Carmello Waltz Rumba Foxtrot Salsa Aussie Smooth Samba Quickstep Paso doble Cha-cha-cha Tango Foxtrot Segway Aussie Smooth Jive Cha-cha-cha Freestyle
Gerrard & Jessica Waltz1 Rumba Foxtrot Salsa Aussie Smooth Samba Paso doble Tango Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Salsa Segway 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
Peter & 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 the celebrities and not their place in the competition.

Average Ranking Competitive Finish Couple Number Of Dances Total Score Average
1 2nd Matt & Ash-Leigh 15 361 24.1
2 3rd Kylie & Carmello 14 330 23.6
3 6th Jessica & Stefano 8 187 23.4
4 9th Emily & Michael 4 85 21.3
5 10th Rob & Sriani 3 62 20.7
- 5th Lincoln & Luda 10 207 20.7
7 8th Layne & Dannial 5 103 20.6
8 7th Fiona & Craig 6 123 20.5
9 1st Adam & Jade 15 290 19.3
10 11th Peter & Linda 2 33 16.5
11 4th Gerrard & Jessica 12 193 16.1
Preceded by
Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 8)		 Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 9 		Succeeded by
Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 10)

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