Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 1

Dancing with the Stars
Season 1
Hosted byDaryl Somers
Sonia Kruger
JudgesTodd McKenney
Paul Mercurio
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson
Celebrity winnerBec Cartwright
Professional winnerMichael Miziner
No. of episodes8
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release5 October (2004-10-05) –
23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)
Season chronology
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Season 2

The first season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 5 October 2004. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger served as the hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson served as the judges.

Home and Away actress Bec Cartwright and Michael Mizner were announced as the winners on 23 November 2004, while politician Pauline Hanson and Salvatore Vecchio finished in second place.

Couples

This season featured eight celebrity contestants.

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
James Tomkins Olympic rower Patrice Smith Eliminated 1st
on 12 October 2004
Gabrielle Richens Model Mark Hodge Eliminated 2nd
on 19 October 2004
Katrina Warren Veterinarian Csaba Szirmai Eliminated 3rd
on 26 October 2004
Matt Shirvington Olympic sprinter Natalie Lowe Eliminated 4th
on 2 November 2004
John Wood Actor Jenni Pedersen Eliminated 5th
on 9 November 2004
Justin Melvey Television actor Kym Johnson Eliminated 6th
on 16 November 2004
Pauline Hanson Politician Salvatore Vecchio Runners-up
on 23 November 2004
Bec Cartwright Home and Away actress Michael Miziner Winners
on 23 November 2004

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
  Withdrew from competition
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
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‡[a]
Pauline & Salvatore 2nd 29 32† 61† 30 34† 36† 37+39=76† 40+39=79† 38+37+36=111†[b]
Justin & Kym 3rd 22 25 47 24 26 24‡ 27+25=52‡ 26+30=56‡[c]
John & Jenni 4th 26 28 54 27 29 29 [d]
Matt & Natalie 5th 20 25 45 28 26 25[c]
Katrina & Csaba 6th 24 21 45 19 22‡[c]
Gabrielle & Mark 7th 18 20 38 18‡[c]
James & Patrice 8th 16‡ 15‡ 31‡[c]
Notes
  1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  3. ^ a b c d e This couple was eliminated.
  4. ^ This couple withdrew from the competition.

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

  • Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
  • Week 5: Samba
  • Week 6: Two unlearned dances
  • Week 7: Two unlearned dances & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bec & Michael Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Paso doble Rumba Tango Freestyle
Pauline & Salvatore Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Rumba Tango Paso doble Waltz Freestyle
Justin & Kym Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Quickstep Cha-cha-cha
John & Jenni Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Foxtrot
Matt & Natalie Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba
Katrina & Csaba Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot
Gabrielle & Mark Waltz Rumba Tango
James & Patrice Waltz Rumba
Preceded by
None
 Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 1 		Succeeded by

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