Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 7)
The seventh season of Dancing with the Stars was the last to be hosted by Daryl Somers. It was also the last season to be aired on a Tuesday night and have a panel consisting of four judges, until season 13.
Dancing with the Stars | |
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Season 7 | |
Celebrity winner | Bridie Carter |
Professional winner | Craig Monley |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Seven Network |
Original release | 25 September – 27 November 2007 |
Season chronology |
This season commenced on 25 September 2007 and concluded on 27 November 2007.
Bridie Carter and her professional partner Craig Monley were named the eventual winners, defeating Anh Do and his partner.
The season featured the following celebrities.
Couples
Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Status |
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Michael Klim | Olympic freestyle swimmer | Eliza Campagna | Eliminated 1st on 2 October 2007 |
Corinne Grant | Comedian | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 2nd on 9 October 2007 |
Elka Graham | Olympic freestyle swimmer | Michael Wojick | Eliminated 3rd on 16 October 2007 |
Jessica Rowe | Television journalist | Serghei Bolgarschii | Eliminated 4th on 23 October 2007 |
James Courtney | V8 Supercar driver | Olya Bourtasova | Eliminated 5th on 30 October 2007 |
Mark Beretta | Sunrise sports reporter | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 6th on 6 November 2007 |
Patti Newton | Entertainer & wife of Bert Newton | Sandro Catalano | Eliminated 7th on 13 November 2007 |
David Hobson | Opera singer | Karina Schembri | Eliminated 8th on 20 November 2007 |
Anh Do | Comedian & actor | Luda Kroitor | Runner-Up on 27 November 2007 |
Bridie Carter | McLeod's Daughters actress | Craig Monley | Winner on 27 November 2007 |
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 couple that would have been eliminated had an elimination taken place.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bridie & Craig | 1 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 33+31=64 | 38 | 36+28=64 | 31+35=66 | 35+40+40=115 | |||||||||||||||||||
Anh & Luda | 2 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25+31=56 | 27 | 21+27=48 | 32+34=66 | 26+32+35=93 | |||||||||||||||||||
David & Karina | 3 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 29+28=57 | 27 | 38+29=67 | 31+23=54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patti & Sandro | 4 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 32+29=61 | 28 | 28+21=49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mark & Linda | 5 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 24+28=52 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
James & Olya | 6 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 20+24=44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jessica & Serghei | 7 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elka & Michael | 8 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 28 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corinne & Csaba | 9 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael & Eliza | 10 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
Dance Schedule
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.
- Week 1 : Cha-Cha-Cha or Quickstep
- Week 2 : Jive or Tango
- Week 3 : Salsa or Foxtrot
- Week 4 : Waltz or Paso Doble
- Week 5 : Samba or Rumba
- Week 6 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5) and a Group Bollywood Routine.
- Week 7 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5)
- Week 8 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5) and a Disco Routine.
- Week 9 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5) and an Argentine Tango
- Week 10 : Final unlearned dance, Favourite dance of the season & 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 |
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Cha Cha Cha | Bridie Carter | 35 | Anh Do, Corinne Grant | 24 |
Jive | Bridie Carter | 29 | Michael Klim | 19 |
Rumba | Bridie Carter | 36 | James Courtney | 18 |
Tango | Bridie Carter | 36 | Mark Beretta | 22 |
Paso Doble | Bridie Carter, David Hobson | 35 | Anh Do | 26 |
Samba | Bridie Carter | 40 | Jessica Rowe | 14 |
Waltz | David Hobson | 38 | Mark Beretta | 25 |
Quickstep | Bridie Carter | 32 | Michael Klim | 19 |
Foxtrot | Bridie Carter, Jessica Rowe | 30 | James Courtney | 20 |
Argentine Tango | Bridie Carter | 35 | David Hobson | 31 |
Disco | David Hobson | 29 | Patti Newton | 21 |
Salsa | Bridie Carter | 31 | Mark Beretta | 18 |
Bollywood | Bridie Carter, Anh Do | 31 | James Courtney | 24 |
Freestyle | Bridie Carter | 40 | Anh Do | 35 |
Dance Chart
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridie & Craig | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Rumba | Waltz | Bollywood | Samba | Tango | Disco | Salsa | Argentine Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Samba | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Anh & Luda | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Jive | Bollywood | Foxtrot | Rumba | Disco | Quickstep | Argentine Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
David & Karina | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso Doble1 | Rumba | Tango | Bollywood | Salsa | Waltz | Disco | Samba | Argentine Tango | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patti & Sandro | Cha-Cha-Cha1 | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Paso Doble | Bollywood | Foxtrot | Jive | Disco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark & Linda | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba1 | Rumba | Bollywood | Quickstep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
James & Olya | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango1 | Salsa | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Bollywood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jessica & Serghei | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot1 | Paso Doble | Samba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elka & Michael | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot1 | Paso Doble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corinne & Csaba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael & Eliza | Quickstep1 | Jive |
- 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.
Rank by average | Place | Couple | Number of dances | Total points | Average |
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1 | 1 | Bridie & Craig | 15 | 509 | 33.93 |
2 | 3 | David & Karina | 12 | 360 | 30.00 |
3 | 4 | Patti & Sandro | 10 | 295 | 29.50 |
4 | 2 | Anh & Luda | 15 | 421 | 28.07 |
5 | 9 | Corinne & Csaba | 3 | 77 | 25.67 |
6 | 5 | Mark & Linda | 8 | 204 | 25.50 |
7 | 8 | Elka & Michael | 4 | 100 | 25.00 |
8 | 6 | James & Olya | 7 | 169 | 24.14 |
9 | 7 | Jessica & Serghei | 5 | 120 | 24.00 |
10 | 10 | Michael & Eliza | 2 | 38 | 19.00 |
Running Order
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, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.
Week 1
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Anh & Luda | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Kung Fu Fighting"—Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas |
Elka & Michael | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "That Mellow Saxophone"—Brian Setzer Orchestra |
Mark & Linda | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "I Like It Like That"—Tito Puente |
David & Karina | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Continental"—Fred Astaire |
Michael & Eliza | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "Sing You Sinners"—Tony Bennett feat. John Legend |
Corinne & Csaba | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "U and Ur Hand"—P!NK |
Bridie & Craig | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Big and Bad"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
James & Olya | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Destination Calabria"―Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters |
Jessica & Serghei | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Heart of Glass"—The Puppini Sisters |
Patti & Sandro | 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Mambo Italiano"—Bette Midler |
Week 2
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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David & Karina | 27 (6, 8, 6, 7) | Jive | "I'm A Believer"—The Monkees |
Corinne & Csaba | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | Tango | "Nightfall"—Stanley Black |
Michael & Eliza | 19 (2, 5, 6, 6) | Jive | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"—Blues Brothers |
James & Olya | 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) | Tango | "In Tango"—Bajofondo Tango Club |
Jessica & Serghei | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Reet Petite"—Jackie Wilson |
Anh & Luda | 28 (7, 7, 6, 8) | Tango | "Hernando's Hideaway"—Alma Cogan |
Elka & Michael | 22 (6, 6, 5, 5) | Jive | "Tall Skinny Mama"—The Swing Cats |
Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 6, 8) | Tango | "Argentino Paso"―Carlos Ortega |
Bridie & Craig | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode"—Chuck Berry "Good Times"—INXS feat. Jimmy Barnes |
Mark & Linda | 22 (5, 6, 6, 5) | Tango | "Marche du Toreador"—Georges Bizet |
Kath & Kel | 10 (1, 2, 4, 3) |
Week 3
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Corinne & Csaba | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Can't Touch It"—Ricki-Lee Coulter |
Bridie & Craig | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "They Can't Take That Away from Me"—Diana Krall |
Anh & Luda | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Bombón de Azúcar"—La Secta |
Elka & Michael | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Blue Moon"—Frank Sinatra |
Mark & Linda | 18 (3, 6, 4, 5) | Salsa | "Esa Morena"—Ozomatli |
Jessica & Serghei | 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Lovecats"—The Cure |
Patti & Sandro | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Salsa | "La Bamba"—Selena |
David & Karina | 28 (7, 8, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Witchcraft"—Steve Tyrell |
James & Olya | 23 (4, 7, 7, 5) | Salsa | "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz |
Week 4
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Elka & Michael | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Paso Doble | "España cañí"—Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra |
Mark & Linda | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Sunrise, Sunset"—Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick |
James & Olya | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Adiemus"—Karl Jenkins |
David & Karina | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "Romeo & Juliet Op. 64"—Sergei Prokofiev |
Patti & Sandro | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Jesse"—Janis Ian |
Bridie & Craig | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "Canción del Mariachi"—Los Lobos |
Anh & Luda | 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) | Waltz | "I Will Always Return"—Dancehouse |
Jessica & Serghei | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Paso Doble | "Theatres des Vampires"—Elliot Goldenthal "XRCD"—Elliot Goldenthal |
Week 5
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 6, 8) | Samba | "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)"—Carmen Miranda |
James & Olya | 18 (3, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "She's Like the Wind"—Vibekingz |
Jessica & Serghei | 14 (2, 4, 4, 4) | Samba | "Right About Now"—Mousse T |
David & Karina | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "La Paloma"—Placido Domingo |
Mark & Linda | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Samba | "Conga"—Gloria Estefan |
Bridie & Craig | 36 (9, 8, 9, 10) | Rumba | "Time After Time"—Eva Cassidy |
Anh & Luda | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Rumbakalao"—Azuquita |
Week 6
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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James & Olya | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "The Way You Make Me Feel"—Michael Jackson |
24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix"—Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus | |
Mark & Linda | 24 (4, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Little Wonders"—Rob Thomas |
28 (8, 7, 6, 7) | Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix"—Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus | |
Patti & Sandro | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Y viva España"—Manolo Escobar |
29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix"—Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus | |
Bridie & Craig | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Waltz | "I Had A Dream"—Joss Stone |
31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix"—Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus | |
Anh & Luda | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Jive | "Wake Up Jeff"—The Wiggles "Hot Potato"—The Wiggles |
31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix"—Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus | |
David & Karina | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Tango | "Ecstasy"—Geoff Love |
28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix"—Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus |
Week 7
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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David & Karina | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Salsa | "It Had Better Be Tonight"—Michael Bublé |
Anh & Luda | 27 (8, 6, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "I'm Your Man"—Leonard Cohen |
Mark & Linda | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "The Dirty Boogie"—Brian Setzer Orchestra |
Bridie & Craig | 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) | Samba | "Le Serpent"—Guem et Zaka |
Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "The Locomotion"—Kylie Minogue |
Week 8
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Bridie & Craig | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Olé Guapa"—André Rieu |
28 (6, 8, 6, 8) | Disco | "You Should Be Dancing"—Bee Gees | |
Anh & Luda | 21 (6, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "More Than Words"—Extreme |
27 (6, 6, 7, 8) | Disco | "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb | |
David & Karina | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Waltz | "Gymnopédie"—Erik Satie |
29 (5, 8, 10, 6) | Disco | "Play That Funky Music"—Wild Cherry | |
Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat"—Hairspray soundtrack |
21 (5, 5, 5, 6) | Disco | "I Will Survive"—Young Divas |
Week 9
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Anh & Luda | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "When You're Smiling"—Andy Williams |
34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Argentine Tango | "Quejas de Bandoneon"—Astor Piazzolla | |
David & Karina | 31 (6, 8, 8, 9) | Argentine Tango | "Verano Porteño"—Astor Piazzolla |
23 (5, 5, 6, 7) | Samba | "Sweetheart from Venezuela"—Harry Belafonte | |
Bridie & Craig | 31 (7, 8, 7, 9) | Salsa | "Micaela"—Sonora Carruseles |
35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Argentine Tango | "The Addams Family Theme Song"—Prandi Sound Tango Ensemble "El Vaquero"—Prandi Sound Tango Ensemble |
Week 10
- Running order
Couple | Score | Style | Music |
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Bridie & Craig | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Respect"—Aretha Franklin |
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Le Serpent"—Guem et Zaka | |
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Kothbiro"—Ayub Ogada | |
Anh & Luda | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso Doble | "Wall Breached"—Harry Gregson-Williams |
32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Rumbakalao"—Azuquita | |
35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Livin' la Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin |
References
Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 6) |
Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 7 |
Succeeded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 8) |