Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12)

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Season of television series

Dancing with the Stars

Season 12
Celebrity winner| Johnny Ruffo
Professional winner| Luda Kroitor
Country of origin| Australia
No. of episodes| 10
Release
Original network| Seven Network
Original release| 15 April (2012-04-15) –
17 June 2012 (2012-06-17)
Season chronology

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The twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 15 April 2012, at the 6:30pm time slot on Channel Seven.[1] With previous co-host Sonia Kruger defecting to Channel Nine, former Spice Girl and American Dancing with the Stars season 5 runner up Mel B was hired as her replacement.[2] Daniel MacPherson continues his role as main host of the show, along with judges Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Joshua Horner.

## Background[edit]

The cast for the season were revealed on 13 March 2012 via the Seven website, along with their professional partners,[3] although four contestants were revealed in late February 2012.[4] This cast has been seen as a star increase on the previous year's cast, particularly with the addition of new international co-host Mel B, and former Nine daytime talkshow host Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Six new professional dancers, including former American Dancing with the Stars professional Damian Whitewood, Christopher Page, Elena Samodanova, Jess Prince, Gleb Savchenko and Damien Samuel have been recruited to replace non-returning professional dancers Alana Patience, Brendon Midson, Arsen Kishishian, Masha Belash, Jade Brand and Mark Hodge.

## Couples[edit]

This season featured eleven celebrities.

Celebrity  | Notability  | Professional partner  | Status

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Erin McNaught | Miss Universe Australia 2006  | Gleb Savchenko | Eliminated 1st
on 22 April 2012
Caine Eckstein | Ironman  | Jess Prince  | Eliminated 2nd
on 29 April 2012
Vogue Williams | Model  | Christopher Page  | Eliminated 3rd
on 6 May 2012
Shannon Noll | Singer-songwriter  | Elena Samodanova  | Withdrew
on 13 May 2012
Kerri-Anne Kennerley | Television presenter  | Carmelo Pizzino  | Eliminated 4th
on 20 May 2012
Jessica Watson | Sailor & Order of Australia recipient  | Damien Samuel  | Eliminated 5th
on 27 May 2012
Brian Mannix | Singer  | Melanie Hooper | Eliminated 6th
on 3 June 2012
Brendan Fevola | AFL player  | Jessica Raffa | Eliminated 7th
on 10 June 2012
Zoe Cramond | Actress  | Aric Yegudkin | Third place
on 17 June 2012
Danielle Spencer | Singer & actress  | Damian Whitewood | Runners-up
on 17 June 2012
Johnny Ruffo | The X Factor contestant  | Luda Kroitor | Winners
on 17 June 2012

## Scoring chart[edit]

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

Third place

Bottom two

Eliminated

Dancing with the Stars (season 12) - Weekly scores  Couple  | Pl. | Week

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1  | 2  | 1+2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10
Johnny & Luda  | 1st  | 20  | 22  | 42  | 22  | 27†  | 25  | 26+10=36  | 21+28=49  | 26+25=51  | 25+22=47  | 29+26+30=85†[a]
Danielle & Damian  | 2nd  | 25  | 25  | 50  | 27†  | 26  | 28†  | 30+8=38†  | 28+27=55  | 28+28=56†[b] | 27+29=56†  | 28+27+29=84[c]
Zoe & Aric  | 3rd  | 27†  | 24  | 51†  | 25  | 27†  | 28†  | 27+9=36  | 30+27=57†  | 29+27=56†  | 26+30=56†  | 23+27=50[d]
Brendan & Jessica  | 4th  | 20  | 23  | 43  | 20  | 20  | 23  | 14+7=21  | 18+28=46[b] | 24+22=46  | 15+27=42‡[e] |
Brian & Melanie  | 5th  | 16  | 20  | 36  | 21  | 22[b] | 16‡  | 16+6=22  | 21+28=49  | 19+13=32‡[e] |
Jessica & Damien  | 6th  | 18  | 8‡  | 26‡  | 21  | 21  | 21  | 15+4=19‡[b] | 13+27=40‡[e] |
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | 7th  | 22  | 27†  | 49  | 22  | 18  | 19  | 22+5=27[e] |
Shannon & Elena  | 8th  | 16  | 16  | 32  | 15‡  | 20  |
Vogue & Christopher  | 9th  | 14‡  | 20  | 34[b] | 21[b] | 16‡[e]
Caine & Jess  | 10th  | 21  | 17  | 38  | 20[e] |
Erin & Gleb  | 11th  | 16  | 21  | 37[e] |

Notes

1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
2. ^ a b c d e f This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
3. ^ This couple finished in second place.
4. ^ This couple finished in third place.
5. ^ a b c d e f g This couple was eliminated.

## Weekly scores[edit]

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Joshua Horner.

### Week 1[edit]

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

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music

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Johnny & Luda  | 20 (7, 7, 6)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Troublemaker" — Taio Cruz
Erin & Gleb  | 16 (5, 6, 5)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "We Found Love" — Rihanna, feat. Calvin Harris
Caine & Jess  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Viennese waltz  | "You and Me" — Lifehouse
Brian & Melanie  | 16 (5, 5, 6)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Moves Like Jagger" — Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera
Danielle & Damian  | 25 (8, 9, 8)  | Viennese waltz  | "One and Only" — Adele
Shannon & Elena  | 16 (5, 6, 5)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Start Me Up" — The Rolling Stones
Jessica & Damien  | 18 (6, 6, 6)  | Viennese waltz  | "I'm With You" — Avril Lavigne
Vogue & Christopher  | 14 (4, 5, 5)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" — Lloyd, feat. Lil Wayne
Zoe & Aric  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Viennese waltz  | "A Thousand Years" — Christina Perri
Brendan & Jessica  | 20 (7, 6, 7)  | Viennese waltz  | "Somebody to Love" — Queen
Kerri Anne & Carmelo  | 22 (8, 7, 7)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor

### Week 2[edit]

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

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Shannon & Elena  | 16 (5, 6, 5)  | Jive  | "River Deep - Mountain High" — Ike & Tina Turner | Safe
Vogue & Christopher  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Foxtrot  | "Someone like You" — Adele | Bottom two
Caine & Jess  | 17 (5, 6, 6)  | Jive  | "Check Yes Juliet" — We The Kings | Safe
Brian & Melanie  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Foxtrot  | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" — Frank Sinatra | Safe
Zoe & Aric  | 24 (8, 8, 8)  | Jive  | "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars | Safe
Jessica & Damien  | 8 (1, 3, 4)  | Jive  | "Tightrope" — Janelle Monáe | Safe
Erin & Gleb  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Foxtrot  | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Eliminated
Danielle & Damian  | 25 (8, 9, 8)  | Jive  | "Upside Down" — Paloma Faith | Safe
Brendan & Jessica  | 23 (9, 6, 8)  | Jive  | "Lonely Boy" — The Black Keys | Safe
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Foxtrot  | "The Lady is a Tramp" — Frank Sinatra | Safe
Johnny & Luda  | 22 (8, 7, 7)  | Foxtrot  | "Apologize" — OneRepublic | Safe

### Week 3: Personal Song/Story Week[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Brian & Melanie  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Jive  | "Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley | Safe
Vogue & Christopher  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Viennese waltz  | "3 Words" — Cheryl Cole | Bottom two
Caine & Jess  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Tango  | "Somebody Told Me" — The Killers | Eliminated
Zoe & Aric  | 25 (9, 8, 8)  | Foxtrot  | "Big Jet Plane" — Angus & Julia Stone | Safe
Johnny & Luda  | 22 (7, 7, 8)  | Rumba  | "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson | Safe
Danielle & Damian  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Samba  | "Alejandro" — Lady Gaga | Safe
Shannon & Elena  | 15 (5, 5, 5)  | Foxtrot  | "True Blue" — John Williamson | Safe
Jessica & Damien  | 21 (5, 8, 8)  | Rumba  | "Wonderwall" — Oasis | Safe
Brendan & Jessica  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Hey Baby" — DJ Ötzi | Safe
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | 22 (8, 8, 6)  | Rumba  | "You Needed Me" — Anne Murray | Safe

### Week 4: Australian Music Week[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Zoe & Aric  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Better the Devil You Know" — Kylie Minogue | Safe
Brian & Melanie  | 22 (7, 7, 8)  | Tango  | "Horror Movie" — Skyhooks | Bottom two
Vogue & Christopher  | 16 (5, 5, 6)  | Paso doble  | "Sweet Disposition" — The Temper Trap | Eliminated
Johnny & Luda  | 27 (10, 8, 9)  | Samba  | "Hello" — Cat Empire | Safe
Jessica & Damien  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Tango  | "Suicide Blonde" — INXS | Safe
Danielle & Damian  | 26 (8, 9, 9)  | Foxtrot  | "Somebody That I Used to Know" — Gotye, feat. Kimbra | Safe
Brendan & Jessica  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Tango  | "Playing to Win" — Little River Band | Safe
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | 18 (6, 6, 6)  | Jive  | "Like Wow - Wipeout" — Hoodoo Gurus | Safe
Shannon & Elena  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Paso doble  | "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" — AC/DC | Safe

### Week 5: Broadway Week[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Musical

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Danielle & Damian  | 28 (9, 10, 9)  | Tango  | "Cell Block Tango"  | Chicago
Brian & Melanie  | 16 (4, 6, 6)  | Rumba  | "Wanted Dead or Alive"  | Rock of Ages
Zoe & Aric  | 28 (9, 10, 9)  | Paso doble  | "Be Italian"  | Nine
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | 19 (6, 6, 7)  | Samba  | "Money, Money"  | Cabaret
Jessica & Damien  | 21 (8, 7, 6)  | Waltz  | "Edelweiss"  | The Sound of Music
Brendan & Jessica  | 23 (7, 7, 9)  | Quickstep  | "I Got Rhythm"  | Girl Crazy
Johnny & Luda  | 25 (9, 8, 8)  | Quickstep  | "We Go Together"  | Grease

### Week 6: Movie Week[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Film  | Result

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Jessica & Damien  | 15 (5, 5, 5)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Oh, Pretty Woman"  | Pretty Woman | Bottom two
Brendan & Jessica  | 14 (4, 5, 5)  | Rumba  | "Tiny Dancer"  | Almost Famous | Safe
Zoe & Aric  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Salsa  | "Jai Ho"  | Slumdog Millionaire | Safe
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | 22 (7, 8, 7)  | Waltz  | "Moon River"  | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Eliminated
Brian & Melanie  | 16 (3, 6, 7)  | Paso doble  | "Live and Let Die"  | James Bond | Safe
Danielle & Damian  | 30 (10, 10, 10)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "When Doves Cry"  | Purple Rain | Safe
Johnny & Luda  | 26 (8, 8, 10)  | Salsa  | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"  | Dirty Dancing | Safe
Jessica & Damien  | 4  | Jive
Marathon  | "You Never Can Tell" — from Pulp Fiction
Kerri Anne & Carmelo  | 5
Brian & Melanie  | 6
Brendan & Jessica  | 7
Danielle & Damian  | 8
Zoe & Aric  | 9
Johnny & Luda  | 10

### Week 7: Team Dances Week[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Danielle & Damian  | 28 (9, 10, 9)  | Paso doble  | "What You Want" — Evanescence | Safe
Brian & Melanie  | 21 (6, 7, 8)  | Viennese waltz  | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" — The Beatles | Safe
Zoe & Aric  | 30 (10, 10, 10)  | Quickstep  | "Let the Good Times Roll" — Louis Jordan | Safe
Brendan & Jessica  | 18 (5, 6, 7)  | Samba  | "Mama Do the Hump" — Rizzle Kicks | Bottom two
Jessica & Damien  | 13 (4, 4, 5)  | Salsa  | "Ain't Nobody" — Chaka Khan | Eliminated
Johnny & Luda  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Viennese waltz  | "I Won't Give Up" — Jason Mraz | Safe
Brendan & Jessica
Brian & Melanie
Johnny & Luda  | 28 (9, 9, 10)  | Team
Cha-cha-cha  | "I Like How It Feels" — Enrique Iglesias
Danielle & Damian
Jessica & Damien
Zoe & Aric  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Team
Cha-cha-cha  | "Dance Again" — Jennifer Lopez

### Week 8: Instant Dances Week[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Johnny & Luda  | 26 (9, 8, 9)  | Tango  | "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson | Safe
25 (8, 8, 9)  | Paso doble  | "Seven Nation Army" — The White Stripes
Brian & Melanie  | 19 (5, 7, 7)  | Quickstep  | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder | Eliminated
13 (2, 5, 6)  | Samba  | "Jump in the Line" — Harry Belafonte
Zoe & Aric  | 29 (9, 10, 10)  | Tango  | "Rumor Has It" — Adele | Safe
27 (9, 9, 9)  | Samba  | "Pon de Replay" — Rihanna
Danielle & Damian  | 28 (8, 10, 10)  | Quickstep  | "Sparkling Diamonds" — Nicole Kidman | Bottom two
28 (10, 9, 9)  | Rumba  | "Drops of Jupiter" — Train
Brendan & Jessica  | 24 (8, 8, 8)  | Foxtrot  | "It Had to Be You" — Frank Sinatra | Safe
22 (7, 7, 8)  | Paso doble  | "Paint it Black" — The Rolling Stones

### Week 9: Semifinals Week[edit]

Each couple performed two unlearned dances, one of which was the Argentine tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Johnny & Luda  | 25 (8, 8, 9)  | Jive  | "Jet Lag" — Simple Plan | Safe
22 (7, 8, 7)  | Argentine tango  | "Sin Rumbo" — Otros Aires
Zoe & Aric  | 26 (9, 9, 8)  | Argentine tango  | "Tanguera" — Mariano Mores | Safe
30 (10, 10, 10)  | Rumba  | "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" — Eminem, feat. Rihanna
Brendan & Jessica  | 15 (5, 5, 5)  | Salsa  | "Get Busy" — Sean Paul | Eliminated
27 (9, 9, 9)  | Argentine tango  | "Libertango" — Bond
Danielle & Damian  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Argentine tango  |  | Safe
29 (10, 10, 9)  | Salsa  | "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" — Qwote & Lucenzo

### Week 10: Grand Finale[edit]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Order  | Scores  | Dance  | Music  | Result

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Danielle & Damien  | 1  | 28 (9, 10, 9)  | Jive  | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — Solomon Burke | Runners-up
5  | 29 (9, 10, 10)  | Freestyle  | "When Love Takes Over" — David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
Johnny & Luda  | 2  | 29 (10, 9, 10)  | Foxtrot  | "This Business of Love" — Domino  | Winners
6  | 30 (10, 10, 10)  | Freestyle  | "It's Tricky" — Run-D.M.C.
Zoe & Aric  | 3  | 23 (7, 8, 8)  | Jive  | "Like It Like That" — Guy Sebastian | Third place
Danielle & Damien  | 4  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Group
Cha-cha-cha  | "Tonight Is the Night" — Outasight
Johnny & Luda  | 26 (8, 9, 9)
Zoe & Aric  | 27 (9, 9, 9)

## Dance chart[edit]

* Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz
* Week 2: Foxtrot or jive
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (Personal Song/Story week)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (Australian Music week)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance (Broadway Week)
* Week 6: One unlearned dance & jive marathon (Movies/Musicals Week)
* Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dances
* Week 8: One unlearned ballroom dance & instant Latin dance
* Week 9: One unlearned dance & Argentine tango
* Week 10: Redemption dance, group cha-cha-cha & freestyle

Dancing with the Stars (season 12) - Dance chart  Couple  | Week

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10
Johnny & Luda  | Cha-cha-cha  | Foxtrot  | Rumba  | Samba  | Quickstep  | Salsa  | Jive
Marathon  | Viennese waltz  | Team
Cha-cha-cha  | Tango  | Paso doble  | Jive  | Argentine tango  | Foxtrot  | Group
Cha-cha-cha  | Freestyle
Danielle & Damian  | Viennese waltz  | Jive  | Samba  | Foxtrot  | Tango  | Cha-cha-cha  | Paso doble  | Team Cha-cha-cha  | Quickstep  | Rumba  | Argentine tango  | Salsa  | Jive  | Freestyle
Zoe & Aric  | Viennese waltz  | Jive  | Foxtrot  | Cha-cha-cha  | Paso doble  | Salsa  | Quickstep  | Team Cha-cha-cha  | Tango  | Samba  | Argentine tango  | Rumba  | Jive  |
Brendan & Jessica  | Viennese waltz  | Jive  | Cha-cha-cha  | Tango  | Quickstep  | Rumba  | Samba  | Team Cha-cha-cha  | Foxtrot  | Paso doble  | Salsa  | Argentine tango  |
Brian & Melanie  | Cha-cha-cha  | Foxtrot  | Jive  | Tango  | Rumba  | Paso doble  | Viennese waltz  | Team Cha-cha-cha  | Quickstep  | Samba  |
Jessica & Damien  | Viennese waltz  | Jive  | Rumba  | Tango  | Waltz  | Cha-cha-cha  | Salsa  | Team Cha-cha-cha  |
Kerri-Anne & Carmelo  | Cha-cha-cha  | Foxtrot  | Rumba  | Jive  | Samba  | Waltz  |
Shannon & Elena  | Cha-cha-cha  | Jive  | Foxtrot  | Paso doble  |
Vogue & Christopher  | Cha-cha-cha  | Foxtrot  | Viennese waltz  | Paso doble
Caine & Jess  | Viennese waltz  | Jive  | Tango  |
Erin & Gleb  | Cha-cha-cha  | Foxtrot  |
Preceded by

Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 11)

|  Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 12  | Succeeded by

Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 13)

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## References[edit]

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