Dancing with the Stars (Greek TV series)

Dancing with the Stars
Created by Fenia Vardanis
Richard Hopkins
Based on Strictly Come Dancing
Developed by BBC
Presented by Zeta Makripoulia (2010–2012)
Doukissa Nomikou (2013–)
Eleni Karpontini (2010)
Mary Sinatsaki (2011)
Argiris Aggelou (2012)
Ntoretta Papadimitriou (2013)
Kostas Martakis (2014)
Judges Alexis Kostalas (2010–)
Giannis Latsios (2010–)
Galena Velikova (2010, 2012–)
Katia Dandoulaki (2012–)
Lakis Gavalas (2014)
Errica Prezerakou (2011)
Fokas Evagelinos (2010–2012)
Opening theme "It's personal" by The Radio Dept
Country of origin Greece
Original language(s) Greek
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 69 (as of February 1, 2015)
Production
Location(s) Athens, Greece
Running time approx. 180 to 200 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Production company(s) ENA Productions
Broadcast
Original channel ANT1
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original run 28 March 2010 – present
External links
Website

Dancing with the Stars is a Greek reality show airing on ANT1 (premiered on 28 March 2010) and filmed live in Athens. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's Dancing with the Stars franchise. The theme song is "It's personal" performed by Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept.

The show was aired for 5 seasons.

Cast

Hosts

Since its premiere in 2010, the show was hosted by Zeta Makripoulia. In the fourth season Makripoulia was replaced by Doukissa Nomikou. There was also a different co-host in each season for the backstage room, also known as Green Room. The co-hosts included Eleni Karpontini (first season) and Mary Sinatsaki (second season). Argiris Aggelou, the winner of the second season, co-hosted the third season and Ntoretta Papadimitriou, the winner of the third season, co-hosted the fourth season. Kostas Martakis, the runner-up of the second season, co-hosted the fifth season.

Color key:

     – Previous
     – Current
Host Season
1 2 3 4 5
Zeta Makripoulia
Doukissa Nomikou
Co-host Season
1 2 3 4 5
Eleni Karpontini
Mary Sinatsaki
Argiris Aggelou
Ntoretta Papadimitriou
Kostas Martakis

Judges

Giannis Latsios, Fokas Evaggelinos, Galena Velikova-Chaina and Alexis Kostalas were the judges of the first season. In the second season, Errica Prezerakou, the winner of the first season, replaced Velikova-Chaina. In the third season, Prezerakou was replaced by Katia Dandoulaki and Velikova-Chaina returned.

In the fourth season, all the judges from season 3 returned except for Evaggelinos, while Giorgos Liagkas,[1] Eugenia Manolidou[2] and Themos Anastasiadis[3] were guest judges for the 4th, 8th and 9th week respectively. In the fifth season all the judges from season 4 returned. Lakis Gavalas is the fifth judge in fifth season.

Color key:

     – Current
     – Previous
     – Guest judge
Judge Season
1 2 3 4 5
Alexis Kostalas
Giannis Latsios
Galena Velikova-Chaina
Katia Dandoulaki
Lakis Gavalas
Fokas Evagelinos
Errika Prezerakou
Giorgos Liagkas
Eugenia Manolidou
Themos Anastasiadis

Couples

A total of 68 celebrities have appeared during the 5 seasons of the series. Twelve celebrities participated in the first season and 14 in each other season (second, third, fourth and fifth). Also, a total of 31 professional partners have appeared alongside celebrities, some for only one season.

Professional partners

Bold font indicates that the dancer is a participant in the present season.

Color key:

     Winner
     Runner-up
     3rd place
     Last place
Professional dancer Seasons
12345
Alexandros Papadopoulos Patritsia Peristeri
Anastasia Draka Nikos Anadiotis Lakis GavalasTheocharis Ioannidis
Anna Polyzou Michalis Zambidis Nasos Galakteros Kostas Krommidas Michalis Mouroutsos
Claudia-Anna Stoyia Tryfonas Samaras Elias Vrettos Alex KavdasThanos Petrelis
Dimitris Fokas Vasia Trifylli
Dimitris Kranias Fotini Pipili Niki Xanthou
Dionisis Klampanis Niki Kartsona
Dionisis Valmis Marianta Pieridi Konstantina
Efi Giannaraki Stamatis Gardelis
Elias Boutsis Vicky Koulianou Aggeliki Iliadi Elena Papavasileiou Katerina Stikoudi
Elias Ladas Eugenia Manolidou Eleonora Meleti Elisavet Spanou
Emily Matthaiakaki Savvas Poumpouras Argiris Aggelou Giorgos Tsalikis
Eutuxia Marketaki Giannis Aivazis
Evi Semprou Thanasis Viskadourakis
Fotini Papastavrou Giorgos Gerolimatos Thanos KalliorasTriantafyllos
Gaetano Parisi Christina Aloupi
Giannis Tserkinis Laura Narjes
Giorgos Ketseridis Eleni Chatzidou
Konstantinos Papazoglou Eirini Papadopoulou
Maria Adimisari Dimitris Vlachos Kostas Martakis Spyros Soulis Isaias Matiamba Christos Spanos
Nikoletta Mauridi Sakis Arseniou
Panagiotis Grammatikos Hrysopiyi Devetzi
Panos Xylas Maria Tsouri
Paulos Manogiannakis Ntoretta PapadimitriouKlelia Pantazi Maria Iliaki
Richard Szilagyi Matthildi Maggira Morfoula Ntona
Thanos Pisanidis Nadia Boule
Thodoris Panagakos Errika Prezerakou Marietta Chrousala Vana Mparmpa Gogo MastrokostaNikoletta Karra
Tzeni Nikolentzou Kostas Sommer Giorgos Chraniotis Fanis Lampropoulos
Vaggelis Holevas Natassa Kalogridi Kelly Kellekidou Chrispa
Vladimir Morotsko Evagelia Aravani Thalia Prokopiou
Yuri Dimitrov Natalia Dragoumi Nikoleta Ralli Mary Synatsaki

List of dance

Dance Seasons performed
Argentine tango
2–present
Bachata
4–present
Bollywood
5–
Cha–cha–cha
1–present
Christmas Rock n' Roll Marathon
4
Christmas Swing Marathon
5
Contemporary
5–
Dance Boogie Marathon
3
Dance Fusion
4
Disco
3, 5-
European tango
5–
Foxtrot
1–present
Freestyle
1–present
Instant Cha–Cha–Cha
3
Jive
1–present
Lambada
5–
Mambo
1–present
Merengue
5–
Paso Doble
1–present
Quickstep
1–present
Rock 'n Roll
1–2
Rock n' Roll Marathon
2
Rumba
1–present
Salsa
4–present
Solo Dance
4
Samba
1–present
Tango
1–present
Team Dances
2, 4
Trio Challenge
3-present
Viennese Waltz
1–present
Waltz
1–2, 4–present

Records

Highest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained each season.

40 Points
Rank Season Place Celebrity Professional Average score
1 2 Champion Argiris Aggelou Emily Matthaiakaki 35.9
2 2 2nd Kostas Martakis Maria Antimisari 35.2
3 1 2nd Matthildi Maggira Richard Szilagyi 35
4 2 6th Eleonora Meleti Elias Ladas 34.4
5 2 5th Nadia Boule Thanos Pisanidis 34.3
6 1 Champion Errika Prezerakou Thodoris Panagakos 34.1
7 2 3rd Aggeliki Iliadi Elias Boutsis 33.5
8 1 3rd Eugenia Manolidou Elias Ladas 33
4 Champion Isaias Matiamba Maria Antimisari
9 4 2nd Katerina Stikoudi Elias Boutsis 32.7
10 2 7th Natalia Dragoumi Yuri Dimitrov 32.1
11 2 9th Natassa Kalogridi Vaggelis Holevas 32
4 3rd Klelia Pantazi Paulos Manogiannakis
12 1 6th Savvas Poumpouras Emily Matthaiakaki 30.7
13 4 4th Mary Synatsaki Yuri Dimitrov 30.5
50 Points
Rank Season Place Celebrity Professional Average score
1 5 Champion Morfoula Ntona Richard Szilagyi 44.5
2 3 Champion Ntoretta Papadimitriou Paulos Manogiannakis 44.1
3 2nd Elias Vrettos Claudia-Anna Stoyia 41.8
4 5 2nd Eirini Papadopoulou Konstantinos Papazoglou 41.6
5 3rd Nikoleta Karra Thodoris Panagakos 40.8
6 3 3rd Laura Narjes Giannis Tserkinis 37.2
7 5th Spyros Soulis Maria Antimisari 36.7
8 6th Elena Papavasileiou Elias Boutsis 35.8
9 4th Nikos Anadiotis Anastasia Draka 35.7
10 7th Kelly Kellekidou Vaggelis Holevas 34.6
11 9th Giorgos Tsalikis Emily Mathaiakaki 32.4
12 10th Kostas Krommidas Anna Polyzou 32
Over 500 Points (in overall score)
Rank Season Place Celebrity Professional Total score
1 3 Champion Ntoretta Papadimitriou Paulos Manogiannakis 838
2 5 Champion Morfoula Ntona Richard Szilagyi 801
3 3 2nd Elias Vrettos Claudia-Anna Stoyia 794
4 5 2nd Eirini Papadopoulou Konstantinos Papazoglou 790
5 4 Champion Isaias Matiamba Maria Antimisari 725
6 4 2nd Katerina Stikoudi Elias Boutsis 720
7 1 Champion Errika Prezerakou Thodoris Panagakos 614
8 5 3rd Nikoleta Karra Thodoris Panagakos 612
9 2 Champion Argiris Aggelou Emily Matthaiakaki 611
10 2 2nd Kostas Martakis Maria Antimisari 600
11 1 2nd Matthildi Maggira Richard Szilagyi 595
3 3rd Laura Narjes Giannis Tserkinis
12 4 3rd Klelia Pantazi Paulos Manogiannakis 544
13 4 4th Mary Synatsaki Yuri Dimitrov 519
14 3 4th Nikos Anadiotis Anastasia Draka 503

Number of perfect scores

Celebrities
# of 40s Season Place Celebrity Professional partner
6
5 1 2nd Matthildi Maggira Richard Szilagyi
4 4
4
Champion
2nd
Isaias Matiamba
Katerina Stikoudi
Maria Antimisari
Elias Boutsis
3 1
2
Champion
Champion
Errika Prezerakou
Argiris Aggelou
Thodoris Panagakos
Emily Matthaiakaki
2 1
4
3rd
3rd
Eugenia Manolidou
Klelia Pantazi
Elias Ladas
Paulos Manogiannakis
1 2
2
2
6th
2nd
3rd
Eleonora Meleti
Kostas Martakis
Aggeliki Iliadi
Elias Ladas
Maria Antimisari
Elias Boutsis
Celebrities
# of 50s Season Place Celebrity Professional partner
8 5 Champion Morfoula Ntona Richard Szilagyi
7
6
5 3 Champion Ntoretta Papadimitriou Paulos Manogiannakis
4
3 5 2nd Eirini Papadopoulou Konstantinos Papazoglou
2 3
5
2nd
3rd
Elias Vrettos
Nikoleta Karra
Claudia-Anna Stoyia
Thodoris Panagakos
1

Series overview

Season No. of
stars
No. of
weeks
Duration
dates
Celebrity honor places
Winner Second place Third place
1) Spring 2010 12 13 28/03/10 – 20/06/10 Errika Prezerakou & Thodoris Panagakos Matthildi Maggira & Richard Szilagyi Eugenia Manolidou & Elias Ladas
2) Spring 2011 14 13 20/03/11 – 10/06/11 Argiris Aggelou & Emily Matthaiakaki Kostas Martakis & Maria Adimisari Aggeliki Iliadi & Elias Boutsis
3) Autumn 2012 14 14 18/11/12 – 17/02/13 Ntoretta Papadimitriou & Paulos Manogiannakis Elias Vrettos & Claudia-Anna Stoyia Laura Narjes & Giannis Tserkinis
4) Autumn 2013 14 15 20/10/13 – 02/02/14 Isaias Matiamba & Maria Adimisari Katerina Stikoudi & Elias Boutsis Klelia Pantazi & Paulos Manogiannakis
5) Autumn 2014 14 14 26/10/14 – 01/02/15 Morfoula Ntona & Richard Szilagyi Eirini Papadopoulou & Konstantinos Papazoglou Nikoleta Karra & Thodoris Panagakos

References

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  2. Melas, Grigoris (December 12, 2013). "Ευγενία Μανωλίδου στο Newsit: "Θα είμαι αμείλικτη στο 'Dancing'"!". newsIT.
  3. "Θέμος Αναστασιάδης: Γκεστ κριτής στο 9o live του "Dancing with the stars 4".Δείτε την ανατρεπτική του είσοδο στο πλατό". Gossip TV. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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