Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1)

Dancing with the Stars is an Irish reality television series, airing on RTÉ One that started on 8 January 2017,[1] hosted by Amanda Byram and Nicky Byrne.[2] The show is based on the original UK version, and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise.[3] The judging panel consists of Julian Benson, Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond.[4][5]

Dancing with the Stars
Series 1
Celebrity winnerAidan O'Mahony
Professional winnerValeria Milova
Country of originRepublic of Ireland
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkRTÉ One
Original release8 January (2017-01-08) 
26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
Series chronology

Couples

In November 2016, it was reported that former Big Brother contestant, Hughie Maughan, would be participating in the competition.[6] On 20 November 2016, it was reported that former RTÉ News reader, Anne Doyle will be taking part in the series.[7] Des Bishop was confirmed as the first celebrity on 9 December 2016, during an appearance on The Late Late Show; RTÉ later confirmed he would be taking part in the series on Twitter.[8] On 11 December 2016, former Fair City actress Aoibhín Garrihy, Red Rock actress Denise McCormack and model Thalia Heffernan were confirmed to take part in the series.[9][10] On 12 December 2016, RTÉ confirmed the remaining seven contestants.[11] Later that week, the professional dancing line-up was confirmed.[12]

Celebrity Known for Professional Status
Hughie Maughan Big Brother UK runner-up Emily Barker Eliminated 1st
on 22 January 2017
Thalia Heffernan Model Curtis Pritchard Eliminated 2nd
on 29 January 2017
Dr. Eva Orsmond Television personality Sean Smullen Eliminated 3rd
on 5 February 2017
Des Bishop Stand-up comedian Giulia Dotta Eliminated 4th
on 12 February 2017
Teresa Mannion RTÉ News reporter John Nolan
Ryan McShane (Week 7)
Eliminated 5th
on 26 February 2017
Katherine Lynch Comedian & actress Kai Widdrington
Vitali Kozmin (Week 7)
Eliminated 6th
on 5 March 2017
Des Cahill RTÉ sports broadcaster Karen Byrne
Ksenia Zsikhotska (Week 7)
Eliminated 7th
on 12 March 2017
Dayl Cronin Former HomeTown singer Ksenia Zsikhotska
Valeria Milova (Week 7)
Eliminated 8th
on 19 March 2017
Denise McCormack Red Rock actress Ryan McShane
John Nolan (Week 7)
Runners-up
on 26 March 2017
Aoibhín Garrihy Former Fair City actress Vitali Kozmin
Kai Widdrington (Week 7)
Aidan O'Mahony Gaelic footballer Valeria Milova
Karen Byrne (Week 7)
Winners
on 26 March 2017

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 3 1/2+3 4 5 6 7 8 7+8 9 10 11 12
Aidan & Valeria 1 19 16 35 16 21 19 15 22 37 28 22+2=24 20+24=44 25+25+30=80
Aoibhín & Vitali 2 21 22 43 26 25 28 28 26 54 29 25+4=29 30+30=60 29+29+30=88
Denise & Ryan 22 26 48 26 27 25 26 27 53 22 30+3=33 28+27=55 30+30+30=90
Dayl & Ksenia 4 23 19 42 27 26 22 30 28 58 25 27+5=32 28+26=54
Des C. & Karen 5 16 18 34 14 18 12 17 19 36 17 19+1=20
Katherine & Kai 6 18 18 36 16 22 21 21 23 44 19
Teresa & John 7 16 15 31 12 16 15 18 16 34
Des B. & Giulia 8 18 21 39 23 24 24
Dr. Eva & Sean 9 13 18 31 12 14
Thalia & Curtis 10 16 21 37 20
Hughie & Emily 11 15 17 32
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
  the couple eliminated that week
  the returning couple that was called forward and eventually last to be called safe, but was not necessarily in the bottom
  the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and competed in the Dance-Off
  the winning couple
  the runner-up couple

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. Extra points from the "Ballroom Blitz" are not included.

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total
points
Number of
dances
Total
average
12Aoibhín & Vitali3781427.00
2Denise & Ryan3761426.86
34Dayl & Ksenia2811125.55
48Des B. & Giulia110522.00
51Aidan & Valeria3021421.57
66Katherine & Kai158819.75
710Thalia & Curtis57319.00
85Des C. & Karen150916.67
911Hughie & Emily32216.00
107Teresa & John108715.43
119Dr. Eva & Sean57414.25

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.

Dance Celebrity Highest score Celebrity Lowest score
Tango Denise McCormack30Teresa Mannion16
Cha-cha-cha Denise McCormack27Des Cahill12
Salsa Dayl Cronin
Denise McCormack
30Dr. Eva Orsmond13
Foxtrot Aoibhín Garrihy28Teresa Mannion15
Charleston Denise McCormack
Aoibhín Garrihy
30Dayl Cronin
Katherine Lynch
23
Waltz Aidan O'Mahony22Hughie Maughan17
Quickstep Dayl Cronin26Teresa Mannion12
Jive Aoibhín Garrihy29Teresa Mannion18
Rumba Aoibhín Garrihy29Thalia Heffernan21
Paso Doble Dayl Cronin27Aidan O'Mahony
Teresa Mannion
16
American Smooth Denise McCormack
Aidan O'Mahony
25Dr. Eva Orsmond12
Contemporary Ballroom Aoibhín Garrihy30Des Bishop23
Samba Denise McCormack27Aidan O'Mahony15
Viennese Waltz Dayl Cronin
Denise McCormack
26Des Cahill19
"Ballroom Blitz" Dayl Cronin5Des Cahill1
Showdance Aidan O'Mahony
Aoibhín Garrihy
Denise McCormack
30

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Couples Highest scoring dance Lowest scoring dance
Aidan & ValeriaShowdance (30)Samba (15)
Aoibhín & VitaliContemporary Ballroom
Charleston
Showdance (30)
Cha-cha-cha (21)
Denise & RyanCharleston
Tango
Salsa
Showdance (30)
Jive
Quickstep (22)
Dayl & KseniaSalsa (30)Tango (19)
Des C. & KarenViennese Waltz
Jive (19)
Cha-cha-cha (12)
Katherine & KaiCharleston (23)Samba (16)
Teresa & JohnJive (18)Quickstep (12)
Des B. & GiuliaCha-cha-cha
Paso Doble (24)
Tango (18)
Dr. Eva & SeanFoxtrot (18)American Smooth (12)
Thalia & CurtisRumba (21)Quickstep (16)
Hughie & EmilyWaltz (17)Cha-cha-cha (15)

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Julian Benson.

Week 1

Running order (Men)
Couple Score Dance Music
Des B. & Giulia 18 (5, 6, 7) Tango "Libertango"—Astor Piazzolla
Hughie & Emily 15 (4, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "King"—Years & Years
Aidan & Valeria 19 (6, 6, 7) Salsa "Fireball"—Pitbull feat. John Ryan
Des C. & Karen 16 (5, 5, 6) Foxtrot "Moondance"—Van Morrison
Dayl & Ksenia 23 (7, 8, 8) Charleston "My Way"—Calvin Harris

Week 2

Running order (Women)
Couple Score Dance Music
Aoibhín & Vitali 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Want to Want Me"—Jason Derulo
Katherine & Kai 18 (6, 6, 6) Waltz "If You Go Away"—Damita Jo DeBlanc
Thalia & Curtis 16 (5, 5, 6) Quickstep "Counting Stars"—OneRepublic
Dr. Eva & Sean 13 (4, 4, 5) Salsa "Dr. Beat"—Miami Sound Machine
Teresa & John 16 (5, 5, 6) Tango "Here Comes the Rain Again"—Eurythmics
Denise & Ryan 22 (7, 7, 8) Jive "Shake It Off"—Taylor Swift

Week 3

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Katherine & Kai 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Express Yourself"—Madonna Safe
Dayl & Ksenia 19 (6, 6, 7) Tango "Drag Me Down"—One Direction Safe
Aidan & Valeria 16 (5, 5, 6) Quickstep "Little Talks"—Of Monsters and Men Safe
Dr. Eva & Sean 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love"—Ella Fitzgerald Last to be called safe
Des B. & Giulia 21 (7, 7, 7) Salsa "Club Tropicana"—Wham! Safe
Hughie & Emily 17 (5, 6, 6) Waltz "What the World Needs Now is Love"—Will Young Eliminated
Teresa & John 15 (5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"—Kelly Clarkson Safe
Thalia & Curtis 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "High Hopes"—Kodaline Last to be called safe
Denise & Ryan 26 (8, 9, 9) Tango "El Tango de Roxanne"—from Moulin Rouge! Safe
Des C. & Karen 18 (6, 6, 6) Paso Doble "Malagueña"—Ernesto Lecuona Safe
Aobhín & Vitali 22 (7, 7, 8) Quickstep "Crazy Stupid Love"—Cheryl Cole feat. Tinie Tempah Safe

Week 4: Movie Week

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Movie Result
Aidan & Valeria 16 (5, 5, 6) Paso Doble "The Raiders March"—John Williams Raiders of the Lost Ark Safe
Teresa & John 12 (3, 4, 5) Quickstep "9 to 5"—Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Last to be called safe
Katherine & Kai 16 (5, 5, 6) Samba "Voulez-VousABBA Mamma Mia! Safe
Denise & Ryan 26 (8, 9, 9) Rumba "I See Fire"—Ed Sheeran The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Safe
Dayl & Ksenia 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins Footloose Last to be called safe
Dr. Eva & Sean 12 (3, 4, 5) American Smooth "A Spoonful of Sugar"—Julie Andrews Mary Poppins Safe
Des C. & Karen 14 (4, 5, 5) Salsa "Soul Bossa Nova"—Quincy Jones Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Safe
Aoibhín & Vitali 26 (8, 9, 9) Rumba "Falling Slowly"—Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová Once Safe
Thalia & Curtis 20 (6, 7, 7) Jive "Happy"—Pharrell Williams Despicable Me 2 Eliminated
Des B. & Giulia 23 (7, 8, 8) Contemporary Ballroom "Writing's on the Wall"—Sam Smith Spectre Safe

Week 5

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

Due to an illness, dancer Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson for the night.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Denise & Ryan 27 (9, 9, 9) Samba "Cheap Thrills"—Sia feat. Sean Paul Safe
Des C. & Karen 18 (5, 7, 6) Tango "Jealousy"—Billy Fury Safe
Teresa & John 16 (5, 6, 5) Salsa "Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind & Fire Safe
Dayl & Ksenia 26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Iris"—Goo Goo Dolls Safe
Katherine & Kai 22 (7, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Summertime"—Eva Cassidy Last to be called safe
Dr. Eva & Sean 14 (5, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Nowhere to Run"—Martha and the Vandellas Eliminated
Aoibhín & Vitali 25 (8, 9, 8) Viennese Waltz "Dangerous Woman"—Ariana Grande Safe
Des B. & Giulia 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Uptown Funk"—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars Last to be called safe
Aidan & Valeria 21 (7, 7, 7) American Smooth "My Baby Just Cares for Me"—Michael Bublé Safe

Week 6: Valentines Week

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

Darren Bennett once again filled in for Julian Benson this week.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Teresa & John 15 (5, 5, 5) Foxtrot "Somethin' Stupid"—Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra Safe
Aoibhín & Vitali 28 (9, 10, 9) Jive "Dead Ringer for Love"—Meat Loaf feat. Cher Safe
Aidan & Valeria 19 (6, 7, 6) Tango "Easy Lover"—Philip Bailey & Phil Collins Safe
Katherine & Kai 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "You're the One that I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Safe
Dayl & Ksenia 22 (7, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Marvin Gaye"—Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor Safe
Des B. & Giulia 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso Doble "When Love Comes to Town"—U2 & B. B. King Eliminated
Des C. & Karen 12 (4, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"—Elton John & Kiki Dee Last to be called safe
Denise & Ryan 25 (8, 9, 8) American Smooth "Anything Goes"—Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Last to be called safe

Week 7: Switch-Up Week

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

As with the previous two weeks, Darren Bennett once again filled in for Julian Benson.

Guest act: The cast of Sunny Afternoon, performing 'Lola' and 'You Really Got Me'.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music
Des C. & Ksenia 17 (5, 6, 6) Samba "Quando, quando, quando"—Engelbert Humperdinck
Denise & John 26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Powerful"—Major Lazer feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley
Katherine & Vitali 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso Doble "O Fortuna"—Carl Orff
Dayl & Valeria 30 (10, 10, 10) Salsa "Give Me Everything"—Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
Aoibhín & Kai 28 (9, 10, 9) Foxtrot "Big Bad Handsome Man"—Imelda May
Teresa & Ryan 18 (6, 6, 6) Jive "Tutti Frutti"—Little Richard
Aidan & Karen 15 (5, 5, 5) Samba "Mas Que Nada"—Sérgio Mendes

Week 8

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Darren Bennett.

Darren Bennett once again filled in for Julian Benson this week.

Guest act: Róisín O performing 'Give it Up'.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Dayl & Ksenia 28 (9, 9, 10) Contemporary Ballroom "Hall of Fame"—The Script feat. will.i.am Safe
Teresa & John 16 (5, 5, 6) Paso Doble "Habañera"—Charlotte Church Eliminated
Denise & Ryan 27 (9, 9, 9) Salsa "Vivir Mi Vida"—Marc Anthony Bottom two
Des C. & Karen 19 (6, 7, 6) Viennese Waltz "The Marino Waltz"—The Dubliners Safe
Katherine & Kai 23 (7, 8, 8) Charleston "Cabaret"—Liza Minnelli Safe
Aidan & Valeria 22 (7, 8, 7) Waltz "Fly Me to the Moon"—Buddy Greco Safe
Aoibhín & Vitali 26 (9, 8, 9) Paso Doble "Spectrum (Say My Name)"—Florence and the Machine Last to be called safe

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save
  • Bennett: Denise & Ryan
  • Redmond: Denise & Ryan
  • Barry: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Denise & Ryan.

Week 9: Icons Week

Julian Benson returned to the judges table after a four-week absence.

Guest act: The cast of Thriller - Live performing 'Man in the Mirror'.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Katherine & Kai 19 (6, 6, 7) Jive "Proud Mary"—Tina Turner Eliminated
Denise & Ryan 22 (7, 7, 8) Quickstep "Valerie"—Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse Safe
Dayl & Ksenia 25 (8, 8, 9) Cha-cha-cha "What Do You Mean?"—Justin Bieber Bottom two
Aidan & Valeria 28 (9, 10, 9) Charleston "I Got a Woman"— Rudedog feat. Ray Charles Last to be called safe
Aoibhín & Vitali 29 (9, 10, 10) Salsa "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé feat. Jay Z Safe
Des C. & Karen 17 (5, 6, 6) American Smooth "Uptown Girl"—Billy Joel Safe

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save
  • Benson: Dayl & Ksenia
  • Redmond: Dayl & Ksenia
  • Barry: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Dayl & Ksenia.

Week 10

Guest act: LYRA performing 'Emerald'.

Running order

Couple Score Dance Music Result
Aoibhín & Vitali 25 (8, 8, 9) Tango "Objection (Tango)"—Shakira Bottom two
Des C. & Karen 19 (6, 6, 7) Jive "Do You Love Me"—The Contours Eliminated
Aidan & Valeria 22 (7, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Cake by the Ocean"—DNCE Safe
Denise & Ryan 30 (10, 10, 10) Charleston "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"—Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock Safe
Dayl & Ksenia 27 (9, 9, 9) Paso Doble "Bamboléo"—Gipsy Kings Safe
Des C. & Karen
Aidan & Valeria
Denise & Ryan
Aoibhín & Vitali
Dayl & Ksenia
1
2
3
4
5
"Ballroom Blitz" "The Ballroom Blitz"—The Sweet

Dance-Off

Judges' votes to save
  • Benson: Aoibhín & Vitali
  • Redmond: Aoibhín & Vitali
  • Barry: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Aoibhín & Vitali.

Week 11: Semifinal

Guest act: Riverdance

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Denise & Ryan 28 (9, 10, 9) Contemporary Ballroom "Take Me to Church"—Hozier Bottom two
27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Fiebre"—La Lupe
Aidan & Valeria 20 (6, 7, 7) Jive "Drive It Like You Stole It"—from Sing Street Safe
24 (8, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "Somebody to Love"— The cast of Glee
Dayl & Ksenia 28 (9, 10, 9) Rumba "What About Now"—Westlife Eliminated
26 (8, 9, 9) Quickstep "Peroxide Swing"—Michael Bublé
Aoibhín & Vitali 30 (10, 10, 10) Contemporary Ballroom "Nothing Compares 2 U"—Sinéad O'Connor Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Charleston "Do Your Thing"—Basement Jaxx

Dance-Off
For the Dance-Off, Dayl & Ksenia danced their Quickstep, while Denise & Ryan danced their Contemporary Ballroom.

Judges' votes to save
  • Benson: Denise & Ryan
  • Redmond: Dayl & Ksenia
  • Barry: Denise & Ryan

Week 12: The Final

Guest act: The Vamps performing 'All Night'.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Aidan & Valeria 25 (8, 8, 9) American Smooth "My Baby Just Cares for Me"—Michael Bublé Winner
25 (8, 8, 9) Salsa "Fireball"—Pitbull feat. John Ryan
30 (10, 10, 10) Showdance "Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler
Aoibhín & Vitali 29 (9, 10, 10) Jive "Dead Ringer for Love"—Meat Loaf feat. Cher Runner-up
29 (9, 10, 10) Rumba "Falling Slowly"—Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová
30 (10, 10, 10) Showdance "ChandelierSia
Denise & Ryan 30 (10, 10, 10) Tango "El Tango de Roxanne"—from Moulin Rouge! Runner-up
30 (10, 10, 10) Salsa "Vivir Mi Vida"—Marc Anthony
30 (10, 10, 10) Showdance "Imagine"—Eva Cassidy

Dance chart

  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  No dance performed[1]
Couple Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Aidan & Valeria Salsa N/A Quickstep Paso Doble American Smooth Tango Samba
(with Karen)
Waltz Charleston Cha-cha-cha "Ballroom Blitz" Jive Viennese Waltz American Smooth Salsa Showdance
Aoibhín & Vitali N/A Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Rumba Viennese Waltz Jive Foxtrot
(with Kai)
Paso Doble Salsa Tango "Ballroom Blitz" Contemporary Ballroom Charleston Jive Rumba Showdance
Denise & Ryan N/A Jive Tango Rumba Samba American Smooth Viennese Waltz
(with John)
Salsa Quickstep Charleston "Ballroom Blitz" Contemporary Ballroom Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Salsa Showdance
Dayl & Ksenia Charleston N/A Tango Jive Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Salsa
(with Valeria)
Contemporary Ballroom Cha-Cha-Cha Paso Doble "Ballroom Blitz" Rumba Quickstep
Des C. & Karen Foxtrot N/A Paso Doble Salsa Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Samba
(with Ksenia)
Viennese Waltz American Smooth Jive "Ballroom Blitz"
Katherine & Kai N/A Waltz Cha-cha-cha Samba Foxtrot Quickstep Paso Doble
(with Vitali)
Charleston Jive
Teresa & John N/A Tango Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Salsa Foxtrot Jive
(with Ryan)
Paso Doble
Des B. & Giulia Tango N/A Salsa Contemporary Ballroom Cha-cha-cha Paso Doble
Dr. Eva & Sean N/A Salsa Foxtrot American Smooth Cha-cha-cha
Thalia & Curtis N/A Quickstep Rumba Jive
Hughie & Emily Cha-cha-cha N/A Waltz

References

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