Taniec z Gwiazdami

infobox television
show_name = Taniec z Gwiazdami


caption = "Taniec z Gwiazdami" logo
format = Entertainment
picture_format = 1080i (HD)
audio_format = Stereo
runtime = approx. 90 to 150 minutes per episode
"(including commercials)"
creator = BBC Worldwide
ITI Group
presenter = Magda Mołek (Season 1)
Hubert Urbański (Seasons 1-5)
Katarzyna Skrzynecka (Season 2-)
Piotr Gąsowski (Season 6-)
country = POL
network = TVN
num_seasons = 8
location =
first_aired = 2005
last_aired = present
website = http://tanieczgwiazdami.onet.pl/
imdb_id =

Taniec z Gwiazdami is a Polish light entertainment reality television series broadcast by TVN. It is the Polish version of BBC's popular "Dancing with the Stars" / "Strictly Come Dancing" franchise which has been sold to more than 30 countries worldwide.

The first season of Taniec z Gwiazdami aired in Poland on TVN in spring of 2005, the second in autumn of 2005, the third season in spring of 2006, the fourth season in autumn of 2006, the fifth season in spring of 2007, the sixth edition in autumn 2007 and the seventh season in spring of 2008.

When on air, every Sunday, the average rating figures show more than 7 million viewers tune in to watch the show. The highest rated episode was the second season finale, where over 8 million people watched.

Since the beginning of the show there have been four different presenters. Magda Mołek a well-known TV presenter was the female host during the shows first cycle. Hubert Urbański who originally hosted with Magda during the first season, stayed with the show until mid-2007 after the fifth season. He is a well-known for television host, especially for his work on "Milionerzy", the Polish edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Katarzyna Skrzynecka a film, stage actress, and singer has been the female host since season 2. Piotr Gąsowski was introduced in 2007 as the new host replacing Hubert Urbański. He is an entertainer and an actor.

The judging panel is composed of Iwona Szymańska-Pavlović, retired professional dancer and currently a dancing judge. Piotr Galiński, retired professional dancer and currently a choreographer, Zbigniew Wodecki an established singer and Beata Tyszkiewicz an established actress.

Format

The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote who should stay and who should go, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the panel of judges. For example, with 4 contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive 4 points, 2nd favourite 3, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings, similar to the British version. [ cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/howtovote/terms.shtml | title=Strictly Come Dancing - How to vote | publisher=BBC | accessdate=2008-01-05 ]

The show is broadcast live on TVN on Saturday evenings, and it is presented by Katarzyna Skrzynecka and Piotr Gąsowski. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty.

* 1st Season: Olivier Janiak (TVN presenter) partnered by Kamila Kajak.
* 2nd Season: Katarzyna Cichopek (popular soap opera actress) partnered by Marcin Hakiel.
* 3rd Season: Rafał Mroczek (soap opera actor) partnered by Aneta Piotrowska.
* 4th Season: Kinga Rusin (TVN presenter and journalist) partnered by Stefano Terazzino.
* 5th Season: Krzysztof Tyniec (film and cabaret actor) partnered by Kamila Kajak.
* 6th Season: Anna Guzik (actress from a popular soap opera and from the Polish version of "Grace under fire" ("Hela w opałach")) partnered by Łukasz Czarnecki
* 7th Season: Magdalena Walach (actress from a popular series "Twarzą w twarz" ("Face to Face").

Main series

Season I

aired in spring 2005

Judges' scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

Season V

aired on spring 2007

Judges' scoring summary

Bold scores indicate the highest for that week. Red indicates the lowest score.

pecials

The All-Time Final

Was a one-episode contest for the couples which have qualified to the finals in seasons 1, 2 and 3 -
*Witold Paszt (singer) and Anna Głogowska (1st edition)
*Olivier Janiak (TV presenter) and Kamila Kajak (1st edition - winners)
*Małgorzata Foremniak (actress) and Rafał Maserak (2nd edition)
*Aleksandra Kwaśniewska (daughter of the former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski) and Michał Skawiński (3rd edition)FINALE:
*Rafał Mroczek (actor) and Aneta Piotrowska (3rd edition winners) - 2nd place
*Katarzyna Cichopek (actress) and Marcin Hakiel (2nd edition winners) - winners

Dancing On Tour

In May and June 2006 Seasons 1-3 participants went on a tour around Poland with a specially-prepared dance show. The gig was called "Dancing with the Stars - Dancing in your city" (Taniec z Gwiazdami - Taniec w twoim Mieście). The pairs featured in the tour were as follows:

*Agnieszka Rylik (female boxer) and Marcin Olszewski,
*Małgorzata Foremniak (actress) and Rafał Maserak,
*Aleksandra Kwaśniewska (daughter of former Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski) and Michał Skawińśki,
*Katarzyna Cichopek (actress) and Marcin Hakiel,
*Rafał Mroczek (actor) and Aneta Piotrowska,
*Conrado Moreno (showman) and Magda Soszyńska,
*Piotr Gąsowski (actor) and Anna Głogowska.

'Best Of' episode

On 13 May 2007 TVN aired a special episode of "Taniec z Gwiazdami - Najpiękniejsze tańce". This time the audience was choosing the best dance from previous seasons. The jury went dancing too, and was being judged by a special one-night panel of Kuba Wojewódzki (TV personality), Szymon Majewski (comedian and TV host) and Kazimiera Szczuka(literaty critic and historian, feminist, writer, host of the Polish version of The Weakest Link). The pairs performing in this episode were:

*Joanna Jabłczyńska (actress) and Piotr Kiszka (Waltz)
*Joanna Liszowska (actress) and Robert Kochanek (Samba)
*Przemysław Sadowski (actor) and Ewa Szabatin (Jive)
*Aleksandra Kwaśniewska (daughter of the former president of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski) and Michał Skawińśki (Tango)
*Krzysztof Tyniec (actor, cabaretman) and Kamila Kajak (Foxtrot)
*Kinga Rusin (TVN presenter) and Stefano Terrazino (Rumba) - winners

References

External links

*pl icon [http://tanieczgwiazdami.onet.pl/ Official Site - Taniec z gwiazdami]
*pl icon "Taniec z gwiazdami" on Polish Wikipedia