Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) series 6

Dancing with the Stars returned for a sixth series on 8 January 2023 on RTÉ One.

On 25 August 2022, Nicky Byrne announced that he would be stepping down as host after five seasons to focus on touring commitments with his band, Westlife. On 7 October, Doireann Garrihy was announced as his replacement joining Jennifer Zamparelli as co-host.

This season also saw professional dancer, and two-time reigning champion, Pasquale La Rocca announce his departure from the show as he joined the Italian version of the format, Ballando con le Stelle. On 28 November 2022, all other professional dancers were confirmed to be returning to the series from the previous year, they were joined by new professional dancer, Michael Danilczuk, whom previously that year had finished as runner-up in his native version in Poland, Taniec z gwiazdami.

It was announced on 22 January, due to unforeseen circumstances, professional dancer, Maurizio Benenato had left the show. He was replaced with former Dancing with the Stars Ireland professional and reigning Taniec z gwiazdami champion, Robert Rowiński.

The final on 19 March 2023, was won by Carl Mullan alongside partner Emily Barker. This was Barker's final series as a professional dancer.

Couples

On 1 December 2022, Brooke Scullion, Panti Bliss, Paul Brogan and Suzanne Jackson were announced as the first four celebrities to take part.

Scoring chart

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

  the couple eliminated that week

  the returning couple that was called forward and eventually last to be called safe, but was not necessarily in the bottom

  the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and competed in the Dance-Off

  the winning couple

  the two/three runners-up

  the couple was immune from elimination

"—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. It does not include the Team Dance or Marathon scores.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Arthur Gourounlian.

Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 3

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Week 4: Movie Week

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Week 5

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Week 6: Dedicated Dance Week

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Guest act: Erica-Cody performing her single, 'Cry Baby'.

There was no elimination in Week 6. The judges still scored and the public still voted. However, in a twist, the couple who received the highest combined points was immune from the following week's first Dance-Off, therefore securing their place in the competition until Week 8. The couple granted immunity was Panti & Denys.

*This week saw Panti Bliss dance out of drag and was referred to as Rory.

Week 7

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

• Gourounlian: Suzanne & Michael
• Redmond: Suzanne & Michael
• Barry: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Suzanne & Michael

Week 8: Orchestra Week

All performances this week were accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

• Gourounlian: Panti & Denys
• Redmond: Panti & Denys
• Barry: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Panti & Denys

Week 9: Team Dance Week

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

• Gourounlian: Brooke & Robert
• Redmond: Brooke & Robert
• Barry: Did not vote and did not infer whom she would have voted to save

Week 10: Fairy Tales Week

Running order

Guest act: Lyra singing her single, 'You'.

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

• Gourounlian: Suzanne & Michael
• Redmond: Kevin & Laura
• Barry: Suzanne & Michael

Week 11: The Final

Running order

Dance chart

  Highest scoring dance

  Lowest scoring dance

  No dance performed

  Not performed due to illness or injury

  Immune from elimination

References

External links

• Official website