| You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz! | |
|---|---|
| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| Created by | Simon Fuller Nigel Lythgoe |
| Directed by | Roch Fortin Bartosz Łabęcki |
| Presented by | Kinga Rusin (series 1-5) Patricia Kazadi (series 6) |
| Judges | Agustin Egurolla Michał Piróg Kinga Rusin (series 6) Weronika Marczuk-Pazura (series 1-4) Anna Mucha (series 5) |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 56 (as of March 10, 2010) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ewa Leja (TVN) Grzegorz Piekarski (Mastiff Media Poland) |
| Location(s) | Various cities (auditions); Various cities around the world (choreography camps); live shows: Studio in Janki (series 1 - 4); Farat Film Studio, Warsaw (series 5 - present) |
| Running time | 1 hour auditions and choreography camp episodes 2 hours live shows |
| Production company(s) | Mastiff Media Poland |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TVN (also TVN HD and TVN HD+1) |
| Picture format | (480p) (SDTV) (1080i) (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 10, 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| website | |
You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz! (You Can Dance: Just Dance!) is a Polish version of popular American show So You Think You Can Dance. It is a dance competition. The dancers compete to win PLN 100,000, and a 3-month scholarship in dance school Broadway Dance Center and from season 7 in International Dance Academy in Los Angeles, but first they have to go through auditions and workshops abroad countries (in the first season it was Paris, in the second - Buenos Aires, in the third - Barcelona, in the fourth [which premieres on 4 March] - Lisbon), to get to the top 16 featured in the live show. In every season on choreography camp appeared special guest choreographers. In first season - Wade Robson, in second season Marty Kudelka, in third Brian Friedman in fourth Laurie Ann Gibson in fifth Travis Payne and in sixth Tyce Diorio. From sixteen people, two dancers are eliminated in each episode, to the final episode that features the top three contestants. The show is hosted by Patricia Kazadi. The judges are: ballroom choreographer Agustin Egurrola, Dancing with the Stars winner Kinga Rusin, and contemporary choreographer Michał Piróg. As of March 2011, five series have been broadcast, with the upcoming one starting on March 2. The winners so far are: first season - Maciek "Gleba" Florek, second season - Artur Cieciórski, third season - Wiola Fiuk - she is also the second female contestant worldwide to win So You Think You Can Dance, and fourth season - Ania Kapera.
Contents |
| Years | Host | Series |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-2010 | Kinga Rusin | 1-5 |
| 2011-present | Patricia Kazadi | 6-present |
| Years | Judges | Series |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–present | Agustin Egurolla | 1–present |
| 2007–present | Michał Piróg | 1–present |
| 2011–present | Kinga Rusin | 6–present |
| 2007–2009 | Weronika Marczuk | 1–4 |
| 2010 | Anna Mucha | 5 |
You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 1) premiered 5 September 2007. Auditions were being held in: Bytom, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Warsaw. Then 50 Contestants had Choreography Camp in Paris, France. The Guest Choreographer was Wade Robson. He taught dancers choreoraphy from So You Think You Can Dance (season 3) - "Cabaret Hoover" from Les Triplettes de Belleville (Pop-Jazz). Then 16 dancers were announced. Every weed 2 dancers - 1 female and 1 male dancers were going home. In Semi-Finale Episode only 1 person was told to leave. Maciej "Gleba" Florek was announced as winner 2 December 2007
You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 2) premiered 5 March 2008. Auditions were being held in: Bytom, Kraków, Gdańsk and Warszawa. Then 36 Contestants had Choreography Camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Guest Choreographer was Marty Kudelka. Then 16 dancers were announced. Every week 2 dancers - 1 female and 1 male dancers were going home. In Semi-Finale Episode only 1 person was told to leave. Artur Ciecórski was announced as winner 5 June 2008
You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 3) premiered 10 September 2008. Auditions were being held in: Szczecin, Kraków, Wrocław and Warszawa. Then 36 Contestants had Choreography Camp in Barcelona, Spain. The Guest Choreographer was Brian Friedman. Then 16 dancers were announced. Every week 2 dancers - 1 female and 1 male dancers were going home. In Semi-Finale Episode only 1 person was told to leave. Wioletta Fiuk was announced as winner 3 December 2008
You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 4) premiered 4 March 2009. Auditions were being held in: Wrocław, Kraków, Gdańsk, Białystok and Warszawa. Then 36 Contestants had Choreography Camp in Lisbon, Portugal. The Guest Choreographer was Laurie Ann Gibson. Then 16 dancers were announced. Every week 2 dancers are eliminated. Anna Kapera was announced as winner 5 June 2009
You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 5) premiered 3 March 2010. Auditions were being held in: Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Kraków and Warszawa. Then 36 Contestants had Choreography Camp in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Guest Choreographer was Travis Payne.
So You Think You Can Dance (Poland) (season 6) is premierd in 2 March 2011. Castings take off in December 2010 and January 2011 .Auditions were held in: Gdańsk, Lublin, Wrocław, Kraków and Warszawa. Then 36 Contestants went on Choreography Camp in Casablanca, Morroco. Then judges picked top 14 dancers who will be dancing in live episodes. After 8 weeks of the competition Dominik Olechowski won the price of 3 month scolarship in Broadway Dance Centre and 100.000 PLN.
You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz (season 7) was announced 25 November 2011. Auditions will take place in December 2011 and January 2012 in following cities: Kraków, Lublin, Szczecin, Gdańsk and Warszawa. First episode will be broadcasted in March 2012.
| Male contestant | Female contestant | Spring season | Fall season |
| Season | Year(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Host | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Maciej "Gleba" Florek (contemporary) |
Rafał "Roofi" Kamiński (hip-hop) |
Anna Bosak (ballroom) |
Kinga Rusin | Augustin Egurola Michał Piróg Weronika Marczuk-Pazura |
| 2 | 2008 | Artur Cieciórski (hip-hop) |
Katarzyna Kubalska (ballet) |
Kryspin Hermański (ballet/contemporary) |
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| 3 | Wioletta Fiuk (contemporary) |
Gabriel Piotrowski (hip-hop) |
Marcin Mroziński (contemporary/hip-hop) |
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| 4 | 2009 | Anna Kapera (ballet) |
Łukasz Zięba (jazz) |
N/A | ||
| 5 | 2010 | Jakub Jóźwiak (contemporary/jazz) |
Paulina Figińska (contemporary) |
Augustin Egurolla Michał Piróg Anna Mucha |
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| 6 | 2011 | Dominik Olechowski (contemporary/hip-hop) |
Paulina Przestrzelska (hip-hop) |
Patricia Kazadi | Augustin Egurolla Michał Piróg Kinga Rusin |
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| 7 | 2012 | TBA | TBA |
| You Can Dance 4fun | |
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| Presented by | Jacek Januszko (1st episode) Robert "Mykee" Jarek (2nd episode - present) |
| Country of origin | Poland |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Farat Film Studio, Warsaw |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mastiff Media Poland |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | 4fun.tv |
| Original run | April 13, 2011 – present |
You Can Dance 4fun is a companion show that is broadcast on music channel 4fun.tv on Wednesdays at 21:00, before the main show on TVN. It features behind-the-scenes footage of You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz! and the preparations for the show. It is presented by Jacek Januszko, auditionee of series 5 of the show, who now works as a presenter on 4fun.tv.[1]
You Can Dance Mix is another spin-off show that features the contestants of You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz!. It aires on 4fun.tv at 23:10, after the main TVN show. The contestants who were eliminated last week are back to set their own music charts. Viewers can also ask them questions by sending an SMS.[2]
On 9 December 2007 TVN aired a special episode of Po Prostu taniec - So You Think You Can Dance and Taniec z Gwiazdami. 4 stars with 6th season Taniec z Gwiazdami and 4 dancer with 1st season So You Think You Can Dance have danced. Judges: Michał Piróg (from You Can Dance), Augustin Egurolla (from You Can Dance), Iwona Pavlowicz (from Dancing with the stars), Piotr Galiński (from Dancing with the stars). Show was presented by Kinga Rusin (winner 4th edition Dancing with the stars, You Can Dance presenter), Piotr Gąsowski (Dancing with the Stars presenter) and Katarzyna Skrzynecka (Dancing with the Stars presenter).
| No | Team | Dance | Music | Points jury | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafał Bryndal & Diana Staniszewska | Jive | "I Get Around" - Beach Boys | 18 (5,5,4,4) | 4. place |
| Pop | "Thriller" - Michael Jackson | 31 (5,6,10,10) | |||
| 2 | Anna Guzik & Rafał Kamiński | Tango | "Libertango" - Ástor Piazzolla | 24 (7,5,6,6) | 1. place |
| Hip-Hop | "Yeah" - Usher | 39 (9,10,10,10) | |||
| 3 | Mateusz Damięcki & Anna Bosak | Waltz | "Imagine" - John Lennon | 34 (7,8,9,10) | 2. place |
| Jazz | "When You're Gone" - Avril Lavigne | 33 (8,10,7,8) | |||
| 4 | Justyna Steczkowska & Maciej Florek | Tango | "Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas" - Toto Cutugno & Delanoë | 17 (4,5,5,3) | 3. place |
| Modern | "Bring me to life" - Evanescence | 39 (9,10,10,10) |
Audience voting results
| Anna & Rafał |
| Mateusz & Anna |
| Justyna & Maciej |
| Rafał & Diana |
This episode was live from Białystok. There were two teams - Male and Female. Male team leader was Michał Piróg and Female team Anna Mucha. From 7 to 12 April on You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz website was uploaded short movies. Later on 12 May 2010 Judges Picked 72 Dancers. Then on 15 May Judges Picked 48 Dancers. Then short films was uploaded and internauts voted. They picked 24 dancers (12 Male and 12 Female). 29.05 - 4.06 on these days were rehearsals to performance. On this episode this season top 14 performed twice. There was also Dancemob. It was danced by every person on audience. The movie with Pop choreography was published on official YCD website around month before event
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 14 | Afro Jazz | Creator (song) — Santigold | Gigi Torres |
| Hip-Hop | OMG - Usher ft. Will.I.Am | Candice Brown |
This episode was live from Białystok. There were two teams - professional dancers from Dancing With The Stars (Taniec z Gwiazdam) and You Can Dance: Po prostu tańcz! dancers. DWTS team leader was Rafał Maserak (DWTS dancer) and YCD team Patricia Kazadi (YCD presenter). Piotr Gąsowski (DWTS presenter) was the presenter this show.
| Round | Team/Dancers | Dance | Music | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Own Choice Dances) | Dancing with the Stars Team | Salsa/Samba | Gloria Estefan - "Conga" performed by Adam Sztaba's orchestra | Jan Kliment |
| You Can Dance Team | Hip-Hop | Let's Go - Busta Rhymes ft. Lil Jon, Twista & Yelawolf | Rałał "Roofi" Kamiński | |
| 2 (Style Chosen by Opposite Team) | Dancing with the Stars Team | Hip-Hop | Run the World (Girls) - Beyonce | Sylwia Kuczyńska |
| You Can Dance Team | Cha-cha-cha | A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix) - Elvis Presley | Mariusz Olszewski | |
| 3 (Battle) | Both teams | Ballroom/Hip-Hop | Picture Perfect - Chris Brown | Dancers |
| 4 (Dances by Team Leaders) | Patricia Kazadi (YCD team leader) & Rafal "Roofi" Kamiński | Hip-Hop | What's My Name - Rihanna ft. Drake | Rafał "Roofi" Kamiński |
| Rafał Maserak (DWTS team leader) & Magdalena Soszyńska-Michno | Cha-cha-cha | Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles/S&M - Rihanna | Rafał Maserak Magdalena Soszyńska-Michno |
1st place: Dancing with the Stars team 2nd place: You Can Dance team
| Episode | 1 season | 2 season | 3 season | 4 season | 5 season | 6 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 585 169 (5 September 2007) |
3 077 507 (5 March 2008) |
2 362 818 (3 September 2008) |
3 145 066 (3 March 2009) |
3 299 051 (3 March 2010) |
3 074 536 (2 March 2011) |
| 2 | 3 005 117 (12 September 2007) |
3 527 331 (12 March 2008) |
2 464 142 (10 September 2008) |
3 451 307 (10 March 2009) |
4 132 714 (10 March 2010) |
3 376 435 (9 March 2011) |
| 3 | 3 157 210 (19 September 2007) |
3 685 660 (19 March 2008) |
3 132 212 (17 September 2008) |
3 273 440 (17 March 2009) |
3 729 185 (17 March 2010) |
3 240 345 (16 March 2011) |
| 4 | 2 839 520 (26 September 2007) |
2 965 419 (26 March 2008) |
2 995 715 (24 September 2008) |
2 916 761 (25 March 2009) |
3 425 014 (24 March 2010) |
3 296 694 (23 March 2011) |
| 5 | 2 354 477 (3 October 2007) |
3 168 673 (2 April 2008) |
3 139 541 (1 October 2008) |
2 378 640 (1 April 2009) |
3 320 209 (31 March 2010) |
3 162 112 (30 March 2011) |
| 6 | 2 436 386 (10 October 2007) |
3 267 513 (9 April 2008) |
3 790 015 (8 October 2008) |
2 523 118 (8 April 2009) |
3 212 078 (7 April 2010) |
3 116 088 (6 April 2011) |
| 7 | 2 752 179 (17 October 2007) |
3 135 031 (16 April 2008) |
3 393 677 (15 October 2008) |
2 318 115 (22 April 2009) |
2 720 927 (21 April 2010) |
3 047 739 (13 April 2011) |
| 8 | 2 717 525 (24 October 2007) |
2 949 739 (23 April 2008) |
2 983 528 (22 October 2008) |
2 404 531 (29 April 2009) |
2 378 343 (28 April 2010) |
2 352 393 (20 April 2011) |
| 9 | 2 710 372 (31 October 2007) |
2 616 401 (30 April 2008) |
2 609 340 (29 October 2008) |
2 195 119 (6 May 2009) |
2 727 223 (5 May 2010) |
2 294 207 (27 April 2011) |
| 10 | 3 149 694 (7 November 2007) |
2 692 353 (7 May 2008) |
2 691 547 (5 November 2008) |
2 101 043 (13 May 2009) |
2 540 376 (12 May 2010) |
2 512 383 (4 May 2011) |
| 11 | 3 192 178 (14 November 2007) |
2 741 304 (14 May 2008) |
3 625 397 (12 November 2008) |
2 195 767 (20 May 2009) |
2 744 185 (19 May 2010) |
2 497 440 (11 May 2011) |
| 12 | 2 876 019 (21 November 2007) |
2 525 034 (21 May 2008) |
2 970 667 (19 November 2008) |
2 151 985 (27 May 2009) |
3 013 932 (26 May 2010) |
2 497 440 (18 May 2011) |
| 13 | 4 386 793 (2 December 2007) |
3 020 502 (28 May 2008) |
3 523 767 (26 November 2008) |
2 628 383 (3 June 2009) |
2 827 035 (2 June 2010) |
2 344 082 (25 May 2011) |
| 14 | – | 3 196 605 (5 June 2008) |
2 970 536 (3 December 2008) |
– | – | 2 414 215 (1 June 2011) |
| Average | 2 959 699 | 2 999 123 | 2 765 374 | 2 510 193 | 2 997 082 | 2 687 398 |
| Episode | Official rating 4+ |
|---|---|
| Po prostu taniec (Just Dance) (9 December 2007) |
4 960 174 |
| Po prostu tańcz z gwiazdami (31 June 2008) |
1 311 081 |
| Po prostu Bitwa (Just Battle)! (5 June 2010) |
1 557 398 |
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