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Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 7

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Dancing with the Stars
Season 7
Hosted byDaryl Somers
Sonia Kruger
JudgesTodd McKenney
Paul Mercurio
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson
Celebrity winnerBridie Carter
Professional winnerCraig Monley
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release25 September (2007-09-25) –
27 November 2007 (2007-11-27)
Season chronology
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The seventh season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars debuted on 25 September 2007. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, although this was the last season to be hosted by Somers. Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson also returned as judges, and this would also be Mercurio's last season.

Actress Bridie Carter and Craig Monley were announced as the winners on 27 November 2007, while comedian Anh Do and Luda Kroitor finished in second place.[1]

Couples

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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

Scoring chart

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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
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 7) - Weekly scores
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]
Notes
  1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  3. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

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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.

Week 1

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Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the quickstep. 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

Week 2

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Couples performed either the jive or the tango. 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

Week 3

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Couples performed either the foxtrot or the salsa. 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

Week 4

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Couples performed either the paso doble or the waltz. 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

Week 5

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Couples performed either the rumba or the samba. 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

Week 6

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Each couple performed one new routine, and then all couples participated in a group Bollywood 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)

Week 7

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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

Week 8

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Each couple performed two routines, one of which was a disco 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" — from Hairspray Eliminated
21 (5, 5, 5, 6) Disco "I Will Survive" — Young Divas

Week 9

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Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the Argentine 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

Week 10

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Each couple performed three routines: one unlearned dance, their favourite dance of the season, and their freestyle 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

Dance chart

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Dancing with the Stars (season 7) - Dance chart
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

References

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  1. ^ "Bridie Carter wins Dancing With The Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)
Season 7
Succeeded by