Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 4)

The fourth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 21 February 2006. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 4
Hosted by	Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger
Judges	Todd McKenney Paul Mercurio Helen Richey Mark Wilson
Celebrity winner	Grant Denyer
Professional winner	Amanda Garner
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	21 February (2006-02-21) – 9 May 2006 (2006-05-09)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5

Weather presenter Grant Denyer and Amanda Garner were announced as the winners on 9 May 2006, while professional boxer Kostya Tszyu and Luda Kroitor finished in second place.

Couples

This season featured ten celebrity contestants.

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Ian "Molly" Meldrum	Music critic	Alana Patience	Eliminated 1st on 28 February 2006
Luke Ricketson	NRL player	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 2nd on 7 March 2006
Alicia Molik	Tennis player	John Paul Collins	Eliminated 3rd on 14 March 2006
Simone Callahan	Shane Warne's ex-wife	Gordon Derbogosijan	Eliminated 4th on 28 March 2006
Jennifer Hawkins	Miss Universe 2004	Sergei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 5th on 4 April 2006
Kate Langbroek	Television presenter	Alexander Bryan	Eliminated 6th on 18 April 2006
Noeline Brown	Actress	Carmello Pizzino	Eliminated 7th on 25 April 2006
Toby Allen	Singer	Leanne Bampton	Eliminated 8th on 2 May 2006
Kostya Tszyu	Professional boxer	Luda Kroitor	Runners-up on 9 May 2006
Grant Denyer	Weather presenter	Amanda Garner	Winners on 9 May 2006

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners

  Runners-up

  Bottom two

  Eliminated

Dancing with the Stars (season 4) - Weekly scores

Couple	Pl.	Week
		1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Grant & Amanda	1st	25	29	54	31	31	25	25	39†	30+31=61	29+36=65†	36+40+33=109†^[a]
Kostya & Luda	2nd	26	27	53	30	26	31	27	31	31+31=62†^[b]	24+28=52‡^[b]	33+34+34=101‡^[c]
Toby & Leanne	3rd	32†	32†	64†	35†	32†	32†	34†	35	30+32=62†	35+28=63^[d]
Noeline & Carmello	4th	23	26	49	28	24	24	18‡^[b]	23^[b]	22+20=42‡^[d]
Kate & Alex	5th	19	25	44	19‡^[b]	16‡^[b]	18‡^[b]	24	17‡^[d]
Jennifer & Serghei	6th	25	31	56	26	31	29	24^[d]
Simone & Gordon	7th	14‡	24	38‡	22	21	19^[d]
Alicia & John-Paul	8th	23	20‡	43^[b]	26	18^[d]
Luke & Eliza	9th	19	28	47	25^[d]
Molly & Alana	10th	16	22	38‡^[d]

Notes

1. This couple finished in first place.
2. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
3. This couple finished in second place.
4. This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

Week 1

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music
Grant & Amanda	25 (5, 6, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Mustang Sally" — Wilson Pickett
Jennifer & Sergei	25 (7, 7, 6, 5)	Waltz	"Lotus" — Secret Garden
Luke & Eliza	19 (4, 5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Don't Cha" — The Pussycat Dolls
Kate & Alexander	19 (3, 5, 6, 5)	Waltz	"Tennessee Waltz" — Pee Wee King
Noeline & Carmello	23 (6, 6, 5, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Tea for Two" — Louise Groody & John Barker
Toby & Leanne	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Waltz
Simone & Gordon	14 (3, 4, 3, 4)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor
Alicia & John Paul	23 (5, 5, 7, 6)	Waltz	"I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston
Molly & Alana	16 (5, 4, 3, 4)	Cha-cha-cha	"You Can Leave Your Hat On" — Joe Cocker & "Can You Feel It" — The Jacksons
Kostya & Luda	26 (7, 6, 7, 6)	Waltz	"From Russia with Love" — Matt Monro

Week 2

Musical guests: Westlife

Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kostya & Luda	27 (7, 7, 6, 7)	Rumba	"Hero" — Mariah Carey	Safe
Luke & Eliza	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"I Get a Kick Out of You" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
Alicia & John Paul	20 (5, 5, 5, 5)	Rumba	"Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" — Simple Plan	Bottom two
Molly & Alana	22 (6, 5, 5, 6)	Quickstep	"Walk Like an Egyptian" — The Bangles	Eliminated
Jennifer & Sergei	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Rumba	"You're Beautiful" — James Blunt	Safe
Grant & Amanda	29 (7, 7, 8, 7)	Quickstep	"Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx	Safe
Kate & Alexander	25 (6, 6, 6, 7)	Rumba	"Only Time" — Enya	Safe
Noeline & Carmello	26 (7, 6, 6, 7)	Quickstep	"Le Jazz Hot!" — Henry Mancini	Safe
Toby & Leanne	32 (8, 8, 7, 9)	Rumba	"Father Figure" — George Michael	Safe
Simone & Gordon	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Quickstep	"Bewitched Theme" — The Hit Crew	Safe

Week 3

Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Jennifer & Sergei	26 (6, 7, 7, 6)	Tango	"Libertango" — Bond	Safe
Luke & Eliza	25 (5, 6, 7, 7)	Jive	"L-O-V-E" — Nat King Cole	Eliminated
Kate & Alexander	19 (5, 5, 4, 5)	Tango	"Turning Japanese" — The Vapors	Bottom two
Kostya & Luda	30 (7, 7, 8, 8)	Tango	"Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango" — The Wiggles	Safe
Simone & Gordon	22 (6, 5, 6, 5)	Jive	"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet	Safe
Toby & Leanne	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Tango	"Peter Gunn" — Henry Mancini	Safe
Noeline & Carmello	28 (8, 6, 7, 7)	Jive	"Stuff Like That There" — Bette Midler	Safe
Alicia & John Paul	26 (6, 6, 7, 7)	Tango	"Objection (Tango)" — Shakira	Safe
Grant & Amanda	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Jive	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham!	Safe

Week 4

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kostya & Luda	26 (6, 7, 7, 6)	Paso doble	"Gonna Fly Now" — DeEtta West & Nelson Pigford	Safe
Simone & Gordon	21 (5, 5, 6, 5)	Foxtrot	"Theme from New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
Alicia & John Paul	18 (2, 5, 7, 4)	Paso doble	"Best of You" — Foo Fighters	Eliminated
Kate & Alexander	16 (5, 4, 4, 3)	Paso doble	"Theme from Star Wars" — John Williams	Bottom two
Grant & Amanda	31 (8, 8, 8, 7)	Foxtrot	"A Foggy Day" — Fred Astaire	Safe
Jennifer & Sergei	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"España cañí" — Erich Kunzel	Safe
Noeline & Carmello	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Foxtrot	"Rose's Turn" — Bette Midler	Safe
Toby & Leanne	32 (8, 8, 7, 9)	Paso doble	"Superstar" — from Jesus Christ Superstar	Safe

Week 5

Musical guest: Olivia Newton-John

Couples performed the samba and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Grant & Amanda	25 (6, 7, 7, 5)	Samba	"Livin' la Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin	Safe
Jennifer & Sergei	29 (7, 8, 6, 8)	Samba		Safe
Kostya & Luda	31 (8, 8, 8, 7)	Samba	"Tequila" — The Champs	Safe
Simone & Gordon	19 (4, 5, 5, 5)	Samba	"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" — Leo Sayer	Eliminated
Toby & Leanne	32 (7, 8, 8, 9)	Samba	"I'm Going Bananas" — Madonna	Safe
Kate & Alexander	18 (4, 4, 5, 5)	Samba	"Gasolina" — Daddy Yankee	Bottom two
Noeline & Carmello	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Samba	"Copacabana" — Barry Manilow	Safe

Week 6

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Toby & Leanne	34 (9, 9, 8, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"You Should Be Dancing" — Bee Gees	Safe
Kostya & Luda	27 (6, 7, 8, 6)	Viennese waltz	"Waltz No. 2" — Dmitri Shostakovich	Safe
Jennifer & Sergei	24 (5, 6, 6, 7)	Jive	"Just a Gigolo" — Irving Caesar	Eliminated
Kate & Alexander	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Viennese waltz	"Once Upon a Dream" — from Sleeping Beauty	Safe
Noeline & Carmello	18 (5, 5, 4, 4)	Rumba	"You've Got a Friend" — James Taylor	Bottom two
Grant & Amanda	25 (6, 6, 7, 6)	Waltz	"If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red	Safe

Week 7

Musical guest: Shannon Noll

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kate & Alexander	17 (3, 4, 5, 5)	Jive	"Mickey" — Toni Basil	Eliminated
Kostya & Luda	31 (8, 7, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Change Partners" — Vic Damone	Safe
Noeline & Carmello	23 (6, 6, 5, 6)	Tango	"Whatever Lola Wants" — Sarah Vaughan	Bottom two
Toby & Leanne	35 (9, 8, 9, 9)	Viennese waltz	"Tenterfield Saddler" — Peter Allen	Safe
Grant & Amanda	39 (10, 9, 10, 10)	Paso doble	"Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas	Safe

Week 8

Musical guest: Mark Sholtez

Each couple performed two routines and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Toby & Leanne	30 (7, 8, 7, 8)	Jive	"Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Show	Safe
	32 (8, 9, 7, 8)	Foxtrot	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" — Frankie Valli
Noeline & Carmello	20 (6, 5, 5, 4)	Viennese waltz	"Storybook" — David Campbell	Eliminated
	22 (6, 6, 5, 5)	Paso doble	"The Shady Dame from Seville" — from Victor/Victoria
Kostya & Luda	31 (8, 8, 8, 7)	Quickstep	"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" — Hal Le Roy & Eunice Healey	Safe
	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Do You Love Me" — The Contours
Grant & Amanda	30 (7, 8, 9, 6)	Tango	"El Tango de Roxanne" — from Moulin Rouge!	Safe
	31 (9, 7, 8, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Chim Chim Cher-ee" — from Mary Poppins

Week 9

Musical guests: The Veronicas

Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the American Smooth, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kostya & Luda	24 (6, 6, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Something Worth Fighting For" — Larisa Dolina	Bottom two
	28 (7, 7, 7, 7)	American Smooth	"Beauty and the Beast" — from Beauty and the Beast
Toby & Leanne	35 (9, 9, 8, 9)	American Smooth	"Orange Colored Sky" — Natalie Cole	Eliminated
	28 (6, 8, 6, 8)	Quickstep	"Duelling Banjos" — from Deliverance
Grant & Amanda	29 (6, 7, 8, 8)	Rumba	"I Hate You Then I Love You" — Luciano Pavarotti & Celine Dion	Safe
	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	American Smooth	"Singin' in the Rain" — from Singin' in the Rain

Week 10

Musical guests: Alex Lloyd & The Young Divas

Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance, and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Scores	Dance	Music	Result
Kostya & Luda	33 (8, 9, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" — Hal Le Roy & Eunice Healey	Runners-up
	34 (9, 8, 9, 8)	Samba	"Tequila" — The Champs
	34 (8, 8, 10, 8)	Freestyle
Grant & Amanda	36 (9, 9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"A Foggy Day" — Fred Astaire	Winners
	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Paso doble	"Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas
	33 (8, 8, 9, 8)	Freestyle	"The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" — Cherry Poppin' Daddies & "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" — Benny Goodman

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

• Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
• Week 5: Samba
• Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances
• Week 9: One unlearned dance & American Smooth
• Week 10: Two favourite dances of the season & freestyle

Dancing with the Stars (season 4) - Dance chart

Couple	Week
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9		10
Grant & Amanda	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba	Waltz	Paso doble	Tango	Viennese waltz	Rumba	American Smooth	Foxtrot	Paso doble	Freestyle
Kostya & Luda	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso doble	Samba	Quickstep	Foxtrot	Viennese waltz	Jive	Cha-cha-cha	American Smooth	Quickstep	Samba	Freestyle
Toby & Leanne	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso doble	Samba	Cha-cha-cha	Viennese waltz	Jive	Foxtrot	American Smooth	Quickstep
Noeline & Carmello	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba	Rumba	Tango	Waltz	Paso doble
Kate & Alex	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso doble	Samba	Viennese waltz	Jive
Jennifer & Serghei	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso doble	Samba	Jive
Simone & Gordon	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive	Foxtrot	Samba
Alicia & John Paul	Waltz	Rumba	Tango	Paso doble
Luke & Eliza	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Jive
Molly & Alana	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep

Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 3)

Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 4

Succeeded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 5)

References