Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 3

The third season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 6 September 2005. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.

Home and Away actress Ada Nicodemou and Aric Yegudkin were announced as the winners on 8 November 2005, while Seven News presenter Chris Bath and Trenton Shipley finished in second place.

Couples
This season featured ten celebrity contestants.

Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in  with a double-dagger (‡).

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 * Notes

Weekly scores
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

Week 1
Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.

Week 2
Couples performed either the quickstep or the rumba, and are listed in the order they performed.

Week 3
Couples performed either the jive or the tango, and are listed in the order they performed.

Week 4
Musical guest: Craig David

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

Week 5
Couples performed the samba and are listed in the order they performed.

Week 6
Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 7
Musical guest: Jimmy Barnes

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 8
Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a group Viennese waltz for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 9
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

Week 10
Musical guests: Human Nature & John Farnham

Each couple performed three routines: their favourite ballroom dance, favourite Latin dance, and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
 * Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
 * Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
 * Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
 * Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
 * Week 5: Samba
 * Weeks 6–7: One unlearned dance
 * Week 8: One unlearned dance & group Viennese waltz
 * Week 9: One unlearned dance & favourite dance of the season
 * Week 10: Two favourite dances of the season & freestyle