Format The finals began with 24 contestants, 4 males and 4 females from each country. After partners are assigned, couples pick a dance style out of a hat, have a rehearsal with a choreographer, and perform their routine. Following the airing performances, home viewers vote for their favorite couple. The bottom three couples (six dancers overall) are then liable for elimination by the judges on the result shows an hour later. All six dancers perform a solo, after which the judges eliminate one male and one female contestant (the first two shows they eliminate four dancers). If the eliminated dancers are not from the same couple, their respective partners form a new pair for the following week's performances. Once the field of dancers is narrowed down to the top 12, permanent partnerships dissolve and contestants draw their new partners and two dance styles from a hat each week. The judges no longer have any say in the elimination process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and the female with the lowest votes are eliminated each week. Top 24 finalists Male contestants Female contestants Elimination chart Contestants are in chronogical order of elimination. Performances Week 1 (10 April 2008) Couple dances: Group dance: Contestants next show (week 2): "Freakshow"—Britney Spears (Jazz; Choreographer: Tine Aspaas) Bottom 3's solos: Eliminated: Stinna Shaktiva Andrea Schirmer Yngvar Halvorsen Mario Amigo New partners: Huyen Huynh and Marvin Spahi Week 2 (17 April 2008) Couple dances: Group dance: Contestants past show that got thru: "So Much Betta"—Janet Jackson feat. Daft Punk (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Belinda Braza) Bottom 3's solos: Eliminated: Suzi Asovic Anete Jensen Geir Gundersen Phillip Jenkins New partners: Sandra Vather and Daniel Sarr Week 3 (24 April 2008) Couple dances: Group dance: Top 16: "Big Spender"—Shirley Bassey (Broadway; Choreographer: Roine Söderlundh) Bottom 3's solos: Eliminated: Sandra Vather Daniel Sarr New partners: None Week 4 (1 May 2008) Couple dances: Group dance: Top 14: "Charlie Big Potato"—Skunk Anansie (Jazz; Choreographer: Kristine Melby) Bottom 3's solos: Eliminated: Marie Sol Sandberg Marvin Spahi New partners: Every couple. Now that only the top 12 remain, new partners are randomly assigned each week. Week 5 (8 May 2008) Couple dances: Bottom 6's solos: Eliminated: Huyen Huynh Egor Filipenko Week 6 (15 May 2008) Couple dances: Bottom 6's solos: Eliminated: Trinh Nguyen Robin Peters Week 7 (22 May 2008) Couple dances: Bottom 6's solos: Eliminated: