The 18th season of Taniec z gwiazdami, the Polish edition of Dancing With the Stars, started on 4 March 2016. This was the fifth season aired on Polsat. Krzysztof Ibisz and new presenter Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna were the hosts and Beata Tyszkiewicz, Iwona Pavlović, Michał Malitowski and Andrzej Grabowski returned as judges.
On 13 May, Anna Karczmarczyk and her partner Jacek Jeschke were crowned the champions.
Couples CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatus Andrzej KrzywyDe Mono singer & television presenterMagdalena Soszyńska-MichnoEliminated 1ston 4 March 2016 Dorota Chotecka-PazuraFilm and television actressRobert KochanekEliminated 2ndon 11 March 2016 Waldemar BłaszczykNa Wspólnej actorNina TyrkaEliminated 3rdon 18 March 2016 Joanna OpozdaPierwsza miłość actress and modelKamil KuroczkoEliminated 4thon 1 April 2016 Kasia StankiewiczVarius Manx singer & songwriterTomasz BarańskiJacek Jeschke (Week 5)Eliminated 5thon 15 April 2016 Nikodem RozbickiFilm and television actorAgnieszka KaczorowskaHanna Żudziewicz (Week 5)Eliminated 6thon 15 April 2016 Izu UgonohBoxer, kickboxer and actorHanna ŻudziewiczValeriya Zhuravlyova (Week 5)Eliminated 7thon 22 April 2016 Rafał JonkiszMister Poland 2015, model & acrobatValeriya ZhuravlyovaAgnieszka Kaczorowska (Week 5)Eliminated 8thon 29 April 2016 Julia WróblewskaTylko mnie kochaj and M jak miłość actressJan KlimentTomasz Barański (Week 5)Third placeon 6 May 2016 Elżbieta RomanowskaRanczo actress & television presenterRafał MaserakJan Kliment (Week 5)Runners-upon 13 May 2016 Anna KarczmarczykFilm and television actressJacek JeschkeRafał Maserak (Week 5)Winnerson 13 May 2016
Scores CouplePlace1234565+678910Anna & Jacek 131393538 38+2=4078 37+40=77 38+40= 39+39= +40= 40+40+40=120Elżbieta & Rafał 239393170 39+39= 37+40=77 38+39=77 — 40+40+40=120Julia & Jan3293032253132 33+36=69 27+30= 33+32= +36=Rafał & Valeriya433333629 32+2=34 29+37= 30+33=63Izu & Hanna5393639 39+2= 36+40=76Nikodem & Agnieszka627343266Kasia & Tomasz73037333235Joanna & Kamil8373028Waldemar & Nina9353434Dorota & Robert103231Andrzej & Magdalena1131
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week. Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week. indicates the couple eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two or three. this couple withdrew from the competition. this couple was eliminated but later returned to the competition. indicates the couple saved from elimination by immunity. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up. indicates the couple in third place.
Average score chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale. Rank by average Place Couple Total points Number of dances Average 1 2 Elżbieta & Rafał 581 15 38.7 2 5 Izu & Hanna 309 8 38.6 3 1 Anna & Jacek 614 16 38.4 4 9 Waldemar & Nina 103 3 34.3 5 7 Kasia & Tomasz 195 6 32.5 6 4 Rafał & Valeriya 321 10 32.1 7 10 Dorota & Robert 63 2 31.5 8 3 Julia & Jan 406 13 31.2 9 11 Andrzej & Magdalena 31 1 31.0 10 8 Joanna & Kamil 121 4 30.3 11 6 Nikodem & Agnieszka 169 6 28.2
Highest and lowest scoring performances The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows: Dance Best dancer(s) Highest score Worst dancer(s) Lowest score Cha-cha-cha Izu Ugonoh 40 Nikodem Rozbicki 25 Waltz Izu UgonohElżbieta Romanowska 39 27 Jive 40 Tango Anna KarczmarczykElżbieta Romanowska Julia Wróblewska 30 Rumba Anna Karczmarczyk 39 Rafał Jonkisz Foxtrot Elżbieta RomanowskaAnna Karczmarczyk 40 Julia Wróblewska 31 Paso Doble Elżbieta Romanowska Izu Ugonoh 36 Viennese Waltz Anna KarczmarczykElżbieta Romanowska Rafał JonkiszJulia Wróblewska 32 Jazz Rafał JonkiszJulia Wróblewska 36 Samba Anna Karczmarczyk 35 Nikodem Rozbicki 24 Quickstep 40 Joanna OpozdaKasia Stankiewicz 28 Contemporary Izu Ugonoh Nikodem Rozbicki 34 Salsa Elżbieta Romanowska 39 Julia Wróblewska 27 Freestyle Anna KarczmarczykElżbieta Romanowska 40
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 40-point scale: Couples Highest scoring dance(s) Lowest scoring dance(s) Anna & Jacek Tango (twice), Foxtrot (twice), Quickstep, Viennese Waltz, Freestyle (40) Rumba (31) Elżbieta & Rafał Foxtrot, Tango (twice), Jive, Paso Doble, Freestyle, Viennese Waltz (40) Samba (31) Julia & Jan Modern Jazz, Waltz (36) Samba (25) Rafał & Valeriya Waltz (37) Cha-cha-cha, Samba (29) Izu & Hanna Cha-cha-cha, Jive, Contemporary (40) Paso Doble, Jive (36) Nikodem & Agnieszka Contemporary (34) Samba (24) Kasia & Tomasz Rumba (37) Quickstep (28) Joanna & Kamil Tango (37) Cha-cha-cha (26) Waldemar & Nina Waltz (35) Jive, Foxtrot (34) Dorota & Robert Waltz (32) Cha-cha-cha (31) Andrzej & Magdalena Jive (31) Jive (31)
Weekly scores Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Andrzej Grabowski, Iwona Pavlović, Beata Tyszkiewicz and Michał Malitowski.
Week 1: Season Premiere Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicResultElżbieta & Rafał39 (10,10,10,9)Cha-cha-cha"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"—CherSafeKasia & Tomasz30 (8,6,9,7)Cha-cha-cha"Blame It on the Boogie"—The JacksonsSafeWaldemar & Nina35 (10,8,9,8)Waltz"Oczarowanie"—Zbigniew WodeckiSafeJulia & Jan29 (8,6,8,7)Jive"Happy"—Pharrell WilliamsSafeIzu & Hanna39 (10,10,10,9)Tango"Jealousy"—The Malando OrchestraSafeJoanna & Kamil26 (8,4,8,6)Cha-cha-cha"Lady Marmalade"—LabelleBottom twoAndrzej & Magdalena31 (9,7,8,7)Jive"Karma Chameleon"—Culture ClubEliminatedDorota & Robert32 (9,7,9,7)Waltz"If You Don't Know Me by Now"—Simply RedSafeRafał & Valeriya33 (9,7,9,8)Jive"Waterloo"—ABBASafeAnna & Jacek40 (10,10,10,10)Tango"El Choclo"—Ángel VilloldoSafeNikodem & Agnieszka27 (8,5,8,6)Waltz"What the World Needs Now Is Love"—Jackie DeShannonSafe
Week 2 Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Andrzej Grabowski, Iwona Pavlović, Beata Tyszkiewicz and Stefano Terrazzino. Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicResultJulia & Jan30 (8,6,8,8)Cha-cha-cha"Na pewno"—Tabb & Sound'n'GraceSafeAnna & Jacek31 (8,7,8,8)Rumba"Hello"—AdeleSafeRafał & Valeriya33 (9,6,10,8)Foxtrot"Somethin' Stupid"—Frank Sinatra and Nancy SinatraSafeDorota & Robert31 (9,5,9,8)Cha-cha-cha"Rivers of Babylon"—Boney M.EliminatedNikodem & Agnieszka27 (8,4,8,7)Jive"One Way or Another"—One DirectionBottom twoJoanna & Kamil37 (10,8,10,9)Tango"Un-Break My Heart"—Toni BraxtonSafeIzu & Hanna40 (10,10,10,10)Cha-cha-cha"Smooth Criminal"—Michael JacksonSafeElżbieta & Rafał40 (10,10,10,10)Foxtrot"Diamonds"—RihannaSafeWaldemar & Nina34 (10,7,9,8)Jive"Footloose"—Kenny LogginsSafeKasia & Tomasz37 (9,9,10,9)Rumba"Love Me like You Do"—Ellie GouldingSafe
Week 3: My Place on Earth Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicResultIzu & Hanna36 (10,8,10,8)Paso Doble"Eye of the Tiger"—SurvivorSafeKasia & Tomasz33 (9,8,9,7)Waltz"Orła cień"—Varius ManxBottom twoNikodem & Agnieszka25 (8,5,7,5)Cha-cha-cha"Tragedy"—Bee GeesSafeAnna & Jacek39 (10,10,9,10)Viennese Waltz"I Have Nothing"—Whitney HoustonSafeRafał & Valeriya36 (9,9,10,8)Jazz"Chariots of Fire"—VangelisSafeJoanna & Kamil30 (9,6,9,6)Jive"Take On Me"—A-haSafeJulia & Jan32 (10,6,8,8)Waltz"When I Fall in Love"—Nat King ColeSafeWaldemar & Nina34 (10,7,10,7)Foxtrot"Careless Whisper"—Wham!EliminatedElżbieta & Rafał40 (10,10,10,10)Tango"Maria de Buenos Aires"—Astorpia quinteto PiazzollaSafe
Week 4: Spring Breakers Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicResultAnna & Jacek35 (9,8,10,8)Samba"Tyle słońca w całym mieście"—Anna JantarSafeIzu & Hanna39 (10,10,10,9)Quickstep"Good Morning"—Miss LiSafeElżbieta & Rafał40 (10,10,10,10)Jive"W stronę słońca"—Ewelina LisowskaSafeJoanna & Kamil28 (8,5,9,6)Quickstep"Walking On Sunshine"—Katrina and the WavesEliminatedRafał & Valeriya29 (9,5,9,6)Cha-cha-cha"Sugar"—Robin Schulz featuring Francesco YatesSafeJulia & Jan25 (8,4,8,5)Samba"Best Day of My Life"—American AuthorsSafeKasia & Tomasz32 (9,7,9,7)Jive"Wszystko mi mówi, że mnie ktoś pokochał"—SkaldowieBottom threeNikodem & Agnieszka24 (7,4,8,5)Samba"Love Is in the Air"—John Paul YoungBottom three
Week 5: Switch-Up Week The couples were required to switch professional partners this week and learn a new style of dance. Due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place at the end of the show. At the end of the show it was revealed that Izu & Valeriya had the highest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes, and the top three were still Elżbieta & Jan and Anna & Rafał, while Rafał & Agnieszka had the lowest total. Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicRafał & Agnieszka29 (9,5,9,6)Samba"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"—Michel TelóJulia & Tomasz31 (9,6,9,7)Foxtrot"Cherish"—MadonnaNikodem & Hanna34 (9,9,9,7)Contemporary"Pusty dom"—Grzegorz Hyży & TABBElżbieta & Jan39 (10,10,10,9)Quickstep"Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé featuring Jay Z Izu & Valeriya40 (10,10,10,10)Jive"Gettin' In The Mood"—The Brian Setzer OrchestraKasia & Jacek35 (9,8,10,8)Tango"Set Fire to the Rain"—AdeleAnna & Rafał38 (10,9,10,9)Cha-cha-cha"Shut up and Dance"—Walk the Moon
Week 6: Animated Films Week Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicAnimated filmResultKasia & Tomasz28 (8,5,9,6)Quickstep"Heigh-Ho"—The Dwarfs ChorusSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs1st EliminatedRafał & Valeriya32 (9,7,9,7)Viennese Waltz"When You Wish upon a Star"—Cliff EdwardsPinocchioBottom twoElżbieta & Rafał31 (8,8,9,6)Samba"Wyginam śmiało ciało"—Jarosław BoberekMadagascarSafeIzu & Hanna39 (10,10,10,9)Waltz"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"—Elton JohnThe Lion KingSafeAnna & Jacek38 (10,10,9,9)Contemporary"Mam tę moc"—Katarzyna ŁaskaFrozenSafeJulia & Jan32 (10,6,9,7)Viennese Waltz"Over the Rainbow"—Judy GarlandThe Wonderful Wizard of OzSafeNikodem & Agnieszka32 (9,7,9,7)Foxtrot"NeverEnding Story"—LimahlThe NeverEnding Story2nd Eliminated
+Dance-offsCoupleJudges votesDanceMusicResultIzu & HannaIzu, Elżbieta, Izu, IzuCha-cha-cha"Love Me Again"—John NewmanWinner (2 pts)Elżbieta & RafałLoserJulia & JanAnna, Anna, Anna, AnnaSamba"Livin' La Vida Loca"—Ricky MartinLoserAnna & JacekWinner (2 pts)Nikodem & AgnieszkaNikodem, Rafał, Rafał, RafałJive"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham!LoserRafał & ValeriyaWinner (2 pts)
Week 7: Dedications Dances Running order CoupleScoreDanceMusicResultJulia & Jan33 (9,7,9,8)Jive"She Loves You"—The BeatlesBottom two36 (10,8,10,8)Modern Jazz"Wznieś serce nad zło"—Ryszard Rynkowski Rafał & Valeriya29 (9,6,9,5)Cha-cha-cha"Cake by the Ocean"—DNCESafe37 (10,8,10,9)Waltz"Wielka miłość"—Seweryn KrajewskiIzu & Hanna36 (10,8,10,8)Jive"Hallelujah I Love Her So"—Brenda LeeEliminated40 (10,10,10,10)Contemporary"Another Love"—Tom OdellElżbieta & Rafał39 (10,10,10,9)Salsa"Vivir Mi Vida"—Marc AnthonySafeWaltz"Memory"—Barbra StreisandAnna & Jacek37 (10,9,10,8)Cha-cha-cha"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"—Whitney HoustonSafe40 (10,10,10,10)Foxtrot "Jej czarne oczy"—Ivan & Delfin
Week 8: Movie Week (Trio Challenge) Running order Couple(Trio Dance Partner)ScoreDanceMusicMovieResultRafał & Valeriya(Kamil Kuroczko)30 (9,7,9,5)Rumba"Take My Breath Away"—BerlinTop GunEliminated33 (9,8,9,7)Viennese Waltz"Hedwig's Theme"—John WilliamsHarry PotterJulia & Jan(Agnieszka Kaczorowska)27 (8,5,8,6)Salsa"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—Bill Medley and Jennifer WarnesDirty DancingSafe30 (8,7,8,7)Tango"Mamma Mia"—ABBAMamma Mia!Elżbieta & Rafał(Tomasz Barański)37 (10,9,10,8)Tango"Love Theme from the Godfather"—Nino RotaThe GodfatherSafe40 (10,10,10,10)Paso Doble"Star Wars Main Theme"—John WilliamsStar WarsAnna & Jacek(Hanna Żudziewicz)38 (10,9,10,9)Waltz"My Heart Will Go On"—Celine DionTitanicSafe40 (10,10,10,10)Quickstep"Vabank"—Henryk KuźniakVabank
Week 9: Semi-final Running order