- Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice
infobox television
show_name = Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice
format =Entertainment
picture_format = 16:9
runtime = 90 to 120 minutes (including commercials)
starring = HostsJamie Durie Sami Lukis
CelebritiesLara Bingle ,Annalise Braakensiek ,Dermott Brereton ,Trisha Broadbridge ,Jules Lund ,Jackie Kelly ,Giaan Rooney ,Michael Slater ,Karl Stefanovic ,Jake Wall
country = AUS
network = Channel Nine
first_aired =July 11 ,2006
last_aired =August 29 ,2006
num_episodes = 8
website = http://dancingonice.ninemsn.com.au/
imdb_id = 0876218|"Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice" was an
Australia n television show based on the original British versionDancing on Ice . It premiered on theNine Network on TuesdayJuly 11 ,2006 at 19:30. The show involved celebrities dancing on a specially set upice rink located inSydney 's north west. The show was won byJake Wall . The show reportedly cost several million dollars to produce, but only regularly managed above-average ratings at best. [http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/Dancing_does_luke_warm_ratings_120706.html] [http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/Wall_takes_out_TV_Ice_comp_300806.html]The couples were put up against each other to compete for the prize at the end of the series. The ten celebrities have been teamed up with ten professional ice skaters and have received special training from champion ice-skating duo
Jayne Torvill andChristopher Dean themselves. The public got to vote for their favourite couples and the couple with the least votes were voted off the show each week until a winner has been decided. The show was run in a similar format to the Seven Network's rival dancing show "Dancing with the Stars" which has been a major hit for theSeven Network over the past three years.During training almost every contestant has suffered an injury of some sort, the most serious of which being Michael Slater severing a
tendon in his hand after it was accidentally skated over by his partner. Giaan Rooney also dislocated her ankle just before the second episode of the series, and was forced to withdraw from the competition [http://dancingonice.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=115035] .The show was hosted by celebrity gardener and backyard designer
Jamie Durie and former "Today" weather presenterSami Lukis . It was based on the BritishITV show "Dancing on Ice ", which also featured Torvill and Dean, and is also roughly similar to an earlier Nine programSkating on Thin Ice , also hosted by Jamie Durie. Kristina, Pam, Pavel and Matt were also skating partners for the celebrities in the original UK version.Celebrities and their partners
Celebrity Occupation Professional Partner Status Lara Bingle Model Matt Evers Eliminated 6th Annalise Braakensiek Model, Actress Trent Nelson-Bond Withdrew due to injury Dermott Brereton Former Australian rules football championPam O'Connor Eliminated 2nd Trisha Broadbridge 2006 Young Australian of the Year Alexandre Pavlov Eliminated 1st Jules Lund Television Presenter Kristina Cousins Eliminated 5th Jackie Kelly Politician Pavel Aubrecht Eliminated 3rd Giaan Rooney Olympic swimmer Jonathon O'Dougherty Withdrew due to injury Michael Slater Former Test cricket erAnya D`Jamirze Eliminated 4th Karl Stefanovic Television Presenter and "Today" Co-Host Linda Aubrecht Eliminated 7th Jake Wall Model Maria Filippov Winner Judges
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Jason Gardiner
*Alisa Camplin
*Karen Barber
*Mark Storton
*Belinda Noonan ee also
*Dancing on Ice (United Kingdom version)
*Torvill and Dean
*Jayne Torvill
*Christopher Dean External links
* [http://dancingonice.ninemsn.com.au Official Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice Website]
* [http://www.jaynetorvillandchristopherdean.com/DOIOZ/index.htm Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice fansite] "(A major source of information for this article)"
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