# Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 9

The ninth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars debuted on 5 July 2009. Daniel MacPherson and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.
Singer Adam Brand and Jade Hatcher were announced as the winners on 6 September 2009, while journalist Matt White and Ash-Leigh Hunter finished in second place, and television presenter Kylie Gillies and Carmelo Pizzino finished in third.

## Couples

This season featured eleven celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Peter "Spida" Everitt | AFL player | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 1st on 12 July 2009 |
| Rob Mills | Singer | Sriani Argaet | Eliminated 2nd on 19 July 2009 |
| Emily Scott | Model | Michael Miziner | Eliminated 3rd on 26 July 2009 |
| Layne Beachley | Professional surfer | Dannial Gosper | Eliminated 4th on 2 August 2009 |
| Fiona O'Loughlin | Comedian | Craig Monley | Eliminated 5th on 9 August 2009 |
| Jessica McNamee | Actress | Stefano Oliveri | Eliminated 6th on 16 August 2009 |
| Lincoln Lewis | Home and Away actor | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 7th on 23 August 2009 |
| Gerrard Gosens | Paralympic goalball player | Jessica Raffa | Eliminated 8th on 30 August 2009 |
| Kylie Gillies | Television presenter | Carmelo Pizzino | Third place on 6 September 2009 |
| Matt White | Journalist | Ash-Leigh Hunter | Runners-up on 6 September 2009 |
| Adam Brand | Singer | Jade Hatcher | Winners on 6 September 2009 |

## 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 9) - 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 |
| Adam & Jade | 1st | 15‡ | 21 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 19+21=40 | 21+17=38 | 21+26=47 | 21+21+24=66 |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 2nd | 22 | 23 | 45 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 21+25=46† | 27+23=50† | 27+26=53 | 29+25+30=84† |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 3rd | 22 | 24† | 46† | 18 | 25 | 19 | 27† | 18+26=44 | 22+27=49 | 25+28+10=63† | 23+26=49 |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 4th | 20 | 17 | 37 | 15‡ | 8‡ | 16‡ | 11‡ | 15+19=34‡ | 17+20=37‡ | 17+18=35‡ | |
| Lincoln & Luda | 5th | 20 | 22 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 21+20=41 | 17+27=44 | | |
| Jessica & Stefano | 6th | 20 | 24† | 44 | 23† | 27† | 25† | 25 | 19+24=43 | | | |
| Fiona & Craig | 7th | 21 | 16‡ | 37 | 20 | 22 | 25† | 19 | | | | |
| Layne & Dannial | 8th | 22 | 19 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 23 | | | | | |
| Emily & Michael | 9th | 23† | 19 | 42 | 23† | 20 | | | | | | |
| Rob & Sriani | 10th | 19 | 23 | 42 | 20 | | | | | | | |
| Spida & Linda | 11th | 17 | 16‡ | 33‡ | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This couple was eliminated.

## Weekly scores

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Mark Wilson.

### Week 1

Musical guest: Mark Vincent — "You Raise Me Up"
Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Lincoln & Luda | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Wish You Well" — Bernard Fanning |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Waltz | "Tennessee Waltz" — Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King |
| Rob & Sriani | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Love Shack" — The B-52s |
| Layne & Dannial | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Apologize" — OneRepublic, feat. Timbaland |
| Jessica & Stefano | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Under Pressure" — Queen & David Bowie |
| Spida & Linda | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Waltz | "When I Need You" — Leo Sayer |
| Emily & Michael | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Get Shaky" — The Ian Carey Project |
| Fiona & Craig | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Rainbow Connection" — Jim Henson |
| Adam & Jade | 15 (4, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let's Groove" — Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "April Sun in Cuba" — Dragon |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Only One Road" — Celine Dion |

### Week 2

Couples performed either the rumba or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jessica & Stefano | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants" — Gotan Project, feat. Sarah Vaughan | Safe |
| Layne & Dannial | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Rumba | "Umbrella" — Rihanna, feat. Jay-Z | Bottom two |
| Emily & Michael | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics | Safe |
| Spida & Linda | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Halo" — Beyoncé | Eliminated |
| Adam & Jade | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Cell Block Tango" — from Chicago | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "True Colors" — Cyndi Lauper | Safe |
| Rob & Sriani | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Simple Irresistible" — Robert Palmer | Safe |
| Fiona & Craig | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Rumba | "I'm Like a Bird" — Nelly Furtado | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Rock the Casbah" — The Clash | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Rumba | "The Horses" — Daryl Braithwaite | Safe |
| Lincoln & Luda | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Tango | "Womanizer" — Britney Spears | Safe |

### Week 3

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the jive. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Emily & Michael | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| Fiona & Craig | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "LOVE" — Nat King Cole | Bottom two |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Jive | "Let's Twist Again" — Chubby Checker | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Mack the Knife" — Bobby Darin | Safe |
| Rob & Sriani | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Hound Dog" — Elvis Presley | Eliminated |
| Layne & Dannial | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Orange Colored Sky" — Natalie Cole | Safe |
| Adam & Jade | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 18 (4, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin | Safe |
| Jessica & Stefano | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Rock Around the Clock" — Bill Haley & His Comets | Safe |
| Lincoln & Luda | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode" —Chuck Berry | Safe |

### Week 4

Couples performed either the quickstep or the salsa. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Layne & Dannial | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Right Round" — Flo Rida, feat. Kesha | Bottom two |
| Lincoln & Luda | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet | Safe |
| Fiona & Craig | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Salsa | "Down Under" — Men at Work | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Can't Buy Me Love" — The Beatles | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Jai Ho!" — A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls, feat. Nicole Scherzinger | Safe |
| Adam & Jade | 9 (2, 4, 3) | Quickstep | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 8 (2, 3, 3) | Salsa | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Emily & Michael | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Counting the Beat" — The Swingers | Eliminated |
| Jessica & Stefano | 27 (8, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "Cabaret" — Liza Minnelli | Safe |

### Week 5

Couples performed either the Aussie Smooth or the paso doble. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jessica & Stefano | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Poker Face" — Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Aussie Smooth | "Norwegian Wood" — The Beatles | Safe |
| Adam & Jade | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | Safe |
| Layne & Dannial | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Aussie Smooth | "Piano Man" — Billy Joel | Eliminated |
| Lincoln & Luda | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Battle Theme from Troy" — James Horner | Safe |
| Fiona & Craig | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Aussie Smooth | "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Aussie Smooth | "Never Tear Us Apart" — INXS | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Tusk" — Fleetwood Mac | Bottom two |

### Week 6

Musical guest: Pixie Lott — "Mama Do"
Couples performed either the samba or the West Coast Swing. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Fiona & Craig | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Samba | "Rich Girl" — Gwen Stefani | Eliminated |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 16 (5, 6, 5) | West Coast Swing | "Higher Ground" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 27 (10, 9, 8) | Samba | "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls | Safe |
| Adam & Jade | 12 (4, 4, 4) | West Coast Swing | "Don't Stop" — Fleetwood Mac | Safe |
| Jessica & Stefano | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Samba | "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé, feat. Jay-Z | Safe |
| Lincoln & Luda | 13 (4, 4, 5) | West Coast Swing | "I Kissed a Girl" — Katy Perry | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 11 (3, 4, 4) | Samba | "I Know You Want Me" — Pitbull | Bottom two |

### Week 7

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Men in Black" — Will Smith | Men in Black | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Singin' in the Rain" — Gene Kelly | Singin' in the Rain | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Theme from Indiana Jones" — John Williams | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Tango | "Por una Cabeza" — The Tango Project | Scent of a Woman | Safe |
| Jessica & Stefano | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Eliminated |
| Jessica & Stefano | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "I Will Always Love You" — Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard | Eliminated |
| Adam & Jade | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Samba | "Soul Bossa Nova" — Quincy Jones | Austin Powers | Bottom two |
| Adam & Jade | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Aussie Smooth | "My Favorite Things" — Julie Andrews | The Sound of Music | Bottom two |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins | Footloose | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Theme from Superman" — John Williams | Superman | Safe |
| Lincoln & Luda | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Maria" — Gene Kelly | West Side Story | Safe |
| Lincoln & Luda | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Aussie Smooth | "Somewhere, My Love" | Doctor Zhivago | Safe |

### Week 8

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" — Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "When Doves Cry" — Prince | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let It Rock" — Kevin Rudolf, feat. Lil Wayne | Safe |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Tell Her About It" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" — Aretha Franklin | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Samba | "They Don't Care About Us" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Lincoln & Luda | 17 (7, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "We Made You" — Eminem | Eliminated |
| Lincoln & Luda | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "U Can't Touch This" — MC Hammer | Eliminated |
| Adam & Jade | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira | Bottom two |
| Adam & Jade | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Use Somebody" — Kings of Leon | Bottom two |

### Week 9

Musical guest: Jimmy Barnes — "Hallelujah I Love Her So" & "Working Class Man"
Each couple performed two routines, one of which chosen by the judges and the other of which was a segue of three different dance styles. The four couples then competed in an Aussie Smooth dance-off where the judges awarded ten bonus points to the couple they felt performed the best. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" — Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine | Eliminated |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Segue | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, "Because of You" — Kelly Clarkson & "Tequila" — The Champs | Eliminated |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "California Dreamin'" — The Mamas and the Papas | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Segue | "When a Man Loves a Woman" — Percy Sledge, "99 Red Balloons" — Nena & "When I Grow Up" — The Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Save the Last Dance for Me" — Michael Bublé | Bottom two |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Segue | "La Cumparsita" — Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence & "Sympathy for the Devil" — The Rolling Stones | Bottom two |
| Adam & Jade | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Adam & Jade | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Segue | "Khe Sanh" — Cold Chisel, "Roxanne" — The Police & "Antmusic" — Adam and the Ants | Safe |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 10 | Group Aussie Smooth | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls |
| Adam & Jade | No scores received | Group Aussie Smooth | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls |
| Gerrard & Jessica | No scores received | Group Aussie Smooth | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | No scores received | Group Aussie Smooth | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls | "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls |

### Week 10

Musical guests:
* Jersey Boys Medley: "Sherry", "Walk Like a Man", "Big Girls Don't Cry" & "Who Loves You"
* Hugh Sheridan — "Just Can't Throw Us Away"
Each couple performed their favourite dance of the season and a group cha-cha-cha, after which the couple with the lowest combined score was eliminated, and then the remaining two couples performed their freestyle routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Order | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 1 | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Like It Like That" — Guy Sebastian | Third place |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 2 | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Aussie Smooth | "You and Me" — Lifehouse | Runners-up |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 5 | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Pennsylvania 6-5000" — Glenn Miller and His Orchestra | Runners-up |
| Adam & Jade | 3 | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Fields of Gold" — Eva Cassidy | Winners |
| Adam & Jade | 6 | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle | "Ready for Love" — Adam Brand | Winners |
| Kylie & Carmelo | 4 | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It Like That" — The Blackout All-Stars | "I Like It Like That" — The Blackout All-Stars |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 4 | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It Like That" — The Blackout All-Stars | "I Like It Like That" — The Blackout All-Stars |
| Adam & Jade | 4 | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Group Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It Like That" — The Blackout All-Stars | "I Like It Like That" — The Blackout All-Stars |

## Dance chart

* Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or waltz
* Week 2: Rumba or tango
* Week 3: Foxtrot or jive
* Week 4: Quickstep or salsa
* Week 5: Aussie Smooth or paso doble
* Week 6: Samba or West Coast Swing
* Week 7: Two unlearned dances
* Week 8: Two unlearned dances
* Week 9: Judges choice, a segue of three dance styles & Aussie Smooth dance-off
* Week 10: Favourite dance of the season, cha-cha-cha showdown & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 9) - 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 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Adam & Jade | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | West Coast Swing | Samba | Aussie Smooth | Salsa | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Segue | Group Aussie Smooth | Rumba | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | West Coast Swing | Salsa | Foxtrot | Waltz | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Segue | Group Aussie Smooth | Aussie Smooth | Group Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle |
| Kylie & Carmelo | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Foxtrot | Segue | Group Aussie Smooth | Jive | Group Cha-cha-cha | |
| Gerrard & Jessica | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | Paso doble | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Segue | Group Aussie Smooth | | | |
| Lincoln & Luda | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | West Coast Swing | Aussie Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | | | | | | |
| Jessica & Stefano | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | Samba | Waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | | |
| Fiona & Craig | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | | | | | | | | | | |
| Layne & Dannial | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Emily & Michael | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rob & Sriani | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spida & Linda | Waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded byDancing with the Stars (Australian season 8) | Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 9 | Succeeded byDancing with the Stars (Australian season 10) |