Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 1)
Introduction The '''first season''' of the Australian ''Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on 5 October 2004.Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger served as the hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson served as the judges. ''Home and Away'' actress Bec Cartwright and Michael Mizner were announced as the winners on 23 November 2004, while politician Pauline Hanson and Salvatore Vecchio finished in second place.
Couples This season featured eight celebrity contestants. Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status James Tomkins Olympic rower Patrice Smith Eliminated 1ston 12 October 2004 Gabrielle Richens                           Model  Mark Hodge Eliminated 2ndon 19 October 2004 Katrina Warren Veterinarian  Csaba Szirmai Eliminated 3rdon 26 October 2004 Matt Shirvington Olympic sprinter Natalie Lowe Eliminated 4thon 2 November 2004 John Wood Actor  Jenni Pedersen Eliminated 5thon 9 November 2004 Justin Melvey Television actor Kym Johnson Eliminated 6thon 16 November 2004 Pauline Hanson Politician  Salvatore Vecchio Runners-upon 23 November 2004 Bec Cartwright ''Home and Away'' actress  Michael Miziner '''Winners'''on 23 November 2004
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in  with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in  with a double-dagger (). '''Color key:'''+''Dancing with the Stars'' (season 1) - Weekly scores Couple  Week 1 2 1+2  3 4 5 6 7 8 Bec & Michael 1st  29 60  32 35 35+33=68 38+36=74 34+36+39= Pauline & Salvatore 2nd 29   30   37+39= 40+39= 38+37+36= Justin & Kym 3rd 22 25 47 24 26  27+25= 26+30= John & Jenni 4th 26 28 54 27 29 29  Matt & Natalie 5th 20 25 45 28 26 25 Katrina & Csaba 6th  24 21 45 19  Gabrielle & Mark 7th 18 20 38  James & Patrice 8th   ;Notes
Dance chart The couples performed the following each week:*Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)*Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)*Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)*Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)*Week 5: Samba*Week 6: Two unlearned dances*Week 7: Two unlearned dances & freestyle+''Dancing with the Stars'' (season 1) - Dance chartCoupleWeek 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bec & Michael Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Paso doble Rumba  Tango Freestyle  Pauline & Salvatore Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Rumba Tango  Paso doble  Waltz Freestyle Justin & Kym Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Quickstep Cha-cha-cha John & Jenni Waltz Rumba Tango Paso doble Samba Foxtrot Matt & Natalie Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Katrina & Csaba Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Gabrielle & Mark Waltz Rumba Tango James & Patrice Waltz Rumba
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