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The fifth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on TV One on 3 March 2009. All four judges from series 4 returned. On its opening night, over 800,000 people tuned in to watch the first show premiere. Rebecca Hobbs is sister to Christopher Hobbs. John Rowles withdrew in week three for health reasons.[1] This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Celebrity winner | Tāmati Coffey |
| Professional winner | Samantha Hitchcock |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV One |
| Original release | 3 March – 21 April 2009 |
| Series chronology | |
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional Partner | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati Coffey | Television presenter | Samantha Hitchcock | Winners on 21 April 2009 |
| Barbara Kendall | Olympic windsurfer | Jonny Williams | Runners-up on 21 April 2009 |
| Josh Kronfeld | Former rugby union player | Rachel Burstein | Eliminated 5th on 14 April 2009 |
| Geraldine Brophy | Stage & screen actress | Stefano Olivieri | Eliminated 4th on 7 April 2009 |
| Rebecca Hobbs | Shortland Street actress | Aaron Gilmore | Eliminated 3rd on 31 March 2009 |
| Christopher Hobbs | Shortland Street actor | Kristie Boyd | Eliminated 2nd on 25 March 2009 |
| John Rowles | Singer | Krystal Stuart | Withdrew on 16 March 2009 |
| Lizzy Igasan | Olympic field hockey captain | Cody Stephens | Eliminated 1st on 10 March 2009 |
- Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
- indicates the couples eliminated that week.
- indicates a couple withdrew that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | 1 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 28+32=60 | 23+27=50 | 37+37=74 | 38+40+35=113 | |
| Barbara & Jonny | 2 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 31+33=64 | 35+32=67 | 34+37=71 | 38+39+40=117 | |
| Josh & Rachel | 3 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 25 | 27 | 22+26=48 | 31+25=56 | 24+31=55 | ||
| Geraldine & Stefano | 4 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 27+28=55 | 18+20=38 | |||
| Rebecca & Aaron | 5 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 29 | 36 | 28+30=58 | ||||
| Chris & Kristie | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 21 | |||||
| John & Krystal | 7 | 14 | 19 | 33 | - | ||||||
| Lizzy & Cody | 8 | 20 | 21 | 41 | |||||||
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Tango | Samba | American Smooth | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Freestyle |
| Barbara & Jonny | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Rumba | Foxtrot | Rumba | Quickstep | Freestyle |
| Josh & Rachel | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | |||
| Geraldine & Stefano | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Tango | Rumba | |||||
| Rebecca & Aaron | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Samba | American Smooth | |||||||
| Chris & Kristie | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | |||||||||
| John & Krystal | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Withdrew | ||||||||||
| Lizzy & Cody | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | |||||||||||
| Rank by average |
Competition finish |
Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Barbara & Jonny | 438 | 13 | 33.7 |
| 2 | 1 | Tāmati & Samantha | 429 | 33.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Rebecca & Aaron | 182 | 6 | 30.3 |
| 4 | 3 | Josh & Rachel | 255 | 10 | 25.5 |
| 5 | 4 | Geraldine & Stefano | 186 | 8 | 23.3 |
| 6 | 8 | Lizzy & Cody | 41 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 7 | 6 | Chris & Kristie | 74 | 4 | 18.5 |
| 8 | 7 | John & Krystal | 33 | 2 | 16.5 |
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan Cole, Alison Leonard, Craig Revel Horwood, Paul Mercurio.
Week 1: First Dances
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara & Jonny | 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) | Waltz | "See the Day"—Girls Aloud |
| Chris & Kristie | 9 (2, 3, 2, 2) | Cha-cha-cha | "Conchita"—Lou Bega |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Rainbow Connection"—Sarah McLachlan |
| Lizzy & Cody | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "My Way"—Tony Evans |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"—Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer |
| Josh & Rachel | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Waltz | "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"—Henry Mancini |
| John & Krystal | 14 (3, 6, 2, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Smooth"—Santana |
Week 2
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh & Rachel | 24 (7, 7, 4, 6) | Paso Doble | "The Final Countdown"—Europe | Safe |
| John & Krystal | 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Will and Elizabeth"—from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Safe |
| Chris & Kristie | 18 (3, 6, 3, 6) | Foxtrot | "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé | Bottom two |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 12 (3, 5, 4, 3) | Paso Doble | "Gallito"—Merle Evans Circus Band | Safe |
| Lizzy & Cody | 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Isn't She Lovely"—Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro | Safe |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "(They Long to Be) Close to You"—The Carpenters | Safe |
Week 3
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Lady Is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra | |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis | |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra | |
| Barbara & Jonny | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | |
| Chris & Kristie | 26 (8, 7, 3, 8) | Rumba | "Wonderful Tonight"—Eric Clapton | |
| Josh & Rachel | 25 (6, 7, 5, 7) | Quickstep | "Mr Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
Week 4
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Kristie | 21 (5, 6, 4, 6) | Tango | "Money, Money, Money"—ABBA | Eliminated |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Jive | "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown | Safe |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 36 (9, 10, 8, 9) | Tango | "Disturbia"—Rihanna | Safe |
| Josh & Rachel | 27 (6, 8, 5, 8) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Tango | "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor | Safe |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 24 (6, 7, 6, 5) | Jive | "The Boy from New York City"—The Manhattan Transfer | Bottom two |
Week 5
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca & Aaron | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Help Yourself"—Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| 30 (8, 8, 6, 8) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Tāmati & Samantha | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira | Safe |
| 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (7, 7, 7, 6) | Samba | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"—Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| 28 (8, 8, 5, 7) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Josh & Rachel | 22 (6, 7, 4, 5) | Samba | "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"—Harry Belafonte | Bottom two |
| 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | ||
| Barbara & Jonny | 31 (8, 6, 9, 8) | Samba | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"—Scissor Sisters | Safe |
| 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson |
Week 6
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Mercy"—Duffy | Safe |
| 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "The Pink Panther Theme"—Henry Mancini | ||
| Barbara & Jonny | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"—Doris Day | Bottom two |
| 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb | ||
| Josh & Rachel | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Mellow Yellow"—Donovan | ||
| Geraldine & Stefano | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Tango | "Libertango"—Bond | Eliminated |
| 20 (5, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "Big Girls Don't Cry"—Fergie |
Week 7
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara & Jonny | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Rumba | "You Give Me Something"—James Morrison | Safe |
| 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Bubbly"—Colbie Caillat | ||
| Josh & Rachel | 24 (7, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| 31 (9, 8, 6, 8) | Tango | "Mujer"—Carlos Ortega | ||
| Tāmati & Samantha | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat"— from Hairspray | Bottom two |
| 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Rumba | "Irreplaceable"—Beyoncé |
Week 8
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tāmati & Samantha | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Waltz | "What'll I Do"—Des O'Connor | Winners |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro | ||
| 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Maori Battalion" / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Bette Midler | ||
| Barbara & Jonny | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Rumba | "The Way We Were"—Barbra Streisand | Runners-up |
| 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | ||
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen |
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