Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 3)
The third season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars TV series premiered on Tuesday 6 September 2005 and concluded on Tuesday 8 November 2005. Home and Away actress Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin won the series, defeating Seven News presenter Chris Bath and her partner, Trenton Shipley.
Couples
The following celebrities competed.| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
| Tania Zaetta | Former Who Dares Wins presenter | Michael Miziner | Eliminated 1st on 13 September 2005 |
| Michael Caton | Actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 2nd on 20 September 2005 |
| Ky Hurst | Ironman | Masha Belash | Eliminated 3rd on 27 September 2005 |
| Nicky Buckley | Former Sale of the Century presenter | Andrew Palmer | Eliminated 4th on 4 October 2005 |
| Dawn Fraser | Former Olympic freestyle swimmer | Gordon Gilkes | Eliminated 5th on 11 October 2005 |
| David Campbell | Jazz singer | Luda Kroitor | Eliminated 6th on 18 October 2005 |
| Brodie Holland | AFL player & model | Alana Patience | Eliminated 7th on 25 October 2005 |
| Ian "Dicko" Dickson | Australian Idol judge | Leanne Bampton | Eliminated 8th on 2 November 2005 |
| Chris Bath | Seven News newsreader | Trenton Shipley | Runner Up on 9 November 2005 |
| Ada Nicodemou | Home and Away actress | Aric Yegudkin | Winner on 9 November 2005 |
Scoring chart
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 : Quickstep or Rumba
- Week 3 : Tango or Jive
- Week 4 : Paso doble or Foxtrot
- Week 5 : Samba
- Week 6 : One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-5
- Week 7 : One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-6
- Week 8 : One unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-7 & Group Viennese Waltz
- Week 9 : Final unlearned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-8 & Favourite Dance of Season
- Week 10 : Two Favourite Dances of the Season & Freestyle
Dance chart
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 | 2 | Chris & Trenton | 14 | 449 | 32.07 |
| 2 | 1 | Ada & Aric | 14 | 427 | 30.50 |
| 3 | 3 | Dicko & Leanne | 11 | 317 | 28.82 |
| 4 | 5 | David & Luda | 7 | 188 | 26.86 |
| 5 | 8 | Ky & Masha | 4 | 99 | 24.75 |
| 6 | 4 | Brodie & Alana | 9 | 210 | 23.33 |
| 7 | 6 | Dawn & Gordon | 6 | 131 | 22.40 |
| 8 | 7 | Nicky & Andrew | 5 | 112 | 22.00 |
| 9 | 9 | Michael & Kym | 3 | 66 | 21.83 |
| 10 | 10 | Tania & Michael | 2 | 40 | 20.00 |
Running Order
Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.Week 1
;Running order| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
| Ada & Aric | 24 | Cha-cha-cha | "Come On Over"—Christina Aguilera |
| David & Luda | 27 | Waltz | "Open Arms"—Air Supply |
| Dicko & Leanne | 28 | Cha-cha-cha | "Bad"—Michael Jackson |
| Chris & Trenton | 30 | Waltz | "Weekend in New England"—Barry Manilow |
| Michael & Kym | 23 | Cha-cha-cha | "Sway"—Michael Bublé |
| Ky & Masha | 24 | Waltz | "Dreamcatcher"—Secret Garden |
| Tania & Michael | 23 | Cha-cha-cha | "Me Against the Music"—Britney Spears & Madonna |
| Nicky & Andrew | 20 | Waltz | "A Time for Us"—Henry Mancini |
| Brodie & Alana | 21 | Cha-cha-cha | "Rock DJ"—Robbie Williams |
| Dawn & Gordon | 24 | Waltz | "I Still Call Australia Home"—Peter Allen |
Week 2
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| David & Luda | 26 | Rumba | "Chains"—Tina Arena | Safe |
| Tania & Michael | 17 | Quickstep | "Almost Like Being in Love"—Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| Dawn & Gordon | 22 | Rumba | "Out of Reach"—Gabrielle | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 18 | Quickstep | "Part-Time Lover"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 28 | Rumba | "Secret"—Maroon 5 | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 24 | Quickstep | "Go Daddy-O"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 24 | Rumba | "Take My Breath Away"—Jessica Simpson | Bottom two |
| Michael & Kym | 21 | Quickstep | "Let's Face the Music and Dance"—Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Nicky & Andrew | 23 | Rumba | "The Lady in Red"—Chris de Burgh | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 23 | Quickstep | "The Muppet Show Theme"—Jim Henson & Sam Pottle | Safe |
Week 3
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Dicko & Leanne | 30 | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'—John Travolta | Safe |
| Michael & Kym | 22 | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | Eliminated |
| Nicky & Andrew | 26 | Tango | "Hey Sexy Lady"—Shaggy | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 29 | Jive | "Mambo No. 5"—Lou Bega | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 26 | Tango | "Tanguera"—Musica & Poesia | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 24 | Tango | "Guapita"—Malando | Bottom two |
| Brodie & Alana | 30 | Jive | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"—Elton John | Safe |
| David & Luda | 27 | Tango | "Tango D'Amour"—Vicky Leandros | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 33 | Tango | "Jealousy"—Billy Fury | Safe |
Week 4
- Musical guests: Craig David
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 31 | Paso Doble | "El Gato Montés"—Carmen's Track | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 17 | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 25 | Foxtrot | "The Pink Panther Theme"—Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 29 | Foxtrot | "You're the Boss"—Brian Setzer & Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 26 | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You"—Harry Connick, Jr. | Safe |
| Ky & Masha | 25 | Paso Doble | "Also sprach Zarathustra"—Richard Strauss / "Where Do You Go"—No Mercy | Eliminated |
| Nicky & Andrew | 23 | Paso Doble | "Eye of the Tiger"—Survivor | Safe |
| David & Luda | 27 | Paso Doble | "The Phantom of the Opera"—Michael Crawford & Sarah Brightman | Bottom two |
Week 5
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 31 | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot"—Buster Poindexter | Safe |
| David & Luda | 29 | Samba | "Shake Your Bon-Bon"—Ricky Martin | Bottom two |
| Brodie & Alana | 27 | Samba | "Iko Iko"—The Belle Stars | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 23 | Samba | "Macarena"—Los del Rio | Safe |
| Nicky & Andrew | 20 | Samba | "Mas que Nada"—Sérgio Mendes | Eliminated |
| Ada & Aric | 29 | Samba | "You'll Be Mine "—Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 24 | Samba | "Soul Bossa Nova"—Quincy Jones | Safe |
Week 6
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 31 | Cha-cha-cha | "Blame It On The Boogie"—Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 32 | Waltz | "Moon River"—Henry Mancini | Safe |
| David & Luda | 28 | Quickstep | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"—Fred Astaire | Safe |
| Dawn & Gordon | 21 | Foxtrot | "Beyond The Sea"—Robbie Williams | Eliminated |
| Brodie & Alana | 23 | Rumba | "Alta Marea"—Patrizio Buanne | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 31 | Tango | "Tango Passion"—Vio Friedmann | Safe |
Week 7
- Musical guests: Jimmy Barnes
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Dicko & Leanne | 29 | Rumba | "Light My Fire"—José Feliciano | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 28 | Waltz | "Until It's Time for You to Go"—Buffy Sainte-Marie | Safe |
| David & Luda | 24 | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Jimmy Barnes | Eliminated |
| Chris & Trenton | 33 | Foxtrot | "Nobody But Me"—Lou Rawls | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 34 | Paso Doble | "Malagueña"—Brian Setzer | Safe |
Week 8
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 29 | Jive | "Hey Dolly"—Louis Armstrong | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 29 | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Safe |
| Brodie & Alana | 18 | Paso Doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"—The Animals | Eliminated |
| Brodie & Alana | 20 | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Eliminated |
| Ada & Aric | 32 | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting"—Kenny Rogers | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 27 | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 35 | Tango | "James Bond Theme"—John Barry & Orchestra | Safe |
| Dicko & Leanne | 24 | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal | Safe |
Week 9
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Dicko & Leanne | 26 | Paso Doble | "Bohemian Rhapsody"—Queen | Eliminated |
| Dicko & Leanne | 37 | Waltz | "Mull of Kintyre"—Paul McCartney and Wings | Eliminated |
| Chris & Trenton | 28 | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing"—Benny Goodman | Safe |
| Chris & Trenton | 40 | Rumba | "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine"—Lou Rawls | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 30 | Rumba | "I Finally Found Someone"—Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Ada & Aric | 35 | Jive | "Jump & Jive" | Safe |
Week 10
- Musical guests: Human Nature, John Farnham
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Trenton | 32 | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot"—Buster Poindexter | Runners-Up |
| Chris & Trenton | 34 | Waltz | "Weekend in New England"—Barry Manilow | Runners-Up |
| Chris & Trenton | 40 | Freestyle | "TNT"—AC/DC / "Sex Bomb"—Tom Jones | Runners-Up |
| Ada & Aric | 36 | Paso Doble | "Malagueña"—Brian Setzer | Winners |
| Ada & Aric | 33 | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting"—Kenny Rogers | Winners |
| Ada & Aric | 34 | Freestyle | "Billy Jean" / "Smooth Criminal"—Michael Jackson | Winners |