Dancing with the Stars (Irish TV series) series 7

Dancing with the Stars returned for a seventh series on 7 January 2024 on RTÉ One.

On 29 August 2023, RTÉ confirmed that the show would return for a seventh season with hosts, Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy returning for fifth and second season, respectively.

On 5 September 2023, professional dancer, and reigning champion, Emily Barker announced her departure from the show. On 31 October 2023, Maurizio Benenato confirmed that he, too, would not return having left the show two weeks into the previous season for personal reasons. On 12 November 2023, after six seasons, John Nolan became the third professional dancer to announce their decision to leave the programme. On 17 October 2023, it was reported that Irish dancers, Jillian Bromwich and Montel Hewson would join the professional line-up. On 28 November 2023, the professional line-up was confirmed with Bromwich and Hewson officially announced as joining the cast alongside former Dancing with the Stars Belgium champion professional dancer, Simone Arena. The announcement also confirmed that Michael Danilczuk and Hannah Kelly would not return to the cast.

The final on 17 March 2024, was won by Jason Smyth alongside partner Karen Byrne.

Couples

On 1 December 2023, the first five celebrities taking part, Blu Hydrangea, David Whelan, Eileen Dunne, Miriam Mullins and Rosanna Davison, were revealed by Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show. The remaining six celebrities were announced throughout the following week.

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

Running order

Week 2

Running order

*Pro dancers Karen Byrne and Kylee Vincent did not perform due to illnesses. Instead, Jason Smyth danced with Juliia Vasylenko and Davy Russell danced with Laura Nolan respectively.

Week 3

Running order

Week 4: Movie Week

Running order

Week 5

Running order

Week 6: Dedicated Dance Week

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 Davy & Kylee.

Running order

Week 7

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

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

Week 8: Orchestra Week

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

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

Week 9: Team Dance Week

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

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

Week 10: Fright Night (Semi-Final)

Guest act: Brooke performing her single, 'Love Bomb'

Running order

Dance-Off

Judges' Votes to Save

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

Week 11: The Final

Guest act: Riverdance with The DWTS All-Stars including: Marty Morrissey, Bernard O'Shea, Cliona Hagan, Brian Dowling, Ryan Andrews, Lottie Ryan & Ellen Keane.

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