# Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 12

The twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 15 April 2012, at the 6:30pm time slot on Channel Seven. With previous co-host Sonia Kruger defecting to Channel Nine, former Spice Girl and American Dancing with the Stars season 5 runner up Mel B was hired as her replacement. Daniel MacPherson continues his role as main host of the show, along with judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Joshua Horner.

## Background

The cast for the season were revealed on 13 March 2012 via the Seven website, along with their professional partners, although four contestants were revealed in late February 2012. This cast has been seen as a star increase on the previous year's cast, particularly with the addition of new international co-host Mel B, and former Nine daytime talkshow host Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Six new professional dancers, including former American Dancing with the Stars professional Damian Whitewood, Christopher Page, Elena Samodanova, Jess Prince, Gleb Savchenko and Damien Samuel have been recruited to replace non-returning professional dancers Alana Patience, Brendon Midson, Arsen Kishishian, Masha Belash, Jade Brand and Mark Hodge.

## Couples

This season featured eleven celebrities.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Erin McNaught | Miss Universe Australia 2006 | Gleb Savchenko | Eliminated 1st on 22 April 2012 |
| Caine Eckstein | Ironman | Jess Prince | Eliminated 2nd on 29 April 2012 |
| Vogue Williams | Model | Christopher Page | Eliminated 3rd on 6 May 2012 |
| Shannon Noll | Singer-songwriter | Elena Samodanova | Withdrew on 13 May 2012 |
| Kerri-Anne Kennerley | Television presenter | Carmelo Pizzino | Eliminated 4th on 20 May 2012 |
| Jessica Watson | Sailor & Order of Australia recipient | Damien Samuel | Eliminated 5th on 27 May 2012 |
| Brian Mannix | Singer | Melanie Hooper | Eliminated 6th on 3 June 2012 |
| Brendan Fevola | AFL player | Jessica Raffa | Eliminated 7th on 10 June 2012 |
| Zoe Cramond | Actress | Aric Yegudkin | Third place on 17 June 2012 |
| Danielle Spencer | Singer & actress | Damian Whitewood | Runners-up on 17 June 2012 |
| Johnny Ruffo | The X Factor contestant | Luda Kroitor | Winners on 17 June 2012 |

## Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 12) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Johnny & Luda | 1st | 20 | 22 | 42 | 22 | 27† | 25 | 26+10=36 | 21+28=49 | 26+25=51 | 25+22=47 | 29+26+30=85† |
| Danielle & Damian | 2nd | 25 | 25 | 50† | 27† | 26 | 28† | 30+8=38† | 28+27=55 | 28+28=56† | 27+29=56† | 28+27+29=84 |
| Zoe & Aric | 3rd | 27† | 23 | 50† | 25 | 27† | 28† | 27+9=36 | 30+27=57† | 29+27=56† | 26+30=56† | 24+27=51 |
| Brendan & Jessica | 4th | 20 | 23 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 14+7=21 | 18+28=46 | 24+22=46 | 15+27=42‡ | |
| Brian & Melanie | 5th | 16 | 20 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 16‡ | 16+6=22 | 21+28=49 | 19+13=32‡ | | |
| Jessica & Damien | 6th | 18 | 8‡ | 26‡ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15+4=19‡ | 13+27=40‡ | | | |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | 7th | 22 | 27† | 49 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22+5=27 | | | | |
| Shannon & Elena | 8th | 16 | 16 | 32 | 15‡ | 20 | | | | | | |
| Vogue & Christopher | 9th | 14‡ | 20 | 34 | 21 | 16‡ | | | | | | |
| Caine & Jess | 10th | 21 | 17 | 38 | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Erin & Gleb | 11th | 16 | 21 | 37 | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This couple was eliminated.

## Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Joshua Horner.

### Week 1

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Johnny & Luda | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Troublemaker" — Taio Cruz |
| Erin & Gleb | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "We Found Love" — Rihanna, feat. Calvin Harris |
| Caine & Jess | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "You and Me" — Lifehouse |
| Brian & Melanie | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Moves Like Jagger" — Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera |
| Danielle & Damian | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "One and Only" — Adele |
| Shannon & Elena | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Start Me Up" — The Rolling Stones |
| Jessica & Damien | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "I'm With You" — Avril Lavigne |
| Vogue & Christopher | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" — Lloyd, feat. Lil Wayne |
| Zoe & Aric | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "A Thousand Years" — Christina Perri |
| Brendan & Jessica | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love" — Queen |
| Kerri Anne & Carmelo | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor |

### Week 2

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the jive, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shannon & Elena | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Jive | "River Deep - Mountain High" — Ike & Tina Turner | Safe |
| Vogue & Christopher | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Someone like You" — Adele | Bottom two |
| Caine & Jess | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Jive | "Check Yes Juliet" — We The Kings | Safe |
| Brian & Melanie | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Zoe & Aric | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Jessica & Damien | 8 (1, 3, 4) | Jive | "Tightrope" — Janelle Monáe | Safe |
| Erin & Gleb | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Eliminated |
| Danielle & Damian | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Jive | "Upside Down" — Paloma Faith | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica | 23 (9, 6, 8) | Jive | "Lonely Boy" — The Black Keys | Safe |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "The Lady is a Tramp" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Johnny & Luda | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Apologize" — OneRepublic | Safe |

### Week 3: Personal Song/Story Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Brian & Melanie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Vogue & Christopher | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "3 Words" — Cheryl Cole | Bottom two |
| Caine & Jess | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Somebody Told Me" — The Killers | Eliminated |
| Zoe & Aric | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Big Jet Plane" — Angus & Julia Stone | Safe |
| Johnny & Luda | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Danielle & Damian | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Alejandro" — Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Shannon & Elena | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "True Blue" — John Williamson | Safe |
| Jessica & Damien | 21 (5, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Wonderwall" — Oasis | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hey Baby" — DJ Ötzi | Safe |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | 22 (8, 8, 6) | Rumba | "You Needed Me" — Anne Murray | Safe |

### Week 4: Australian Music Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Zoe & Aric | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Better the Devil You Know" — Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Brian & Melanie | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Tango | "Horror Movie" — Skyhooks | Bottom two |
| Vogue & Christopher | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Paso doble | "Sweet Disposition" — The Temper Trap | Eliminated |
| Johnny & Luda | 27 (10, 8, 9) | Samba | "Hello" — Cat Empire | Safe |
| Jessica & Damien | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Suicide Blonde" — INXS | Safe |
| Danielle & Damian | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Somebody That I Used to Know" — Gotye, feat. Kimbra | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Playing to Win" — Little River Band | Safe |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Like Wow - Wipeout" — Hoodoo Gurus | Safe |
| Shannon & Elena | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" — AC/DC | Safe |

### Week 5: Broadway Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical |
| Danielle & Damian | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Tango | "Cell Block Tango" | Chicago |
| Brian & Melanie | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Wanted Dead or Alive" | Rock of Ages |
| Zoe & Aric | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Paso doble | "Be Italian" | Nine |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Samba | "Money, Money" | Cabaret |
| Jessica & Damien | 21 (8, 7, 6) | Waltz | "Edelweiss" | The Sound of Music |
| Brendan & Jessica | 23 (7, 7, 9) | Quickstep | "I Got Rhythm" | Girl Crazy |
| Johnny & Luda | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "We Go Together" | Grease |

### Week 6: Movie Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Jessica & Damien | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Pretty Woman | Bottom two |
| Brendan & Jessica | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Rumba | "Tiny Dancer" | Almost Famous | Safe |
| Zoe & Aric | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Jai Ho" | Slumdog Millionaire | Safe |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Waltz | "Moon River" | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Eliminated |
| Brian & Melanie | 16 (3, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Live and Let Die" | James Bond | Safe |
| Danielle & Damian | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "When Doves Cry" | Purple Rain | Safe |
| Johnny & Luda | 26 (8, 8, 10) | Salsa | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Dirty Dancing | Safe |
| Jessica & Damien | 4 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |
| Kerri Anne & Carmelo | 5 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |
| Brian & Melanie | 6 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |
| Brendan & Jessica | 7 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |
| Danielle & Damian | 8 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |
| Zoe & Aric | 9 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |
| Johnny & Luda | 10 | Jive Marathon | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction |

### Week 7: Team Dances Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Danielle & Damian | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Paso doble | "What You Want" — Evanescence | Safe |
| Brian & Melanie | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" — The Beatles | Safe |
| Zoe & Aric | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Let the Good Times Roll" — Louis Jordan | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica | 18 (5, 6, 7) | Samba | "Mama Do the Hump" — Rizzle Kicks | Bottom two |
| Jessica & Damien | 13 (4, 4, 5) | Salsa | "Ain't Nobody" — Chaka Khan | Eliminated |
| Johnny & Luda | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "I Won't Give Up" — Jason Mraz | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica Brian & Melanie Johnny & Luda | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Team Cha-cha-cha | "I Like How It Feels" — Enrique Iglesias | "I Like How It Feels" — Enrique Iglesias |
| Danielle & Damian Jessica & Damien Zoe & Aric | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Team Cha-cha-cha | "Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez | "Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez |

### Week 8: Instant Dances Week

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Johnny & Luda | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Tango | "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Johnny & Luda | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Seven Nation Army" — The White Stripes | Safe |
| Brian & Melanie | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Brian & Melanie | 13 (2, 5, 6) | Samba | "Jump in the Line" — Harry Belafonte | Eliminated |
| Zoe & Aric | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Rumor Has It" — Adele | Safe |
| Zoe & Aric | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Pon de Replay" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Danielle & Damian | 28 (8, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Sparkling Diamonds" — Nicole Kidman | Bottom two |
| Danielle & Damian | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Drops of Jupiter" — Train | Bottom two |
| Brendan & Jessica | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Paint it Black" — The Rolling Stones | Safe |

### Week 9: Semifinals Week

Each couple performed two unlearned dances, one of which was the Argentine tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Johnny & Luda | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Jet Lag" — Simple Plan | Safe |
| Johnny & Luda | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Argentine tango | "Sin Rumbo" — Otros Aires | Safe |
| Zoe & Aric | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Tanguera" — Mariano Mores | Safe |
| Zoe & Aric | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" — Eminem, feat. Rihanna | Safe |
| Brendan & Jessica | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Salsa | "Get Busy" — Sean Paul | Eliminated |
| Brendan & Jessica | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Libertango" — Bond | Eliminated |
| Danielle & Damian | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | | Safe |
| Danielle & Damian | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Salsa | "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" — Qwote & Lucenzo | Safe |

### Week 10: Grand Finale

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Order | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Danielle & Damian | 1 | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Jive | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — Solomon Burke | Runners-up |
| Danielle & Damian | 5 | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "When Love Takes Over" — David Guetta & Kelly Rowland | Runners-up |
| Johnny & Luda | 2 | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "This Business of Love" — Domino | Winners |
| Johnny & Luda | 6 | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "It's Tricky" — Run-D.M.C. | Winners |
| Zoe & Aric | 3 | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Like It Like That" — Guy Sebastian | Third place |
| Danielle & Damian | 4 | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight |
| Johnny & Luda | 4 | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight |
| Zoe & Aric | 4 | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight |

## Dance chart

* Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz
* Week 2: Foxtrot or jive
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (Personal Song/Story week)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (Australian Music week)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance (Broadway Week)
* Week 6: One unlearned dance & jive marathon (Movies/Musicals Week)
* Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dances
* Week 8: One unlearned ballroom dance & instant Latin dance
* Week 9: One unlearned dance & Argentine tango
* Week 10: Redemption dance, group cha-cha-cha & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 12) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Johnny & Luda | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Samba | Quickstep | Salsa | Jive Marathon | Viennese waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Paso doble | Jive | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle |
| Danielle & Damian | Viennese waltz | Jive | Samba | Foxtrot | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Jive Marathon | Paso doble | Team Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | Argentine tango | Salsa | Jive | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle |
| Zoe & Aric | Viennese waltz | Jive | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Salsa | Jive Marathon | Quickstep | Team Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Samba | Argentine tango | Rumba | Jive | Group Cha-cha-cha | |
| Brendan & Jessica | Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Quickstep | Rumba | Jive Marathon | Samba | Team Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Salsa | Argentine tango | | | |
| Brian & Melanie | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Tango | Rumba | Paso doble | Jive Marathon | Viennese waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | | | | | |
| Jessica & Damien | Viennese waltz | Jive | Rumba | Tango | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Jive Marathon | Salsa | Team Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | |
| Kerri-Anne & Carmelo | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Jive | Samba | Waltz | Jive Marathon | | | | | | | | | |
| Shannon & Elena | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vogue & Christopher | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Caine & Jess | Viennese waltz | Jive | Tango | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Erin & Gleb | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded byDancing with the Stars (Australian season 11) | Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 12 | Succeeded byDancing with the Stars (Australian season 13) |