Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 18)

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 18
Celebrity winnerLuke Jacobz
Professional winnerJorja Freeman
Country of originAustralia
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release11 April (2021-04-11) –
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)
Season chronology
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The eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, also known as Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, premiered on 11 April 2021.

Following the conclusion of the seventeenth season, it was announced that the show would not return for another season on Network 10.[1] However, in December 2020, Seven announced that the channel had regained the rights to the series, and would be bringing the show back with an All-Stars edition in 2021.[2][3] For the first time in the show's history, the series was pre-recorded instead of live and was filmed at the ICC in Sydney in March 2021. The series also aired nightly instead of weekly.[4]

Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger, who hosted the show from its inception in 2004, until 2007 and 2011 respectively, replaced Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller as hosts. Meanwhile, original judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Mark Wilson and Paul Mercurio replaced Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess and Tristan MacManus on the judging panel.[5]

Couples[]

The line-up was announced on 16 March 2021, consisting of ten former contestants, including five former winners, as well as four wildcard contestants who hadn't previously competed in the show.[6]

Celebrity Notability (known for) Previous finish Professional partner Status
Fifi Box Radio broadcaster & actress Season 6 runner-up Jeremy Garner Eliminated 1st
on 11 April 2021
Erin McNaught Model & actress Season 12 competitor Julian Caillon Eliminated 2nd
on 12 April 2021
Schapelle Corby Former drug smuggler N/A Shae Mountain Eliminated 3rd
on 13 April 2021
Jessica Gomes Model N/A Lyu Masuda Eliminated 4th
on 18 April 2021
Matty Johnson The Bachelor Australia star N/A Ruby Gherbaz Eliminated 5th
on 19 April 2021
Tom Williams Television presenter Season 2 winner Alexandra Vladimirov
Jamie Durie House Rules presenter Season 6 competitor Siobhan Power Eliminated 7th
on 20 April 2021
Renee Bargh Television presenter N/A Jarryd Byrne
Ada Nicodemou Home and Away actress Season 3 winner Aric Yegudkin Third place
on 25 April 2021
Kyly Clarke Former model Season 14 competitor Gustavo Viglio
Lincoln Lewis Former Home and Away actor Season 9 competitor Lily Cornish
Manu Feildel Chef & restaurateur Season 11 winner Katrina Patchett
Bec Hewitt Former Home and Away actress Season 1 winner Craig Monley Runners-up
on 25 April 2021
Luke Jacobz Actor & television presenter Season 8 winner Jorja Freeman Winners
on 25 April 2021

Previous seasons[]

Celebrity Season Partner Average Place
Bec Cartwright 1 Michael Miziner 34.20 1st
Tom Williams 2 Kym Johnson 33.5
Ada Nicodemou 3 Aric Yegudkin 30.50
Jamie Durie 6 Amanda Garner 29.1 4th
Fifi Box Paul Green 33.7 2nd
Luke Jacobz 8 Luda Kroitor 25.4 1st
Lincoln Lewis 9 20.7 5th
Manu Feildel 11 Alana Patience 24.7 1st
Erin McNaught 12 Gleb Savchenko 18.50 11th
Kyly Clarke 14 Damian Whitewood 34.50 9th

Scoring chart[]

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Luke & Jorja 1 — 31 — 38 — 40+10=50 40
Bec & Craig 2 31 — 31 — 39+10=49 — 40
Ada & Aric 3 — 30 — 37 — 37+9=46 37
Kyly & Gustavo 33 — 37 — 38+8=46 — 37
Lincoln & Lily 29 — 29 — 36+9=45 — 38
Manu & Katrina — 23 — 33 — 29+7=36 32
Jamie & Siobhan 7 — 28 — 29 — 31+6=37
Renee & Jarryd — 36 — 35 — 34+8=42
Matty J & Ruby 9 23 — 26 — 31+6=37
Tom & Alexandra 28 — 27 — 28+7=35
Jessica & Lyu 11 — 28 — 19
Schapelle & Shae 12 26 — 20
Erin & Julian 13 — 26
Fifi & Jeremy 14 22
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each night
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each night
  the couple was eliminated that night
  the couple earned immunity, and could not be eliminated
  the returning couple in the bottom two/three
  the winning couple
  the runner-up couple
  the third-place couple

Averages[]

Rank by average Place Couple Total points Number of dances Average
1 1 Luke & Jorja 149 4 37.3
2 3 Kyly & Gustavo 145 4 36.3
3 Ada & Aric 141 4 35.3
2 Bec & Craig 4
5 7 Renee & Jarryd 105 3 35.0
6 3 Lincoln & Lily 132 4 33.0
7 7 Jamie & Siobhan 88 3 29.3
8 3 Manu & Katrina 117 4 29.2
9 9 Tom & Alexandra 83 3 27.7
10 Matty J & Ruby 80 3 26.7
11 13 Erin & Julian 26 1 26.0
12 11 Jessica & Lyu 47 2 23.5
13 12 Schapelle & Shae 46 2 23.0
14 14 Fifi & Jeremy 22 1 22.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances[]

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:

Dance Best dancer(s) Highest score Worst dancer(s) Lowest score
Argentine tango Jamie Durie 31
Cha-cha-cha Bec Hewitt 39 Fifi Box 22
Charleston Schapelle Corby 20
Contemporary Kyly Clarke 38
Disco marathon Luke Jacobz 10 Jamie Durie 6
Foxtrot Kyly Clarke 37 Manu Feildel 23
Freestyle Bec Hewitt
Luke Jacobz		 40 Manu Feildel 32
Jive Ada Nicodemou 37 Jessica Gomes 19
Lindy Hop marathon Bec Hewitt 10 Matty J 6
Paso Doble Luke Jacobz 40
Quickstep Lincoln Lewis 29
Rumba Luke Jacobz 38 Renee Bargh 34
Salsa Manu Feildel 33
Samba Matty J 31
Tango Renee Bargh 35 Tom Williams 28
Viennese Waltz Jessica Gomes 28 Erin McNaught
Matty J
Schapelle Corby		 26
Waltz Ada Nicodemou 37

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances[]

According to the traditional 40-point scale:

Couples Highest Scoring Dance(s) Lowest Scoring Dance(s)
Luke & Jorja Paso doble
Freestyle (40)		 Tango (31)
Bec & Craig Freestyle (40) Foxtrot
Jive (31)
Ada & Aric Jive
Waltz
Freestyle (37)		 Cha-cha-cha (30)
Kyly & Gustavo Contemporary (38) Jive (33)
Lincoln & Lily Freestyle (38) Quickstep
Tango (29)
Manu & Katrina Salsa (33) Foxtrot (23)
Jamie & Siobhan Argentine tango (31) Foxtrot (28)
Renee & Jarryd Cha-cha-cha (36) Rumba (34)
Matty J & Ruby Samba (31) Cha-cha-cha (23)
Tom & Alexandra Tango
Cha-cha-cha (28)		 Foxtrot (27)
Jessica & Lyu Viennese waltz (28) Jive (19)
Schapelle & Shae Viennese waltz (26) Charleston (20)
Erin & Julian Viennese waltz (26) Viennese waltz (26)
Fifi & Jeremy Cha-cha-cha (22) Cha-cha-cha (22)

Nightly scores[]

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

Night 1: First Dances[]

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Tom & Alexandra 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Love Runs Out" — OneRepublic Safe
Bec & Craig 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Titanium" — Madilyn Paige Safe
Lincoln & Lily 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Quickstep "Hit the Road Jack" — Throttle Safe
Kyly & Gustavo 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Jive "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera Safe
Matty J & Ruby 23 (6, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Shut Up and Dance" — Walk the Moon Bottom two
Fifi & Jeremy 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Murder on the Dancefloor" — Sophie Ellis-Bextor Eliminated
Schapelle & Shae 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "At Last" — Etta James Safe

Night 2: First Dances[]

A three-way tie occurred between Erin & Julian, Jamie & Siobhan, and Jessica & Lyu. The judges first saved Jessica & Lyu. The judges then chose to save Jamie & Siobhan based on their judges' scores, eliminating Erin & Julian.

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ada & Aric 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Domino" — Jessie J Safe
Luke & Jorja 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Tango "Feel So Close" — Calvin Harris Safe
Erin & Julian 26 (6, 7, 8, 5) Viennese waltz "You Don't Own Me" — Grace feat. G-Eazy Eliminated
Renee & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande Safe
Jamie & Siobhan 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Stand by Me" — Ben E. King Bottom three
Jessica & Lyu 28 (6, 6, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Stuck with U" — Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber Bottom three
Manu & Katrina 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) Foxtrot "Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie Wonder Safe

Night 3[]

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Bec & Craig 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John Safe
Lincoln & Lily 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Tango "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" — Shawn Mendes
Kyly & Gustavo 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Foxtrot "Haven't Met You Yet" — Michael Bublé
Matty J & Ruby 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" — Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend Bottom two
Schapelle & Shae 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) Charleston "Crazy in Love" — Swing Republic feat. Karina Kappel Eliminated
Tom & Alexandra 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Ordinary People" — John Legend Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Wilson: Matty J & Ruby
  • Mercurio: Matty J & Ruby
  • Richey: Matty J & Ruby
  • McKenney: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Schapelle & Shae

Night 4[]

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Manu & Katrina 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "Last Dance" — Donna Summer Safe
Renee & Jarryd 35 (9, 9, 9, 8) Tango "Applause" — Lady Gaga Safe
Luke & Jorja 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) Rumba "Last Request" — Paolo Nutini Safe
Jessica & Lyu 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) Jive "Joker & the Thief" — Wolfmother Eliminated
Jamie & Siobhan 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Need You Tonight" — INXS Bottom two
Ada & Aric 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Jive "Jump, Jive an' Wail" — Louis Prima Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Wilson: Jamie & Siobhan
  • Mercurio: Jamie & Siobhan
  • Richey: Jamie & Siobhan
  • McKenney: Vote not revealed

Night 5[]

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Lincoln & Lily 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) Jive "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry Safe
Kyly & Gustavo 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Read All About It" — Emeli Sande Bottom three
Tom & Alexandra 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "You Can Leave Your Hat On"—Joe Cocker / "Kiss" — Tom Jones Eliminated
Matty J & Ruby 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Samba "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" — Harry Belafonte
Bec & Craig 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez Safe
Lindy Hop marathon dance-off

In the Lindy Hop marathon dance-off, the couples danced together. The couples were awarded points depending on when they were voted out by the judges. The first voted out won six points while the winner received ten points, with couples placing indicating the number of points added to their score.

Couple Dance Music Result
Bec & Craig Lindy Hop marathon "Sing, Sing, Sing"—Benny Goodman
"Do Your Thing"—Basement Jaxx 		Winner (10 pts)
Lincoln & Lily Second place (9 pts)
Kyly & Gustavo Third place (8 pts)
Tom & Alex Fourth place (7 pts)
Matty J & Ruby Fifth place (6 pts)
Judges' votes to save
  • Wilson: Kyly & Gustavo
  • Mercurio: Kyly & Gustavo
  • Richey: Kyly & Gustavo
  • McKenney: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Matty J & Ruby

Night 6[]

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Manu & Katrina 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Tango "Missionary Man" — Eurythmics Bottom three
Ada & Aric 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) Waltz "Kissing You" — Des'ree Safe
Jamie & Siobhan 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Argentine Tango "Por una Cabeza" — The Tango Project Eliminated
Renee & Jarryd 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) Rumba "You Say" — Lauren Daigle Eliminated
Luke & Jorja 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Paso Doble "In the Air Tonight" — Phil Collins Safe
Disco marathon dance-off

In the disco marathon dance-off, the couples danced together. The couples were awarded points depending on when they were voted out by the judges. The first voted out won six points while the winner received ten points, with couples placing indicating the number of points added to their score.

Couple Dance Music Result
Luke & Jorja Disco marathon "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" — ABBA
"Shake Your Groove Thing" — Peaches & Herb
"Born to Be Alive" — Patrick Hernandez 		Winner (10 pts)
Ada & Aric Second place (9 pts)
Renee & Jarryd Third place (8 pts)
Manu & Katrina Fourth place (7 pts)
Jamie & Siobhan Fifth place (6 pts)
Judges' votes to save
  • Wilson: Manu & Katrina
  • Mercurio: Jamie & Siobhan
  • Richey: Renee & Jarryd
  • McKenney: Manu & Katrina

Night 7: The Winner Announced[]

Running order
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Lincoln & Lily 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Freestyle "Seven Nation Army" — The White Stripes Third place
Bec & Craig 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Lovely" — Billie Eilish Runner-up
Ada & Aric 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Freestyle "You Can't Stop the Beat" — Nikki Blonsky Third place
Kyly & Gustavo 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Freestyle "Toxic" — Britney Spears Third place
Manu & Katrina 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Freestyle "Pump Up the Jam" — Technotronic Third place
Luke & Jorja 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Natural" — Imagine Dragons Winner

Dance chart[]

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

  • Night 1: Cha-cha-cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Quickstep, Tango, or Viennese Waltz
  • Night 2: Cha-cha-cha, Foxtrot, Tango, or Viennese Waltz
  • Night 3: One unlearned dance (introducing Charleston)
  • Night 4: One unlearned dance (introducing Rumba and Salsa)
  • Night 5: One unlearned dance (introducing Contemporary and Samba) and Lindy Hop Marathon
  • Night 6: One unlearned dance (introducing Argentine tango, Paso Doble, and Waltz) and Disco Marathon
  • Night 7: Freestyle
Couple Night 1 Night 2 Night 3 Night 4 Night 5 Night 6 Night 7
Luke & Jorja — Tango — Rumba — — Paso Doble Disco marathon Freestyle
Bec & Craig Foxtrot — Jive — Cha-cha-cha Lindy hop marathon — — Freestyle
Ada & Aric — Cha-cha-cha — Jive — — Waltz Disco marathon Freestyle
Kyly & Gustavo Jive — Foxtrot — Contemporary Lindy hop marathon — — Freestyle
Lincoln & Lily Quickstep — Tango — Jive Lindy hop marathon — — Freestyle
Manu & Katrina — Foxtrot — Salsa — — Tango Disco marathon Freestyle
Jamie & Siobhan — Foxtrot — Cha-cha-cha — — Argentine Tango Disco marathon
Renee & Jarryd — Cha-cha-cha — Tango — — Rumba Disco marathon
Matty J & Ruby Cha-cha-cha — Viennese waltz — Samba Lindy hop marathon
Tom & Alexandra Tango — Foxtrot — Cha-cha-cha Lindy hop marathon
Jessica & Lyu — Viennese waltz — Jive
Schapelle & Shae Viennese waltz — Charleston
Erin & Julian — Viennese waltz
Fifi & Jeremy Cha-cha-cha
  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  Not performed or scored
  Won Immunity challenge
  Won Dance Off
  Lost Dance Off

Ratings[]

Colour key:
  – Highest rating episode and night during the series
  – Lowest rating episode and night during the series
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(in millions) 		Rank
(Night) 		Source
1 "Night One" 11 April 2021 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.744 5 [7]
2 "Night Two" 12 April 2021 Monday 7:30 pm 0.558 9 [8]
3 "Night Three" 13 April 2021 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.588 10 [9]
4 "Night Four" 18 April 2021 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.621 7 [10]
5 "Night Five" 19 April 2021 Monday 7:30 pm 0.644 9 [11]
6 "Night Six" 20 April 2021 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.577 9 [12]
7 "Night Seven" 25 April 2021 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.802 4 [13]
"Night Seven: The Winner Announced" 0.827 3

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