# Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 1

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 1st on 12 October 2004 |
| Gabrielle Richens | Model | Mark Hodge | Eliminated 2nd on 19 October 2004 |
| Katrina Warren | Veterinarian | Csaba Szirmai | Eliminated 3rd on 26 October 2004 |
| Matt Shirvington | Olympic sprinter | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 4th on 2 November 2004 |
| John Wood | Actor | Jenni Pedersen | Eliminated 5th on 9 November 2004 |
| Justin Melvey | Television actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 6th on 16 November 2004 |
| Pauline Hanson | Politician | Salvatore Vecchio | Runners-up on 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 bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Bec & Michael | 1st | 31† | 29 | 60 | 32† | 32 | 35 | 35+33=68 | 38+36=74 | 34+36+39=109‡ |
| Pauline & Salvatore | 2nd | 29 | 32† | 61† | 30 | 34† | 36† | 37+39=76† | 40+39=79† | 38+37+36=111† |
| Justin & Kym | 3rd | 22 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 26 | 24‡ | 27+25=52‡ | 26+30=56‡ | |
| 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 | 22‡ | | | | |
| Gabrielle & Mark | 7th | 18 | 20 | 38 | 18‡ | | | | | |
| James & Patrice | 8th | 16‡ | 15‡ | 31‡ | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 This couple was eliminated.
* ↑ This couple withdrew from the competition.

## 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 chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 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 | | | | | | | | |
| Preceded byNone | Dancing with the Stars (Australian version) Season 1 | Succeeded byDancing with the Stars (Australian season 2) |