Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) series 7

The seventh series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 29 April 2018 on Three, and was hosted by Dai Henwood and Sharyn Casey.[1] Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker, and Rachel White are the series' judges; Sacre-Dullerup serves as the head judge.[2] Sam Hayes won the competition on 1 July 2018.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 7
Celebrity winnerSam Hayes
Professional winnerAaron Gilmore
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkThree
Original release29 April (2018-04-29) –
1 July 2018 (2018-07-01)
Series chronology
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Season 8

Cast

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Couples

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Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Gilda Kirkpatrick The Real Housewives of Auckland star & author Shae Mountain Eliminated 1st
on May 7, 2018
Naz Khanjani The Bachelor New Zealand contestant Tim Mullayanov
Shae Mountain (Week 3)
Eliminated 2nd
on May 14, 2018
Zac Franich The Bachelor New Zealand star Kristie Williams Eliminated 3rd
on May 21, 2018
Marama Fox Former Maori Party politician Brad Coleman Eliminated 4th
on May 28, 2018
Robert Rakete The Breeze radio presenter Nicole Harrington Eliminated 5th
on June 4, 2018
Suzy Cato Children's television & radio broadcaster Matt Tatton-Brown Eliminated 6th
on June 11, 2018
Roger Farrelly The Rock radio presenter Carol-Ann Hickmore Eliminated 7th
on June 18, 2018
David Seymour ACT Party politician Amelia McGregor Eliminated 8th
on June 25, 2018
Shavaughn Ruakere Actress & television presenter Enrique Johns Eliminated 9th
on July 1, 2018
Jess Quinn Model & social media personality Jonny Williams Third Place
on July 1, 2018
Chris Harris Former Black Cap cricketer Vanessa Cole Runner-up
on July 1, 2018
Sam Hayes Newshub broadcaster & journalist Aaron Gilmore Winner
on July 1, 2018

Scorecard

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Team Place 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Top 4 Top 3
Sam & Aaron 1 22 18 40 20 26 24 26 25 29+22=51 23+27=50 29 +29=58
Chris & Vanessa 2 18 24 42 24 20 23 27 25 27+22=49 29+28=57 30 +30=60
Jess & Jonny 3 23 23 46 21 24 24 26 22 24+24=48 25+29=54 28 +29=57
Shavaughn & Enrique 4 20 21 41 23 25 25 23 22 26+24=50 26+29=55 26
David & Amelia 5 15 20 35 12 18 15 16 15 21+22=43 13+18=31
Roger & Carol-Ann 6 18 16 34 20 18 19 20 19 18+24=42
Suzy & Matt 7 21 21 42 21 21 22 25 23
Robert & Nicole 8 17 21 38 18 21 21 22
Marama & Brad 9 17 14 31 24 23 22
Zac & Kristie 10 19 24 43 17 24
Naz & Tim 11 19 24 43 20
Gilda & Shae 12 18 17 35
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.

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 Chris & Vanessa 327 13 25.2
2 3 Jess & Jonny 322 24.8
3 1 Sam & Aaron 320 24.6
4 4 Shavaughn & Enrique 290 12 24.2
5 7 Suzy & Matt 154 7 22.0
6 10 Zac & Kristie 84 4 21.0
11 Naz & Tim 63 3
8 8 Robert & Nicole 120 6 20.0
9 Marama & Brad 100 5
10 6 Roger & Carol-Ann 172 9 19.1
11 12 Gilda & Shae 35 2 17.5
12 5 David & Amelia 185 11 16.8

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 Jess Quinn 24 Marama Fox 14
Jive Jess Quinn 29 David Seymour 15
Foxtrot Shavaughn Raukere 26 David Seymour 16
Samba Shavaughn Raukere 26 Robert Rakete
Gilda Kirkpatrick
17
Rumba Chris Harris 29 David Seymour 12
Tango Suzy Cato
Jess Quinn
25 Gilda Kirkpatrick
Roger Farrelly
18
Quickstep Chris Harris 28 David Seymour 18
Viennese Waltz Shavaughn Raukere 29 Robert Rakete 18
Waltz Chris Harris 27 David Seymour 18
Paso Doble Chris Harris 30 David Seymour 13
Argentine Tango Sam Hayes 27 Robert Rakete 21
Charleston Shavaughn Ruakere 25 Sam Hayes 24
Salsa Shavaughn Raukere 22
Merengue David Seymour 15
Reggaeton Roger Farrelly 19
Contemporary Sam Hayes 29 Jess Quinn 24
Freestyle dance Chris Harris 30
Team dance Roger Farrelly
Jess Quinn
Shavaughn Raukere
24 David Seymour
Sam Hayes
Chris Harris
22

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)
Chris & Vanessa Pasodoble
Freestyle (30)
Cha-cha-cha (18)
Sam & Aaron Contemporary (29) Samba (18)
Jess & Jonny Jive (29) Samba (21)
Shavaughn & Enrique Viennese Waltz (29) Cha-cha-cha (20)
David & Amelia Viennese Waltz (21) Rumba (12)
Roger & Carol-Ann Viennese Waltz
Paso doble (20)
Cha-cha-cha (16)
Suzy & Matt Tango (25) Quickstep
Viennese Waltz
Cha-cha-cha
Rumba (21)
Robert & Nicole Cha-cha-cha (22) Samba (17)
Marama & Brad Viennese Waltz (24) Cha-cha-cha (14)
Zac & Kristie Viennese Waltz
Paso doble (24)
Jive (17)
Naz & Tim Tango (24) Samba (19)
Gilda & Shae Tango (18) Samba (17)

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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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music
Robert & Nicole 17 (5, 6, 6) Samba "Shape of You" — Ed Sheeran
Jess & Jonny 23 (7, 8, 8) Rumba "Faded" — Alan Walker
Chris & Vanessa 18 (6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Cake by the Ocean" — DNCE
Gilda & Shae 18 (5, 7, 6) Tango "Cell Block Tango" — Chita Rivera
Marama & Brad 17 (5, 6, 6) Jive "Ex's & Oh's" — Elle King
Shavaughn & Enrique 20 (6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Damn Girl" — Justin Timberlake
Sam & Aaron 22 (7, 8, 7) Foxtrot "Stay" — Rihanna
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music
Roger & Carol-Ann 18 (6, 6, 6) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen
Zac & Kristie 19 (6, 7, 6) Tango "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" — Shawn Mendes
Naz & Tim 19 (5, 7, 7) Samba "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" — Shakira
David & Amelia 15 (5, 5, 5) Jive "My Sharona" — The Knack
Suzy & Matt 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Written In The Water" — Gin Wigmore

Week 2: Top 40 Night

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Naz & Tim 24 (8, 8, 8) Tango "Outside" — Calvin Harris Safe
Sam & Aaron 18 (6, 6, 6) Samba "Cheap Thrills" — Sia Safe
Jess & Jonny 23 (7, 8, 8) Quickstep "It Ain't Me" — Kygo ft. Selena Gomez Safe
Shavaughn & Enrique 21 (7, 7, 7) Rumba "Too Good at Goodbyes" — Sam Smith Last to be called safe
Zac & Kristie 24 (7, 9, 8) Viennese Waltz "Perfect" — Ed Sheeran Safe
Marama & Brad 14 (5, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Feels" — Calvin Harris Safe
Chris & Vanessa 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Dancing on My Own" — Calum Scott Safe
Roger & Carol-Ann 16 (6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Finesse" — Bruno Mars Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Suzy & Matt 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Suffer" — Charlie Puth Safe
Robert & Nicole 21 (7, 7, 7) Jive "Feel It Still" — Portugal the Man Safe
Gilda & Shae 17 (6, 6, 5) Samba "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee Eliminated
David & Amelia 20 (6, 7, 7) Tango "What About Us" — Pink Safe

Week 3: My Jam Night

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Shavaughn & Enrique 23 (8, 8, 7) Quickstep "Feel the Love" — Rudimental ft. John Newman Safe
Roger & Carol-Ann 20 (7, 6, 7) Viennese Waltz "Nothing Else Matters" — Metallica Safe
Sam & Aaron 20 (6, 7, 7) Jive "Dog Days Are Over" — Florence + the Machine Safe
Jess & Jonny 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "Closer" — Six60 Safe
Zac & Kristie 17 (6, 5, 6) Jive "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet Last to be called safe
Robert & Nicole 18 (5, 7, 6) Viennese Waltz "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston Safe
Chris & Vanessa 24 (8, 8, 8) Jive "Proud Mary" — Tina Turner Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Naz & Tim 20 (6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Havana" — Camila Cabello Eliminated
David & Amelia 12 (4, 4, 4) Rumba "Drive" — Bic Runga Safe
Marama & Brad 24 (8, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "Tangaroa Whakamautai" — Maisey Rika Safe
Suzy & Matt 21 (7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Titanium" — David Guetta ft. Sia Safe

Week 4: Musical Icons

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Marama & Brad 23 (8, 8, 7) Paso doble "Tarakihi" — Kiri Te Kanawa Safe
Chris & Vanessa 20 (6, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Never Tear Us Apart" — INXS Safe
Suzy & Matt 21 (6, 8, 7) Rumba "Love the Way You Lie" — Eminem ft. Rihanna Safe
Jess & Jonny 24 (7, 9, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Señorita" — Justin Timberlake Safe
Zac & Kristie 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Sweet Child o' Mine" — Guns N' Roses Eliminated
David & Amelia 18 (6, 6, 6) Waltz "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles Last to be called safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Shavaughn & Enrique 25 (9, 8, 8) Paso doble "Are You Gonna Go My Way" — Lenny Kravitz Safe
Sam & Aaron 26 (9, 8, 9) Rumba "Halo" — Beyoncé Safe
Robert & Nicole 21 (7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Faith" — George Michael Safe
Roger & Carol-Ann 18 (6, 6, 6) Samba "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow Safe

Week 5: Prohibition Party

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
David & Amelia 15 (5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Summer" — Calvin Harris Safe
Shavaughn & Enrique 25 (8, 9, 8) Charleston "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx Safe
Marama & Brad 22 (7, 8, 7) Foxtrot "All About That Bass" — Meghan Trainor Eliminated
Chris & Vanessa 23 (8, 8, 7) Argentine tango "Roxanne" — The Police Bottom two
Jess & Jonny 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Young and Beautiful" — Lana Del Rey Safe
Roger & Carol-Ann 19 (7, 6, 6) Quickstep "Black Betty" — Ram Jam Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Sam & Aaron 24 (8, 8, 8) Charleston "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z Safe
Robert & Nicole 21 (7, 7, 7) Argentine tango "Asi se Baila el Tango" — Veronica Verdier Safe
Suzy & Matt 22 (7, 8, 7) Jive "Hit the Road Jack" — Ray Charles Safe

Week 6: Trio Week

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple
(Trio Dance Partner)
Score Dance Music Result
Shavaughn & Enrique
(Krystal Stuart)
23 (7, 9, 7) Jive "Hey Ya!" — OutKast Bottom two
Chris & Vanessa
(Scott Cole)
27 (9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Lightning Crashes" — Live Last to be called safe
Robert & Nicole
(Fabio Coco)
22 (7, 8, 7) Cha-cha-cha "This Girl" — Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners Eliminated
Sam & Aaron
(Daniel Wilks)
26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Say Something" — A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Safe
David & Amelia
(Brittany Coleman)
16 (6, 5, 5) Foxtrot "I Just Want to Make Love to You" — Etta James Safe
Suzy & Matt
(Shae Mountain)
25 (9, 8, 8) Tango "Thunderstruck" — AC/DC Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple
(Trio Dance Partner)
Score Dance Music Result
Roger & Carol-Ann
(Kirstin Wilks)
20 (6, 7, 7) Paso doble "Sail" — Awolnation Safe
Jess & Jonny
(James Luck)
26 (8, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "Hallelujah" — Pentatonix Safe

Week 7: Latin Night

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Running order (Night 1)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Suzy & Matt 23 (8, 7, 8) Samba "Bootylicious" — Destiny's Child Eliminated
Shavaughn & Enrique 22 (8, 7, 7) Salsa "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams Bottom two
David & Amelia 15 (5, 5, 5) Merengue "Sweat" — Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta Safe
Jess & Jonny 22 (7, 8, 7) Paso doble "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" — Kelly Clarkson Safe
Roger & Carol-Ann 19 (7, 6, 6) Reggaeton "Gasolina" — Daddy Yankee Safe
Running order (Night 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Chris & Vanessa 25 (9, 8, 8) Samba "Mas que Nada" — Sérgio Mendes Safe
Sam & Aaron 25 (8, 8, 9) Paso doble "Don't You Worry Child" — Swedish House Mafia ft John Martin Safe

Week 8

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Running order (Night 1 - Winter Solstice)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Roger & Carol-Ann 18 (5, 7, 6) Tango "Rain" — Dragon Eliminated
Jess & Jonny 24 (8, 8, 8) Contemporary "It Will Rain" — Bruno Mars Bottom two
Shavaughn & Enrique 26 (9, 9, 8) Foxtrot "Frozen" — Madonna Safe
Chris & Vanessa 27 (9, 9, 9) Waltz "The Long day is over" — Norah Jones Safe
David & Amelia 21 (7, 7, 7) Viennese Waltz "Snowman" — Sia Safe
Sam & Aaron 29 (9, 10, 10) Contemporary "Cold" — Maroon 5 ft. Future Safe
Running order (Night 2 - Team Dance)
Team Score Dance Music
Team Lean:
Roger & Carol-Ann
Jess & Jonny
Shavaughn & Enrique
24 (8, 8, 8) Tango/Paso doble Fusion "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson
Team Lucky Dip:
David & Amelia
Sam & Aaron
Chris & Vanessa
22 (7, 7, 8) Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion "I Gotta Feeling" — The Black Eyed Peas

Week 9: 90s/Most Memorable Year Week (Semi-finals)

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Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Shavaughn & Enrique 26 (9, 9, 8) Samba "Jump Around" — House of Pain Bottom two
29 (10, 10, 9) Viennese Waltz "Breakaway" — Kelly Clarkson
Jess & Jonny 25 (8, 8, 9) Tango "Black or White" — Michael Jackson Safe
29 (9, 10, 10) Jive "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John
Chris & Vanessa 29 (10, 10, 9) Rumba "Stay" — Shakespears Sister Safe
28 (10, 9, 9) Quickstep "Kryptonite" — 3 Doors Down
Sam & Aaron 23 (8, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Crush" — Jennifer Paige Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Argentine tango "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project
David & Amelia 13 (4, 5, 4) Paso doble "Song 2" — Blur Eliminated
18 (6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Title" — Meghan Trainor

Week 10: Grand Final

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Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Chris & Vanessa 30 (10, 10, 10) Show Dance "Let's Dance" — David Bowie Runner-up
30 (10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Lightning Crashes" — Live
Jess & Jonny 28 (9, 9, 10) Show Dance "Impossible" — James Arthur Third Place
29 (9, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Señorita" — Justin Timberlake
Shavaughn & Enrique 26 (8, 9, 9) Show Dance "Islands in the Stream" — Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Eliminated
Sam & Aaron 29 (9, 10, 10) Show Dance "Feel So Close" — Calvin Harris Winners
29 (9, 10, 10) Contemporary "Cold" — Maroon 5 ft. Future

Dance chart

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  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sam & Aaron Foxtrot Samba Jive Rumba Charleston Viennese Waltz Paso doble Contemporary Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion
(Team Lucky Dip)
Cha-cha-cha Argentine tango Show Dance Contemporary
Chris & Vanessa Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Jive Viennese Waltz Argentine tango Paso doble Samba Waltz Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion
(Team Lucky Dip)
Rumba Quickstep Show Dance Paso Doble
Jess & Jonny Rumba Quickstep Samba Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Paso doble Contemporary Tango/Paso doble Fusion
(Team Lean)
Tango Jive Show Dance Cha-cha-cha
Shavaughn & Enrique Cha-cha-cha Rumba Quickstep Paso doble Charleston Jive Salsa Foxtrot Tango/Paso doble Fusion
(Team Lean)
Samba Viennese Waltz Show Dance
David & Amelia Jive Tango Rumba Waltz Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Merengue Viennese Waltz Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion
(Team Lucky Dip)
Paso doble Quickstep
Roger & Carol-Ann Jive Cha-cha-cha Viennese Waltz Samba Quickstep Paso doble Reggaeton Tango Tango/Paso doble Fusion
(Team Lean)
Suzy & Matt Quickstep Viennese Waltz Cha-cha-cha Rumba Jive Tango Samba
Robert & Nicole Samba Jive Viennese Waltz Quickstep Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha
Marama & Brad Jive Cha-cha-cha Viennese Waltz Paso doble Foxtrot
Zac & Kristie Tango Viennese Waltz Jive Paso doble
Naz & Tim Samba Tango Cha-cha-cha
Gilda & Shae Tango Samba

References

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  1. ^ "Dancing with the Stars to return to Three". Newshub. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "International dance judges Julz Tocker and Rachel White join Dancing With The Stars NZ". Newshub. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.