Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 8

Dancing with the Stars
Season 8
Hosted byDaniel MacPherson
Sonia Kruger
JudgesTodd McKenney
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson
Celebrity winnerLuke Jacobz
Professional winnerLuda Kroitor
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release31 August (2008-08-31) –
9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Season chronology
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The eighth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars debuted on 31 August 2008. Actor Daniel MacPherson replaced Daryl Somers as host, while Sonia Kruger returned as co-host. Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges. Paul Mercurio did not return and was not replaced.

Home and Away actor Luke Jacobz and Luda Kroitor were announced as the winners on 9 November 2008, while boxer Danny Green and Natalie Lowe finished in second place, and AFL player Paul Licuria and Eliza Campagna finished in third.

Couples

This season featured ten celebrity contestants.

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Brooke Hanson Olympic swimmer John-Paul Collins Eliminated 1st
on 7 September 2008
James Tobin Television presenter Jade Hatcher Eliminated 2nd
on 14 September 2008
Cal Wilson Comedian Craig Monley Eliminated 3rd
on 21 September 2008
Red Symons Musician 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 Henry Byalikov Eliminated 6th
on 19 October 2008
Charli Delaney Hi-5 singer Csaba Szirmai Eliminated 7th
on 2 November 2008
Paul Licuria AFL player Eliza Campagna Third place
on 9 November 2008
Danny Green Boxer Natalie Lowe Runners-up
on 9 November 2008
Luke Jacobz Home and Away actor Luda Kroitor Winners
on 9 November 2008

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:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 8) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1[a] 2[a] 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Luke & Luda 1st 24 29 53 20[b] 25 26 23 23+23=46[b] 25+24=49† 28+26=54† 29+26+30=85†[c]
Danny & Natalie 2nd 28 32 60 24† 20 24 19‡[b] 17+25=42‡ 20+25=45[b] 24+29=53 23+22+26=71[d]
Paul & Eliza 3rd 29 31 60 23 23 27† 28† 22+30=52† 20+23=43[b] 25+25=50[b] 30+24=54[e]
Charli & Csaba 4th 27 31 58 22 22[b] 26 24 24+27=51 18+21=39‡ 26+20=46‡[f]
Toni & Henry 5th 35† 31 66† 23 28† 24 24 25+18=43[f]
Jodi & Stefano 6th 28 28 56 23 24 25[b] 22[f]
Red & Ana 7th 19 17‡ 36‡[b] 14‡ 19‡ 21‡[f]
Cal & Craig 8th 22 34† 56 21 22[f]
James & Jade 9th 18‡ 23 41 17[f]
Brooke & John-Paul 10th 19 22 41[f]
Notes
  1. ^ a b The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  3. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  4. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  5. ^ This couple finished in third place.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Mark Wilson.

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Mark Wilson, Bruno Tonioli.

Bruno Tonioli served as a guest judge.

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the foxtrot. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Charli & Csaba 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Pictures" — Sneaky Sound System
James & Jade 18 (4, 5, 5, 4) Foxtrot "Miss You" — Musiq Soulchild
Brooke & John-Paul 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Dancing in the Moonlight" — Toploader
Danny & Natalie 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Feeling Good" — Michael Bublé
Cal & Craig 22 (6, 6, 6, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Pump It Up" — Elvis Costello
Paul & Eliza 29 (7, 8, 8, 6) Foxtrot "Dream Catch Me" — Newton Faulkner
Luke & Luda 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Don't Stop the Music" — Rihanna
Red & Ana 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) Foxtrot "Theme from Get Smart" — Hugo Montenegro
Toni & Henry 35 (9, 9, 9, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Mercy" — Duffy
Jodi & Stefano 28 (6, 8, 8 ,6) Foxtrot "Two Hearts" — Kylie Minogue

Week 2

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Mark Wilson, Bruno Tonioli.

Bruno Tonioli served as a guest judge.

Couples performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Danny & Natalie 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Good Golly, Miss Molly" — Little Richard Safe
Cal & Craig 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) Tango "Mamma Mia" — ABBA Safe
Jodi & Stefano 28 (6, 8, 7, 7) Jive "The Girl Can't Help It" — Tommy Castro Safe
Luke & Luda 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Tango "Hey Sexy Lady" — Shaggy Safe
James & Jade 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Jive "Ça plane pour moi" — Plastic Bertrand Safe
Toni & Henry 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Tango "Toxic" — Britney Spears Safe
Red & Ana 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) Jive "Women in Uniform" — Skyhooks Bottom two
Brooke & John-Paul 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) Tango "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado Eliminated
Paul & Eliza 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Jive "The Pretender" — Foo Fighters Safe
Charli & Csaba 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Tango "My Love" — Justin Timberlake Safe

Week 3

Couples performed either the samba or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Toni & Henry 23 (7, 8, 8) Samba "Work" — Kelly Rowland Safe
Jodi & Stefano 23 (7, 8, 8) Waltz "See the Day" — Girls Aloud Safe
Luke & Luda 20 (6, 7, 7) Samba "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" — Scissor Sisters Bottom two
James & Jade 17 (5, 6, 6) Waltz "Someday My Prince Will Come" — Barbra Streisand Eliminated
Cal & Craig 21 (7, 7, 7) Samba "What Is Love" — Haddaway Safe
Paul & Eliza 23 (7, 8, 8) Waltz "Open Arms" — Journey Safe
Charli & Csaba 22 (7, 7, 8) Samba "Mas que Nada" — Black Eyed Peas, feat. Sérgio Mendes Safe
Red & Ana 14 (4, 5, 5) Waltz "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" — Elvis Presley Safe
Danny & Natalie 24 (7, 8, 9) Waltz "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" — Eva Cassidy Safe

Week 4

Couples performed either the paso doble or the quickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Charli & Csaba 22 (6, 8, 8) Quickstep "Right Now" — Pussycat Dolls Bottom two
Paul & Eliza 23 (7, 8, 8) Paso doble "The Plaza of Execution" — from The Legend of Zorro &
"Will and Elizabeth" — from Pirates of the Caribbean 		Safe
Cal & Craig 22 (7, 7, 8) Quickstep "I Want to Be Evil" — Eartha Kitt Eliminated
Red & Ana 19 (6, 6, 7) Paso doble "España cañí" — Salsamerica Safe
Luke & Luda 25 (9, 8, 8) Quickstep "Wonderwall" — Paul Anka Safe
Jodi & Stefano 24 (7, 8, 9) Paso doble "Malagueña" — Connie Francis Safe
Toni & Henry 28 (9, 9, 10) Quickstep "Let's Go Crazy" — Prince Safe
Danny & Natalie 20 (6, 7, 7) Paso doble "The Final Countdown" — Europe Safe

Week 5

Couples performed either the Argentine tango or the salsa. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Jodi & Stefano 25 (8, 9, 8) Argentine tango "To Tango Tis Nefelis" — Haris Alexiou Bottom two
Toni & Henry 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "American Boy" — Estelle Safe
Danny & Natalie 24 (8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Tangoscuro" — Debayres Safe
Charli & Csaba 26 (8, 9, 9) Salsa "Low" — Flo Rida, feat. T-Pain Safe
Red & Ana 21 (7, 7, 7) Argentine tango "Época" — Gotan Project Eliminated
Luke & Luda 26 (8, 9, 9) Salsa "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias Safe
Paul & Eliza 27 (9, 9, 9) Argentine tango "Niebla Del Riachuelo" — Otros Aires Safe

Week 6

Couples performed either the rumba or the West Coast Swing. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Luke & Luda 23 (7, 8, 8) West Coast Swing "All Right Now" — Free Safe
Paul & Eliza 28 (10, 9, 9) Rumba "Secret Garden" — Bruce Springsteen Safe
Danny & Natalie 19 (5, 7, 7) West Coast Swing "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley vs. JXL Bottom two
Jodi & Stefano 22 (6, 8, 8) Rumba "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis Eliminated
Toni & Henry 24 (8, 8, 8) Rumba "No Air" — Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown Safe
Charli & Csaba 24 (8, 8, 8) West Coast Swing "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" — Gabriella Cilmi Safe

Week 7

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Film Result
Toni & Henry 25 (9, 8, 8) Jive "Maniac" Flashdance Eliminated
18 (5, 7, 6) Foxtrot "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" Monty Python's Life of Brian
Luke & Luda 23 (6, 9, 8) Jive "Greased Lightnin'" Grease Bottom two
23 (7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Star Wars Theme" Star Wars
Charli & Csaba 24 (8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" Strictly Ballroom Safe
27 (9, 9, 9) Rumba "Colors of the Wind" Pocahontas
Paul & Eliza 22 (6, 8, 8) West Coast Swing "You Never Can Tell" Pulp Fiction Safe
30 (10, 10, 10) Tango "The Phantom of the Opera" The Phantom of the Opera
Danny & Natalie 17 (3, 7, 7) Salsa "My Way (A mi manera)" Happy Feet Safe
25 (8, 8, 9) Rumba "Stand by Me" Stand by Me

Week 8

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Paul & Eliza 20 (6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "SexyBack" — Justin Timberlake Safe
23 (7, 8, 8) Salsa "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" — Michael Jackson, feat. Akon
Danny & Natalie 20 (6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Closer" — Ne-Yo Safe
25 (9, 8, 8) Quickstep "Little Green Bag" — from Reservoir Dogs
Charli & Csaba 18 (5, 7, 6) Jive "Yeh, Yeh" — Matt Bianco Safe
21 (7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "1234" — Feist
Luke & Luda 25 (8, 9, 8) Rumba "Last Request" — Paolo Nutini Safe
24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Jump" — Van Halen

Week 9

Each couple performed two routines, one of which chosen by the judges and the other of which was a segue of three different dance styles. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Paul & Eliza 25 (8, 9, 8) Jive "Travelin' Band" — Creedence Clearwater Revival Bottom two
25 (8, 9 ,8) Segue
(Waltz, Rumba
& Foxtrot) 		"Take It to the Limit" — Eagles,
"Falling into You" — Celine Dion
& "Cheek to Cheek" — Doris Day
Danny & Natalie 24 (8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "I've Got the World on a String"—Michael Bublé Safe
29 (10, 9, 10) Segue
(Paso doble,
Waltz & Jive) 		"Don't Hold Back" — The Potbelleez,
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" — Henry Mancini
& "You Can't Stop the Beat" — from Hairspray
Charli & Csaba 26 (9, 9, 8) Tango "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project Eliminated
20 (6, 7, 7) Segue
(Cha-cha-cha,
Quickstep & Salsa) 		"Kiss (Prince song)" — Prince,
"Keep Young and Beautiful" — Annie Lennox
& "Groove Is in the Heart" — Deee-Lite
Luke & Luda 28 (9, 10, 9) West Coast Swing "Just a Gigolo" — Louis Prima Safe
26 (9, 9, 8) Segue
(Quickstep,
Salsa & Tango) 		"Do It Well" — Jennifer Lopez,
"Desire" — U2 &
"Peter Gunn" — Max Sedgley & Sarah Vaughan

Week 10

Each couple performed their favourite dance of the season and a group cha-cha-cha, after which the couple with the lowest combined score was eliminated, and then the remaining two couples performed their freestyle routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Order Scores Dance Music Result
Danny & Natalie 1 23 (7, 8, 8) Tango "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor Runners-up
5 26 (9, 9, 8) Freestyle "Gonna Fly Now" — Bill Conti
Luke & Luda 2 29 (10, 10, 9) Waltz "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones Winners
6 30 (10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Boogie Wonderland" — from Happy Feet
Paul & Eliza 3 30 (10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Third place
Danny & Natalie 4 22 (8, 7, 7) Group
Cha-cha-cha 		"In These Shoes" — Kirsty MacColl
Luke & Luda 26 (8, 9, 9)
Paul & Eliza 24 (8, 8, 8)

Dance chart

Dancing with the Stars (season 8) - Dance chart
Couple Week
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 Segue Waltz Group
Cha-cha-cha 		Freestyle
Danny & Natalie Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso doble Argentine tango West Coast Swing Salsa Rumba Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Foxtrot Segue Tango Freestyle
Paul & Eliza Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso doble Argentine tango Rumba West Coast Swing Tango Cha-cha-cha Salsa Jive Segue Quickstep
Charli & Csaba Cha-cha-cha Tango Samba Quickstep Salsa West Coast Swing Paso doble Rumba Jive Foxtrot Tango Segue
Toni & Henry Cha-cha-cha Tango Samba Quickstep Salsa Rumba Jive Foxtrot
Jodi & Stefano Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso doble Argentine tango Rumba
Red & Ana Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso doble Argentine tango
Cal & Craig Cha-cha-cha Tango Samba Quickstep
James & Jade Foxtrot Jive Waltz
Brooke & John-Paul Cha-cha-cha Tango
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Reception

Viewership

Episode Original airdate Viewers
(in millions) 		Rank
(Night) 		Source
1 "Week One" 31 August 2008 1.333 #5 [1]
2 "Week Two" 7 September 2008 1.334 #5 [2]
3 "Week Three" 14 September 2008 1.167 #10 [3]
4 "Week Four" 21 September 2008 1.113 #10 [4]
5 "Week Five" 28 September 2008 1.213 #3 [5]
6 "Week Six" 12 October 2008 1.167 #9 [6]
7 "Week Seven" 19 October 2008 1.255 #4 [7]
8 "Week Eight" 26 October 2008 1.344 #3 [8]
9 "Week Nine" 2 November 2008 1.384 #1 [9]
10 "Week Ten" 9 November 2008 1.453 #1 [10]

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