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Season 1

2005 | 8 Episodes

Season 1 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on May 1, 2005.

Local celebrities in New Zealand try out their dancing shoes in this Kiwi version of the popular show Strictly Come Dancing, that pairs celebrities with professional dancers. They have to complete different types of dancing such as Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba and Samba. The judges and the audience vote on the couples performances and then the team with the least number of scores is eliminated until only two couples remain. The final two will then have to compete against each other in order to win Dancing with the Stars.

Season 2

2006 | 8 Episodes

Season 2 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on May 7, 2006.

Local celebrities in New Zealand try out their dancing shoes in this Kiwi version of the popular show Strictly Come Dancing, that pairs celebrities with professional dancers. They have to complete different types of dancing such as Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba and Samba. The judges and the audience vote on the couples performances and then the team with the least number of scores is eliminated until only two couples remain. The final two will then have to compete against each other in order to win Dancing with the Stars.

Season 3

2007 | 8 Episodes

Season 3 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on April 10, 2007.

Local celebrities in New Zealand try out their dancing shoes in this Kiwi version of the popular show Strictly Come Dancing, that pairs celebrities with professional dancers. They have to complete different types of dancing such as Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba and Samba. The judges and the audience vote on the couples performances and then the team with the least number of scores is eliminated until only two couples remain. The final two will then have to compete against each other in order to win Dancing with the Stars.

Season 4

2008 | 8 Episodes

Season 4 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on February 26, 2008.

Local celebrities in New Zealand try out their dancing shoes in this Kiwi version of the popular show Strictly Come Dancing, that pairs celebrities with professional dancers. They have to complete different types of dancing such as Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba and Samba. The judges and the audience vote on the couples performances and then the team with the least number of scores is eliminated until only two couples remain. The final two will then have to compete against each other in order to win Dancing with the Stars.

Season 5

2009 | 8 Episodes

Season 5 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 3, 2009.

Local celebrities in New Zealand try out their dancing shoes in this Kiwi version of the popular show Strictly Come Dancing, that pairs celebrities with professional dancers. They have to complete different types of dancing such as Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Jive, Paso Doble, Rumba and Samba. The judges and the audience vote on the couples performances and then the team with the least number of scores is eliminated until only two couples remain. The final two will then have to compete against each other in order to win Dancing with the Stars.

Season 6

2015 | 15 Episodes

Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on May 31, 2015.

Season 7

2018 | 19 Episodes

Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on April 29, 2018.

Season 8

2019 | 19 Episodes

Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on April 14, 2019.

Season 9

2022 | 11 Episodes

Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars premiered on April 24, 2022.

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