Dancing With The Stars (Season 8) |
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Country | Australia |
Network | Channel Seven |
Original run | 31 August 2008 – 9 November 2008 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Celebrity winner | Luke Jacobz |
Professional winner | Luda Kroitor |
Previous season | Season 7 |
Next season | Season 9 |
The Eighth season of Dancing with the Stars was the first without original host Daryl Somers. Actor Daniel MacPherson was the new host. In a change to the judging panel, Paul Mercurio was told his services were no longer required. In 2008, only one season was aired instead of two in previous years, the show was moved to Sunday night instead of Tuesday, and it was presented by new producers Freehand.
Season eight featured three finalists, however one couple was eliminated after a Cha-Cha-Cha showoff, which left two couples to compete for the season title. The season featured the following celebrities:
Contents |
Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
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Brooke Hanson | Former Olympic swimmer | John Paul Collins | Eliminated 1st on 7 September 2008 |
James Tobin | Sunrise reporter | Jade Hatcher | Eliminated 2nd on 14 September 2008 |
Cal Wilson | Comedienne and radio presenter | Craig Monley | Eliminated 3rd on 21 September 2008 |
Red Symons | Television personality | Ana Andre | Eliminated 4th on 28 September 2008 |
Jodi Gordon | Home And Away actress | Stefano Oliveri | Eliminated 5th on 12 October 2008 |
Toni Pearen | Actress, singer and TV presenter | Henry Byalikov | Eliminated 6th on 19 October 2008 |
Charli Delaney | Former Hi-5 member | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 7th on 2 November 2008 |
Paul Licuria | Former AFL player | Eliza Campagna | Third Place on 9 November 2008 |
Danny Green | Boxer | Natalie Lowe | Runner Up on 9 November 2008 |
Luke Jacobz | Home And Away actor and TV presenter | Luda Kroitor | Winner on 9 November 2008 |
Team | Place | 11 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Luke & Luda | 1 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23+23=46 | 25+24=49 | 28+26=54 | 29+26+30=85 |
Danny & Natalie | 2 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 17+25=42 | 20+25=45 | 24+29=53 | 23+22+26=71 |
Paul & Eliza | 3 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 22+30=52 | 20+23=43 | 25+25=50 | 30+24=54 |
Charli & Csaba | 4 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24+27=51 | 18+21=39 | 26+20=46 | |
Toni & Henry | 5 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25+18=43 | |||
Jodi & Stefano | 6 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | ||||
Red & Ana | 7 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 21 | |||||
Cal & Craig | 8 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 22 | ||||||
James & Jade | 9 | 18 | 23 | 17 | |||||||
Brooke & John Paul | 10 | 19 | 22 |
^1 In Weeks 1 and 2, special guest judge Bruno Tonioli was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30.
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Dance | Best dancer(s) | Best score | Worst dancer(s) | Worst score |
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Cha Cha Cha | Toni Pearen | 35 | Brooke Hanson | 19 |
Jive | Paul Licuria | 31 | Red Symons | 17 |
Rumba | Paul Licuria | 28 | Jodi Gordon | 22 |
Tango | Cal Wilson | 34 | Brooke Hanson | 22 |
Paso Doble | Jodi Gordon, Charli Delaney | 24 | Red Symons | 19 |
Samba | Toni Pearen | 23 | Luke Jacobz | 20 |
Waltz | Danny Green | 24 | Red Symons | 14 |
Quickstep | Paul Licuria | 30 | Cal Wilson, Charli Delaney | 22 |
Foxtrot | Paul Licuria, Luke Jacobz | 25 | James Tobin | 18 |
Argentine Tango | Paul Licuria | 27 | Red Symons | 21 |
West Coast Swing | Luke Jacobz | 28 | Danny Green | 19 |
Salsa | Charli Delaney, Luke Jacobz | 26 | Danny Green | 18 |
Segway | Danny Green | 29 | Charli Delaney | 20 |
Freestyle | Luke Jacobz | 30 | Danny Green | 26 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
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Luke & Luda | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Samba | Quickstep | Salsa | West Coast Swing | Jive | Paso Doble | Rumba | Foxtrot | West Coast Swing | Segway | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle | |
Danny & Natalie | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango | West Coast Swing | Salsa | Rumba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Samba | Foxtrot | Segway | Paso Doble | Cha-Cha-Cha | Freestyle | |
Paul & Eliza | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango | Rumba | West Coast Swing | Tango | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | Jive | Segway | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||
Charli & Csaba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Samba | Quickstep | Salsa | West Coast Swing | Paso Doble | Rumba1 | Jive | Foxtrot | Tango | Segway | ||||
Toni & Henry | Cha-Cha-Cha1 | Tango | Samba | Quickstep | Salsa | Rumba | Jive | Foxtrot | ||||||||
Jodi & Stefano | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango | Rumba1 | ||||||||||
Red & Ana | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Paso Doble | Argentine Tango1 | |||||||||||
Cal & Craig | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Samba | Quickstep1 | ||||||||||||
James & Jade | Foxtrot | Jive1 | Waltz | |||||||||||||
Brooke & John Paul | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango1 |
^1 This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale.
The average chart is based on the dances performed by the celebrities and not their place in the competition.
Average Ranking | Competitive Finish | Couple | Number Of Dances | Total Score | Average |
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1 | 1 | Luke & Luda | 15 | 381 | 26.9 |
2 | 3 | Paul & Eliza | 14 | 362 | 25.9 |
3 | 5 | Toni & Henry | 8 | 208 | 24.1 |
4 | 2 | Danny & Natalie | 15 | 358 | 22.9 |
- | 4 | Charli & Csaba | 12 | 288 | 22.9 |
6 | 6 | Jodi & Stefano | 6 | 150 | 22.8 |
7 | 8 | Cal & Craig | 4 | 99 | 21.5 |
8 | 7 | Red & Ana | 5 | 90 | 16.2 |
9 | 9 | James & Jade | 3 | 58 | 16.0 |
10 | 10 | Brooke & John Paul | 2 | 41 | 15.0 |
Preceded by Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 7) |
Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 8 |
Succeeded by Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 9) |