Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 8)

The Eighth season of Dancing with the Stars was the first without original host Daryl Somers. Actor Daniel MacPherson was the new host. In a change to the judging panel, Paul Mercurio was replaced. In 2008, only one season was aired instead of two in previous years, the show was moved to Sunday night instead of Tuesday, and it was presented by new producers Freehand.

For the more information on the show, see Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series).

Dancing with the Stars
Season 8
Celebrity winnerLuke Jacobz
Professional winnerLuda Kroitor
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release31 August –
9 November 2008
Season chronology

Season eight featured three finalists, however one couple was eliminated after a Cha-cha-cha showoff, which left two couples to compete for the season title. The season featured the following celebrities:

Couples
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Brooke Hanson Olympic freestyle swimmer John-Paul Collins Eliminated 1st
on 7 September 2008
James Tobin Sunrise reporter Jade Hatcher Eliminated 2nd
on 14 September 2008
Cal Wilson Comedian & radio presenter Craig Monley Eliminated 3rd
on 21 September 2008
Red Symons Television personality & radio presenter 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, singer, & television presenter Henry Byalikov Eliminated 6th
on 19 October 2008
Charli Delaney Former Hi-5 singer Csaba Szirmai Eliminated 7th
on 2 November 2008
Paul Licuria Former AFL player Eliza Campagna Third Place
on 9 November 2008
Danny Green Boxer Natalie Lowe Runner Up
on 9 November 2008
Luke Jacobz Home and Away actor Luda Kroitor Winner
on 9 November 2008

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 winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.
Team Place 1 2 1+21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Luke & Luda 1 24 29 53 20 25 26 23 23+23=46 25+24=49 28+26=54 29+26+30=85
Danny & Natalie 2 28 32 60 24 20 24 19 17+25=42 20+25=45 24+29=53 23+22+26=71
Paul & Eliza 3 29 31 60 23 23 27 28 22+30=52 20+23=43 25+25=50 30+24=54
Charli & Csaba 4 27 31 58 22 22 26 24 24+27=51 18+21=39 26+20=46
Toni & Henry 5 35 31 66 23 28 24 24 25+18=43
Jodi & Stefano 6 28 28 56 23 24 25 22
Red & Ana 7 19 17 36 14 19 21
Cal & Craig 8 22 34 56 21 22
James & Jade 9 18 23 41 17
Brooke & John-Paul 10 19 22 41

^1 In Weeks 1 and 2, special guest judge Bruno Tonioli was part of the judging panel, and scores were out of 40 instead of 30.

Dance Schedule

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.

  • Week 1 : Cha-cha-cha or Foxtrot
  • Week 2 : Jive or Tango
  • Week 3 : Samba or Waltz
  • Week 4 : Quickstep or Paso Doble
  • Week 5 : Salsa or Argentine Tango
  • Week 6 : West Coast Swing or Rumba
  • Week 7 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6) to the theme of songs from the movies.
  • Week 8 : Two unlearned dances (Week 1 to Week 6)
  • Week 9 : Judges Choice and a Segue Of Three Dances
  • Week 10 : Favourite dance of the season, Cha-cha-cha showdown, & Freestyle

Highest And Lowest Scoring Performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:

DanceBest dancer(s)Best scoreWorst dancer(s)Worst score
Cha Cha Cha Toni Pearen27Brooke Hanson14
Jive Toni Pearen25Red Symons13
Rumba Paul Licuria28Jodi Gordon22
Tango Paul Licuria30Brooke Hanson16
Paso Doble Jodi Gordon
Charli Delaney		24Red Symons19
Samba Toni Pearen23Luke Jacobz20
Waltz Luke Jacobz29Red Symons14
Quickstep Paul Licuria30Cal Wilson
Charli Delaney		22
Foxtrot Paul Licuria
Luke Jacobz		25James Tobin14
Argentine Tango Paul Licuria27Red Symons21
West Coast Swing Luke Jacobz28Danny Green19
Salsa Charli Delaney
Luke Jacobz		26Danny Green17
Segue Danny Green29Charli Delaney20
Freestyle Luke Jacobz30Danny Green26

Dance Chart
Team 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 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 Cha-cha-cha Freestyle
Paul & Eliza Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso Doble Argentine Tango Rumba West Coast Swing Tango Cha-cha-cha Salsa Jive Segue Quickstep Cha-cha-cha
Charli & Csaba Cha-cha-cha Tango Samba Quickstep Salsa West Coast Swing Paso Doble Rumba1 Jive Foxtrot Tango Segue
Toni & Henry Cha-cha-cha1 Tango Samba Quickstep Salsa Rumba Jive Foxtrot
Jodi & Stefano Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso Doble Argentine Tango Rumba1
Red & Ana Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso Doble Argentine Tango1
Cal & Craig Cha-cha-cha Tango Samba Quickstep1
James & Jade Foxtrot Jive1 Waltz
Brooke & John-Paul Cha-cha-cha Tango1
     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 celebrities and not their place in the competition.

Average Ranking Competitive Finish Couple Number Of Dances Total Score Average
15Toni & Henry820826.00
23Paul & Eliza1436225.86
31Luke & Luda1538125.40
46Jodi & Stefano615025.00
58Cal & Craig49924.75
64Charli & Csaba1228824.00
72Danny & Natalie1535823.87
810Brooke & John Paul24120.50
99James & Jade35819.33
107Red & Ana59018.00

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, Mark Wilson, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1
Running order
Couple Score Style 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 (8,9,8,4) 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

Recap from the series

Week 1: All 10 couples performed their first dance of the competition. Guest Judge Bruno Tonioli was judging as was Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Mark Wilson. Toni and Henry finished a clear 1st place with a Cha-Cha-Cha scoring 35 with 9s from all the judges except Bruno. Paul and Eliza finished 2nd with 29 points for their Foxtrot. James and Jade finished last and scored just 18 points.

Week 2: The second show features guest judge Bruno Tonioli and the other three main judges. Cal and Craig may not have been the best in Week 1 but they turned it round and finished 1st with 34 points for their Tango. Red and Ana finished bottom of the leaderboard with just 17 points for their Jive. Brooke and John-Paul were the first couple to be eliminated.

Week 3: In the third show and since there were only the main judges (Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Mark Wilson. Danny and Natalie were 1st on the leaderboard for their Waltz and received the only 9 of the evening (this was given by Mark). Red and Ana finished bottom of the leaderboard for the second week in a row with 19 points for their Waltz. There was a highlight from Luke and Luda's Samba which scored 20 points but his tongue accidentally stuck out which was severely criticised by Todd who gave him a 6. James and Jade were the second couple to leave.

Week 4: Toni and Henry were 1st on the leaderboard for their Quickstep and received the first 10 of the series (this was given by Mark). Luke and Luda were welcomed to the competition and mentioned as the dark horse by the judges and earned him 25 points. Red and Ana for the third time in a row finished last with 19 points, which however was a better score for Red's performance. Cal and Craig were the next to leave.

Week 5 Paul & Eliza were 1st on the leaderboard for their Argentine Tango but Luke and Luda and Charli and Csaba really got the competition going as Luke kept up the good performance from the previous week and Charli and Csaba mentioned it was their coming out week and did just that and came equal second. Red and Ana, yet another time finished bottom with 21 points, again a better performance but it wasn't enough to remove him from last and him and Ana were eliminated from the competition.

Preceded by
Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 7)		 Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 8		 Succeeded by
Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 9)

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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References
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  2. Knox, David (8 September 2008). "Week 37". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. Knox, David (15 September 2008). "Week 38". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. Knox, David (22 September 2008). "Week 39". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. Knox, David (29 September 2008). "Week 40". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. Knox, David (13 October 2008). "Week 42". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. Knox, David (20 October 2008). "Week 43". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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  9. Knox, David (3 November 2008). "Week 45". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. Knox, David (10 November 2008). "Week 46". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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