Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 13)

The thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars Australia premiered live on 1 October 2013. Daniel MacPherson continued his role as main host of the show on Channel Seven. However, Melanie Brown had announced she wouldn't be returning for her second season as co-host, in order to pursue a judging role on America's Got Talent. Sunrise weather presenter, Edwina Bartholomew permanently replaced Brown for this season.
Todd McKenney and Helen Richey confirmed their returns as judges whilst, Joshua Horner resigned from the panel after two seasons. It was later revealed that two new judges will both replace Horner. Former champion and current Dancing with the Stars USA professional, Kym Johnson and actor/tap dancer Adam Garcia became the newest additions to the judges table, alongside McKenney and Richey.
Twelve contestants and professional dancers participated in this season. The celebrities cast were revealed on 27 August 2013, via the networkers website, along with their professional partners and on Today Tonight. This season also marks the show's return to the Tuesday 7.30pm timeslot as it has not been presented in this format since season 7. This was the first time three professional dancers had suffered injuries in the same season; however, only one, Dannial Gosper, permanently withdrew from the show.
On 26 November 2013, Cosentino and professional partner, Jessica Raffa were crowned champions for this season, defeating two female finalists Rhiannon Fish and Tina Arena, who both managed runner-up and third place respectively.

Couples

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Dance number
Jordan Stenmark	Model	Jessica Prince	Eliminated 1st on 8 October 2013
Tony Barber	Game show host	Melanie Hooper	Eliminated 2nd on 15 October 2013
Sally Obermeder	The Daily Edition presenter	Carmelo Pizzino	Eliminated 3rd on 22 October 2013
Sophia Pou	My Kitchen Rules contestant	Michael Miziner	Eliminated 4th on 29 October 2013
Brendan Jones	Radio presenter	Alana Patience	Eliminated 5th on 3 November 2013
Jesinta Campbell	Miss Universe Australia 2010	Jarryd Byrne	Eliminated 6th on 5 November 2013
Zac Stenmark	Model	Jade Hatcher Sriani Argaet	Eliminated 7th on 10 November 2013
Steve Hooker	Olympic pole vaulter	Ash-Leigh Hunter	Eliminated 8th on 12 November 2013
Libby Trickett	Olympic swimmer	Carmelo Pizzino Dannial Gosper	Eliminated 9th on 19 November 2013
Tina Arena	Singer-songwriter	Damian Whitewood	Third place on 26 November 2013
Rhiannon Fish	Home and Away actress	Aric Yegudkin	Runner-up on 26 November 2013
Cosentino	Grand illusionist	Jessica Raffa Sriani Argaet	Winners on 26 November 2013

Scoring chart

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a 40-points scale.

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total points	Number of dances	Average
1	3	Tina & Damian	530	15	35.33
2	2	Rhiannon & Aric	562	16	35.13
3	1	Cosentino & Jessica	542	16	33.88
4	4	Libby & Dannial/Carmelo	401	13	30.85
4	5	Steve & Ash-Leigh	339	11	30.82
6	6	Zac & Jade	260	9	28.89
7	9	Sophia & Michael	141	5	28.20
8	7	Jesinta & Jarryd	193	7	27.57
9	12	Jordan & Jessica P	52	2	26.00
9	11	Tony & Melanie	78	3	26.00
11	8	Brendan & Alana	124	6	20.67
12	10	Sally & Carmelo	78	4	19.50

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:

Dance	Best dancer	Highest score	Worst dancer	Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha	Rhiannon Fish Libby Trickett	38	Brendan Jones	22
Foxtrot	Tina Arena	38	Sally Obermeder	17
Waltz	Tony Barber	28
Contemporary	Cosentino	37	Sophia Pou	29
Argentine Tango	Cosentino	40	Rhiannon Fish	36
Samba	Rhiannon Fish	40	Jesinta Campbell Sophia Pou	26
Paso doble	Tina Arena	40	Brendan Jones	19
Jive	Tina Arena	40	Brendan Jones	7
Rumba	Rhiannon Fish	40	Cosentino	34
Quickstep	Rhiannon Fish	36	Brendan Jones	24
Tango	Tina Arena	38	Sally Obermeder	22
Jazz	Tina Arena	35	Sally Obermeder	20
Viennese Waltz	Rhiannon Fish	35	Jordan Stenmark	27
New Styles	Tina Arena	38	Libby Trickett	31
Freestyle	Cosentino	39	Rhiannon Fish	36
Fusion	Tina Arena	38	Steve Hooker Jesinta Campbell	26
Marathon	Tina Arena	10	Zac Stenmark	4

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

According to the traditional 40-point scale:

Couples	Highest scoring dance	Lowest scoring dance
Cosentino & Jessica	Argentine Tango	Samba
Rhiannon & Aric	Rumba & Samba	Viennese Waltz
Tina & Damian	Jive & Paso doble	Viennese Waltz
Libby & Carmelo	Rumba	Samba
Steve & Ash-Leigh	Contemporary	Fusion
Zac & Jade	Quickstep	Samba
Jesinta & Jarryd	Contemporary	Cha-cha-cha & Jive
Brendan & Alana	Tango	Jive
Sophia & Michael	Viennese Waltz	Samba
Sally & Carmelo	Tango	Foxtrot
Tony & Melanie	Waltz	Foxtrot
Jordan & Jess	Viennese Waltz	Cha-cha-cha

Dance Chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, Foxtrot or Contemporary
Week 2: Jive, Viennese Waltz or Jazz
Week 3: One Unlearned Dance
Week 4: Paso doble or Tango
Week 5: One Unlearned Dance
Week 6: One Unlearned Dance
Week 7: One Dance of Two Combined Styles & Marathon Dance
Week 8: One Unlearned Dance and a Team Dance
Week 9: Two Unlearned Dances
Week 10: One Unlearned Dance and One Unlearned Uncommon Dance
Week 11: Redemption Dance, Cha-cha-cha Face-Off, & Freestyle
Weekly scores

Individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Kym Johnson, Helen Richey, Adam Garcia.

Week 1

;Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Jesinta & Jarryd	24	Cha-cha-cha	"What You've Done To Me"—Samantha Jade
Steve & Ash-Leigh	27	Foxtrot	"Beautiful"—Mariah Carey
Libby & Dannial	28	Cha-cha-cha	"Domino"—Jessie J
Cosentino & Jessica	37	Contemporary	"When I Was Your Man"—Bruno Mars
Sally & Carmelo	17	Foxtrot	"Girl on Fire"—Alicia Keys
Jordan & Jessica	25	Cha-cha-cha	"Blurred Lines"—Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Zac & Jade	30	Foxtrot	"I Won't Let You Go"—James Morrison
Sophia & Michael	28	Cha-cha-cha	"I Love It"—Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX
Brendan & Alana	22	Cha-cha-cha	"Come Dance With Me"—Frank Sinatra
Rhiannon & Aric	32	Contemporary	"Titanium"—David Guetta ft. Sia Furler
Tony & Melanie	24	Foxtrot	"The Best Is Yet To Come"—Michael Bublé
Tina & Damian	35	Contemporary	"Beneath Your Beautiful"—Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé

Week 2

Individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Kym Johnson, Helen Richey, Adam Garcia.

Jessica Raffa injured her back and was forced to step off the dance floor for six weeks prior to this week, and was replaced by her personal friend, Sriani Argaet.

Rhiannon & Aric and Steve & Ash-Leigh impressed with their jazzes which scored them an equal 34/40 the top scores of the night. Brendan's jive was not impressive and scored an awful 15/40. Libby Trickett and Jordan Stenamrk were in the bottom 2 but Jordan had the fewest votes and became the first evicted.
;Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Libby & Dannial	29	Jive	"Gotcha"—Jessica Mauboy
Tony & Melanie	26	Jazz	"Mack The Knife"—Rosemary Clooney
Zac & Jade	28	Jive	"Everybody Talks"—Neon Trees
Jordan & Jessica	27	Viennese Waltz	"Give Me Love"—Ed Sheeran
Jesinta & Jarryd	24	Jive	"SOS"—Rihanna
Sally & Carmelo	20	Jazz	"Roar"—Katy Perry
Steve & Ash-Leigh	34	Jazz	"The Lipstick on His Collar"—Caro Emerald
Sophia & Michael	30	Viennese Waltz	"Everyone's Waiting"—Missy Higgins
Brendan & Alana	15	Jive	"She's a Genius"—Jet
Tina & Damian	30	Viennese Waltz	"At Last"—Etta James
Rhiannon & Aric	34	Jazz	"Everybody"—Martin Solveig
Cosentino & Sriani*	31	Viennese Waltz	"If I Ain't Got You"—Alicia Keys

Week 3

Individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Kym Johnson, Helen Richey, Adam Garcia. There was not a dry eye in the room as Home and Away starlet Rhiannon Fish and her partner Aric Yegudkin twirled and spun to the top of the leaderboard and a perfect score of 40/40 for their beautiful and very emotional rumba. Brendan & Alana didn't quite have as much success with 19/40 for their foxtrot it gave them the lowest score of the night. Former Miss Universe Jesinta Campbell and her partner Jarryd Brynne along with game show quiz host Tony Barber & his partner Melanie Hooper were announced to be in the bottom 2. Then Tony and Melanie were eliminated leaving Jesinta back on deck.
;Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Zac & Jade	28	Paso doble	"Highway to Hell"—AC/DC
Sally & Carmelo	22	Tango	"Stronger "—Kelly Clarkson
Libby & Dannial	29	Viennese Waltz	"Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS
Jesinta & Jarryd	26	Samba	"Dancing Queen"—ABBA
Tony & Melanie	28	Waltz	"True Love"—High Society
Brendan & Alana	19	Foxtrot	"When You Walk in the Room"—Jackie DeShannon
Sophia & Michael	29	Contemporary	"Firework"—Katy Perry
Steve & Ash-Leigh	33	Quickstep	"Lisztomania"—Phoenix
Cosentino & Sriani	31	Cha-cha-cha	"Working Day and Night"—Michael Jackson
Rhiannon & Aric	40	Rumba	"Beauty and the Beast"—Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
Tina & Damian	35	Cha-cha-cha	"No More Tears "—Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

Week 4

Individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Kym Johnson, Helen Richey, Adam Garcia. Rock week commenced and Rhiannon Fish proved that she could rock the frock with her jaw dropping tango which gave her a great score of 36/40 which also was the best score of the night. Sally & Carmello & Brendan & Alana both received 19/40 for their Paso dobles the lowest scores of the night. Then Sally & Carmelo & Sophia & Michael found themselves in the bottom 2. Sally was eliminated from DWTS 2013.
;Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Tina & Damian	31	Tango	"Another One Bites the Dust"—Queen
Libby & Dannial	27	Paso doble	"Uprising"—Muse
Sally & Carmelo	19	Paso doble	"Livin' On A Prayer"—Bon Jovi
Zac & Jade	30	Tango	"Gold on the Ceiling"—The Black Keys
Sophia & Michael	28	Paso doble	"Are You Gonna Go My Way?"—Lenny Kravitz
Brendan & Alana	19	Paso doble	"I Was Made For Lovin' You"—KISS
Jesinta & Jarryd	31	Tango	"Spectrum"—Florence and the Machine
Cosentino & Sriani	35	Paso doble	"Sing"—My Chemical Romance
Rhiannon & Aric	36	Tango	"What You Waiting For?"—Gwen Stefani
Steve & Ash-Leigh	31	Paso doble	"Song 2"—Blur

Week 5

Individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Kym Johnson, Helen Richey, Adam Garcia.

Dannial Gosper was forced to withdraw from the competition and so the last eliminated pro, Carmelo Pizzino had to step in for him.

Rhiannon Fish raised the bar and showed the other contestants how to party with her Great Gatsby themed cha-cha-cha which placed her on the top of the ladder for the 4th week in a row with 38/40. Brendan & Alana's Twilight themed Tango did not live up to its name with 25/40. Then Brendan & Alana and Sophia & Michael faced the bottom two. But after the second week in a row in the bottom two Sophia & Michael were eliminated.
;Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Movie/Theme
Steve & Ashleigh	27	Jive	"Old Time Rock and Roll"—Bob Seger	Risky Business
Jesinta & Jarryd	28	Foxtrot	"Cups"—Anna Kendrick	Pitch Perfect
Zac & Jade	31	Quickstep	"Spider-Man Theme Song"—Michael Bublé	Spider-Man 2
Libby & Carmelo*	36	Foxtrot	"Somewhere Over The Rainbow"—E.Y. Harburg	The Wizard of Oz
Sophia & Michael	26	Samba	"Independent Women Part I"—Destiny's Child	Charlie's Angels
Tina & Damian	36	Rumba	"I Dreamed a Dream"—Anne Hathaway	Les Misérables
Brendan & Alana	25	Tango	"Neutron Star Collision "—Muse
Rhiannon & Aric	38	Cha-cha-cha	"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody "—Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock	The Great Gatsby
Cosentino & Jessica	34	Rumba	"Skyfall"—Adele	Skyfall