Dancing With The Stars (Season 9) |
 Eliminated contestants Jessica McNamee and Stefano Olivieri |
| Country | Australia |
| Network | Channel Seven |
| Original run | 5 July 2009 – 6 September 2009 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Celebrity winner | Adam Brand |
| Professional winner | Jade Hatcher |
| Previous season | Season 8 |
The 9th Season of Dancing With The Stars was announced on Today Tonight, on the 5th of June, 2009. It debuted on the 5th of July, 2009. It featured the following celebrities.
[edit] Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
| Peter 'Spida' Everitt | Footy legend | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 1st on 12 July 2009 |
| Rob Mills | Singer and actor | Sriani Argaet | Eliminated 2nd on 19 July 2009 |
| Emily Scott | International cover girl | Michael Miziner | Eliminated 3rd on 26 July 2009 |
| Layne Beachley | World Champion surfer | Dannial Gosper | Eliminated 4th on 2 August 2009 |
| Fiona O'Loughlin | Comedian | Craig Monley | Eliminated 5th on 9 August 2009 |
| Jessica McNamee | Packed to the Rafters actress | Stefano Oliveri | Eliminated 6th on 16 August 2009 |
| Lincoln Lewis | Home and Away actor | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 7th on 23 August 2009 |
| Gerrard Gosens | Blind Paralympian and adventurer with his companion dog | Jessica Raffa | Eliminated 8th on 30 August 2009 |
| Kylie Gillies | The Morning Show presenter | Carmello Pizzino | Third Place on 6 September 2009 |
| Matt White | Today Tonight host | Ash-Leigh Hunter | Runner Up on 6 September 2009 |
| Adam Brand | Country music star | Jade Hatcher | Winner on 6 September 2009 |
[edit] Scoring Chart
- 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 couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
- indicates the couple withdrew from the competition.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Adam & Jade | 1 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 19+21=40 | 21+17=38 | 21+26=47 | 21+21+24=66 |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | 2 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 21+25=46 | 27+23=50 | 27+26=53 | 29+25+30=84 |
| Kylie & Carmello | 3 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 18+26=44 | 22+27=49 | 25+28=631 | 23+26=49 |
| Gerrard & Jessica | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 15+19=34 | 17+20=37 | 17+18=35 |
| Lincoln & Luda | 5 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 20+21=41 | 17+27=44 |
| Jessica & Stefano | 6 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19+24=43 |
| Fiona & Craig | 7 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 19 |
| Layne & Dannial | 8 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 23 |
| Emily & Michael | 9 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
| Rob & Sriani | 10 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
| Peter "Spida" & Linda | 11 | 17 | 16 |
^1 In Week 9, a special 'Grand Final Lifeline' of 10 points was awarded to Kylie Gillies for winning the Aussie Smooth Dance Off.
[edit] Dance Schedule
The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week.
- Week 1 : Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz
- Week 2 : Rumba or Tango
- Week 3 : Jive or Foxtrot
- Week 4 : Salsa or Quickstep including a solo piece with a minimum of 15 seconds
- Week 5 : Paso Doble or Aussie Smooth
- Week 6 : Samba or West Coast Swing
- Week 7 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6) to the theme of songs from the movies
- Week 8 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6)
- Week 9 : Judges choice, Segway & Aussie Smooth Dance Off
- Week 10 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to 6), Cha-Cha-Cha show off & Freestyle]
[edit] Dance Chart
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Adam & Jade | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso Doble | West Coast Swing | Samba | Aussie Smooth | Salsa | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Segway | Aussie Smooth | Rumba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle |
| Matt & Ash-Leigh | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso Doble | West Coast Swing | Salsa | Foxtrot | Waltz | Samba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Segway | Aussie Smooth | Aussie Smooth | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle |
| Kylie & Carmello | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | Quickstep | Paso Doble | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Foxtrot | Segway | Aussie Smooth | Jive | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle |
| Gerrard & Jessica | Waltz1 | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth | Samba | Paso Doble | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Segway | Aussie Smooth | | | Freestyle 1 |
| Lincoln & Luda | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep | Paso Doble | West Coast Swing | Aussie Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa1 |
| Jessica & Stefano | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Jive | Quickstep1 | Paso Doble | Samba | Waltz | Rumba |
| Fiona & Craig | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth1 | Samba |
| Layne & Dannial | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Salsa | Aussie Smooth1 |
| Emily & Michael | Cha-Cha-Cha1 | Tango | Jive | Quickstep |
| Rob & Sriani | Cha-Cha-Cha1 | Tango | Jive |
| Peter & Linda | Waltz | Rumba 1 |
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
- Winner Of The Aussie Smooth Dance Off
- Runner Up Of The Aussie Smooth Dance Off
- Second Eliminated In The Aussie Smooth Dance Off
- First Eliminated In The Aussie Smooth Dance Off
- Performed But Not Scored
^1 This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale.
[edit] Highest And Lowest Scoring Performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
[edit] Average Chart
The average chart is based on the dances performed by the celebrities and not their place in the competition.
| Average Ranking | Competitive Finish | Couple | Number Of Dances | Total Score | Average |
| 1 | 2nd | Matt & Ash-Leigh | 15 | 361 | 24.1 |
| 2 | 3rd | Kylie & Carmello | 14 | 330 | 23.6 |
| 3 | 6th | Jessica & Stefano | 8 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 4 | 9th | Emily & Michael | 4 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 5 | 10th | Rob & Sriani | 3 | 62 | 20.7 |
| - | 5th | Lincoln & Luda | 10 | 207 | 20.7 |
| 7 | 8th | Layne & Dannial | 5 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 8 | 7th | Fiona & Craig | 6 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 9 | 1st | Adam & Jade | 15 | 290 | 19.3 |
| 10 | 11th | Peter & Linda | 2 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 11 | 4th | Gerrard & Jessica | 12 | 193 | 16.1 |