You Can Dance – Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 5)

You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz!
Season 5
Broadcast from March 3, 2010 – June 3, 2010
Judges Agustin Egurolla
Michał Piróg
Anna Mucha
Host(s) Kinga Rusin
Broadcaster TVN, TVN HD
Winner:
Jakub Jóźwiak
Origin Golina
Genre(s) Contemporary/Jazz
Runner-up
Paulina Figińska
Chronology
2010

The fifth season of You Can Dance - Po prostu Tańcz. The dancers compete to win PLN 100,000 and a 3-month scholarship in dance school Broadway Dance Center, but first they have to go through auditions. Later, 36 contestants do the workshops abroad - this season in Tel Aviv, Israel. This seasons on choreography camp special guest choreographer was Travis Payne. From fourteen people, two dancers are eliminated in each episode, to the final episode that features the top two contestants. The show is hosted by Kinga Rusin. The judges are Agustin Egurolla, Michał Piróg and Anna Mucha. It premiered on 3 March 2010.

Auditions

Season Background Song: Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
Open auditions for this season were held in the following locations:

The song during Sneak Peeks at the end of the episode is Just Lose It - Eminem

Top 36 dancers

During the auditions judges picked 36 dancers. These dancers were taking part in choreography camp in Israel.

City Dancer Age Style Number of dancers Number of
top 14 dancers
Wrocław Piotr Piskorowski 17 Hip-Hop 6 1
Marcin Rębilas 19 Hip-Hop
Ewa Bielak 21 Hip-Hop
Dominik Olechowski1 19 Contemporary
Agita Elskne1 27 Hip-Hop
Bartek Górski12 21 Contemporary
Poznań Karolina Hussejn 18 Contemporary 8 1
Mariusz Crovid 23 Hip-Hop/Dancehall
Katarzyna Bień 22 Ballroom
Paulina Wojtkowska2 18 Contemporary
Giulia Busalacchi12 19 Jazz
Łukasz Józefowicz12 20 Jazz
Agnieszka Szewczyk12 19 Contemporary
Rafał Milcewicz1 23 Hip-Hop
Gdańsk Paulina Turska 21 Salsa 11 3
Leal Zielińska 19 Jazz/Contemporary
Kamil Kowalski 22 Breakdance
Paulina Figińska 18 Contemporary
Jacek Januszko 19 Disco Travolta
Bartosz Woszczyński 17 Contemporary
Monika Czołpik 17 Hip-Hop/Dancehall
Kacper Matuszewski2 26 Krump
Eliza Kujawska-Dziedzic1 25 Jazz
Anna Mrożińska1 24 Contemporary
Maciej Wrzaszcz1 18 Hip-Hop
Kraków Katarzyna Mieczkowska 23 Jazz 8 7
Sebastian Piotrowicz2 21 Contemporary
Ilona Bekier 22 Hip-Hop
Adam Kościelniak 22 Hip-Hop
Tomasz Barański 29 Ballroom
Anna Andrzejewska 25 Ballet/Contemporary
Aleksancer Paliński 19 Modern
Kamila Drapało2 17 New Age/Contemporary
Warszawa Jakub Piotrowicz 21 Contemporary 3 2
Alisa Floryńska2 20 Hip-Hop/Dancehall
Jakub Jóżwiak 25 Contemporary/Jazz
Total number of tickets to Tel Aviv 36

^1 These dancers were shown only in youcandance.tvn.pl website extras or in special internet series You Can Dance Extra on Onet Vod.
^2 These dancers earned the tickets after choreography round.

Returning Dancers

This season there were some returning dancers, who were trying their chances last seasons.

Dancer Age Style Previous attempt(s) This season Result
Katarzyna Bień 22 Ballroom Season 3; Audition (Choreography round) Top 10
Łukasz Jóżefowicz 20 Jazz Seasons 1 and 3; Audition (Choreography Round) Top 36
Giulia Busalacchi 20 Jazz Season 4; Audition Top 36
Damian Czeszewski 25 Ballroom Season 1; Final Choreography round
Season 2; Audition
Audition
Leal Zielińska 19 Jazz/Contemporary Season 4; Audition Top 8
Paulina Figińska 18 Contemporary Season 4; Top 36 Runner Up
Kacper Matuszewski 26 Krump Season 3; Final Choreography round (Dance for live) Final Choreography round (leave)
Anna Andrzejewska 25 Ballet/Contemporary Season 1; Final Choreography round (Dance for live) Top 6
Jakub Jóżwiak 25 Contemporary/Jazz Season 1; Final Choreography round (Dance for live) Winner
Magdalena Grzela 25 Ballroom Season 4; Final Choreography round Audition

Choreography Camp (Tel Aviv) week

Judges: Agustin Egurolla, Anna Mucha, Michał Piróg

Task/style Music Choreographer(s)
Hora Unknown The Group (Dancers learnt this dance in Jaffa, 2 groups - Male and Female)
Hip-Hop Tik Tok - Kesha Anthony Kaye
Mambo Unknown Brian van der Kust
Contemporary Hometown Glory - Adele Yoram Karmi
Group Choreography (shown in extras) Pump It - The Black Eyed Peas
I Can Transform Ya - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Bring Me To Life - Evanescence
The Group
Modern Underground Mindfields - The Prodigy Thierry Verger
Final Choreography They Don't Care About Us - Michael Jackson Travis Payne

Top 14 Finalists

Men

Finalist Age Home Town Dance Specialty Elimination date
Jakub Jóżwiak 23 Golina Contemporary/Jazz Winner
Tomasz Barański 29 Kielce Ballrom Latin 26 May 2010
Aleksander Paliński 19 Brzesko Contemporary/New Age 19 May 2010
Jakub Piotrowicz 21 Siedlce Contemporary 12 May 2010
Adam Kościelniak 22 Warszawa Hip-Hop 5 May 2010
Re-entered competition (23 April 2010)

21 April 2010
Bartosz Woszczyński 17 Siedlce Contemporary/Jazz 28 April 2010
Sebastian Piotrowicz 21 Siedlce Contemporary Withdrew
23 April 2010

Women

Finalist Age Home Town Dance Specialty Elimination date
Paulina Figińska 18 Zduńska Wola Contemporary Runner Up
Ilona Bekier 22 Nadarzyn Hip-Hop 26 May 2010
Anna Andrzejewska 25 Łódź Contemporary/Ballet 19 May 2010
Leal Zielińska 17 Sopot Contemporary/Jazz/Hip-hop 12 May 2010
Katarzyna Bień 22 Radom Ballroom 5 May 2010
Katarzyna Mieczkowska 23 Barlinek Jazz 28 April 2010
Ewa Bielak 21 Kąty Wrocławskie Hip-Hop 21 April 2010

Elimination chart

Key:
Female Male Bottom 3 Couples Eliminated Runner-Up Withdrew
Week: 04/21 04/28 05/05 05/12 05/19 05/26 06/03
Contestant Result
Final
Top 2
Jakub Jóżwiak Btm 3 WINNER
Paulina Figińska Btm 3 Btm 3 Runner Up
Top 4 Tomasz Barański Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
Ilona Bekier Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3
Top 6 Aleksander Paliński Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
Anna Andrzejewska
Top 8 Jakub Piotrowicz Elim
Leal Zielińska Btm 3 Btm 3
Top 10 Adam Kościelniak Elim Elim
Katarzyna Bień Btm 3
Top 12 Bartosz Woszczyński Elim
Katarzyna Mieczkowska
Sebastian Piotrowicz Btm 3 WD
Top 14 Ewa Bielak Elim

Note: According to the You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz website Sebastian Piotrowicz was forced to leave the competition due to an injury. He was replaced by Adam Kościelniak, as the last male dancer eliminated, was brought back into the competition. According to rules Sebastian Piotrowicz will be allowed to come straight through top 14 dancers next season.

Performance nights

Week 1: Top 14 Showcase (7 April 2010)

Couple Style Music Choreographer(s)
Leal Zielińska
Bartosz Woszczyński
Modern Smells Like Teen Spirit - Tori Amos Katarzyna Kizior
Ilona Bekier
Sebastian Piotrowicz
Broadway Big Spender - Shirley Bassey Geneviève Dorion-Coupal
Katarzyna Mieczkowska
Jakub Piotrowicz
Pop Try Sleeping with a Broken HeartAlicia Keys Rafał "Roofi" Kamiński (season 1)
Katarzyna Bień
Tomasz Barański
Salsa Ran Kan Kan — Tito Puente Jazzy Ruiz
Paulina Figińska
Aleksander Paliński
Contemporary Toxic — Yael Naim Geneviève Dorion-Coupal
Ewa Bielak
Adam Kościelniak
Hip-Hop Imma Be - The Black Eyed Peas Anthony Kaye
Anna Andrzejewska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Lyrical Jazz Broken Hearted Girl - Beyoncé Piotr Jagielski

This episode there were no eliminations, but Judges have picked the best and the worst performance of the week. The public voted and picked the best performance of the week

Week 2: Top 14 (21 April 2010)

Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Ewa Bielak
Adam Kościelniak
Ragga Jam So Fine - Sean Paul Laure Courtellemont Both Eliminated
Ilona Bekier
Sebastian Piotrowicz
Hip-Hop I Can Transform Ya - Chris Brown Aziz Baki Bottom 3
Katarzyna Mieczkowska
Jakub Piotrowicz
Contemporary Testosteron - Kayah & String Royal Quartet Karolina Kroczak Safe
Paulina Figińska
Aleksander Paliński
Pop Blah Blah Blah - Ke$ha Aziz Baki Bottom 3
Leal Zielińska
Bartosz Woszczyński
Jazz Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke Paweł Michno Safe
Katarzyna Bień
Tomasz Barański
Rumba One - Bono ft. Mary J. Blige Michał Malitowski Safe
Anna Andrzejewska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Broadway Feelin Good - Michael Bublé Jacek Wazelin Safe
Dancer Style Music Result
Ewa Bielak Hip-Hop Make Noise - Busta Rhymes Eliminated
Adam Kościelniak Hip-Hop I Can Transform Ya - Chris Brown Eliminated
Ilona Bekier Hip-Hop Make Me - Janet Jackson Safe
Sebastian Piotowicz Jazz Feelin Good - Michael Bublé Safe
Paulina Figińska Contemporary Precious Thing - Tori Amos Safe
Aleksander Paliński Jazz I Surrender - Celine Dion Safe

Week 3: Top 12 (28 April 2010)

Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Katarzyna Bień
Bartosz Woszczyński
Hip-Hop I Would Die 4 U - Prince Steve Bolton
Kim Gingras (CA season 2)
Woszczyński eliminated
Paulina Figińska
Jakub Piotrowicz
Lyrical Jazz New Years Day - Garou Geneviève Dorion-Coupal
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux (CA season 1)
Safe
Anna Andrzejewska
Adam Kościelniak
Quickstep Cinema Italiano - Kate Hudson Maciej Zakliczyński Safe
Katarzyna Mieczkowska
Tomasz Barański
Pop One Love - Bob Marley Piotr "GaUa" Gałczyk (season 1) Mieczkowska Eliminated
Ilona Bekier
Jakub Jóżwiak
Contemporary Scars - Basement Jaxx ft. Kelis Meleka & Chipmunk Geneviève Dorion-Coupal
Kim Gingras (CA season 2)
Vincent-Oliver Noiseux (CA season 1)
Safe
Leal Zielińska
Aleksander Paliński
Cha-Cha-Cha Revolver - Madonna Janja Lesar
Krzysztof Hulboj
Bottom 3
Dancer Style Music Result
Katarzyna Bień Cha-Cha-Cha Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston Safe
Bartosz Woszczyński Jazz Leave - Glen Hansard Eliminated
Katarzyna Mieczkowska Jazz Big in Japan - Guaro Apes Eliminated
Tomasz Barański Latin dance Intro/Pergate/Raza De Mil Colores/Por Arriba, Por Abajo - Ricky Martin Safe
Leal Zielińska Jazz Video Phone - Beyoncé feat. Lady Gaga Safe
Aleksander Paliński Jazz Gravity - Sara Bareilles Safe

Week 4: Top 10 (5 May 2010)

Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Katarzyna Bień
Aleksander Paliński
Lyrical Hip-Hop Crawl - Chris Brown Gigi Torres Bień Eliminated
Anna Andrzejwska
Jakub Piotrowicz
Contemporary Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson Mariusz Olszewski Safe
Ilona Bekier
Adam Kościelniak
Locking Workin' Day And Night - Michael Jackson Wojciech "Blacha" Blaszko Kościelniak Eliminated
Leal Zielińska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Paso Doble Bad Romance - Lady Gaga Mariusz Olszewski Bottom 3
Paulina Figińska
Tomasz Barański
Modern Jazz Happy - Leona Lewis Jonathan Huor Safe
Dancer Style Music Result
Katarzyna Bień Jive/Hip-Hop/Jazz Clumsy - Fergie Eliminated
Aleksander Paliński Jazz Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx Safe
Ilona Bekier Afro Jazz Heartbeat - Nneka Safe
Adam Kościelniak Lyrical hip-hop Pretty Wings - Maxwell Eliminated
Leal Zielińska Jazz Hurt - Christina Aguilera Safe
Jakub Jóźwiak Jazz To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra Safe

Week 5: Top 8 (12 May 2010)

Dancers Style Music Choreographer
Top 8 Contemporary The Lesser of Two EvilsThe Witcher OST Paweł Michno
Top 4 Male Dancers Contemporary Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys ft. Jay-Z Krystyna Mazurówna
Top 4 Female Dancers Ragga Jam Press It Up - Sean Paul Joao Assuncao
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Paulina Figińska
Aleksander Paliński
Afro Jazz Bird Flu - M.I.A. Maria Foryś (season 1) Bottom 3
Leal Zielińska
Tomasz Barański
Contemporary ATWA - System of a Down Katarzyna Kizior Zielińska Eliminated
Ilona Bekier
Jakub Piotrowicz
Jive Broken Heels - Alexandra Burke Mariusz Olszewski Piotrowicz Eliminated
Anna Andrzejwska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Hip-Hop Hard - Rihanna ft. Jeezy Joao Assuncao Safe
Dancer Style Music Result
Paulina Figińska Contemporary Sweet Dreams Medley - Beyoncé Safe
Aleksander Paliński Jazz Ostatni - Edyta Bartosiewicz Safe
Leal Zielińska Jazz Flaws and All - Beyoncé Eliminated
Tomasz Barański Jazz This Woman's Work - Maxwell Safe
Ilona Bekier Hip-Hop More than a Woman - Aalyiah Safe
Jakub Piotowicz Contemporary Love's Divine - Seal Eliminated

Week 6: Top 6 (19 May 2010)

Dancers Style Music Choreographer
Top 6 Contemporary Aerosmith - Dream On Yoram Karmi
Hip-Hop Rude Boy — Rihanna Anthony Kaye
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Anna Andrzejewska
Tomasz Barański
Jazz Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt Paweł Michno Andrzejewska Eliminated
Ilona Bekier
Aleksander Paliński
Hip-Hop Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding Anthony Kaye Paliński Eliminated
Paulina Figińska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Contemporary My All - Mariah Carey Yoram Karmi Safe
Dancer Style Music Result
Anna Andrzejewska Contemporary Why - Annie Lennox Eliminated
Tomasz Barański Broadway Fever - Michael Bublé Safe
Ilona Bekier Hip-Hop Why Don't You Love Me - Beyoncé Safe
Aleksander Paliński Jazz Kołysanka dla Nienajomej - Perfect Eliminated
Paulina Figińska Contemporary Roads - Portishead Safe
Jakub Jóżwiak Contemporary Traveling Without Moving - Jamiroquai Safe

Week 7: Semi-Finale - Top 4 (26 May 2010)

Couple Style Music Choreographer(s) Results
Ilona Bekier
Paulina Figińska
Dance hall Break It Off - Sean Paul ft. Rihanna Maria Foryś Bekier Eliminated
Ilona Bekier
Tomasz Barański
Contemporary Fallin' - Alicia Keys Karolina Kroczak Both Eliminated
Paulina Figińska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Contemporary Hometown Glory - Adele Mariusz Olszewski Safe
Jakub Jóżwiak
Tomasz Barański
Electric Boogaloo Total Funk Ultimate Collection - Brailey & George Clinton & Bootsy Coliln Daniel Celebe Barański Eliminated
Dancer Style Music Result
Ilona Bekier Hip-Hop Say My Name - Destiny's Child Eliminated
Tomasz Barański Paso Doble Fever Dream - Tyler Bates Eliminated
Paulina Figińska Contemporary Lullaby - Lamb Safe
Jakub Jóżwiak Contemporary Pretty Fin - Pati Yang Safe

Week 8: Finale - Top 2 (3 June 2010)

Dancers Style Music Choreographer
Top 14 and season 4 Winner - Anna Kapera Jazz When Love Takes Over - David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland Stefanie Bland
Top 14 (Without Top 2) Hip-Hop OMG - Usher ft. will.i.am Candice Brown
Top 14 (Without Top 2) Contemporary Nie Opuszczaj Mnie - Edyta Górniak Mariusz Olszewski
Couple Style Music Choreographer(s)
Paulina Figńska
Jakub Jóżwiak
Hip-Hop Video Phone - Beyoncé Candice Brown
Contemporary Funhouse - Pink Stefanie Bland
Dancer Style Music Result
Paulina Figińska Contemporary Rabbit Heart - Florence + The Machine Runner up
Jakub Jóżwiak Contemporary Giant Cat Woman - Pati Yang Winner

Special Episode

Po Prostu Bitwa! (Just Battle!) (5 June 2010)

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

Round 1 - Contemporary

Group Style Music Choreographer
Female Contemporary All That I'm Living For - Evanescence Mariusz Olszewski
Male with Michał Piróg Don't Stop The Music - Basement Jaxx & Jamie Cullum Katarzyna Kizior

Round 2 - Hip-Hop

Group Style Music Choreographer
Female Hip-Hop Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em) — Busta Rhymes Rafał "Roofi" Kamiński (season 1)
Male Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas Katarzyna Kizior

Round 3 - Battle

The Battle was won after voting by Male group. They gained 57% of votes

First for any So You Think You Can Dance series

Rating Figures

Episode Date Official rating 4+ Share 4+ Share 16-39
Auditions 1 3 March 2010 3 299 051 22,72% 25,97%
Auditions 2 10 March 2010 4 132 714 31,34% 35,87%
Auditions 3 17 March 2010 3 729 185 27,73% 30,95%
Auditions 4
Tel Aviv Week 1
24 March 2010 3 425 014 27,91% 30,12%
Tel Aviv Week 2 31 March 2010 3 320 209 23,97% 27,66%
Live Show Top 14 7 April 2010 3 212 078 25,09% 28,72%
Live Show Top 14 21 April 2010 2 720 927 22,04% 25,89%
Live Show Top 12 28 April 2010 2 378 343 18,69% 20,44%
Live Show Top 10 5 May 2010 2 727 223 21,28% 23,13%
Live Show Top 8 12 May 2010 2 540 376 20,36% 22,84%
Live Show Top 6 19 May 2010 2 744 185 21,69% 24,18%
Live Show Top 4 26 May 2010 3 013 932 24,86% 27,14%
The Final Top 2 2 June 2010 2 827 035 21,41% 22,63%
Average 2010 2 997 082 23,30% 26,05%

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