Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 2)

The second series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 7 May 2006. It had an average of 804,000 people watching, more than the first season, and up to a million tuned into the finale.^[1] Rebecca Nicholson who partnered Tim Shadbolt from season one was the only original dancer to appear again this season, and partnered Shortland Street actor David Wikaira-Paul. One of the most memorable moments in season two was celebrity Rodney Hide and his partner Krystal Stuart who not only gained all one's from the judges, during his Cha-cha-cha, but also dropped her, during the end of the performance.^[2] On 25 June, Lorraine Downes and her partner Aaron Gilmore took the title of Dancing with the Stars, who ended up winning $111,961.63 for her charity, of the total $333,655, raised for all charities over the season.^[3] According to a TVNZ News release, Lorraine Downes won the votes from the public by a slim 0.1%, winning 50.05%, to Faumuina's 49.95%.^[3]

Contestants

Scorecard

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 couples eliminated that week.

     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

     indicates the winning couple.

     indicates the runner-up couple.

Dance Chart

     Highest Scoring Dance

     Lowest Scoring Dance

Average chart

References