Tantsi z zirkamy (Танці з зірками), the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars returned for its fifth season in Autumn 2017, following a 10-year hiatus. Unlike season 4, season 5 aired on the show's original network, 1+1.
Following the announcement of the show's comeback, a viral challenge was started by the show's producers to progressively reveal this season's cast. Each nominated celebrity had to post a video to their social media accounts under the hashtag #танціззіркамиchallenge (Dancing with the Stars challenge), either accepting or declining the invitation to participate. The nominated celebrity also had to pass on the challenge by nominating another person.
On July 5, Yuriy Horbunov became the first celebrity to confirm his participation as the host of the show. He nominated the runner-up couple of seasons 1 and 3, Natalia Mohylevska and Vladyslav Yama, who both confirmed their participation in the upcoming season. On August 12, it was announced that Yama would join the judging panel, while Mohylevska would participate in the series as a celebrity contestant. This marked the third time Mohylevska competed on the show, having previously participated in the first season in 2006, followed by an all-stars season in 2007, with a second place finish on both occasions.
The first celebrity to confirm their participation as a contestant was travel show host Dmytro Komarov. Kateryna Kukhar, National Opera of Ukraine ballerina, accepted a position on the judging panel. Following Komarov, the invitation to participate was accepted by Eurovision Song Contest 2017 host Oleksandr Skichko, lead singer of Vremya i Steklo Nadya Dorofeeva, Crimean Tatar actor and movie director Ahtem Seytablayev, TV psychologist Natalia Kholodenko, singer and socialite Kamaliya, singer and TV host Olya Polyakova as well as actor and comedian Yuriy Tkach. On July 16, TV host and singer Volodymyr Dantes became the first celebrity to decline the invitation to compete, while on July 28 singer and dancer Monatik confirmed his participation as a judge. On August 19, singer and The Voice of Ukraine judge Serhiy Babkin became the final celebrity to announce their participation.
During the first live show on August 27, it was announced that each week, Yuriy Horbunov would be joined by a new guest host. Guest hosts for each live show can be found in the table below.
On October 29, actor and director Ahtem Seytablayev and his partner Olena Shoptenko finished in third place, singer Nadya Dorofeeva and her partner Yevhen Kot finished second, while singer Natalia Mohylevska and her partner Ihor Kuzmenko were crowned champions. This marks the first win for Mohylevska, who has finished in second place twice before – in season 1 and season 3. Mohylevska has also made history for being the only celebrity to ever participate in the show three times. In terms of viewer votes, Mohylevska and Kuzmenko had an over 20% lead over runners-up Dorofeeva & Kot.
Couples CelebrityOccupationProfessional partnerStatusOleksandr SkichkoTV hostAnna PalamarchukEliminated 1ston 3 September 2017Natalia KholodenkoTV psychologistVitaliy ZahoruykoEliminated 2ndon 10 September 2017Olya PolyakovaSinger and TV hostStepan MisyurkaEliminated 3rdon 17 September 2017KamaliyaSinger and socialiteDmytro ZhukEliminated 4thon 24 September 2017Dmytro KomarovTravel show hostOleksandra KucherenkoWithdrewon 8 October 2017Serhiy Babkin5'nizza singerSnizhana BabkinaEliminated 5thon 15 October 2017Yuriy TkachActor and comedianIlona HvozdiovaEliminated 6thon 22 October 2017Ahtem SeytablayevActor and movie directorOlena ShoptenkoThird placeon 29 October 2017Nadya DorofeevaVremya i Steklo singerYevhen KotRunner-upon 29 October 2017Natalia MohylevskaSingerIhor KuzmenkoWinneron 29 October 2017
Scores CouplePlace12345678910Natalia M. & Ihor12622292324271925+29=5428+30=5830+30+30=90Nadya & Yevhen22622262925302823+30=5329+27=5630+30+30=90Ahtem & Olena32123222919242228+24=5224+29=5329+30+30=89Yuriy & Ilona42024192326262126+29=5528+28=56Serhiy & Shizhana5282291829212921+26=47colspan=2 Dmytro & Oleksandra61319131314620colspan=3 Kamaliya & Dmytro71613181817colspan=5 Olya & Stepan815231920colspan=6 Natalia Kh. & Vitaliy9231714colspan=7 Oleksandr & Anna102020colspan=8 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. indicates the couple that withdrew. indicates the couple that was saved from elimination by another couple's withdrawal. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the couple in third place.
Average score chart This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-points scale. Rank by average Place Couple Total points Number of dances Average 1 2 Nadya & Yevhen 385 14 27.5 2 1 Natalia M. & Ihor 372 14 26.6 3 3 Ahtem & Olena 354 14 25.3 4 4 Yuriy & Ilona 270 11 24.5 5 5 Serhiy & Snizhana 203 9 22.6 6 10 Oleksandr & Anna 40 2 20.0 7 8 Olya & Stepan 77 4 19.3 8 9 Natalia Kh. & Vitaliy 54 3 18.0 9 7 Kamaliya & Dmytro 82 5 16.4 10 6 Dmytro & Oleksandra 98 7 14.0
Highest and lowest scoring performances The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
Dance Highest scored dancer(s) Highest score Lowest scored dancer(s) Lowest score Cha-cha-cha Yuriy Tkach 23 Dmytro Komarov 6 Rumba Nadya DorofeevaNatalia Mohylevska 30 Dmytro Komarov 13 Jive Oleksandr Skichko 20 – – Paso doble Ahtem Seytablayev 29 Kamaliya 13 Samba Natalia Mohylevska 19 Dmytro Komarov 13 Salsa Ahtem Seytablayev 22 Oleksandr Skichko 20 Waltz Nadya DorofeevaYuriy Tkach 29 Natalia KholodenkoOlya Polyakova 23 Quickstep Natalia Mohylevska 25 Serhiy Babkin 9 Tango Yuriy Tkach 28 Dmytro Komarov 13 Foxtrot Natalia MohylevskaSerhiy Babkin 29 Ahtem Seytablayev 19 Viennese Waltz Dmytro Komarov 14 – – Argentine Tango Natalia Mohylevska 30 Natalia Mohylevska 26 Contemporary Nadya DorofeevaNatalia Mohylevska 30 Kamaliya 17 Jazz and its varieties Nadya Dorofeeva (Lyrical Jazz) 28 Olya Polyakova (Pop-jazz) 15 Hip-hop Nadya Dorofeeva 30 Yuriy TkachAhtem Seytablayev 24 Broadway Serhiy Babkin 29 Yuriy Tkach 20 Modern Nadya Dorofeeva 30 Yuriy Tkach 19 Disco Nadya Dorofeeva 30 Yuriy Tkach 26Rock'n'Roll Serhiy Babkin 21 – –Swing Ahtem Seytablayev 24 – –Street dance Yuriy Tkach 28 – –Fusion Ahtem Seytablayev 30 Nadya Dorofeeva 27 Freestyle Natalia MohylevskaAhtem Seytablayev 30 Natalia Mohylevska 22
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum. Couples Highest scoring dance(s) Lowest scoring dance(s) Natalia M. & Ihor Freestyle, Argentine Tango, Contemporary & Rumba (30) Samba (19) Nadya & Yevhen Contemporary, Disco, Hip-hop, Rumba & Modern (30) Rumba (22) Ahtem & Olena Fusion & Freestyle (30) Foxtrot (19) Yuriy & Ilona Waltz (29) Modern (19) Serhiy & Snizhana Broadway & Foxtrot (29) Quickstep (9) Dmytro & Oleksandra Paso Doble (20) Cha-cha-cha (6) Kamaliya & Dmytro Rumba & Jazz (18) Paso Doble (13) Olya & Stepan Waltz (23) Pop-jazz (15) Natalia Kh. & Vitaliy Waltz (23) Paso Doble (14) Oleksandr & Anna Jive & Salsa (20) Jive & Salsa (20)
Weekly scores and songs Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Monatik, Kateryna Kukhar, Vladyslav Yama. The flower sign indicates the couple received a flower from Kateryna Kukhar.
Week 1: Premiere Running order Couple Dance Song Score Total Monatik Katerina VladAhtem & OlenaPaso Doble "Run Boy Run" – Woodkid87621Nadya & YevhenHip-hop"SexyBack" – Justin Timberlake99826Yuriy & IlonaBroadway"Ya i Sara" – DZIDZIO76720Olya & StepanPop-jazz"Anaconda" – Nicki Minaj825 15Dmytro & OleksandraRumba"Vyshche neba" – Okean Elzy63413Natalia M. & IhorArgentine Tango"Por una Cabeza" – Carlos Gardel1088 26Oleksandr & AnnaJive"I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown87520Natalia Kh. & VitaliyWaltz"Try" – Pink88723Kamaliya & DmytroSamba"Balada" – Gusttavo Lima75416Serhiy & SnizhanaContemporary"Iron Sky" – Paolo Nutini109928
Week 2 Running order Couple Dance Song Score Total Result Monatik Katerina VladSerhiy & SnizhanaTango"Ya polyubila Vas" – Zemfira97622SafeYuriy & IlonaHip-hop"Tayet led" – Griby88824SafeNadya & YevhenRumba"Diamonds" – Rihanna97622Safe Dmytro & Oleksandra (flower)Jazz"Umbrella" – The Baseballs78419SafeNatalia M. & IhorFreestyle"Candy Shop" – 50 Cent97622SafeOleksandr & AnnaSalsa"Adrenalin" – Okean Elzy87520Eliminated Kamaliya & DmytroPaso Doble"Make-Up" – The Hardkiss73313SafeOlya & StepanWaltz"Kiss from a Rose" – Seal89623SafeNatalia Kh. & VitaliyCha-cha-cha"Goodbye" – Feder feat. Lyse77317Bottom twoAhtem & OlenaContemporary"Zaplutalas" – Jamala96823Safe
Judges' votes to save
Monatik: Oleksandr & Anna Kukhar: Natalia Kh. & Vitaliy Yama: Natalia Kh. & Vitaliy
Week 3: Evening of Love Running order Couple Score Dance Music ResultAhtem & Olena22 (8,7,7)Salsa"Shape of You" – Ed SheeranSafeYuriy & Ilona19 (7,6,6)Modern"Wicked Game" – Chris IsaakSafeNadya & Yevhen26 (9,8,9)Tango"Znayesh" – RozhdenSafeSerhiy & ShizhanaDue to previous arrangements, Babkin was unable to perform live during the show; dress rehearsal footage was screened instead. 9 (3,3,3)Quickstep"Crazy in Love" – BeyoncéSafeNatalia Kh. & Vitaliy14 (6,4,4)Paso Doble"Hutsulka Ksenia" – Yarolsav BarnychEliminatedOlya & Stepan19 (8,6,5)Cha-cha-cha"Sex Bomb" – Tom JonesBottom twoKamaliya & Dmytro18 (8,4,6)Rumba"Un-Break My Heart" – Toni BraxtonSafeNatalia M. & Ihor (flower)29 (10,10,9)Foxtrot"Spy sobi sama" – SkryabinSafeDmytro & Oleksandra13 (5,3,5)Samba"Waka Waka" – ShakiraSafe
Week 4: Made in Ukraine Running order Couple Score Dance Music ResultSerhiy & Shizhana18 (7,5,6)Rumba"Oy, ne khody, Hrutsyu" – Marusia ChuraiBottom twoYuriy & Ilona23 (8,7,8)Cha-cha-cha"Hop Hop Hop" – Verka SerduchkaSafeOlya & Stepan20 (8,7,5)Contemporary"Misyats" – Natalia MohylevskaEliminatedDmytro & Oleksandra13 (5,4,4)Tango"911" – Okean ElzySafeNadya & Yevhen29 (10,10,9)Waltz"Trymay" – Khrystyna SoloviySafeKamaliya & Dmytro18 (7,5,6)Jazz"Vykhodnoy" – MonatikSafeAhtem & Olena (flower)29 (10,10,9)Freestyle"Lyudy" – BoomBoxSafeNatalia M. & Ihor23 (9,7,7)Paso Doble"Vesna" – Vopli VidopliassovaSafe
Judges' votes to save
Monatik: Serhiy & Shizhana Kukhar: Olya & Stepan Yama: Serhiy & Shizhana
Week 5: Movie Night Running order Couple Score Dance Music Characters (Movie) ResultYuriy & Ilona26 (9,8,9)Disco"Stayin' Alive" – Bee GeesGru & Lucy (Despicable Me 2)SafeAhtem & Olena19 (7,6,6)Foxtrot"Verbovaya Doshchechka" – Myroslav SkorykIvan & Palahna (Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors)SafeKamaliya & Dmytro17 (7,5,5)Contemporary"My Heart Will Go On" – Celine DionRose & Jack (Titanic)EliminatedSerhiy & Shizhana (flower)29 (10,10,9)Broadway"Sing Sing Sing" – The Andrews SistersDaphne & Osgood (Some Like It Hot)SafeNatalia M. & Ihor24 (9,7,8)Waltz"I Will Always Love You" – Dolly PartonRachel & Frank (The Bodyguard)SafeNadya & Yevhen25 (10,8,7)Paso Doble"Iron" – WoodkidDaenerys & Jon (Game of Thrones)Bottom twoDmytro & Oleksandra14 (6,4,4)Viennese Waltz"Hijo de la Luna" – MecanoTin Man & Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz)Safe
Week 6: Cultural Dances Running order Couple Score Dance Music ResultAhtem & Ilona24 (8,8,8)Quickstep"The Rich Man's Frug" – Bob FosseBottom twoYuriy & Shizhana (flower)26 (9,10,7)Freestyle"Jogi" – Panjabi MCSafeSerhiy & Oleksandra21 (8,6,7)Paso Doble"What Kind of Man" – Florence and the MachineBottom twoNadya & Ihor30 (10,10,10)Contemporary"Probach" – Serhiy BabkinSafeNatalia M. & Yevhen27 (9,9,9)Jazz-Funk"Mokraya" – Quest Pistols Show feat. MonatikSafeDmytro & Olena6 (2,2,2)Cha-cha-cha"Big in Japan" – AlphavilleSafe
Week 7: Retro Circus Running order