| Season Number: | 16 | ||||||
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| Num Episodes: | 10 | ||||||
| Network: | Network 10 |
The sixteenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 18 February 2019.[1] [2] Due to Network 10 having obtained the rights for the series, an overhaul to the cast and crew occurred. Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller were announced as the new co-hosts,[3] [4] while Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and professional dancers Sharna Burgess and Tristan MacManus were announced as the judges.[5]
This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. Network 10 revealed the first three celebrities participating in Dancing With the Stars to be Samuel Johnson, Curtly Ambrose & Cassandra Thorburn on 23 January 2019.[6] All of the remaining celebrities were announced on 30 January 2019.[1] [2]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Maestre | The Living Room presenter | Megan Wragg | Eliminated 1st | ||
| Denise Scott | Studio 10 presenter & comedian | Jeremy Garner | Eliminated 2nd | [7] | |
| Cassandra Thorburn | Children's author & media personality | Marco De Angelis | Eliminated 3rd | [8] | |
| Olympia Valance | Neighbours actress & model | Jarryd Byrne | Eliminated 4th | ||
| Michelle Bridges | The Biggest Loser trainer | Aric Yegudkin | Eliminated 5th | [9] [10] | |
| Curtly Ambrose | West Indies cricketer | Siobhan Power | Eliminated 6th | [11] | |
| Jimmy Rees | Giggle and Hoot presenter | Alexandra Vladimirov | Withdrew | [12] | |
| Jett Kenny | Ironman contestant & model | Lily Cornish | Eliminated 7th | [13] | |
| Constance Hall | Author & blogger | Gustavo Viglio | Third place | [14] | |
| Courtney Act | Drag queen & singer | Joshua Keefe | Runners-up | [15] | |
| Samuel Johnson | Actor & radio presenter | Jorja Freeman | Winners |
The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger, while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger .
Color key:
| Couple | Week | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| Samuel & Jorja | 1st | 20 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 17+18=35 | 26 | 29+28=57 | 26+24=50 | bgcolor="lightblue" | 28+18=46 | bgcolor="gold" | 29+29=58 | ||||
| Courtney & Josh | 2nd | 24 | 26+23= | 28+5= | 34+28= | 26+28= | 27+29= | bgcolor="silver" | 29+30= | |||||||||
| Constance & Gustavo | 3rd | 17 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 16+18=34 | 15 | 28+28=56 | 21+22=43 | 22+23= | bgcolor="tan" | 23+24= | |||||
| Jett & Lily | 4th | 12 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 21+23=44 | 17+3=20 | 26+25=51 | 16+16= | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 23+25=48 | ||||||
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 5th | 16 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 21+23=44 | 22+3=25 | bgcolor="lightblue" | 25+28=53 | |||||||||
| Curtly & Siobhan | 6th | 12 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 11+18= | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 19+25= | ||||||||||
| Michelle & Aric | 7th | 16 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 24+23=47 | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 22+3=25 | |||||||||
| Olympia & Jarryd | 8th | 17 | 17 | 34 | 24 | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 19+18=37 | |||||||||||
| Cassandra & Marco | 9th | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denise & Jeremy | 10th | 14 | 14 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Miguel & Megan | 11th | 13 | 13 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel & Megan | 13 (3, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Come Get It Bae" – Pharrell Williams | |
| Michelle & Aric | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sax" – Fleur East | |
| Olympia & Jarryd | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Tango | "Look What You Made Me Do" – Taylor Swift | |
| Jett & Lily | 12 (2, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars & Holly Cole | |
| Denise & Jeremy | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Viennese waltz | "I Put a Spell on You" – Screamin' Jay Hawkins | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 16 (3, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Youngblood" – 5 Seconds of Summer | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Viennese waltz | "Perfect" – Ed Sheeran | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 17 (5, 7, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Think" – Aretha Franklin | |
| Cassandra & Marco | 10 (1, 5, 4) | Viennese waltz | "Feeling Good" – Nina Simone | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Tango | "Believer" – Imagine Dragons | |
| Courtney & Josh | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Jive | "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man |
Each couple performed one unlearned dance to their favourite song. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney & Josh | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Wannabe" – Spice Girls | Safe | |
| Jett & Lily | 17 (4, 6, 7) | Samba | "Feels" – Calvin Harris, feat. Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry | Safe | |
| Denise & Jeremy | 14 (3, 5, 6) | Jive | "Friends" – Bette Midler | Safe | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 12 (2, 5, 5) | Samba | "(You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back" – Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger | Safe | |
| Miguel & Megan | 13 (2, 5, 6) | Tango | "The Greatest Show" – Panic! at the Disco | Eliminated | |
| Olympia & Jarryd | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa | Safe | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" – Queen | Safe | |
| Michelle & Aric | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift | Safe | |
| Cassandra & Marco | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Quickstep | "Dancing" – Kylie Minogue | Safe | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Valerie" – Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse | Safe | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 20 (4, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Finesse" – Bruno Mars | Safe |
Each couple performed one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable year of their lives. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle & Aric | 18 (4, 7, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Disposition" – The Temper Trap | Safe | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Contemporary | "Rise Up" – Andra Day | Safe | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 15 (3, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "Another One Bites the Dust" – Queen | Safe | |
| Jett & Lily | 14 (3, 6, 5) | Tango | "Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, feat. Ray Dalton | Safe | |
| Denise & Jeremy | 9 (1, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor | Eliminated | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Amazed" – Lonestar | Safe | |
| Cassandra & Marco | 13 (3, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Brave" – Sara Bareilles | Safe | |
| Olympia & Jarryd | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Contemporary | "Praying" – Kesha | Safe | |
| Courtney & Josh | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Tango | "Real Men" – Joe Jackson | Safe | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Contemporary | "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa, feat. Charlie Puth | Safe |
Each couple performed one unlearned Latin routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel & Jorja | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Mas Que Nada" – Sergio Mendes, feat. The Black Eyed Peas | Safe | |
| Jett & Lily | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Rumba | "When I Was Your Man" – Bruno Mars | Safe | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Salsa | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" – Pitbull | Safe | |
| Michelle & Aric | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Survivor" – 2WEI | Safe | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Smooth" – Santana, feat. Rob Thomas | Safe | |
| Cassandra & Marco | 9 (2, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Oye Como Va" – Tito Puente | Eliminated | |
| Olympia & Jarryd | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Época" – Gotan Project | Safe | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Cheap Thrills" – Sia | Safe | |
| Courtney & Josh | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "La Isla Bonita" – Madonna | Safe |
Each couple performed one unlearned dance, and then performed a team dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia & Jarryd | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Jive | "You Never Can Tell" – Chuck Berry | Pulp Fiction | Eliminated | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "This Is Me" – Keala Settle | The Greatest Showman | Safe | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 11 (2, 4, 5) | Tango | "Mamma Mia" – ABBA | Mamma Mia! | Safe | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | Safe | |
| Jett & Lily | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Happy" – Pharrell Williams | Despicable Me 2 | Safe | |
| Michelle & Aric | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "A Thousand Years" – Christina Perri | Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Safe | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Earned It" – The Weeknd | Fifty Shades of Grey | Safe | |
| Courtney & Josh | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Won't Dance" – Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers | Roberta | Safe | |
| Courtney & Josh Jett & Lily Jimmy & Alexandra Michelle & Aric | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Team Freestyle (Team La La Land) | "City of Stars" & "Another Day of Sun" (from La La Land) | |||
| Constance & Gustavo Curtly & Siobhan Olympia & Jarryd Samuel & Jorja | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Team Freestyle (Team Bohemian Rhapsody) | "We Will Rock You" & "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen (from Bohemian Rhapsody) | |||
Grant Denyer did not appear as co-host; he was absent due to being in hospital. Denise Scott filled in for Denyer.
Each couple performed one unlearned dance. The couple with the highest score earned immunity from elimination and five additional points, while the rest of the couples participated in dance-offs for additional points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle & Aric | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Crazy In Love" – Emeli Sande | Eliminated | |
| Jett & Lily | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "In My Blood" – Shawn Mendes | Safe | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Hold My Girl" – George Ezra | Safe | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 9 (2, 3, 4) | Jive | "What I Like About You" – The Romantics | Safe | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Jive | "Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King | Safe | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Mr Bojangles" – Jerry Jeff Walker | Safe | |
| Courtney & Josh | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Contemporary | "Creep" – Radiohead | Immunity |
| Couple | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jett & Lily | Jive | "Runaway Baby" – Bruno Mars | Winners |
| Samuel & Jorja | Losers | ||
| Jimmy & Alexandra | Samba | "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi, feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber | Winners |
| Curtly & Siobhan | Losers | ||
| Michelle & Aric | Cha-cha-cha | "September" – Earth, Wind & Fire | Winners |
| Constance & Gustavo | Losers |
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Bindi Irwin, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus
Grant Denyer did not appear as co-host for the second week in a row; he was absent due to being in hospital. The Loop host & Studio 10 reporter Scott Tweedie filled in for Denyer.
Each couple performed one unlearned dance and then teamed up with another couple and one of the judges for a second routine. Each judge designed the routine, coached their teams, and performed with them, while the two non-performing judges and guest judge Bindi Irwin scored their routine.[16] Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy & Alexandra | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Natural" – Imagine Dragons | Bottom two | |
| Courtney & Josh | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys | Safe | |
| Jett & Lily | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Take Me Out" – Franz Ferdinand | Safe | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran | Safe | |
| Curtly & Siobhan | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin | Eliminated | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 29 (7, 8, 8, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Hallelujah" – Leonard Cohen | Safe | |
| Jimmy & Alexandra Courtney & Josh | 28 (X, 10, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Easy Street (Reprise)" – from Annie | ||
| Curtly & Siobhan Jett & Lily | 25 (8, 8, 9, X) | Paso doble & Tango | "Thunderstruck" – AC/DC | ||
| Constance & Gustavo Samuel & Jorja | 28 (9, 9, X, 10) | Jive | "Fishies" – The Cat Empire | ||
On April 8, 2019, it was announced a few hours before the show that Jimmy Rees had voluntarily withdrawn from the competition for personal reasons. As a result, there was no additional elimination.
Grant Denyer did not appear as co-host for the third week in a row due to being hospitalized. Denise Scott filled in for him for a second time.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Order | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney & Josh | 1 | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Jazz | "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga |
| 5 | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Paso doble | "Die Another Day" – Madonna | |
| Jett & Lily | 2 | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Wake Me Up" – Avicii |
| 8 | 16 (3, 6, 7) | Salsa | "Light It Up" – Major Lazer | |
| Samuel & Jorja | 3 | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| 6 | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Run Boy Run" – Woodkid | |
| Constance & Gustavo | 4 | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "You Are the Reason" – Calum Scott |
| 7 | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Tango | "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" – Gotan Project |
After a three-week absence recovering from a back injury, Grant Denyer returned as co-host.
In the first round, each couple performed a redemption dance. In the second round, each couple performed a fusion dance of two dance styles dedicated to a meaningful person in their life.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney & Josh | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Hip Hip Chin Chin" – Club des Belugas | Safe |
| 29 (9, 10, 10) | Foxtrot & Tango | "Toxic" – Britney Spears | ||
| Jett & Lily | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Love Me Again" – John Newman | Eliminated |
| 25 (8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha & Jive | "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers | ||
| Constance & Gustavo | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Confident" – Demi Lovato | Safe |
| 23 (7, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha & Quickstep | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" – Mark Ronson, feat. Miley Cyrus | ||
| Samuel & Jorja | 28 (8, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Say You Won't Let Go" – James Arthur | Bottom two |
| 18 (5, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha & Tango | "Giant" – Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man |
In the first round, the couples performed an 'encore dance' which is their favourite dance of the season. In the second round, they performed a freestyle routine.
The show also included a 'special guest' appearance by Australian singer and songwriter Conrad Sewell, who sang his songs Love Me Anyway & Healing Hands before the winner of the show was announced.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Order | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney & Josh | 1 | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "I Won't Dance" – Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers | Runners-up |
| 5 | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Make Me Feel" – Janelle Monaé | ||
| Constance & Gustavo | 2 | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Valerie" – Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse | Third place |
| 4 | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones | ||
| Samuel & Jorja | 3 | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Jazz | "Mr Bojangles" – Jerry Jeff Walker | Winners |
| 6 | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Dancin' Fool" – Barry Manilow |
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel & Jorja | Tango | -cha | Samba | Rumba | Team Freestyle | Jazz | Jive | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | Rumba | Jazz | Freestyle | |||
| Courtney & Josh | Jive | -cha | Tango | Samba | Quickstep | Team Freestyle | Immunity | Viennese waltz | Jazz | Jazz | Paso doble | Samba | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Freestyle | ||
| Constance & Gustavo | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Paso doble | Team Freestyle | Jive | -cha | Rumba | Jive | Viennese waltz | Tango | Paso doble | Quickstep | Freestyle | |||
| Jett & Lily | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Tango | Rumba | Jive | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Jive | Paso doble | & Tango | Quickstep | Salsa | Tango | & Jive | |||
| Jimmy & Alexandra | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Rumba | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Samba | Paso doble | Jazz | |||||||
| Curtly & Siobhan | Viennese waltz | Samba | Paso Doble | -cha | Tango | Team Freestyle | Jive | Samba | Foxtrot | Paso doble & Tango | |||||||
| Michelle & Aric | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Tango | Paso Doble | Viennese waltz | Team Freestyle | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||
| Olympia & Jarryd | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Jive | Team Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Cassandra & Marco | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||||||
| Denise & Jeremy | Viennese waltz | Jive | -cha | ||||||||||||||
| Miguel & Megan | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | |||||||||||||||