Dancing with the Stars: All Stars is grooving its way back to screens for a second season, premiering Sunday, 20 February on Channel 7 And 7plus.
Hosted by Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger, this season will see champions from the past 17 seasons – as well as four wild card entrants – battle it out for their chance to take home the coveted mirror ball trophy in 2022.
After weeks of intensive training, the most talented season of dancers ever to appear on the show will face the judgement of returning panel Toss McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio and Mark Wilson.
The star cast will each be dancing for a charity of their choice.
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The new season in numbers:
9 – Perfect scores
56 – 10’s given by the judges, the most in Dancing With The Stars history
200 – hours to complete a costume
300 – costumes designed
2360 – collective rehearsal hours excluding TV studio rehearsal time
250,000 – Swarovski crystals
The All-Stars
Angie Kent (Dancing for Black Dog Institute) – 2020 favourite
Anthony Koutoufides (Dancing for KIDS Foundation) – 2006 winner
Bridie Carter (Dancing for Support Act) – 2007 winner
Cameron Daddo (Dancing for Ronald McDonald House) – wild card
Courtney Act (Dancing for Black Rainbow) – 2019 runner up
David Rodan (Dancing for The Carly Ryan Foundation) – 2014 winner
Deni Hines (Dancing for Oasis Africa Australia) – wild card
Grant Denyer (Dancing for The Smith Family) – 2006 winner
Kris Smith (Dancing for White Ribbon Australia) – wild card
Kylie Gillies (Dancing for Melanoma Institute Australia) – 2009 grand finalist
Olympia Valance (Dancing for Dementia Australia) – 2019 favourite
Ricki-Lee (Dancing for Support Act) – 2014 grand finalist
Rob Mills (Dancing for The Australian Children’s Music Foundation) – 2009 favourite
Sam Mac (Dancing for Sydney Dogs & Cats Home) – wild card
Dancing With The Stars. 22 September 2021. Photo: Jessica Hromas
The Hosts
Daryl Somers: Australian TV legend, musician and a triple TV Week Gold Logie award-winner, Daryl Somers rose to national fame as the host and executive producer of the long-running comedy-variety show Hey Hey It’s Saturday.
Sonia Kruger: An accomplished presenter, actress, dancer, interviewer and entertainer. As one of the most sought-after television talents, Sonia hosts hit series including The Voice, Big Brother and Dancing with the Stars: All Stars.
Sonia Kruger and Daryl Somers
The Judges
Todd McKenney: an award-winning and critically acclaimed performer on stage and screen. As an actor and the leading man of song and dance in musical theatre productions, he has entertained Australians for over 30 years from the main stage to intimate venues.
Helen Richey: Known for her snappy wit and stylish good looks, Helen Richey is undoubtedly Australia’s most successful professional Latin dancer and certainly deserves the title of “Australia’s First Lady of Latin”.
Paul Mercurio: Paul Mercurio’s dance journey started at the age of nine and he went on to learn
classical ballet, jazz, tap and vaudeville. At age 13, Paul joined an amateur theatre group and studied the various aspects of theatre for four years
Mark Wilson: An Australian and international dance champion, Mark Wilson has been crowned
Australian Dancesport champion on five occasions – four times in new vogue and once in modern. He has competed throughout the UK, Europe and Japan.
L-R Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, and Mark Wilson
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars is produced by Warner Bros International Television Production Australia and BBC Studios, from a format created by BBC and distributed by BBC Studios.