Series Number: | 3 | ||
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Network: | RTÉ One | ||
Num Episodes: | 12 | ||
Prev Series: | Series 2 | ||
Next Series: | Series 4 |
Dancing with the Stars returned for a third series on 6 January 2019 on RTÉ One for a twelve-week run.[1] [2]
Nicky Byrne returned as host for a third year, joined by Jennifer Zamparelli who replaces Amanda Byram as co-host.[3] [4]
Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson all returned as judges.[5]
On 2 December 2018, Mairéad Ronan, was officially announced as the first celebrity to be taking part.[6] Celebrity reveals then continued every day until 7 December when the final three contestants were revealed during an appearance on The Late Late Show.[7] [8]
On 26 December 2018, professional dancer Curtis Pritchard was involved in an incident where he and his brother, AJ Pritchard, were attacked in a nightclub by eight people.[9] Curtis sustained injuries to his face, eye and knee. Because of the attack, Curtis was forced to undergo surgery on his knee, he was therefore ruled out of taking part in the series until further notice. It was confirmed he would be replaced by a new professional dancer.[10] On 4 January 2019, Curtis' replacement was confirmed as being former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Trent Whiddon.[11] The rest of the pairings were revealed later that day on the pre-show, Can't Stop Dancing.[12]
Celebrity | Known for | Professional | Status | |
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Eilish O'Carroll | Mrs Brown’s Boys actress | Ryan McShane | Eliminated 1st on 20 January 2019 | |
Holly Carpenter | Former Miss Ireland | Trent Whiddon | Eliminated 2nd on 27 January 2019 | |
Darren Kennedy | TV presenter & style entrepreneur | Karen Byrne | Eliminated 3rd on 3 February 2019 | |
Demi Isaac Oviawe | The Young Offenders actress | Kai Widdrington | Eliminated 4th on 17 February 2019 | |
Peter Stringer | Former rugby player | Ksenia Zsikhotska | Eliminated 5th on 24 February 2019 | |
Denis Bastick | Former Dublin GAA footballer | Valeria Milova | Eliminated 6th on 3 March 2019 | |
Clelia Murphy | Fair City actress | Vitali Kozmin | Eliminated 7th on 10 March 2019 | |
Fred Cooke | Comedian | Giulia Dotta | Eliminated 8th on 17 March 2019 | |
Cliona Hagan | Country music singer | Robert Rowiński | Runners-up on 24 March 2019 | |
Johnny Ward | Actor | Emily Barker | ||
Mairéad Ronan | Television & radio presenter | John Nolan | Winners on 24 March 2019 |
Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1/2+3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6+7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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Mairéad & John | 1 | — | 18 | 24 | 42 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 21 | 22+26=48 | 27+3=30 | 24+=54 | bgcolor=gold | 29++= | |
Johnny & Emily | 2 | 22 | — | 19 | 41 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 29 | 28+26=54 | 30+5=35 | +28= | ++=88 | ||
Cliona & Robert | — | 21 | 20 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 30 | 25+29=54 | 25+4=29 | 22+28=50 | ++= | |||
Fred & Giulia | 4 | 12 | — | 23 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 24 | 20+26=46 | 17+2=19 | bgcolor=Orange | += | ||
Clelia & Vitali | 5 | — | 19 | 21 | 40 | 26 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 21 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 25 | 26+29=55 | bgcolor=Orange | 19+1=20 | ||
Denis & Valeria | 6 | 15 | — | 17 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 23 | bgcolor=Orange | 24+29=53 | ||||
Peter & Ksenia | 7 | 16 | — | 14 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 41 | bgcolor=Orange | ||||||
Demi & Kai | 8 | — | 10 | 14 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 21 | bgcolor=Orange | ||||||
Darren & Karen | 9 | 16 | — | 14 | 30 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
Holly & Trent | 10 | — | 16 | 15 | 31 | 16 | |||||||||||
Eilish & Ryan | 11 | — | 15 | 12 | 27 |
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
This table only counts for single dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. It does not include the Team Dance or Marathon scores.
Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Total average | |
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1 | 2 | Johnny & Emily | 362 | 14 | 25.86 | |
2 | 1 | Mairéad & John | 354 | 25.26 | ||
2 | Cliona & Robert | |||||
4 | 5 | Clelia & Vitali | 204 | 9 | 22.67 | |
5 | 6 | Denis & Valeria | 157 | 8 | 19.63 | |
6 | 4 | Fred & Giulia | 209 | 11 | 19.00 | |
7 | 7 | Peter & Ksenia | 130 | 7 | 18.57 | |
8 | 9 | Darren & Karen | 66 | 4 | 16.50 | |
9 | 10 | Holly & Trent | 47 | 3 | 15.67 | |
8 | Demi & Kai | 94 | 6 | |||
11 | 11 | Eilish & Ryan | 27 | 2 | 13.50 |
The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.
Couples | Highest scoring dance | Lowest scoring dance | |
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Mairéad & John | Viennese Waltz Contemporary Ballroom Showdance (30) | Waltz (18) | |
Cliona & Robert | Waltz Quickstep Showdance (30) | Rumba (20) | |
Johnny & Emily | Contemporary Ballroom Jive Showdance (30) | Foxtrot Quickstep (19) | |
Fred & Giulia | Quickstep Jive Salsa (24) | Cha-cha-cha (12) | |
Clelia & Vitali | Salsa Charleston (26) | Jive Waltz (19) | |
Denis & Valeria | Paso Doble (24) | Tango (14) | |
Peter & Ksenia | Charleston (25) | Quickstep (14) | |
Demi & Kai | Viennese Waltz (21) | Cha-Cha-Cha (10) | |
Darren & Karen | Charleston Salsa (18) | Jive (14) | |
Holly & Trent | Salsa Foxtrot (16) | Waltz (15) | |
Eilish & Ryan | Tango (15) | Samba (12) |
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.
Guest act: Series 2 champions, Jake Carter and Karen Byrne performing a Contemporary Ballroom to 'Sign of the Times'
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | |
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Darren & Karen | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Tango | "Sharp Dressed Man" — ZZ Top | |
Denis & Valeria | 15 (4, 5, 6) | American Smooth | "It's a Beautiful Day" — Michael Bublé | |
Fred & Giulia | 12 (3, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sexy and I Know It" — LMFAO | |
Johnny & Emily | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode" — Leif Garrett | |
Peter & Ksenia | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Salsa | "Come with Me" — Ricky Martin |
Guest act: Ryan Mack performing ‘Sofa’.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | |
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Holly & Trent | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Salsa | "Neon Lights" — Demi Lovato | |
Eilish & Ryan | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Tango | "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango" — Alma Cogan | |
Demi & Kai | 10 (3, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cut to the Feeling" — Carly Rae Jepsen | |
Cliona & Robert | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" — Luke Bryan | |
Mairéad & John | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston | |
Clelia & Vitali | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Jive | "Tell Her About It" — Billy Joel |
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result | |
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Mairéad & John | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Bom Bom" — Sam and the Womp | Safe | |
Demi & Kai | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "After All" — The Frank and Walters | Last to be called safe | |
Eilish & Ryan | 12 (3, 4, 5) | Samba | "Eso Beso" — Emma Bunton | Eliminated | |
Cliona & Robert | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Let You Love Me" — Rita Ora | Safe | |
Peter & Ksenia | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Quickstep | "Wake Me Up" — Avicii | Last to be called safe | |
Denis & Valeria | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Promises (David Guetta Remix)" — Calvin Harris and Sam Smith | Safe | |
Clelia & Vitali | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Verano Porteño"—Astor Piazzolla | Safe | |
Darren & Karen | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Jive | "Fun, Fun, Fun" — The Beach Boys and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Safe | |
Holly & Trent | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "Lollipops and Roses" — Jack Jones | Safe | |
Fred & Giulia | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Right Said Fred" — Bernard Cribbins | Safe | |
Johnny & Emily | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "This Town" — Niall Horan | Safe |
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Movie | Result | |
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Cliona & Robert | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Jive | "Perfect Day" — Hoku | Legally Blonde | Last to be called safe | |
Holly & Trent | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Beauty and the Beast" — Emma Thompson | Beauty and the Beast | Eliminated | |
Denis & Valeria | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Tango | "Danger Zone" — Kenny Loggins | Top Gun | Safe | |
Demi & Kai | 20 (6, 6, 8) | Salsa | "One Night Only" — Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal | Dreamgirls | Safe | |
Fred & Giulia | 13 (4, 4, 5) | American Smooth | "The Pink Panther Theme" — Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther | Last to be called safe | |
Johnny & Emily | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal | Batman Forever | Safe | |
Darren & Karen | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Charleston | "I Wanna Be Like You" — The Overtones | The Jungle Book | Safe | |
Mairéad & John | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Oh, Pretty Woman" — Roy Orbison and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Pretty Woman | Safe | |
Peter & Ksenia | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso Doble | "Un Poco Loco" — Anthony Gonzalez and Gael García Bernal | Coco | Safe | |
Clelia & Vitali | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Night Fever" — Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | Safe |
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result | |
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Fred & Giulia | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Tango | "Beat It"—Michael Jackson | Safe | |
Peter & Ksenia | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri | Safe | |
Darren & Karen | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "María" — Ricky Martin | Eliminated | |
Demi & Kai | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Rumba | "Dance with My Father" — Luther Vandross | Safe | |
Denis & Valeria | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Charleston | "The Power" — Snap! | Last to be called safe | |
Clelia & Vitali | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "The Fair City Waltz" — Hugh Drumm & Adam Lynch | Last to be called safe | |
Johnny & Emily | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Picture of You" — Boyzone | Safe | |
Cliona & Robert | 22 (7, 7, 8) | American Smooth | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain | Safe | |
Mairéad & John | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Contemporary Ballroom | "Rule the World" — Take That | Safe |
Guest act: Wild Youth performing ‘Making Me Dance’.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | |
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Peter & Valeria | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Body" — Loud Luxury feat. brando | |
Demi & Robert | 13 (4, 4, 5) | Charleston | "Wings" — Little Mix | |
Fred & Emily | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Paso Doble | "Y Viva España" — Black Lace | |
Johnny & Ksenia | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet | |
Denis & Giulia | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire" — Jerry Lee Lewis | |
Clelia & John | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Stop Me from Falling" — Kylie Minogue | |
Mairéad & Kai | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull | |
Cliona & Vitali | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Samba | "Taki Taki" — DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B |
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, Darren Bennett filled in for Julian Benson for the night.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result | |
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Clelia & Vitali | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "She's a Lady" — Tom Jones | Safe | |
Denis & Valeria | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers | Safe | |
Cliona & Robert | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Tango | "Sweet but Psycho" — Ava Max | Safe | |
Demi & Kai | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Fallin'" — Alicia Keys | Eliminated | |
Fred & Giulia | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool" — from Copacabana | Bottom two | |
Johnny & Emily | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Say You Won't Let Go" — James Arthur | Safe | |
Mairéad & John | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" — Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus | Last to be called safe | |
Peter & Ksenia | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Charleston | "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini | Safe |
Judges' votes to save
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 filled in for Julian Benson.
All performances this week are accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result | |
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Mairéad & John | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow | Safe | |
Denis & Valeria | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Someone like You" — Adele | Safe | |
Clelia & Vitali | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Paso Doble | "Funiculì, Funiculà" — Luigi Denza & Peppino Turco | Bottom two | |
Peter & Ksenia | 20 (6, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated | |
Johnny & Emily | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Tango | "Viva la Vida" — Coldplay | Safe | |
Cliona & Robert | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "A Time for Us" — Henry Mancini | Safe | |
Fred & Giulia | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Last to be called safe |
Judges' votes to save
Julian Benson returned to the panel following a two-week absence.
After each couple performed their individual dance, all six couples were separated into two teams to perform a team dance to earn a higher individual scores.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result | |
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Cliona & Robert | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Mujer Latina" — Thalía | Safe | |
Mairéad & John | 22 (7, 7, 8) | American Smooth | "Beyond the Sea" — Robbie Williams | Safe | |
Clelia & Vitali | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Charleston | "I Got Rhythm" — The Puppini Sisters | Bottom two | |
Denis & Valeria | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Carnaval de Paris" — Dario G | Eliminated | |
Fred & Giulia | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "With a Little Help from My Friends" — Joe Cocker | Safe | |
Johnny & Emily | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Samba | "Shape of You (Remix)" — Ed Sheeran feat. Zion & Lennox | Safe | |
Clelia & Vitali Cliona & Robert Denis & Valeria | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Freestyle ("Team Past") | "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)" — from Chicago | ||
Fred & Giulia Johnny & Emily Mairéad & John | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Freestyle ("Team Future") | "Born This Way" — Lady Gaga |
Judges' votes to save
After each couple performed their individual dance, all five couples took to the floor for the "Eurothon" in a bid to increase their scores.
Guest act: Johnny Logan performing "Hold Me Now" and Sarah McTernan performing '22'.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Eurovision | Result | |
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Fred & Giulia | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Samba | "We've Got the World" — Mickey Joe Harte | 11th place, Ireland - 2003 | Bottom two | |
Johnny & Emily | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Contemporary Ballroom | "Rise like a Phoenix" — Conchita Wurst | 1st place, Austria - 2014 | Safe | |
Cliona & Robert | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Charleston | "Puppet on a String" — Sandie Shaw | 1st place, United Kingdom - 1967 | Safe | |
Clelia & Vitali | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "All Kinds of Everything"—Dana | 1st place, Ireland - 1970 | Eliminated | |
Mairéad & John | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "Euphoria"—Loreen | 1st place, Sweden - 2012 | Safe | |
Johnny & Emily Cliona & Robert Mairéad & John Fred & Giulia Clelia & Vitali | 5 4 3 2 1 | Eurothon | "Making Your Mind Up" — Bucks Fizz | 1st place, United Kingdom - 1981 |
Judges' votes to save
The couples will perform two dances, the first being a song by an Irish artist to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day.
Guest act: Walking on Cars performing 'Coldest Water'.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
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Cliona & Robert | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Runaway" — The Corrs | Safe |
28 (9, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Respect" — Aretha Franklin and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
Fred & Giulia | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Brown Eyed Girl" — Van Morrison | Eliminated |
24 (8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Best Years of Our Lives" — Modern Romance | ||
Mairéad & John | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Perfect On Paper" — The Blizzards | Safe |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Viennese Waltz | "You Are the Reason" — Calum Scott and Leona Lewis | ||
Johnny & Emily | 27 (9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Power Over Me" — Dermot Kennedy | Bottom two |
28 (9, 9, 10) | Paso Doble | "Kashmir"—Escala |
Judges' votes to save
Guest act: Westlife performing 'Hello My Love'.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
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Mairéad & John | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Bom Bom" — Sam and the Womp | Winner |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Contemporary Ballroom | "Rule the World" — Take That | ||
30 (10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Don't Rain on My Parade" — Barbra Streisand | ||
Johnny & Emily | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "This Town" — Niall Horan | Runner-up |
30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode" — Leif Garrett | ||
30 (10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Bad Man" — Pitbull feat. Robin Thicke, Joe Perry & Travis Barker | ||
Cliona & Robert | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" — Luke Bryan | Runner-up |
27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Let You Love Me" — Rita Ora | ||
30 (10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "The Champion"—Carrie Underwood feat. Ludacris |
Highest scoring dance
Lowest scoring dance
No dance performed
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 | |||||
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Mairéad & John | N/A | Waltz | Charleston | Tango | Contemporary Ballroom | Salsa | Quickstep | Samba | American Smooth | Freestyle | Paso Doble | Eurothon | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Charleston | Contemporary Ballroom | Showdance |
Johnny & Emily | Jive | N/A | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Freestyle | Contemporary Ballroom | Eurothon | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Jive | Showdance |
Cliona & Robert | N/A | Quickstep | Rumba | Jive | American Smooth | Samba | Tango | Waltz | Salsa | Freestyle | Charleston | Eurothon | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Rumba | Showdance |
Fred & Giulia | Cha-cha-cha | N/A | Charleston | American Smooth | Tango | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Freestyle | Samba | Eurothon | Foxtrot | Salsa | |||
Clelia & Vitali | N/A | Jive | Tango | Salsa | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Paso Doble | Charleston | Freestyle | Waltz | Eurothon | |||||
Denis & Valeria | American Smooth | N/A | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Charleston | Jive | Waltz | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Freestyle | |||||||
Peter & Ksenia | Salsa | N/A | Quickstep | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | American Smooth | |||||||||
Demi & Kai | N/A | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Salsa | Rumba | Charleston | Viennese Waltz | ||||||||||
Darren & Karen | Tango | N/A | Jive | Charleston | Salsa | ||||||||||||
Holly & Trent | N/A | Salsa | Waltz | Foxtrot | |||||||||||||
Eilish & Ryan | N/A | Tango | Samba | ||||||||||||||