Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 5)
The fifth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars TV series premiered on Tuesday 26 September 2006 and concluded on Tuesday 28 November 2006. A controversy occurred in the semi-final when judge Todd McKenney said that he believed Arianne Caoili had received professional dance lessons prior to the competition. Caoili denied this. Channel 7's Today Tonight supported McKenney's claims, producing video footage of Caoili attending salsa classes, but Caoili said she just started taking salsa lessons when the producers called to offer her a place on the show.
Anthony Koutoufides and his partner Natalie Lowe won the series, with Arianne Caoili and her partner Carmelo Pizzino as runner-up.
Couples
The following celebrities were featured.| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
| Fiona Falkiner | The Biggest Loser Season 1 finalist | Serghei Bolgarschii | Eliminated 1st on 3 October 2006 |
| Tom Waterhouse | Son of Gai Waterhouse | Alana Patience | Eliminated 2nd on 10 October 2006 |
| Kerry Armstrong | Actress | Christopher Ryan | Eliminated 3rd on 17 October 2006 |
| Gary Sweet | Actor | Eliza Campagna | Eliminated 4th on 24 October 2006 |
| Amanda Keller | Radio personality | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 5th on 31 October 2006 |
| Chris Hemsworth | Home and Away actor | Abbey Ross | Eliminated 6th on 7 November 2006 |
| Andrew Gaze | Retired basketball player | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 7th on 14 November 2006 |
| Tamsyn Lewis | Olympic middle distance runner | Arsen Kishishian | Third Place on 21 November 2006 |
| Arianne Caoili | Chess player | Carmello Pizzino | Runner Up on 28 November 2006 |
| Anthony Koutoufides | Former AFL player | Natalie Lowe | Winner on 28 November 2006 |
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 : Jive or Tango
- Week 4 : Foxtrot or Paso doble
- 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 : Two unlearned Ballroom or Latin dances from weeks 1-7
- Week 9 : Learned Ballroom or Latin dance from weeks 1-8 & Argentine Tango
- 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.| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Number Of Dances | Total Points Earned | Average |
| 1 | 2 | Arianne & Carmello | 14 | 514 | 36.7 |
| 2 | 1 | Kouta & Natalie | 14 | 494 | 35.3 |
| 3 | 3 | Tamsyn & Arsen | 11 | 373 | 33.9 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrew & Linda | 9 | 286 | 31.8 |
| 5 | 9 | Tom & Alana | 3 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 6 | 8 | Kerry & Christopher | 4 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 7 | 5 | Chris & Abbey | 7 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 7 | 10 | Fiona & Serghei | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 9 | 6 | Amanda & Csaba | 6 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 10 | 7 | Gary & Eliza | 5 | 90 | 18.0 |
Week 1
Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Paul, Mark.;Running order
| Couple | Score | Style | Music |
| Gary & Eliza | 19 | Cha-cha-cha | "Addicted to Love"—Robert Palmer |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 29 | Waltz | "I Will Always Love You"—Dolly Parton |
| Tom & Alana | 28 | Cha-cha-cha | "Señorita"—Justin Timberlake |
| Amanda & Csaba | 19 | Waltz | "Phenomenal Woman"—Olivia Newton-John |
| Fiona & Sergei | 20 | Cha-cha-cha | "Day-O "—Harry Belafonte |
| Anthony & Natalie | 27 | Waltz | "Run to You"—Whitney Houston |
| Kerry & Christopher | 27 | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera |
| Chris & Abbey | 18 | Waltz | "The Wings"—Brokeback Mountain |
| Arianne & Carmello | 32 | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like the Way"—BodyRockers |
| Andrew & Linda | 30 | Waltz | "Mr. Bojangles"—Sammy Davis Jr. |
Week 2
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tom & Alana | 22 | Quickstep | "Good Morning"—from Singin' in the Rain | Safe |
| Anthony & Natalie | 26 | Rumba | "What's Left of Me"—Nick Lachey | Safe |
| Fiona & Sergei | 20 | Quickstep | "Piccadilly"—Ted Heath Orchestra | Eliminated |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 27 | Rumba | "Fairy Tale"—Toni Braxton | Safe |
| Gary & Eliza | 28 | Quickstep | "42nd Street"—from 42nd Street | Safe |
| Andrew & Linda | 26 | Rumba | "One"—U2 & Mary J. Blige | Safe |
| Kerry & Christopher | 24 | Quickstep | "Get Happy"—Judy Garland | Bottom two |
| Amanda & Csaba | 28 | Rumba | "Buttons"—The Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
| Chris & Abbey | 20 | Rumba | "Babylon"—David Gray | Safe |
| Arianne & Carmello | 25 | Quickstep | "Anything Goes"—from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Safe |
Week 3
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kerry & Christopher | 27 | Jive | "Long Tall Sally"—from Little Richard | Safe |
| Chris & Abbey | 20 | Tango | "Assassin's Tango"—John Powell | Safe |
| Tom & Alana | 23 | Jive | "Great Gosh A'Mighty"—Little Richard | Eliminated |
| Amanda & Csaba | 26 | Tango | "Mary and Steve's Tango"—Mervyn Warren | Safe |
| Arianne & Carmello | 28 | Jive | "Bandstand Boogie"—Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Anthony & Natalie | 29 | Tango | "El Vaquero"—Prandi Sounds | Safe |
| Gary & Eliza | 27 | Jive | "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 33 | Tango | "Sensation"—Musica & Poesia | Bottom two |
| Andrew & Linda | 21 | Tango | "Watching You"—Rogue Traders | Safe |
Week 4
- Musical guests: Ronan Keating
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Andrew & Linda | 21 | Paso Doble | "Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler | Safe |
| Gary & Eliza | 26 | Foxtrot | "Me and My Shadow"—Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes | Bottom two |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 31 | Paso Doble | "Spanish Paso Doble"—from The Mask of Zorro | Safe |
| Arianne & Carmello | 32 | Foxtrot | "Why Don't You Do Right?"—Sinéad O'Connor | Safe |
| Chris & Abbey | 29 | Paso Doble | "Marita"— | Safe |
| Kerry & Christopher | 24 | Foxtrot | "Moondance"—Van Morrison | Eliminated |
| Anthony & Natalie | 29 | Paso Doble | "The Stampede"—from The Lion King | Safe |
| Amanda & Csaba | 25 | Paso Doble | "Black Betty"—Spiderbait | Safe |
Week 5
- Musical guests: Guy Sebastian
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Arianne & Carmello | 27 | Samba | "Gypsy Kings medley"—Gypsy Kings | Safe |
| Anthony & Natalie | 26 | Samba | "All Night Long "—Lionel Richie | Bottom two |
| Amanda & Csaba | 29 | Samba | "Bootylicious"—Destiny's Child | Safe |
| Chris & Abbey | 28 | Samba | "Jump in the Line "—Harry Belafonte | Safe |
| Gary & Eliza | 15 | Samba | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Jessica Simpson | Eliminated |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 32 | Samba | "The Race" / "Mas que Nada"—The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Andrew & Linda | 25 | Samba | "Magalenha"—Sérgio Mendes | Safe |
Week 6
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 31 | Salsa | "Shake Up the Party"—Joy Enriquez | Safe |
| Chris & Abbey | 24 | Foxtrot | "Dream a Little Dream of Me"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Andrew & Linda | 20 | Salsa | "Stayin' Alive"—Bee Gees | Safe |
| Amanda & Csaba | 25 | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved by You"—Sinéad O'Connor | Eliminated |
| Anthony & Natalie | 35 | Quickstep | "That Old Black Magic"—Sammy Davis Jr. | Bottom two |
| Arianne & Carmello | 37 | Salsa | "Ran Kan Kan"—Tito Puente | Safe |
Week 7
Individual judges scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Paul, Mark, Dicko.- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Arianne & Carmello | 34 | Tango | "Jealousy"—Billy Fury | Safe |
| Arianne & Carmello | 32 | West Coast Swing | "We Will Rock You"—Queen / "SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake | Safe |
| Chris & Abbey | 21 | Salsa | "Get Busy"—Sean Paul | Eliminated |
| Chris & Abbey | 28 | West Coast Swing | "We Will Rock You"—Queen / "SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake | Eliminated |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 42 | Foxtrot | "The Way You Look Tonight"— Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 36 | West Coast Swing | "We Will Rock You"—Queen / "SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake | Safe |
| Andrew & Linda | 22 | Quickstep | "Sweet Georgia Brown"—Brother Bones and His Shadows | Bottom two |
| Andrew & Linda | 23 | West Coast Swing | "We Will Rock You"—Queen / "SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake | Bottom two |
| Anthony & Natalie | 37 | Salsa | "Johnny's Mambo"—from Dirty Dancing | Safe |
| Anthony & Natalie | 33 | West Coast Swing | "We Will Rock You"—Queen / "SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake | Safe |
Week 8
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 35 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around The House"—Della Reese | Safe |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 35 | Quickstep | "Billy-A-Dick"—Bette Midler | Safe |
| Anthony & Natalie | 20 | Foxtrot | "As If We Never Said Goodbye"—Barbra Streisand | Bottom two |
| Anthony & Natalie | 22 | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Rhythm of the Night"—DeBarge | Bottom two |
| Arianne & Carmello | 38 | Paso Doble | "Terre Aride"—Cirque du Soleil | Safe |
| Arianne & Carmello | 37 | Waltz | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"—Lauryn Hill & Tanya Blount | Safe |
| Andrew & Linda | 30 | Foxtrot | "Business of Love"—Domino | Eliminated |
| Andrew & Linda | 27 | Jive | "Knock on Wood"—Amii Stewart | Eliminated |
Week 9
- Musical guests:
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 34 | Jive | "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing"—Chris Isaak | Eliminated |
| Tamsyn & Arsen | 35 | Argentine Tango | "Por una Cabeza"—from Scent of a Woman | Eliminated |
| Anthony & Natalie | 39 | Argentine Tango | "Tanguera"—Musica & Poesia | Bottom two |
| Anthony & Natalie | 39 | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes"—Elvis Presley | Bottom two |
| Arianne & Carmello | 40 | Rumba | "The Prayer"— Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli | Safe |
| Arianne & Carmello | 40 | Argentine Tango | "The Tango Lesson"—Gotan Project | Safe |
Week 10
- Musical guests: Human Nature, Rogue Traders, Shannon Noll & Natalie Bassingthwaighte
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Anthony & Natalie | 33 | Quickstep | "That Old Black Magic"—Sammy Davis Jr. | Winners |
| Anthony & Natalie | 33 | Lindy Hop | "Moonlight Serenade"—Glenn Miller | Winners |
| Anthony & Natalie | 40 | Freestyle | "Together We Are One"—Delta Goodrem | Winners |
| Arianne & Carmello | 33 | Paso Doble | "Terre Aride"—Cirque du Soleil | Runners-up |
| Arianne & Carmello | 27 | Lindy Hop | "Zoot Suit Riot"—Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Runners-up |
| Arianne & Carmello | 36 | Freestyle | "West Side Story medley"—from West Side Story | Runners-up |