Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12)

Dancing with the Stars
Season 12
Celebrity winner	Johnny Ruffo
Professional winner	Luda Kroitor
Country of origin	Australia
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	15 April (2012-04-15) – 17 June 2012 (2012-06-17)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 11 Next → Season 13

The twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 15 April 2012, at the 6:30pm time slot on Channel Seven.^[1] With previous co-host Sonia Kruger defecting to Channel Nine, former Spice Girl and American Dancing with the Stars season 5 runner up Mel B was hired as her replacement.^[2] Daniel MacPherson continues his role as main host of the show, along with judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Joshua Horner.

Background[]

The cast for the season were revealed on 13 March 2012 via the Seven website, along with their professional partners,^[3] although four contestants were revealed in late February 2012.^[4] This cast has been seen as a star increase on the previous year's cast, particularly with the addition of new international co-host Mel B, and former Nine daytime talkshow host Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Six new professional dancers, including former American Dancing with the Stars professional Damian Whitewood, Christopher Page, Elena Samodanova, Jess Prince, Gleb Savchenko and Damien Samuel have been recruited to replace non-returning professional dancers Alana Patience, Brendon Midson, Arsen Kishishian, Masha Belash, Jade Brand and Mark Hodge.

Couples[]

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Erin McNaught	Miss Universe Australia 2006	Gleb Savchenko	Eliminated 1st on 22 April 2012
Caine Eckstein	Ironman	Jess Prince	Eliminated 2nd on 29 April 2012
Vogue Williams	Model	Christopher Page	Eliminated 3rd on 6 May 2012
Shannon Noll	Singer-songwriter	Elena Samodanova	Withdrew on 13 May 2012
Kerri-Anne Kennerley	Television & radio presenter	Carmelo Pizzino	Eliminated 4th on 20 May 2012
Jessica Watson	Solo yachtswoman	Damien Samuel	Eliminated 5th on 27 May 2012
Brian Mannix	Uncanny X-Men lead singer	Melanie Hooper	Eliminated 6th on 3 June 2012
Brendan Fevola	AFL player	Jessica Raffa	Eliminated 7th on 10 June 2012
Zoe Cramond	Packed to the Rafters actress	Aric Yegudkin	Third Place on 17 June 2012
Danielle Spencer	Singer-songwriter & actress	Damian Whitewood	Runners-Up on 17 June 2012
Johnny Ruffo	The X Factor contestant	Luda Kroitor	Winners on 17 June 2012

Dance schedule[]

The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week.

• Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Viennese Waltz
• Week 2: Jive or Foxtrot
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (Personal Song/Story week)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (Australian Music week)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance (Broadway Week)
• Week 6: One unlearned dance and Dance Off (Movies/Musicals Week)
• Week 7: One unlearned dance and Team Dances
• Week 8: One unlearned ballroom and Instant Latin dance
• Week 9: One unlearned dance and Argentine Tango
• Week 10: Redemption dance, Cha-cha-cha Face-off and Freestyle

Judges scores[]

Couple	Place	1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Johnny & Luda	1	20	22	42	22	27	25	26+10=36	21+28=49	26+25=51	25+22=47	29+26+30=85
Danielle & Damian	2	25	25	50	27	26	28	30+8=38	28+27=55	28+28=56	27+29=56	28+27+29=84
Zoe & Aric	3	27	24	51	25	27	28	27+9=36	30+27=57	29+27=56	26+30=56	23+27=50
Brendan & Jessica	4	20	23	43	20	20	23	14+7=21	18+28=46	24+22=46	15+27=42
Brian & Melanie	5	16	20	36	21	22	16	16+6=22	21+28=49	19+13=32
Jessica & Damien	6	18	8	26	21	21	21	15+4=19	13+27=40
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	7	22	27	49	22	18	19	22+5=27
Shannon & Elena	8	16	16	32	15	20
Vogue & Christopher	9	14	20	34	21	16
Caine & Jess	10	21	17	38	20
Erin & Gleb	11	16	21	37

Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.

  indicates the couple eliminated that week.

  indicates the couple withdrew from the competition.

  indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

  indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.

  indicates the winning couple.

  indicates the runner-up couple.

  indicates the third-place couple.

Averages[]

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.

Rank by Average	Place	Couple	Total Points Earned	Number of Dances	Average
1	2	Danielle & Damian	412	15	27.46
2	3	Zoe & Aric	377	14	26.93
3	1	Johnny & Luda	374	15	24.93
4	7	Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	130	6	21.67
5	4	Brendan & Jessica	254	12	21.16
6	10	Caine & Jess	58	3	19.33
7	5	Brian & Melanie	191	10	19.10
8	11	Erin & Gleb	37	2	18.50
9	6	Jessica & Damien	144	8	18.00
10	9	Vogue & Christopher	71	4	17.75
11	8	Shannon & Elena	67	4	16.75

Highest and lowest scoring performances[]

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

Dance	Best dancer(s)	Best score	Worst dancer(s)	Worst score
Foxtrot	Johnny Ruffo	29	Shannon Noll	15
Cha Cha Cha	Danielle Spencer	30	Vogue Williams	14
Jive	Danielle Spencer	28	Jessica Watson	8
Quickstep	Zoe Cramond	30	Brian Mannix	19
Rumba	Zoe Cramond	30	Brendan Fevola	14
Samba	Danielle Spencer Johnny Ruffo Zoe Cramond	27	Brian Mannix	13
Waltz	Kerri-Anne Kennerley	22	Jessica Watson	21
Paso Doble	Zoe Cramond Danielle Spencer	28	Brian Mannix Vogue Williams	16
Viennese Waltz	Zoe Cramond	27	Jessica Watson	18
Tango	Zoe Cramond	29	Caine Eckstein Brendan Fevola	20
Argentine Tango	Danielle Spencer Brendan Fevola	27	Johnny Ruffo	22
Salsa	Danielle Spencer	29	Jessica Watson	13
Team Dance	Brendan Fevola Johnny Ruffo Brian Mannix	28	Danielle Spencer Zoe Cramond Jessica Watson	27
Freestyle	Johnny Ruffo	30	Danielle Spencer	29

Couples' Highest and Lowest Scoring Dances[]

According to the traditional 30-point scale.

Couples	Highest Scoring Dance(s)	Lowest Scoring Dance(s)
Johnny & Luda	Freestyle (30)	Cha-cha-cha (20)
Danielle & Damian	Cha-cha-cha (30)	Viennese Waltz Jive (25)
Zoe & Aric	Quickstep Rumba (30)	Jive (23)
Brendan & Jessica	Team cha-cha-cha (28)	Rumba (14)
Brian & Melanie	Team cha-cha-cha (28)	Samba (13)
Jessica & Damien	Team cha-cha-cha (27)	Jive (8)
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	Foxtrot (27)	Jive (18)
Shannon & Elena	Paso Doble (20)	Foxtrot (15)
Vogue & Christopher	Vienese Waltz (21)	Cha-cha-cha (14)
Caine & Jess	Vienese Waltz (21)	Jive (17)
Erin & Gleb	Foxtrot (21)	Cha-cha-cha (16)

Dance Chart[]

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

• Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Viennese Waltz
• Week 2: Jive or Foxtrot
• Week 3: One Unlearned Dance (Personal Song/Story Week)
• Week 4: One Unlearned Dance (Australian Music Week)
• Week 5: One Unlearned Dance (Broadway Week)
• Week 6: One Unlearned Dance & Jive Marathon (Movies Week)
• Week 7: One Unlearned Dance & Males vs. Females Team Cha-cha-cha
• Week 8: One Unlearned Ballroom Dance & Instant Latin Dance
• Week 9: Argentine Tango & One Unlearned Latin Dance
• Week 10: Redemption Dance, Cha-cha-cha Face-Off, & Freestyle

  Highest scoring dance

  Lowest scoring dance

  Danced, but not scored

Couple	1	2	3	4	5	6		7		8		9		10
Johnny & Luda	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Rumba	Samba	Quickstep	Salsa	Jive Marathon	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Tango	Paso Doble	Jive	Argentine Tango	Foxtrot	Cha-cha-cha	Freestyle
Danielle & Damian	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Samba	Foxtrot	Tango	Cha-cha-cha	Jive Marathon	Paso Doble	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Rumba	Argentine Tango	Salsa	Jive	Cha-cha-cha	Freestyle
Zoe & Aric	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Foxtrot	Cha-cha-cha	Paso Doble	Salsa	Jive Marathon	Quickstep	Cha-cha-cha	Tango	Samba	Argentine Tango	Rumba	Jive	Cha-cha-cha	Freestyle
Brendan & Jessica	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Cha-cha-cha	Tango	Quickstep	Rumba	Jive Marathon	Samba	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Paso Doble	Salsa	Argentine Tango			Viennese Waltz
Brian & Melanie	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Jive	Tango	Rumba	Paso Doble	Jive Marathon	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep	Samba					Cha-cha-cha
Jessica & Damien	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Rumba	Tango	Waltz	Cha-cha-cha	Jive Marathon	Salsa	Cha-cha-cha							Tango
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Rumba	Jive	Samba	Waltz	Jive Marathon									Foxtrot
Shannon & Elena	Cha-cha-cha	Jive	Foxtrot	Paso Doble
Vogue & Christopher	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot	Viennese Waltz	Paso Doble												Paso Doble
Caine & Jess	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Tango													Tango
Erin & Gleb	Cha-cha-cha	Foxtrot														Foxtrot

Running order[]

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Joshua Horner.

Week 1[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Johnny & Luda	20 (7, 7, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Troublemaker"—Taio Cruz
Erin & Gleb	16 (5, 6, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"We Found Love"—Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
Caine & Jess	21 (7, 7, 7)	Viennese Waltz	"You and Me"—Lifehouse
Brian & Melanie	16 (5, 5, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Moves Like Jagger"—Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera
Danielle & Damian	25 (8, 9, 8)	Viennese Waltz	"One and Only"—Adele
Shannon & Elena	16 (5, 6, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Start Me Up"—The Rolling Stones
Jessica & Damien	18 (6, 6, 6)	Viennese Waltz	"I'm With You"—Avril Lavigne
Vogue & Christopher	14 (4, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)"—Lloyd feat. Lil Wayne
Zoe & Aric	27 (9, 9, 9)	Viennese Waltz	"A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri
Brendan & Jessica	20 (7, 6, 7)	Viennese Waltz	"Somebody to Love"—Queen
Kerri Anne & Carmelo	22 (8, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor

Week 2[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Shannon & Elena	16 (5, 6, 5)	Jive	"River Deep - Mountain High"—Ike & Tina Turner
Vogue & Christopher	20 (6, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Someone like You"—Adele
Caine & Jess	17 (5, 6, 6)	Jive	"Check Yes Juliet"—We The Kings
Brian & Melanie	20 (6, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Have You Met Miss Jones?"—Frank Sinatra
Zoe & Aric	24 (8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Runaway Baby"—Bruno Mars
Jessica & Damien	8 (1, 3, 4)	Jive	"Tightrope"—Janelle Monáe
Erin & Gleb	21 (7, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Fever"—Peggy Lee
Danielle & Damian	25 (8, 9, 8)	Jive	"Upside Down"—Paloma Faith
Brendan & Jessica	23 (9, 6, 8)	Jive	"Lonely Boy"—The Black Keys
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	27 (9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"The Lady is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra
Johnny & Luda	22 (8, 7, 7)	Foxtrot	"Apologize"—OneRepublic

Week 3: Personal Song/Story Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Brian & Melanie	21 (7, 7, 7)	Jive	"Blue Suede Shoes"—Elvis Presley
Vogue & Christopher	21 (7, 7, 7)	Viennese Waltz	"3 Words"— Cheryl Cole
Caine & Jess	20 (6, 7, 7)	Tango	"Somebody Told Me"—The Killers
Zoe & Aric	25 (9, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"Big Jet Plane"—Angus & Julia Stone
Johnny & Luda	22 (7, 7, 8)	Rumba	"Man in the Mirror"—Michael Jackson
Danielle & Damian	27 (9, 9, 9)	Samba	"Alejandro"—Lady Gaga
Shannon & Elena	15 (5, 5, 5)	Foxtrot	"True Blue"—John Williamson
Jessica & Damien	21 (5, 8, 8)	Rumba	"Wonderwall"—Oasis
Brendan & Jessica	20 (6, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Hey Baby"—DJ Otzi
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	22 (8, 8, 6)	Rumba	"You Needed Me"—Anne Murray

Week 4: Australian Music Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Zoe & Aric	27 (9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Better the Devil You Know"—Kylie Minogue
Brian & Melanie	22 (7, 7, 8)	Tango	"Horror Movie"—Skyhooks
Vogue & Christopher	16 (5, 5, 6)	Paso Doble	"Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap
Johnny & Luda	27 (10, 8, 9)	Samba	"Hello"—Cat Empire
Jessica & Damien	21 (7, 7, 7)	Tango	"Suicide Blonde"—INXS
Danielle & Damian	26 (8, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"Somebody That I Used to Know"—Gotye feat. Kimbra
Brendan & Jessica	20 (6, 7, 7)	Tango	"Playing to Win"—Little River Band
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	18 (6, 6, 6)	Jive	"Like Wow - Wipeout"—Hoodoo Gurus
Shannon & Elena	20 (6, 7, 7)	Paso Doble	"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"—AC/DC

Week 5: Broadway Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Danielle & Damian	28 (9, 10, 9)	Tango	"Cell Block Tango"—from Chicago
Brian & Melanie	16 (4, 6, 6)	Rumba	"Wanted Dead or Alive"—from Rock of Ages
Zoe & Aric	28 (8, 10, 10)	Paso Doble	"Be Italian"—from Nine
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	19 (6, 6, 7)	Samba	"Money, Money"—from Cabaret
Jessica & Damien	21 (8, 7, 6)	Waltz	"Edelweiss"—from The Sound of Music
Brendan & Jessica	23 (7, 7, 9)	Quickstep	"I Got Rhythm"—from Girl Crazy
Johnny & Luda	25 (9, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"We Go Together"—from Grease

Week 6: Movies/Musicals Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Jessica & Damien	15 (5, 5, 5)	Cha-cha-cha	"Oh, Pretty Woman"—from Pretty Woman
Brendan & Jessica	14 (4, 5, 5)	Rumba	"Tiny Dancer"—from Almost Famous
Zoe & Aric	27 (9, 9, 9)	Salsa	"Jai Ho"—from Slumdog Millionaire
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo	22 (7, 8, 7)	Waltz	"Moon River"—from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Brian & Melanie	16 (3, 6, 7)	Paso Doble	"Live and Let Die"—from James Bond
Danielle & Damian	30 (10, 10, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"When Doves Cry"—from Purple Rain
Johnny & Luda	26 (8, 8, 10)	Salsa	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—from Dirty Dancing
Jessica & Damien Kerri Anne & Carmelo Brian & Melanie Brendan & Jessica Danielle & Damian Zoe & Aric Johnny & Luda	4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Jive Marathon	"You Never Can Tell"—from Pulp Fiction

Week 7: Team Dances Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Danielle & Damian	28 (9, 10, 9)	Paso Doble	"What You Want"—Evanescence
Brian & Melanie	21 (6, 7, 8)	Viennese Waltz	"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"—The Beatles
Zoe & Aric	30 (10, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"Let the Good Times Roll"—Louis Jordan
Brendan & Jessica	18 (5, 6, 7)	Samba	"Mama Do the Hump"—Rizzle Kicks
Jessica & Damien	13 (4, 4, 5)	Salsa	"Ain't Nobody"—Chaka Khan
Johnny & Luda	21 (7, 7, 7)	Viennese Waltz	"I Won't Give Up"—Jason Mraz
Johnny & Luda Brendan & Jessica Brian & Melanie	28 (9, 9, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Like How It Feels"—Enrique Iglesias
Jessica & Damien Zoe & Aric Danielle & Damian	27 (9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Dance Again"—Jennifer Lopez

Week 8: Instant Dances Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Johnny & Luda	26 (9, 8, 9)	Tango	"Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson
	25 (8, 8, 9)	Instant Paso Doble	"Seven Nation Army"—The White Stripes
Brian & Melanie	19 (5, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder
	13 (2, 5, 6)	Instant Samba	"Jump in the Line"—Harry Belafonte
Zoe & Aric	29 (9, 10, 10)	Tango	"Rumor Has It"—Adele
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Instant Samba	"Pon de Replay"—Rihanna
Danielle & Damian	28 (8, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"Sparkling Diamonds"—Nicole Kidman
	28 (10, 9, 9)	Instant Rumba	"Drops of Jupiter"—Train
Brendan & Jessica	24 (8, 8, 8)	Foxtrot	"It Had to Be You"—Frank Sinatra
	22 (7, 7, 8)	Instant Paso Doble	"Paint it Black"—The Rolling Stones

Week 9: Semi-Finals Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Johnny & Luda	25 (8, 8, 9)	Jive	"Jet Lag"—Simple Plan
	22 (7, 8, 7)	Argentine Tango	"Sin Rumbo"—Otros Aires
Zoe & Aric	26 (9, 9, 8)	Argentine Tango	"Tanguera"—Mariano Mores
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Rumba	"Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"—Eminem feat. Rihanna
Brendan & Jessica	15 (5, 5, 5)	Salsa	"Get Busy"—Sean Paul
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Argentine Tango	"Libertango"—Bond
Danielle & Damian	27 (9, 9, 9)	Argentine Tango
	29 (10, 10, 9)	Salsa	"Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)"—Qwote & Lucenzo

Week 10: Grand Finale Week[]

Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Danielle & Damien	28 (9, 10, 9)	Jive	"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"—Solomon Burke
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Tonight Is the Night"—Outasight
	29 (9, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"When Love Takes Over"—David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
Johnny & Luda	29 (10, 9, 10)	Foxtrot	"This Business of Love"—Domino
	26 (8, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Tonight Is the Night"—Outasight
	30 (10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"It's Tricky"—Run-D.M.C.
Zoe & Aric	23 (7, 8, 8)	Jive	"Like It Like That"—Guy Sebastian
	27 (9, 9, 9)	Cha-cha-cha	"Tonight Is the Night"—Outasight

Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 11)

Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 12

Succeeded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 13)

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