# Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 3

The third season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 6 September 2005. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.
Home and Away actress Ada Nicodemou and Aric Yegudkin were announced as the winners on 8 November 2005, while Seven News presenter Chris Bath and Trenton Shipley finished in second place.

## Couples

This season featured ten celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Tania Zaetta | Television presenter | Michael Miziner | Eliminated 1st on 13 September 2005 |
| Michael Caton | Actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 2nd on 20 September 2005 |
| Ky Hurst | Ironman | Masha Belash | Eliminated 3rd on 27 September 2005 |
| Nicky Buckley | Television presenter | Andrew Palmer | Eliminated 4th on 4 October 2005 |
| Dawn Fraser | Olympic swimmer | Gordon Gilkes | Eliminated 5th on 11 October 2005 |
| David Campbell | Singer | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 6th on 18 October 2005 |
| Brodie Holland | AFL player | Alana Patience | Eliminated 7th on 25 October 2005 |
| Ian "Dicko" Dickson | Television presenter | Leanne Bampton | Eliminated 8th on 2 November 2005 |
| Chris Bath | Seven News presenter | Trenton Shipley | Runners-up on 9 November 2005 |
| Ada Nicodemou | Home and Away actress | Aric Yegudkin | Winners on 9 November 2005 |

## 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 3) - 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 |
| Ada & Aric | 1st | 24 | 24 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 32† | 31 | 34† | 32+24=56 | 30+35=65 | 36+33+34=103‡ |
| Chris & Trenton | 2nd | 30† | 28† | 58† | 33† | 31† | 31 | 31 | 33 | 29+29=58 | 28+40=68† | 32+34+40=106† |
| Dicko & Leanne | 3rd | 28 | 23 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 32† | 29 | 35+27=62† | 26+37=63‡ | |
| Brodie & Alana | 4th | 21 | 18 | 39‡ | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 18+20=38‡ | | |
| David & Luda | 5th | 27 | 26 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24‡ | | | |
| Dawn & Gordon | 6th | 24 | 22 | 46 | 24 | 17‡ | 23 | 21‡ | | | | |
| Nicky & Andrew | 7th | 20‡ | 23 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 20‡ | | | | | |
| Ky & Masha | 8th | 24 | 24 | 48 | 26 | 25 | | | | | | |
| Michael & Kym | 9th | 23 | 21 | 44 | 22‡ | | | | | | | |
| Tania & Michael | 10th | 23 | 17‡ | 40 | | | | | | | | |

### 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.
* 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, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

### Week 1

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Ada & Aric | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" — Christina Aguilera |
| David & Luda | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Open Arms" — Air Supply |
| Dicko & Leanne | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bad" — Michael Jackson |
| Chris & Trenton | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow |
| Michael & Kym | 23 (6, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sway" — Michael Bublé |
| Ky & Masha | 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) | Waltz | "Dreamcatcher" — Secret Garden |
| Tania & Michael | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Me Against the Music" — Britney Spears & Madonna |
| Nicky & Andrew | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "A Time for Us" — Henry Mancini |
| Brodie & Alana | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rock DJ" — Robbie Williams |
| Dawn & Gordon | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "I Still Call Australia Home" — Peter Allen |

### Week 2

Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| David & Luda | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Chains" — Tina Arena | Safe |
| Tania & Michael | 17 (4, 5, 4, 4) | Quickstep | "Almost Like Being in Love" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| Dawn & Gordon | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Rumba | "Out of Reach" — Gabrielle | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "Part-Time Lover" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Secret" — Maroon 5 | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Go Daddy-O" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Take My Breath Away" — Jessica Simpson | Bottom two |
| Michael & Kym | 21 (6, 6, 4, 5) | Quickstep | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Nicky & Andrew | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "The Lady in Red" — Chris de Burgh | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 23 (8, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "The Muppet Show Theme" — Jim Henson & Sam Pottle | Safe |

### Week 3

Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Dicko & Leanne | 30 (7, 6, 8, 9) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" — from Grease | Safe |
| Michael & Kym | 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | Eliminated |
| Nicky & Andrew | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Hey Sexy Lady" — Shaggy | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Mambo No. 5" — Lou Bega | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Tanguera" — Musica & Poesia | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Guapita" — Malando | Bottom two |
| Brodie & Alana | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John | Safe |
| David & Luda | 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Tango D'Amour" — Vicky Leandros | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Jealousy" — Billy Fury | Safe |

### Week 4

Musical guest: Craig David
Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "El gato montés" — Manuel Penella | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 17 (4, 5, 4, 4) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "You're the Boss" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra, feat. Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 25 (4, 6, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Also sprach Zarathustra" — Richard Strauss & "Where Do You Go" — No Mercy | Eliminated |
| Nicky & Andrew | 23 (6, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor | Safe |
| David & Luda | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "The Phantom of the Opera" — from The Phantom of the Opera | Bottom two |

### Week 5

Couples performed the samba and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Buster Poindexter | Safe |
| David & Luda | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Samba | "Shake Your Bon-Bon" — Ricky Martin | Bottom two |
| Brodie & Alana | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Iko Iko" — The Belle Stars | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Macarena" — Los del Rio | Safe |
| Nicky & Andrew | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Samba | "Mas que Nada" — Sérgio Mendes | Eliminated |
| Ada & Aric | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" — Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 24 (7, 5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Soul Bossa Nova" — Quincy Jones | Safe |

### Week 6

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Blame It On The Boogie" — Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Moon River" — Henry Mancini | Safe |
| David & Luda | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" — Fred Astaire | Bottom two |
| Dawn & Gordon | 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Beyond The Sea" — Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| Brodie & Alana | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Alta Marea" — Patrizio Buanne | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Tango Passion" — Vio Friedmann | Safe |

### Week 7

Musical guest: Jimmy Barnes
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Dicko & Leanne | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Light My Fire" — José Feliciano | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Until It's Time for You to Go" — Buffy Sainte-Marie | Safe |
| David & Luda | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" — Jimmy Barnes | Eliminated |
| Chris & Trenton | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Nobody But Me" — Lou Rawls | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Safe |

### Week 8

Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a group Viennese waltz for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Hey Dolly" — Louis Armstrong | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 18 (6, 5, 4, 3) | Paso doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals | Eliminated |
| Ada & Aric | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" — Kenny Rogers | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "James Bond Theme" — John Barry & Orchestra | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) | Group Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal |
| Brodie & Alana | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Group Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal |
| Ada & Aric | 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) | Group Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal |
| Dicko & Leanne | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | Group Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal |

### Week 9

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Dicko & Leanne | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Bohemian Rhapsody" — Queen | Eliminated |
| Dicko & Leanne | 37 (8, 9, 10, 10) | Waltz | "Mull of Kintyre" — Paul McCartney and Wings | Eliminated |
| Chris & Trenton | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman | Bottom two |
| Chris & Trenton | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine" — Lou Rawls | Bottom two |
| Ada & Aric | 30 (8, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "I Finally Found Someone" — Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "Jump, Jive an' Wail" — Louis Prima | Safe |

### Week 10

Musical guests: Human Nature & John Farnham
Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance, and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Buster Poindexter | Runners-up |
| Chris & Trenton | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow | Runners-up |
| Chris & Trenton | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "TNT" — AC/DC & "Sex Bomb" — Tom Jones | Runners-up |
| Ada & Aric | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Winners |
| Ada & Aric | 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" — Kenny Rogers | Winners |
| Ada & Aric | 34 (9, 9, 9, 7) | Freestyle | "Billie Jean" & "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson | Winners |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
* Week 5: Samba
* Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
* Week 8: One unlearned dance & group Viennese waltz
* Week 9: One unlearned dance & favourite dance of the season
* Week 10: Two favourite dances of the season & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 3) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Ada & Aric | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | Paso doble | Waltz | Group Viennese Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Jive | Waltz | Freestyle |
| Chris & Trenton | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Group Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Rumba | Paso doble | Tango | Freestyle |
| Dicko & Leanne | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Group Viennese Waltz | Paso doble | Waltz | | | |
| Brodie & Alana | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Waltz | Paso doble | Group Viennese Waltz | | | | | |
| David & Luda | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | |
| Dawn & Gordon | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | |
| Nicky & Andrew | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | | | | | | | | | |
| Ky & Masha | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tania & Michael | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | | | |