Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 5)

Dancing with the Stars (series 5)
Broadcast
Original channel TV One
Original run 2009 – 2009

The fifth series premiered on TVNZ channel TV ONE on 3 March 2009. All four judges from series 4 returned. On its opening night, over 800,000 people tuned in to watch the first show premiere. Rebecca Hobbs is sister to Christopher Hobbs. John Rowles withdrew in week three for health reasons.[1] This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.

Celebrity Occupation Charity Professional Partner Placing
Tamati Coffey Breakfast television presenter Rainbow Youth Samantha Hitchcock Winners
on 21 April 2009
Barbara Kendall Olympic windsurfer Upside Downs Education Trust Jonny Williams Runners-up
on 21 April 2009
Josh Kronfeld Former rugby player Koru Care Otago Rachel Burstein Eliminated 5th
on 14 April 2009
Geraldine Brophy Stage & screen actress Arthritis New Zealand Stefano Olivieri Eliminated 4th
on 7 April 2009
Rebecca Hobbs Soap actress New Zealand Spinal Trust Aaron Gilmore Eliminated 3rd
on 31 March 2009
Christopher Hobbs Actor Ronald McDonald House Charities NZ Kristie Boyd Eliminated 2nd
on 25 March 2009
John Rowles Entertainment legend Project Hope Krystal Stuart Withdrew
on 16 March 2009
Lizzy Igasan Hockey captain New Zealand Heart Foundation Cody Stephens Eliminated 1st
on 10 March 2009

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 a couple withdrew that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tamati & Samantha 1 25 36 35 36 28+32=60 23+27=50 37+37=74 38+40+35=113
Barbara & Jonny 2 19 32 36 32 31+33=64 35+32=67 34+37=71 38+39+40=117
Josh & Rachel 3 20 24 25 27 22+26=48 31+25=56 24+31=55
Geraldine & Stefano 4 27 15 27 24 27+28=55 18+20=38
Rebecca & Aaron 5 29 30 29 36 28+30=58
Chris & Kristie 6 9 18 26 21
John & Krystal 7 14 19 -
Lizzy & Cody 8 20 21

Dance Chart

     Highest Scoring Dance
     Lowest Scoring Dance
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tamati & Samantha Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Tango Samba American Smooth Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Jive Rumba Waltz Paso Doble Freestyle
Barbara & Jonny Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Jive Samba American Smooth Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Rumba Foxtrot Rumba Quickstep Freestyle
Josh & Rachel Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Jive Samba American Smooth Rumba Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha Tango
Geraldine & Stefano Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Jive Samba American Smooth Tango Rumba
Rebecca & Aaron Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Rumba Tango Samba American Smooth
Chris & Kristie Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Rumba Tango
John & Krystal Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Withdrew
Lizzy & Cody Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot

Average chart

Rank by
average		 Competition
finish		 Couple Total Number of
dances		 Average
1 2 Barbara & Jonny 438 13 33.7
2 1 Tamati & Samantha 429 13 33.0
3 5 Rebecca & Aaron 182 6 30.3
4 3 Josh & Rachel 255 10 25.5
5 4 Geraldine & Stefano 186 8 23.3
6 8 Lizzy & Cody 41 5 20.5
7 6 Chris & Kristie 74 4 18.5
8 7 John & Krystal 33 2 16.5

References

  1. ↑ "Family history scares Rowles". New Zealand Herald. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-25.