Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 5)

The fifth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on TV One on 3 March 2009. All four judges from series 4 returned. On its opening night, over 800,000 people tuned in to watch the first show premiere. Rebecca Hobbs is sister to Christopher Hobbs. John Rowles withdrew in week three for health reasons.[1] This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 5
Celebrity winnerTamati Coffey
Professional winnerSamantha Hitchcock
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkTV One
Original release3 March (2009-03-03) 
21 April 2009 (2009-04-21)
Series chronology

Contestants

Celebrity Occupation Professional Partner Placing
Tamati Coffey Television presenter Samantha Hitchcock Winners
on 21 April 2009
Barbara Kendall Olympic windsurfer Jonny Williams Runners-up
on 21 April 2009
Josh Kronfeld Former rugby union player Rachel Burstein Eliminated 5th
on 14 April 2009
Geraldine Brophy Stage & screen actress Stefano Olivieri Eliminated 4th
on 7 April 2009
Rebecca Hobbs Shortland Street actress Aaron Gilmore Eliminated 3rd
on 31 March 2009
Christopher Hobbs Shortland Street actor Kristie Boyd Eliminated 2nd
on 25 March 2009
John Rowles Singer Krystal Stuart Withdrew
on 16 March 2009
Lizzy Igasan Olympic field hockey captain Cody Stephens Eliminated 1st
on 10 March 2009

Scorecard

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
  indicates the couples eliminated that week.
  indicates a couple withdrew that week.
  indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
  indicates the winning couple.
  indicates the runner-up couple.
Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tamati & Samantha 1 25 36 35 36 28+32=60 23+27=50 37+37=74 38+40+35=113
Barbara & Jonny 2 19 32 36 32 31+33=64 35+32=67 34+37=71 38+39+40=117
Josh & Rachel 3 20 24 25 27 22+26=48 31+25=56 24+31=55
Geraldine & Stefano 4 27 15 27 24 27+28=55 18+20=38
Rebecca & Aaron 5 29 30 29 36 28+30=58
Chris & Kristie 6 9 18 26 21
John & Krystal 7 14 19 -
Lizzy & Cody 8 20 21

Dance Chart

  Highest Scoring Dance
  Lowest Scoring Dance
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tamati & Samantha Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Tango Samba American Smooth Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Jive Rumba Waltz Paso Doble Freestyle
Barbara & Jonny Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Jive Samba American Smooth Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Rumba Foxtrot Rumba Quickstep Freestyle
Josh & Rachel Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Jive Samba American Smooth Rumba Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha Tango
Geraldine & Stefano Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Jive Samba American Smooth Tango Rumba
Rebecca & Aaron Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Rumba Tango Samba American Smooth
Chris & Kristie Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Rumba Tango
John & Krystal Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Withdrew
Lizzy & Cody Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot

Average chart

Rank by
average
Competition
finish
Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
12Barbara & Jonny4381333.7
21Tamati & Samantha42933.0
35Rebecca & Aaron182630.3
43Josh & Rachel2551025.5
54Geraldine & Stefano186823.3
68Lizzy & Cody41220.5
76Chris & Kristie74418.5
87John & Krystal33216.5

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan, Alison, Craig, Paul.

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Barbara & Jonny 19 (5, 6, 3, 5) Waltz "See the Day"—Girls Aloud
Chris & Kristie 9 (2, 3, 2, 2) Cha-cha-cha "Conchita"—Lou Bega
Geraldine & Stefano 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) Waltz "Rainbow Connection"—Sarah McLachlan
Lizzy & Cody 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire
Tamati & Samantha 25 (7, 7, 4, 7) Waltz "My Way"—Tony Evans
Rebecca & Aaron 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"—Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
Josh & Rachel 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) Waltz "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"—Henry Mancini
John & Krystal 14 (3, 6, 2, 3) Cha-cha-cha "Smooth"—Santana

Week 2

  • Musical guests:
Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Josh & Rachel 24 (7, 7, 4, 6) Paso Doble "The Final Countdown"—Europe Safe
John & Krystal 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) Foxtrot "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Barbara & Jonny 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso Doble "Will and Elizabeth"—from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Safe
Chris & Kristie 18 (3, 6, 3, 6) Foxtrot "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé Bottom two
Geraldine & Stefano 12 (3, 5, 4, 3) Paso Doble "Gallito"—Merle Evans Circus Band Safe
Lizzy & Cody 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Isn't She Lovely"—Stevie Wonder Eliminated
Tamati & Samantha 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Paso Doble "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro Safe
Rebecca & Aaron 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "(They Long to Be) Close to You"—The Carpenters Safe

Week 3

Running order
Couple Score Style Music
Geraldine & Stefano 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "The Lady Is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra
Rebecca & Aaron 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Rumba "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis
Tamati & Samantha 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra
Barbara & Jonny 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Chris & Kristie 26 (8, 7, 3, 8) Rumba "Wonderful Tonight"—Eric Clapton
Josh & Rachel 25 (6, 7, 5, 7) Quickstep "Mr Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Week 4

  • Musical guests:
Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Chris & Kristie 21 (5, 6, 4, 6) Tango "Money, Money, Money"—ABBA Eliminated
Barbara & Jonny 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) Jive "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown Safe
Tamati & Samantha 36 (9, 10, 8, 9) Tango "Disturbia"—Rihanna Safe
Josh & Rachel 27 (6, 8, 5, 8) Jive "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis Safe
Rebecca & Aaron 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) Tango "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor Safe
Geraldine & Stefano 24 (6, 7, 6, 5) Jive "The Boy from New York City"—The Manhattan Transfer Bottom two

Week 5

  • Musical guests:
Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Rebecca & Aaron 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Samba "Help Yourself"—Tom Jones Eliminated
30 ( ) American Smooth "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson
Tamati & Samantha 28 (8, 8, 6, 6) Samba "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira Safe
32 ( ) American Smooth "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson
Geraldine & Stefano 27 (7, 7, 7, 6) Samba "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"—Ella Fitzgerald Safe
28 ( ) American Smooth "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson
Josh & Rachel 22 (6, 7, 4, 5) Samba "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"—Harry Belafonte Bottom two
26 ( ) American Smooth "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson
Barbara & Jonny 31 (8, 6, 9, 8) Samba "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"—Scissor Sisters Safe
33 ( ) American Smooth "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson

Week 6

  • Musical guests:
Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Tamati & Samantha 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Mercy"—Duffy Safe
27 (7, 7, 6, 7) Foxtrot "The Pink Panther Theme"—Henry Mancini
Barbara & Jonny 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Tango "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"—Doris Day Bottom two
32 (7, 8, 9, 8) Cha-Cha-Cha "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb
Josh & Rachel 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Rumba "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye Safe
25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Foxtrot "Mellow Yellow"—Donovan
Geraldine & Stefano 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) Tango "Libertango"—Bond Eliminated
20 (5, 6, 4, 5) Rumba "Big Girls Don't Cry"—Fergie

Week 7

  • Musical guests:
Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Barbara & Jonny 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) Rumba "You Give Me Something"—James Morrison Safe
37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Bubbly"—Colbie Caillat
Josh & Rachel 24 (7, 6, 5, 6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson Eliminated
31 (9, 8, 6, 8) Tango "Mujer"—Carlos Ortega
Tamati & Samantha 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Jive "You Can't Stop the Beat"— from Hairspray Bottom two
37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Rumba "Irreplaceable"—Beyoncé

Week 8

  • Musical guests:
Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Tamati & Samantha 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Waltz "What'll I Do"—Des O'Connor Winners
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Paso Doble "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro
35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Freestyle "Maori Battalion" / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Bette Midler
Barbara & Jonny 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Rumba "The Way We Were"—Barbra Streisand Runners-up
39 (10, 10, 9, 10) Quickstep "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen

References

  1. "Family history scares Rowles". New Zealand Herald. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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