International versions of Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. Not all the international versions share this title. The format is distributed by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Australia was the first country to adapt the BBC show, and versions have also been produced in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Panama, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States of America (USA). Dancing with the Stars a video game is based on the show Dancing with the Stars. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1357x628, 27 KB) The renewed map of Dancing with the stars geography I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1357x628, 27 KB) The renewed map of Dancing with the stars geography I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. ... BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ...

The format has become popular internationally and was the world's most popular television programme across all genres in 2006, reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries. The show pairs a number of celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing dances, which are then given scores by a panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes on their favorite dancers, either by telephone or (in some of the shows) by the Internet. The couple with the lowest combined score (judges plus viewers) is eliminated and does not go on to the next week. This process continues until there are only two or three couples left, at which point one couple is declared the champion. For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). ... Ballroom dance is a style of partner dance which originated in the western world and is now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. ...

Franchise history

Cheryl Burke and Julianne Hough made Dancing With The Stars franchise history by becoming the only professional dancers to win two championships. Furthermore, they all made Dancing With The Stars history by becoming the only professional dancers to win "back to back" titles (two consecutive championships in a row). Cheryl Burke won her first Dancing With The Stars Championship with 98 Degrees boy band member Drew Lachey in the second season of Dancing with the Stars (US TV series). And she won her second championship with NFL (National Football League - American Football) star Emmitt Smith in the third season of Dancing With The Stars in the USA. Julianne won her first Dancing With The Stars Championship with Apolo Anton Ohno Olympic Speed Skating Gold Medalist in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars (US TV series). And she won her second championship with Indy 500 Champion star Helio Castroneves in the fifth season of Dancing With The Stars in the USA. Raimondo won his first championship on the Italian version of "Dancing With The Stars" called "Ballando Con Le Stelle" with former Miss Italia and Television presenter Cristina Chiabotto in the series' second season. He won a second time with Olympic Long Jump Silver Medalist Fiona May during the third season of the show. Cheryl Bautista Burke (born May 3, 1984) is a two time Emmy nominated professional dancer. ... Julianne Marie Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American professional ballroom dancer, television celebrity and country music singer, whom the television newsmagazine 20/20 describes as one of the very best dancers on the planet. ... This article is about the band. ... Andrew Drew John Lachey (born August 8, 1976) is an American singer and actor, known as a member of 98 Degrees, the winner of the second season of Dancing with the Stars, and the younger brother of Nick Lachey. ... For the late-2007 season, see Dancing with the Stars (US season 5). ... NFL redirects here. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former American football player, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Apolo Anton Ohno (born on May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor and a two-time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics. ... For the late-2007 season, see Dancing with the Stars (US season 5). ... Hélio Castroneves (born May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is one of the top drivers in North American open-wheel racing, first in the Champcar series and now in the Indy Racing League. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Miss Italia is the name of a beauty pageant awarding prizes every year to young, female contestants from Italy. ... Cristina Chiabotto (born 15 September 1986) is an Italian showgirl. ... Fiona May (born December 12, 1969 in Slough, England) is an Italian athlete competing in the long jump. ...

Julianne Hough became the youngest dancer on Dancing with the Stars when she was partnered with Apolo Anton Ohno on the US season 4 at age 18. Louisa Lytton (partnered with Vincent Simone) became the youngest competitor on Strictly Come Dancing aged just 17 during Series 4. All three of the U.S. DWTS pros who have won (Alec Mazo, Cheryl Burke, and Julianne Hough) won the championship in their first season. Julianne Marie Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American professional ballroom dancer, television celebrity and country music singer, whom the television newsmagazine 20/20 describes as one of the very best dancers on the planet. ... Apolo Anton Ohno (born on May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor and a two-time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics. ... Louisa Claire Lytton[1] (born 7 February 1989) is an English actress from Islington, London. ... Vincent Simone is a professional dancer. ... Alec Mazo is a professional ballroom dancer based in San Francisco. ...

Kym Johnson and Tobias Karlsson are the only dancers to have appeared on two different versions of Dancing with the Stars. Kym Johnson danced on the US version and the Australian version, while Tobias Karlsson appeared in the Danish and Swedish version. Ingrid Beate Thompson appeared in the Norwegian and Swedish versions, while Csaba Szirmai appeared in the Australian and New Zealand versions. Kym Johnson (born 1977) is an Australian former professional ballroom dancer, model, and television celebrity. ... Kym Johnson (born 1977) is an Australian former professional ballroom dancer, model, and television celebrity. ...

Edyta Sliwinska is the only person on Dancing with the Stars (US TV series) to appear in every season. In the original UK format, Strictly Come Dancing, Anton du Beke, Erin Boag, Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup have appeared in every series to date. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... For the late-2007 season, see Dancing with the Stars (US season 5). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

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Two competitors have presented a series of the format. The winner of Series 1 Strictly Come Dancing, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in for Tess Daly, who was on maternity leave for Series 2 (she co-presented with Bruce Forsyth), while the winner of Series 2 of Dancing with the Stars (US) Drew Lachey stood in for Samantha Harris, who was on maternity leave for season 5 (he co-presented with Tom Bergeron). Natasha presenting the BBC Six OClock News The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ... Helen Elizabeth Tess Daly or Tess Daly (sometimes known as Tess Kay) (born Stockport, England, 27 April 1971) is a television presenter, and is married to the presenter Vernon Kay. ... Bruce Forsyth, CBE (born Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson on 22 February 1928) is a British showman and entertainer who achieved celebrity on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and became a household name in the UK, going on to present the television shows The Generation Game, Play Your... Andrew Drew John Lachey (born August 8, 1976) is an American singer and actor, known as a member of 98 Degrees, the winner of the second season of Dancing with the Stars, and the younger brother of Nick Lachey. ... Samantha Harris Shapiro (born November 27, 1973 in Hopkins, Minnesota), is an American TV presenter. ... Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an American television personality and a popular one-time game show host, best known to the public as the host of Americas Funniest Home Videos, which he has hosted since 2001, as well as the TV game show Hollywood...

The lowest score ever given out in the Dancing with the Stars franchise history was a 1.^{[citation needed]}

Australia

Further information: Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)

Logo of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is aired on the Seven Network and hosted by Daryl Somers and co-host Sonia Kruger. In late 2007 Daryl quit the series and a replacement host has yet to be announced, but is likely to be Grant Denyer. The four judges consist of: Paul Mercurio: ballroom dancer and star of the Australian film, Strictly Ballroom. Todd McKenney: former latin dance champion and theatre star. He stared as Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz. Helen Richey: former international Latin champion and one of the world's leading coaches and most sought after adjudicators. Mark Wilson: Five time Australian Dancesport champion and adjudicator. Dancing with the Stars is a multi Logie Award winning Australian light entertainment television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ... Image File history File links Dancing_with_the_Stars_Australian_Logo. ... Image File history File links Dancing_with_the_Stars_Australian_Logo. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Daryl Paul Somers OAM (born Daryl Schultz August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia), sometimes referred to as Dazza or Dags, is an Australian television personality. ... Sonia Kruger (born September 28, 1965) is an Australian television presenter. ... Grant Denyer (born September 12, 1977 in Avoca Beach, New South Wales) is an Australian motor racing driver and TV reporter. ... For the comedian, see Paul Mecurio. ... Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 film adaptation. ... Todd McKenney (Born: October 16, 1965) is an Australian entertainer. ... The Boy From Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him. ... Helen Richey (b. ... Mark Wilson may refer to: Mark Allen Wilson (1953-2005), American murder victim Mark Edward Wilson (born 1987), Texas A&M student Mark Wilson (American football) (born 1980), American football offensive tackle Mark Wilson (comedian), Second City alumnus Mark Wilson (English footballer) (born 1979), English professional football midfielder Mark Wilson...

The series has won the prestigious Logie Award, and has been named one of the most successful television programs to air on Australian television. The show averages around 2 million viewers a week nationally across Australia.^[1] The program is made by the BBC in conjunction with Granada. It has been running for seven seasons. The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australia television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Granada is the network production business of ITV plc, created on 2nd February 2004. ...

Winners

• Season One (Late 2004) - Bec Cartwright now Bec Hewitt
• Season Two (Early 2005) - Tom Williams
• Season Three (Late 2005) - Ada Nicodemou
• Season Four (Early 2006) - Grant Denyer
• Season Five (Late 2006) - Anthony Koutoufides
• Season Six (Early 2007) - Kate Ceberano
• Season Seven (Late 2007) - Bridie Carter

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Austria

The first season of "Dancing Stars" started airing in Autumn of 2005 on ORF1, the second season started in Spring 2006, the third season in Spring of 2007 and the fourth season in 2008. ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk) is the national Austrian public service broadcaster. ...

Dancing Stars hosts:
In Season 1, 2 and 3 the show was hosted by Alfons Haider (Main Host) and Mirjam Weichselbraun (Backstage and Interviews). In Season 4 Mirjam Weichselbraun replaced Alfons Haider and winner of Season 3 Klaus Eberhartinger took her place Mirjam Weichselbraun (born September 27, 1981 in Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian television host. ...

Dancing Stars Jury:

• Thomas Schäfer-Elmayer (dance school owner)
• Nicole Burns-Hansen (international dance judge)
• Hannes Nedbal (international dance judge)

the fourth judge changed each season

• Season 1: Dagmar Koller
• Season 2: Harald Serafin
• Season 3: Guggi Löwinger
• Season 4: Alfons Haider

Dagmar Koller (born August 26, 1939) is an Austrian actress and singer. ...

Season 1

In the first Season no couple had to leave the first show and only two pairs were left in the final show. In all other Seasons one couple had to leave the first show and three pairs were left in the final show.

• Mat Schuh (Singer and Entertainer) with Kelly Kainz (8th place)
• Arabella Kiesbauer (Host) with Balázs Ekker (7th place)
• Peter Rapp (ORF Host) with Julia Polai (6th place)
• Patricia Kaiser (Miss Austria 2000 and track and field athlete) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
• Stefano Bernardin (Actor) with Christina Auer (4th place)
• Barbara Rett (ORF Host) with Manfred Zehender (3rd place)
• Toni Polster (Ex soccer player) with Michaela Heintzinger (2nd place)
• Marika Lichter (Musicalactress) with Andy Kainz (winner)

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Season 2

• Gerda Rogers (Astrologer) with Andy Kainz (10th place)
• Ulrike Beimpold (Actress and Comedian) with Manfred Zehender (9th place)
• Edi Finger jun. (Radio-sportscaster) with Nicole Kuntner (8th place)
• Barbara Karlich (Talkshow Host) with Alexander Zaglmeier (7th place)
• Gregor Bloéb (Actor) with Michaela Heintzinger (6th place)
• Simone Stelzer (Singer) with Alexander Kreissl (5th place)
• Hans Georg Heinke (Journalist and Newscaster) with Elke Gehrsitz (4th place)
• Nicole Beutler (Actress) with Balázs Ekker (3rd place)
• Andreas Goldberger (Ex Ski jumper) with Julia Polai (2nd place)
• Manuel Ortega (Singer) with Kelly Kainz (winner)

Andreas Goldberger (born November 29, 1972 in Ried im Innkreis, Austria) is a former ski jumper. ... Manuel Ortega (born April 8, 1980) is an Austrian singer born in Steyregg. ...

Season 3

• Timna Brauer (Singer and Artist) with Manfred Zehender (10th place)
• Hera Lind (bestselling author) with Alexander Kreissl (9th place)
• Stephanie Graf (Ex Runner) with Andy Kainz (8th place)
• Michael Konsel (Ex soccer player) with Nicole Kuntner (7th place)
• Harry Prünster (Host) with Michaela Heintzinger (6th place)
• Nina Proll (Actress) with Balázs Ekker (5th place)
• Michael Tschuggnall (Starmania-Winner 2002) with Alice Guschelbauer (4th place)
• Zabine Kapfinger (Singer) with Alexander Zaglmaier (3rd place)
• Peter L. Eppinger (Ö3-Host) with Julia Polai (2nd place)
• Klaus Eberhartinger (Singer, EAV-Frontman ) with Kelly Kainz (winner)

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Season 4

• Claudia Stöckl (Ö3-Host) with Alexander Kreissl (10th place)
• Peter Tichatschek (Host) with Michaela Heintzinger (9th place)
• Oliver Stamm (Beachvolleyball player) with Julia Polai (8th place)
• Christine Reiler (Miss Austria 2007) with Manfred Zehender (7th place)
• Marc Pircher (Singer) with Kelly Kainz (6th place)
• Jeannine Schiller (Charity-Lady) with Balázs Ekker (5th place)
• Hans Kreuzmayr (Waterloo & Robinson) with Alice Guschelbauer (4th place)
• Elisabeth Engstler (Host) with Alexander Zaglmaier (2nd place)
• Dorian Steidl (Host) with Nicole Kuntner (winner)
• Elke Winkens (Schauspielerin) with Andy Kainz (3rd place)

Special Episodes

One Week after the final of each Season a "Dancing Stars Best of" was aired and after the "Best of" of Season 3 there was a special episode called " Dancing Stars - Die Traumhochzeit" (Dancing Stars - the dreamwedding) in which the professional ballroom dancers Balázs Ekker and Alice Guschelbauer got married.

Argentina

See Bailando por un sueño (Argentina)

• Season One - Carmen Barbieri
• Season Two - Florencia de la V
• Season Three - Carla Conte
• Season Four - Celina Rucci

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Brazil

Further information: Dancing with the Stars (Brazilian TV series)

Dança dos Famosos is a dancing contest airing on a tv program called Domingão do Faustão at Rede Globo in Brazil. ...

Winners

• Season One - Karina Bacchi
• Season Two - Juliana Didone
• Season Three - Robson Caetano
• Season Four - Rodrigo Hilbert

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Chile

El Baile en TVN ("The Ball on TVN") is aired in Televisión Nacional de Chile since October 16, 2006. It's hosted by Rafael Araneda and Karen Doggenweiler. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Season 1

Since October 16, 2006. The Winner of this season it was Juvenal Olmos and Claudia Miranda. is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Season 2

Since March 5, 2007. The Winner of this season it was Cristian Arriagada and Paz Bustos. This article is about the day. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Season 3

Since August 22, 2007. The winners of this season were Francisco Reyes and Irene Bustamante. is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

• Carolina "Pampita" Ardohain (Argentinean Top Model, partnered by Diego Heilig)
• Maria Eugenia Larrain "Kenita Larrain" (Chilean Top Model, partnered by Rodrigo Escobar)
• Amaya Forch (Chilean Singer and Actress, partnered by William Orrock)
• Catalina Palacios (Entertainer of Infantile televising programs, partnered by Darwin Ruz)
• Adrea Tessa (Chilean singer, partnered by Alfredo Araya)
• Gianella Marengo (ex-reality show participant, partnered by Emilio Rubilar)
• Leandro Martínez (Chilean singer and member of the televising program "Rojo Fama Contrafama", partnered by Maria Isabel Sobarzo)
• Francisco Reyes (Chilean actor of the national television network TVN, partnered by Irene Bustamante)
• Juan Pablo Matulic (ex-reality show participant, partnered by Francini Amaral)
• Eliseo Salazar (Chilean Automovilistic Runner, partnered by Claudia Miranda)
• Hotuiti Teao (Chilean model from Easter Island, partnered by Monica Valenzuela)
• Carlos von Mühlenbrock (Chilean Chef and entertainer of chilean televising programs, partnered by Viví Rodriguez)

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China (including Hong Kong)

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The Chinese version is a co-production between Hong Kong's TVB and the mainland's Hunan TV under licence from the BBC. It is available free-to-air in Hong Kong on TVB Jade. In mainland China it is aired on Hunan Satellite Television, which is free-to-air in Hunan, and available in urban areas throughout the rest of mainland China through widespread cable systems. Image File history File links Zhongwen. ... The UTF-8-encoded Japanese Wikipedia article for mojibake, as displayed in ISO-8859-1 encoding. ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quốc ngữ: Hán tá»±: A Chinese character or Han character (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, rarely Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Hunan Satellite Television (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the satellite television network of its parent Chinese language broadcasting company Hunan Television. ... TVB Jade (Traditional Chinese: ) is the flagship Cantonese TV channel established by Television Broadcasts Limited. ... Hunan Satellite Television (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the satellite television network of its parent Chinese language broadcasting company Hunan Television. ... Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan, Henan, and Yunnan. ...

The Chinese title (simplified Chinese: 舞动奇迹; traditional Chinese: 舞動奇跡; pinyin: Wǔdòngqíjì) is difficult to translate, but could be rendered as Miracle Dancing. The official English title is Strictly Come Dancing. Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ...

Each broadcaster provides five male and five female dancers, for a total of twenty. Pairs were determined by audience SMS votes.

The programme began airing in late 2007, in order to mark the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the UK to the People's Republic of China.^[2] The transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, often referred to as The Handover, occurred on July 1, 1997. ...

Croatia

Hosted by Barbara Kolar and Duško Čurlić.

Judges:

• Elio Bašan
• Milka Babović
• Dinko Bogdanić
• Davor Bilman

Official Site

Season 1

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• Zrinka Cvitešić (actress) with Nicolas Quesnoit (Winners)
• Rene Bitorajac (actor) with Mirjana Žutić (runner-up)
• Maja Šuput (singer) with Ištvan Varga (6th eliminated)
• Žarko Radić (actor) with Ivana Antinac (5th eliminated)
• Zoran Vakula (meteorologist) with Ksenija Plušćec (4th eliminated)
• Sandra Bagarić (opera singer) with Leon Ajtlbez (3rd eliminated)
• Dubravko Šimenc (water polo player) with Tamara Despot (2nd eliminated)
• Zdenka Kovačićek (singer) with Hrvoje Kraševac (1st eliminated)

Highest score of the season (40): Zrinka Cvitešić, born July 18, 1979 in Karlovac, Croatia, is a film, television, and theatre actress. ... Dubravko Šimenc (born November 2, 1966 in Zagreb) is a former Yugoslav/Croatian water polo player. ...

• Zrinka & Nicolas (Jive - 3rd episode)
• Zrinka & Nicolas (Slowfox - 4th episode)
• Maja & Ištvan (Paso Doble - 4th episode)
• Maja & Ištvan (English Waltz - 6th episode)
• Zrinka & Nicolas - total - 80 points (English Waltz & Paso Doble - 7th episode)
• Maja & Ištvan (Slowfox - 7th epizode)
• Zrinka & Nicolas - total - 120 points (English Waltz, Samba & Freestyle - final episode)
• Rene & Mirjana (Freestyle - final episode)

Lowest score of the season:

• Žarko & Ivana - 16 points (Samba - 5th episode)

Season 2

The second season of Ples sa zvijezdama ("Dancing with the Stars") started airing on November 3, 2007 on HRT1. The contestants were: is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Croatian Radiotelevision or Hrvatska radiotelevizija (HRT) is the Croatian public broadcasting company. ...

• Luka Nižetić (singer) with Mirjana Žutić (Winners)
• Lana Jurčević (singer) with Hrvoje Kraševac (runner-up)
• Davor Gobac (singer) with Tamara Despot (6th eliminated)
• Nikolina Pišek (TV hostess) with Ištvan Varga (5th eliminated)
• Danijela Martinović (singer) with Nicolas Quesnoit (4th eliminated)
• Iva Majoli (tennis player) with Marko Herceg (3rd eliminated)
• Damir Markovina (actor) with Ana Herceg (2nd eliminated)
• Mirko Fodor (TV host) with Žana Alerić (1st eliminated)

Highest score of the season (40): Image:15wiki. ... Lana Jurčević is a [[Croatia] singer. ... Danijela Martinović, also known simply as Danijela (born July 15, 1971 in Split, Croatia), is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans. ... Iva Majoli (born August 12, 1977) is a professional tennis player from Zagreb, Croatia. ...

• Luka & Mirjana (Paso Doble - 6th episode)
• Lana & Hrvoje - total - 80 points (Quickstep & Paso Doble - 7th episode)
• Luka & Mirjana - total - 80 points (Tango & Cha-cha-cha - 7th episode)
• Luka & Mirjana (Paso Doble & Freestyle - final episode)

Lowest score of the season:

• Davor & Tamara - 20 points (Samba - 5th episode)

Czech Republic

Season 1

• Roman Vojtek (actor, singer) with Kristýna Coufalová (winners)
• Václav Vydra (actor)with Petra Kostovčíková
• Tomáš Dvořák (athlete) with Kamila Tománková
• Mahulena Bočanová (TV host, actor) with Eduard Zubák
• Jolana Voldánová (TV host) with Jan Tománek
• Jana Švandová (actor) with Zdeněk Fenčák
• Jan Čenský (actor) with Tereza Bufková
• Helena Zeťová (sctor) with Eduard Zubák

Judges: Zdeňek Chlopčík, Vlastimil Harapes, Eva Bartůňková, Michael Kocáb

Season 2

• Aleš Valenta (Olympic winner) with Iva Langerová
• Tatiana Vilhelmová (actor) with Petr Čadek
• Jiří Schmitzer (actor, singer) with Simona Švrčková
• Michal Dlouhý (actor)with Michaela Gatěková
• Robert Záruba (TV host) with Vanda Dětinská
• Monika Žídková (Miss Europe) with Jan Halíř
• Lenka Filipová (singer) with Michael Petr
• Štěpánka Hilgertová (Olympic winner) with Michal Němeček

Judges: Zdeňek Chlopčík, Mahulena Bočanová, Tatiana Drexler, Richard Hes

Star Dance... když hvězdy tančí (StarDance... when celebrities dancing) was on the Czech Television and it was hosted by Marek Eben and Tereza Kostvová.

Estonia

The show is called "Tantsud tähtedega" ("Dances with the stars") and is aired on Kanal 2. 2nd season is hosted by Mart Sander and Merle Liivak. Kanal 2 is an Estonian television station whose names translates into English as Channel 2. First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993. ... Mart Sander (born August 10, 1967 in Tallinn, then Soviet-occupied Estonia) is an Estonian singer, actor, author, film director, and television host. ...

Season 1

Autumn 2006

1. Mikk Saar (singer) and Olga Kosmina (winners)
2. Gerli Padar (singer) and Martin Parmas (2nd place)
3. Erki Nool (athlete, Olympic gold medalist) and Ave Vardja (3rd place)
4. Aivar Riisalu (businessman) and Kristina Tennokese
5. Vilja Savisaar (politician) and Veiko Ratas
6. Ingrid Tähismaa (journalist) and Aleksandr Makarov
7. Reet Linna (singer, TV-presenter) and Eduard Korotin
8. Indrek Tarand (politician) and Kaisa Oja

Gerli Padar is a estonian singer that will represent Estonia in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song Partners in Crime. ... Erki Nool (born June 25, 1970 in Võru, Estonia) is an Estonian decathlete and politician. ... Vilja Savisaar (born 15 August 1962 Vilja Laanaru) is an Estonian politician, mostly known for her marriage to Edgar Savisaar. ...

Season 2

Since October 7th, 2007

1. Koit Toome (singer) and Kerttu Tänav - Winners
2. Luisa Värk (singer) and Martin Parmas - Runners Up
3. Peep Vain (top-instructor) and Olga Kosmina - 2nd Runners Up
4. Andrus Värnik (athlete, World Championship gold medalist) and Kaisa Oja - 5th eliminated
5. Dag Hartelius (Swedish ambassador to Estonia) and Kristina Tennokese - 4th eliminated
6. Kristiina Ojuland (politician) and Aleksandr Makarov - 3rd eliminated
7. Katrin Karismaa (actress) and Veiko Ratas - 2nd eliminated
8. Beatrice (model) and Eduard Korotin - 1st eliminated

Koit Toome is one of the best and most popular young singers in Estonia. ... Andrus Värnik (born September 27, 1977 in Antsla) is an Estonian javelin thrower. ... Government portrait Kristiina Ojuland (born 17 December 1966 in Kohtla-Järve) was the foreign minister of Estonia from 2002 through 2004. ...

Finland

Season 1

The series (titled Tanssii tähtien kanssa (Dances with Stars); a pun on the title of the film Dances with Wolves, Tanssii susien kanssa) aired in spring 2006, featuring For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). ... Dances with Wolves is a 1990 epic film which tells the story of a United States cavalry officer from the Civil War who travels into the Dakota Territory, near a Sioux tribe. ...

• Tomi Metsäketo (tenor) partnered by Sanna Hirvaskari, eventual winners
• Kristiina Elstelä (actress) partnered by Marko Keränen, runners-up
• Jone Nikula (music executive, Idols judge) partnered by Katja Koukkula, sixth eliminated
• Keith "Keke" Armstrong (soccer coach) partnered by Helena Ahti-Hallberg, fifth eliminated
• Markus Pöyhönen (track athlete) partnered by Sanna Hento, fourth eliminated
• Katja Kannonlahti (news anchor) partnered by Jussi Väänänen, third eliminated
• Suvi Miinala (model, Miss Finland 2000) partnered by Juha Pykäläinen, second eliminated
• Leena Harkimo (member of Parliament) partnered by Erik Hento, first eliminated

Antti Joonas Jone Nikula (born March 30 in 1970 is Finnish jack-of-all-trades musician. ... Keith Armstrong is an British/Finnish dual-nationality football manager and former player. ... Markus Pöyhönen (born October 25, 1978, in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish athlete, who specialises in the 100m sprint. ... Jussi Väänänen is a competitive dancer who won the Eurovision Dance Contest in 2007 with his partner Katja Koukkula. ...

Season 2

(spring 2007) featured

• Mariko (musician) partnered by Aleksi Seppänen, eventual winners
• Sari Siikander (actor) partnered by Mikko Ahti, runners-up
• Sami Sarjula (actor) partnered by Sanna Hirvaskari, sixth eliminated
• Eppu Salminen (actor) partnered by Anna Sainila, fifth eliminated
• Jani Sievinen (swimmer) partnered by Helena Ahti-Hallberg, fourth eliminated
• Vanessa Kurri (model, Miss Finland 1999) partnered by Marko Keränen, third eliminated
• Roman Schatz (TV personality, writer) partnered by Saara Huovinen, second eliminated
• Pirkko Arstila (journalist, writer) partnered by Vesa Anttila, first eliminated

Singer Kirill Babitzin was to take part in the competition, but he suddenly died on January 31. His place was taken by Schatz. Sami Sarjula (b. ... Jani Nikanor Sievinen (born March 31, 1974 in Vihti) is a medley swimmer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Roman Schatz (born 1960) is a German-born Finnish TV show host and writer. ... Kirill Kirka Babitzin (September 22, 1950 – January 31, 2007) was one of Finlands most famous popular musicians. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Season 3

(spring 2008) featured

• Tuuli Matinsalo (athlete) partnered by Aleksi Seppänen
• Maria Lund (singer) partnered by Mikko Ahti
• Nicke Lignell (actor) partnered by Susa Matson
• Antti Kaikkonen (member of Parliament) partnered by Satu Markkanen
• Joonas Hytönen (TV personality) partnered by Kati Koivisto
• Vappu Pimiä (Radio personality) partnered by Jani Rasimus, fifth eliminated
• Merja Larivaara (actress) partnered by Janne Talasma, fourth eliminated
• Jimi Pääkallo (singer) partnered by Anna Sainila, third eliminated
• Jyrki Anttila (tenor) partnered by Satu Suomi, second eliminated
• Sikke Sumari (TV personality, restaurateur) partnered by Daniel Ylimäki, first eliminated

Nicke Lignell (b. ...

Germany

The series is called Let's Dance. Season 1 aired in April 2006 on RTL. Season 2 aired in May 2007. Both seasons have been hosted by Hape Kerkeling & Nazan Eckes. RTL (formerly RTL plus) is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial, in larger population centers). ... Hape Kerkeling at the premiere of his movie Samba in Mettmann, 2004 Hape Kerkeling (Hans Peter Kerkeling), born on December 9, 1964 in Recklinghausen, Germany, is a well-known German actor, presenter and comedian. ... Nazan Eckes, née Nazan Üngör, (9 May 1976 in Cologne, Germany) is a German television personality of Turkish descent at the German television channel RTL. Daughter of Turkish immigrants from Eskişehir, Nazan Üngör completed 1995 her Abitur, the German final exams of high school in Leverkusen...

Contestants season 1

• Sandy Mölling (singer) With Roberto Albanese
• Wolke Hegenbarth (actress) With Oliver Seefeldt
• Heike Henkel (former athlete) With Dirk Bastert
• Heide Simonis (former politician) With Hendrik Höfken
• Axel Bulthaupt (TV-host) With Anna Karina Mosmann
• Wayne Carpendale (actor) With Isabel Edvardsson - Winners
• Jürgen Hingsen (former decathlethe) With Uta Deharde
• Jochen Horst (actor) With Sofia Bogdanova

Contestants season 2 Sandy Mölling (born April 27, 1981), known professionally as Sandy, is a German pop singer, songwriter, dancer and occasional presenter and actress. ... Heike Henkel (born Heike Redetzky on May 5, 1964 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German former athlete competing in high jump. ... Heide Simonis (born July 4, 1943) is a German politician. ... Jürgen Hingsen (born January 25, 1958 in Duisburg) is a former (West) German decathlete who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s. ... Jochen Horst (b. ...

• Ben (singer/TV-host) With Christine Deck
• Katja Ebstein (singer) With Oliver Seefeldt
• Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen (actress/TV-host) With Sascha Karabey
• Giovane Élber (former soccer-player) With Isabel Edvardsson
• Guildo Horn (singer) With Motshegetsi Mabuse
• Markus Majowski (actor) With Anastasiya Kravchenko
• Margarethe Schreinemakers (former TV-host) With Jürgen Schlegel
• Susan Sideropoulos (actress) With Christian Polanc - Winners
• Jasmin Wagner (singer) With Hendrik Höfken
• Eralp Uzun (actor) With Anna Karina Mosmann

Further information (German): Let's Dance

Ben (born Bernhard Albrecht Matthias Lasse Blümel on May 15, 1981 in Berlin) is a German singer, songwriter and occasional voice actor and TV host. ... Katja Ebstein, (March 9, 1945 ) is a german singer. ... Giovane Élber de Souza (born July 23, 1972 in Londrina, Brazil) is a football (soccer) striker. ... Guildo Horn (born February 15, 1963 in Trier as Horst Köhler) is a German schlager singer and actor. ... Susan Sideropoulos (b. ... Jasmin Wagner better known as Blümchen Jasmin Wagner, (April 20, 1980, Hamburg, Germany) better known as Blümchen, is a multi-platinum selling pop and dance music singer, aspiring actress, model/spokesperson and a proud vegetarian. ...

Israel

The 1st season (titled Rokdím im Kokhavím) ("dancing with stars") aired on November 2005 - January 2006, featuring:

• Shiraz Tal (Model) (partnered by Boris Zaltsman)
• Omer Barnea (Actor) (partnered by Victoria Magalnik)
• Becky Griffin (TV-hostess) (partnered by Dani Yochtman)
• Avi Grainik (Comedian/Singer) (partnered by Polina Chiktunov)
• Eithan Urbach (Swimmer) (partnered by Dorit Milman)
• Nitza Saul (Actress) (partnered by Dennis Belocherkovski)
• Sami Huri (Actor) (partnered by Ana Aronov)
• Eliana Bakier (Actress) (partnered by Oron Dahan) - Winners

The 2nd season ran from May to September 2006 featuring: Shiraz Tal in a publicity photo Shiraz Tal (born October 13, 1974 in Netanya, Israel) is an actor and retired fashion model. ... Becky Griffin Becky Griffin (born on December 21, 1977 in Givatayim, Israel) is an Israeli model, Presenter and actress. ... Eithan Urbach (born January 12, 1977 in Haifa) is a former backstroke swimmer from Israel, who is considered to be one of the greatest swimmers in Israels history. ... Nitza Saul (sometimes credited as Nitza Shaul) is an Israeli-born actress, best known for her appearances on British television during the 1980s. ...

• Pablo Rozenberg (Singer) (partnered by Polina Chiktunov)
• Shira Vilanski (Actress) (partnered by Dennis Belocherkovski)
• Ricky Gal (Singer) (partnered by Oron Dahan)
• Shirley Bouganim (Model) (partnered by Kiril Sivolapov)
• Raz Meirman (TV-Reporter) (partnered by Mirit Kradoner)
• Limor Goldshtein (Actress) (partnered by Dani Yochtman)
• Limor Atias (Actress) (partnered by Chaim pershtein)
• Pini Tavger (Actor) (partnered by Dorit Milman)
• Haim Revivo (Soccer player) (partnered by Ana Aronov)
• Guy Arieli (Actor) (partnered by Masha Troyanski) - Winners

The 3rd season ran from January to May 2007 featuring: Shirley Bouganim Shirley Bouganim is a model from Israel. ... Haim Revivo (Hebrew: חיים רביבו) (born February 22, 1972 in Ashdod) is a retired Israeli football player. ...

• Michal Zuaretch (TV-Hostess) (partnered by Chaim pershtein)
• Yonathan Cohen (Model) (partnered by Nataly Dricker)
• Dana Dvorin (Children Star) (partnered by Kiril Sivolapov)
• Daniela Pik (Singer) (partnered by Boris Zaltsman)
• Michael Hanegbi (Actor/TV-host) (partnered by Polina Chiktunov)
• Bonni Ginzburg (Sport Annoucher) (partnered by Masha Troyanski)
• Alon Abutbool (Actor) (partnered by Victoria Magalnik)
• Miki Kam (Actress) (partnered by Yaniv Caccoon)
• Ilanit Levi (Former Beauty Queen) (partnered by Dennis Belocherkovski)
• Rodrigo Gonzales (Former "Children Channel" Star) (partnered by Naama Tavori) - Winners

Ben-Zion Bonni Ginzburg (Hebrew: , born 12 December 1964) is a former Israeli international footballer and currently works as a television presenter. ...

Italy

The series (titled Ballando con le Stelle) aired in Autumn 2004, featuring

• Fabrizio Frizzi (partnered by Samanta Togni)
• Francesco Salvi (partnered by Natalia Titova)
• Paola Ferrari (partnered by Andrea Placidi)
• Igor Cassina (partnered by Denise Abrate)
• Gianni Ippoliti (partnered by Valentina Vincenzi)
• Carla Paneca (partnered by Lucio Cocchi)
• Anna Maria Barbera (partnered by Ilario Parise)
• Hoara Borselli (partnered by Simone Di Pasquale) - Winners

The series (titled Ballando con le Stelle) aired in Autumn 2005, featuring Igor Cassina (born 15 August 1977) is a gymnast from Seregno, Milan, Italy. ...

• Syusy Blady (partnered by Emanuele Ricci)
• Alessandra Canale (partnered by Simone Di Pasquale)
• Loredana Cannata (partnered by Samuel Peron)
• Cristina Chiabotto (partnered by Raimondo Todaro) - Winners
• Mario Cipollini (partnered by Marina Aleksejeva)
• Youma Diakite (partnered by Giuseppe Albanese)
• Fabio Fulco (partnered by Claudia Nicolussi)
• Diego Maradona (partnered by Angela Panico)
• Stefano Masciarelli (partnered by Francesca Vispi)
• Marco Mazzocchi (partnered by Vincenza Farnese)
• Vincenzo Peluso (partnered by Natalia Titova)
• Francesca Reggiani (partnered by Sergio Sampaoli)

The series (titled Ballando con le Stelle) aired Autumn 2006, featuring Cristina Chiabotto (born 15 September 1986) is an Italian showgirl. ... Mario Cipollini. ... Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. ...

• Massimiliano Rosolino (partnered by Natalia Titova)
• Antonio Cupo (partnered by Giada Giacomoni)
• Rodolfo Laganà (partnered by Hildegard Salvatore)
• Sean Kanan (partnered by Tinna Hoffman)
• Biagio Izzo (partnered by Samanta Togni)
• Rudy Smaila (partnered by Lucia Annese)
• Eva Grimaldi (partnered by Simone Di Pasquale)
• Fiona May (partnered by Raimondo Todaro) - Winners
• Chiara Boni (partnered by Samuel Peron)
• Pamela Camassa (partnered by Angelo Madonia)
• Sofia Bruscoli (partnered by Manuel Favilla)
• Martina Pinto (partnered by Umberto Gaudino)
• Tiberio Timperi (partnered by Elena Coniglio)
• Orietta Berti (partnered by Andrea Placidi)

The series (titled Ballando con le Stelle) aired in Autumn 2007, featuring Massimiliano Rosolino Massimiliano Rosolino (Naples, Italy, July 11, 1978), is an Italian swimmer who won first Italians swimming Gold Medal at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... Sean Kanan as Deacon Sharpe Sean Kanan (born November 2, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actor. ... Fiona May (born December 12, 1969 in Slough, England) is an Italian athlete competing in the long jump. ...

• Irene Pivetti (partnered by Mauro Rossi)
• Massimo Lopez (partnered by Serena Lecca)
• Giovanni Muciaccia (partnered by Ola Karieva)
• Catherine Spaak (partnered by Benedetto Capraro)
• Gabriele Cirilli (partnered by Vicky Martin)
• Anna Falchi (partnered by Stefano Di Filippo)
• Riccardo Sardonè (partnered by Annalisa Di Filippo)
• Ivan Zazzaroni (partnered by Natalia Titova)
• Maria Elena Vandone (partnered by Samuel Peron) - Winners
• Elisa Silvestrin (partnered by Sante Mandolini)
• Michael Reale (partnered by Marta Faiola)
• Licia Colò (partnered by Raimondo Todaro)

Catherine Spaak (3 April 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France) is a French actress. ... Anna Falchi (born Anna Kristiina Palomäki on April 22, 1972, in Tampere) is a Finnish-born model and film actress. ... Licia Colò (b. ...

The Netherlands

Series one was shown in Summer/Autumn 2005. It featured

• Inge de Bruijn (sportswoman) (partnered by Remco Bastiaansen)
• Joris Lutz (presenter) (partnered by Euvgenia Parakhina)
• Koert-Jan de Bruijn (actor) (partnered by Charissa van Dipte)
• Inge Ipenburg (actress) (partnered by Koen Jan Willem Brouwers)
• Ans Markus (artist) (partnered by Peter Bosveld)
• Irene van de Laar (presenter) (partnered by Marcus van Teijlingen)
• Rudolph van Veen (cook) (partnered by Roemjana de Haan)
• Jim Bakkum (singer) (partnered by Julie Fryer)

Jim Bakkum was eventually declared the winner. Inge de Bruijn (born August 24, 1973 in Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer, and a four-time Olympic champion. ... Marcus van Teijlingen (born March 20, 1973 in Rijnsburg) is a Dutch dance instructor and professional Latin-American dancer. ... Impressed debut album 2003 Jim Bakkum Jim Bakkum, born Jimmy Johannes Bakkum on 10 August 1987, in Egmond-Binnen, North Holland is a Dutch singer and actor. ...

Series two is shown in Winter/Spring 2006. It features:

• Lieke van Lexmond (actress) (partnered by Remco Bastiaansen)
• Winston Post (actor) (partnered by Euvgenia Parakhina)
• Maik de Boer (stylist) (partnered by Charissa van Dipte)
• Myrna Goossen (presenter) (partnered by Koen Jan Willem Brouwers)
• Edsilia Rombley (singer) (partnered by Peter Bosveld)
• Barbara de Loor (speed-skater) (partnered by Marcus van Teijlingen)
• John de Wolf (sportsman) (partnered by Roemjana de Haan)
• Frits Sissing (presenter) (partnered by Julie Fryer)

The finale will be aired 13-05-2006. The two contestants who got this far are Barbara de Loor and Winston Post. The winner was declared Barbara de Loor, who got the highest amount of points from the jury, and most votes as well. Edsilia Rombley (Amsterdam, 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer, who rose to fame through her participation in the Soundmixshow and the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Barbara de Loor during her last race Barbara de Loor (Amsterdam, May 26, 1974) is a retired Dutch speed skater who was specialised in the middle long and longer distances, over 1000 to 5000 metres. ... Marcus van Teijlingen (born March 20, 1973 in Rijnsburg) is a Dutch dance instructor and professional Latin-American dancer. ... John de Wolf (born 10 December 1962 in Schiedam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring two goals. ...

On New Year's Eve 2005, a New Year's special was shown. It featured: For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see New Year (disambiguation). ...

• Catherine Keyl (Presenter) (partnered by Marcus van Teijlingen)
• Tatjana Šimić (actress, model) (partnered by Koen Jan Willem Brouwers)
• Marit van Bohemen (sporter) (partnered by Peter Bosveld)
• Lieke van Lexmond (actress) (partnered by Remco Bastiaansen)
• Bas Muijs (actor) (partnered by Roemjana de Haan)
• Christijan Albers (Formula 1-driver for Spyker-MF1) (partnered by Julie Fryer)
• Hans Klok (partnered by Charissa van Dipte)
• Ernst Daniël Smid (Singer) (partnered by Euvgenia Parakhina)

This was won by Tatjana Šimić and Koen Brouwers Marcus van Teijlingen (born March 20, 1973 in Rijnsburg) is a Dutch dance instructor and professional Latin-American dancer. ... Tatjana (born 9 June 1963 - ) is a Croatian singer and actress. ... Christijan Albers ( ) (born April 16, 1979 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch racing driver. ... Hans Klok (born February 22, 1969) is a Dutch illusionist and actor. ...

Special Christmas and New Year's Eve 2006,with

• Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen (actress) and Peter Bosveld
• Wilbert Gieske (actor) and Roemjana de Haan
• Do (singer) and Koen Brouwers
• Arnold Vanderlyde (bronze medal winner Los Angeles 1984,Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992) and Charissa van Dipte
• Patricia Paay (member of girl-group the star-sisters) and Remco Bastiaansen
• Bastiaan Ragas (singer/musicalstar) and Julie Fryer
• Eric van Tijn (musicproducent) and Euvgenia Parakhina
• Anita Witzier (presenter) and Marcus van Teijlingen

Do and Koen Brouwers won this special. Dominique Rijpma Van Hulst (born 7 September 1981 in Valkenswaard near Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a singer known by her stage name Do. ... Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde (born January 24, 1963 in Sittard) is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal each time in the heavyweight division, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. ... Patricia Paay (born April 7, 1949) was well known in the Netherlands in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for her contribution to popular music. ... Marcus van Teijlingen (born March 20, 1973 in Rijnsburg) is a Dutch dance instructor and professional Latin-American dancer. ...

On March 31 the third season will start. This will feature:

• Bart Chabot and Kimberly Smith
• Christophe Haddad and Ilse Lans
• Bob de Jong and Euvgenia Parakhina
• Martijn Krabbé and Roemjana de Haan
• Lodewijk Hoekstra and Charissa van Dipte
• Aukje van Ginneken and Remco Bastiaansen
• Nikkie Plessen and Peter Bosveld
• Fabienne de Vries and Koen Brouwers
• Helga van Leur and Marcus van Teijlingen

This was won by Helga van Leur and Marcus van Teijlingen Kimberley Smith (born 19 November 1981 in Papakura) is a New Zealand long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. ... Bob Johannes Carolus (Bob) de Jong (13 november 1976, Leimuiden) is a Dutch speed skater. ... Marcus van Teijlingen (born March 20, 1973 in Rijnsburg) is a Dutch dance instructor and professional Latin-American dancer. ...

New Zealand

Main article: Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)

Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ...

Norway

The series was named Skal vi danse? (en: Shall We Dance?). The first Season was broadcasted in Winter/Spring 2006 on TV 2. It featured: The TV 2 logo TV 2 is Norways most viewed commercial television station. ...

• Simen Agdestein (chess player/coach) (partnered by Gyda Kathrine Bloch Svela-Thorsen)
• Terje Sporsem (comedian) (partnered by Cecilie Brink Rygel)
• Katrine Moholt (TV hostess) (partnered by Bjørn Wettre Holthe)
• Caroline Dina Kongerud (singer) (partnered by Gustaf Lundin)
• Signy Fardal (publisher and magazine editor) (partnered by Geir Gundersen)
• Finn Schjøll (flower decorator) (partnered by Lena Granaas Lillebø)
• Tom A. Haug (actor) (partnered by Therese Cleve)
• Anita Moen (Former Cross-country skier) (partnered by Thomas Kagnes)
• Otto Robsahm (handyman) (partnered by Michelle Lindøe)
• Guri Schanke (actress and singer) (partnered by Tom Arild Hansen)

The Season Finale took place in March 2006. Winners were TV hostess Katrine Moholt and her partner Bjoern Wettre Holthe. Simen Agdestein (b. ... Anita Moen, sometimes shown as Anita Moen-Guidon (born August 31, 1967) is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. ... Guri Schanke (Guri Annika Schanke, born December 14, 1961) is a Norwegian actress and singer. ...

The professional jury in "Skal Vi Danse"s 1st Season were:

• Trine Dehli Cleve
• Tor Fløysvik
• Anita Langseth
• Trond Harr

The second Season of Skal vi danse? (en: Shall We Dance?) premiered in September 2006. It featured:

• Jeanette Roede, administrative manager. She was partnered by Jan-Eric Fransson
• Trude Mostue, TV-Veterinarian. She was partnered by Tom Arild Hansen
• Christer Torjussen, comedian. He was partnered by Lena Granaas Lillebø
• Elisabeth Andreassen, singer. She was partnered by Mats Brattlie
• Tone Damli Aaberge, singer. She was partnered by Tom-Erik Nilsen
• Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, former handball-player. She was partnered by Asmund G. S. Grinaker
• Eirik Newth, writer and radio host. He was partnered by Therese Cleve
• Steffen Tangstad, former professional boxer, now a sports manager. He was partnered by Ingrid Beate Thompson
• Kristian Ødegård, TV-producer and comedian/joke host. He was partnered by Alexandra Kakurina
• Ingar Helge Gimle, actor. He was partnered by Gyda Kathrine Bloch Svela-Thorsen

The Season Finale took place on 24 November 2006. Winners were TV-producer/comedian/joke host Kristian Ødegård and his dancing partner Alexandra Kakurina. Trude Mostue with two cats. ... Elisabeth Bettan Andreassen (born March 28, 1958) is a Swedish-Norwegian singer. ... Steffen Tangstad (born June 22, 1959) was a norwegian professional boxer who fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on September 6, 1986. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The professional jury in "Skal Vi Danse"s 1st Season were:

• Trine Dehli Cleve
• Tor Fløysvik
• Cecilie Brinck Rygel
• Trond Harr

In the spring of 2007, TV 2 will air a programme called Isdans (en: Figure Skating) [1], in which six celebrities have been paired with professional skaters. The show is similar to Dancing with the Stars, with the difference being that figure skating rather than ballroom dancing is performed. The participants are:

• Dorthe Skappel, TV show hostess, partnered by Janusz Komendera
• Sandra Lyng Haugen, Artist, partnered by Aleksander Sunde Iversen
• Per Christian Ellefsen, Actor, partnered by Marianne Fjørtoft
• Pål Anders Ullevålsæter, Rally motor cyclist, partnered by Anna Pouchkov
• Anette Bøe, Retired cross-country skier, partnered by Aleksandr Smokvin
• Jim Martinsen, Retired ice hockey player, partnered by Kaja Hanevold

The third season was aired in the autumn 2007. It featured: Sandra Lyng Haugen (born April 18, 1987 in Mosjøen, Norway) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing fourth in Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2004, the Norwegian version of Pop Idol. ... Anette Bøe (born November, 5, 1957. ...

• Tshawe Baqwa, rapper - Winner
• Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, transvestite doctor
• Mona Grudt, former Miss Universe
• Pia Haraldsen, TV host
• Trine Hattestad, former athlete
• Finn Christian Jagge, former alpine skier
• Dag Otto Lauritzen, former cyclist
• Mari Maurstad, entertainer
• Jostein Pedersen, TV host
• Liv Marit Wedvik, country singer

Mona Grudt (born April 6, 1971 in Hell, Stjørdal, Norway) a green-eyed redhead, became the first Norwegian to capture the Miss Universe title in 1990. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Trine Hattestad is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born on 18 April, 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway, as Elsa Katrine Solberg. ... Finn Christian Finken Jagge (born April 4, 1966 in Stabekk) is a former Norwegian Alpine skier. ... Dag Otto Lauritzen (born 12 September 1956 in Grimstad). ... Jostein Pedersen. ...

Poland

Further information: Dancing with the Stars (Polish TV series)

The first season of "Taniec z Gwiazdami" ("Dancing with the Stars") aired in Poland on TVN in Spring of 2005, the second in Autumn of 2005, the third edition in Spring of 2006, the fourth edition in Autumn of 2006, the fifth edition in Spring of 2007, the sixth edition in Autumn 2007 and the seventh edition in Spring of 2008, TVN HQ Studio TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. ...

When on air, every Sunday the average of 5 - 7 million viewers tune in to watch the show. The highest rated episode was the second season finale with over 8 million people watching.

Portugal

The show in Portugal is called Dança Comigo (Dance with Me). Aired by RTP1 the first season was hosted by Catarina Furtado and Silvia Alberto because Furtado was pregnant but season 2 and 3 were hosted by Furtado. The show presented celebrities like Ana Guiomar, Ana Rocha, Benedita Pereira, Carla Andrino, César Mourão, Cristina Homem de Melo, Dani, Daniela Ruah, Dina Aguiar, Edmundo Vieira, Heitor Lourenço, Hélio Pestana, Inês Castel-Branco, Isabel Figueira, João Baptista, João Cajuda, Joaquim Monchique, José Fidalgo, Liliana Santos, Luciana Abreu, Marina Mota, Merche Romero, Odete Santos, Paco Bandeira, Paula Neves, Paulo Rocha, Ricardo Guedes, Rita Pereira, Rodrigo Saraiva, Sofia Aparício, Sónia Araújo, Valentina Torres, Vitor de Sousa, Zé Diogo Quintela (from Gato Fedorento) and Nuno Baltazar. RTP 1 is an Portuguese television station of RTP network. ... Image:Gatofedorento. ...

Winners:

• 1st Season Daniela Ruah (Portuguese young actress)
• 2nd Season Sónia Araújo (Portuguese talk show host)
• 3rd Season Luciana Abreu (Portuguese young actress/singer)

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Romania

In Romania, the show is called Dansez pentru tine (I Dance For You). It is broadcast on ProTV and hosted by Ştefan Bănică, Jr. and Iulia Vântur. Pro TV is one of the most popular Romanian television channels. ... Åžtefan Bănică, Jr. ...

Serbia

The Serbian version of Dancing with the Stars, called Dance to the dreams (Serbian: Плесом до снова/Plesom do snova) premiered October 24, 2007 on RTV Pink. The show differs from many others in that the 10 celebrities are paired with completely unknown, ordinary people who have had no training as dancers. On the other hand the couple receive professional training from a professional dancer. Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... RTV Pink is a popular TV network based in Serbia with stations in several nearby countries as well as satellite and specialty channels. ...

Contestants (season one):

• Branislav Lečić (actor and former minister of culture)
• Milenko Pavlov (actor)
• Tijana Dapčević (singer)
• Silvija Nedeljković (singer)
• Slavica Ćukteraš (singer)
• Bane Mojićević (singer)
• Jellena (singer)
• Danijel Alibabić (singer and former Celebrity Big Brother contestant)
• Darko Panović (TV host)
• Milan Kalinić (actor and TV host)

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Sweden

The Swedish version is called "Let's Dance" and is produced by MTV Mastiff. Both seasons were hosted by Agneta Sjödin and David Hellenius. The series had a large audience, and with almost 2 million viewers the final gave TV4 the highest rating for that Friday evening. It was the first time since 1997 that TV4 had more viewers than the public service company SVT's perennially popular music game show "Så skall det låta". In September 2006, it won the Swedish equivalent of the Emmy award, Kristallen (The Crystal), in the Entertainment category. The second season started broadcasting in January 2007 and airs every Friday.

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• Måns Zelmerlöw (singer) partnered by Maria Karlsson - winners
• Anna Book (singer) partnered by David Watson - ninth eliminated, second place
• Viktor Åkerblom Nilsson (actor) partnered by Carin da Silva - eighth eliminated, third place
• Arja Saijonmaa (singer) partnered by Tobias Karlsson - seventh eliminated
• Peppe Eng (sports journalist) partnered by Malin Watson - sixth eliminated
• Kishti Tomita (jury member in the Swedish Idol) partnered by Tobias Wallin - fifth eliminated
• Tone Bekkestad (Norwegian TV-weather reporter) partnered by Peter Broström - fourth eliminated
• Paolo Roberto (former professional boxer) partnered by Helena Fransson - third eliminated
• Carolina Gynning (winner of Swedish Big Brother 2004) partnered by Daniel da Silva - second eliminated
• Melker Andersson (star chef) partnered by Ingrid Beate Thompson - first eliminated

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Second season (January 2007) on TV4 TV4 is the largest commercial television channel in Sweden. ...

• Martin Lidberg (wrestler) partnered by Cecilia Erling - winners
• Tobbe Blom (TV-host och magician) partnered by Annika Sjöö - eleventh eliminated, second place
• Erica Johansson (athlete) partnered by Daniel da Silva – tenth eliminated, third place
• Lasse Brandeby (actor) partnered by Ann Lähdet – ninth eliminated
• Ebba Hultkvist (actress) partnered by Jonathan Näslund - eighth eliminated
• Anna Sahlin (singer) partnered by Tobias Karlsson - seventh eliminated
• Yvonne Ryding (Miss Universe 1984) partnered by Tobias Wallin – sixth eliminated
• Harald Treutiger (TV-host) partnered by Maria Karlsson - fifth eliminated
• Patrick Ekwall (TV-sport reporter) partnered by Carin da Silva - fourth eliminated
• Malou von Sivers (TV-hostess) partnered by Björn Törnblom - third eliminated
• Mårten Andersson (comedian) partnered by Helena Fransson - second eliminated
• Birgitte Söndergaard (actress and artist) partnered by Johan Andersson- first eliminated

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Singer and entertainer Markoolio was supposed to compete in the second season, but broke his foot and was replaced by Tobias Blom. Actor Emil Forselius chose to leave the show before start. Mårten Andersson replaced him.'

Third season (January 2008) on TV4 TV4 is the largest commercial television channel in Sweden. ...

• Tina Nordström partnered by Tobias Karlsson - winners
• Tony Rickardsson partnered by Annika Sjöö - eleventh eliminated, second place
• Karl Petter Bergvall partnered by Jeanette Carlsson - tenth eliminated
• Danny Saucedo partnered by Malin Johansson - ninth eliminated
• Mats "Matte" Carlsson partnered by Carin da Silva - eighth eliminated
• Linda Lampenius partnered by Daniel da Silva - seventh eliminated
• Mi Ridell partnered by Johan Andersson - sixth eliminated
• Richard Herrey partnered by Cecilia Ehrling - fifth eliminated
• Dilba Demirbag partnered by Tobias Wallin - fourth eliminated
• Susanne Lanefelt partnered by Björn Törnblom - third eliminated
• Tilde Fröling partnered by Alfred Palmgren - second eliminated
• Ulf "Uffe" Larsson partnered by Christina Samuelsson - first eliminated

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Turkey

The show in Turkey is called Bak Kim Dans Ediyor (Look, Who is Dancing). Aired by the channel Show TV in 13 weeks on Friday nights from April 6 through June 29, 2007, it was hosted by Şebnem Dönmez, a movie and TV series actress. 11 celebrities competed with their professional dancer partners in various international dance genres like Salsa, Tango, Jive, Broadway Jazz, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Hip-Hop, Funk and in Turkish folk dances Horon, Oriental and Romani as well. The winner was awarded a prize of TRY100,000 (around US$83,000). Show TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Åžebnem Dönmez (May 17, 1974 in Salzgitter, Germany) is a Turkish movie, television series actress and host of television competitions. ... Look up salsa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up tango in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up jive, jiving in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Merengue is a dance originating in the Dominican Republic (East Hispaniola). ... For the dance, see Cha-cha-cha (dance). ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Horon dance with authentic Anatolian enstruments // Definition Authentic Pontic dance is characterized by small, quick, precise steps, arm swings, syncopated knee bends, and abrupt pauses. ... The term the Orient - literally meaning sunrise, east - is traditionally used to refer to Near, Middle, and Far Eastern countries. ... Link titleKarşılama is a Turkish dance. ... TRY banknotes and coins The new Turkish lira is the current currency of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. ...

Contestants:

• Asuman Krause (model)
• Doğa Bekleriz (model)
• Demet Tuncer (pop singer)
• Billur Kalkavan (model)
• Bengü (pop singer) (the winner)
• Banu Zorlu (pop singer)
• Sami Levi (soloist at Group Seferad)
• Cemil Özeren (rock singer and guitarist at Group Ayna)
• Berksan (pop singer)
• Fatih Cansız (2005 Best Model)
• Zaza Enden (basketball player)

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Ukraine

In Ukraine show started at September 2006 on television channel 1+1 under name "Танці з зірками" ("Tantsi z zirkamy") which stands for "Dances With The Stars". The show was hosted by Yuriy Horbunov and Tina Karol. The star contestants were paired with famous Ukrainian dancers, who had won major international competitions. The winners of the show were awarded with the tour to the Rio Carnival, while the runners-up went to the Carnival on Cuba. The show was extremely popular with Ukrainian viewers. The show finale held on the November 26, 2006 had the TV rating of 26.83% with the share of 54.64%, meaning that the quarter of Ukrainian population and more than half of all TV viewers at that moment watched the finale. The show overall was watched by nearly 16 million Ukrainians. The pair of Volodymyr Zelenskyy (member and the leader of famous Ukrainian comic troup) and Olena Shoptenko won the main prize. The Channel 1+1 logo Channel 1+1 is a popular Ukrainian television channel, and is now carried on the DirecTV satellite provider. ... Tina Karol Tina Karol (Ukrainian: , born on January 25, 1985) is a Ukrainian singer. ... Mangueira samba school parades in Rio de Janeiro The Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: ) is an annual celebration in Brazil held forty days before Easter and marking the start of Lent. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, where the show originated, it is known as Strictly Come Dancing.

Further information: Strictly Come Dancing

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United States

Main article: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)

Other countries

The Russian show is called "Танцы со звездами" (Tantsi so zvezdami). The first season which started in 2005 became extremely popular. Currently the second season is in progress. The format of the show is identical to that of other countries. Each pair comprises a famous celebrity and a professional dancer.

The German show is called Let's Dance.

The Danish show is called Vild Med Dans. It's fourth season ended November 16, 2007.

The Indian version is called Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It was first broadcast in September 2006 on Sony Entertainment Television (SET). A lot of people confuse Dancing With The Stars with Nach Baliye which airs on StarPlus. Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa have similar content and presentation but there are minor differences in the concept. The celebrity dancers on Nach Baliye are real life couples, and work with an assigned choreographer. The dancers on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa has one celebrity paired with a trained dancer/choreographer. A notice at the end of the show verifies that the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is indeed a version of Dancing With The Stars.

The Japanese version is called Shall We Dance? It has the same title as the 1996 movie. It is currently in its fourth season. The title Shall We Dance? may refer to one of the following. ... Shall We Dance? is the fully-Anglicized title of Shall We Dansu? (also known as Dansu wo Shimashou ka), a 1996 Japanese film directed by Masayuki Suo. ...

The Malaysian version is called "Malam Sehati Berdansa". It's first episode premiers November 10, 2007.

A Slovakian version is called Let's Dance and was broadcasted by TV Markiza in autumn 2006 presented by Adela Banasova and Martin „Pyco“ Rausch (both presented also Slovensko hľadá SuperStar on STV in 2005 and 2006). The winners were Zuzana Fialová (slovak famous actress) and Peter Modrovský (professional dancer). Only one season was broadcasted yet. Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in Central Europe. ... The current logo of the station. ... Slovensko hľadá SuperStar (Slovakia is searching for a SuperStar) is a casting television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. ... This article is about the Scottish television network. ...

It has been rumored that Greece, Lebanon (which was cancelled because of the war, but now brought back), and Thailand will have a Dancing with the Stars show by late 2007. Hong Kong might also have plans to do the show.

The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico did local version called "¿Quien Baila Mejor?" or in english "Who Dances The Best?" which consisted of both countries competing with amateur dancers for winning a prize of 25,000 USD and a brand new jeep. The show was won by the host country Dominican Republic. A second season is expected to air in late September 2008. 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

World Championship

In 2007, the first edition of the Dancing with the Stars World Championship took place. Countries which took part in the event, staged in Mexico, included teams Romania, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Slovakia, Panama, Paraguay and Ecuador. The winner of the event was the hosting nation Mexico. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

• 1st place - Mexico
• 2nd place - Romania
• 3rd place - Argentina

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References

1. ^ TV ratings for Australian Dancing with the Stars
2. ^ Hunan TV press release on the launch of Strictly Come Dancing

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