[1] 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.
Color key: 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, Joshua Horner.
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.
Haley Bracken received the first ten of the series from judge Todd McKenney, also gaining the highest score of the night, with a 28/30.
Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker performed their latest duet hit, entitled What Happened To Us?.
After scoring second lowest on the leaderboard, retired professional surfer Mark Occhilupo and his partner Jade Brand were the third couple eliminated.
Frontrunners Damien Leith and Haley Bracken both tied for the top spot, each scoring a 26/30 for their respective jives.
Because of her low scores, socialite Brynne Edelsten and her partner Arsen Kishishian were in the bottom two, along with Dan and Luda.
After being in the bottom two last week, Home and Away actor Daniel Ewing and his partner Luda Kroiter became the fourth couple eliminated.
Eventually, Manu and Alana were the winners of the dance, and received an additional 10 points added to their first round score.
Hip-Hop artist Wynter Gordon performed her new song, Til Death, accompanied by her dance troupe.
Haley Bracken and Aric Yegudkin found themselves in the bottom two for the first time, along with Nick Bracks and Jessica Raffa.
Haley and Aric received the second perfect score of the season, gaining a 30/30 for their quickstep, putting them in first place in round one.
Australian fashion model and media personality Lara Bingle and her partner Carmello Pizzino were the seventh couple eliminated.
Seven Newsreader and frequent low scorer of the series, Samantha Armytage and her partner Brendon Midson finished the competition in fourth place.
Manu and Alana were announced the winners of dancing with the stars 2011 placing Hayley and Aric the runners-up of the series as their freestyle let them down.