Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 1

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 1
Hosted by Daryl Somers
Sonia Kruger
Judges Todd McKenney
Paul Mercurio
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson
Celebrity winner Bec Cartwright
Professional winnerMichael Miziner
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network Seven Network
Original release5 October (2004-10-05) –
23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)
Season chronology
Next →
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.

Contents

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.

CelebrityNotabilityProfessional partnerStatus
James Tomkins Olympic rower Patrice SmithEliminated 1st
on 12 October 2004
Gabrielle Richens ModelMark HodgeEliminated 2nd
on 19 October 2004
Katrina Warren VeterinarianCsaba SzirmaiEliminated 3rd
on 26 October 2004
Matt Shirvington Olympic sprinter Natalie Lowe Eliminated 4th
on 2 November 2004
John Wood ActorJenni PedersenEliminated 5th
on 9 November 2004
Justin Melvey Television actor Kym Johnson Eliminated 6th
on 16 November 2004
Pauline Hanson PoliticianSalvatore VecchioRunners-up
on 23 November 2004
Bec Cartwright Home and Away actressMichael MizinerWinners
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
CouplePl.Week
121+2345678
Bec & Michael1st31†296032†323535+33=6838+36=7434+36+39=109‡ [lower-alpha 1]
Pauline & Salvatore2nd2932†61†3034†36†37+39=76†40+39=79†38+37+36=111† [lower-alpha 2]
Justin & Kym3rd222547242624‡27+25=52‡26+30=56‡ [lower-alpha 3]
John & Jenni4th262854272929 [lower-alpha 4]
Matt & Natalie5th202545282625 [lower-alpha 3]
Katrina & Csaba6th2421451922‡ [lower-alpha 3]
Gabrielle & Mark7th18203818‡ [lower-alpha 3]
James & Patrice8th16‡15‡31‡ [lower-alpha 3]
Notes
  1. ↑ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ↑ This couple finished in second place.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 This couple was eliminated.
  4. ↑ This couple withdrew from the competition.

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Dance chart
CoupleWeek
1234567
Bec & MichaelCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaWaltzPaso dobleRumbaTangoFreestyle
Pauline & SalvatoreCha-cha-chaQuickstepJiveFoxtrotSambaRumbaTangoPaso dobleWaltzFreestyle
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

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