International versions of Dancing with the Stars (map correct as of February 2017[update])
Dancing with the Stars is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to 60 territories.[5]
Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became the world's most popular television programme among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine Television Business International,[6] reaching the Top 10 in 17 countries.
The show pairs a number of well known celebrities with professional ballroom dancers, who each week compete by performing one or more choreographed routines that follow the prearranged theme for that particular week. The dancers are then scored by a panel of judges. Viewers are given a certain amount of time to place votes for their favorite dancers, either by telephone or (in some countries) online. The couple with the lowest combined score provided by the judges and viewers is eliminated. This process continues until there are only two, three, or four couples left; when they have competed for the last time one couple is declared the champion and wins a trophy.
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Currently airing Upcoming season Status unknown No longer airing
Season 1, 2010: Oni Pustina & Linda Poda
Season 2, 2011: Enver Petrovci & Lori Bala
Season 3, 2012: Elvana Gjata & Gerdi Vaso
Season 4, 2013–14: Lori Hoxha & Dion Gjinika
Season 5, 2014–15: Tuna & Simone Pigliacelli
Season 6, 2015: Dorina Mema & Besi
Season 7, 2018: Soni Malaj & Dion Gjinika Season 8, 2022–23: Sara Hoxha & Luixhino Hala Season 9, 2023: Enxhi Nasufi & Silvester Shuta
Season 10, 2024: Upcoming season
Current Valbona Selimllari (8–) Ilir Shaqiri (1–7, 9–) Lori Bala (9–) Olta Gixhari (9–) Former Arian Çani (1–2) Iva Tiço (1–4) Milaim Zeka (5) Alfred Kaçinari (3–7) Ema Andrea (4–7) Julian Deda (7) Armand Peza (8) Dalina Buzi (8) Kledi Kadiu (8)
Current Bora Zemani (8–) Eno Popi (8–) Former Alketa Vejsiu (1) Genti Zotaj (1) Ermal Mamaqi (2–3) Armina Mevlani (4) Jonida Maliqi (4) Drini Zeqo (5) Amarda Toska (2–3, 5–6) Mateo Cela (6) Rudi Hizmo (6–7) Almeda Abazi (7)
Season 1, 2006: Dina Tersago & Wim Gevaert
Season 2, 2007: Pieter Loridon & Daisy Croes
Season 3, 2008: Antony Arandia & Leila Akcelik
Season 4, 2009: Louis Talpe & Leila Akcelik
Season 5, 2012: Kevin van der Perren & Charissa van Dipte
Season 1, 2006: Maria Cecilia Sánchez & Jose Andulfo Leal Garay
Season 2, 2006: Carolina Cruz & Wilber González
Season 3, 2006: Valentina Rendón & Felipe Hurtado
Season 1, 2014: Alex Costa & Alhanna Morales
Season 2, 2015: Renzo Rímolo & Yessenia Reyes
Season 3, 2016: Daniel Vargas & Lucía Jiménez
Season 4, 2017: Víctor Carvajal & Diana de la O
Season 5, 2018: Johanna Solano & Kevin Vera
Season 6, 2019: Sofía Chaverri & Javier Acuña
Season 7, 2022: Lorna Cepeda & Michael Rubí
David Martínez Flor Urbina (Seasons 1–6) César Meléndez (Seasons 1–2) Alex Costa (Seasons 3–present) Silvia Baltodano (Seasons 7–present)
Randall Vargas Shirley Álvarez Boris Sosa (Season 2) Mauricio Hoffmann (Season 3) Bismarck Méndez (Season 4–5)
Natalia Carvajal (Season 6) María Rodríguez (Season 7)
Season 1, 2006: Zrinka Cvitešić & Nicolas Quesnoit
Season 2, 2007: Luka Nižetić & Mirjana Žutić
Season 3, 2008: Mario Valentić & Ana Herceg
Season 4, 2009: Franka Batelić & Ištvan Varga
Season 5, 2010: Nera Stipičević & Damir Horvatinčić
Season 6, 2011: Marko Tolja & Ana Herceg
Season 7, 2012: Barbara Radulović & Robert Schubert
Season 8, 2013: Mislav Čavajda & Petra Jeričević
Season 9, 2019: Slavko Sobin & Gabriela Pilić
Season 10, 2022: Pedro Soltz & Valentina Walme
Season 11, 2023: Marco Cuccurin & Paula Tonković
Season 1, 2005: Mia Lyhne & Thomas Evers Poulsen
Season 2, 2005: David Owe & Vickie Jo Ringgaard
Season 3, 2006: Christina Roslyng & Steen Lund
Season 4, 2007: Robert Hansen & Marianne Eihilt
Season 5, 2008: Joachim B. Olsen & Marianne Eihilt
Season 6, 2009: Casper Elgaard & Vickie Jo Ringgaard
Season 7, 2010: Cecilie Hother & Mads Vad
Season 8, 2011: Sophie Fjellvang-Sølling & Silas Holst
Season 9, 2012: Joakim Ingversen & Claudia Rex
Season 10, 2013: Mie Skov & Mads Vad
Season 11, 2014: Sara Maria Franch Mærkedahl & Silas Holst
Season 12, 2015: Ena Spottag & Thomas Evers Poulsen
Season 13, 2016: Sarah Mahfoud & Morten Kjeldgaard
Season 14, 2017: Sofie Lassen-Kahlke & Michael Olesen
Season 15, 2018: Simon Stenspil & Asta Bjórk Ivarsdottir
Season 16, 2019: Jakob Fauerby & Silas Holst
Season 17, 2020: Merete Mærkedahl & Thomas Evers Poulsen
Season 18, 2021: Jimilian & Asta Björk Ivarsdottir
Season 19, 2022: Caspar Phillipson & Malene Østergaard
Season 20, 2023: Kasper Fisker & Karina Frimodt
Season 21, 2024, Upcoming Season
Current Marianne Eihilt (Seasons 16–present) Anne Laxholm (Seasons 1–present) Nikolaj Hübbe(Seasons 8–present) Sonny Fredie Pedersen (Seasons 19–present) Former Jens Werner (Seasons 1–19) Britt Bendixen† (Seasons 1–18) Kim Dahl (Seasons 1) Thomas Evers Poulsen (Seasons 2) Allan Tornsberg (Seasons 3–7)
Current TBA (Seasons 21–present) Martin Johannes Larsen (Seasons 19–present) Former Peter Hansen (Seasons 1–2) Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph (Seasons 1–2 & Seasons 4–6) Claus Elming (Seasons 3–14) Sarah Grünewald (Seasons 10–20) Christine Lorentzen (Seasons 3) Christiane Schaumburg-Müller (Seasons 7–9, 15–18)
Current Jüri Nael (Seasons 1–2, 4–) Helen Klandorf-Sadam (Season 6–) Tanja Mihhailova-Saar (Season 6–) Martin Parmas (Season 6–) Former Merle Klandorf (Seasons 1–5) Ants Tael (Seasons 1–4) Kaie Kõrb (Seasons 1–3) Riina Suhhotskaja (Season 3) Märt Agu (Season 3)
Current Jüri Pootsmann (Season 6–) Eda-Ines Etti (Season 6–) Former Mart Sander (Seasons 1–5) Liina Randpere (Season 5) Kristiina Heinmets-Aigro (Season 1) Merle Liivak (Season 2) Gerli Padar (Season 3) Kaisa Oja (Season 4)
Season 1, 2006: Tomi Metsäketo & Sanna Hirvaskari
Season 2, 2007: Mariko Pajalahti & Aleksi Seppänen
Season 3, 2008: Maria Lund & Mikko Ahti
Season 4, 2009: Satu Tuomisto & Janne Talasma
Season 5, 2010: Antti Tuisku & Anna-Liisa Bergström
Season 6, 2011: Viivi Pumpanen & Matti Puro
Season 7, 2012: Krisse Salminen & Matti Puro
Season 8, 2013: Raakel Lignell & Jani Rasimus
Season 9, 2014: Pete Parkkonen & Katri Mäkinen
Season 10, 2017: Anna-Maija Tuokko & Matti Puro
Season 11, 2018: Edis Tatli & Katri Mäkinen
Season 12, 2019: Christoffer Strandberg & Jutta Helenius
Season 13, 2020: Virpi Sarasvuo & Sami Helenius
Season 14, 2021: Ernest Lawson & Anniina Koivuniemi
Season 15, 2022: Benjamin & Saana Akiola
Season 16, 2023: Pernilla Böckerman & Anssi Heikkilä
Current Jukka Haapalainen (Seasons 1–present) Jorma Uotinen (Seasons 1–present) Helena Ahti-Hallberg (Seasons 3–8, 10–present)
Current Vappu Pimiä (Seasons 4–6 & 8–present) Ernest Lawson (Seasons 15-present) Former Marco Bjurström (Seasons 1–4) Vanessa Kurri (Seasons 3) Ella Kanninen (Seasons 1–2 & Season 7) Mikko Leppilampi (Seasons 5–14)
Season 1, Spring 2006: Attila Czene & Petra Bánhidi
Season 2, Fall 2006: András Csonka & Andrea Keleti
Season 3, 2008: Attila Katus & Andrea Molnár
Season 4, 2013: Csaba Vastag & Tünde Mármarosi
Season 5, 2014: Judit Rezes & György Lehoczky
Lujza Pálinkó (2006–2008) Marcell Zsámboki(2006–2008) György Böhm (2006–2008) Ilona Medveczky (2006–2008) Andrea Keleti (2013–2014) Cecília Esztergályos (2013–2014) Tamás Szirtes (2013) Ákos Tihanyi (2013) András Csonka (2014) László Jáksó (2014)
Zsóka Kapócs (2006) András Stohl (2006) Nóra Ördög (2006–2008, 2014) Zoltán Bereczki (2008) András Csonka (2013) Lilu (2013)
Season 1, 2020: Tímea Gelencsér & Bertalan Hegyes
Season 2, 2021: Andi Tóth & Andrei Mangra
Season 3, 2022: Adél Csobot & Bertalan Hegyes
Season 4, 2023: Gábor Krausz & Anna Mikes
Season 5, 2024: Upcoming season
Current Nóra Ördög (2020–present) Vajk Szente (2022–present) Tamás Juronics (2022–present) Former Miklós Schiffer (2020) Andrea Molnár (2020–2021) Gergely Csanád Kovács (2020–2021) Zoltán Bereczki (2021–2022)
Ramóna Kiss (2020–present) András Stohl (2020–present)
Season 1, 2012–2013: Naya & Abdo Dalloul
Season 2, 2013–2014: Daniella Rahme & Raed Mourad
Season 3, 2015: Anthony Touma & Chloé Hourani
Season 4, 2017: Badih Abou Chacra and Sandra Abbas
Mazen Kiwan (Series 1–4) Mira Samaha (Series 1–4) Rabih Nahas (Series 1–4) Darren Bennett (Series 1–4)
Season 1, 2006: Latin Lover & Mariana Vallejo
Season 2, 2007: Alessandra Rosaldo & Israel Aquino
Season 3, 2014: María León & Adrián Arellano
Season 4, 2017: Adrián Di Monte & Montserrat Yescas
María León (Season 4) María José (Season 4) Gente De Zona (Season 4) Flavio Mendoza (Season 4) Former Emma Pulido (Seasons 1–2) Edith González (Seasons 1–2) Félix Greco (Seasons 1–2) Roberto Mitsuko (Seasons 1–3) Bianca Marroquín (Season 3) Fey (Season 3) Carlos Baute (Season 3) Roberto Mitsuko (Season 4, weeks 3–5) Lolita Cortés (Season 4, weeks 4–5)
João Baião (season 1–4) Marco de Camilis (season 1–4) São José Lapa (season 1–3) Rita Blanco (season 4) Filipe La Féria (season 5) Sónia Araújo (season 5) Noua Wong (season 5)
Season 1, Spring 2006: Andra & Florin Birică
Season 2, Fall 2006: Victor Slav & Carmen Stepan
Season 3, Spring 2007: Cosmin Stan & Doina Ocu
Season 4, Fall 2007: Alex Velea & Cristina Stoicescu
Season 5, Spring 2008: Andreea Bălan & Petrişor Ruge
Season 6, Fall 2008: Giulia Anghelescu & Andrei Ştefan
Season 7, Spring 2009: Monica Irimia & Darius Belu
Season 8, Fall 2009: Jean de la Craiova & Sandra Neacşu
Season 9, Spring 2010: Cătălin Moroşanu & Magda Ciorobea
Season 10, Fall 2010: Octavian Strunilă & Ella Dumitru
Season 11, Spring 2011: Corina Bud & Eduard Ionuţ Vasile
Season 12, Fall 2011: Jojo & Ionuț Tănase Season 13, 2012: Roxana Ionescu & George Boghian Season 14, 2013: Ilinca Vandici & Răzvan Marton
Current
Emilia Popescu
Mihai Petre
Elwira Petre
Beatrice Rancea
Edi Stancu Former
Mariana Bitang
Octavian Bellu
Willmark Rizzo
Răzvan Mazilu Cornel Patrichi
Current
Ștefan Bănică Jr. (Seasons 1–14)
Iulia Vântur (Seasons 3–14) Former
Olivia Steer
Season 1, 2006: Maria Sittel & Vladislav Borodinov
Season 2, 2006: Anna Snatkina & Euvgeni Grigorov
Season 3, 2008: Daria Sagalova & Anton Kovalev
Season 4, 2009: Yulia Savicheva & Euvgeni Papunaishvili
Season 5, 2010: Anastasia Stockaya & Alexey Ledenev
Season 6, 2011: Tatiana Bulanova & Dimitry Lashenko
Season 7, 2012: Glukoza & Euvgeni Papunaishvili
Season 8, 2013: Yelena Podkaminskaya & Andrei Karpov
Season 9, 2015: Irina Pegova & Andrei Kozlovskiy
Season 10, 2016: Aleksandra Ursulyak & Denis Tagintsev
Season 11, 2020: Ivan Stebunov & Inna Svechnikova
Season 12, 2021: Sergey Lazarev & Ekaterina Osipova
Season 13, 2022: Alexandra Revenko & Denis Tagintsev
Season 1, 2006: Zuzana Fialová & Peter Modrovský
Season 2, 2008: Michaela Čobejová & Tomáš Surovec
Season 3, 2009: Juraj Mokrý & Katarína Štumpfová
Season 4, 2010: Nela Pocisková & Peter Modrovský
Season 5, 2011: Janka Hospodárová & Matej Chren
Season 6, 2017: Vladimír Kobielsky & Dominika Chrapeková
Season 7, 2022: Ján Koleník & Vanda Polaková
Season 8, 2023: Jana Kovalčiková & Vilém Šír
Season 9, 2024: Jakub Jablonský & Eliška Lenčešová
Current Ján Ďurovčík (1-3, 5-) Tatiana Drexler (2-4, 6-) Adela Vinczeová (7-) Former
Elena Jágerská (1) Dagmar Hubová (1, 3-4) Jozef Bednárik (1-5) Zdeněk Chlopčík (4-5) Dara Rolins (5) Petr Horáček (6) Zuzana Fialová (2, 6) Jorge González (7) Ján Koleník (8)
Current Viktor Vincze (7-) Lucia Hlaváčková (8-) Former Martin "Pyco" Rausch (1-4, 6) Adela Vinczeová (1-2, 4-6) Zuzana Fialová (3) Libor Bouček (5) Martina Zábranská (7)
Season 1, 2006: Zuraida Jardine & Michael Wentink
Season 2, 2006: Riann Venter & Hayley Hammond
Season 3, 2007: Hip Hop Pantsula & Hayley Bennett
Season 4, 2008: Emmanuel Castis & Lindsey Muckle
Season 5, 2008: Rob van Vuuren & Mary Martin
Season 6, 2013: Zakeeya Patel & Ryan Hammond
Season 7, 2014: Jonathan Boynton-Lee & Hayley Bennett
Season 8, 2015: Karlien van Jaarsveld & Devon Snell
Season 1, 2005: Claudia Molina
Season 2, 2006: David Civera
Season 3, 2006: Rosa López
Season 4, 2006: Estela Giménez
Season 5, 2007: Manolo Sarriá
Season 6, 2007: Nani Gaitán
Season 7, 2009: Manuel Bandera
Season 8, 2010: Belén Esteban
Season 9, 2014: Miguel Abellán
Current Ann Wilson (Seasons 1–18) Tony Irving (Seasons 1–18) Dermot Clemenger (Seasons 1–10, 15–18) Former Maria Öhrman (Seasons 1–5) Isabel Edvardsson (Season 6) Cecilia Lazar (Seasons 11–14)
Season 1, 2006: Volodymyr Zelenskyy & Olena Shoptenko
Season 2, Spring 2007: Lilia Podkopayeva & Sergey Kostecki
Season 3, Fall 2007: Marcin Mroczek & Anna Pilipenko
Season 4, 2011: Stas Shurins & Olena Pul Season 5, 2017: Natalia Mohylevska & Ihor Kuzmenko
Season 6, 2018: Ihor Lastochkin & Ilona Hvozdeva
Season 7, 2019: Kseniya Mishyna & Yevhen Kot
Season 8, 2020: Santa Dimopulos & Maks Leonov
Season 9, 2021: Artur Lohai & Anna Karelina
^Copycat version of the programme, not officially licensed under Dancing with the Stars brand.
China (including Hong Kong)
The Chinese version is a co-production between mainland China's HBS and Hong Kong's TVB, under licence from the BBC. In mainland China it is aired on Hunan Television and in Hong Kong on TVB Jade. 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 or "Miracles of Dance Moves". 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 anniversary of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the UK to the People's Republic of China.[8]
India
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 have 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.
Indonesia
Dancing with the Star Indonesia aired its first series in March 2011 on Indosiar and was hosted by Choky Sitohang and Cathy Sharon. Fadli & Trisna were the winners, while Yuanita Christiani & Wawan finished in second place, and Hengky Kurniawan & Melissa finished in third. The second series aired from October to December 2011. Lucky Widja & Sri were the winners, while Melly "SHE" & Wawan finished in second place, and Tya Ariestya & Yana finished in third.[citation needed]
Japan
The Japanese version is called Shall We Dance? It has the same title as the 1996 movie by the same name, but it has no relation to it beyond the shared name. Due to the fact that there was already a series-special dancing program, and that many cast members from it also appeared in the new program, the Japanese version was confused with a regularly scheduled version of the series-special, rather than its own version of the TV series. This one ran from 8 April 2006, to 17 March 2007 on NTV-4.
The show (Korean: 댄싱 위드 더 스타) has aired on MBC TV since June 10, 2011, and is hosted by Lee Deok-hwa, with co-host Lee So-ra[9][10][11] in Season 1 while former contestant Kim Gyu-ri co-hosted the second season. The first season was won by Moon Hee-joon and his partner Ahn Hye-sang while the second season was won by Choi Yeo-jin and her partner Park Ji-woo. The 3rd Season was won by pop-singer and dancer Fei and her partner Kim Soo Ro.
The first Peruvian reality show based on Dancing With The Stars was Baila con las estrellas [es] (2005–2006), hosted by Rebeca Escribens and broadcast on Panamericana Televisión (channel 5) on Saturday afternoon. The show aired two seasons before it was cancelled.
The second dancing show was Bailando por un sueño (Dancing for a Dream) in 2008, based on a Mexican reality show with the same name, broadcast on Panamericana Televisión, but produced by a different production: GV Producciones. This show was hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Giancarlo Chichizola and aired every Saturday night (from June to December). The show was like Dancing With The Stars, but instead of professional dancers, there were amateur dancers. They danced every week in order to win a prize: to achieve a personal/humanitarian goal or "dream". The show had 2 series and the 4 first places of each series had the chance to dance on Reyes de la Pista.
Winners:
Season 1: Carlos Alcántara, actor and stand-up comedian; and his partner Carolina Guerra. Their "dream" was a surgery to Carolina's cornea in order to remove some ulcers, otherwise she would have lost her sight.
Season 2:Marco Zunino, actor and singer; and his partner Jardena Ugaz, their "dream" was to give Jardena's mother an operation to remove some strange lumps that had appeared on her back.
"Reyes de la Pista":Delly Madrid, model and business woman; and her partner José Luis Campos. They won about $280 000 in Peruvian currency and the chance to represent this country on Second Dance World Championship, in Mexico.
The next year (2009), El Show de los sueños was shown every Saturday night (from May to December) on América Televisión (channel 4) and hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Christian Rivero. This reality show was a dancing and singing competition, therefore, there was one star, an amateur dancer, and an amateur singer per group. They performed to achieve a personal/humanitarian goal or "dream". The 3 first places of each series, 1 fourth place of series 1 and an 8th place of series 2 selected by the judges won a chance to perform on "Reyes del Show" (Show Kings).
Winners:
Season 1: Sandra Muente, singer; and her partners the Herrera Soto brothers, whose "dream" was the rebuilding of "Lord of Luren" church, located in Ica, Peru.
Season 2:Anna Carina, singer, songwriter and dancer; and her partners Carlos Suárez and Gabriela Noriega, whose "dream" was to give a surgery to Gabriela's older sister, who was a morbid obese and the recovery from chronic depression.
"Reyes del Show":Jean Paul Strauss, singer, musician and songwriter; and his partners Katherine Mendoza and Luis Enrique Baca. They won about $560 000 in Peruvian currency.
Since 2010, El Gran Show (The Amazing Show) is broadcast on América Televisión (channel 4) every Saturday night (from May to December) and it's hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Christian Rivero. This reality show is like "Bailando por un Sueño": 2 series and a "top performers series". This time, each amateur dancer represents a Peruvian city. besides, in this show, the pairs (the famous and the amateur dancer) were scored from 1 to 10 by standard judges and "V.I.P judges", who are 12 random people representing the Peruvian audience, they are weekly selected by lottery via website. The 3 first places from each series win a chance to dance on El Gran Show: Reyes del Show (Show Kings).
Season 2:Belén Estévez, professional dancer; and her partner Gian Frank Navarro, from Lima, Peru. Their "dream" was to treat Gian Frank's 4 year-old nephew, suffering from viral encephalitis, a disease that has ridden him with scoliosis, blindness and seizures.
"Reyes del Show": Miguel Rebosio, former soccer player; and his partner Fabianne Hayashida, from Lima, Peru. They won about $560 000 in Peruvian currency.
2011
Season 1:Raul Zuazo, actor; and his partner Dayana Calla, from Arequipa, Peru. Their "dream" was to deploy and equip a training center for homeless children.
Season 2:Jesus Neyra, actor; and his partner Lucero Clavijo, from Tacna, Peru. Their "dream" was to improve "Maria Domitila Lascombes" transitorial housing's infrastructure.
"Reyes del Show": (starts in November 5th).
Russia
The Russian TV show is called "Танцы со звёздами" ("Tantsy so zvyozdami", transliterated). The first season, which began in 2006, became extremely popular. Its second season is in progress after a long delay. The format of the show is identical to that of other countries. Each pair is composed of a famous celebrity and a professional dancer.[citation needed]
Turkey
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The Turkish version was called Yok Böyle Dans. Thirteen couples were participating in the competition.[12]Lilia Kopylova was the head of the judging panel of four. Azra Akın won the competition with her partner Nikolai.
In Ukraine the show started in September 2006 on television channel 1+1 under the 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 rewarded 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 a quarter of the Ukrainian population and more than half of all TV viewers at that moment watched the final. The show overall was watched by nearly 16 million Ukrainians. The pair of Volodymyr Zelenskyy (leader of a famous Ukrainian comic troupe and future president of Ukraine) and Olena Shoptenko won the main prize.
In the United States, the show is called Dancing with the Stars, which airs on ABC from 2005 to 2021, and in 2023; and currently on Disney+ since 2022 featuring athletes, singers, actors, and professional dancers. It is currently hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro.[13] The show is a huge hit since it debuted in 2005. The Spanish-language network Univisión also has its own version in 2010 under the name Mira Quien Baila ("Look Who's Dancing"). The Len Goodman Mirror Ball trophy is manufactured by the New York firm Society Awards. In addition, ABC debuted the Juniors version of the show on October 7, 2018, with Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz as hosts. In September 2019, ABC cancelled the Junior counterpart after one season.[14]