Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 4)
The fourth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars TV series premiered on Tuesday 21 February 2006 and concluded on Tuesday 9 May 2006.
Grant Denyer and his partner Amanda Garner won the series, with Kostya Tszyu and his partner Luda Kroitor as runner-up.
Couples
The following celebrities competed.| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
| Ian "Molly" Meldrum | Music critic & journalist | 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 | Ex-wife of cricketer Shane Warne | Gordon Derbogosijan | Eliminated 4th on 28 March 2006 |
| Jennifer Hawkins | Miss Universe 2004 | Sergei Bolgarschii | Eliminated 5th on 4 April 2006 |
| Kate Langbroek | Nova 100 radio presenter | Alexander Bryan | Eliminated 6th on 18 April 2006 |
| Noeline Brown | Actress & comedian | Carmello Pizzino | Eliminated 7th on 25 April 2006 |
| Toby Allen | Human Nature singer | Leanne Bampton | Eliminated 8th on 2 May 2006 |
| Kostya Tszyu | Professional boxer | Luda Kroitor | Runner Up on 9 May 2006 |
| Grant Denyer | Sunrise weatherman | Amanda Garner | Winner on 9 May 2006 |
Scoring chart
Averages
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points earned | Number of dances | Average |
| 1 | 3 | Toby & Leanne | 357 | 11 | 32.45 |
| 2 | 1 | Grant & Amanda | 440 | 14 | 31.43 |
| 3 | 2 | Kostya & Luda | 413 | 14 | 29.50 |
| 4 | 6 | Jennifer & Serghei | 166 | 6 | 27.67 |
| 5 | 9 | Luke & Eliza | 72 | 3 | 24.00 |
| 6 | 4 | Noeline & Carmelo | 208 | 9 | 23.11 |
| 7 | 8 | Alicia & John-Paul | 87 | 4 | 21.75 |
| 8 | 7 | Simone & Gordon | 100 | 5 | 20.00 |
| 9 | 5 | Kate & Alex | 138 | 7 | 19.71 |
| 10 | 10 | Molly & Alana | 38 | 2 | 19.00 |
Running Order
Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.Week 1
;Running order| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Grant & Amanda | 25 | Cha-cha-cha | "Mustang Sally"—Wilson Pickett |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 25 | Waltz | "Lotus"—Secret Garden |
| Luke & Eliza | 19 | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Cha"—The Pussycat Dolls |
| Kate & Alexander | 19 | Waltz | "Tennessee Waltz"—Pee Wee King |
| Noeline & Carmello | 23 | Cha-cha-cha | "Tea for Two"—Louise Groody & John Barker |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 | Waltz | " "— |
| Simone & Gordon | 14 | Cha-cha-cha | "I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor |
| Alicia & John Paul | 23 | Waltz | "I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston |
| Molly & Alana | 16 | Cha-cha-cha | "You Can Leave Your Hat On"—Joe Cocker / "Can You Feel It"—The Jacksons |
| Kostya & Luda | 26 | Waltz | "From Russia with Love"—Matt Monro |
Week 2
- Musical guests: Westlife
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kostya & Luda | 27 | Rumba | "Hero"—Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Luke & Eliza | 28 | Quickstep | "I Get a Kick Out of You"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Alicia & John Paul | 20 | Rumba | "Untitled "—Simple Plan | Bottom two |
| Molly & Alana | 22 | Quickstep | "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Bangles | Eliminated |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 31 | Rumba | "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 29 | Quickstep | "Do Your Thing"—Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Kate & Alexander | 25 | Rumba | "Only Time"—Enya | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 26 | Quickstep | "Le Jazz Hot!"—Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 | Rumba | "Father Figure"—George Michael | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 24 | Quickstep | "Bewitched Theme"—The Hit Crew | Safe |
Week 3
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 26 | Tango | "Libertango"—Bond | Safe |
| Luke & Eliza | 25 | Jive | "L-O-V-E"—Nat King Cole | Eliminated |
| Kate & Alexander | 19 | Tango | "Turning Japanese"—The Vapors | Bottom two |
| Kostya & Luda | 30 | Tango | "Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango"—The Wiggles | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 22 | Jive | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"—Jet | Safe |
| Toby & Leanne | 35 | Tango | "Peter Gunn"—Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 28 | Jive | "Stuff Like That There"—Bette Midler | Safe |
| Alicia & John Paul | 26 | Tango | "Objection "—Shakira | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 31 | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham! | Safe |
Week 4
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kostya & Luda | 26 | Paso Doble | "Gonna Fly Now"—DeEtta West & Nelson Pigford | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 21 | Foxtrot | "Theme from New York, New York"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Alicia & John Paul | 18 | Paso Doble | "Best of You"—Foo Fighters | Eliminated |
| Kate & Alexander | 16 | Paso Doble | "Theme from Star Wars"—John Williams | Bottom two |
| Grant & Amanda | 31 | Foxtrot | "A Foggy Day"—Fred Astaire | Safe |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 31 | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 24 | Foxtrot | "Rose's Turn"—Bette Midler | Safe |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 | Paso Doble | "Superstar"—Murray Head | Safe |
Week 5
- Musical guests: Olivia Newton-John
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Grant & Amanda | 25 | Samba | "Livin' la Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 28 | Samba | " "— | Safe |
| Kostya & Luda | 31 | Samba | " "— | Safe |
| Simone & Gordon | 19 | Samba | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"—Leo Sayer | Eliminated |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 | Samba | "I'm Going Bananas"—Madonna | Safe |
| Kate & Alexander | 18 | Samba | " "— | Bottom two |
| Noeline & Carmello | 24 | Samba | "Copacabana"—Barry Manilow | Safe |
Week 6
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Toby & Leanne | 34 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees | Safe |
| Kostya & Luda | 27 | Viennese Waltz | "Waltz No. 2"—from Eyes Wide Shut | Safe |
| Jennifer & Sergei | 24 | Jive | "Just a Gigolo"— | Eliminated |
| Kate & Alexander | 24 | Viennese Waltz | "Once Upon a Dream"—from Sleeping Beauty | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 18 | Rumba | "You've Got a Friend"—James Taylor | Bottom two |
| Grant & Amanda | 25 | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now"—Simply Red | Safe |
Week 7
- Musical guests: Shannon Noll
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kate & Alexander | 17 | Jive | "Mickey"—Toni Basil | Eliminated |
| Kostya & Luda | 31 | Foxtrot | "Change Partners"—Vic Damone | Safe |
| Noeline & Carmello | 23 | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants"—Sarah Vaughan | Bottom two |
| Toby & Leanne | 35 | Viennese Waltz | "Tenterfield Saddler"—Peter Allen | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 39 | Paso Doble | "Pump It"—The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
Week 8
- Musical guests: Mark Sholtez
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Toby & Leanne | 30 | Jive | "Time Warp"—from The Rocky Horror Show | |
| Toby & Leanne | 32 | Foxtrot | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"—Frankie Valli | |
| Noeline & Carmello | 20 | Viennese Waltz | "Storybook"—David Campbell | Eliminated |
| Noeline & Carmello | 22 | Paso Doble | "The Shady Dame from Seville"—from Victor/Victoria | Eliminated |
| Kostya & Luda | 31 | Quickstep | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"— Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey | |
| Kostya & Luda | 31 | Jive | "Do You Love Me"—The Contours | |
| Grant & Amanda | 30 | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne"—from Moulin Rouge! | |
| Grant & Amanda | 31 | Viennese Waltz | "Chim Chim Cher-ee"—from Mary Poppins |
Week 9
- Musical guests: The Veronicas
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kostya & Luda | 24 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Something Worth Fighting For"—Larisa Dolina | Bottom two |
| Kostya & Luda | 28 | American Smooth | "Beauty and the Beast"—from Beauty and the Beast | Bottom two |
| Toby & Leanne | 35 | American Smooth | "Orange Colored Sky"— Natalie Cole | Eliminated |
| Toby & Leanne | 28 | Quickstep | "Duelling Banjos"—from Deliverance | Eliminated |
| Grant & Amanda | 29 | Rumba | "I Hate You Then I Love You"—Luciano Pavarotti & Celine Dion | Safe |
| Grant & Amanda | 36 | American Smooth | "Singin' in the Rain"—from Singin' in the Rain | Safe |
Week 10
- Musical guests: Alex Lloyd, The Young Divas
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kostya & Luda | 33 | Quickstep | "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"—Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey | Runners-up |
| Kostya & Luda | 34 | Samba | " "— | Runners-up |
| Kostya & Luda | 34 | Freestyle | " "— | Runners-up |
| Grant & Amanda | 36 | Foxtrot | "A Foggy Day"—Fred Astaire | Winners |
| Grant & Amanda | 40 | Paso Doble | "Pump It"—The Black Eyed Peas | Winners |
| Grant & Amanda | 33 | Freestyle | "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies / "Sing, Sing, Sing "—Benny Goodman | Winners |
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 : Jive or Tango
- Week 4 : Foxtrot or Paso doble
- 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 : Two unlearned Ballroom or Latin dances from weeks 1–7
- Week 9 : Final unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1–8 & Group American Smooth
- Week 10 : Two Favourite Dances of the Season & Freestyle
- When couples made it to Week 6, they would eventually have to perform a Viennese Waltz.
Dance chart