The fifteenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on the Seven Network on 19 July 2015. It was the only season to be hosted by Shane Bourne, following the decision of former host Daniel MacPherson to not return. Edwina Bartholomew returned as co-host. Kym Johnson, Todd McKenney, and Helen Richey returned as judges,. while Adam Garcia did not return due to his wife's pregnancy. Bruno Tonioli appeared as a guest judge during the first three weeks of the competition.dancingau, Instagram. https://instagram.com/p/4XpnY4CK30/
On 7 September 2015, television and radio presenter Emma Freedman and Aric Yegudkin were announced as the winners, while Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham and Masha Belash finished in second place, and cook Ash Pollard and Jarryd Byrne finished in third.
Couples This season featured eleven celebrities. The entire cast was leaked on 19 June 2015.
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status John Paul Young Singer Giselle Peacock Eliminated 1st Tim Robards The Bachelor Australia star Camille Webb Eliminated 2nd Samantha Harris Model Joshua KeefeMoran, Jonathan (27 June 2015) "Samantha Harris takes to the Dancing With The Stars stage for her jailed fiance Luke Hunt" Perth Now. Retrieved 27 June 2015. Eliminated 3rd Lynette Bolton Businesswoman Carmelo Pizzino Eliminated 4th Jude Bolton AFL player Dianne Buswell Eliminated 5th Kelly Cartwright Paralympic athlete Damian Whitewood Eliminated 6th Larry Emdur Television personality Alana Patience Eliminated 7th Mat Rogers NRL player Ash-Leigh Hunter Eliminated 8th Ash Pollard Cook & television personality Jarryd Byrne Third place Matthew Mitcham Olympic diver Masha Belash Runners-up Emma Freedman Television & radio presenter Aric Yegudkin Winners
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Dancing with the Stars (season 15) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Emma & Aric 1st 31 35 66 27 27 27+26=53 29+30= 28+30=58 +30+30= Matthew & Masha 2nd 32 65 37 25 24+3=27 25+27=52 25+27=52 29+30= +29+28= Ash & Jarryd 3rd 32 36 21 21 30+26= 26+27=53 25+27=52 +29= Mat & Ash-Leigh 4th 28 31 59 33 19+3=22 29+27= 21+26=47 24+26= Larry & Alana 5th 28 51 32 21 26+3= 24+27=51 21+20= Kelly & Damian 6th 26 32 58 31 23 22+26= Jude & Dianne 7th 32 53 28 23 18 Lynette & Carmelo 8th 27 48 27 Samantha & Josh 9th 24 27 51 25 19 Tim & Camille 10th 28 25 53 John Paul & Giselle 11th 23 24 Notes
Weekly 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, Kym Johnson.
Week 1 Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusic Ash & Jarryd 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Dear Future Husband" — Meghan Trainor Tim & Camille 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Bryan Adams Samantha & Josh 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "You Don't Own Me" — Lesley Gore Jude & Dianne 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars Lynette & Carmelo 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Mercy" — Duffy Mat & Ash-Leigh 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Tango "Original Sin" — INXS Matthew & Masha 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Can You Feel It" — The Jacksons Kelly & Damian 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Contemporary "Let It Go" — James Bay John & Giselle 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick, Jr. Emma & Aric 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" — Doris Day Larry & Alana 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley
Week 2 Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult John & Giselle 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Samba "Love Is in the Air" — John Paul Young Eliminated Samantha & Joshua 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Contemporary "Diamonds" — Rihanna Bottom two Matthew & Masha 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls Safe Tim & Camille 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Rumba "The Blower's Daughter" — Damien Rice Safe Jude & Dianne 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Best of You" — Foo Fighters Safe Lynette & Carmelo 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Waltz "Kissing You" — Des'ree Safe Ash & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Samba "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé Safe Mat & Ash-Leigh 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) Contemporary "Brothers in Arms" — Dire Straits Safe Kelly & Damian 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones Safe Larry & Alana 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! Safe Emma & Aric 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "Burn" — Tina Arena Safe
Week 3 Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.
Giselle Peacock performed with Tim Robards after Camille Webb became injured during rehearsal.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Tim & Giselle 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Samba "I Go to Rio" — Peter Allen Eliminated Matthew & Masha 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "The Girl from Ipanema" — Nat King Cole Safe Samantha & Joshua 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "On the Floor" — Jennifer Lopez, feat. Pitbull Safe Larry & Alana 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Tango "La Cumparsita" — Gerardo Matos Rodriguez Safe Jude & Dianne 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Samba "Magalenha" — Sergio Mendes Safe Lynette & Carmelo 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Rumba "Hero" — Enrique Iglesias Safe Ash & Jarryd 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Argentine tango "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project Safe Kelly & Damian 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Salsa "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira, feat. Wyclef Jean Safe Mat & Ash-Leigh 33 (9, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "Maria Maria" — Santana, feat. The Product G&B Bottom two Emma & Aric 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) Salsa "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)" — Gloria Estefan Safe
Week 4 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Emma & Aric 27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Get Stupid" — Aston Merrygold Safe Mat & Ash-Leigh 29 (9, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Mack the Knife" — Robbie Williams Safe Samantha & Joshua 19 (6, 6, 7) Tango "Missionary Man" — Eurythmics Eliminated Matthew & Masha 25 (9, 7, 9) Viennese waltz "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Elvis Presley Safe Larry & Alana 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso doble "Black Betty" — Ram Jam Bottom three Lynette & Carmelo 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Ghost" — Ella Henderson Eliminated Jude & Dianne 23 (7, 8, 8) Tango "Geronimo" — Sheppard Safe Kelly & Damian 23 (7, 7, 9) Quickstep "Bad Romance" — Ariana Savalas Safe Ash & Jarryd 21 (5, 7, 9) Viennese waltz "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" — Meghan Trainor, feat. John Legend Safe
Week 5 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Matthew & Masha 24 (8, 7, 9) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen Safe Jude & Dianne 18 (6, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "Powerful" — Major Lazer, feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley Eliminated Mat & Ash-Leigh 19 (7, 5, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Dancing in the Street" — David Bowie & Mick Jagger Safe Larry & Alana 26 (9, 9, 8) Viennese waltz "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal Safe Kelly & Damian 16 (5, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Black Magic" — Little Mix Bottom two Ash & Jarryd 21 (7, 7, 7) Salsa "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" — Michael Jackson Safe Emma & Aric 27 (9, 9, 9) Tango "Blame" — Calvin Harris, feat. John Newman Immunity
For each dance-off, the couple with the highest remaining score (the first team listed) picked the opponent against whom they wanted to dance; the chosen opponent was allowed to pick the dance style (from cha-cha-cha, foxtrot and salsa). The winner of each dance-off earned three points. The winning immunity couple were Emma & Aric, who didn’t have to participate in the dance-off.
CoupleDanceMusicResult Larry & Alana Cha-cha-cha ”Shut Up and Dance” — Walk the Moon Winners Jude & Dianne Losers Matthew & Masha Foxtrot ”Ain't That a Kick in the Head?” — Dean Martin Winners Kelly & Damian Losers Mat & Ash-Leigh Salsa "Crazy Stupid Love” — Cheryl Cole, feat. Tinie Tempah Winners Ash & Jarryd Losers
Week 6 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Emma & Aric 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Lips Are Movin'" — Meghan Trainor Safe Larry & Alana 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra Safe Kelly & Damian 22 (7, 7, 8) Tango "Sweet Dreams" — Eurythmics Eliminated Mat & Ash-Leigh 29 (10, 9, 10) Viennese waltz "Give Me Love" — Ed Sheeran Safe Matthew & Masha 25 (9, 7, 9) Paso doble "Sweet Disposition" — The Temper Trap Bottom two Ash & Jarryd 30 (10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Unconditionally" — Katy Perry Safe Ash & JarrydKelly & DamianEmma & Aric 26 (9, 8, 9)Team Dance "Bills" — LunchMoney Lewis Larry & AlanaMat & Ash-LeighMatthew & Masha 27 (9, 9, 9)Team Dance "Trouble" — Iggy Azalea, feat. Jennifer Hudson
Week 7 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Mat & Ash-Leigh 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso doble& Tango "Pompeii" — Bastille Bottom two 26 (9, 9, 8) Quickstep "My Generation" — The Who Matthew & Masha 25 (8, 8, 9) Cha-cha-cha& Tango "Ghost Town" — Adam Lambert Safe 27 (8, 9, 10) Waltz "Mr. Bojangles" — Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Larry & Alana 21 (7, 7, 7) Paso doble& Tango "Born to Run" — Bruce Springsteen Eliminated 20 (7, 6, 7) Quickstep "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Emma & Aric 29 (10, 9, 10) Jazz & Jive "Too Darn Hot" — Ella Fitzgerald Safe 30 (10, 10, 10) Argentine tango "Libertango" — Bond Ash & Jarryd 26 (8, 9, 9) Contemporary& Foxtrot "Lay Me Down" — Sam Smith Safe 27 (9, 9, 9) Quickstep "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" — Duke Ellington
Week 8: Grand Final Night 1 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Matthew & Masha 29 (10, 9, 10) Samba "Hip Hip Chin Chin" — Club des Belugas Safe 30 (10, 10, 10) Contemporary "I'm Not the Only One" — Sam Smith Mat & Ash-Leigh 24 (8, 8, 8) Jive "What I Like About You" — The Romantics Eliminated 26 (9, 8, 9) Paso doble "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — The Rolling Stones Ash & Jarryd 25 (8, 8, 9) Jazz "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" — Chris Isaak Bottom two 27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Groove Is in the Heart" — Deee-Lite Emma & Aric 28 (10, 9, 9) Foxtrot "She" — Charles Aznavour Safe 30 (10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Run Boy Run" — Woodkid
Night 2 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleOrderScoresDanceMusicResult Emma & Aric 1 30 (10, 10, 10) Jive "Lips Are Movin'" — Meghan Trainor Winners 4 30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Singin' in the Rain" — Gene Kelly Ash & Jarryd 2 29 (10, 9, 10) Argentine tango "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project Third place Matthew & Masha 3 29 (9, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Can You Feel It" — The Jacksons Runners-up 5 28 (9, 10, 9) Freestyle "Valerie" — Mark Ronson, feat. Amy Winehouse
Dance chart The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: Week 1: One unlearned dance Week 2: One unlearned dance Week 3: One unlearned dance Week 4: One unlearned dance Week 5: One unlearned dance & dance-off Week 6: One unlearned dance & team dance Week 7: Fusion dance & one unlearned dance Week 8 (Night 1): Two unlearned dances Week 8 (Night 2): Judges' choice & freestyle