Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) series 8

The eighth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 14 April 2019 on Three, and is hosted by Dai Henwood and Sharyn Casey. Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker, and Rachel White all returned as the series' judges, with Sacre-Dullerup serving as head judge again.[1] The full cast was announced on 4 April.[2]

Dancing with the Stars
Season 8
Celebrity winnerManu Vatuvei
Professional winnerLoryn Reynolds
No. of episodes17
Release
Original networkThree
Original release14 April (2019-April-14) –
16 June 2019 (2019-June-16)
Series chronology
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Series 9

Cast

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Couples

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Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Jude Dobson Television presenter Matt Tatton-Brown Eliminated 1st
on April 22, 2019
Carolyn Taylor Former What Now presenter Jonny Williams Eliminated 2nd
on April 29, 2019
Anna Willcox-Silfverberg Olympic skier & television presenter Brad Coleman Eliminated 3rd
on May 6, 2019
Mike McRoberts Newshub broadcaster & journalist Kristie Williams Eliminated 4th
on May 13, 2019
Walter Neilands Former Sticky TV presenter Melissa McCallum Eliminated 5th
on May 20, 2019
K'Lee Singer & Mai FM radio presenter Scott Cole Eliminated 6th
on May 27, 2019
Glen Osborne Former All Blacks rugby player Vanessa Cole Eliminated 7th
on June 3, 2019
Nadia Lim Celebrity chef & entrepreneur Aaron Gilmore Eliminated 8th
on June 10, 2019
William Waiirua Social media star & singer Amelia McGregor Fourth Place
on June 16, 2019
Clinton Randell The Edge radio presenter Brittany Coleman Third Place
on June 16, 2019
Laura Daniel Comedian & actress Shae Mountain Runners-up
on June 16, 2019
Manu Vatuvei Former Warriors rugby league player Loryn Reynolds Winners
on June 16, 2019

Scorecard

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Couple Place 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Top 4 Top 2
Manu & Loryn 1 20 23 43 22 24 20 24 27 26 27+28=55 29 +30=59
Laura & Shae 2 21 22 43 26 23 27 26 28 28 30+28=58 30 +30=60
Randell & Brittany 3 23 25 48 23 22 24 25 25 27 28+27=55 30
William & Amelia 4 19 19 38 24 25 23 26 24 29 26+29=55 30
Nadia & Aaron 5 17 18 35 20 19 21 22 24 23 23+24=47
Glen & Vanessa 6 17 24 41 26 24 23 26 25 24
K'Lee & Scott 7 18 17 35 19 21 18 20 22
Walter & Melissa 8 12 15 27 16 13 15 15
Mike & Kristie 9 19 18 37 19 18 19
Anna & Brad 10 23 20 43 18 21
Carolyn & Jonny 11 21 22 43 22
Jude & Matt 12 14 18 32
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 couples eliminated that week.
  indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
  the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.
  indicates the winning couple.
  indicates the runner-up couple.
  indicates the couple who placed third.
  indicates the couple who placed fourth.

Average score chart

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This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-point scale.

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total
points
Number
of dances
Average
1 2 Laura & Shae 319 12 26.6
2 3 Randell & Brittany 279 11 25.4
3 1 Manu & Loryn 300 12 25.0
4 4 William & Amelia 274 11 24.9
5 6 Glen & Vanessa 189 8 23.6
6 11 Carolyn & Jonny 65 3 21.7
7 5 Nadia & Aaron 211 10 21.1
8 10 Anna & Brad 82 4 20.5
9 7 K'Lee & Scott 135 7 19.3
10 9 Mike & Kristie 93 5 18.6
11 12 Jude & Matt 32 2 16.0
12 8 Walter & Melissa 86 6 14.3

Highest and lowest scoring performances

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The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:

Dance Highest scored dancer(s) Highest score Lowest scored dancer(s) Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha Clinton Randell 27 Walter Neilands 13
Jive William Waiirua 29 Jude Dobson 14
Tango Manu Vatuvei 29 Walter Neilands 15
Samba Glen Osborne
William Waiirua
24 Walter Neilands 12
Quickstep William Waiirua 29 Walter Neilands 16
Rumba Manu Vatuvei 28 K'Lee 18
Foxtrot Laura Daniel 28 Nadia Lim
Jude Dobson
18
Paso Doble Laura Daniel 30 Walter Neilands 15
Viennese Waltz Laura Daniel 30 Manu Vatuvei 23
Waltz Clinton Randell 28 Glen Osborne 26
Salsa Manu Vatuvei
Glen Osborne
24 Walter Neilands 15
Hip hop William Waiirua 30 William Waiirua 25
Argentine Tango Clinton Randell 27 Manu Vatuvei 24
Contemporary Clinton Randell 25
Showdance Manu Vatuvei
Laura Daniel
30

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

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Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances are excluded).

Couples Highest scoring dance(s) Lowest scoring dance(s)
Manu & Loryn Showdance (30) Rumba
Cha-cha-cha (20)
Laura & Shae Paso doble
Viennese Waltz
Showdance (30)
Cha-cha-cha (21)
Randell & Brittany Quickstep (30) Salsa (22)
William & Amelia Hip Hop (30) Jive
Tango (19)
Nadia & Aaron Quickstep
Foxtrot (24)
Samba (17)
Glen & Vanessa Waltz
Foxtrot (26)
Tango (17)
K'Lee & Scott Jive (22) Cha-cha-cha (17)
Walter & Melissa Quickstep (16) Samba (12)
Mike & Kristie Foxtrot
Rumba
Tango (19)
Paso doble
Cha-cha-cha (18)
Anna & Brad Tango (23) Paso doble (18)
Carolyn & Jonny Tango
Foxtrot (22)
Cha-cha-cha (21)
Jude & Matt Foxtrot (18) Jive (14)

Weekly scores

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Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Rachel White, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker.

Week 1

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All voting proceeds from this week went to the Our People, Our City Fund to help support the families and Muslim communities impacted by the Christchurch mosque shootings. From the second week onwards, all proceeds went to the celebrity contestant's charity of choice.

Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music
Laura & Shae 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Hotter than Hell" — Dua Lipa
Glen & Vanessa 17 (6, 6, 5) Tango "Poi E" — Patea Māori Club
Jude & Matt 14 (5, 5, 4) Jive "Whip It" — Devo
Carolyn & Jonny 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Sax" — Fleur East
William & Amelia 19 (6, 7, 6) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham!
Walter & Melissa 12 (4, 4, 4) Samba "Sorry" — Justin Bieber
Nadia & Aaron 17 (5, 6, 6) Samba "The Greatest" — Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music
Randell & Brittany 23 (7, 8, 8) Quickstep "Freedom" — Pharrell Williams
Manu & Loryn 20 (6, 7, 7) Rumba "Stand by You" — Rachel Platten
K'Lee & Scott 18 (6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Can't Touch It" — Ricki-Lee Coulter
Anna & Brad 23 (7, 8, 8) Tango "Love Me Again" — John Newman
Mike & Kristie 19 (6, 6, 7) Foxtrot "Grace Kelly" — MIKA

Week 2: Top 40 Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
William & Amelia 19 (6, 7, 6) Tango "Giant" — Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man Safe
Laura & Shae 22 (7, 8, 7) Rumba "Shallow" — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Safe
Walter & Melissa 15 (5, 5, 5) Paso doble "Look What You Made Me Do" — Taylor Swift Safe
Manu & Loryn 23 (7, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "You Don't Own Me" — Grace featuring G-Eazy Safe
K'Lee & Scott 17 (5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "What Lovers Do" — Maroon 5 featuring SZA Last to be called safe
Nadia & Aaron 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Hello" — Adele Safe
Glen & Vanessa 24 (8, 8, 8) Samba "Free" — Broods Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Carolyn & Jonny 22 (7, 7, 8) Tango "Sweet but Psycho" — Ava Max Safe
Jude & Matt 18 (6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Can't Stop the Feeling!" — Justin Timberlake Eliminated
Mike & Kristie 18 (6, 6, 6) Paso doble "Human" — Rag'n'Bone Man Safe
Anna & Brad 20 (6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Never Be Like You" — Flume featuring Kai Safe
Randell & Brittany 25 (8, 9, 8) Viennese Waltz "You Are the Reason" — Calum Scott Safe

Week 3: Guilty Pleasures Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Manu & Loryn 22 (7, 8, 7) Tango "Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler Safe
Anna & Brad 18 (6, 6, 6) Paso doble "Mamma Mia" — ABBA Safe
Walter & Melissa 16 (5, 5, 6) Quickstep "I'll Be There For You" — The Rembrandts Safe
Mike & Kristie 19 (6, 7, 6) Rumba "Be Alright" — Dean Lewis Safe
K'Lee & Scott 19 (6, 6, 7) Samba "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls Safe
Nadia & Aaron 20 (7, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Cosmic Girl" — Jamiroquai Last to be called safe
Randell & Brittany 23 (8, 8, 7) Jive "When You're Looking Like That" — Westlife Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
William & Amelia 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Men in Black" — Will Smith Safe
Laura & Shae 26 (8, 9, 9) Tango "Survivor" — Destiny's Child Safe
Carolyn & Jonny 22 (8, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain Eliminated
Glen & Vanessa 26 (8, 9, 9) Waltz "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" — Henry Mancini Safe

Week 4: Club Night

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Randell & Brittany 22 (7, 8, 7) Salsa "Yeah!" — Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris Safe
Anna & Brad 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Can't Hold Us" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton Eliminated
Laura & Shae 23 (7, 8, 8) Samba "Swalla" — Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign Safe
Mike & Kristie 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "One Kiss" — Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa Safe
Nadia & Aaron 19 (6, 6, 7) Tango "Disturbia" — Rihanna Safe
Walter & Melissa 13 (4, 4, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Finally" — CeCe Peniston Safe
William & Amelia 25 (8, 8, 9) Hip hop "Boogie Wonderland" — Earth, Wind & Fire Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Glen & Vanessa 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Place Your Hands" — Reef Safe
K'Lee & Scott 21 (7, 7, 7) Tango "Lola's Theme" — The Shapeshifters Bottom two
Manu & Loryn 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Turn the Beat Around" — Vicki Sue Robinson Safe

Judges' vote to save

  • White: K'Lee & Scott
  • Tocker: K'Lee & Scott
  • Sacre-Dallerup: Did not vote, but would have voted to save K'Lee & Scott

Week 5: 80s Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Manu & Loryn 20 (7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Venus" — Shocking Blue Safe
Nadia & Aaron 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "Take My Breath Away" — Berlin Safe
Randell & Brittany 24 (8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "It's Raining Men" — The Weather Girls Safe
Walter & Melissa 15 (5, 5, 5) Salsa "All Night Long (All Night)" — Lionel Richie Safe
K'Lee & Scott 18 (6, 6, 6) Rumba "Right Here Waiting" — Richard Marx Safe
William & Amelia 23 (7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Master Blaster (Jammin')" — Stevie Wonder Bottom two
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Laura & Shae 27 (9, 9, 9) Jive "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins Safe
Mike & Kristie 19 (7, 6, 6) Tango "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics Eliminated
Glen & Vanessa 23 (8, 8, 7) Quickstep "Walking on Sunshine" — Katrina and the Waves Safe

Judges' vote to save

  • White: William & Amelia
  • Tocker: William & Amelia
  • Sacre-Dallerup: Did not vote, but would have voted to save William & Amelia

Week 6: Rock Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Randell & Brittany 25 (8, 8, 9) Paso doble "Enter Sandman" — Metallica Safe
Manu & Loryn 24 (8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Supermassive Black Hole" — Muse Safe
Nadia & Aaron 22 (7, 7, 8) Salsa "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" — Arrows Safe
William & Amelia 26 (8, 9, 9) Rumba "Numb" — Linkin Park Safe
K'Lee & Scott 20 (6, 7, 7) Paso doble "Natural" — Imagine Dragons Bottom two
Laura & Shae 26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Iris" — Goo Goo Dolls Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Walter & Melissa 15 (5, 5, 5) Tango "It's My Life" — Bon Jovi Eliminated
Glen & Vanessa 26 (8, 9, 9) Foxtrot "All I Want Is You" — U2 Safe

Judges' vote to save

  • White: K'Lee & Scott
  • Tocker: K'Lee & Scott
  • Sacre-Dallerup: Did not vote, but would have voted to save K'Lee & Scott

Week 7: Rocketman Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Glen & Vanessa 25 (8, 8, 9) Jive "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Taron Egerton and Kit Connor Safe
Laura & Shae 28 (9, 10, 9) Foxtrot "Your Song" — Taron Egerton Bottom two
William & Amelia 24 (8, 8, 8) Samba "Bennie and the Jets" — Taron Egerton Safe
Manu & Loryn 27 (9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" — Taron Egerton and Celinde Schoenmaker Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Nadia & Aaron 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "I'm Still Standing" — Taron Egerton Safe
K'Lee & Scott 22 (7, 7, 8) Jive "Crocodile Rock" — Taron Egerton Eliminated
Randell & Brittany 25 (9, 8, 8) Contemporary "Tiny Dancer" — Taron Egerton Safe

Judges' vote to save

  • White: Laura & Shae
  • Tocker: Laura & Shae
  • Sacre-Dallerup: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Laura & Shae

Week 8: Celebrity Trio Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Guest Celebrity Result
Nadia & Aaron 23 (7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Believer" — Imagine Dragons Barbara Kendall | Season 5 Safe
Glen & Vanessa 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Tequila" — The Champs Chris Harris | Season 7 Eliminated
Manu & Loryn 26 (9, 9, 8) Jive "Dear Future Husband" — Meghan Trainor Miriama Smith | Season 4 Bottom two
Laura & Shae 28 (9, 9, 10) Quickstep "Valerie" — Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse Ben Barrington | Season 6 Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Guest Celebrity Result
William & Amelia 29 (9, 10, 10) Quickstep "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini David Seymour | Season 7 Safe
Randell & Brittany 27 (9, 9, 9) Argentine Tango "Bad Guy" — Billie Eilish Shane Cameron | Season 6 Safe

Judges' vote to save

  • White: Manu & Loryn
  • Tocker: Glen & Vanessa
  • Sacre-Dallerup: Manu & Loryn

Week 9: Semi-Final

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Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Manu & Loryn 27 (10, 9, 8) Paso doble "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — Nirvana Safe
28 (10, 9, 9) Rumba "Love Story" — Taylor Swift
William & Amelia 26 (8, 9, 9) Argentine Tango "God's Plan" — Drake Bottom two
29 (9, 10, 10) Jive "Wagon Wheel" — Old Crow Medicine Show
Nadia & Aaron 23 (7, 8, 8) Jive "Call Me" — Blondie Eliminated
24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Wicked Game" — Chris Isaak
Randell & Brittany 28 (10, 9, 9) Waltz "Skyfall" — Adele Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Timber" — Pitbull featuring Kesha
Laura & Shae 30 (10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Judas" — Lady Gaga Safe
28 (9, 10, 9) Jive "The Girl's Gone Wild" — Travis Tritt

Judges' vote to save

  • White: William & Amelia
  • Tocker: William & Amelia
  • Sacre-Dallerup: Did not vote, but would have voted to save William & Amelia

Week 10: Final

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Running order (Top 4)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Manu & Loryn 29 (10, 10, 9) Tango "Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler Safe
Randell & Brittany 30 (10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Freedom" — Pharrell Williams Third Place
Laura & Shae 30 (10, 10, 10) Viennese Waltz "Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls Safe
William & Amelia 30 (10, 10, 10) Hip hop "Boogie Wonderland" — Earth, Wind & Fire Fourth Place
Running order (Top 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Manu & Loryn 30 (10, 10, 10) Show Dance "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" — Lorde Winners
Laura & Shae 30 (10, 10, 10) Show Dance "Pound the Alarm" — Nicki Minaj Runners-up

Dance chart

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  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Manu & Loryn Rumba Viennese Waltz Tango Salsa Cha-cha-cha Argentine Tango Foxtrot Jive Paso doble Rumba Tango Showdance
Laura & Shae Cha-cha-cha Rumba Tango Samba Jive Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Quickstep Paso doble Jive Viennese Waltz Showdance
Randell & Brittany Quickstep Viennese Waltz Jive Salsa Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Contemporary Argentine Tango Waltz Cha-cha-cha Quickstep
William & Amelia Jive Tango Cha-cha-cha Hip hop Foxtrot Rumba Samba Quickstep Argentine Tango Jive Hip Hop
Nadia & Aaron Samba Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Tango Rumba Salsa Quickstep Paso doble Jive Foxtrot
Glen & Vanessa Tango Samba Waltz Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Foxtrot Jive Salsa
K'Lee & Scott Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Samba Tango Rumba Paso doble Jive
Walter & Melissa Samba Paso doble Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Salsa Tango
Mike & Kristie Foxtrot Paso doble Rumba Cha-cha-cha Tango
Anna & Brad Tango Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Quickstep
Carolyn & Jonny Cha-cha-cha Tango Foxtrot
Jude & Matt Jive Foxtrot

References

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  1. ^ "Judges return for more DWTS drama". 10 March 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Dancing with the Stars NZ: The full 2019 line-up". 4 April 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 6 April 2019.