Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 1

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.

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 winner	Michael Miziner
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	5 October (2004-10-05) – 23 November 2004 (2004-11-23)
Season chronology

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‡[lower-alpha 1]
Pauline & Salvatore	2nd	29	32†	61†	30	34†	36†	37+39=76†	40+39=79†	38+37+36=111†[lower-alpha 2]
Justin & Kym	3rd	22	25	47	24	26	24‡	27+25=52‡	26+30=56‡[lower-alpha 3]
John & Jenni	4th	26	28	54	27	29	29	[lower-alpha 4]
Matt & Natalie	5th	20	25	45	28	26	25[lower-alpha 3]
Katrina & Csaba	6th	24	21	45	19	22‡[lower-alpha 3]
Gabrielle & Mark	7th	18	20	38	18‡[lower-alpha 3]
James & Patrice	8th	16‡	15‡	31‡[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. This couple finished in first place.
2. This couple finished in second place.
3. 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 Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 2)

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