Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 7)
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The seventh season 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.
This season commenced on the 25th of September, 2007, and concluded on the 27th of 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.
This dance was repeated by the couple at the finale.
Daryl Somers
Daryl Paul Somers OAM , is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday.-Early life:Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at...
. It was also the last season to be aired on a Tuesday night and have a panel consisting of four judges.
This season commenced on the 25th of September, 2007, and concluded on the 27th of 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 Michael Klim Michael Klim OAM is a Polish-born Australian swimmer. He was born in Gdynia. He was educated at the University High School, Melbourne and Wesley College, Melbourne where he is currently employed as the College's elite Head Coach of swimming... |
Olympic swimmer | Eliza Campagna | Eliminated 1st on 2 October 2007 |
Corinne Grant Corinne Grant Corinne Grant is an Australian comedian and television presenter.-Career:After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first... |
Comedienne | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 2nd on 9 October 2007 |
Elka Graham Elka Graham Elka Whalan is a retired Australian swimmer who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics. Graham specialised in the 200m and 400m freestyle events, also swimming the 800m freestyle... |
Olympic swimmer | Michael Wojick | Eliminated 3rd on 16 October 2007 |
Jessica Rowe Jessica Rowe Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM... |
Television journalist | Serghei Bolgarschii | Eliminated 4th on 23 October 2007 |
James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney is an Australian racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar Championship. He is the current Australian Touring Car Champion after winning the 2010 title for Dick Johnson Racing.... |
V8 Supercar V8 Supercar V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations... driver |
Olya Bourtasova | Eliminated 5th on 30 October 2007 |
Mark Beretta Mark Beretta Mark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College... |
Sunrise Sunrise (TV program) Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:... sports reporter |
Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 6th on 6 November 2007 |
Patti Newton Patti Newton Patti Newton is a Melbourne-born Australian entertainer and radio and television presenter.-Career:... |
Entertainer and wife of Bert Newton Bert Newton Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in... |
Sandro Catalano | Eliminated 7th on 13 November 2007 |
David Hobson | Opera singer | Karina Schembri | Eliminated 8th on 20 November 2007 |
Anh Do Anh Do Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney... |
Comedian and actor | Luda Kroitor Luda Kroitor Luda Kroitor is the reigning five time world Salsa champion. She is popularly known for her role as dance instructor on Dancing with the Stars and is currently partnered with Home and Away actor Dan Ewing... |
Runner Up on 27 November 2007 |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... 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 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bridie & Craig | 1 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 33+31= 64 | 38 | 36+28=64 | 31+35=66 | 35+40+40=115 | |||||||||||||||||||
Anh & Luda | 2 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25+31=56 | 27 | 21+27=48 | 32+34=66 | 26+32+35=93 | |||||||||||||||||||
David & Karina | 3 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 29+28=57 | 27 | 38+29=67 | 31+23=54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patti & Sandro | 4 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 32+29=61 | 28 | 28+21=49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mark & Linda | 5 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 24+28=52 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
James & Olya | 6 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 20+24=44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jessica & Serghei | 7 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elka & Michael | 8 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corinne & Csaba | 9 | 24 | 25 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael & Eliza | 10 | 19 | 19 |
Dance Schedule
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week.- Week 1 : Cha-Cha-ChaCha-cha-cha (dance)The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953...
or QuickstepQuickstepThe quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events... - Week 2 : JiveJive (dance)In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...
or TangoTango (ballroom)Ballroom Tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance.... - Week 3 : SalsaSalsa (dance)Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins in Cuba as the meeting point of Spanish and African cultures.Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms such as solo dancing "suelta" and "Rueda de Casino" where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle...
or Foxtrot - Week 4 : WaltzWaltzThe waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
or Paso Doble - Week 5 : SambaSambaSamba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
or RumbaRumbaRumba is a family of percussive rhythms, song and dance that originated in Cuba as a combination of the musical traditions of Africans brought to Cuba as slaves and Spanish colonizers. The name derives from the Cuban Spanish word rumbo which means "party" or "spree". It is secular, with no... - Week 6 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5) and a Group BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
Routine. - Week 7 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5)
- Week 8 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5) and a DiscoDiscoDisco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
Routine. - Week 9 : One unlearned dance (Week 1 to Week 5) and an Argentine TangoArgentine TangoArgentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
- 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 Cha-cha-cha (dance) The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
35 | Anh Do Anh Do Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney... , Corinne Grant Corinne Grant Corinne Grant is an Australian comedian and television presenter.-Career:After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first... |
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Jive Jive (dance) In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
29 | Michael Klim Michael Klim Michael Klim OAM is a Polish-born Australian swimmer. He was born in Gdynia. He was educated at the University High School, Melbourne and Wesley College, Melbourne where he is currently employed as the College's elite Head Coach of swimming... |
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Rumba Rumba (dance) Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
36 | James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney is an Australian racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar Championship. He is the current Australian Touring Car Champion after winning the 2010 title for Dick Johnson Racing.... |
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Tango Tango (dance) Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after.... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
36 | Mark Beretta Mark Beretta Mark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College... |
22 |
Paso Doble | Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... , David Hobson |
35 | Anh Do Anh Do Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney... |
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Samba Samba (ballroom) Among ballroom dances, samba is a lively, rhythmical one. It is related to the traditional samba styles of Brazil, but differs from them considerably. Its music is in 2/4 or 4/4 time.-Origins:... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
40 | Jessica Rowe Jessica Rowe Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM... |
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Waltz Waltz The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim... |
David Hobson | 38 | Mark Beretta Mark Beretta Mark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College... |
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Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
32 | Michael Klim Michael Klim Michael Klim OAM is a Polish-born Australian swimmer. He was born in Gdynia. He was educated at the University High School, Melbourne and Wesley College, Melbourne where he is currently employed as the College's elite Head Coach of swimming... |
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Foxtrot | Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... , Jessica Rowe Jessica Rowe Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM... |
30 | James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney is an Australian racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar Championship. He is the current Australian Touring Car Champion after winning the 2010 title for Dick Johnson Racing.... |
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Argentine Tango Argentine Tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
35 | David Hobson | 31 |
Disco Disco Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and... |
David Hobson | 29 | Patti Newton Patti Newton Patti Newton is a Melbourne-born Australian entertainer and radio and television presenter.-Career:... |
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Salsa Salsa (dance) Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins in Cuba as the meeting point of Spanish and African cultures.Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms such as solo dancing "suelta" and "Rueda de Casino" where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
31 | Mark Beretta Mark Beretta Mark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College... |
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Bollywood Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... |
Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... , Anh Do Anh Do Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney... |
31 | James Courtney James Courtney James Courtney is an Australian racing driver who competes in the V8 Supercar Championship. He is the current Australian Touring Car Champion after winning the 2010 title for Dick Johnson Racing.... |
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Freestyle | Bridie Carter Bridie Carter Bridie Carter is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series McLeod's Daughters.-Early life:... |
40 | Anh Do Anh Do Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney... |
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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 Doble | Rumba | Tango | Bollywood | Salsa | Waltz | Disco | Samba | Argentine Tango | ||||||||||||||||||||
Patti & Sandro | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Paso Doble | Bollywood | Foxtrot | Jive | Disco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark & Linda | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Rumba | Bollywood | Quickstep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
James & Olya | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | Bollywood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jessica & Serghei | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | Samba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elka & Michael | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso Doble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corinne & Csaba | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | Salsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael & Eliza | Quickstep | Jive |
- Highest Scoring Dance
- Lowest Scoring Dance
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.Average Ranking | Competitive Finish | Couple | Number Of Dances | Total Score | Average |
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1 | 1 | Bridie & Craig | 15 | 509 | 35.9 |
2 | 3 | David & Karina | 12 | 360 | 30.0 |
3 | 4 | Patti & Sandro | 10 | 295 | 29.5 |
4 | 2 | Anh & Luda | 15 | 421 | 27.0 |
5 | 9 | Corinne & Csaba | 3 | 77 | 25.7 |
6 | 5 | Mark & Linda | 8 | 204 | 25.5 |
7 | 8 | Elka & Michael | 4 | 100 | 25.0 |
8 | 6 | James & Olya | 7 | 169 | 24.1 |
9 | 7 | Jessica & Serghei | 5 | 120 | 24.0 |
10 | 10 | Michael & Eliza | 2 | 38 | 19.0 |