Rokdim Im Kokhavim


Rokdim Im Kokhavim is the Israeli version of the popular British TV show Strictly Come Dancing. The show features local celebrities partnered with professional ballroom dancers, competing to be the most successful dancers in the contest. Each week the couple that gains the fewest votes from the show's judges and spectators is eliminated. Viewers vote for their favorites, in order to save them from elimination, via phone, SMS and online. Over 350,000 votes were cast on the show's 3rd-season finale.

Participants

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Partners Lucy Dubinchik & Dennis Belochrekovski were forced to retire from the contest when Dennis suffered a herniated disk injury.

Season 5

CelebrityProfessionalPosition
Pnina Rosenblum Dennis Belochrekovski1st Eliminated
Orly Weinerman Haim Pershtein2nd & 7th Eliminated
Meital Dohan Victor Tsemah3rd Eliminated
Gala Kogan Oron Dahan4th Eliminated
Liat Belo Yaniv Kakon5th Eliminated
Zohar Strauss Dorit Milman6th Eliminated
Shimon Amsalem Masha Troyansky8th Eliminated
Mira Awad Dani Yochtman9th Eliminated
Itzik Cohen Alona DiskinThird
Moshe Peretz Polina ChiktonovSecond
Michael Lewis Ana AharonovWinners

In a twist in the competition after the fifth elimination, viewers were able to vote to reinstate their favourite of the five couples that had been eliminated. Orly Weinerman won, and was reinstated back into the contest, only to be re-eliminated by the public the next week. This twist created a controversy, however, when it allegedly emerged that contestants Pnina Rosenblum, Meital Dohan and Gala Kogan had already confirmed they had no plans to return to the programme under any circumstances, due to other commitments. Despite this, the phonelines to vote for the three contestants were kept open, at the expense of those voting by SMS. The Network responded that they had "operated according to policy", and would not confirm or deny the allegations to respect the "dignity of the stars".

Season 6

CelebrityProfessionalPosition
Sharon Haziz Yaniv Kakon1st Eliminated
Itzik Zohar Alona Diskin2nd Eliminated
Hila Alfert Haim Pershtein3rd Eliminated
Aki Avni Polina Chiktonov4th Eliminated
Gili Shem Tov Dorit Milman5th Eliminated
Tal Berkovich Boris Zaltzman6th Eliminated
Kobi Peretz Rina Greenspan7th Eliminated
Merhav Mohar Anastasia Shapiro8th Eliminated
Dalia Mazor Dani Yochtman9th Eliminated
Adi Himmelbleu Dennis BelochrekovskiThird
Ron Shahar Ana AharonovSecond
Shlomi Koriat Hadas FisherWinners

Season 7

CelebrityProfessionalPosition
Gil Mossinson Anastasia Shapiro1st Eliminated
Shlomo Baraba Polina Chiktonov2nd Eliminated
Dana Adini Anton Lapidos3rd Eliminated
Noaa Meiman Dani Yochtman4th Eliminated
Avihu Shabat Elina Shoostin5th Eliminated
Ilanit Haim PershteinWithdrew
Shlomi Lahiani Rina Greenspan6th Eliminated
Orna Datz Yaniv Kakon7th/8th Eliminated
Yuval Shem Tov Viki Shupletsov7th/8th Eliminated
Esti Zakhaim Boris Zaltzman9th Eliminated
Amit Farkash Oron DahanThird
Miki Geva Yulya ProkofenkoSecond
Asaf Hertz Masha TroyanskyWinners

Partners Ilanit & Haim Pershtein were forced to retire from the contest when Ilanit has a problem with her leg.