Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 7

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.

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

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

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

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. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
3. This couple finished in second place.
4. 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, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

Week 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or quickstep
• Week 2: Jive or tango
• Week 3: Foxtrot or salsa
• Week 4: Paso doble or waltz
• Week 5: Rumba or samba
• Week 6: One unlearned dance & group Bollywood
• Week 7: One unlearned dance
• Week 8: One unlearned dance & disco
• Week 9: One unlearned dance & Argentine tango
• Week 10: One unlearned dance, favourite dance of the season & freestyle

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