Dancing_With_The_Stars_(Australian_Season_8)

<i>Dancing with the Stars</i> (Australian TV series) season 8

Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 8

Season of television series

The eighth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars debuted on 31 August 2008. Actor Daniel MacPherson replaced Daryl Somers as host, while Sonia Kruger returned as co-host. Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges. Paul Mercurio did not return and was not replaced.

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Quick Facts Dancing with the Stars, Hosted by ...

Dancing with the Stars
Season 8

Hosted by	Daniel MacPherson Sonia Kruger
Judges	Todd McKenney Helen Richey Mark Wilson
Celebrity winner	Luke Jacobz
Professional winner	Luda Kroitor

No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	31 August (2008-08-31) – 9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 7 Next → Season 9

Home and Away actor Luke Jacobz and Luda Kroitor were announced as the winners on 9 November 2008, while boxer Danny Green and Natalie Lowe finished in second place, and AFL player Paul Licuria and Eliza Campagna finished in third.

Couples

This season featured ten celebrity contestants.

More information Celebrity, Notability ...

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Brooke Hanson	Olympic swimmer	John-Paul Collins	Eliminated 1st on 7 September 2008
James Tobin	Television presenter	Jade Hatcher	Eliminated 2nd on 14 September 2008
Cal Wilson	Comedian	Craig Monley	Eliminated 3rd on 21 September 2008
Red Symons	Musician	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	Henry Byalikov	Eliminated 6th on 19 October 2008
Charli Delaney	Hi-5 singer	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 7th on 2 November 2008
Paul Licuria	AFL player	Eliza Campagna	Third place on 9 November 2008
Danny Green	Boxer	Natalie Lowe	Runners-up on 9 November 2008
Luke Jacobz	Home and Away actor	Luda Kroitor	Winners on 9 November 2008

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Winners

Runners-up

Third place

Bottom two

Eliminated

More information Couple, Pl. ...

*Dancing with the Stars* (season 8) - Weekly scores
Couple	Pl.	Week
Couple	Pl.	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Luke & Luda	1st	24	29	53	20^{[lower-alpha 2]}	25	26	23	23+23=46^{[lower-alpha 2]}	25+24=49†	28+26=54†	29+26+30=85†^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Danny & Natalie	2nd	28	32	60	24†	20	24	19‡^{[lower-alpha 2]}	17+25=42‡	20+25=45^{[lower-alpha 2]}	24+29=53	23+22+26=71^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Paul & Eliza	3rd	29	31	60	23	23	27†	28†	22+30=52†	20+23=43^{[lower-alpha 2]}	25+25=50^{[lower-alpha 2]}	30+24=54^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Charli & Csaba	4th	27	31	58	22	22^{[lower-alpha 2]}	26	24	24+27=51	18+21=39‡	26+20=46‡^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Toni & Henry	5th	35†	31	66†	23	28†	24	24	25+18=43^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Jodi & Stefano	6th	28	28	56	23	24	25^{[lower-alpha 2]}	22^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Red & Ana	7th	19	17‡	36‡^{[lower-alpha 2]}	14‡	19‡	21‡^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Cal & Craig	8th	22	34†	56	21	22^{[lower-alpha 6]}
James & Jade	9th	18‡	23	41	17^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Brooke & John-Paul	10th	19	22	41^{[lower-alpha 6]}

Notes

The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.
This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
This couple finished in first place.
This couple finished in second place.
This couple finished in third place.
This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

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.

Week 1

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.

Bruno Tonioli served as a guest judge.

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the foxtrot. Couples are listed in the order they performed.