Dancing Stars (Austrian TV series)

  • Main Presenter: Alfons Haider (2005-2007)
  • Mirjam Weichselbraun (since 2008)
  • Mirjam Weichselbraun (2005-2007)
  • Klaus Eberhartinger (since 2008)
  • Alfons Haider (2009)

Dancing with the Stars is a dance show on Austrian television ORF, whose first season aired in October and November 2005. It is produced in a licensed version of the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, which is marketed internationally under various titles such as Dancing with the Stars ( U.S.) or Let's Dance ( Germany ).

The finale of the first season between the pairs Marika Lichter & Andy Kainz and Toni Polster & Michaela Heintzinger on 11 November won lights and Kainz. The second season ran from 10 March 2006 and this won Manuel Ortega with Kelly Kainz, the wife of Andy Kainz. 2006 Dancing with the Stars was the most successful show of the ORF of all time the Golden Romy. The third season won Klaus Eberhartinger alongside professional dancer Kelly Kainz. In the fourth season in 2008 ORF Moderator Dorian Steidl was with his partner Nicole Kuntner who danced for the first time in the final, successful. The fifth season in 2009 won the ORF - presenter Claudia Reiterer and Andy Kainz, for this was the second victory. In 2011, the singer Astrid Wirtenberger and Balázs Ekker won the sixth season 2012 won Petra Frey and Vadim Garbuzov the seventh season and in 2013 won Rainer Schoenfelder and Manuela Stoeckl the eighth season.

Expiration

Initially, 10 pairs (each a celebrity and a professional dancer) show in each show one or more dances. The rating consists of two components: on the one hand, assigns a jury of four for each pair of points, on the other hand agree viewers voting by phone about the couples from. At the end of each consignment is leaving that pair, which was rated the worst, the game. On the last night of the series, the winner between the remaining three pairs is determined.

Each jury member gives each pair of points 1 to 10, the points of the jury members for each pair are added together and bring the couple in a jury ranking. Within this ranking, the couples get descending Appreciation points, the last place couple will receive a total rating point.

According to the number of calls the couple also brought in a ranking that leads to Gewamtwertungspunkten. The caller ranking and thus the overall standings points (as in the first season ) is not called.

At the end of every show, the couple leaves the competition with the fewest Appreciation points. In the final, the pair with the most Appreciation points. In the first season the winner donated the funds from a sponsor to a project from light into darkness. In the second season there was not this money prizes.

Since the fifth season of couples with male and female pairs are rated with professional dancer in the first two programs separately.

From the eighth season for the first time, there are a total of 12 programs, but none of the ten couples will have to leave the show in the first two shipments. The audience should the couple get to know better, the jury and audience ratings are applied to the third edition and miteinfließen.

Previous seasons

Season 1

In the first season came to 8 pairs. In the first broadcast nobody had to leave the broadcast. The final in the 8th mission was fought between two pairs, Marika was able to prevail against the lights likeable Toni Polster itself.

  • Mat Shoe ( singer and entertainer ) and Kelly Kainz (pair 02), left the show in round 1
  • Arabella gravel Bauer ( presenter ) and Balázs Ekker (pair 08), left the show in round 2
  • Peter Rapp (ORF - presenter ) and Julia Polai (pair 04), left the show in round 3
  • Patricia Kaiser ( Miss Austria 2000 and track and field athlete ) and Alexander Kreissl (pair 03), left the show in round 4
  • Stefano Bernardin (actor) and Christina Auer (pair 05), left the show in round 5
  • Barbara Rett (ORF - presenter ) and Manfred Zehender (pair 01), left the show in round 6
  • Toni Polster (Ex - footballer ) and Michaela Heintzinger (pair 07), lost in the final
  • Marika Lichter (Musical Actress ) and Andy Kainz (pair 06), won the show

Season 2

  • Gerda Rogers ( astrologer ) and Andy Kainz (pair 05), left the show in round 1
  • Ulrike Beimpold (actress and comedian ) and Manfred Zehender (pair 10), left the show in round 2
  • Edi Finger Jr.. ( Radio sports commentator ) and Nicole Kuntner (pair 01), left the show in round 3
  • Barbara Karlich ( talk show host ) and Alexander Zaglmaier (pair 02), left the show in round 4
  • Gregor Bloéb (actor) and Michaela Heintzinger (pair 04), left the show in round 5
  • Simone Stelzer ( singer ) and Alexander Kreissl (pair 08), left the show in round 6
  • Hans Georg Heinke (Journalist and Newscaster ) and Elke Gehrsitz (pair 06), left the show in Round 7
  • Nicole Beutler (Actress) and Balázs Ekker (pair 07) reached the finals 3rd place
  • Andreas Goldberger (Ex - ski jumper, sports commentator ) and Julia Polai (pair 09) reached the finals 2nd place
  • Manuel Ortega ( vocals) and Kelly Kainz (pair 03 ) won the show

Season 3

  • Timna Brauer ( singer and musician ) and Manfred Zehender (pair 04), left the show in round 1
  • Hera Lind ( bestselling author ) and Alexander Kreissl (pair 06), left the show in round 2
  • Stephanie Graf- Zitny ( ex- athlete ) and Andy Kainz (pair 05), left the show in round 3
  • Michael Konsel (former football player) and Nicole Kuntner (pair 10), left the show in round 4
  • Harry Prünster (Moderator) and Michaela Heintzinger (pair 02), left the show in round 5
  • Nina Proll (Actress) and Balázs Ekker (pair 01), left the show in the round 6
  • Michael Tschuggnall (Star Mania - winner 2002) and Alice Guschelbauer (pair 03), left the show in Round 7
  • Zabine Kapfinger ( singer ) and Alexander Zaglmaier (pair 08), reached the finals 3rd place
  • Peter L. Eppinger ( Ö3 radio presenter on ) and Julia Polai (pair 09), reached the finals 2nd place
  • Klaus Eberhartinger ( singer) and Kelly Kainz (pair 07), won the show

Season 4

In the fourth season, the finale was where traditionally take the final three candidates against each other in two shipments divided ( semifinals and finals ) where the final was played one day after the semi-finals on a Saturday.

  • Claudia Stöckl ( Ö3 presenter ) and Alexander Kreissl (pair 01) left the show in round 1
  • Peter Tichatschek (Moderator) and Michaela Heintzinger (pair 09) left the show in round 2
  • Oliver Stamm ( volleyball player) and Julia Polai (pair 02) left the show in round 3
  • Christine Heim's ( Miss Austria 2007) and Manfred Zehender (pair 05) left the show in round 4
  • Marc Pircher ( Singer ) and Kelly Kainz (pair 04) left the show in round 5
  • Jeannine Schiller ( Charity Lady) and Balázs Ekker (pair 08) left the show in round 6
  • Waterloo ( Hans Kreuzmayr, musicians ) and Alice Guschelbauer (pair 06) left the show in Round 7
  • Elke Winkens (actress ) and Andy Kainz (pair 10) left the show in the semi-finals
  • Elisabeth Engstler ( presenter ) and Alexander Zaglmaier (pair 03) lost in the final
  • Dorian Steidl (Moderator) and Nicole Kuntner (pair 07 ) won the show

Season 5

On 6 March 2009 the fifth season of Dancing Stars started. In early February 2009, the following couples were announced:

  • Christoph Fälbl (actor) and Julia Polai (pair 09) left the show in round 1
  • Marie -Christine Friedrich ( actress) and Alexander Zaglmaier (pair 01) left the show in round 2
  • Andy Lee Lang ( entertainer ) and Nicole Kuntner (pair 10) left the show in round 3
  • Gerhard Zadrobilek ( cyclist ) and Alice Guschelbauer (pair 11) left the show in round 4
  • Maggie Entenfellner ( presenter ) and Gerhard Egger (pair 06) left the show in round 5
  • Vincent Bueno ( singer) and Christina Auer (pair 08) left the show in round 6
  • Gitta Saxx ( former model ) and Balázs Ekker (pair 02) left the show in Round 7
  • Sandra Pires ( singer ) and Alexander Kreissl (pair 03) left the show in Round 8
  • Tini Kainrath ( singer of the Rounder Girls ) and Manfred Zehender (pair 05) left the show in the Round 9
  • Udo Wenders (musician ) and Barbara Koitz (pair 07) reached the finals 3rd place
  • Ramesh Nair ( testimonial for Tele.ring [ Ask but the Indians ], choreographer ) and Michaela Heintzinger (pair 12) reached the finals 2nd place
  • Claudia Reiterer ( presenter ) and Andy Kainz (pair 04 ) won the show

Season 6

The sixth season was aired on 11 March 2011 to 27 May 2011, one ORF. Candidates are:

  • James Cottriall ( singer) and Roswitha Wieland (pair 02) left the show in round 1
  • Christine Kaufmann (actress ) and Werner Figar (pair 07) left the show in round 2
  • Markus Wolfahrt ( singer) and Alice Guschelbauer (pair 04) left the show in round 3
  • Reinhard Nowak ( comedian ) and Kelly Kainz (pair 05) left the show in round 4
  • Uwe Kröger ( musical singer) and Barbara Koitz (pair 01) left the show in round 5
  • Dieter Chmelar (Moderator) and Kathrin Menzingerstraße (pair 03) left the show in round 6
  • Cathy Zimmermann ( presenter and model ) and Christoph Santner (pair 09) left the show in Round 7
  • Mirna Jukic (former swimmer ) and Gerhard Egger (pair 08) left the show in Round 8
  • Alfons Haider (Moderator) and Vadim Garbuzov (pair 12) left the show in Round 9
  • Mike Galeli (actor, "Mr. Vorarlberg " ) and Julia Polai (pair 06) reached the finals 3rd place
  • Alexandra Meissnitzer ( ex- ski racer ) and Florian Gschaider (pair 11) reached the finals 2nd place
  • Astrid Wirtenberger ( singer ) and Balázs Ekker ( pair 10 ) won the show

In January 2011, it was announced that the sixth season for the first time takes up a same-sex couple with Alfons Haider as a prominent candidate.

The fourth panel space occupied in the sixth season

  • Marika Lichter (actress, winner of the first season )
  • Karina Sarkissova ( ballet dancer ) (also in the final )
  • Harald Serafin ( Singer, Director )
  • Claudia Reiterer ( presenter, winner of the fifth season )
  • Sonya Kraus ( presenter )
  • Lotte Tobisch (formerly Opera Ball organizer )
  • Christoph Wagner -Trenkwitz (Moderator)
  • Wayne Carpendale (actor)
  • Peter Kraus ( singer)

Season 7

The seventh season started on March 9, 2012 on one ORF and was moderated by Mirjam Weichselbraun and Klaus Eberhartinger. With the seventh season more than 4.415 million Austrians the target demographic whole, been achieved; Therefore, the audience was 62 %. The couples of the seventh season were:

Season 8

On March 1, 2013 launched the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. The couples of the eighth season were:

Season 9

In the ORF program presentation in 2014, it was announced that in the spring of 2014, the ninth season begins, which, however - is slightly reduced - compared to the previous season. The broadcast began on March 7, 2014.

The couples Season 9 are:

Moderation and jury

The first three seasons were by Alfons Haider ( in the Ballroom) and Miriam Weichselbraun ( backstage ) moderated. The fourth season moderated Mirjam Weichselbraun ( for the first time in the Ballroom) and Klaus Eberhartinger backstage - Alfons Haider was sitting as a juror in the jury. The fifth season moderated Mirjam Weichselbraun ( in the Ballroom) and Alfons Haider ( backstage ), but now sat Klaus Eberhartinger in the jury. The sixth season moderated Mirjam Weichselbraun ( in the Ballroom) and Klaus Eberhartinger ( backstage ) while Alfons Haider danced. In the seventh season Alfons Haider was the first time doing so are not functional, it moderated Mirjam Weichselbraun ( in the Ballroom) and Klaus Eberhartinger ( backstage ).

Directed by since the first season, Kurt Pongratz.

The four-member jury consists of the well-known dance school owner Thomas Schäfer - Elmayer, dance sport coach and international rating Judge Nicole Burns -Hansen, the international judges Hannes Nedbal and another member of the jury.

In the first season, this was Dagmar Koller. In the second season, it was the director of the Mörbisch, Harald Serafin. In the third season it was Guggi Löwinger, member of the Vienna drama Dynasty Löwinger and decades of ensemble member of the Vienna Volksoper. In the fourth season was Alfons Haider, who had previously hosted the show, a jury member. In the fifth season Klaus Eberhartinger sat who had comoderiert the previous season, in the jury. In the sixth season of the jury after the course has been re-assigned in each show. Since the seventh season professional dancers Balázs Ekker is on the jury.

Trivia

  • In the second season Simone Stelzer began a relationship with her ​​partner Alexander Kreissl. They married on October 3, 2009 in Dürnstein.
  • In the penultimate show of the third season Balázs Ekker made ​​at the end of the episode Alice Guschelbauer a marriage proposal. On May 5, 2007, she married live on camera.
  • Zabine Kapfinger and Alexander Zaglmaier, which reached number 3 in the finale of the third season, are also married.
  • From the fourth season of the professional dancers and professional dancers are in a 5-part docu-soap called Dance with me in the week before the first episode of Dancing with the Stars - presented privately The Professional dancers.
  • The fifth season was produced in HD.
  • For the first time in a fall came in the eighth season of the couple Schretzmayer / Egger. The professional dancers rose at Quickstep Schretzmayer on her dress and slipped - the dance was to be repeated.
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