Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) series 4

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Dancing with the Stars
Series 4
Presented by Jennifer Zamparelli
Nicky Byrne
Judges Julian Benson
Loraine Barry
Brian Redmond
Celebrity winner Lottie Ryan
Professional winner Pasquale La Rocca
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network RTÉ One
Original release5 January (2020-01-05) 
15 March 2020 (2020-03-15)
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 3
Next 
Series 5

Dancing with the Stars returned for a fourth series which began on 5 January 2020 on RTÉ One. [1]

Nicky Byrne and Jennifer Zamparelli returned as hosts for a fourth and second series, respectively. The spinoff show Can't Stop Dancing did not return. [2] [3]

Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson returned as judges. [4]

In November 2019 it was confirmed the professional dancers, Curtis Pritchard, Ksenia Zsikhotska, Valeria Milova and Vitali Kozmin would not be returning for this series. [5] They were replaced by Laura Nolan, Kylee Vincent, Pasquale La Rocca and Stephen Vincent. [6] [7] [8]

The final on 15 March 2020 was won by Lottie Ryan alongside professional dancer Pasquale La Rocca. [9]

Couples

On 1 December 2019, Glenda Gilson was announced as the first celebrity to be taking part. [10] The remaining celebrities were announced across the following week.

CelebrityKnown forProfessionalStatus
Yewande Biala Love Island contestant Stephen Vincent Eliminated 1st
on 19 January 2020
Glenda Gilson Television presenter Robert Rowiński Eliminated 2nd
on 26 January 2020
Michael Carruth Olympic boxer Karen Byrne Eliminated 3rd
on 2 February 2020
Brian Dowling Television presenter Laura Nolan
Kai Widdrington (Week 6)
Eliminated 4th
on 16 February 2020
Sinéad O'Carroll B*Witched singer Ryan McShane
John Nolan (Week 6)
Eliminated 5th
on 23 February 2020
Mary Kennedy Television presenter John Nolan
Ryan McShane (Week 6)
Eliminated 6th
on 1 March 2020
Fr. Ray Kelly Priest & singer Kylee Vincent
Giulia Dotta (Week 6)
Eliminated 7th
on 8 March 2020
Aidan Fogarty Former Kilkenny hurler Emily Barker
Kylee Vincent (Week 6)
Runners-up
on 15 March 2020
Gráinne Gallanagh Miss Universe Ireland 2018 Kai Widdrington
Pasquale La Rocca (Week 6)
Ryan Andrews Fair City actor Giulia Dotta
Laura Nolan (Week 6)
Lottie Ryan RTÉ 2fm broadcaster Pasquale La Rocca
Emily Barker (Week 6)
Winners
on 15 March 2020

Scoring chart

CouplePlace1231/2+345676+7891011
Lottie & Pasquale120264628222628542929+27=5628+5=3330+30=60
Ryan & Giulia221234428262527523027+24=5130+4=3429+30=59
Gráinne & Kai18203821271825433025+24=4922+2=2427+30=57
Aidan & Emily18234126211823412123+27=5025+3=2826+27=53
Fr. Ray & Kylee586149101415291413+27=4015+1=16
Mary & John613162919161416301918+24=42
Sinéad & Ryan7212445241927245124
Brian & Laura81620361817231538
Michael & Karen91211231413
Glenda & Robert1017153218
Yewande & Stephen11161228
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
  the couple eliminated that week
  the returning couple that was called forward and eventually last to be called safe, but was not necessarily in the bottom
  the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and competed in the Dance-Off
  the winning couple
  the runner-up couple

Average chart

This table only counts for single dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. It does not include the Team Dance or Marathon scores.

Rank by
average
PlaceCoupleTotal
points
Number of
dances
Total
average
11Lottie & Pasquale2961126.91
2Ryan & Giulia
3Gráinne & Kai26323.91
47Sinéad & Ryan163723.29
52Aidan & Emily2511122.82
68Brian & Laura109618.17
710Glenda & Robert50316.67
86Mary & John131816.38
911Yewande & Stephen28214.00
109Michael & Karen50412.50
115Fr. Ray & Kylee104911.56

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.

DanceCelebrityHighest scoreCelebrityLowest score
Tango Aidan Fogarty 26 Michael Carruth 13
Cha-cha-cha Lottie Ryan 30 Fr. Ray Kelly 6
Salsa Lottie Ryan 28 Fr. Ray Kelly 14
Foxtrot Gráinne Gallanagh 27 Fr. Ray Kelly 8
Charleston Ryan Andrews
Gráinne Gallanagh
30 Fr. Ray Kelly 14
Waltz Ryan Andrews 25 Glenda Gilson 15
Quickstep Lottie Ryan 30 Fr. Ray Kelly 13
Jive Ryan Andrews 28 Mary Kennedy 14
Rumba Ryan Andrews 26 Gráinne Gallanagh 18
Paso Doble Lottie Ryan 28 Fr. Ray Kelly 9
American Smooth Ryan Andrews 30 Michael Carruth 12
Contemporary Ballroom Ryan Andrews 30 Glenda Gilson 18
Samba Lottie Ryan
Ryan Andrews
29 Michael Carruth 11
Viennese Waltz Gráinne Gallanagh 30 Fr. Ray Kelly 10
Team Dance Lottie Ryan
Aidan Fogarty
Fr. Ray Kelly
27 Ryan Andrews
Gráinne Gallanagh
Mary Kennedy
24
Rock-til-you-Drop Marathon Lottie Ryan 5 Fr. Ray Kelly 1

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

CouplesHighest scoring danceLowest scoring dance
Lottie & PasqualeQuickstep & Cha-Cha-Cha (30)Jive (20)
Aidan & EmilySalsa (27)Jive & Cha-Cha-Cha (18)
Gráinne & KaiViennese Waltz & Charleston (30)Tango & Rumba (18)
Ryan & GiuliaContemporary Ballroom, Charleston & American Smooth (30)Cha-Cha-Cha (21)
Fr. Ray & KyleeJive & American Smooth (15)Cha-Cha-Cha (6)
Mary & JohnAmerican Smooth & Tango (19)Foxtrot (13)
Sinéad & RyanViennese Waltz (27)Cha-Cha-Cha (19)
Brian & LauraQuickstep (23)Tango (15)
Michael & KarenPaso Doble (14)Samba (11)
Glenda & RobertContemporary Ballroom (18)Waltz (15)
Yewande & StephenSalsa (16)Viennese Waltz (12)

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Julian Benson.

Week 1

Guest act: Series 3 champions, Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan performing a Viennese Waltz to 'You Are the Reason'.

Running order (Men)
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Aidan & Emily18 (5, 6, 7)Jive"Tiger Feet"—New Hope Club
Michael & Karen12 (3, 4, 5)American Smooth"I'm Shipping Up to Boston"—Dropkick Murphys
Ryan & Giulia21 (6, 7, 8)Cha-cha-cha"If I Can't Have You"—Shawn Mendes
Fr. Ray & Kylee8 (2, 2, 4)Foxtrot"Spirit in the Sky"—Doctor and the Medics
Brian & Laura16 (5, 5, 6)Salsa"Juice"—Lizzo

Week 2

Guest act: Vincent Simone and Ksenia Zsikhotska performed an Argentine Tango to 'La cumparsita'.

Running order (Women)
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Glenda & Robert17 (5, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Don't Start Now"—Dua Lipa
Gráinne & Kai18 (6, 6, 6)Tango"Bang Bang"—Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
Sinéad & Ryan21 (7, 7, 7)American Smooth"Bewitched"—Steve Lawrence
Yewande & Stephen16 (5, 5, 6)Salsa"Solo Dance"—Martin Jensen
Mary & John13 (3, 5, 5)Foxtrot"No Frontiers"—Mary Black
Lottie & Pasquale20 (7, 6, 7)Jive"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"—Nicole Scherzinger

Week 3

Running order
CouplesScoreDanceMusicResult
Gráinne & Kai20 (6, 7, 7)Jive"Dear Future Husband"—Meghan Trainor Safe
Aidan & Emily23 (7, 8, 8)Foxtrot"Half the World Away"—Oasis Safe
Michael & Karen11 (3, 4, 4)Samba"It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones Safe
Yewande & Stephen12 (3, 4, 5)Viennese Waltz"Lover"—Taylor Swift Eliminated
Sinéad & Ryan24 (8, 8, 8)Paso Doble"El gato montés"—Arielle Dombasle Safe
Glenda & Robert15 (5, 5, 5)Waltz"I Never Loved a Man"—The Commitments Safe
Fr. Ray & Kylee6 (1, 2, 3)Cha-cha-cha"Save the Last Dance for Me"—Michael Bublé Safe
Ryan & Giulia23 (7, 8, 8)Tango"Bad Guy"—Billie Eilish Safe
Lottie & Pasquale26 (8, 9, 9)Contemporary Ballroom"Castles"—Freya Ridings Safe
Mary & John16 (5, 5, 6)Salsa"Ran Kan Kan"—Luis LemaLast to be called safe
Brian & Laura20 (6, 7, 7)American Smooth"Dance Monkey"—Tones and I Last to be called safe

Week 4: Movie Week

Running order
CouplesScoreDanceMusicMovieResult
Brian & Laura18 (6, 6, 6)Charleston"Fat Sam's Grand Slam" — Paul Williams Bugsy Malone Safe
Glenda & Robert18 (6, 6, 6)Contemporary Ballroom"My Heart Will Go On" — Celine Dion Titanic Eliminated
Gráinne & Kai21 (7, 7, 7)Salsa"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes Dirty Dancing Last to be called safe
Michael & Karen14 (4, 5, 5)Paso Doble"Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor Rocky III Safe
Sinéad & Ryan24 (8, 8, 8)Quickstep"Get Happy"—Renée Zellweger and Sam Smith Judy Safe
Lottie & Pasquale28 (9, 9, 10)Salsa"Dora the Explorer theme" — John Debney and Germaine Franco Dora and the Lost City of Gold Safe
Mary & John19 (5, 7, 7)American Smooth"He's a Tramp" — Diane & Kristen Lady and the Tramp Safe
Aidan & Emily26 (8, 9, 9)Tango"Into the Unknown"—Panic! at the Disco Frozen II Safe
Fr. Ray & Kylee9 (2, 3, 4)Paso Doble"The Magnificent Seven theme" — Elmer Bernstein The Magnificent Seven Last to be called safe
Ryan & Giulia28 (9, 10, 9)Jive"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John Rocketman Safe

Week 5: Most Memorable Year Week

Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Sinéad & Ryan19 (6, 6, 7)Cha-cha-cha"C'est la Vie" — B*Witched Last to be called safe
Mary & John16 (5, 5, 6)Waltz"Nocturne" — Secret Garden Safe
Brian & Laura17 (5, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"We Are Family" — Sister Sledge Safe
Ryan & Giulia26 (8, 9, 9)Rumba"Fix You" — Coldplay Safe
Fr. Ray & Kylee10 (2, 4, 4)Viennese Waltz"Hallelujah" — Fr. Ray Kelly Safe
Lottie & Pasquale22 (7, 7, 8)Tango"Radio" — Beyoncé Last to be called safe
Gráinne & Kai27 (9, 9, 9)Contemporary Ballroom"Unstoppable"—Sia Safe
Michael & Karen13 (4, 4, 5)Tango"Gold" — Spandau Ballet Eliminated
Aidan & Emily21 (7, 6, 8)Charleston"Bingo Bango" — Basement Jaxx Safe

Week 6: Switch-Up Week

Guest act: Julian Benson with Fly Youth performing, 'Cha Cha Boom'.

Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Mary & Ryan14 (4, 5, 5)Jive"Twistin' the Night Away" — Sam Cooke
Ryan & Laura25 (8, 8, 9)Waltz"Open Arms" — Journey
Fr. Ray & Giulia14 (4, 5, 5)Charleston"National Express" — The Divine Comedy
Sinéad & John27 (9, 9, 9)Viennese Waltz"Guilty" — Paloma Faith
Aidan & Kylee18 (6, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Feels like Home" — Sigala with Sean Paul and Fuse ODG feat. Kent Jones
Brian & Kai23 (7, 8, 8)Quickstep"Out of Our Heads" — Take That
Gráinne & Pasquale18 (6, 6, 6)Rumba"Beautiful People" — Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid
Lottie & Emily26 (9, 8, 9)Charleston"Woman Up" — Meghan Trainor

Week 7: Love Week

Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Gráinne & Kai25 (8, 8, 9)Quickstep"Paper Rings"—Taylor Swift Safe
Aidan & Emily23 (7, 8, 8)Contemporary Ballroom"Someone You Loved"—Lewis Capaldi Safe
Mary & John16 (5, 5, 6)Viennese Waltz"What Have I Done"—Dermot Kennedy Safe
Brian & Laura15 (5, 5, 5)Tango"When Doves Cry"—Prince Eliminated
Ryan & Giulia27 (9, 9, 9)Salsa"Perfect Strangers"—Jonas Blue feat. JP Cooper Safe
Fr. Ray & Kylee15 (5, 5, 5)Jive"Build Me Up Buttercup"—The Foundations Last to be called safe
Sinéad & Ryan24 (8, 8, 8)Samba"La Isla Bonita"—Hr. TroelsBottom two
Lottie & Pasquale28 (9, 9, 10)Viennese Waltz"One of a Kind"—Ronan Keating & Emeli Sandé Safe

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes To Save

Week 8: Orchestra Week

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

Due to an illness, Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson for the night.

All performances this week are accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Lottie & Pasquale29 (9, 10, 10)American Smooth'Big Spender' — Shirley Bassey Bottom two
Sinéad & Ryan24 (8, 8, 8)Tango'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' — Eurythmics Eliminated
Fr. Ray & Kylee14 (4, 5, 5)Salsa'Hot Hot Hot' — The Merrymen Safe
Gráinne & Kai30 (10, 10, 10)Viennese Waltz'Waltz of the Flowers' — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Safe
Aidan & Emily21 (7, 7, 7)Paso Doble'Pompeii' — Bastille Last to be called safe
Mary & John19 (6, 7, 6)Tango'Por una Cabeza' — Carlos Gardel Safe
Ryan & Giulia30 (10, 10, 10)Contemporary Ballroom'Life on Mars' — David Bowie Safe

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 9: Team Dance Week

Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson for the second week running.

Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Ryan & Giulia27 (9, 9, 9)Quickstep"What a Man Gotta Do" — Jonas Brothers Safe
Mary & John18 (6, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Young Hearts Run Free" — Candi Staton Eliminated
Gráinne & Kai25 (8, 9, 8)Paso Doble"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — Meat Loaf Bottom two
Fr. Ray & Kylee13 (4, 4, 5)Quickstep"I'm a Believer" — The Monkees Safe
Aidan & Emily23 (7, 8, 8)Rumba"One" — U2 Safe
Lottie & Pasquale29 (9, 10, 10)Samba"Tip Toe" — Jason Derulo feat. French Montana Safe
Gráinne & Kai
Mary & John
Ryan & Giulia
24 (8, 8, 8)Freestyle
("Rhythm Rebels")
"Physical" — Dua Lipa
Aidan & Emily
Lottie & Pasquale
Fr. Ray & Kylee
27 (9, 9, 9)Freestyle
("Swing Breakers")
"Sing, Sing, Sing" — Wolfgang Lohr feat. The Speakeasy Three

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 10: TV Themes Week

For the third week running Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson.

Guest act: The cast of On Your Feet! performing a Gloria Estefan medley.

Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicTV ShowResult
Gráinne & Kai22 (7, 8, 7)Samba"Wonder Woman theme" — Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel Wonder Woman Safe
Fr. Ray & Kylee15 (5, 5, 5)American Smooth"Songs of Love" — The Divine Comedy Father Ted Eliminated
Ryan & Giulia30 (10, 10, 10)Charleston"The Muppet Show theme" — Jim Henson & Sam Pottle The Muppet Show Safe
Lottie & Pasquale28 (9, 9, 10)Paso Doble"Mission Impossible theme" — Lalo Schifrin Mission: Impossible Bottom two
Aidan & Emily25 (8, 8, 9)American Smooth"The Most Effectual Top Cat" — Hoyt Curtin Top Cat Safe
Lottie & Pasquale
Ryan & Giulia
Aidan & Emily
Gráinne & Kai
Fr. Ray & Kylee
5
4
3
2
1
Rock-Til-You-Drop"Happy Days theme"Pratt & McClain Happy Days

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save

Week 11: The Final

This week was scheduled to be the semifinal, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on the day of that it would be the final and the public would crown their winner. [11]

The couples first performed one unlearned dance followed by a trio dance. For the trio dances each couple was joined by one eliminated pro dancer.

Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson for the fourth week running.

Guest act: Nathan Carter performing 'May the Road Rise'.

Running order
Couple
(Trio Dance Partner)
ScoreDanceMusicResult
Aidan & Emily
(with Laura Nolan)
26 (8, 9, 9)Viennese Waltz"Another Life" — Westlife Runner-up
27 (9, 9, 9)Salsa"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" — Pitbull
Ryan & Giulia
(with Karen Byrne)
29 (9, 10, 10)Samba"Lo-Lo Dzama" — Šum SvistuRunner-up
30 (10, 10, 10)American Smooth"I Get a Kick Out of You" — Michael Bublé
Lottie & Pasquale
(with Ryan McShane)
30 (10, 10, 10)Quickstep"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Winner
30 (10, 10, 10)Cha-cha-cha"Turn Me On" — Riton X Oliver Heldens feat. Vula
Gráinne & Kai
(with Stephen Vincent)
27 (9, 9, 9)Foxtrot"Falling" — Harry Styles Runner-up
30 (10, 10, 10)Charleston"Dance Apocalyptic"—Janelle Monáe

Dance chart

  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  No dance performed
CoupleWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11
Lottie & PasqualeN/AJiveContemporary BallroomSalsaTangoCharleston
(with Emily)
Viennese WaltzAmerican SmoothSambaFreestyle
(Swing Breakers)
Paso DobleRock-Til-You-DropQuickstepCha-cha-cha (with Ryan)
Ryan & GiuliaCha-cha-chaN/ATangoJiveRumbaWaltz
(with Laura)
SalsaContemporary BallroomQuickstepFreestyle
(Rhythm Rebels)
CharlestonRock-Til-You-DropSambaAmerican Smooth (with Karen)
Gráinne & KaiN/ATangoJiveSalsaContemporary BallroomRumba
(with Pasquale)
QuickstepViennese WaltzPaso DobleFreestyle
(Rhythm Rebels)
SambaRock-Til-You-DropFoxtrotCharleston (with Stephen)
Aidan & EmilyJiveN/AFoxtrotTangoCharlestonCha-cha-cha
(with Kylee)
Contemporary BallroomPaso DobleRumbaFreestyle
(Swing Breakers)
American SmoothRock-Til-You-DropViennese WaltzSalsa (with Laura)
Fr. Ray & KyleeFoxtrotN/ACha-cha-chaPaso DobleViennese WaltzCharleston
(with Giulia)
JiveSalsaQuickstepFreestyle
(Swing Breakers)
American SmoothRock-Til-You-Drop
Mary & JohnN/AFoxtrotSalsaAmerican SmoothWaltzJive
(with Ryan)
Viennese WaltzTangoCha-cha-chaFreestyle
(Rhythm Rebels)
Sinéad & RyanN/AAmerican SmoothPaso DobleQuickstepCha-cha-chaViennese Waltz
(with John)
SambaTango
Brian & LauraSalsaN/AAmerican SmoothCharlestonCha-cha-chaQuickstep
(with Kai)
Tango
Michael & KarenAmerican SmoothN/ASambaPaso DobleTango
Glenda & RobertN/ACha-cha-chaWaltzContemporary Ballroom
Yewande & StephenN/ASalsaViennese Waltz

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