The ninth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 24 April 2022 on Three.
The series will be hosted by Clint Randell and Sharyn Casey. Camilla Sacre-Dallerup will return to the judging panel as head judge, while James Luck and Lance Savali will join the judging panel for their first series.[1] Sacre-Dallerup contracted Covid-19 and was replaced in the final programme by Karen Hardy.[2]
The full cast was announced on 3 April. It was also announced that Eli Matthewson and Jonny Williams would make history by being the first same-sex partnership of the series.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Gray | Actress & television presenter | Aaron Gilmore | Eliminated 1st | |
| Eli Matthewson | The Edge radio presenter & comedian | Jonny Williams | Eliminated 2nd | |
| Eric Murray | Former Olympic rower | Loryn Reynolds | style=background:pink | Withdrew |
| Rhys Mathewson | Comedian | Phoebe Robb | style=background:pink | Withdrew |
| Kerre Woodham | Television & radio presenter | Jared Neame | Eliminated 3rd | |
| Alex Vaz | Reality television star | Brittany Coleman | Fourth Place | |
| David Letele | Former professional boxer | Kristie Williams | Third Place | |
| Brodie Kane | Television & radio presenter | Enrique Jones | Runners-up | |
| Jazz Thornton | Author & mental health activist | Brad Coleman | Winners |
In December 2019, it was that announced that a ninth series would air on Three in 2020.[3] On 11 February 2020, it was announced that former contestant Laura Daniel would be replacing Rachel White on the judging panel for the ninth series.[4] On 23 February 2020, The New Zealand Herald reported that Destiny Church Pastor and Vision NZ leader Hannah Tamaki was tipped to join the series.[5] After major backlash online, MediaWorks confirmed that Tamaki would no longer be joining the series. In the same statement, they confirmed that the cast announcement for the ninth series was scheduled for the end of March 2020.[6] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, the series was postponed indefinitely.[7] In March 2022 it was confirmed that the show would return later that year.
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz & Brad | 1 | 22+8=30 | 27+8=35 | 29+6=35 | 23+27=50 | 26+27=53 | 30 | bgcolor=gold | +28=58 | ||||||
| Brodie & Enrique | 2 | 20+6=26 | 17+7=24 | 24+7=31 | 23+24=47 | 26+27=53 | 29 | bgcolor=silver | +30=59 | ||||||
| David & Kristie | 3 | 20+6=26 | 16+7=23 | 21+1=22 | 18+22=40 | 22+24=46 | bgcolor=tan | 26 | bgcolor=darkgrey | ||||||
| Vaz & Brittany | 4 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 15+6=21 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 19+8=27 | bgcolor=lightblue | 21+3=24 | bgcolor=yellow | 22+21=43 | bgcolor=lightblue | 23+16=39 | bgcolor=violet | 26 | bgcolor=darkgrey | |
| Kerre & Jared | 5 | 19+7=26 | 19+7=26 | bgcolor=yellow | 19+2=21 | bgcolor=darkgrey | bgcolor=orange | 22+23=45 | |||||||
| Rhys & Phoebe | 6 | 19+8=27 | 25+8=33 | 25+5=30 | 26+28=54 | bgcolor=pink | — | ||||||||
| Eric & Loryn | 7 | 23+6=29 | 19+8=27 | 23+4=27 | bgcolor=lightblue | 19+21=40 | bgcolor=pink | — | |||||||
| Eli & Jonny | 8 | 25+7=32 | bgcolor=orange | 22+7=29 | |||||||||||
| Sonia & Aaron | 9 | bgcolor=orange | 20+6=26 | ||||||||||||
indicates the couples eliminated that week.
indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.
the couple withdrew from the competition.
the couple were eliminated but later returned to the competition.
indicates the winning couple.
indicates the runner-up couple.
indicates the couple who placed third.
indicates the couple who placed fourth.
This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-point scale.
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jazz & Brad | 239 | 9 | 26.6 |
| 2 | 6 | Rhys & Phoebe | 123 | 5 | 24.6 |
| 3 | 2 | Brodie & Enrique | 220 | 9 | 24.4 |
| 4 | 8 | Eli & Jonny | 47 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 5 | 3 | David & Kristie | 169 | 8 | 21.1 |
| 6 | 7 | Eric & Loryn | 105 | 5 | 21.0 |
| 7 | 4 | Vaz & Brittany | 163 | 8 | 20.4 |
| 5 | Kerre & Jared | 102 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sonia & Aaron | 20 | 1 | 20.0 |
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Jazz Thornton | 26 | Eric Murray | 19 | |
| Jive | Eli Matthewson | 22 | Rhys Matthewson Eric Murray | 19 | |
| Tango | Jazz Thornton | 27 | Alex Vaz | 15 | |
| Samba | Brodie Kane | 27 | Kerre Woodham | 19 | |
| Quickstep | Jazz Thornton | 28 | David Letele | 18 | |
| Rumba | Eric Murray Kerre Woodham | 23 | Alex Vaz | 19 | |
| Foxtrot | Jazz Thornton | 29 | David Letele Alex Vaz | 16 | |
| Paso Doble | Brodie Kane | 30 | Kerre Woodham | 19 | |
| Viennese Waltz | Jazz Thornton | 27 | David Letele | 21 | |
| Waltz | Rhys Matthewson | 25 | |||
| Showdance | Jazz Thornton | 30 | David Letele Alex Vaz | 26 | |
Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances are excluded).
| Couples | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz & Brad | Showdance (30) | Samba (22) | |
| Brodie & Enrique | Paso Doble (30) | Foxtrot (17) | |
| David & Kristie | Showdance (26) | Foxtrot (16) | |
| Vaz & Brittany | Showdance (26) | Tango (15) | |
| Kerre & Jared | Rumba (23) | Foxtrot Paso Doble Samba (19) | |
| Rhys & Phoebe | Foxtrot (28) | Jive (19) | |
| Eric & Loryn | Quickstep Rumba (23) | Cha-Cha-Cha Jive (19) | |
| Eli & Jonny | Viennese Waltz (25) | Jive (22) | |
| Sonia & Aaron | Rumba (20) | Rumba (20) |
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: James Luck, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Lance Savali.
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys & Phoebe | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Jive | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet | Safe | |
| Kerre & Jared | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Glitter" – BENEE | Safe | |
| Vaz & Brittany | 15 (4, 6, 5) | Tango | "Youngblood" – 5 Seconds of Summer | Bottom two | |
| Jazz & Brad | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Samba | "Sundown" – Six60 | Safe | |
| David & Kristie | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Paso Doble | "The Greatest" – Six60 | Safe | |
| Sonia & Aaron | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Rumba | "Help Me Out" – Kings featuring Sons of Zion | Eliminated | |
| Eli & Jonny | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Never Be Apart" – TEEKS | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric & Loryn | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Dance Monkey" – Tones and I | Safe | |
| Brodie & Enrique | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – Kylie Minogue | Safe | |
| Eli & Jonny Vaz & Brittany Kerre & Jared Eric & Loryn | 7 6 7 6 | Team Cha-Cha-Cha | |||
| Sonia & Aaron David & Kristie Jazz & Brad Rhys & Phoebe Brodie & Enrique | 6 6 8 8 6 | Team Waltz | |||
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric & Loryn | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Intoxicated" – Martin Solveig and Good Times Ahead | Safe | |
| Rhys & Phoebe | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Tango | "Shivers" – Ed Sheeran | Safe | |
| Brodie & Enrique | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Good as Hell" – Lizzo | Safe | |
| Vaz & Brittany | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Heat Waves" – Glass Animals | Bottom Two | |
| Eli & Jonny | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Jive | "Thats What I Want" – Lil Nas X | Eliminated | |
| Kerre & Jared | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Paso Doble | "Crazy" – Drax Project | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Kristie | 16 (5, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Come Back Home" – Stan Walker | Safe | |
| Jazz & Brad | 27 (10, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Light Switch" – Charlie Puth | Safe | |
| Eli & Jonny Brodie & Enrique Kerre & Jared David & Kristie | 7 | Traditional Samba (Team Fire) | "Iko Iko" – The Belle Stars | ||
| Eric & Loryn Vaz & Brittany Rhys & Phoebe Jazz & Brad | 8 | Modern Samba (Team Ice) | "Levitating" – Dua Lipa | ||
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerre & Jared | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Samba | "Africa" – Toto | Eliminated | |
| Vaz & Brittany | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Volare" – Gipsy Kings | Bottom Two | |
| Rhys & Phoebe | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Waltz | "Three Times a Lady" – Commodores | Safe | |
| Brodie & Enrique | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen | Safe | |
| Eric & Loryn | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Mothers Eyes" – Six60 | Safe | |
| Jazz & Brad | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Foxtrot | "Rise Up" – Andra Day | Safe | |
| David & Kristie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Count On Me" – Judah Kelly | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys & Phoebe | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Samba | Safe | |
| 28 (10, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Domino" – Jessie J | ||
| David & Kristie | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Call Me" – Blondie | Safe |
| 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "Teardrops" – Womack & Womack | ||
| Vaz & Brittany | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Dreams"- Fleetwood Mac | Eliminated |
| 21 (8, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Riptide" – Vance Joy | ||
| Eric & Loryn | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Jive | "Cooler than Me" – Mike Posner | Bottom two |
| 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Another One Bites the Dust" – Queen | ||
| Brodie & Enrique | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "As It Was" – Harry Styles | Safe |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I'm Outta Love" – Anastacia | ||
| Jazz & Brad | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Love Tonight" – Shouse | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Breakaway" – Kelly Clarkson |
Eric & Loryn withdrew from the competition after Eric tested positive for COVID-19, Vaz & Brittany were brought back in.[8]
Rhys & Phoebe withdrew from the competition after they both tested positive for COVID-19, Kerre & Jared were brought back in.[9]
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodie & Enrique | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Shout" – The Isley Brothers | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners | ||
| Vaz & Brittany | 23 (9, 7, 7) | Samba | "Coco Jamboo" – Mr. President | Bottom two |
| 16 (5, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | |||
| David & Kristie | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Tango | "What Is Love" – Haddaway | Safe |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "September" – Earth, Wind & Fire | ||
| Jazz & Brad | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Just Dance" – Lady Gaga ft. Colby O'Donis | Safe |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "I Can't Wait" – Stevie Nicks | ||
| Kerre & Jared | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "You to Me Are Everything" – The Real Thing | Eliminated |
| 23 (8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Wicked Game" – Chris Isaak |
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: James Luck, Karen Hardy, Lance Savali.
Camilla Sacre-Dallerup was absent after testing positive for COVID-19, Karen Hardy replaced her on the judges table.
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Kristie | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Showdance | "I Believe" – Yolanda Adams | Third Place | |
| Vaz & Brittany | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Showdance | "Legendary" – Welshly Arms | Fourth Place | |
| Jazz & Brad | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Angel by the Wings" – Sia | Safe | |
| Brodie & Enrique | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Showdance | "Proud Mary" – Tina Turner | Safe |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz & Brad | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Light Switch" – Charlie Puth | Winners | |
| Brodie & Enrique | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen | Runners-up |
Highest scoring dance
Lowest scoring dance
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz & Brad | Samba | Team Waltz | Quickstep | Team Ice | Foxtrot | Jive Marathon | Paso Doble | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Showdance | Quickstep |
| Brodie & Enrique | Jive | Team Waltz | Foxtrot | Team Fire | Paso Doble | Jive Marathon | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Samba | Showdance | Paso Doble |
| David & Kristie | Paso Doble | Team Waltz | Foxtrot | Team Fire | Viennese Waltz | Jive Marathon | Quickstep | Jive | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Showdance | |
| Vaz & Brittany | Tango | Team Cha-Cha-Cha | Rumba | Team Ice | Jive | Jive Marathon | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Samba | Foxtrot | Showdance | |
| Kerre & Jared | Foxtrot | Team Cha-cha-Cha | Paso Doble | Team Fire | Samba | Jive Marathon | Quickstep | Rumba | ||||
| Rhys & Phoebe | Jive | Team Waltz | Tango | Team Ice | Waltz | Jive Marathon | Samba | Foxtrot | — | |||
| Eric & Loryn | Quickstep | Teach Cha-Cha-Cha | Cha-Cha-Cha | Team Ice | Rumba | Jive Marathon | Jive | Tango | — | |||
| Eli & Jonny | Viennese Waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Team Fire | ||||||||
| Sonia & Aaron | Rumba | Team Waltz | ||||||||||