Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 1
Season of television series
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The first season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 5 October 2004. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger served as the hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson served as the judges.
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger |
| Judges | Todd McKenney Paul Mercurio Helen Richey Mark Wilson |
| Celebrity winner | Bec Cartwright |
| Professional winner | Michael Miziner |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 5 October – 23 November 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
Home and Away actress Bec Cartwright and Michael Mizner were announced as the winners on 23 November 2004, while politician Pauline Hanson and Salvatore Vecchio finished in second place.[1][2]
Couples
This season featured eight celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tomkins | Olympic rower | Patrice Smith | Eliminated 1st on 12 October 2004 |
| Gabrielle Richens | Model | Mark Hodge | Eliminated 2nd on 19 October 2004 |
| Katrina Warren | Veterinarian | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 3rd on 26 October 2004 |
| Matt Shirvington | Olympic sprinter | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 4th on 2 November 2004 |
| John Wood | Actor | Jenni Pedersen | Eliminated 5th on 9 November 2004 |
| Justin Melvey | Television actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 6th on 16 November 2004 |
| Pauline Hanson | Politician | Salvatore Vecchio | Runners-up on 23 November 2004 |
| Bec Cartwright | Home and Away actress | Michael Miziner | Winners on 23 November 2004 |
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
| Couple | Pl. | Avg. | Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Bec & Michael | 1st | 32.4 | ?? | 32 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??+??=?? | ??+??=?? | 33+37+40=110†[a] |
| Pauline & Salvatore | 2nd | 25.7 | 14 | 29 | 43 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??+??=?? | ??+??=?? | ??+??+??=87‡[b] |
| Justin & Kym | 3rd | 30.5 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??+??=?? | 36+??=?? [c] | |
| John & Jenni | 4th | 24.8 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??+??=??[c] | ||
| Matt & Natalie | 5th | 27.8 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??[c] | |||
| Katrina & Csaba | 6th | 24.5 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ??[c] | ||||
| Gabrielle & Mark | 7th | 26.6 | ?? | 32 | ?? | ??[c] | |||||
| James & Patrice | 8th | 25.0 | 26 | 24 | 50[c] | ||||||
- Notes
Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
- Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or Waltz)
- Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or Rumba)
- Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or Tango)
- Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or Paso Doble)
- Week 5: Samba
- Week 6: Two unlearned dances
- Week 7: Two unlearned dances
- Week 8: Favorite ballroom dance, Favorite latin dance, and Freestyle
| Couple | Week | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| Bec & Michael | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | ?? | Rumba | Freestyle | ||
| Pauline & Salvatore | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | Paso Doble | Waltz | Rumba | ?? | Samba | Freestyle | ||
| Justin & Kym | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | ?? | Tango | ?? | |||||
| John & Jenni | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | ?? | ?? | |||||||
| Matt & Natalie | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | |||||||||
| Katrina & Csaba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | ||||||||||
| Gabrielle & Mark | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | |||||||||||
| James & Patrice | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | ||||||||||||