The eighteenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars, also known as Dancing with the Stars: All Stars, debuted 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. 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. For the first time in the show's history, the series was pre-recorded at the ICC in Sydney in March 2021 instead of aired live. The series also aired nightly instead of weekly.
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, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson replaced Sharna Burgess, Craig Revel Horwood, and Tristan MacManus on the judging panel.
Couples The line-up was announced on 16 March 2021, consisting of ten former contestants, including five former winners, as well as four wild card contestants who hadn't previously competed on the show. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Fifi BoxSeason 6 Radio broadcaster Jeremy Garner Eliminated 1st Erin McNaughtSeason 12 Model Julian Caillon Eliminated 2nd Schapelle Corby Drug smuggler Shae Mountain Eliminated 3rd Jessica Gomes Model Lyu Masuda Eliminated 4th Matty Johnson The Bachelor Australia star Ruby Gherbaz Tom WilliamsSeason 2 TV presenter Alexandra Vladimirov Jamie DurieSeason 6 Horticulturist Siobhan Power Renee Bargh TV presenter Jarryd Byrne Ada NicodemouSeason 3 Actress Aric YegudkinFinalists Kyly ClarkeSeason 14 Model Gustavo Viglio Lincoln LewisSeason 9 Film & television actor Lily Cornish Manu FeildelSeason 11 Chef Katrina Patchett Bec HewittSeason 1 Actress Craig Monley Runners-up Luke JacobzSeason 8 Actor & television presenter Jorja Freeman 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 18) - Weekly scores Couple Night 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Luke & Jorja 1st 31 40+10= Bec & Craig 2nd 31 31 39+10= Lincoln & Lily3rd 29 29 36+9=45 38 Ada & Aric 30 37 37+9=46 37 Kyly & Gustavo 38+8=46 37 Manu & Katrina 33 29+7= Jamie & Siobhan7th 28 29 31+6=37 Renee & Jarryd 35 34+8=42 Matty J & Ruby9th 23 26 31+6=37 Tom & Alexandra 28 27 28+7= Jessica & Lyu 11th 28 Schapelle & Shae 12th 26 Erin & Julian 13th 26 Fifi & Jeremy 14th Notes
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 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 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.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 Safe Kyly & Gustavo 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Foxtrot "Haven't Met You Yet" — Michael Bublé Safe 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 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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
Night 5 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 Eliminated Bec & Craig 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez Safe Bec & Craig 10 Lindy HopMarathon"Sing, Sing, Sing" — Benny Goodman& "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx Lincoln & Lily 9 Kyly & Gustavo 8 Tom & Alex 7 Matty J & Ruby 6 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 Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult 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 Luke & Jorja 10DiscoMarathon"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" — ABBA,"Shake Your Groove Thing" — Peaches & Herb& "Born to Be Alive" — Patrick Hernandez Ada & Aric 9 Renee & Jarryd 8 Manu & Katrina 7 Jamie & Siobhan 6 Judges' votes to save Wilson: Manu & Katrina Mercurio: Jamie & Siobhan Richey: Renee & Jarryd McKenney: Manu & Katrina
Night 7: The Winner Announced Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Lincoln & Lily 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Freestyle "Seven Nation Army" — The White Stripes Finalists Bec & Craig 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Lovely" — Billie Eilish Runners-up Ada & Aric 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Freestyle "You Can't Stop the Beat" — Nikki Blonsky Finalists Kyly & Gustavo 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Freestyle "Toxic" — Britney Spears Finalists Manu & Katrina 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Freestyle "Pump Up the Jam" — Technotronic Finalists Luke & Jorja 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Natural" — Imagine Dragons Winners
Dance chart Night 1: One unlearned dance Night 2: One unlearned dance Night 3: One unlearned dance Night 4: One unlearned dance Night 5: One unlearned dance & Lindy Hop marathon Night 6: One unlearned dance & disco marathon Night 7: Freestyle
+Dancing with the Stars (season 18) - Dance chartCoupleNight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Luke & Jorja Tango Rumba Paso doble DiscoMarathon Freestyle Bec & Craig Foxtrot Jive Cha-cha-cha Lindy HopMarathon Freestyle Ada & Aric Cha-cha-cha Jive Waltz DiscoMarathon Freestyle Kyly & Gustavo Jive Foxtrot Lindy HopMarathon Freestyle Lincoln & Lily Quickstep Tango Jive Lindy HopMarathon Freestyle Manu & Katrina Foxtrot Salsa Tango DiscoMarathon Freestyle Jamie & Siobhan Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Argentine tango DiscoMarathon Renee & Jarryd Cha-cha-cha Tango Rumba DiscoMarathon Matty J & Ruby Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Samba Lindy HopMarathon Tom & Alexandra Tango Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Lindy HopMarathon Jessica & Lyu Viennese waltz Jive Schapelle & Shae Viennese waltz Charleston Erin & Julian Viennese waltz Fifi & Jeremy Cha-cha-cha
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Rank Source 1 "Night One" 11 April 2021 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.744 5 2 "Night Two" 12 April 2021 Monday 7:30 pm 0.558 9 3 "Night Three" 13 April 2021 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.588 10 4 "Night Four" 18 April 2021 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.621 7 5 "Night Five" 19 April 2021 Monday 7:30 pm 0.644 9 6 "Night Six" 20 April 2021 Tuesday 7:30 pm 0.577 9 7 "Night Seven" 25 April 2021 Sunday 7:00 pm 0.802 4 "Night Seven: The Winner Announced" 0.827 3
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