Taniec z Gwiazdami (season 18)


The 18th season of Taniec z gwiazdami, the Polish edition of Dancing With the Stars, started on 4 March 2016. This was the fifth season aired on Polsat. Krzysztof Ibisz and new presenter Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna were the hosts and Beata Tyszkiewicz, Iwona Pavlović, Michał Malitowski and Andrzej Grabowski returned as judges.
On 13 May, Anna Karczmarczyk and her partner Jacek Jeschke were crowned the champions.

Couples

Scores

Notes:
Week 1: Anna Karczmarczyk scored 40 out of 40 on her first dance. It was the highest score ever in Week 1. There was a two-way tie on the second place, with Elżbieta Romanowska and Izu Ugonoh all getting 39 out of 40. Joanna Opozda scored 26 points for her Cha-cha-cha making it the lowest score of the Week. Andrzej & Magdalena were eliminated despite being 5 points from the bottom.
Week 2: Elżbieta Romanowska and Izu Ugonoh got their first perfect scores. Nikodem Rozbicki scored 27 points for his Jive making it the lowest score of the Week. Dorota & Robert were eliminated despite being 4 points from the bottom.
Week 3: Elżbieta Romanowska received her second perfect score for Tango. Nikodem Rozbicki scored 25 points for his Cha-cha-cha making it the lowest score of the Week. Waldemar & Nina were eliminated despite being 9 points from the bottom.
Week 4: Elżbieta Romanowska got perfect score for her Jive, having scored 3 perfect scores in a row. Nikodem Rozbicki scored 24 points for his Samba making it the lowest score of the Week. Joanna & Kamil were eliminated despite being 4 points from the bottom.

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.
Rank by averagePlaceCoupleTotal pointsNumber of dancesAverage
12Elżbieta & Rafał5811538.7
25Izu & Hanna309838.6
31Anna & Jacek6141638.4
49Waldemar & Nina103334.3
57Kasia & Tomasz195632.5
64Rafał & Valeriya3211032.1
710Dorota & Robert63231.5
83Julia & Jan4061331.2
911Andrzej & Magdalena31131.0
108Joanna & Kamil121430.3
116Nikodem & Agnieszka169628.2

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:
DanceBest dancerHighest scoreWorst dancerLowest score
Cha-cha-chaIzu Ugonoh40Nikodem Rozbicki25
WaltzIzu Ugonoh
Elżbieta Romanowska
39Nikodem Rozbicki27
JiveElżbieta Romanowska
Izu Ugonoh
40Nikodem Rozbicki27
TangoAnna Karczmarczyk
Elżbieta Romanowska
40Julia Wróblewska30
RumbaAnna Karczmarczyk39Rafał Jonkisz30
FoxtrotElżbieta Romanowska
Anna Karczmarczyk
40Julia Wróblewska31
Paso DobleElżbieta Romanowska40Izu Ugonoh36
Viennese WaltzAnna Karczmarczyk
Elżbieta Romanowska
40Rafał Jonkisz
Julia Wróblewska
32
JazzRafał Jonkisz
Julia Wróblewska
36
SambaAnna Karczmarczyk35Nikodem Rozbicki24
QuickstepAnna Karczmarczyk40Joanna Opozda
Kasia Stankiewicz
28
ContemporaryIzu Ugonoh40Nikodem Rozbicki34
SalsaElżbieta Romanowska39Julia Wróblewska27
Argentine TangoElżbieta Romanowska37
FreestyleAnna Karczmarczyk
Elżbieta Romanowska
40

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

According to the traditional 40-point scale:
CouplesHighest scoring danceLowest scoring dance
Anna & JacekTango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz, Freestyle Rumba
Elżbieta & RafałFoxtrot, Tango, Jive, Paso Doble, Freestyle, Viennese Waltz Samba
Julia & JanModern Jazz, Waltz Samba
Rafał & ValeriyaWaltz Cha-cha-cha, Samba
Izu & HannaCha-cha-cha, Jive, Contemporary Paso Doble, Jive
Nikodem & AgnieszkaContemporary Samba
Kasia & TomaszRumba Quickstep
Joanna & KamilTango Cha-cha-cha
Waldemar & NinaWaltz Jive, Foxtrot
Dorota & RobertWaltz Cha-cha-cha
Andrzej & MagdalenaJive Jive

Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Andrzej Grabowski, Iwona Pavlović, Beata Tyszkiewicz and Michał Malitowski.

Week 1: Season Premiere

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Elżbieta & Rafał39 Cha-cha-cha"The Shoop Shoop Song "—CherSafe
Kasia & Tomasz30 Cha-cha-cha"Blame It on the Boogie"—The JacksonsSafe
Waldemar & Nina35 Waltz"Oczarowanie"—Zbigniew WodeckiSafe
Julia & Jan29 Jive"Happy"—Pharrell WilliamsSafe
Izu & Hanna39 Tango"Jealousy"—The Malando OrchestraSafe
Joanna & Kamil26 Cha-cha-cha"Lady Marmalade"—LabelleBottom two
Andrzej & Magdalena31 Jive"Karma Chameleon"—Culture ClubEliminated
Dorota & Robert32 Waltz"If You Don't Know Me by Now"—Simply RedSafe
Rafał & Valeriya33 Jive"Waterloo"—ABBASafe
Anna & Jacek40 Tango"El Choclo"—Ángel VilloldoSafe
Nikodem & Agnieszka27 Waltz"What the World Needs Now Is Love"—Jackie DeShannonSafe

Week 2

Individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Andrzej Grabowski, Iwona Pavlović, Beata Tyszkiewicz and Stefano Terrazzino.
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Julia & Jan30 Cha-cha-cha"Na pewno"—Tabb & Sound'n'GraceSafe
Anna & Jacek31 Rumba"Hello"—AdeleSafe
Rafał & Valeriya33 Foxtrot"Somethin' Stupid"—Frank Sinatra and Nancy SinatraSafe
Dorota & Robert31 Cha-cha-cha"Rivers of Babylon"—Boney M.Eliminated
Nikodem & Agnieszka27 Jive"One Way or Another"—One DirectionBottom two
Joanna & Kamil37 Tango"Un-Break My Heart"—Toni BraxtonSafe
Izu & Hanna40 Cha-cha-cha"Smooth Criminal"—Michael JacksonSafe
Elżbieta & Rafał40 Foxtrot"Diamonds"—RihannaSafe
Waldemar & Nina34 Jive"Footloose"—Kenny LogginsSafe
Kasia & Tomasz37 Rumba"Love Me like You Do"—Ellie GouldingSafe

Week 3: My Place on Earth

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Izu & Hanna36 Paso Doble"Eye of the Tiger"—SurvivorSafe
Kasia & Tomasz33 Waltz"Orła cień"—Varius ManxBottom two
Nikodem & Agnieszka25 Cha-cha-cha"Tragedy"—Bee GeesSafe
Anna & Jacek39 Viennese Waltz"I Have Nothing"—Whitney HoustonSafe
Rafał & Valeriya36 Jazz"Chariots of Fire"—VangelisSafe
Joanna & Kamil30 Jive"Take On Me"—A-haSafe
Julia & Jan32 Waltz"When I Fall in Love"—Nat King ColeSafe
Waldemar & Nina34 Foxtrot"Careless Whisper"—Wham!Eliminated
Elżbieta & Rafał40 Tango"Song from a Secret Garden" – Secret GardenSafe

Week 4: Spring Breakers

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Anna & Jacek35 Samba"Tyle słońca w całym mieście"—Anna JantarSafe
Izu & Hanna39 Quickstep"Good Morning"—Miss LiSafe
Elżbieta & Rafał40 Jive"W stronę słońca"—Ewelina LisowskaSafe
Joanna & Kamil28 Quickstep"Walking On Sunshine"—Katrina and the WavesEliminated
Rafał & Valeriya29 Cha-cha-cha"Sugar"—Robin Schulz featuring Francesco YatesSafe
Julia & Jan25 Samba"Best Day of My Life—American AuthorsSafe
Kasia & Tomasz32 Jive"Wszystko mi mówi, że mnie ktoś pokochał"—SkaldowieBottom three
Nikodem & Agnieszka24 Samba"Love Is in the Air"—John Paul YoungBottom three

Week 5: Switch-Up Week

The couples were required to switch professional partners this week and learn a new style of dance. Due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place at the end of the show. At the end of the show it was revealed that Izu & Valeriya had the highest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes, and the top three were still Elżbieta & Jan and Anna & Rafał, while Rafał & Agnieszka had the lowest total.
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Rafał & Agnieszka29 Samba"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"—Michel Teló
Julia & Tomasz31 Foxtrot"Cherish"—Madonna
Nikodem & Hanna34 Contemporary"Pusty dom"—Grzegorz Hyży & TABB
Elżbieta & Jan39 Quickstep"Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
Izu & Valeriya40 Jive"Gettin' In The Mood"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Kasia & Jacek35 Tango"Set Fire to the Rain"—Adele
Anna & Rafał38 Cha-cha-cha"Shut up and Dance"—Walk the Moon

Week 6: Animated Films Week

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicAnimated filmResult
Kasia & Tomasz28 Quickstep"Heigh-Ho"—The Dwarfs ChorusSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs1st Eliminated
Rafał & Valeriya32 Viennese Waltz"When You Wish upon a Star"—Cliff EdwardsPinocchioBottom two
Elżbieta & Rafał31 Samba"Wyginam śmiało ciało"—Jarosław BoberekMadagascarSafe
Izu & Hanna39 Waltz"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"—Elton JohnThe Lion KingSafe
Anna & Jacek38 Contemporary"Mam tę moc"—Katarzyna ŁaskaFrozenSafe
Julia & Jan32 Viennese Waltz"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"—Judy GarlandThe Wonderful Wizard of OzSafe
Nikodem & Agnieszka32 Foxtrot"The NeverEnding Story—LimahlThe NeverEnding Story2nd Eliminated

CoupleJudges votesDanceMusicResult
Izu & HannaIzu, Izu, Izu, IzuCha-cha-cha"Love Me Again"—John NewmanWinner
Elżbieta & RafałIzu, Izu, Izu, IzuCha-cha-cha"Love Me Again"—John NewmanLoser
Julia & JanJulia, Anna, Anna, AnnaSamba"Livin' La Vida Loca"—Ricky MartinLoser
Anna & JacekJulia, Anna, Anna, AnnaSamba"Livin' La Vida Loca"—Ricky MartinWinner
Nikodem & AgnieszkaNikodem, Rafał, Rafał, RafałJive"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham!Loser
Rafał & ValeriyaNikodem, Rafał, Rafał, RafałJive"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"—Wham!Winner

Week 7: Dedications Dances

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Julia & Jan33 Jive"She Loves You"—The BeatlesBottom two
Julia & Jan36 Modern Jazz"Wznieś serce nad zło"—Ryszard RynkowskiBottom two
Rafał & Valeriya29 Cha-cha-cha"Cake by the Ocean"—DNCESafe
Rafał & Valeriya37 Waltz"Wielka miłość"—Seweryn KrajewskiSafe
Izu & Hanna36 Jive"Hallelujah I Love Her So"—Brenda LeeEliminated
Izu & Hanna40 Contemporary"Another Love"—Tom OdellEliminated
Elżbieta & Rafał39 Salsa"Vivir Mi Vida"—Marc AnthonySafe
Elżbieta & Rafał39 Waltz"Memory"—Barbra StreisandSafe
Anna & Jacek37 Cha-Cha-Cha"I Wanna Dance with Somebody"—Whitney HoustonSafe
Anna & Jacek40 Foxtrot"Jej czarne oczy"—Ivan & DelfinSafe

Week 8: Movie Week (Trio Challenge)

;Running order
Couple
ScoreDanceMusicMovieResult
Rafał & Valeriya
30 Rumba"Take My Breath Away"—BerlinTop GunEliminated
Rafał & Valeriya
33 Viennese Waltz"Hedwig's Theme"—John WilliamsHarry PotterEliminated
Julia & Jan
27 Salsa" The Time of My Life"—Bill Medley and Jennifer WarnesDirty DancingSafe
Julia & Jan
30 Tango"Mamma Mia"—ABBAMamma Mia!Safe
Elżbieta & Rafał
37 Argentine Tango"Love Theme from the Godfather"—Nino RotaThe GodfatherSafe
Elżbieta & Rafał
40 Paso Doble"Star Wars Main Theme"—John WilliamsStar WarsSafe
Anna & Jacek
38 Waltz"My Heart Will Go On"—Celine DionTitanicSafe
Anna & Jacek
40 Quickstep"Vabank"—Henryk KuźniakVabankSafe

Week 9: Semi-final

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Julia & Jan33 Quickstep"I'm So Excited"—The Pointer SistersBottom two
Julia & Jan32 Cha-cha-cha"Ocean Drive"—Duke DumontBottom two
Elżbieta & Rafał38 Rumba"I'm Not the Only One"—Sam SmithSafe
Elżbieta & Rafał39 Foxtrot"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"—Burt BacharachSafe
Anna & Jacek39 Jive"Single Ladies "—BeyoncéBottom two
Anna & Jacek39 Rumba"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"—PrinceBottom two

Dance-off
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Julia & Jan36 Waltz"When I Fall in Love"—Nat King ColeEliminated
Anna & Jacek40 Viennese Waltz"I Have Nothing"—Whitney HoustonSafe

Week 10: Season Finale

;Running order
Couple
ScoreDanceMusicResult
Elżbieta & Rafał
30 Tango"Maria de Buenos Aires"—Astorpia quinteto PiazzollaRunners-up
Elżbieta & Rafał
40 Freestyle"Satin birds"—Abel Korzeniowski
"Clock Tick"—Abel Korzeniowski
Runners-up
Elżbieta & Rafał
40 Viennese Waltz"One and Only"—AdeleRunners-up
Anna & Jacek
30 Tango"El Tango de Roxanne"—Jacek Koman from Moulin RougeWinners
Anna & Jacek
40 FreestyleSecret Garden—Song from a The Secret GardenWinners
Anna & Jacek
40 Foxtrot"Piosenka księżycowa"—Varius ManxWinners

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

Guest performances

Rating figures