Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) series 3

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 3
Celebrity winner Suzanne Paul
Professional winnerStefano Oliveri
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network TV One
Original release10 April (2007-04-10) 
29 May 2007 (2007-05-29)
Series chronology
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The third series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 10 April 2007, with both Gunn and Lane coming back to host. All judges were back with the exception of Paul Mercurio who wanted to focus more on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars. In season three, it opened with 735,000 people watching, the highest out of all series' debuts. [1] On 29 May 2007, Suzanne Paul and her partner Stefano Olivieri took the title of Dancing with the Stars.

Contents

Couples

CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerPlacing
Suzanne Paul Television presenterStefano OlivieriWinners
on 29 May 2007
Megan Alatini Singer-songwriterJonny WilliamsRunners-up
on 29 May 2007
Brendon Pongia Former National Basketball League guard Hayley Holt Eliminated 6th
on 22 May 2007
Greer Robson Shortland Street actressAaron GilmoreEliminated 5th
on 15 May 2007
Paul Holmes Television & radio broadcasterRebecca NicholsonEliminated 4th
on 8 May 2007
Frank Bunce Former rugby union playerKrystal StuartEliminated 3rd
on 1 May 2007
Michael Laws Whanganui mayorLauren de BoeckEliminated 2nd
on 24 April 2007
April Bruce Television presenterCsaba SzirmaiEliminated 1st
on 17 April 2007

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.
TeamPlace121+2345678
Suzanne & Stefano1303565322929+31=6025+36=6125+32=5731+36+39=106
Megan & Jonny2323668303031+32=6332+34=6632+38=7032+37+36=105
Brendon & Hayley3302858243021+26=4728+38=6630+26=56
Greer & Aaron4233356193529+27=5626+28=54
Paul & Rebecca5272249152316+18=34
Frank & Krystal62333562716
Michael & Lauren71719369
April & Csaba8232144

Dance Chart

  Highest Scoring Dance
  Lowest Scoring Dance
Team12345678
Suzanne & StefanoCha-Cha-ChaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaSwing WaltzRumbaTangoWaltzPaso DobleCha-Cha-ChaTangoFreestyle
Megan & JonnyWaltzRumbaTangoFoxtrotSambaSwing WaltzPaso DobleQuickstepJiveCha-Cha-ChaQuickstepRumbaFreestyle
Brendon & HayleyCha-Cha-ChaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaSwing WaltzPaso DobleWaltzRumbaTango
Greer & AaronWaltzRumbaTangoPaso DobleSambaSwing WaltzJiveQuickstep
Paul & RebeccaWaltzRumbaTangoPaso DobleSambaSwing Waltz
Frank & KrystalWaltzRumbaTangoPaso Doble
Michael & LaurenCha-Cha-ChaQuickstepJive
April & CsabaCha-Cha-ChaQuickstep

Average chart

Rank by
average
Competition
finish
CoupleTotalNumber of
dances
Average
12Megan & Jonny4321333.2
21Suzanne & Stefano41031.5
33Brendon & Hayley2811028.1
44Greer & Aaron220827.5
56Frank & Krystal99424.8
68April & Csaba44222.0
75Paul & Rebecca121620.2
87Michael & Lauren45315.0

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan, Carol-Ann, Craig, Alison.

Running order

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References

  1. "'Reveal votes' says Dancing with the Stars judge". The New Zealand Herald. 15 April 2007.