Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)

Dancing with the Stars
Created by	BBC
Presented by	Daniel MacPherson (2008–) Edwina Bartholomew (2013–) Sonia Kruger (2004–11) Daryl Somers (2004–07) Mel B (2012)
Judges	Helen Richey Todd McKenney Kym Johnson (2013–14) Adam Garcia (2013–) Joshua Horner (2011–12) Paul Mercurio (2004–07) Mark Wilson (2004–10)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	14
No. of episodes	139
Production
Location(s)	Global Television Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	approx. 90 to 150 minutes per episode (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven Network
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	5 October 2004 – present
External links
Website

Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios (now Global Television studios) in Melbourne. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.

The show debuted in a short run from October to November 2004, then returned the following February.

The show is a ratings success averaging around 2 million viewers a week nationally during its peak which places the series number 1 of the entire day.^[1]

The show pairs celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a dance-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through telephone and SMS voting, viewers vote for the duo they think should remain in the competition. Judges' scores are combined with the viewer votes when determining which duo is eliminated.

Daniel MacPherson and Edwina Bartholomew are the hosts of the thirteenth season in 2013.

The logo used for the first seven series of Dancing with the Stars is similar to the logo used by Strictly Come Dancing. The logo used for the eighth series and beyond is similar to that used by the US version of Dancing with the Stars.

Cast

Hosts

From seasons 1 to 7, entertainment legend Daryl Somers and dancer/actress/television presenter Sonia Kruger were the two primary hosts. For season 8, Somers was replaced by actor Daniel Macpherson, when Somers returned to the Nine network to host the rebooted Hey Hey, It's Saturday. Kruger continued to co-host with Macpherson, until the start of season 12, when she also defected to the Nine network. Kruger was subsequently replaced by former Spice Girl Melanie Brown. In 2013, Brown was replaced by Sunrise weather presenter Edwina Bartholomew.

Key:      Previous      Current

Host	Season
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Daryl Somers
Sonia Kruger
Daniel Macpherson
Mel B
Edwina Bartholomew

Judges

From seasons 1 to 7, the judging panel consisted of four primary judges: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio and Mark Wilson. At the start of season 8, Mercurio left the judging panel. Before the eleventh season began, Wilson was dumped by the Seven network and replaced by Joshua Horner. McKenney, Richey and Horner have made up the primary judging panel since 2011. Kym Johnson who comes from the United States version of Dancing with the Stars and Adam Garcia join the judging panel in 2013.

Ian "Dicko" Dickson and Bruno Tonioli have also appeared as guest judges throughout the series, providing feedback and scores as part of their judging role. Pamela Anderson, Damian Whitewood, Olivia Newton-John and Dame Edna Everage have also appeared as guest judges, but providing comments and feedback only.

Key:      Previous      Current

Judge	Season
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Todd McKenney
Helen Richey
Paul Mercurio
Mark Wilson
Joshua Horner
Kym Johnson
Adam Garcia

Professional partners

Color key:

Professional dancer	Season
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ana Andre								Red Symons
Sriani Argaet									Rob Mills
Leanne Bampton			Ian "Dicko" Dickson	Toby Allen
Masha Belash			Ky Hurst								Nathan Bracken			Matt Cooper
Serghei Bolgarschii				Jennifer Hawkins	Fiona Falkiner		Jessica Rowe			Melinda Schneider
Olya Bourtasova							James Courtney
Alexander Bryan				Kate Langbroek
Jarryd Brynne													Jesinta Campbell	Ricki-Lee Coulter	Jo Beth Taylor
Henry Byalikov								Toni Pearen
Eliza Campagna				Luke Ricketson	Gary Sweet	David Graham	Michael Klim	Paul Licuria		Jason Stevens
Sandro Catalano							Patti Newton
John Paul Collins				Alicia Molik		Kate Ceberano		Brooke Hanson
Jonathan Doone		Suzie Wilks
Gordon Derbogosijan				Simone Callahan
Sasha Farber		Nikki Webster
Jorja Freeman														Tai Hara
Amanda Garner				Grant Denyer		Jamie Durie
Gordon Gilkes			Dawn Fraser
Dannial Gosper									Layne Beachley	Jo Beth Taylor			Libby Trickett
Steven Grace						Naomi Robson
Paul Green						Fifi Box
Jade Hatcher								James Tobin	Adam Brand		Mark Occhilupo	Zac Stenmark
Mark Hodge	Gabrielle Richens	Holly Brisley									Jan Stephenson
Melanie Hooper											Damien Leith	Brian Mannix	Tony Barber	David Rodan	Danny Green
Brendan Humphreys						Tatiana Grigorieva
Ash-Leigh Hunter									Matt White				Steve Hooker	Eamon Sullivan	Rob Mills
Kym Johnson	Justin Melvey	Tom Williams	Michael Caton
Arsen Kishishian					Tamsyn Lewis					Alex Fevola	Brynne Edelsten
Robbie Kmetoni														Torah Bright
Luda Kroitor		Jason Smith	David Campbell	Kostya Tszyu			Anh Do	Luke Jacobz	Lincoln Lewis	George Houvardas	Dan Ewing	Johnny Ruffo			Ian "Dicko" Dickson
Natalie Lowe	Matt Shirvington	Ian Roberts			Anthony Koutoufides	Tim Campbell		Danny Green
Brendon Midson										Esther Anderson	Samantha Armytage
Michael Miziner	Bec Cartwright		Tania Zaetta						Emily Scott	Rachael Finch			Sophia Pou
Craig Monley							Bridie Carter	Cal Wilson	Fiona O'Loughlin
Linda de Nicola					Andrew Gaze	Wendell Sailor	Mark Beretta		Peter Everitt
Stefano Oliveri								Jodi Gordon	Jessica McNamee
Christopher Page					Kerry Armstrong							Vogue Williams
Andrew Palmer (dancer)|Andrew Palmer			Nicky Buckley
Alana Patience			Brodie Holland	Ian "Molly" Meldrum	Tom Waterhouse					Rob Palmer	Manu Feildel		Brendan Jones	Paul Fenech	Manu Feildel
Jenni Pedersen	John Wood
Liza van Pelt										David Wirrpanda
Carmello Pizzino				Noeline Brown	Arianne Caoili				Kylie Gillies	Tamara Jaber	Lara Bingle	Kerri-Anne Kennerley	Sally Obermeder	Lynne McGranger	Fifi Box
Jessica Prince												Caine Eckstein	Jordan Stenmark	Mark Holden
Jessica Raffa									Gerrard Gosens	Blair McDonough	Nick Bracks	Brendan Fevola	Cosentino		Anh Do
Emily Reilly						Todd Woodbridge
Abbey Ross					Chris Hemsworth
Elena Samodanova												Shannon Noll
Damien Samuel												Jessica Watson
Gleb Savchenko												Erin McNaught
Karina Schembri							David Hobson
Trenton Shipley			Chris Bath
Patrice Smith	James Tomkins	Derryn Hinch
Csaba Szirmai	Katrina Warren	Shane Gould			Amanda Keller		Corinne Grant	Charli Delaney
Julz Tocker														Ashley Hart
Salvatore Vecchio	Pauline Hanson
Sarah West		Steven Bradbury
Trent Whiddon		Sara-Marie Fedele
Michael Wojick							Elka Graham
Damian Whitewood												Danielle Spencer	Tina Arena	Kyly Clarke	Kate Ceberano
Aric Yegudkin			Ada Nicodemou								Haley Bracken	Zoe Crammond	Rhiannon Fish	April Rose Pengilly	Jennifer Hawkins
Paul Zaidman						Kimberley Davies

Series overview

Season	No. of stars	Duration dates	Celebrity honour places
			Winner	Second place	Third place
1	8	5 October 2004 – 23 November 2004	Bec Cartwright & Michael Miziner	Pauline Hanson & Salvatore Vecchio	Justin Melvey & Kym Johnson
2	10	8 February 2005 – 26 April 2005	Tom Williams & Kym Johnson	Ian Roberts & Natalie Lowe	Holly Brisley & Mark Hodge
3	10	6 September 2005 – 8 November 2005	Ada Nicodemou & Aric Yegudkin	Chris Bath & Trenton Shipley	Ian "Dicko" Dickson & Leanne Bampton
4	10	21 February 2006 – 9 May 2006	Grant Denyer & Amanda Garner	Kostya Tszyu & Luda Kroitor	Toby Allen & Leanne Bampton
5	10	3 October 2006 – 28 November 2006	Anthony Koutoufides & Natalie Lowe	Arianne Caoili & Carmello Pizzino	Tamsyn Lewis & Arsen Kishishian
6	10	20 February 2007 – 1 May 2007	Kate Ceberano & John-Paul Collins	Fifi Box & Paul Green	Tim Campbell & Natalie Lowe
7	10	25 September 2007 – 27 November 2007	Bridie Carter & Craig Monley	Anh Do & Luda Kroitor	David Hobson & Karina Schembri
8	10	1 September 2008 – 9 November 2008	Luke Jacobz & Luda Kroitor	Danny Green & Natalie Lowe	Paul Licuria & Eliza Campagna
9	11	5 June 2009 – 6 September 2009	Adam Brand & Jade Hatcher	Matt White & Ash-Leigh Hunter	Kylie Gillies & Carmello Pizzino
10	11	27 June 2010 – 29 August 2010	Rob Palmer & Alana Patience	Tamara Jaber & Carmello Pizzino	Alex Fevola & Arsen Kishishian
11	11	8 May 2011 – 10 July 2011	Manu Feildel & Alana Patience	Haley Bracken & Aric Yegudkin	Damien Leith & Melanie Hooper
12	11	15 April 2012 – 17 June 2012	Johnny Ruffo & Luda Kroitor	Danielle Spencer & Damian Whitewood	Zoe Crammond & Aric Yegudkin
13	12	1 October 2013 – 26 November 2013	Cosentino & Jessica Raffa	Rhiannon Fish & Aric Yegudkin	Tina Arena & Damian Whitewood
14	11	30 September 2014 - 25 November 2014	David Rodan & Melanie Hooper	Lynne McGranger & Carmello Pizzino	Ricki-Lee Coulter & Jarryd Byrne
15	13	29 September 2015 - November 2015

Dances

The following are the dances performed by couples on Dancing with the Stars. In addition, each couple in the final round performs a dance of any style or combination of styles of their choosing, called "freestyle".

Dance	Seasons used	Best Performance	Score	Worst Performance	Score
Argentine Tango	5–7, 11–present	Arianne Caoili Damien Leith Cosentino	30	Samantha Armytage	19
Aussie Smooth	9–10	Tamara Jaber	27	Gerrard Gosens	16
Cha-Cha-Cha	1–present	Danielle Spencer Haley Bracken David Rodan*	30	Mark Occhilupo	7
Contemporary	13–present	David Rodan	30	Sophia Pou	22*
Foxtrot	1–present	Johnny Ruffo	29	David Graham	3*
Freestyle	1–present	Bec Cartwright Tom Williams Chris Bath Grant Denyer Arianne Caoili Anthony Koutoufides Kate Ceberano Bridie Carter Luke Jacobz Matt White Rob Palmer Manu Feildel Johnny Ruffo David Rodan*	30	Kostya Tszyu	24*
Jazz	13–present	Tina Arena	27*	Mark Holden	3*
Jive	1–present	Tina Arena	30*	Jessica Watson	8
Paso Doble	1–present	Grant Denyer Tina Arena Ricki-Lee Coulter*	30	David Graham	3*
Quickstep	1–present	Paul Licuria Haley Bracken Arianne Caoili Tom Williams Zoe Crammond David Rodan*	30	Adam Brand	9
Rumba	1–present	Tamara Jaber Zoe Crammond Chris Bath Rhiannon Fish*	30	Samantha Armytage	11
Salsa	5–10, 12, 14	Tamara Jaber	30	Gerrard Gosens	8
Samba	1–present	Bridie Carter Rhiannon Fish	30	Jessica Rowe	9*
Tango	1–present	Paul Licuria Arianne Caoili	30	Chris Hemsworth	13*
Viennese Waltz	4–present	Chris Bath Zoe Crammond	27*	David Wirrpanda	12
Waltz	1–present	Haley Bracken Ada Nicodemou	30	Derryn Hinch	12*
West Coast Swing	8–10	Luke Jacobz	28	Adam Brand	12

• These scores have been modified to be out of 30, instead of 40.

Champion of Champions

In late 2005, the winners of series two (Tom Williams) and three (Ada Nicodemou) competed against each other for the title of Champion of Champions. Series one winner Bec Hewitt did not compete as she was pregnant at the time. Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin won the championship, defeating Tom Williams and his partner, Kym Johnson, based on the judges' scores.

Highest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained.

Season	Place	Celebrity	Professional	Average score
5	2	Arianne Caoili	Carmello Pizzino	27.53*
6	3	Tim Campbell	Natalie Lowe	27.1*
12	3	Zoe Crammond	Aric Yegudkin	26.9
13	3	Tina Arena	Damian Whitewood	26.9*
8	1	Luke Jacobz	Luda Kroiter	26.9
7	1	Bridie Carter	Craig Monley	26.9*
5	1	Anthony Koutoufides	Natalie Lowe	26.5*
10	2	Tamara Jaber	Carmello Pizzino	26.6
11	2	Haley Bracken	Aric Yegudkin	26.6
13	1	David Rodan	Melanie Hooper	26.3*

• * These celebrities were scored were out of 40, and their marks have been altered to be made out of 30.

Number of perfect scores

The scores presented below represent the perfect scores which the celebrities gained in their original season.

# of 30s	Season	Place	Celebrity
5	14	1st	David Rodan
4	5	2nd	Arianne Caoili
3	4 11	1st 2nd	Grant Denyer Haley Bracken
2	2 3 7 10 12 13 13	1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd	Tom Williams Chris Bath Bridie Carter Tamara Jaber Zoe Crammond Tina Arena Rhiannon Fish
1	1 3 5 6 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 14	1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd	Bec Cartwright Ada Nicodemou Anthony Koutoufides Kate Ceberano Luke Jacobz Paul Licuria Matt White Rob Palmer Damien Leith Manu Feildel Danielle Spencer Johnny Ruffo Cosentino Ricki-Lee Coulter

Ratings

MARKET	SERIES
	1 2004	2 2005	3 2005	4 2006	5 2006	6 2007	7 2007	8 2008	9 2009
Sydney	624,250	590,500	610,900	685,600	549,800	576,400	555,300	399,400	424,300
Melbourne	543,625	590,100	633,500	647,900	517,700	569,900	543,700	402,100	397,900
Brisbane	320,375	315,700	327,700	430,700	277,200	314,700	294,700	193,200	311,100
Adelaide	183,250	191,200	205,300	218,200	182,200	189,500	174,200	109,500	144,900
Perth	223,125	219,500	234,800	251,800	207,000	209,200	219,400	171,000	169,700
5-Cities	1,894,625	1,907,000	2,011,800	2,234,100	1,733,900	1,859,600	1,786,800	1,275,300	1,447,700

See also

• Dancing with the Stars
• Strictly Dancing

References

http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/04/09/seven-dumps-dancing-with-the-stars-judge/

External links

• Official website
• Dancing with the Stars at TV.com

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