The fourth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 21 February 2006. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 4
Hosted byDaryl Somers
Sonia Kruger
JudgesTodd McKenney
Paul Mercurio
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson
Celebrity winnerGrant Denyer
Professional winnerAmanda Garner
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release21 February (2006-02-21) 
9 May 2006 (2006-05-09)
Season chronology
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Season 3
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Season 5
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Weather presenter Grant Denyer and Amanda Garner were announced as the winners on 9 May 2006, while professional boxer Kostya Tszyu and Luda Kroitor finished in second place.

Couples

This season featured ten celebrity contestants.

More information Celebrity, Notability ...
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Ian "Molly" Meldrum Music critic Alana Patience Eliminated 1st
on 28 February 2006
Luke Ricketson NRL player Eliza Campagna Eliminated 2nd
on 7 March 2006
Alicia Molik Tennis player John Paul Collins Eliminated 3rd
on 14 March 2006
Simone Callahan Shane Warne's ex-wife Gordon Derbogosijan Eliminated 4th
on 28 March 2006
Jennifer Hawkins Miss Universe 2004 Sergei Bolgarschii Eliminated 5th
on 4 April 2006
Kate Langbroek Television presenter Alexander Bryan Eliminated 6th
on 18 April 2006
Noeline Brown Actress Carmello Pizzino Eliminated 7th
on 25 April 2006
Toby Allen Singer Leanne Bampton Eliminated 8th
on 2 May 2006
Kostya Tszyu Professional boxer Luda Kroitor Runners-up
on 9 May 2006
Grant Denyer Weather presenter Amanda Garner Winners
on 9 May 2006
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Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger ().

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
More information Couple, Pl. ...
Dancing with the Stars (season 4) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Grant & Amanda 1st 25 29 54 31 31 25 25 39 30+31=61 29+36=65 36+40+33=109[lower-alpha 1]
Kostya & Luda 2nd 26 27 53 30 26 31 27 31 31+31=62[lower-alpha 2] 24+28=52[lower-alpha 2] 33+34+34=101[lower-alpha 3]
Toby & Leanne 3rd 32 32 64 35 32 32 34 35 30+32=62 35+28=63[lower-alpha 4]
Noeline & Carmello 4th 23 26 49 28 24 24 18[lower-alpha 2] 23[lower-alpha 2] 22+20=42[lower-alpha 4]
Kate & Alex 5th 19 25 44 19[lower-alpha 2] 16[lower-alpha 2] 18[lower-alpha 2] 24 17[lower-alpha 4]
Jennifer & Serghei 6th 25 31 56 26 31 29 24[lower-alpha 4]
Simone & Gordon 7th 14 24 38 22 21 19[lower-alpha 4]
Alicia & John-Paul 8th 23 20 43[lower-alpha 2] 26 18[lower-alpha 4]
Luke & Eliza 9th 19 28 47 25[lower-alpha 4]
Molly & Alana 10th 16 22 38[lower-alpha 4]
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Notes
  1. This couple finished in first place.
  2. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  3. This couple finished in second place.
  4. This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

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

Week 1

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music
Grant & Amanda 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Mustang Sally" — Wilson Pickett
Jennifer & Sergei 25 (7, 7, 6, 5) Waltz "Lotus" — Secret Garden
Luke & Eliza 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Don't Cha" — The Pussycat Dolls
Kate & Alexander 19 (3, 5, 6, 5) Waltz "Tennessee Waltz" — Pee Wee King
Noeline & Carmello 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Tea for Two" — Louise Groody & John Barker
Toby & Leanne 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz
Simone & Gordon 14 (3, 4, 3, 4) Cha-cha-cha "I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor
Alicia & John Paul 23 (5, 5, 7, 6) Waltz "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston
Molly & Alana 16 (5, 4, 3, 4) Cha-cha-cha "You Can Leave Your Hat On" — Joe Cocker
& "Can You Feel It" — The Jacksons
Kostya & Luda 26 (7, 6, 7, 6) Waltz "From Russia with Love" — Matt Monro
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Week 2

Musical guests: Westlife

Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kostya & Luda 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) Rumba "Hero" — Mariah Carey Safe
Luke & Eliza 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "I Get a Kick Out of You" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Alicia & John Paul 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) Rumba "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me?)" — Simple Plan Bottom two
Molly & Alana 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) Quickstep "Walk Like an Egyptian" — The Bangles Eliminated
Jennifer & Sergei 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Rumba "You're Beautiful" — James Blunt Safe
Grant & Amanda 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Quickstep "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx Safe
Kate & Alexander 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Rumba "Only Time" — Enya Safe
Noeline & Carmello 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) Quickstep "Le Jazz Hot!" — Henry Mancini Safe
Toby & Leanne 32 (8, 8, 7, 9) Rumba "Father Figure" — George Michael Safe
Simone & Gordon 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Bewitched Theme" — The Hit Crew Safe
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Week 3

Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Jennifer & Sergei 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Tango "Libertango" — Bond Safe
Luke & Eliza 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Jive "L-O-V-E" — Nat King Cole Eliminated
Kate & Alexander 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) Tango "Turning Japanese" — The Vapors Bottom two
Kostya & Luda 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Tango "Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango" — The Wiggles Safe
Simone & Gordon 22 (6, 5, 6, 5) Jive "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet Safe
Toby & Leanne 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Tango "Peter Gunn" — Henry Mancini Safe
Noeline & Carmello 28 (8, 6, 7, 7) Jive "Stuff Like That There" — Bette Midler Safe
Alicia & John Paul 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Tango "Objection (Tango)" — Shakira Safe
Grant & Amanda 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! Safe
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Week 4

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the paso doble, and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kostya & Luda 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Paso doble "Gonna Fly Now" — DeEtta West & Nelson Pigford Safe
Simone & Gordon 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Foxtrot "Theme from New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Alicia & John Paul 18 (2, 5, 7, 4) Paso doble "Best of You" — Foo Fighters Eliminated
Kate & Alexander 16 (5, 4, 4, 3) Paso doble "Theme from Star Wars" — John Williams Bottom two
Grant & Amanda 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) Foxtrot "A Foggy Day" — Fred Astaire Safe
Jennifer & Sergei 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel Safe
Noeline & Carmello 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Rose's Turn" — Bette Midler Safe
Toby & Leanne 32 (8, 8, 7, 9) Paso doble "Superstar" — from Jesus Christ Superstar Safe
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Week 5

Musical guest: Olivia Newton-John

Couples performed the samba and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Grant & Amanda 25 (6, 7, 7, 5) Samba "Livin' la Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin Safe
Jennifer & Sergei 29 (7, 8, 6, 8) Samba Safe
Kostya & Luda 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) Samba "Tequila" — The Champs Safe
Simone & Gordon 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Samba "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" — Leo Sayer Eliminated
Toby & Leanne 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Samba "I'm Going Bananas" — Madonna Safe
Kate & Alexander 18 (4, 4, 5, 5) Samba "Gasolina" — Daddy Yankee Bottom two
Noeline & Carmello 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Samba "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow Safe
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Week 6

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Toby & Leanne 34 (9, 9, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "You Should Be Dancing" — Bee Gees Safe
Kostya & Luda 27 (6, 7, 8, 6) Viennese waltz "Waltz No. 2" — Dmitri Shostakovich Safe
Jennifer & Sergei 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) Jive "Just a Gigolo" — Irving Caesar Eliminated
Kate & Alexander 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "Once Upon a Dream" — from Sleeping Beauty Safe
Noeline & Carmello 18 (5, 5, 4, 4) Rumba "You've Got a Friend" — James Taylor Bottom two
Grant & Amanda 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) Waltz "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red Safe
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Week 7

Musical guest: Shannon Noll

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kate & Alexander 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) Jive "Mickey" — Toni Basil Eliminated
Kostya & Luda 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Change Partners" — Vic Damone Safe
Noeline & Carmello 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) Tango "Whatever Lola Wants" — Sarah Vaughan Bottom two
Toby & Leanne 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "Tenterfield Saddler" — Peter Allen Safe
Grant & Amanda 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Paso doble "Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas Safe
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Week 8

Musical guest: Mark Sholtez

Each couple performed two routines and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Toby & Leanne 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) Jive "Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Show Safe
32 (8, 9, 7, 8) Foxtrot "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" — Frankie Valli
Noeline & Carmello 20 (6, 5, 5, 4) Viennese waltz "Storybook" — David Campbell Eliminated
22 (6, 6, 5, 5) Paso doble "The Shady Dame from Seville" — from Victor/Victoria
Kostya & Luda 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) Quickstep "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" — Hal Le Roy & Eunice Healey Safe
31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Do You Love Me" — The Contours
Grant & Amanda 30 (7, 8, 9, 6) Tango "El Tango de Roxanne" — from Moulin Rouge! Safe
31 (9, 7, 8, 7) Viennese waltz "Chim Chim Cher-ee" — from Mary Poppins
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Week 9

Musical guests: The Veronicas

Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the American Smooth, and are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kostya & Luda 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Something Worth Fighting For" — Larisa Dolina Bottom two
28 (7, 7, 7, 7) American Smooth "Beauty and the Beast" — from Beauty and the Beast
Toby & Leanne 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) American Smooth "Orange Colored Sky" — Natalie Cole Eliminated
28 (6, 8, 6, 8) Quickstep "Duelling Banjos" — from Deliverance
Grant & Amanda 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Rumba "I Hate You Then I Love You" — Luciano Pavarotti & Celine Dion Safe
36 (9, 9, 9, 9) American Smooth "Singin' in the Rain" — from Singin' in the Rain
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Week 10

Musical guests: Alex Lloyd & The Young Divas

Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance, and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

More information Couple, Scores ...
Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Kostya & Luda 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Quickstep "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" — Hal Le Roy & Eunice Healey Runners-up
34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Samba "Tequila" — The Champs
34 (8, 8, 10, 8) Freestyle
Grant & Amanda 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "A Foggy Day" — Fred Astaire Winners
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Pump It" — Black Eyed Peas
33 (8, 8, 9, 8) Freestyle "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" — Cherry Poppin' Daddies
& "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" — Benny Goodman
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Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

  • Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
  • Week 5: Samba
  • Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
  • Week 8: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 9: One unlearned dance & American Smooth
  • Week 10: Two favourite dances of the season & freestyle
More information Couple, Week ...
Dancing with the Stars (season 4) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Grant & Amanda Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Paso doble Tango Viennese waltz Rumba American Smooth Foxtrot Paso doble Freestyle
Kostya & Luda Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Quickstep Foxtrot Viennese waltz Jive Cha-cha-cha American Smooth Quickstep Samba Freestyle
Toby & Leanne Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Jive Foxtrot American Smooth Quickstep
Noeline & Carmello Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Rumba Tango Waltz Paso doble
Kate & Alex Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Viennese waltz Jive
Jennifer & Serghei Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Jive
Simone & Gordon Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba
Alicia & John Paul Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble
Luke & Eliza Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive
Molly & Alana Cha-cha-cha Quickstep
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Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 4
Succeeded by

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