Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 8)
For the more information on the show, see Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series).
| Dancing with the Stars Season 8 | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 31 August 2008 – 9 November 2008 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Luke Jacobz |
| Professional winner | Luda Kroitor |
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 replaced. 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:
Couples
| Celebrity | Occupation / known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke Hanson | Olympic swimmer | John-Paul Collins | 10th place on 7 September 2008 |
| James Tobin | Sunrise entertainment reporter | Jade Hatcher | 9th place on 14 September 2008 |
| Cal Wilson | Comedienne and radio presenter | Craig Monley | 8th place on 21 September 2008 |
| Red Symons | Australia's Got Talent judge and radio DJ | Ana Andre | 7th place on 28 September 2008 |
| Jodi Gordon | Actress (Home and Away) | Stefano Oliveri | 6th place on 12 October 2008 |
| Toni Pearen | Actress, singer and TV presenter | Henry Byalikov | 5th place on 19 October 2008 |
| Charli Delaney | Hi-5 singer | Csaba Szirmai | 4th place on 2 November 2008 |
| Paul Licuria | AFL player | Eliza Campagna | 3rd place on 9 November 2008 |
| Danny Green | Professional Boxer | Natalie Lowe | 2nd place on 9 November 2008 |
| Luke Jacobz | Actor (Home and Away) and TV presenter | Luda Kroitor | 1st place on 9 November 2008 |
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 winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
| Team | Place | 11 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Dance Schedule
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.
- Week 1 : Cha-cha-cha or Foxtrot
- Week 2 : Jive or Tango
- Week 3 : Samba or Waltz
- Week 4 : Quickstep or Paso Doble
- Week 5 : Salsa or Argentine Tango
- Week 6 : West Coast Swing or Rumba
- Week 7 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6) to the theme of songs from the movies.
- Week 8 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6)
- Week 9 : Judges Choice and a Segway Of Three Dances
- Week 10 : Favourite dance of the season, Cha-cha-cha show down, & Freestyle
Highest And Lowest Scoring Performances
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha Cha Cha | Toni Pearen | 27 | Brooke Hanson | 14 |
| Jive | Toni Pearen | 25 | Red Symons | 13 |
| Rumba | Paul Licuria | 28 | Jodi Gordon | 22 |
| Tango | Paul Licuria | 30 | Brooke Hanson | 22 |
| Paso Doble | Jodi Gordon, Charli Delaney | 24 | Red Symons | 19 |
| Samba | Toni Pearen | 23 | Luke Jacobz | 20 |
| Waltz | Luke Jacobz | 29 | Red Symons | 14 |
| Quickstep | Paul Licuria | 30 | Cal Wilson, Charli Delaney | 22 |
| Foxtrot | Paul Licuria, Luke Jacobz | 25 | James Tobin | 8 |
| 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 | 17 |
| Segue | Danny Green | 29 | Charli Delaney | 20 |
| Freestyle | Luke Jacobz | 30 | Danny Green | 26 |
Dance Chart
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
^1 This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale.
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 | 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 |
Running Order
Week 1
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd, Helen, Mark.
- Running order
| 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) |
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