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Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 8

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{{Infobox television season

| season_number = 8

| image =

| caption =

| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season

| celebrity_winner = Luke Jacobz

| professional_winner = Luda Kroitor

| host = Daniel MacPherson
Sonia Kruger

| judges = Todd McKenney
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson}}

| network = Seven Network

| first_aired = {{start date|2008|8|31|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2008|11|9|df=y}}

| num_episodes = 10

}}

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.

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" | Celebrity

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notability

! scope="col" | Professional partner

! scope="col" | Status

scope="row" | Brooke Hanson

| Olympic swimmer

| John-Paul Collins

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st
on 7 September 2008

scope="row" | James Tobin

| Television presenter

| Jade Hatcher

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd
on 14 September 2008

scope="row" | Cal Wilson

| Comedian

| Craig Monley

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd
on 21 September 2008

scope="row" | Red Symons

| Musician

| Ana Andre

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th
on 28 September 2008

scope="row" | Jodi Gordon

| Home and Away actress

| Stefano Oliveri

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th
on 12 October 2008

scope="row" | Toni Pearen

| Actress

| Henry Byalikov

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th
on 19 October 2008

scope="row" | Charli Delaney

| Hi-5 singer

| Csaba Szirmai

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th
on 2 November 2008

scope="row" | Paul Licuria

| AFL player

| Eliza Campagna

| bgcolor="tan" | Third place
on 9 November 2008

scope="row" | Danny Green

| Boxer

| Natalie Lowe

| bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up
on 9 November 2008

scope="row" | Luke Jacobz

| Home and Away actor

| Luda Kroitor

| bgcolor="gold" | Winners
on 9 November 2008

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in {{fontcolor|#004600|bold green}} with a dagger ({{dagger}}), while the lowest score each week is indicated in {{fontcolor|#800000|italicized red}} with a double-dagger ({{double-dagger}}).

Color key:

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|

{{legend|gold|Winners}}

{{legend|silver|Runners-up}}

{{legend|tan|Third place}}

{{legend|lightblue|Bottom two}}

{{legend|#f4c7b8|Eliminated}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

|+Dancing with the Stars (season 8) - Weekly scores

rowspan="2" scope="col" | Couple

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pl.|Place}}

! colspan="11" | Week

scope="col" | 1{{efn|name=GuestJudge|The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.}}

! scope="col" | 2{{efn|name=GuestJudge}}

! scope="col" | 1+2

! scope="col" | 3

! scope="col" | 4

! scope="col" | 5

! scope="col" | 6

! scope="col" | 7

! scope="col" | 8

! scope="col" | 9

! scope="col" | 10

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 1st

| 24

| 29

| 53

| bgcolor="lightblue"| 20{{efn|name=Bottom2|This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.}}

| 25

| 26

| 23

| {{sort|46

} bgcolor="lightblue"| 23+23=46{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| {{sort|49|}} | 25+24={{fontcolor|#004600|49}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| {{sort|54|}} | 28+26={{fontcolor|#004600|54}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| {{sort|85|}} bgcolor="gold" | 29+26+30={{fontcolor|#004600|85}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}{{efn|This couple finished in first place.}}

|-

! scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 2nd

| 28

| 32

| 60

| {{fontcolor|#004600|24}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| 20

| 24

| bgcolor="lightblue"| {{fontcolor|#800000|19}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| {{sort|42|}} | 17+25={{fontcolor|#800000|42}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}

| {{sort|45|}} bgcolor="lightblue" | 20+25=45{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| {{sort|53|}} | 24+29=53

| {{sort|71|}} bgcolor="silver" | 23+22+26=71{{efn|This couple finished in second place.}}

|-

! scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 3rd

| 29

| 31

| 60

| 23

| 23

| {{fontcolor|#004600|27}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| {{fontcolor|#004600|28}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| {{sort|52|}} | 22+30={{fontcolor|#004600|52}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| {{sort|43|}} bgcolor="lightblue" | 20+23=43{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| {{sort|50|}} bgcolor="lightblue" | 25+25=50{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| {{sort|54|}} bgcolor="tan" | 30+24=54{{efn|This couple finished in third place.}}

|-

! scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 4th

| 27

| 31

| 58

| 22

| bgcolor="lightblue"| 22{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| 26

| 24

| {{sort|51|}} | 24+27=51

| {{sort|39|}} | 18+21={{fontcolor|#800000|39}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}

| {{sort|46|}} bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 26+20={{fontcolor|#800000|46}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="7" bgcolor="darkgray" |

|-

! scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 5th

| {{fontcolor|#004600|35}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| 31

| {{fontcolor|#004600|66}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| 23

| {{fontcolor|#004600|28}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| 24

| 24

| {{sort|43|}} bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 25+18=43{{efn|name=Elim}}

| colspan="2" rowspan="6" bgcolor="darkgray" |

|-

! scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 6th

| 28

| 28

| 56

| 23

| 24

| bgcolor="lightblue"| 25{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 22{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="5" bgcolor="darkgray" |

|-

! scope="row" | Red & Ana

| 7th

| 19

| {{fontcolor|#800000|17}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}

| bgcolor="lightblue" | {{fontcolor|#800000|36}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Bottom2}}

| {{fontcolor|#800000|14}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}

| {{fontcolor|#800000|19}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | {{fontcolor|#800000|21}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="4" bgcolor="darkgray" |

|-

! scope="row" | Cal & Craig

| 8th

| 22

| {{fontcolor|#004600|34}}{{dagger|alt=This was the highest score of the night.}}

| 56

| 21

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 22{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="3" bgcolor="darkgray" |

|-

! scope="row" | James & Jade

| 9th

| {{fontcolor|#800000|18}}{{double-dagger|alt=This was the lowest score of the night.}}

| 23

| 41

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 17{{efn|name=Elim}}

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="darkgray" |

|-

! scope="row" | Brooke & John-Paul

| 10th

| 19

| 22

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 41{{efn|name=Elim|This couple was eliminated.}}

| bgcolor="darkgray" |

|}

;Notes

{{notelist}}

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 27 (6, 7, 7, 7)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "Pictures" — Sneaky Sound System

scope="row" | James & Jade

| 18 (4, 5, 5, 4)

| Foxtrot

| "Miss You" — Musiq Soulchild

scope="row" | Brooke & John-Paul

| 19 (4, 5, 5, 5)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "Dancing in the Moonlight" — Toploader

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 28 (7, 7, 7, 7)

| Foxtrot

| "Feeling Good" — Michael Bublé

scope="row" | Cal & Craig

| 22 (6, 6, 6, 4)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "Pump It Up" — Elvis Costello

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 29 (7, 8, 8, 6)

| Foxtrot

| "Dream Catch Me" — Newton Faulkner

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 24 (5, 7, 6, 6)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "Don't Stop the Music" — Rihanna

scope="row" | Red & Ana

| 19 (5, 5, 4, 5)

| Foxtrot

| "Theme from Get Smart" — Hugo Montenegro

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 35 (9, 9, 9, 8)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "Mercy" — Duffy

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 28 (6, 8, 8 ,6)

| Foxtrot

| "Two Hearts" — Kylie Minogue

= Week 2 =

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 jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 32 (8, 8, 8, 8)

| Jive

| "Good Golly, Miss Molly" — Little Richard

| Safe

scope="row" | Cal & Craig

| 34 (9, 8, 8, 9)

| Tango

| "Mamma Mia" — ABBA

| Safe

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 28 (6, 8, 7, 7)

| Jive

| "The Girl Can't Help It" — Tommy Castro

| Safe

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 29 (6, 7, 8, 8)

| Tango

| "Hey Sexy Lady" — Shaggy

| Safe

scope="row" | James & Jade

| 23 (5, 6, 6, 6)

| Jive

| "Ça plane pour moi" — Plastic Bertrand

| Safe

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 31 (8, 7, 8, 8)

| Tango

| "Toxic" — Britney Spears

| Safe

scope="row" | Red & Ana

| 17 (3, 5, 5, 4)

| Jive

| "Women in Uniform" — Skyhooks

| bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

scope="row" | Brooke & John-Paul

| 22 (5, 6, 5, 6)

| Tango

| "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 31 (7, 8, 8, 8)

| Jive

| "The Pretender" — Foo Fighters

| Safe

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 31 (8, 8, 7, 8)

| Tango

| "My Love" — Justin Timberlake

| Safe

= Week 3 =

Couples performed either the samba or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 23 (7, 8, 8)

| Samba

| "Work" — Kelly Rowland

| Safe

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 23 (7, 8, 8)

| Waltz

| "See the Day" — Girls Aloud

| Safe

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 20 (6, 7, 7)

| Samba

| "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" — Scissor Sisters

| bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

scope="row" | James & Jade

| 17 (5, 6, 6)

| Waltz

| "Someday My Prince Will Come" — Barbra Streisand

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

scope="row" | Cal & Craig

| 21 (7, 7, 7)

| Samba

| "What Is Love" — Haddaway

| Safe

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 23 (7, 8, 8)

| Waltz

| "Open Arms" — Journey

| Safe

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 22 (7, 7, 8)

| Samba

| "Mas que Nada" — Black Eyed Peas, feat. Sérgio Mendes

| Safe

scope="row" | Red & Ana

| 14 (4, 5, 5)

| Waltz

| "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" — Elvis Presley

| Safe

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 24 (7, 8, 9)

| Waltz

| "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" — Eva Cassidy

| Safe

= Week 4 =

Couples performed either the paso doble or the quickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 22 (6, 8, 8)

| Quickstep

| "Right Now" — Pussycat Dolls

| bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 23 (7, 8, 8)

| Paso doble

| "The Plaza of Execution" — from The Legend of Zorro &
"Will and Elizabeth" — from Pirates of the Caribbean

| Safe

scope="row" | Cal & Craig

| 22 (7, 7, 8)

| Quickstep

| "I Want to Be Evil" — Eartha Kitt

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

scope="row" | Red & Ana

| 19 (6, 6, 7)

| Paso doble

| "España cañí" — Salsamerica

| Safe

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 25 (9, 8, 8)

| Quickstep

| "Wonderwall" — Paul Anka

| Safe

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 24 (7, 8, 9)

| Paso doble

| "Malagueña" — Connie Francis

| Safe

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 28 (9, 9, 10)

| Quickstep

| "Let's Go Crazy" — Prince

| Safe

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 20 (6, 7, 7)

| Paso doble

| "The Final Countdown" — Europe

| Safe

= Week 5 =

Couples performed either the Argentine tango or the salsa. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 25 (8, 9, 8)

| Argentine tango

| "To Tango Tis Nefelis" — Haris Alexiou

| bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

| Salsa

| "American Boy" — Estelle

| Safe

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

| Argentine tango

| "Tangoscuro" — Debayres

| Safe

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 26 (8, 9, 9)

| Salsa

| "Low" — Flo Rida, feat. T-Pain

| Safe

scope="row" | Red & Ana

| 21 (7, 7, 7)

| Argentine tango

| "Época" — Gotan Project

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 26 (8, 9, 9)

| Salsa

| "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias

| Safe

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 27 (9, 9, 9)

| Argentine tango

| "Niebla Del Riachuelo" — Otros Aires

| Safe

= Week 6 =

Couples performed either the rumba or the West Coast Swing. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 23 (7, 8, 8)

| West Coast Swing

| "All Right Now" — Free

| Safe

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 28 (10, 9, 9)

| Rumba

| "Secret Garden" — Bruce Springsteen

| Safe

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 19 (5, 7, 7)

| West Coast Swing

| "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley vs. JXL

| bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| 22 (6, 8, 8)

| Rumba

| "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis

| bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

| Rumba

| "No Air" — Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

| Safe

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

| West Coast Swing

| "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" — Gabriella Cilmi

| Safe

= Week 7 =

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Film

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Toni & Henry

| 25 (9, 8, 8)

| Jive

| "Maniac"

| Flashdance

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

18 (5, 7, 6)

| Foxtrot

| "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life"

| Monty Python's Life of Brian

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Luke & Luda

| 23 (6, 9, 8)

| Jive

| "Greased Lightnin'"

| Grease

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

23 (7, 8, 8)

| Paso doble

| "Star Wars Theme"

| Star Wars

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Charli & Csaba

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

| Paso doble

| "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble"

| Strictly Ballroom

| rowspan="2" |Safe

27 (9, 9, 9)

| Rumba

| "Colors of the Wind"

| Pocahontas

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Paul & Eliza

| 22 (6, 8, 8)

| West Coast Swing

| "You Never Can Tell"

| Pulp Fiction

| rowspan="2" | Safe

30 (10, 10, 10)

| Tango

| "The Phantom of the Opera"

| The Phantom of the Opera

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Danny & Natalie

| 17 (3, 7, 7)

| Salsa

| "My Way (A mi manera)"

| Happy Feet

| rowspan="2" | Safe

25 (8, 8, 9)

| Rumba

| "Stand by Me"

| Stand by Me

= Week 8 =

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Paul & Eliza

| 20 (6, 7, 7)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "SexyBack" — Justin Timberlake

| rowspan=2 | Safe

23 (7, 8, 8)

| Salsa

| "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" — Michael Jackson, feat. Akon

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Danny & Natalie

| 20 (6, 7, 7)

| Cha-cha-cha

| "Closer" — Ne-Yo

| rowspan=2 | Safe

25 (9, 8, 8)

| Quickstep

| "Little Green Bag" — from Reservoir Dogs

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Charli & Csaba

| 18 (5, 7, 6)

| Jive

| "Yeh, Yeh" — Matt Bianco

| rowspan=2 | Safe

21 (7, 7, 7)

| Foxtrot

| "1234" — Feist

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Luke & Luda

| 25 (8, 9, 8)

| Rumba

| "Last Request" — Paolo Nutini

| rowspan=2 | Safe

24 (8, 8, 8)

| Foxtrot

| "Jump" — Van Halen

= Week 9 =

Each couple performed two routines, one of which chosen by the judges and the other of which was a segue of three different dance styles. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Paul & Eliza

| 25 (8, 9, 8)

| Jive

| "Travelin' Band" — Creedence Clearwater Revival

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="lightblue" | Bottom two

25 (8, 9 ,8)

| Segue
(Waltz, Rumba
& Foxtrot)

| "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles,
"Falling into You" — Celine Dion
& "Cheek to Cheek" — Doris Day

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Danny & Natalie

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

| Foxtrot

| "I've Got the World on a String"—Michael Bublé

| rowspan=2|Safe

29 (10, 9, 10)

| Segue
(Paso doble,
Waltz & Jive)

| "Don't Hold Back" — The Potbelleez,
"Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" — Henry Mancini
& "You Can't Stop the Beat" — from Hairspray

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Charli & Csaba

| 26 (9, 9, 8)

| Tango

| "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated

20 (6, 7, 7)

| Segue
(Cha-cha-cha,
Quickstep & Salsa)

| "Kiss (Prince song)" — Prince,
"Keep Young and Beautiful" — Annie Lennox
& "Groove Is in the Heart" — Deee-Lite

scope="row" rowspan=2 | Luke & Luda

| 28 (9, 10, 9)

| West Coast Swing

| "Just a Gigolo" — Louis Prima

| rowspan=2 | Safe

26 (9, 9, 8)

| Segue
(Quickstep,
Salsa & Tango)

| "Do It Well" — Jennifer Lopez,
"Desire" — U2 &
"Peter Gunn" — Max Sedgley & Sarah Vaughan

= Week 10 =

Each couple performed their favourite dance of the season and a group cha-cha-cha, after which the couple with the lowest combined score was eliminated, and then the remaining two couples performed their freestyle routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 90%"
scope="col" |Couple

! scope="col" |Order

! scope="col" |Scores

! scope="col" |Dance

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Result

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| 1

| 23 (7, 8, 8)

| Tango

| "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up

5

| 26 (9, 9, 8)

| Freestyle

| "Gonna Fly Now" — Bill Conti

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 2

| 29 (10, 10, 9)

| Waltz

| "Come Away with Me" — Norah Jones

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" | Winners

6

| 30 (10, 10, 10)

| Freestyle

| "Boogie Wonderland" — from Happy Feet

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 3

| 30 (10, 10, 10)

| Quickstep

| "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

| bgcolor="tan" | Third place

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| rowspan="3" |4

| 22 (8, 7, 7)

| rowspan="3" | Group
Cha-cha-cha

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" | "In These Shoes" — Kirsty MacColl

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| 26 (8, 9, 9)

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| 24 (8, 8, 8)

Dance chart

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|+Dancing with the Stars (season 8) - Dance chart

! rowspan="2" |Couple

! colspan="15" |Week

scope="col" | 1

! scope="col" | 2

! scope="col" | 3

! scope="col" | 4

! scope="col" | 5

! scope="col" | 6

! scope="col" colspan="2" |7

! scope="col" colspan="2" |8

! scope="col" colspan="2" |9

! scope="col" colspan="3" |10

scope="row" | Luke & Luda

| {{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha

| Tango

| Samba

| Quickstep

| Salsa

| West Coast Swing

| Jive

| Paso doble

| Rumba

| Foxtrot

| West Coast Swing

| Segue

| Waltz

| rowspan="3" | Group
{{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha

| Freestyle

scope="row" | Danny & Natalie

| Foxtrot

| Jive

| Waltz

| Paso doble

| Argentine tango

| West Coast Swing

| Salsa

| Rumba

| {{nowrap|Cha-cha}}-cha

| Quickstep

| Foxtrot

| Segue

| Tango

| Freestyle

scope="row" | Paul & Eliza

| Foxtrot

| Jive

| Waltz

| Paso doble

| Argentine tango

| Rumba

| West Coast Swing

| Tango

| Cha-cha-cha

| Salsa

| Jive

| Segue

| Quickstep

| bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | Charli & Csaba

| Cha-cha-cha

| Tango

| Samba

| Quickstep

| Salsa

| West Coast Swing

| Paso doble

| Rumba

| Jive

| Foxtrot

| Tango

| Segue

| colspan="3" bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | Toni & Henry

| Cha-cha-cha

| Tango

| Samba

| Quickstep

| Salsa

| Rumba

| Jive

| Foxtrot

| colspan="7" bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | Jodi & Stefano

| Foxtrot

| Jive

| Waltz

| Paso doble

| Argentine tango

| Rumba

| colspan="9" bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | Red & Ana

| Foxtrot

| Jive

| Waltz

| Paso doble

| Argentine tango

| colspan="10" bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | Cal & Craig

| Cha-cha-cha

| Tango

| Samba

| Quickstep

| colspan="11" bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | James & Jade

| Foxtrot

| Jive

| Waltz

| colspan="12" bgcolor="darkgray" |

scope="row" | Brooke & John-Paul

| Cha-cha-cha

| Tango

| colspan="13" bgcolor="darkgray" |

{{s-start}}

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Reception

=Viewership=

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scope="col" style="background:purple; color:white;" colspan="2" | Episode

! scope="col" style="background:purple; color:white;" | Original airdate

! scope="col" style="background:purple; color:white;" | Viewers
{{nobold|(in millions)}}

! scope="col" style="background:purple; color:white;" | Rank
{{nobold|(Night)}}

! scope="col" style="background:purple; color:white; width:05%;"| Source

style="width:05%;"| 1

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week One"

| 31 August 2008

| 1.333

| #5

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/week-36.html|title=Week 36|publisher=TV Tonight|date=1 September 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 2

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Two"

| 7 September 2008

| 1.334

| #5

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/week-37.html|title=Week 37|publisher=TV Tonight|date=8 September 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 3

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Three"

| 14 September 2008

| 1.167

| #10

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/ratings-week-38-2.html|title=Week 38|publisher=TV Tonight|date=15 September 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 4

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Four"

| 21 September 2008

| 1.113

| #10

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/week-39.html|title=Week 39|publisher=TV Tonight|date=22 September 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 5

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Five"

| 28 September 2008

| 1.213

| #3

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/week-40.html|title=Week 40|publisher=TV Tonight|date=29 September 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 6

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Six"

| 12 October 2008

| 1.167

| #9

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/10/week-42.html|title=Week 42|publisher=TV Tonight|date=13 October 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 7

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Seven"

| 19 October 2008

| 1.255

| #4

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/10/week-43.html|title=Week 43|publisher=TV Tonight|date=20 October 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 8

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Eight"

| 26 October 2008

| 1.344

| #3

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/10/week-44.html|title=Week 44|publisher=TV Tonight|date=27 October 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017}}

style="width:05%;"| 9

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Nine"

| 2 November 2008

| 1.384

| #1

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/week-45.html|title=Week 45|publisher=TV Tonight|date=3 November 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235333/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/week-45.html|archivedate=17 October 2012}}

style="width:05%;"| 10

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | "Week Ten"

| 9 November 2008

| 1.453

| #1

| {{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/week-46.html|title=Week 46|publisher=TV Tonight|date=10 November 2008|accessdate=19 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017235415/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/11/week-46.html|archivedate=17 October 2012}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Dancing with the Stars (Australia)}}

Season 08

Category:2008 Australian television seasons