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| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Hosted by | Daryl Somers Sonia Kruger |
| Judges | Todd McKenney Paul Mercurio Helen Richey Mark Wilson |
| Celebrity winner | Bridie Carter |
| Professional winner | Craig Monley |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 25 September (2007-09-25) – 27 November 2007 (2007-11-27) |
| Season chronology | |
← Previous Season 6 Next → Season 8 | |
Theseventh season of the AustralianDancing with the Stars debuted on 25 September 2007.Daryl Somers andSonia Kruger returned as hosts, although this was the last season to be hosted by Somers.Todd McKenney,Paul Mercurio,Helen Richey, andMark Wilson also returned as judges, and this would also be Mercurio's last season.
ActressBridie Carter and Craig Monley were announced as the winners on 27 November 2007, while comedianAnh Do andLuda Kroitor finished in second place.[1]
This season featured ten celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Klim | Olympic swimmer | Eliza Campagna | Eliminated 1st on 2 October 2007 |
| Corinne Grant | Comedian | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 2nd on 9 October 2007 |
| Elka Graham | Olympic swimmer | Michael Wojick | Eliminated 3rd on 16 October 2007 |
| Jessica Rowe | Journalist | Serghei Bolgarschii | Eliminated 4th on 23 October 2007 |
| James Courtney | Racing driver | Olya Bourtasova | Eliminated 5th on 30 October 2007 |
| Mark Beretta | Journalist | Linda De Nicola | Eliminated 6th on 6 November 2007 |
| Patti Newton | Singer | Sandro Catalano | Eliminated 7th on 13 November 2007 |
| David Hobson | Tenor | Karina Schembri | Eliminated 8th on 20 November 2007 |
| Anh Do | Comedian | Luda Kroitor | Runners-up on 27 November 2007 |
| Bridie Carter | Actress | Craig Monley | Winners on 27 November 2007 |
The highest score each week is indicated inbold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated initalicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Bridie & Craig | 1st | 32 | 29† | 61 | 30† | 35† | 36† | 33+31=64† | 38† | 36+28=64 | 31+35=66† | 35+40+40=115†[a] |
| Anh & Luda | 2nd | 24 | 28 | 52 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25+31=56[b] | 27‡ | 21+27=48‡[b] | 32+34=66†[b] | 26+32+35=93‡[c] |
| David & Karina | 3rd | 27 | 27 | 54 | 28 | 35† | 31 | 29+28=57 | 27‡ | 38+29=67† | 31+23=54‡[d] | |
| Patti & Sandro | 4th | 34† | 28 | 62† | 30† | 31 | 28[b] | 32+29=61 | 28[b] | 28+21=49[d] | ||
| Mark & Linda | 5th | 27 | 22 | 49 | 18‡ | 25‡ | 29 | 24+28=52 | 31[d] | |||
| James & Olya | 6th | 27 | 29† | 56 | 23 | 28 | 18 | 20+24=44‡[d] | ||||
| Jessica & Serghei | 7th | 24 | 23 | 47 | 30† | 29[b] | 14‡[d] | |||||
| Elka & Michael | 8th | 23 | 22 | 45[b] | 28[b] | 27[d] | ||||||
| Corinne & Csaba | 9th | 24 | 25 | 49 | 28[d] | |||||||
| Michael & Eliza | 10th | 19‡ | 19‡ | 38‡[d] | ||||||||
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,Paul Mercurio,Mark Wilson.
Couples performed either thecha-cha-cha or thequickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anh & Luda | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Kung Fu Fighting" —Bus Stop, feat.Carl Douglas |
| Elka & Michael | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "That Mellow Saxophone" —Brian Setzer Orchestra |
| Mark & Linda | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like It Like That" —Tito Puente |
| David & Karina | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Continental" —Fred Astaire |
| Michael & Eliza | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "Sing You Sinners" —Tony Bennett, feat.John Legend |
| Corinne & Csaba | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "U and Ur Hand" —Pink |
| Bridie & Craig | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Big and Bad" —Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
| James & Olya | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Destination Calabria" ―Alex Gaudino, feat.Crystal Waters |
| Jessica & Serghei | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Heart of Glass" —The Puppini Sisters |
| Patti & Sandro | 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Mambo Italiano" —Bette Midler |
Couples performed either thejive or thetango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Karina | 27 (6, 8, 6, 7) | Jive | "I'm A Believer" —The Monkees | Safe |
| Corinne & Csaba | 25 (6, 6, 7, 6) | Tango | "Nightfall" —Stanley Black | Safe |
| Michael & Eliza | 19 (2, 5, 6, 6) | Jive | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" —Blues Brothers | Eliminated |
| James & Olya | 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) | Tango | "In Tango" —Bajofondo Tango Club | Safe |
| Jessica & Serghei | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Reet Petite" —Jackie Wilson | Safe |
| Anh & Luda | 28 (7, 7, 6, 8) | Tango | "Hernando's Hideaway" —Alma Cogan | Safe |
| Elka & Michael | 22 (6, 6, 5, 5) | Jive | "Tall Skinny Mama" — The Swing Cats | Bottom two |
| Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 6, 8) | Tango | "Argentino Paso" ― Carlos Ortega | Safe |
| Bridie & Craig | 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode" —Chuck Berry & "Good Times" —INXS, feat.Jimmy Barnes | Safe |
| Mark & Linda | 22 (5, 6, 6, 5) | Tango | "Toreador Song" —Georges Bizet | Safe |
Couples performed either thefoxtrot or thesalsa. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinne & Csaba | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Can't Touch It" —Ricki-Lee Coulter | Eliminated |
| Bridie & Craig | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" —Diana Krall | Safe |
| Anh & Luda | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Bombón de Azúcar" —La Secta | Safe |
| Elka & Michael | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Blue Moon" —Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Mark & Linda | 18 (3, 6, 4, 5) | Salsa | "Esa Morena" —Ozomatli | Safe |
| Jessica & Serghei | 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Lovecats" —The Cure | Safe |
| Patti & Sandro | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Salsa | "La Bamba" —Selena | Safe |
| David & Karina | 28 (7, 8, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Witchcraft" —Steve Tyrell | Safe |
| James & Olya | 23 (4, 7, 7, 5) | Salsa | "Quimbara" —Celia Cruz | Safe |
Couples performed either thepaso doble or thewaltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elka & Michael | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "España cañí" —Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra | Eliminated |
| Mark & Linda | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Sunrise, Sunset" —Jerry Bock &Sheldon Harnick | Safe |
| James & Olya | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Adiemus" —Karl Jenkins | Safe |
| David & Karina | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Romeo & Juliet Op. 64" —Sergei Prokofiev | Safe |
| Patti & Sandro | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Jesse" —Janis Ian | Safe |
| Bridie & Craig | 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" —Los Lobos | Safe |
| Anh & Luda | 30 (8, 7, 8, 7) | Waltz | "I Will Always Return" — Dancehouse | Safe |
| Jessica & Serghei | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Theatres des Vampires" —Elliot Goldenthal & "XRCD" —Elliot Goldenthal | Bottom two |
Couples performed either therumba or thesamba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 6, 8) | Samba | "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)" —Carmen Miranda | Bottom two |
| James & Olya | 18 (3, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "She's Like the Wind" — Vibekingz | Safe |
| Jessica & Serghei | 14 (2, 4, 4, 4) | Samba | "Right About Now" —Mousse T | Eliminated |
| David & Karina | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "La Paloma" —Placido Domingo | Safe |
| Mark & Linda | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Samba | "Conga" —Gloria Estefan | Safe |
| Bridie & Craig | 36 (9, 8, 9, 10) | Rumba | "Time After Time" —Eva Cassidy | Safe |
| Anh & Luda | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Rumbakalao" — Azuquita | Safe |
Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a groupBollywood routine for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James & Olya | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "The Way You Make Me Feel" —Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Mark & Linda | 24 (4, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Little Wonders" —Rob Thomas | Safe |
| Patti & Sandro | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Y viva España" —Manolo Escobar | Safe |
| Bridie & Craig | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Waltz | "I Had a Dream" —Joss Stone | Safe |
| Anh & Luda | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Jive | "Wake Up Jeff" & "Hot Potato" —The Wiggles | Bottom two |
| David & Karina | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Tango | "Ecstasy" —Geoff Love | Safe |
| James & Olya | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Group Bollywood | "Bollywood Remix" — Krishnamoorthy, Sangathia & Chorus | |
| Mark & Linda | 28 (8, 7, 6, 7) | |||
| Patti & Sandro | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | |||
| Bridie & Craig | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | |||
| Anh & Luda | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | |||
| David & Karina | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | |||
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Karina | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Salsa | "It Had Better Be Tonight" —Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Anh & Luda | 27 (8, 6, 7, 6) | Foxtrot | "I'm Your Man" —Leonard Cohen | Safe |
| Mark & Linda | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "The Dirty Boogie" —Brian Setzer Orchestra | Eliminated |
| Bridie & Craig | 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) | Samba | "Le Serpent" — Guem et Zaka | Safe |
| Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "The Locomotion" —Kylie Minogue | Bottom two |
Each couple performed two routines, one of which was adisco routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridie & Craig | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Olé Guapa" —André Rieu | Safe |
| 28 (6, 8, 6, 8) | Disco | "You Should Be Dancing" —Bee Gees | ||
| Anh & Luda | 21 (6, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "More Than Words" —Extreme | Bottom two |
| 27 (6, 6, 7, 8) | Disco | "Shake Your Groove Thing" —Peaches & Herb | ||
| David & Karina | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Waltz | "Gymnopédie" —Erik Satie | Safe |
| 29 (5, 8, 10, 6) | Disco | "Play That Funky Music" —Wild Cherry | ||
| Patti & Sandro | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat" —fromHairspray | Eliminated |
| 21 (5, 5, 5, 6) | Disco | "I Will Survive" —Young Divas |
Each couple performed two routines, one of which was theArgentine tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anh & Luda | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "When You're Smiling" —Andy Williams | Bottom two |
| 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Quejas de Bandoneon" —Astor Piazzolla | ||
| David & Karina | 31 (6, 8, 8, 9) | Argentine tango | "Verano Porteño" —Astor Piazzolla | Eliminated |
| 23 (5, 5, 6, 7) | Samba | "Sweetheart from Venezuela" —Harry Belafonte | ||
| Bridie & Craig | 31 (7, 8, 7, 9) | Salsa | "Micaela" — Sonora Carruseles | Safe |
| 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Argentine tango | "The Addams Family Theme Song" & "El Vaquero" — Prandi Sound Tango Ensemble |
Each couple performed three routines: one unlearned dance, their favourite dance of the season, and theirfreestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridie & Craig | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Respect" —Aretha Franklin | Winners |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Le Serpent" — Guem et Zaka | ||
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Kothbiro" —Ayub Ogada | ||
| Anh & Luda | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Wall Breached" —Harry Gregson-Williams | Runners-up |
| 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Rumbakalao" — Azuquita | ||
| 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Livin' la Vida Loca" —Ricky Martin |
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| Bridie & Craig | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Waltz | Group Bollywood | Samba | Tango | Disco | Salsa | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Freestyle |
| Anh & Luda | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Jive | Foxtrot | Rumba | Disco | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Samba | Freestyle | |
| David & Karina | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Disco | Argentine tango | Samba | ||||
| Patti & Sandro | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Jive | Disco | ||||||
| Mark & Linda | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Rumba | Quickstep | ||||||||
| James & Olya | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Salsa | Waltz | Rumba | Foxtrot | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
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