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Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 8)
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. Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger (). Color key: ;Notes 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 ''Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Jacobz
Luke Jacobz (born Luke Jacob Ashwood; 14 February 1981) is an Australian actor and television presenter. Career He appeared in a high school production of ''The Man of Steel'' in 1995. He came to public attention when he starred as Zac Croft for two years on the Australian teen drama television series ''Heartbreak High''. He later moved on to hosting television programs such as ''The Big Arvo'' and ''Popstars Live''. Jacobz made a return to acting in ''McLeod's Daughters'' as Patrick Brewer, appearing on the show between 2005 and 2008. He also appeared in a six-month recurring role as Angelo Rosetta in ''Home and Away'', where after becoming a viewer favourite, he was then upgraded to series regular. In 2008, Jacobz was crowned ''Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' champion along with dancer and mentor Luda Kroitor. Jacobz hosted seasons 2 through to 7 of ''The X Factor (Australia), The X Factor'', from 2010 to 2015. Jacobz returned to te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The Summer Olympics
Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics. It has been open to women since 1912. At the Olympics, swimming has the second-highest number of medal-contested events (after athletics). Summary Long-course swimming Men's events Women's events Mixed events Medal table ''Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics'' Marathon swimming Events Medal table ''Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics'' Overall medal table ''Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics'' Nations Olympic records The International Olympic Committee recognize the best performances in all 35 current swimming events at the Games as Olympic records. Notable changes to the sport Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and new developments within the sport. In the first four Olympics, competitions were not held in pools, but rather in open water (1896, the Mediterranean Sea; 1900, the Seine; 1904, an artificial lake; 1906, the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pictures (song)
"Pictures" is the fourth single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album ''Sneaky Sound System'' (2006). The Angus McDonald and Daimon Downey directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007.ARIA Award previous winners. It was released on 21 July 2008 in the UK as the first single, taken from their self-titled second UK compilation album ''Sneaky Sound System'' (2009). It debuted at 95 then rose the next week to 76. Information "Pictures" was written by Connie Mitchell and Angus McDonald and came second in the Dance/Electronica category of the 200International Songwriting Competition ''Herald Sun'', 8 April 2007. Website accessed 17 April 2007 Cover versions "Pictures" was famously covered by the late |
Foxtrot
The foxtrot is a smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor. It is danced to big band (usually vocal) music. The dance is similar in its look to waltz, although the rhythm is in a time signature instead of . Developed in the 1910s, the foxtrot reached its height of popularity in the 1930s and remains practiced today. History The dance was premiered in 1914, quickly catching the eye of the husband and wife duo Vernon and Irene Castle, who gave the dance its signature grace and style. The origin of the name of the dance is unclear, although one theory is that it took its name from its popularizer, the vaudevillian Harry Fox. Two sources, Vernon Castle and dance teacher Betty Lee, credit African American dancers as the source of the foxtrot. Castle saw the dance, which "had been danced by negroes, to his personal knowledge, for fifteen years, ta certain exclusive colored club". W. C. Handy ("Father of the Blues") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha-cha-cha (dance)
The cha-cha-cha (also called cha-cha), is a dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by the Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrin in the early 1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo. The name of the dance is an onomatopoeia derived from the shuffling sound of the dancers' feet when they dance two consecutive quick steps (correctly, on the fourth count of each measure) that characterize the dance. In the early 1950s, Enrique Jorrín worked as a violinist and composer with the charanga group Orquesta América. The group performed at dance halls in Havana where they played danzón, danzonete, and danzon-mambo for dance-oriented crowds. Jorrín noticed that many of the dancers at these gigs had difficulty with the syncopated rhythms of the danzón-mambo. To make his music more appealing to dancers, Jorrín began composing songs where the melody was marked strongly on the first downbeat and the rhythm was less syncopated. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian choreographer, ballroom and Latin dancer, and Television personality. He has appeared as a judge on the British television dance competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and American adaptation ''Dancing with the Stars'' on ABC TV in the USA. Tonioli co-created and appeared on the BBC talent show ''DanceX'' and American adaptation, '' Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann''. Career In 1980, as part of the group Duke and the Aces, Tonioli performed in but did not win the United Kingdom's competition to select an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Tonioli has worked in the music business as a choreographer for music videos, stage shows, and tours for artists such as Tina Turner, Sting, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Freddie Mercury, Sinitta, Boy George, Dead or Alive, Bananarama, and Duran Duran. He danced in the Elton John video for "I'm Still Standing" (1983). Tonioli choreographed the band Arcadia's music video for their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi-5 (Australian Group)
Hi-5 were an Australian children's musical group formed in 1998 in association with the children's television series of the same name. Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans created the television series for the Nine Network, which premiered in 1999. The group were made up of five performers who entertained and educated preschool children through music, movement and play. Kellie Crawford, Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson were the founding members. By the end of 2008, all of the original line-up had left, and the group's membership changed several more times after that. They collectively starred in several television series, released albums, and performed on worldwide tours. The television series features puppet characters Chatterbox and Jup Jup, who were included in the group's live stage shows. Hi-5 were one of Australia's highest paid entertainment groups, placing in the ''Business Review Weekly''s annual list several times, earning an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charli Robinson
Sharlene Marie Zeta Robinson (born 8 March 1981), known professionally as Charli Robinson previously as Charli Delaney, is an Australian television and radio presenter, most famously known as an original member of children's musical group Hi-5 and the television series of the same name. She left Hi-5 in February 2008 after ten years with the group. She is known now as a presenter on Nine Network travel program '' Getaway''. Biography Early life Robinson was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, and she has an older sister named Casandra. She attended Hunter School of the Performing Arts at Broadmeadow, Newcastle, before featuring in various TV shows and soap operas. Note: Article is published across three pages. Hi-5 Robinson was the youngest original member of group Hi-5. Robinson chose to leave Hi-5 in February 2008, officially announcing on 22 February 2008 that she would be leaving the group. She indicated that she would continue with the show until a suitable replacement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Byalikov
Henry Byalikov is an Australian reality show personality and dancer. He best known for his appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Byalikov began his dancing career at the age of 9. When he was only 11, he became the Australian Juvenile Graded Latin Champion. He also acquired other accolades such as Undefeated State Adult Latin and Ballroom Champion, and South Pacific Champion. At the age of 18 he made his first TV appearance on the Australian show '' Strictly Dancing''. When he turned 22 he competed on ''So You Think You Can Dance Australia'' and placed in the top 4 males of the country. He then appeared on the eighth season of the Australian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer paired with TV presenter Toni Pearen. Following his success in Australia, he was invited to represent his nation in the couple's category of NBC's ''Superstars of Dance''. He and his partner received Bronze for Australia. In 2010 he took part on ''So You Think You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Pearen
Toni Michelle Pearen is an Australian entertainer, actress, singer, songwriter and television presenter. She initially became recognisable through her role on soap opera ''E Street (television show), E Street'' from 1989 until 1992. She had a limited pop music career in the mid-1990s with the release of one album, ''Intimate (Toni Pearen album), Intimate'' (November 1994), which provided two Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA certified gold singles, "In Your Room (Toni Pearen song), In Your Room" (November 1992) and "I Want You (Toni Pearen song), I Want You" (April 1993). She was host of ''Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' from 2003 to 2007, and competed on the eighth season of ''Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' (2008). Career Film and television career Pearen came to be known in 1989 when she landed the role of Toni Windsor on the Australian soap opera ''E Street (television show), E Street''. She played the role until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodi Gordon
Jodi Lee Gordon (previously Anasta; born 1 February 1985) is an Australian actress and model. From 2005 to 2010 she portrayed Martha MacKenzie in ''Home and Away''. Gordon won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2006. Gordon competed in the eighth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' and made her debut feature film appearance in '' The Cup'' (2011). She has also appeared in '' Underbelly: Badness'' and ''Camp''. From 2016 to 2020, Gordon played English teacher Elly Conway in '' Neighbours''. Early life Gordon was born on 1 February 1985 in Mackay to Bronwyn and Ray. She has an older brother, Ben. Her father was born in New Zealand and is a New Zealander of Māori descent and her mother is Australian. From the age of 8, Gordon's family moved to various locations along the coast from Mackay, eventually settling in Sydney when she was 11. She played netball from the age of 12 to 16. Career Modelling At the age of 13, Gordon won a modelling competition and gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Symons
Redmond Symons (born 13 June 1949) is an English-born Australian musician, and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' (a segment of the long-running variety show ''Hey Hey It's Saturday''), and a judge on talent search show ''Australia's Got Talent''. He hosted ABC Radio Melbourne's breakfast show from 2003 until 2017. Early life and education Born in England, he emigrated to Australia at the age of nine in 1958 (on the same ship as the members of Bee Gees). Symons was educated at Emerald Primary School, Monbulk High School, Upwey High School and the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Queen's College, and obtained a Bachelor of Science in pure mathematics and computer science. Career Musical career After graduating, Symons joined the Australian rock band Skyhooks as a guitarist in the 1970s. He also worked in the theatre as a musical director for several organisations, including The Pram Fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
