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What happened on tonight’s episode of Dancing with the Stars?
Episode 8
In the second Semi-Final, Kyle Shilling started the night with a quickstep. The judges were impressed and he earned 29 points.
Felicity Ward took to the stage next with a salsa that sent her to the top of the leaderboard.
Next up was Mia Fevola with a foxtrot that the judges felt had technical brilliance but no emotion.
And to close the night, Shaun Micallef performed a cheeky cha-cha that earnt him a score of 30.
Sadly, Mia was sent home once the judges’ score were combined with the audience vote. But in happier news, Kyle, Felicity and Shaun all progressed to the Grand Finale!
Leaderboard as of Episode 8:
• Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin: 33
• Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio: 31 (eliminated)
• Shaun Micallef and Ash-Leigh Hunter: 30
• Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish: 29
Episode 7
In the first Semi-Final, Harry Garside kicked things off with a Tango.
Up next, was Trent Cotchin with a Cha Cha that judge Mark Wilson deemed “Grand Finale worthy.”
Brittany Hockley then took to the stage with a waltz that sent her straight to the top of the leaderboard. Judge Sharna Burgess even told Brittany that she’s truly “turned into a dancer.”
Michael Usher closed the night with a jive that did not impress the judges; they felt the technique slipped. Mark even said the style of dance was “beyond Michael’s capabilities.”
But despite being at the bottom of the leaderboard, after the audience vote was added to the judges’ scores, it was Harry Garside who was sent packing.
Leaderboard as of Episode 7:
- Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley: 35
- Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa: 34
- Harry Garside and Siobhan Power: 20 (eliminated)
- Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe: 19
Episode 6
Shaun Micallef opened the episode with a Paso Doble that the judges commended.
Then Osher Günsberg took to the floor with a fiery Tango. But what was more fiery was his heated exchange with judge Craig Revel Horwood. After Craig called the performance a “right royal mess,” Osher clapped back and said:
“You are more than welcome to show me how to do it.”
Mia Fevola was up next and judge Helen Richey called her rumba “beautiful”.
Similarly, judge Sharna Burgess called Felicity Ward’s Foxtrot “gorgeous and beautiful.”
Closing the episode was Kyle Shilling with an energetic jive. The judges loved his performance and he received the first perfect score of the season (40 out of 40).
Leaderboard as of Episode 6:
- Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish: 40
- Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin: 33
- Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio: 28
- Shaun Micallef and Ash-Leigh Hunter: 23
- Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet: 15 (eliminated)
Episode 5
Rebecca Gibney and Ian Waite kicked off Episode 5 with a paso doble to Queen of the Night by Whitney Houston.
Then Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley performed a tango that the judges loved; particularly Mark Wilson.
Up next was Harry Garside and Siobhan Power with a polarising rumba that Sharna Burgess praised but Craig Revel Horwood tore to shreds.
Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe impressed the judges (yes, even Craig) with a graceful Viennese waltz.
And to wrap up Episode 5, Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa took to the dance floor with a jive… A jive that sent him straight to the top of the leaderboard!
In a shock twist, Rebecca Gibney was sent home even though she wasn’t initially at the bottom of the leaderboard – she ended up there once the studio audicne votes were combined with the judges’ scores.
Of course, she was extremely gracious and thanked everyone from Ian and the judges to the entire production crew.
Leaderboard as of Episode 5:
- Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa: 35
- Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley: 33
- Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe: 29
- Rebecca Gibney and Ian Waite: 28 (eliminated)
- Harry Garside and Siobhan Power: 25
Episode 4
Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish opened Episode 4 with an emotional Viennese waltz that impressed the judges.
Next up was Karina Carvalho and Andrey Gorbunov with a salsa. The judges admitted that while the performance wasn’t great, it was an improvement from Karina’s last attempt on the dance floor.
Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio went straight to the top of the leaderboard after performing a Viennese waltz that Craig called “gorgeous” and Mark called “flawless”.
Shaun Micallef and his partner Ash-Leigh Hunter then delivered a lively foxtrot.
Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet took to the stage with a jive that got nice comments from the judges but terrible scores.
And finally, Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin closed the night with a well-received cha-cha-cha.
As for the elimination, it was Karina who was sent home.
Leaderboard as of Episode 4:
- Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio: 34
- Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin: 31
- Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley: 31
- Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa: 30
- Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe: 25
- Harry Garside and Siobhan Power: 25
- Rebecca Gibney and Ian Waite: 25
- Shaun Micallef and Ash-Leigh Hunter: 24
- Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish: 21
- Karina Carvalho and Andrey Gorbunov: 20 (eliminated)
- Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet: 18
- Susie O’Neill and Lyu Masuda: 15 (eliminated)
Episode 3
Michael Usher kicked off Episode 3 with a paso doble. His performance got a luke-warm reception from the judges with Helen Richey calling him “terrific” but with Craig Revel Horwood calling him “too square”.
Susie O’Neill was up next with a foxtrot. The judges didn’t care for it all at and gave her only 15 points out of a possible 40.
Trent Cotchin also performed a foxtrot while Harry Garside did an emotional contemporary.
The judges called Rebecca Gibney’s Viennese waltz “regal” and “elegant”.
And Brittany Hockley wowed everyone with a samba.
After all the performances, the first elimination took place and Susie was ultimately sent home.
Leaderboard as of Episode 3:
- Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley: 31
- Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa: 30
- Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe: 25
- Harry Garside and Siobhan Power: 25
- Rebecca Gibney and Ian Waite: 25
- Susie O’Neill and Lyu Masuda: 15 (eliminated)
Episode 2
The remaining six contestants took to the dance floor in Episode 2, with Felicity Ward and her partner Aric Yegudkin kicking things off.
The duo performed a paso doble which Helen Richey didn’t care for but Sharna Burgess praised.
Kyle Shilling and his partner Lily Cornish went next with a cha-cha-cha. While it was well received, all of the judges did call out Kyle’s poor technique.
Mark Wilson loved Karina Carvalho and her partner Andrey Gorbunov’s Viennese waltz. “I thought you really sold the performance beautifully,” he said.
As for Mia Fevola and her partner Gustavo Viglio, all of the judges agreed their cha-cha-cha was excellent.
Sadly, the same can’t be said for Osher Günsberg and his partner Sriani Argaet. He received the lowest score of the night for his and Sriani’s foxtrot.
And finally, Shaun Micallef and his partner Ash-Leigh Hunter performed a cheeky quickstep that both the audience and judges loved.
Leaderboard as of Episode 2:
- Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe: 27
- Shaun Micallef and Ash-Leigh Hunter: 24
- Kyle Shilling and Lily Cornish: 24
- Rebecca Gibney and Ian Waite: 24
- Karina Carvalho and Andrey Gorbunov: 23
- Mia Fevola and Gustavo Viglio: 23
- Felicity Ward and Aric Yegudkin: 22
- Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa: 21
- Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley: 21
- Harry Garside and Siobhan Power: 21
- Susie O’Neill and Lyu Masuda: 13
- Osher Günsberg and Sriani Argaet: 9
Episode 1
Co-hosts Sonia Kruger and Dr Chris Brown kicked off the 2025 season of Dancing with the Stars by introducing this year’s 12 contestants – see the full list here.
They then announced that six of the 12 would perform in this episode, and the other six in Episode 2.
Trent Cotchin and his partner Jess Raffa kicked off this year’s competition with an “assertive” tango; which got mixed reviews from the judges… Sharna Burgess loved it and Craig Revel Horwood said the performance “lacked any form of passion”.
Brittany Hockley and her partner Craig Monley performed a cha-cha-cha; she too got mixed reviews from the judges.
Harry Garside and his partner Siobhan Power took to the floor with a jive, which ALSO got mixed reviews from the judges… Helen Richey said Harry might be “the heavyweight in this competition” whereas Craig said his performance was “messy”.
Susie O’Neill and her partner Lyu Masuda also performed a tango. But it was not well received; she got the lowest score of the night.
Michael Usher on the other hand got the highest score of the night thanks to the foxtrot he performed with his partner Natalie Lowe. All four judges praised Michael for his “footwork” and “charisma”.
Last to perform was Rebecca Gibney and her partner Ian Waite. They took on the cha-cha-cha. The judges did have a few criticisms for the Logie winner but ultimately they all liked the performance.
Leaderboard as of Episode 1:
- Michael Usher and Natalie Lowe: 27
- Rebecca Gibney and Ian Waite: 24
- Trent Cotchin and Jess Raffa: 21
- Brittany Hockley and Craig Monley: 21
- Harry Garside and Siobhan Power: 21
- Susie O’Neill and Lyu Masuda: 13
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