| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Celebrity winner | Tāmati Coffey |
| Professional winner | Samantha Hitchcock |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV One |
| Original release | 3 March – 21 April 2009 |
| Series chronology | |
The fifth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on TV One on 3 March 2009. All four judges from series 4 returned. On its opening night, over 800,000 people tuned in to watch the first show premiere. Rebecca Hobbs is sister to Christopher Hobbs. John Rowles withdrew in week three for health reasons. [1] This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional Partner | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati Coffey | Television presenter | Samantha Hitchcock | Winners on 21 April 2009 |
| Barbara Kendall | Olympic windsurfer | Jonny Williams | Runners-up on 21 April 2009 |
| Josh Kronfeld | Former rugby union player | Rachel Burstein | Eliminated 5th on 14 April 2009 |
| Geraldine Brophy | Stage & screen actress | Stefano Olivieri | Eliminated 4th on 7 April 2009 |
| Rebecca Hobbs | Shortland Street actress | Aaron Gilmore | Eliminated 3rd on 31 March 2009 |
| Christopher Hobbs | Shortland Street actor | Kristie Boyd | Eliminated 2nd on 25 March 2009 |
| John Rowles | Singer | Krystal Stuart | Withdrew on 16 March 2009 |
| Lizzy Igasan | Olympic field hockey captain | Cody Stephens | Eliminated 1st on 10 March 2009 |
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | 1 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 28+32=60 | 23+27=50 | 37+37=74 | 38+40+35=113 | |
| Barbara & Jonny | 2 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 31+33=64 | 35+32=67 | 34+37=71 | 38+39+40=117 | |
| Josh & Rachel | 3 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 25 | 27 | 22+26=48 | 31+25=56 | 24+31=55 | ||
| Geraldine & Stefano | 4 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 27+28=55 | 18+20=38 | |||
| Rebecca & Aaron | 5 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 29 | 36 | 28+30=58 | ||||
| Chris & Kristie | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 21 | |||||
| John & Krystal | 7 | 14 | 19 | 33 | - | ||||||
| Lizzy & Cody | 8 | 20 | 21 | 41 | |||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Tango | Samba | American Smooth | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Freestyle |
| Barbara & Jonny | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Rumba | Foxtrot | Rumba | Quickstep | Freestyle |
| Josh & Rachel | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | |||
| Geraldine & Stefano | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Tango | Rumba | |||||
| Rebecca & Aaron | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Samba | American Smooth | |||||||
| Chris & Kristie | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | |||||||||
| John & Krystal | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Withdrew | ||||||||||
| Lizzy & Cody | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | |||||||||||
| Rank by average | Competition finish | Couple | Total | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Barbara & Jonny | 438 | 13 | 33.7 |
| 2 | 1 | Tāmati & Samantha | 429 | 33.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Rebecca & Aaron | 182 | 6 | 30.3 |
| 4 | 3 | Josh & Rachel | 255 | 10 | 25.5 |
| 5 | 4 | Geraldine & Stefano | 186 | 8 | 23.3 |
| 6 | 8 | Lizzy & Cody | 41 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 7 | 6 | Chris & Kristie | 74 | 4 | 18.5 |
| 8 | 7 | John & Krystal | 33 | 2 | 16.5 |
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan, Alison, Craig, Paul.
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara & Jonny | 19 (5, 6, 3, 5) | Waltz | "See the Day"—Girls Aloud |
| Chris & Kristie | 9 (2, 3, 2, 2) | Cha-cha-cha | "Conchita"—Lou Bega |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Rainbow Connection"—Sarah McLachlan |
| Lizzy & Cody | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 25 (7, 7, 4, 7) | Waltz | "My Way"—Tony Evans |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"—Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer |
| Josh & Rachel | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Waltz | "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"—Henry Mancini |
| John & Krystal | 14 (3, 6, 2, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Smooth"—Santana |
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh & Rachel | 24 (7, 7, 4, 6) | Paso Doble | "The Final Countdown"—Europe | Safe |
| John & Krystal | 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Will and Elizabeth"—from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Safe |
| Chris & Kristie | 18 (3, 6, 3, 6) | Foxtrot | "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé | Bottom two |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 12 (3, 5, 4, 3) | Paso Doble | "Gallito"—Merle Evans Circus Band | Safe |
| Lizzy & Cody | 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Isn't She Lovely"—Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro | Safe |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "(They Long to Be) Close to You"—The Carpenters | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Lady Is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra |
| Barbara & Jonny | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| Chris & Kristie | 26 (8, 7, 3, 8) | Rumba | "Wonderful Tonight"—Eric Clapton |
| Josh & Rachel | 25 (6, 7, 5, 7) | Quickstep | "Mr Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Kristie | 21 (5, 6, 4, 6) | Tango | "Money, Money, Money"—ABBA | Eliminated |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Jive | "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown | Safe |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 36 (9, 10, 8, 9) | Tango | "Disturbia"—Rihanna | Safe |
| Josh & Rachel | 27 (6, 8, 5, 8) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Tango | "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor | Safe |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 24 (6, 7, 6, 5) | Jive | "The Boy from New York City"—The Manhattan Transfer | Bottom two |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca & Aaron | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Help Yourself"—Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| 30 ( ) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Tāmati & Samantha | 28 (8, 8, 6, 6) | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira | Safe |
| 32 ( ) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (7, 7, 7, 6) | Samba | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"—Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| 28 ( ) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Josh & Rachel | 22 (6, 7, 4, 5) | Samba | "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"—Harry Belafonte | Bottom two |
| 26 ( ) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Barbara & Jonny | 31 (8, 6, 9, 8) | Samba | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"—Scissor Sisters | Safe |
| 33 ( ) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Mercy"—Duffy | Safe |
| 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "The Pink Panther Theme"—Henry Mancini | ||
| Barbara & Jonny | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"—Doris Day | Bottom two |
| 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb | ||
| Josh & Rachel | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Mellow Yellow"—Donovan | ||
| Geraldine & Stefano | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Tango | "Libertango"—Bond | Eliminated |
| 20 (5, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "Big Girls Don't Cry"—Fergie |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara & Jonny | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Rumba | "You Give Me Something"—James Morrison | Safe |
| 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Bubbly"—Colbie Caillat | ||
| Josh & Rachel | 24 (7, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| 31 (9, 8, 6, 8) | Tango | "Mujer"—Carlos Ortega | ||
| Tāmati & Samantha | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat"— from Hairspray | Bottom two |
| 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Rumba | "Irreplaceable"—Beyoncé |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Waltz | "What'll I Do"—Des O'Connor | Winners |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro | ||
| 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Maori Battalion" / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Bette Midler | ||
| Barbara & Jonny | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Rumba | "The Way We Were"—Barbra Streisand | Runners-up |
| 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | ||
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen |
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its sixth series on 20 September 2008 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman returned to present the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its seventh series on 18 September 2009 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as presenters of the main show on BBC One, while Claudia Winkleman presented the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. Series 5 winner Alesha Dixon joined the judging panel as a replacement for Arlene Phillips. Darcey Bussell served as a guest judge beginning with the quarterfinal.
The 11th season of Taniec z Gwiazdami, the Polish edition of Dancing With the Stars, started on March 7, 2010 and ended on June 13, 2010. It was broadcast by TVN. Katarzyna Skrzynecka and Piotr Gąsowski continued as the hosts, and the judges were: Iwona Szymańska-Pavlović, Zbigniew Wodecki, Beata Tyszkiewicz and Piotr Galiński.
Bailando Por un Sueño: Segundo Campeonato Mundial de Baile is a TV show, where celebrities and dancers from shows as Bailando por un Sueño, Dancing With the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, etc. compete to obtain the Bicentenary Cup and to accomplish the dream of a Mexican family. It began on May 9, 2010 and finished on July 11, 2010, hosted by Yuri and Liza Echeverria. The show was aired at 19:00 on Sunday, by Canal de las Estrellas.
The fourth season of Let's Dance began on 23 March 2011.
The eight series of Let's Dance started on 13 March 2015. Sylvie Meis and Daniel Hartwich returned as hosts while Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez also returned as the judges.
The fourth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 26 February 2008. The contestants were announced in two groups of four in December 2007 and January 2008.
The 18th season of Taniec z gwiazdami, the Polish edition of Dancing With the Stars, started on 4 March 2016. This was the fifth season aired on Polsat. Krzysztof Ibisz and new presenter Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna were the hosts and Beata Tyszkiewicz, Iwona Pavlović, Michał Malitowski and Andrzej Grabowski returned as judges.
Dancing with the Stars returned for a second series on 7 January 2018 on RTÉ One. Loraine Barry, Brian Redmond and Julian Benson returned to the judging panel for a second year, while Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne also returned as hosts.
The eleventh season of Let's Dance started on March 9, 2018. Daniel Hartwich returned as host but Sylvie Meis was replaced by Victoria Swarovski who won Let's Dance in 2016. Motsi Mabuse, Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez also returned as the judges.
The 21st season of Taniec z gwiazdami, the Polish edition of Dancing With the Stars, started on 2 March 2018. This is the eighth season aired on Polsat. Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna and Krzysztof Ibisz returned as hosts and Iwona Pavlović, Michał Malitowski and Andrzej Grabowski returned as judges. Ola Jordan replaced Beata Tyszkiewicz as the fourth judge.
Dancing with the Stars returned for a third series on 6 January 2019 on RTÉ One for a twelve-week run.
The twelfth season of Let's Dance started on March 15, 2019 and ended on June 14, 2019. Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse, and Jorge Gonzalez also returned as the judges.
Dancing with the Stars returned for a fourth series which began on 5 January 2020 on RTÉ One.
The thirteenth season of Let's Dance started on February 21, 2020, and ended on May 22, 2020, on RTL. Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez returned as the judges.
Bailando 2021 is the fifteenth season of Bailando por un Sueño which premiered as a segment on the program Showmatch on May 17, 2021, on the El Trece network following the permanent cancellation of the planned 2020 season. However, the competition will start a day later, on May 18. Marcelo Tinelli returned as host. In addition, the program will feature for the first time a digital host who will be Lizardo Ponce.
The fourteenth season of Let's Dance started on February 26, 2021 with the launch show on RTL, with the first regular show starting on March 5, 2021. Daniel Hartwich and Victoria Swarovski returned as hosts. Joachim Llambi, Motsi Mabuse and Jorge Gonzalez returned as judges.
Dancing with the Stars returned for a fifth series on 9 January 2022 on RTÉ One. This was the first series in two years after the show was put on a year-long hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ninth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 24 April 2022 on Three.
Dancing with the Stars returned for a sixth series on 8 January 2023 on RTÉ One.