4.4 /10 1 Votes4.4
Country of origin Austria Original release October, 2005 Number of seasons 1 Release date October 2005 | 4.4/10 Program creator BBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dancing Stars is the Austrian version of Dancing with the Stars and is shown on "ORF eins" in Austria.
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History
The first season of "Dancing Stars" started airing in Autumn of 2005 on ORF1, the second season started in Spring 2006, the third season in Spring of 2007, the fourth season in 2008 and the fifth season in 2009.
Hosts
In Season 1, 2 and 3 the show was hosted by Alfons Haider (Main Host) and Mirjam Weichselbraun (Backstage and Interviews). In Season 4 Mirjam Weichselbraun replaced Alfons Haider and winner of Season 3 Klaus Eberhartinger took her place. In Season 5, Mirjam Weichselbraun was the main host while Alfons Haider took Klaus Eberhartingers place.
Judges
In the first season, the dancers were judged by professional dance sport judges Hannes Nedbal and Nicole Burns-Hansen, dance school owner Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and former musical actress, singer and dancer Dagmar Koller. In the second season, Harald Serafin, operetta singer and theater manager, filled in for Dagmar Koller. In the third season, Guggi Löwinger, actress, singer and dancer, took his place.
In the fourth season, Klaus Eberhartinger replaced Alfons Haider as a host who therefore joined the judging panel. In the fifth season, the two men switched places again with Klaus Eberhartinger judging beside Hannes Nedbal, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer who were judges in all five seasons.
Season 1
In the first season, no couple had to leave the first show and only two pairs were left in the final show. In all other seasons, one couple had to leave the first show and three pairs were left in the final show. In the fourth season, the final show was split on two evenings. In the fifth season, men and women were split for the first two shows (qualification rounds).
Season 2
Season 3
Scoring Chart
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week. indicates the couple eliminated that week. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the third-place couple.Dance order
Week 1
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 2
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 3
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 4
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 5
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 6
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 7
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 8
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Week 9
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Alfons Haider, Nicole Burns-Hansen, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Hannes Nedbal.
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Special Episodes
After the final of the second and third season a "Dancing Stars Best of" was aired and after the "Best of" of Season 3 there was a special episode called " Dancing Stars – Die Traumhochzeit" (Dancing Stars – The Dream Wedding) in which the professional ballroom dancers Balázs Ekker and Alice Guschelbauer got married. Another "Best of" was aired before the start of season 5. After the fourth season, there was a special episode called "Dance for Europe" in which the couple to represent Austria at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was selected. The couples to participate in this episode were:
Andy and Kelly Kainz who represented Austria in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 (5th place) did not participate in this special episode due to conflicting schedules. The winners were Nicole Kuntner and Dorian Steidl who later came second last at the Dance Contest in Glasgow. Before the start of season four, ORF aired the reality show "Dance with Me" in which the private life of the professional dancers was shown. During season five, a dance course was aired in which the professional dancers taught the viewers basics of Cha-Cha-Cha, Rumba, Jive, Samba, Paso Doble, English Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstepp, Tango and Viennese Waltz.