Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series)

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Dancing Stars
Country of originAustria
Release
Original networkORF eins
Original releaseOctober 2005 (2005-10)

Dancing Stars is the Austrian version of Dancing with the Stars and is shown on ORF eins in Austria.

Professional partners[]

Color key:

  Winner
  Runner-up
  3rd place
  Celebrity partner was eliminated first for the season
  Celebrity partner withdrew from the competition

Judges[]

The judges in season one were Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer, Nicole Burns-Hansen and Dagmar Koller. In season two Harald Serafin replaced Dagmar Koller. In season three hallo

Guggi Löwinger replaced Harald Serafin. In season four Alfons Haider replaced Guggi Löwinger and in season five Alfons Haider was replaced by Klaus Eberhartinger. In season six, Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Nicole Burns-Hansen stayed as judges and were joined by a celebrity judge each week. In season seven, Hannes Nedbal, Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer and Nicole Burns-Hansen were joined by Balázs Ekker. In season eleven, the judges were Karina Sarkissova, Dirk Heidemann, Nicole Hansen and Balázs Ekker.

Key
  Judge
  Professional dancer
  Host
  Contestant
Judge Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11
Hannes Nedbal
Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer
Nicole Burns-Hansen
Balázs Ekker
Karina Sarkissova
Dirk Heidemann
Dagmar Koller
Harald Serafin
Guggi Löwinger
Alfons Haider
Klaus Eberhartinger

Hosts[]

In seasons 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 Eberhartinger's place. Since season 6, Mirjam Weichselbraun is the main host of the show and Klaus Eberthartinger interviews the couples backstage.

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).

  • Mat Schuh (singer and entertainer) with Kelly Kainz (8th place)
  • Arabella Kiesbauer (host) with Balázs Ekker (7th place)
  • Peter Rapp (ORF host) with Julia Polai (6th place)
  • Patricia Kaiser (Miss Austria 2000 and track and field athlete) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
  • Stefano Bernardin (actor) with Christina Auer (4th place)
  • Barbara Rett (ORF host) with Manfred Zehender (3rd place)
  • Toni Polster (ex-soccer player) with Michaela Heintzinger (2nd place)
  • Marika Lichter (musical actress) with Andy Kainz (winner)
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marika & Andy 24 27 23 29 28 32+36=68 33+34=67 27+34+33
Toni & Michaela 27 27 30 33 34 31+36=67 35+37=72 34+30+38
Barbara & Manfred 24 24 27 25 28 26+29=55 30+27=57
Stefano & Christina 29 31 32 27 29 31+28=59
Patricia & Alexander 21 28 25 27 27
Peter & Julia 23 21 21 24
Arabella & Balázs 22 24 26
Mat & Kelly 19 22

Season 2[]

  • Gerda Rogers (astrologer) with Andy Kainz (10th place)
  • Ulrike Beimpold (actress and comedian) with Manfred Zehender (9th place)
  • Edi Finger jun. (radio-sportscaster) with Nicole Kuntner (8th place)
  • Barbara Karlich (talkshow host) with Alexander Zaglmaier (7th place)
  • Gregor Bloéb (actor) with Michaela Heintzinger (6th place)
  • Simone Stelzer (singer) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
  • Hans Georg Heinke (journalist and newscaster) with Elke Gehrsitz (4th place)
  • Nicole Beutler (actress) with Balázs Ekker (3rd place)
  • Andreas Goldberger (ex-ski jumper) with Julia Polai (2nd place)
  • Manuel Ortega (singer) with Kelly Kainz (winner)
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Manuel & Kelly 25 29 34 35 34 36+34=70 37+33=70 38+35+40=113
Andreas & Julia 24 21 24 28 27 24+32=56 34+35=69 33+39+37=109
Nicole & Balázs 30 32 32 35 33 36+33=69 33+38=71 35+39+37=111
Hans & Elke 24 23 22 32 24 21+32=53 33+31=64
Simone & Alexander 28 27 29 33 27 28+32=60
Gregor & Michaela 23 30 32 31 30
Barbara & Alexander 24 29 29 32
Edi & Nicole 16 21 23
Ulrike & Manfred 29 26
Gerda & Andy 20

Season 3[]

  • Timna Brauer (singer and artist) with Manfred Zehender (10th place)
  • Hera Lind (bestselling author) with Alexander Kreissl (9th place)
  • Stephanie Graf (ex-runner) with Andy Kainz (8th place)
  • Michael Konsel (ex-soccer player) with Nicole Kuntner (7th place)
  • Harry Prünster (host) with Michaela Heintzinger (6th place)
  • Nina Proll (actress) with Balázs Ekker (5th place)
  • Michael Tschuggnall (Starmania winner 2002) with Alice Guschelbauer (4th place)
  • Zabine Kapfinger (singer) with Alexander Zaglmaier (3rd place)
  • Peter L. Eppinger (Ö3 host) with Julia Polai (2nd place)
  • Klaus Eberhartinger (singer, EAV frontman) with Kelly Kainz (winner)

Season 4[]

Couples[]

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Claudia Stöckl Host Alexander Kreissl Eliminated 1st
Peter Tichatschek Host Michaela Heintzinger Eliminated 2nd
Oliver Stamm Beach volleyball player Julia Polai Eliminated 3rd
Model & Miss Austria 2007 Manfred Zehender Eliminated 4th
Marc Pircher Singer Kelly Kainz Eliminated 5th
Jeannine Schiller Charity-lady Balázs Ekker Eliminated 6th
Hans Kreuzmayr (Waterloo) Singer Alice Guschlbauer Eliminated 7th
Elke Winkens Actress Andy Kainz
Third place
Elisabeth Engstler Host Alexander Zaglmaier
Second place
Dorian Steidl Host Nicole Kuntner
First place

Scoring chart[]

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Dorian & Nicole
1
25
25
27
30
33
30+29=59
31+31=62
34+35=69
34+38=72
Elisabeth & Alexander
2
25
31
28
35
37
32+36=68
36+37=73
38+38=76
40+40=80
Elke & Andy
3
27
30
32
28
36
35+33=68
37+35=72
39+39=78
Waterloo & Alice
4
15
24
18
21
22
29+25=54
26+29=55
Jeannine & Balázs
5
16
19
18
20
26
23+24=47
Marc & Kelly
6
22
28
28
22
30
Christine & Manfred
7
22
24
24
24
Oliver & Julia
8
20
25
25
Peter & Michaela
9
21
23
Claudia & Alexander
10
19
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.

Average dance chart[]

Couple Place Rank by average Average Best dance Worst dance
Dorian & Nicole
1
3
 30.9 Freestyle (38) Waltz & Rumba (25)
Elisabeth & Alexander
2
1
 34.8 Foxtrot & Freestyle (40) Waltz (25)
Elke & Andy
3
2
 33.7 Paso Doble & Viennese Waltz (39) Cha-Cha-Cha (27)
Waterloo & Alice
4
7
 23.2 Paso Doble & Tango (29) Cha-Cha-Cha (15)
Jeannine & Balázs
5
9
 20.9 Samba (26) Cha-Cha-Cha (16)
Marc & Kelly
6
4
 26.0 Samba (30) Cha-Cha-Cha & Foxtrot (22)
Christine & Manfred
7
5
 23.5 Rumba, Tango & Paso Doble (24) Waltz (22)
Oliver & Julia
8
6
 23.3 Quickstep & Tango (25) Cha-Cha-Cha (20)
Peter & Michaela
9
8
 22.0 Rumba (23) Waltz (21)
Claudia & Alexander
10
10
 19.0 Waltz (19) Waltz (19)

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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Claudia & Alexander 19 (6,5,4,4) Waltz Eliminated
Oliver & Julia 20 (6,5,4,5) Cha-Cha-Cha Safe
Elisabeth & Alexander 25 (7,6,6,6) Waltz Safe
Marc & Kelly 22 (6,5,6,5) Cha-Cha-Cha Safe
Christine & Manfred 22 (6,6,6,4) Waltz Safe
Waterloo & Alice 15 (5,4,3,3) Cha-Cha-Cha Safe
Dorian & Nicole 25 (7,6,6,6) Waltz Safe
Jeannine & Balázs 16 (7,3,3,3) Cha-Cha-Cha Safe
Peter & Michaela 21 (6,5,5,5) Waltz Safe
Elke & Andy 27 (8,6,7,6) Cha-Cha-Cha Safe
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Jeannine & Balázs 19 (6,4,5,4) Quickstep Safe
Dorian & Nicole 25 (7,6,7,5) Rumba Safe
Elke & Andy 30 (8,8,8,6) Quickstep Safe
Peter & Michaela 23 (6,5,7,5) Rumba Eliminated
Marc & Kelly 28 (8,7,7,6) Quickstep Safe
Elisabeth & Alexander 31 (9,7,8,7) Rumba Safe
Oliver & Julia 25 (7,6,6,6) Quickstep Safe
Christine & Manfred 24 (7,5,7,5) Rumba Safe
Waterloo & Alice 24 (7,5,7,5) Quickstep Safe
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Elke & Andy 32 (8,8,9,7) Jive Safe
Oliver & Julia 25 (7,6,6,6) Tango Eliminated
Waterloo & Alice 18 (6,4,4,4) Jive Safe
Christine & Manfred 24 (7,5,7,5) Tango Safe
Marc & Kelly 28 (8,6,7,7) Jive Safe
Elisabeth & Alexander 28 (8,7,7,6) Tango Safe
Jeannine & Balázs 18 (6,4,4,4) Jive Safe
Dorian & Nicole 27 (7,7,7,6) Tango Safe
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Dorian & Nicole 30 (8,7,8,7) Paso Doble Safe
Elke & Andy 28 (7,8,7,6) Foxtrot Safe
Elisabeth & Alexander 35 (9,9,9,8) Paso Doble Safe
Marc & Kelly 22 (6,6,5,5) Foxtrot Safe
Waterloo & Alice 21 (6,5,5,5) Foxtrot Safe
Christine & Manfred 24 (7,6,6,5) Paso Doble Eliminated
Jeannine & Balázs 20 (7,5,4,4) Foxtrot Safe
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Waterloo & Alice 22 (7,5,5,5) Samba Safe
Elke & Andy 36 (9,9,10,8) Samba Safe
Jeannine & Balázs 26 (8,6,6,6) Samba Safe
Dorian & Nicole 33 (9,8,9,7) Samba Safe
Marc & Kelly 30 (9,7,7,7) Samba Eliminated
Elisabeth & Alexander 37 (10,9,10,8) Samba Safe
Waterloo & Alice
Elke & Andy
Jeannine & Balázs
Dorian & Nicole
Marc & Kelly
Elisabeth & Alexander 		N/A Viennese Waltz N/A
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Elisabeth & Alexander 32 (9,8,8,7) Jive Safe
36 (10,9,9,8) Foxtrot
Jeannine & Balázs 23 (7,6,5,5) Paso Doble Eliminated
24 (7,6,5,6) Waltz
Dorian & Nicole 30 (8,8,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha Safe
29 (8,8,7,6) Quickstep
Elke & Andy 35 (9,9,9,8) Rumba Safe
33 (9,9,8,7) Tango
Waterloo & Alice 29 (8,7,7,7) Paso Doble Safe
25 (7,6,6,6) Waltz
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Dorian & Nicole 31 (8,8,8,7) Jive Safe
31 (8,8,8,7) Foxtrot
Elke & Andy 37 (9,10,9,9) Paso Doble Safe
35 (9,9,9,8) Waltz
Elisabeth & Alexander 36 (10,9,9,8) Jive Safe
37 (10,9,9,9) Quickstep
Waterloo & Alice 26 (8,6,6,6) Rumba Eliminated
29 (8,7,7,7) Tango
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Elisabeth & Alexander 38 (10,9,10,9) Paso Doble Safe
38 (10,9,10,9) Viennese Waltz
Elke & Andy 39 (10,10,10,9) Paso Doble Eliminated
39 (10,10,10,9) Viennese Waltz
Dorian & Nicole 34 (9,8,9,8) Paso Doble Safe
35 (9,9,9,8) Viennese Waltz
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.

Running order
Couple Score Style Result
Dorian & Nicole 34 (9,9,8,8) Waltz Winner
38 (10,10,9,9) Freestyle
Elisabeth & Alexander 40 (10,10,10,10) Foxtrot Runner-up
40 (10,10,10,10) Freestyle

Season 5[]

  • Christoph Fälbl (actor and comedian) with Julia Polai (12th place)
  • Marie-Christine Friedrich (actress) with Alexander Zaglmaier (11th place)
  • Andy Lee Lang (singer and pianist) with Nicole Kuntner (10th place)
  • Gerhard Zadrobilek (ex-cyclist) with Alice Guschelbauer (9th place)
  • Maggie Entenfellner (columnist) with Gerhard Egger (8th place)
  • Vincent Bueno (winner of ORF casting show Musical!) with Christina Auer (7th place)
  • Gitta Saxx (Playmate of the century) with Balázs Ekker (6th place)
  • Sandra Pires (singer) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
  • Tini Kainrath (singer) with Manfred Zehender (4th place)
  • Udo Wenders (singer) with Babsi Koitz (3rd place)
  • Ramesh Nair (testimonial and choreographer) with Michaela Heintzinger (2nd place)
  • Claudia Reiterer (journalist and TV host) with Andy Kainz (winner)
Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Claudia & Andy 1st – 27 33 31 30 34 31+37 34+38 35+36 40+36
Ramesh & Michaela 2nd 28 – 27 32 27 32 31+34 32+36 39+36 40+33
Udo & Barbara 3rd 20 – 27 30 29 27 26+29 28+33 28+26 30+27
Tini & Manfred 4th – 26 29 25 28 30 26+30 29+32 27+32
Sandra & Alexander 5th – 31 26 29 27 32 25+29 28+31
Gitta & Balazs 6th – 22 25 28 31 29 32+27
Vincent & Christina 7th 23 – 26 24 22 26
Maggie & Gerhard 8th – 20 23 20 21
Gerhard & Alice 9th 17 – 19 14
Andy & Nicole 10th 15 – 17
Marie-Christine & Alexander 11th – 25
Christoph & Julia 12th 15

Season 6[]

Main article: Dancing Stars (Austria season 6)
  • James Cottriall (singer) with Roswitha Wieland (12th place)
  • Christine Kaufmann (Golden Globe winning actress) with Werner Figar (11th place)
  • Markus Wolfahrt (singer) with Alice Guschlbauer (10th place)
  • Reinhard Nowak (actor) with Kelly Kainz (9th place)
  • Uwe Kröger (singer) with Babsi Koitz (8th place)
  • Dieter Chmelar (journalist) with Kathrin Menzinger (7th place)
  • Cathy Zimmermann (model and presenter) with Christoph Santner (6th place)
  • Mirna Jukić (swimmer) with Gerhard Egger (5th place)
  • Alfons Haider (entertainer) with Vadim Garbuzov (4th place)
  • Mike Galeli (actor) with Julia Polai (3rd place)
  • Alexandra Meissnitzer (Alpine skier) with Florian Gschaider (2nd place)
  • Astrid Wirtenberger (singer) with Balazs Ekker (winner)

Season 7[]

Main article: Dancing Stars (Austria season 7)
  • Katerina Jacob (actress) with Christoph Santner (12th place)
  • Albert Fortell (actor) with Lenka Marosiová (11th place)
  • Michael Schönborn (actor) with Maria Jahn (10th place)
  • David Heissig (actor) with Kathrin Menzinger (9th place)
  • Sueli Menezes (author) with Florian Gschaider (8th place)
  • Wolfram Pirchner (TV presenter) with Anna Chalak-Bock (7th place)
  • Dolly Buster (actress) with Gerhard Egger (6th place)
  • Eva Maria Marold (actress) with Thomas Kraml (5th place)
  • Brigitte Kren (actress) with Willi Gabalier (4th place)
  • Marco Ventre (musician) with Babsi Koitz (3rd place)
  • Frank Schinkels (footballer) with Roswitha Wieland (2nd place)
  • Petra Frey (singer) with Vadim Garbuzov (winner)

Season 8[]

The winners of Season 8
Main article: Dancing Stars (Austria season 8)
  • Katharina Gutensohn (skier) with Christoph Santner (12th place)
  • Doris Schretzmayer (actress) with Gerhard Egger (11th place)
  • Rudi Roubinek (actor) with Babsi Koitz (10th place)
  • Gerald Pichowetz (actor) with Roswitha Wieland (9th place)
  • Monika Salzer (columnist) with Florian Gschaider (8th place)
  • Gregor Glanz (singer) with Lenka Pohoralek (7th place)
  • Biko Botowamungu (boxer) with Maria Jahn (6th place)
  • Susanna Hirschler (actress) with Vadim Garbuzov (5th place)
  • Angelika Ahrens (TV presenter) with Thomas Kraml (4th place)
  • Lukas Perman (singer) with Kathrin Menzinger (3rd place)
  • Marjan Shaki (singer) with Willi Gabalier (2nd place)
  • Rainer Schönfelder (skier) with Manuela Stöckl (winner)

Season 9[]

Couples and presenters of Season 9
Main article: Dancing Stars (Austria season 9)
  • Andrea Buday (socialite) with Thomas Kraml (10th place)
  • Andrea Puschl (TV presenter) with Christoph Santner (9th place)
  • Daniel Serafin (son of Harald Serafin) with Roswitha Wieland (8th place)
  • Morteza Tavakoli (actor) with Julia Burghardt (7th place)
  • Erik Schinegger (former skier) with Lenka Pohoralek (6th place)
  • Lisbeth Bischoff (royal expert) with Gerhard Egger (5th place)
  • Melanie Binder (sister of Mirjam Weichselbraun) with Danilo Campisi (4th place)
  • Hubert Neuper (former ski-jumper) with Kathrin Menzinger (3rd place)
  • Marco Angelini (singer) with Maria Santner
  • Roxanne Rapp (daughter of Peter Rapp) with Vadim Garbuzov

Season 10[]

Main article: Dancing Stars (Austria season 10)

Season 11[]

Main article: Dancing Stars (Austria season 11)

Season 12[]

Season 13[]

Highest Scoring Dancers[]

Rank Celebrity Season Average Place
1 Ana Milva Gomes 11 36.3 2
2 Ramesh Nair 5 34.8 2
3 Astrid Wirtenberger 6 33.8 1
Petra Frey 7 1
5 Verena Scheitz 10 33.4 1
6 Martin Ferdiny 11 32.8 1
7 Sandra Pires 5 32.3 5
8 Marjan Shaki 8 32.1 2
9 Roxanne Rapp 9 31.8 1
10 Cathy Zimmermann 6 31.3 6

Special Episodes[]

Season 1[]

No Special Episodes were aired.

Season 2[]

After the finale of the second season a "Dancing Stars Best of" was aired.

Season 3[]

After the finale of the third season a "Dancing Stars Best of" was aired. 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.

Season 4[]

Before the start of season four, ORF aired the reality show Dance with Me in which the private lives of the professional dancers were shown. 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:

  • Julia Polai with Peter L. Eppinger
  • Alexander Kreissl with Simone Stelzer
  • Alice Guschelbauer with Michael Tschuggnall
  • Balázs Ekker with Nicole Beutler
  • Michaela Heintzinger with Gregor Bloéb
  • Manfred Zehender with Christine Reiler
  • Alexander Zaglmaier with Zabine Kapfinger
  • Nicole Kuntner with Dorian Steidl

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.

Season 5[]

Another "Best of" was aired before the start of season 5. During season five, a dance course was aired in which the professional dancers taught the viewers the basics of the cha-cha-cha, rumba, jive, samba, paso doble, English waltz, slow foxtrot, quick step, tango and Viennese waltz.

Season 6–10[]

No Special Episodes were aired.

Season 11[]

After each show of Season 11, an episode of "Dancing Stars Extra" was aired in which the viewers got exclusive glimpses behind the scenes of the show.

References[]

External links[]

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