Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 11)
| Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 11) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 8 May – 10 July 2011 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Manu Feildel |
| Professional winner | Alana Patience |
| Season chronology | |
The eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Sunday 8 May 2011 at 6:30 pm on Channel Seven.Daniel MacPherson and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, along with judges Todd McKenney and Helen Richey. Australian dancer Joshua Horner joined the judging panel as a replacement for Mark Wilson. My Kitchen Rules presenter Manu Feildel and his partner, Alana Patience, won the competition over model Haley Bracken. Alana is the first professional to win the competition twice, having won the prior season with Rob Palmer.
The cast for the season were revealed in early April 2011, along with their professional partners. During this time, it was announced that Mark Wilson was dumped from the judging panel by the Seven Network. On 29 April 2011, it was announced that Australian dancer Joshua Horner would replace Wilson as a judge. The season premiered on 8 May 2011 at 6:30pm on Channel Seven.
Notes:
Week 1: Each couple performed either the Cha-Cha-Cha or the Viennese Waltz. Manu Feildel received the highest score of the night with 25/30 for his Viennese Waltz. Mark Occhilupo performed the Cha-Cha-Cha and received the lowest score with 7/30 and the second 1 from Todd McKinney after David Graham in Season 6. Fourteen-year-old Jack Vidgen from Australia's Got Talent performed part of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing", following Samantha Armytage and Brendon Midson's performance of the Viennese Waltz to the same song. Irish singer Ronan Keating performed his new single "Walk On By".
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