Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 9)


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

CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus
Peter "Spida" EverittFormer AFL playerLinda De NicolaEliminated 1st
on 12 July 2009
Rob MillsSinger & actorSriani ArgaetEliminated 2nd
on 19 July 2009
Emily ScottInternational modelMichael MizinerEliminated 3rd
on 26 July 2009
Layne BeachleyProfessional surferDannial GosperEliminated 4th
on 2 August 2009
Fiona O'LoughlinComedianCraig MonleyEliminated 5th
on 9 August 2009
Jessica McNameePacked to the Rafters actressStefano OliveriEliminated 6th
on 16 August 2009
Lincoln LewisHome and Away actorLuda KroitorEliminated 7th
on 23 August 2009
Gerrard GosensBlind paralympian & adventurerJessica RaffaEliminated 8th
on 30 August 2009
Kylie GilliesThe Morning Show presenterCarmelo PizzinoThird Place
on 6 September 2009
Matt WhiteJournalist & Today Tonight presenterAsh-Leigh HunterRunner Up
on 6 September 2009
Adam BrandCountry music singerJade HatcherWinner
on 6 September 2009

Scoring chart

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.
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:
DanceBest dancerBest scoreWorst dancerWorst score
Cha-cha-chaMatt White27Adam Brand15
JiveEmily Scott, Jessica McNamee, Kylie Gillies23Rob Mills20
RumbaKylie Gillies, Jessica McNamee24Peter Everitt, Fiona O'Loughlin16
TangoKylie Gillies27Emily Scott, Gerrard Gosens19
Paso dobleKylie Gillies26Gerrard Gosens15
SambaKylie Gillies27Gerrard Gosens11
WaltzMatt White27Peter Everitt17
QuickstepJessica McNamee27Adam Brand9
FoxtrotMatt White, Kylie Gillies25Gerrard Gosens15
West Coast SwingMatt White16Adam Brand12
Aussie SmoothMatt White29Gerrard Gosens16
SalsaLincoln Lewis27Gerrard Gosens8
SegwayKylie Gillies28Gerrard Gosens18
FreestyleMatt White30Adam Brand24

Average chart

The average chart is based on the dances performed by celebrities and not their place in the competition.
Rank by averagePlaceCoupleTotal pointsNumber of dancesAverage
12Matt & Ash-Leigh3621524.13
23Kylie & Carmelo3301423.57
36Jessica & Stefano187823.38
49Emily & Michael85421.25
55Lincoln & Luda2071020.70
610Rob & Sriani62320.67
78Layne & Dannial103520.60
87Fiona & Craig123620.50
91Adam & Jade2901519.33
1011Spida & Linda33216.50
114Gerrard & Jessica1931216.08

Running Order

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.
;Running order