Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 1)

For the more information on the show, see Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series).
Dancing With The Stars (Season 1)
Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 8
Broadcast
Original channel Seven Network
Original run 5 October 2004 – 23 November 2004
Additional information
Celebrity winner Bec Cartwright
Professional winner Michael Miziner

Season One, Late 2004

The Australian TV series Dancing with the Stars premiered on Tuesday 5 October 2004 and concluded on Tuesday 23 November 2004. It featured the following celebrities.

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
James Tomkins
Olympic Rower
Patrice Smith
Eliminated 1st
on 12 October 2004
Gabrielle Richens
International Model and TV Presenter
Mark Hodge
Eliminated 2nd
on 19 October 2004
Katrina Warren
Veterinarian and TV Presenter
Csaba Szirmai
Eliminated 3rd
on 26 October 2004
Matt Shirvington
Olympic Sprinter and TV Presenter
Natalie Lowe
Eliminated 4th
on 2 November 2004
John Wood
Blue Heelers Actor and Writer
Jenni Pederson
Withdrew
on 9 November 2004
Justin Melvey
Home and Away Actor
Kym Johnson
Third place
on 16 November 2004
Pauline Hanson
One Nation Politician
Salvatore Vecchio
Runner-up
on 23 November 2004
Bec Cartwright
Home and Away Actress and Singer
Michael Miziner
Winners
on 23 November 2004

Home and Away actress and singer Bec Hewitt (née Cartwright) and partner Michael Mizner won the series, beating One Nation politician Pauline Hanson and her partner Salvatore Vecchio.

Scoring chart

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the couple withdrew from the competition.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.
Couple Place 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bec & Michael 1st
31
29
60
32
32
35
35+33=68
38+36=74
34+36+39=109
Pauline & Salvatore 2nd
29
32
61
30
34
36
37+39=76
40+39=79
38+37+36=111
Justin & Kym 3rd
22
25
47
24
26
24
27+25=52 26+30=56
John & Jenni 4th
26
28
54
27
29
29
WD
Matt & Natalie 5th
20
25
45
28
26
25
Katrina & Csaba 6th
24
21
45
19
22
Gabrielle & Mark 7th
18
20
38
18
James & Patrice 8th
16
15
31

Average Chart

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
1 2 Pauline & Salvatore 12 427 35.58
2 1 Bec & Michael 12 410 34.20
3 4 John & Jenni 5 139 27.80
4 3 Justin & Kym 9 229 25.44
5 5 Matt & Natalie 5 124 24.80
6 6 Katrina & Csaba 4 86 21.50
7 7 Gabrielle & Mark 3 56 18.67
8 8 James & Patrice 2 31 15.50

Dance schedule

The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week.

Dance chart

Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bec & MichaealCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaWaltzPaso doble TangoFreestyle
Pauline & SalvatoreCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaRumba Freestyle
Justin & KymWaltzRumbaTangoPaso dobleSambaQuickstepCha-cha-cha
John & JenniWaltzRumbaTangoPaso dobleSambaFoxtrot
Matt & NatalieCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSamba
Katrina & CsabaCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrot
Gabrielle & MarkWaltzRumbaTango
James & PatriceWaltzRumba
Preceded by
None
Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 1
Succeeded by
Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 2)

References