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Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars logo
Format	Entertainment
Created by	BBC Granada
Starring	Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	7
Production
Location	HSV-7 studios, South Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	approx. 90 to 150 minutes per episode (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel Seven
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	October 5, 2004 –
External links
Official website

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The show pairs celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a dance-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Ballroom dance is a style of partner dance which originated in the western world and is now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. ...

Through a telephone and sms voting, viewers vote for the duo they think should remain in the competition. Judges scores are also taken into account and are combined with the viewer votes when determining which duos stay and go each week.

Dancing with the Stars is one of the most successful television programs to air on Australian television, after six seasons, the program continues to attract viewers and remains a watercooler program.

Filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne, the show averages around 2 million viewers a week nationally.^[1] HSV-7, commonly known as Seven Melbourne, is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

[edit] On Air

Daryl Somers, host of Dancing With The Stars

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[edit] Hosts

• Daryl Somers
• Sonia Kruger

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[edit] Regular judges

• Todd McKenney
• Helen Richey
• Paul Mercurio
• Mark Wilson

Todd McKenney (Born: October 16, 1965) is an Australian entertainer. ... Helen Richey is a former competitive ballroom and latin dancer and is currently a dance coach and judge. ... For the comedian, see Paul Mecurio. ...

[edit] Guest judges

• Bruno Tonioli (Guest judge in first two episodes of season 6)

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[edit] List of seasons

[edit] Season One (October - November 2004)

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[edit] Season Two (February - April 2005)

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[edit] Season Three (September - November 2005)

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Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin were eventually declared the winners, defeating Chris Bath and her partner. Ada Nicodemou (born May 14, 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Leah Patterson-Baker in the soap opera Home and Away. ... Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... Chris Bath (born 13 May 1967 in Auburn, New South Wales) is an Australian journalist and television personality. ... Seven News is the television news service of the Australian Seven Network. ... Ian Dicko Dickson (born 28 March 1955 as Ian Ross Perrygrove in Birmingham, England) is a music industry and television personality in Australia. ... My Restaurant Rules is an Australian reality television series that aired on the Seven Network. ... Australian Idol is the Logie Award winning Australian version of the hit British TV show Pop Idol. ... Brodie Holland (born January 3, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... David Campbell (born August 6, 1973 in South Australia) is an Australian singer and stage performer. ... Dawn Lorraine Fraser AO, MBE, (born September 4, 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. ... Nicky Buckley (born 1966) is an Australian television presenter. ... The sport of Ironman was developed in 1964 in Australia to combine the four main disciplines of surflifesaving into a single race- swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running. ... Michael Caton (born 1943 in Queensland, Australia) is an actor best known for playing Darryl Kerrigan from 1997s low budget hit The Castle. ... This article is about the Australian movie. ... The Sullivans was an Australian made drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. ... Kym Johnson (born 1977) is an Australian former professional ballroom dancer, model, and television celebrity. ... Tania Zaetta (born November 17, 1970) is an Australian television personality. ... Who Dares Wins was an Australian adventure game show that aired on the Seven Network between 1996 and 1998 with re-runs airing in 2005 and 2007. ...

[edit] Champion of Champions

The winners of Series Two and Series Three competed to be crowned Champion of Champions.

• Ada Nicodemou & Aric Yegudkin
• Tom Williams & Kym Johnson

Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin were eventually declared the winners, defeating Tom Williams and his partner on the basis of scores from the judges, having won both nights of competition.

[edit] Season Four (February - May 2006)

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Grant Denyer and his partner Amanda Garner were eventually declared the winners, defeating Kostya Tszyu and his partner. Grant Denyer (born September 12, 1977 in Avoca Beach, New South Wales) is an Australian motor racing driver and TV reporter. ... For the British television program, see Sunrise (UK TV series). ... BBCs Alex Deakin presenting a weather report. ... Amanda Garner (b. ... Konstantin Kostya the Goit Tszyu (Russian: Константин (Костя) Цзю, pronounced in Australian English) (born September 19, 1969) is a Russian- born boxer of mixed Russian, Korean and Mongol descent. ... Toby Charles Allen (born 8 August 1973 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australian musician and singer most notable for his work with Australian vocal group Human Nature. ... Human Nature is an Australian pop vocal group. ... Noeline Brown is an Australian actress. ... Kate Langbroek (born 8 August, 1963) is an Australian TV and radio personality of Jamaican and Dutch heritage. ... Nova 100 (often known locally as just Nova) is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100. ... Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983 in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia[1]) is a beauty queen, model and television presenter from Newcastle, Australia who held the Miss Universe 2004 title. ... The Great Outdoors is an Australian travel magazine television series that currently airs on the Seven Network. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ... Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria), is an Australian cricketer and the current captain of Hampshire. ... Alicia Molik (born January 27, 1981) is a professional female tennis player from Australia. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Luke Ricketson is a former Australian Rugby League player who played for the Sydney Roosters. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... Ian Molly Meldrum (born January 29, 1946) is an Australian popular music critic, journalist, and record producer, and musical entrepreneur best known for hosting the seminal popular music program Countdown from 1974 to 1986. ...

[edit] Season Five (September - November 2006)

The fifth series premiered on Tuesday September 26, 2006 and concluded on Tuesday November 28, 2006. The following celebrities were featured in season five: is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Anthony Koutoufides and his partner Natalie Lowe were eventually declared the winners, defeating Arianne Caoili and her partner Carmelo Pizzino. Anthony Koutoufides (born January 18, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... Arianne Bo Caoili (born December 22, 1986) is a Philippine born Australian chess player and is a celebrity dancer on Dancing with the Stars. ... Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis (born July 20, 1978) is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner. ... Andrew Gaze (born July 24, 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is Australias best known basketball player, and possibly its best ever. ... Chris Hemsworth Chris Hemsworth (11 August 1983) is an Australian actor best known for the part of Kim Hyde in the soap opera Home and Away. ... Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... Amanda Keller (born 1962) is the name of the host of ABC (Australia)s Mondo Thingo. ... Gary Sweet (born May 22, 1957 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles of Steve in Alexandras Project (2003), Police Rescue, Cody, Big Sky, The Battlers, Bodyline and Stingers. ... Kerry Armstrong (born 3 January 1958 in Sydney) is an Australian actress. ... Gai Waterhouse (maiden name Gai Smith) is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. ... The Biggest Loser is an Australian reality television show, based on the original American version, screened on Network Ten. ...

[edit] Season Six (February - May 2007)

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Kate Cebrano and her partner John-Paul Collins were eventually declared the winners, defeating Fifi Box and her partner. Kate Ceberano, born 17 November 1966, is an award winning Australian pop vocalist entertainer, and Scientologist. ... Fiona Fifi Box (born 5 March 1976) is an Australian radio broadcaster, comedian and TV personality, currently co-hosting, with Marty Sheargold the radio breakfast show The Shebang on Triple M Sydney. ... Tim Campbell (b. ... Home and Away (also commonly known as H&A) is a Logie-winning soap opera that is produced in Sydney by the Seven Network since July 1987. ... Jamie Durie (born 6 March 1970) is an Australian landscaper and television personality. ... Amanda Garner (b. ... // Big Brother Australia 2006 was the sixth series of Big Brother Australia, and was aired on Network Ten in Australia. ... // Big Brother Australia 2006 was the sixth series of Big Brother Australia, and was aired on Network Ten in Australia. ... Tatiana Grigorieva (Russian: Татьяна Григорьева; born October 8, 1975 in Leningrad, Russia) As a former national level 400m hurdler in Russia, the 172 cm tall Tatiana Grigorieva took up Pole Vaulting when she migrated to Australia in 1997. ... Woodbridge (back) with partner Jonas Björkman in the mens double final, Wimbledon 2004. ... Naomi Robson (born 4 December 1961, California) is an Australian journalist who is best known as the former presenter of the east-coast edition of Today Tonight, an Australian public affairs program which screens weeknights on the Seven Network, from 1997 to 2006. ... Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid current affairs program, produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at in direct competition with rival Nine Network program A Current Affair. ... Kimberley Davies as Annalise Kratz on Neighbours. ... This article is about an Australian soap opera. ... Wendell Jermaine Sailor (born 16 July 1974 in Sarina, Queensland) is a former Australian representative rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby union and rugby league- a dual code international. ... For the Australian national Rugby Union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, see Australia national rugby union team. ...

[edit] Season Seven (September - November 2007)

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Bridie Carter and her partner Craig Monley were eventually declared the winners, defeating Anh Do and his partner. Bridie Carter (born December 18, 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Tess Silverman McLeod Ryan on the popular television drama show McLeods Daughters. ... McLeods Daughters is a TV drama set in rural outback in South Australia about the McLeod Family running Drovers Run its been in the McLeod family for almost 100 years passing down to son and now Daughters Claire, Tess, Jodi, Regan & Grace McLeod. ... Promotional poster for Footy Legends, depicting Anh Do in the centre Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian actor and stand-up comedian. ... David Hobson (born 1960 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian opera singer. ... Patti Newton (born Patricia McGrath) is a Melbourne-born Australian entertainer and radio and television presenter. ... Mark Beretta (born 1966) is an Australian media personality. ... For the British television program, see Sunrise (UK TV series). ... James Courtney (born 29 June 1980) is an Australian racing driver who will drive in the V8 Supercar series in 2006 for Stone Brothers Racing, replacing Marcos Ambrose. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... Jessica Rowe (born 1970) is an Australian television journalist and presenter. ... Elka Graham (born October 20, 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Corinne Grant (born June 12, 1973) is an Australian comedian and television presenter. ... Michael Klim OAM (born August 13, 1977 in Gdynia) is a Polish-born Australian swimmer. ...

[edit] Ratings

[edit] Controversy

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Throughout all of the seasons there has been controversy. Some that revolved around the Dancing with the Stars contestants include: Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

• All of the Home and Away stars competing in each season (with the exception of Season 4 & 7), consistently lasted until close to the end, with both Bec Cartwright and Ada Nicodemou winning their respective seasons, 1 and 3.

• In Season 2, it was believed that judge Todd McKenney did not like Nikki Webster and thus gave her low scores.

• Following this, in Season 4, Kate Langbroek locked horns with Todd when she disapproved of the way Todd had acted towards Webster.

• Bec Cartwright (Season 1), Nikki Webster (Season 2) and Jennifer Hawkins (Season 4) all had previous dancing experience and many saw them as having an unfair advantage, despite the fact that they had experience in forms of dance, such as cheerleading and ballet, which are quite different styles to ballroom dancing.

• Every winner of Dancing with the Stars were all from Seven Network shows—Bec and Ada from Home and Away, Tom Williams from The Great Outdoors, Grant Denyer from Sunrise, and Kate Ceberano from It Takes Two - leading to accusations that Seven Network personalities are favoured in front of everyone else. However many of these associations with Seven Network shows began after they had won.

• In the semi final of Season Five, judge Todd McKenney stated that he believed Arianne Caoili had received professional dance lessons prior to the competition. Arianne denied this. Channel 7's Today Tonight supported McKenney's claims, producing video footage of Arianne attending Salsa classes, but on Saturday 25th of November Arianne said that everything that Todd said wasn't true, the only thing she's done was when the producers rang up to cast her for Dancing, she just started doing Salsa lessons.[1]

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[edit] See also

• Dancing with the Stars
• Strictly Dancing

For the video game based on the American series, see Dancing with the Stars (video game) Countries with their own version Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ... Strictly Dancing is an Australian television show first aired in 2004 on the ABC. Currently hosted by Paul McDermott, the show is a form of dance competition, with each episode featuring three dance couples from around Australia and New Zealand. ...

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.thinktv.com.au/SiteMedia/w3svc371/Uploads/Documents/5e28b79e-2e34-4466-9414-abe544854856.pdf

• Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 10, 2006 5 November - 2 December[2]

[edit] External links

• Dancing with the Stars @ Yahoo!7 TV