Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 2
| Company type | Television show season |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment, Television |
| Founded | February 8, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
The second season of the Australian edition of Dancing with the Stars began airing on 8 February 2005. Returning to host were Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger, while the judging panel comprised Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson.
On 26 April 2005, The Great Outdoors host Tom Williams, paired with professional dancer Kym Johnson, claimed the championship. Finishing in second place were NRL athlete Ian Roberts and his dance partner Natalie Lowe.
Couples
This installment included ten celebrities, each partnered with a professional dancer.
| Celebrity | Profession | Professional Partner | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Bradbury | Olympic speed skater | Sarah West | First eliminated 15 February 2005 |
| Sara-Marie Fedele | Big Brother contestant | Trent Whiddon | Second eliminated 22 February 2005 |
| Shane Gould | Olympic swimmer | Csaba Szirmai | Third eliminated 1 March 2005 |
| Suzie Wilks | TV presenter | Jonathan Doone | Fourth eliminated 8 March 2005 |
| Nikki Webster | Singer | Sasha Farber | Fifth eliminated 15 March 2005 |
| Derryn Hinch | Radio host | Patrice Smith | Sixth eliminated 5 April 2005 |
| Jason Smith | Actor on Home and Away | Luda Kroitor | Seventh eliminated 12 April 2005 |
| Holly Brisley | Actress | Mark Hodge | Eighth eliminated 19 April 2005 |
| Ian Roberts | NRL athlete | Natalie Lowe | Runner-up 26 April 2005 |
| Tom Williams | Television presenter | Kym Johnson | Champion 26 April 2005 |
Scoring chart
Scores highlighted with a dagger () indicate the highest of the week, while those marked with a double-dagger () represent the lowest.
Color legend:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Tom & Kym | 1st | 25 | Template:Fontcolor† | Template:Fontcolor† | 32 | 25 | Template:Fontcolor† | Template:Fontcolor† | Template:Fontcolor† | Template:Sort | 29+32=61 | Template:Sort | 34+36=Template:Fontcolor† | Template:Sort bgcolor="gold" | 34+35+40=Template:Fontcolor† | |
| Ian & Natalie | 2nd | 24 | 18 | 42 | 23 | 22 | Template:FontcolorTemplate:Double-dagger | Template:FontcolorTemplate:Double-dagger | 22 | Template:Sort bgcolor="lightblue" | 18+20=Template:FontcolorTemplate:Double-dagger | Template:Sort bgcolor="lightblue" | 28+22=Template:FontcolorTemplate:Double-dagger | Template:Sort bgcolor="silver" | 28+28+37=Template:FontcolorTemplate:Double-dagger | |
| Holly & Mark | "3rd" | "24" | "Template:Fontcolor:†" | "55" | "29" | "Template:Fontcolor:†" | "Template:Fontcolor:†" | "29" | "31" | "Template:Sort:65" | "32+33=65" | "Template:Sort:69" bgcolor="#f4c7b8"| "37+32=69" | |
| Jason & Luda | "4th" | "21" | "19" | "40" | "23" | "Template:Bgcolor:lightblue" "Template:Fontcolor:Template:Double-dagger" | "25" | "24" | "24" | "Template:Sort:50" bgcolor="#f4c7b8"| "26+24=50" | |||
| Derryn & Patrice | |||||||||||||
| Nikki & Sasha | |||||||||||||
| Suzie & Jonathan | |||||||||||||
| Shane & Csaba | |||||||||||||
| Sara-Marie & Trent | |||||||||||||
| Steven & Sarah | |||||||||||||
- Notes
Week 1
The couples showcased either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, presented in the order they performed.
| Couple | Score | Dance Style | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki & Sasha | 28 | Cha-cha-cha | "She's a Lady" — Tom Jones |
| Ian & Natalie | 24 | Waltz | "Love Ain't Here Anymore" — Take That |
| Jason & Luda | 21 | Cha-cha-cha | "Rollover DJ" — Jet |
| Derryn & Patrice | 17 | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles |
| Sara-Marie & Trent | 19 | Cha-cha-cha | "Think" — Aretha Franklin |
| Steven & Sarah | 19 | Waltz | "It Is You (I Have Loved)" — Dana Glover |
| Tom & Kym | 25 | Cha-cha-cha | "Car Wash" — Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott |
| Suzie & Jonathan | 18 | Waltz | "When I Need You" — Leo Sayer |
| Holly & Mark | 23 | Cha-cha-cha | "Tilt Ya Head Back" — Christina Aguilera & Nelly |
| Shane & Csaba | 23 | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston |
Week 2
Performances featured either the quickstep or the rumba, arranged according to their appearance.
| Couple | Score | Dance Style | Music Track | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara-Marie & Trent | 19 | Quickstep | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe | Bottom two finishers |
| Steven & Sarah | 22 | Rumba | "When You Say Nothing at All" — Ronan Keating | Eliminated this week |
| Derryn & Patrice | 16 | Rumba | "Angels" — Robbie Williams | Safe from elimination |
| Holly & Mark | 31 | Quickstep | 'Chicago' medley from Chicago | Safe |
| Suzie & Jonathan | "27" | "Rumba" | "In the Air Tonight" — Phil Collins | "Safe" |
| Tom & Kym | "31" | "Quickstep" | "We Are in Love” — Harry Connick Jr." | "Safe" |
| Ian & Natalie | "18" | "Rumba" | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You” — Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett" | "Safe" |
| Jason & Luda | "19" | "Quickstep" | "Spiderman Theme” — Michael Bublé" | "Safe" |
| Nikki & Sasha | "27" | "Quickstep" | "Stop it I Like It” — Rick Guard" | "Safe" |
| Shane & Csaba | "25" | "Rumba" | "Burn for You” — John Farnham" | "Safe" |
Couples showcased either the jive or the tango, presented in the sequence they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian & Natalie | 23 | Tango | "Toxic" — Britney Spears | Safe |
| Nikki & Sasha | 33 | Jive | "Hanky Panky" — Madonna | Safe |
| Derryn & Patrice | 21 | Tango | "Cell Block Tango" — from Chicago | Safe |
| Sara-Marie & Trent | 24 | Jive | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet | Eliminated |
| Tom & Kym | 32 | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" — The Blues Brothers | Safe |
| Suzie & Jonathan | 27 | Tango | "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project | Bottom two |
| Jason & Luda | 23 | Jive | "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins | Safe |
| Holly & Mark | 29 | Jive | "Would You...?" — Touch and Go | Safe |
| Shane & Csaba | 27 | Tango | "Carmen Tango" — Georges Bizet | Safe |
Week 4
Performances featured either the foxtrot or the paso doble, arranged by order of appearance.
| Couple | Scores | Dance Style | Song Selection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian & Natalie | 22 | Paso doble | "Theme from Gladiator" — Hans Zimmer | Safe |
| Jason & Luda | 13 | Foxtrot | "Sunday Morning" — Maroon 5 | Bottom two |
| Derryn & Patrice | 14 | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Holly & Mark | 30 | Foxtrot | "Come Fly with Me" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Tom & Kym | 25 | Foxtrot | "For Once in My Life" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Nikki & Sasha | 29 | Foxtrot | "Moondance" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Shane & Csaba | 24 | Paso doble | "Concierto de Aranjuez" — Joaquín Rodrigo | Eliminated |
|- ! scope="row"| Suzie & Jonathan |- !scope= "row"|26 |- !Paso doble |- !"Allegretto"|Bond (band) |- !Safe |-|}
Week 5
The couples each performed the samba, listed in their performance sequence.
Week 6
Performances are arranged according to the order in which couples danced.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Kym | 31 | Waltz | "I Wonder Why" — Curtis Stigers | Safe |
| Derryn & Patrice | 20 | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool" — from Copacabana | Bottom two |
| Holly & Mark | 29 | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers | Safe |
| Nikki & Sasha | 20 | Tango | "Ride It" — Geri Halliwell | Eliminated |
| Ian & Natalie | 20 | Jive | "Runaround Sue" — Dion | Safe |
| Jason & Luda | 24 | Paso doble | "Carmina Burana" — Carl Orff | Safe |
Week 7
Couples performed in the order listed below.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derryn & Patrice | 9 | Cha-cha-cha | "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley vs. JXL | Eliminated |
| Jason & Luda | 24 | Waltz | "Only One Road" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| Ian & Natalie | 22 | Quickstep | "Puttin' On the Ritz" — Irving Berlin | Bottom two |
| Tom & Kym | 36 | Rumba | "Sweetest Sin" — Jessica Simpson | Safe |
| Holly & Mark | 31 | Tango | "Libertango" — Bond | Safe |
Week 8
Each pair showcased a fresh choreography, followed by a collective Viennese waltz segment where individual scores were awarded. The sequence reflects performance order.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian & Natalie | 18 | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Raining Men" — Geri Halliwell | Bottom two |
| Jason & Luda | 26 | Rumba | "Sweetest Berry" — Guy Sebastian | Eliminated |
| Tom & Kym | 29 | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| Holly & Mark | 32 | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Connie Francis | Safe |
| Ian & Natalie | 20 | Group Viennese waltz |
"Fallin'" — Alicia Keys | |
| Jason & Luda | 24 | |||
| Tom & Kym | 32 | |||
| Holly & Mark | 33 | |||
Week 9
Each pair showcased two performances, presented in the sequence they appeared.
| Couple | Scores | Dance Style | Song | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly & Mark | 37 | Cha-cha-cha | "September" — Earth, Wind & Fire | Eliminated |
| 32 | Waltz | "Springtime Ballet" — from Bilitis | ||
| Ian & Natalie | 28 | Rumba | "Walk On By" — Dionne Warwick | Bottom two |
| 22 | Foxtrot | "Wade in the Water" — Eva Cassidy | ||
| Tom & Kym | 34 | Samba | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | Safe |
| 36 | Paso doble | "Paso Royale" & "Un paso mas" |
Week 10
Featured musical performer: Anthony Callea
During this week, each pair executed three dances: their preferred ballroom style, favourite Latin routine, and a freestyle. The couples are arranged according to their performance order.
| Couple | Scores | Dance Style | Song(s) | Final Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Kym | 34 | Quickstep | "We Are in Love" — Harry Connick Jr. | Champions |
| 35 | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" — The Blues Brothers | ||
| 40 | Freestyle | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" — Joe Cocker & "Kiss" — Tom Jones | ||
| Ian & Natalie | 28 | Quickstep | "Puttin' On the Ritz" — Irving Berlin | Runners-up |
| 28 | Jive | "Runaround Sue" — Dion | ||
| 37 | Freestyle | "Three Times a Lady" — Commodores & "Last Dance" — Donna Summer |
Dance chart
Assigned dances by week:
- Week 1: One new dance (Cha-cha-cha or Waltz)
- Week 2: One new dance (Quickstep or Rumba)
- Week 3: One new dance (Jive or Tango)
- Week 4: One new dance (Foxtrot or Paso doble)
- Week 5: Samba
- Weeks 6–7: One new dance
- Week 8: One new dance plus group Viennese Waltz
- Week 9: One new dance plus favourite dance from the season
- Week 10: Two favourite dances plus freestyle
| Couple | Week | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Tom & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Group Viennese Waltz |
Samba | Paso doble | Quickstep | Jive | Freestyle |
| Ian & Natalie | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Jive | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Jive | Freestyle | |
| Holly & Mark | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | (grey background for weeks eliminated) | |||||
| Jason & Luda | (grey background for weeks eliminated) | |||||||||||||