Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 15)

The fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on the Seven Network, on 19 July 2015.[1] It was the first season to be hosted by Shane Bourne,[2] following the decision of former host Daniel MacPherson not to return to the role, instead focusing on his acting career.[3] Edwina Bartholomew returned as co-host. Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Kym Johnson returned as judges.[1] Adam Garcia did not return due to his wife's pregnancy.[2] Bruno Tonioli served as a special guest judge from Weeks 1-3.[4]

For the more information on the show, see Dancing with the Stars.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 15
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release19 July –
7 September 2015
Additional information
Celebrity winnerEmma Freedman
Professional winnerAric Yegudkin
Season chronology

On 7 September 2015, radio and television presenter, Emma Freedman and her partner, Aric Yegudkin, defeated Olympic diver, Matthew Mitcham and his partner, Masha Belash and My Kitchen Rules contestant, Ash Pollard and her partner, Jarryd Byrne.

Couples

News Corp revealed the first celebrity joining the cast as Olympian Matthew Mitcham.[5] Model Samantha Harris was confirmed on 17 June 2015.[6] The whole cast was leaked on June 19, 2015.[7][8]

Celebrity Occupation / known for Professional partner Status
John Paul Young Pop singer Giselle Peacock[9] Eliminated 1st
on 26 July 2015
Tim Robards The Bachelor Australia star Camille Webb
Giselle Peacock (Week 3)		 Eliminated 2nd
on 2 August 2015
Samantha Harris Fashion model Joshua Keefe[10] Eliminated 3rd
on 9 August 2015
Lynette Bolton Businesswoman & presenter Carmelo Pizzino[11] Eliminated 4th
on 9 August 2015
Jude Bolton Retired AFL midfielder Dianne Buswell Eliminated 5th
on 16 August 2015
Kelly Cartwright Paralympic runner Damian Whitewood Eliminated 6th
on 23 August 2015
Larry Emdur The Morning Show presenter Alana Patience Eliminated 7th
on 30 August 2015
Mat Rogers Retired NRL player Ash-Leigh Hunter Eliminated 8th
on 6 September 2015
Ash Pollard My Kitchen Rules contestant Jarryd Byrne Third place
on 7 September 2015
Matthew Mitcham Olympic diver Masha Belash[12] Runner-up
on 7 September 2015
Emma Freedman Radio & television presenter Aric Yegudkin Winners
on 7 September 2015

Scoring chart
Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Top 4 Top 3 Top 2
Emma & Aric 1 32 34 38 27 27 27+26=53 29+30=59 28+30=58 30 +30=60
Matthew & Masha 2 33 32 37 25 24+3=27 25+27=52 25+27=52 29+30=59 29 +28=57
Ash & Jarryd 3 32 36 36 21 21 30+26=56 26+27=53 25+27=52 29
Mat & Ash-Leigh 4 28 32 32 29 19+3=22 29+27=56 21+26=47 24+26=50
Larry & Alana 5 28 23 32 21 26+3=29 24+27=51 21+20=41
Kelly & Damian 6 26 32 31 23 16 22+26=48
Jude & Dianne 7 21 32 28 23 18
Lynette & Carmelo 8 21 27 27 18
Samantha & Josh 9 24 27 25 19
Tim & Camille 10 28 25 22
John & Giselle 11 23 24
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
     the couple eliminated that week
     the returning couple finishing in the bottom two (or three)
     the winning couple
     the runner-up couple
     the third-place couple

Averages
Rank by average Place Couple Total points Number of dances Average
11Emma & Aric3611327.77
22Matthew & Masha34626.62
33Ash & Jarryd3101225.83
44Mat & Ash-Leigh2711124.64
55Larry & Alana201922.33
66Kelly & Damian153721.86
77Jude & Dianne102520.40
89Samantha & Josh75418.75
910Tim & Camille55318.33
108Lynette & Carmelo73418.25
1111John Paul & Giselle35217.50

^1 In Weeks 1-3, special guest judge Bruno Tonioli was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30. The 3 points gained by winning the "Dance Off" challenge are not included.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Dance Best dancer(s) Highest score Worst dancer(s) Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha Matthew Mitcham29Jude Bolton15
Foxtrot Mat Rogers29John Paul Young17
Contemporary Ash Pollard
Matthew Mitcham		30Kelly Cartwright19
Jive Emma Freedman30Larry Emdur17
Quickstep Ash Pollard27Larry Emdur20
Samba Matthew Mitcham29Tim Robards16
Rumba Emma Freedman25Tim Robards18
Waltz Matthew Mitcham27Lynette Bolton20
Salsa Emma Freedman28Ash Pollard21
Tango Emma Freedman27Samantha Harris19
Paso Doble Emma Freedman30Larry Emdur21
Viennese Waltz Mat Rogers29Samantha Harris
Jude Bolton		18
Argentine Tango Emma Freedman30Ash Pollard27
Freestyle Emma Freedman30Matthew Mitcham28
Jazz Ash Pollard25
Fusion Emma Freedman
(Jazz/Jive)		29Mat Rogers
Larry Emdur
(Tango/Paso Doble)		21
Team Dance Matthew Mitcham
Mat Rogers
Larry Emdur		27Ash Pollard
Kelly Cartwright
Emma Freedman		26

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

According to the traditional 30-point scale:

Couples Highest Scoring Dance(s) Lowest Scoring Dance(s)
Emma & AricArgentine Tango, Paso Doble, Jive, Freestyle (30)Viennese Waltz (24)
Matthew & MashaContemporary (30)Salsa, Jive (24)
Ash & JarrydContemporary (30)Viennese Waltz, Salsa (21)
Mat & Ash-LeighFoxtrot, Viennese Waltz (29)Cha-cha-cha (19)
Larry & AlanaViennese Waltz (26)Jive (17)
Kelly & DamianWaltz (24)Cha-cha-cha (16)
Jude & DiannePaso Doble (24)Cha-cha-cha (16)
Lynette & CarmeloWaltz, Rumba (20)Cha-cha-cha (15)
Samantha & JoshContemporary (20)Viennese Waltz, Cha-cha-cha (18)
Tim & CamilleViennese Waltz (21)Samba (16)
John & GiselleSamba (18)Foxtrot (17)

Weekly scores

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

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Song
Ash & Jarryd 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Dear Future Husband" – Meghan Trainor
Tim & Camille 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"—Bryan Adams
Samantha & Josh 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Viennese Waltz "You Don't Own Me"—Lesley Gore
Jude & Dianne 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Uptown Funk"—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Lynette & Carmelo 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Mercy"—Duffy
Mat & Ash-Leigh 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Original Sin"—INXS
Matthew & Masha 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Can You Feel It"—The Jacksons
Kelly & Damian 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Contemporary "Let It Go"—James Bay
John & Giselle 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "It Had to Be You"—Harry Connick, Jr.
Emma & Aric 32 (7, 9, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"—Doris Day
Larry & Alana 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "A Little Less Conversation"—Elvis Presley

Week 2

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
John & Giselle 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Samba "Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young Eliminated
Samantha & Joshua 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Contemporary "Diamonds"—Rihanna Bottom two
Matthew & Masha 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "Spice Up Your Life"—Spice Girls Safe
Tim & Camille 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Rumba "The Blower's Daughter"—Damien Rice Safe
Jude & Dianne 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso Doble "Best of You"—Foo Fighters Safe
Lynette & Carmelo 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "Kissing You"—Des'ree Safe
Ash & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Samba "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé Safe
Mat & Ash-Leigh 32 (9, 8, 8, 7) Contemporary "Brothers in Arms"—Dire Straits Safe
Kelly & Damian 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "Come Away with Me"—Norah Jones Safe
Larry & Alana 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham! Safe
Emma & Aric 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Rumba "Burn"—Tina Arena Safe

Week 3

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Tim & Gisellea 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Samba "I Go to Rio"—Peter Allen Eliminated
Matthew & Masha 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "The Girl from Ipanema"—Nat King Cole Safe
Samantha & Joshua 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "On the Floor"—Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull Safe
Larry & Alana 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Tango "La Cumparsita"—Gerardo Matos Rodriguez Safe
Jude & Dianne 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Samba "Magalenha"—Sergio Mendes Safe
Lynette & Carmelo 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Rumba "Hero"—Enrique Iglesias Safe
Ash & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Argentine Tango "Santa Maria"—Gotan Project Safe
Kelly & Damian 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Salsa "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean Safe
Mat & Ash-Leigh 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "Maria Maria"—Santana feat. The Product G&B Bottom two
Emma & Aric 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) Salsa "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)"—Gloria Estefan Safe
  • a. Giselle Peacock, who previously partnered John Paul Young, stepped in for Tim's regular partner, Camille, after Camille became injured during the rehearsal week.

Week 4
Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Emma & Aric 27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Get Stupid"—Aston Merrygold Safe
Mat & Ash-Leigh 29 (9, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Mack the Knife"—Robbie Williams Safe
Samantha & Joshua 19 (6, 6, 7) Tango "Missionary Man"—Eurythmics Eliminated
Matthew & Masha 25 (9, 7, 9) Viennese Waltz "Can't Help Falling in Love"—Elvis Presley Safe
Larry & Alana 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso Doble "Black Betty"—Ram Jam Bottom three
Lynette & Carmelo 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Ghost"—Ella Henderson Eliminated
Jude & Dianne 23 (7, 8, 8) Tango "Geronimo"—Sheppard Safe
Kelly & Damian 23 (7, 7, 9) Quickstep "Bad Romance"—Ariana Savalas Safe
Ash & Jarryd 21 (7, 5, 9) Viennese Waltz "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"—Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend Safe

Week 5
Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Matthew & Masha 24 (8, 7, 9) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen Safe
Jude & Dianne 18 (6, 6, 6) Viennese Waltz "Powerful"—Major Lazer feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley Eliminated
Mat & Ash-Leigh 19 (7, 5, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Dancing in the Street"—David Bowie & Mick Jagger Safe
Larry & Alana 26 (9, 9, 8) Viennese Waltz "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal Safe
Kelly & Damian 16 (5, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Black Magic"—Little Mix Bottom two
Ash & Jarryd 21 (7, 7, 7) Salsa "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"—Michael Jackson Safe
Emma & Aric 27 (9, 9, 9) Tango "Blame"—Calvin Harris feat. John Newman Immune

For each dance-off, the couple with the highest remaining score (the first team listed) picked the opponent against whom they wanted to dance; the chosen opponent was allowed to pick the dance style (from cha-cha-cha, foxtrot and salsa). The winner of each dance-off earned three points. The winning immunity couple were Emma & Aric, whom didn’t have to participate in the dance-off.

Dance-offs
Couple Judges' votes Dance Music Result
Larry & Alana Larry, Jude, Larry Cha-cha-cha ”Shut Up and Dance”—Walk the Moon Winner (3 pts)
Jude & Dianne Loser
Matthew & Masha Matthew, Matthew, Kelly Foxtrot ”Ain't That a Kick in the Head?”—Dean Martin Winner (3 pts)
Kelly & Damian Loser
Mat & Ash-Leigh Ash, Mat, Mat Salsa "Crazy Stupid Love”—Cheryl Cole feat. Tinie Tempah Winner (3 pts)
Ash & Jarryd Loser

Week 6
Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Emma & Aric 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Lips Are Movin'"—Meghan Trainor Safe
Larry & Alana 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Kelly & Damian 22 (7, 7, 8) Tango "Sweet Dreams"—Eurythmics Eliminated
Mat & Ash-Leigh 29 (10, 9, 10) Viennese Waltz "Give Me Love"—Ed Sheeran Safe
Matthew & Masha 25 (9, 7, 9) Paso Doble "Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap Bottom two
Ash & Jarryd 30 (10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Unconditionally"—Katy Perry Safe
Ash & Jarryd
Emma & Aric
Kelly & Damian		 26 (9, 8, 9) Team Dance "Bills"—LunchMoney Lewis
Mat & Ash-Leigh
Larry & Alana
Matthew & Masha		 27 (9, 9, 9) "Trouble"—Iggy Azalea feat. Jennifer Hudson

Week 7
Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Mat & Ash-Leigh 21 (7, 7, 7) Fusion
(Paso Doble/Tango)		 "Pompeii"—Bastille Bottom Two
26 (9, 9, 8) Quickstep "My Generation"—The Who
Matthew & Masha 25 (8, 8, 9) Fusion
(Cha-cha-cha/Tango)		 "Ghost Town"—Adam Lambert Safe
27 (8, 9, 10) Waltz "Mr. Bojangles"—Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Larry & Alana 21 (7, 7, 7) Fusion
(Paso Doble/Tango)		 "Born to Run"—Bruce Springsteen Eliminated
20 (7, 6, 7) Quickstep "Mr. Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Emma & Aric 29 (10, 9, 10) Fusion
(Jazz/Jive)		 "Too Darn Hot"—Ella Fitzgerald Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Argentine Tango "Libertango"—Bond
Ash & Jarryd 26 (8, 9, 9) Fusion
(Foxtrot/Contemporary)		 "Lay Me Down"—Sam Smith Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"—Duke Ellington

Week 8: Grand Final

Night 1
Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Matthew & Masha 29 (10, 9, 10) Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin"—Club Des Belugas Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Contemporary "I'm Not the Only One"—Sam Smith
Mat & Ash-Leigh 24 (8, 8, 8) Jive "What I Like About You"—The Romantics 4th place
26 (9, 8, 9) Paso Doble "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"—The Rolling Stones
Ash & Jarryd 25 (8, 8, 9) Jazz "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing"—Chris Isaak Bottom two
27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Groove Is in the Heart"—Deee-Lite
Emma & Aric 28 (10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "She"—Charles Aznavour Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Paso Doble "Run Boy Run"—Woodkid

Night 2
Running order
Couple Score Dance Song Result
Emma & Aric 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Lips Are Movin'"—Meghan Trainor Winner
30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Singin' in the Rain"—Gene Kelly
Ash & Jarryd 29 (10, 9, 10) Argentine Tango "Santa Maria"—Gotan Project Third place
Matthew & Masha 29 (9, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Can You Feel It"—The Jacksons Runner-Up
28 (9, 10, 9) Freestyle "Valerie"—Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

  • Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, Jive, Contemporary, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot or Tango
  • Week 2: Memorable Moments Week - Samba, Rumba, Waltz, Salsa and Paso Doble introduced.
  • Week 3: Rio Week - Argentine Tango introduced
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance - Quickstep introduced
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance - Immunity challenge & Dance-Off
  • Week 6: Quarter Final - Australia's Choice Week & Boys vs Girls Team Dance
  • Week 7: Semi Final - Fusion Dance & One unlearned dance
  • Week 8: Grand Final - Night 1 (Top 4 perform) - Two unlearned dances - Jazz introduced, Night 2 (Top 3 perform) - Judge's Choice and Freestyle
Couple Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Emma & Aric Viennese Waltz Rumba Salsa Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Immunity Jive Team Girls Jazz/Jive Fusion Argentine Tango Foxtrot Paso Doble Jive Freestyle
Matthew & Masha Cha-cha-cha Salsa Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Jive Foxtrot Paso Doble Team Boys Cha-cha-cha/Tango Fusion Waltz Samba Contemporary Cha-cha-cha Freestyle
Ash & Jarryd Jive Samba Argentine Tango Viennese Waltz Salsa Salsa Contemporary Team Girls Foxtrot/Contemporary Fusion Quickstep Jazz Cha-cha-cha Argentine Tango Freestyle
Mat & Ash-Leigh Tango Contemporary Rumba Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Salsa Viennese Waltz Team Boys Tango/Paso Doble Fusion Quickstep Jive Paso Doble
Larry & Alana Cha-cha-cha Jive Tango Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Team Boys Tango/Paso Doble Fusion Quickstep
Kelly & Damian Contemporary Waltz Salsa Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Tango Team Girls
Jude & Dianne Cha-cha-cha Paso Doble Samba Tango Viennese Waltz Cha-cha-cha
Lynette & Carmelo Cha-cha-cha Waltz Rumba Foxtrot
Samantha & Josh Viennese Waltz Contemporary Cha-cha-cha Tango
Tim & Camille Viennese Waltz Rumba Samba
John & Giselle Foxtrot Samba
     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance
     Not performed or scored
     Won Immunity challenge
     Won Dance Off
     Lost Dance Off

Ratings
Colour key:
     – Highest rating episode and week during the series
     – Lowest rating episode and week during the series
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(in millions)		 Rank
(Night)		 Source
1 "Week One" 19 July 2015 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.778 #6 [13]
2 "Week Two" 26 July 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.710 #9 [14]
3 "Week Three" 2 August 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.707 #7 [15]
4 "Week Four" 9 August 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.673 #8 [16]
5 "Week Five" 16 August 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.736 #8 [17]
6 "Week Six" 23 August 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.727 #8 [18]
7 "Week Seven" 30 August 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.671 #10 [19]
8 "Week Eight" 6 September 2015 Sunday 8:00 pm 0.867 #6 [20]
9 7 September 2015 Monday 7:30 pm 0.883 #8 [21]

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