Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 42 territories.

Versions have also been produced in dozens of countries across the world. As a result, the series became the world's most popular television program among all genres in 2006 and 2007, according to the magazine Television Business International, 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 favourite 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 or three couples left; when they have competed for the last time one couple is declared the champion.

§National versions

§All Dancing with the Stars series

     Currently airing      No longer airing

§Chile

§El Baile en TVN

Based on the format of the program Strictly Come Dancing, El Baile en TVN ("The Ball on TVN") has aired in Chile since 16 October 2006. The hosts are Rafael Araneda and Karen Doggenweiler.

§Series 1

Since October 16, 2006. The winners of this series were Juvenal Olmos and Claudia Miranda.

• Patricio Laguna (Model, partnered by Viví Rodríguez)
• Sigrid Alegría (Actress, partnered by Mario Méndez)
• Raquel Argandoña (TV personality, partnered by Alfredo Araya)
• Juanita Parra (Musician, partnered by Diego Heilig)
• Quique Neira (Musician, partnered by Verónica Lobos)
• Pilar Cox (TV host, partnered by Andrés Niérez)
• Horacio de la Peña (Former Tennis player, partnered by María Isabel Sobarzo)

§Series 2

Since 5 March 2007. The winners of this series were Cristian Arriagada and Paz Bustos.

§Series 3

Since 22 August 2007. The winners of this series were Francisco Reyes and Irene Bustamante.

• Carolina "Pampita" Ardohain (Argentine 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 in children's TV programs, partnered by Darwin Ruz)
• Adrea Tessa (Chilean singer, partnered by Alfredo Araya)
• Gianella Marengo (ex-reality show participant, partnered by Emilio Retamal)
• Leandro Martínez (Chilean singer and member of the TV 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 former Formula One racing driver, partnered by Claudia Miranda)
• Hotuiti Teao (Chilean model from Easter Island, partnered by Monica Valenzuela)
• Carlos von Mühlenbrock (Chilean chef and entertainer of Chilean TV programs, partnered by Viví Rodriguez)

§Series 4

The winners of this series were Fernando Godoy and Paz Bustos. The contestants of this series were :

• Sebastian Ferrer (Stylist & panelist of the TV show Pollo en conserva)
• Mario Guerrero (Singer)
• Sandra O Ryan (Actress)
• Reinaldo González (Military instructor of reality show Pelotón)
• Cristian Riquelme (Actor)
• Denisse Malebrán (Singer)
• Fernando Godoy (Actor, comediant & TV host)
• Mariana Derderian (Actress, singer & TV host)
• Sergio Vargas (Ex football player)
• Paola Camaggi (Model & TV host)
• Raquel "KEL" Calderón (Young actress, singer, model & panelist of TV shows)
• Iván Torres ("The Weather man")
• Rosita Parsons (Model)

§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: WÇ"dòngqíjì) is difficult to translate, but could be rendered as Miracle Dancing or "Miracles of Dance Moves". The official English title is Strictly Come Dancing. 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.

§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 broadcast in March 2011 on Indosiar and hosted by Choky Sitohang & Cathy Sharon.On the 1st Series The 2nd Runner up is Hengky Kurniawan & Melissa, the 1st Runner up is Yuanita Christiani & Wawan, and the winner is Fadli & Trisna.The 2nd Series which is broadcast in Octoberâ€"December 2011 the 2nd Runner Up is Tya Ariestya & Yana,the 1st Runner Up is Melly "SHE" & Wawan and the winner is singer Lucky Widja & Sri

§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.

§South Korea

The show (Hangul: 댄싱 위ë"œ ë" 스타) has aired on MBC TV since June 10, 2011, and is hosted by Lee Deok-hwa, with co-host Lee So-ra 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.

§Pakistan

Nachley (lit. "Dance") is the Pakistani version of Dancing with the Stars. The show is aired on ARY Digital and its theme is based around traditional Pakistani music and dance concepts.

§Peru

The first Peruvian reality show based on Dancing With The Stars was Baila Con Las Estrellas (2005â€"2006), hosted by Rebeca Escribens and broadcast on Panamericana Televisión (channel 5) on Saturday afternoon. The show had 2 series, then it was cancelled.

Winners:

• Maricielo Effio, professional dancer (2005).
• Ismael La Rosa, actor (2006).

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:

• Series 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.
• Series 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:

• Series 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.
• Series 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).

§Winners

2010:

• Series 1: Gisela Ponce de Leon, singer and actress; and her partner Rayder Vásquez, form Ica, Peru.
• Series 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:

• Series 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.
• Series 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 звездами" ("Tantsi so zvezdami", transliterated). The first series, which began in 2005, became extremely popular. Its second series 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.

§Turkey

The Turkish version was called Yok Böyle Dans. Thirteen couples were participating in the competition. Lilia Kopylova was the head of the judging panel of four. Azra Akın won the competition with her partner Nikolai.

§Ukraine

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 Olena Shoptenko won the main prize.

§United States

In the United States, the show is called Dancing with the Stars, which airs on ABC featuring athletes, singers, actors, and professional dancers. It is currently hosted by Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. The show is a huge hit since it debuted in 2005. The Spanish-language network Univision also has its own version in 2010 under the name Mira Quien Baila ("Look Who's Dancing"), which airs on Sunday night. The Mirror Ball trophy is manufactured by the New York firm Society Awards.

§Trivia

§Professional achieving Five wins

Derek Hough won his first championship in series seven of the American version of Dancing With the Stars with model/host Brooke Burke, his second in series ten with singer Nicole Scherzinger, his third in series eleven with actress Jennifer Grey, his fourth in series sixteen with country singer Kellie Pickler, and his fifth in season 17 with actress and vocalist Amber Riley.

Raimondo Todaro won his first championship on the Italian version called "Ballando con le stelle" with TV presenter and model Cristina Chiabotto in Series 2. Todaro won again the following Series 3 with Olympic long jump medalist Fiona May. After that he won again in Series 6 with Actress and TV personality Veronica Olivier, in Series 9 with olympic foil fencer Elisa Di Francisca and in Series 10 with Paralympic athlete Giusy Versace.

§Professional achieving Four wins

Stefano Terrazzino won his first championship on the Polish version of "Dancing With The Stars" during the show's fourth season with TV presenter Kinga Rusin. He won his second championship with actress Agata Kulesza in Season 8. Terrazzino won again in Poland with actress, Aneta ZajÄ…c in Season 14. In Season 15 he won his fourth championship with actress Agnieszka Sienkiewicz.

§Professionals achieving Three wins

Kym Johnson won her first championship on the Australian version of "Dancing With The Stars" during the show's second season with TV presenter Tom Williams. She won her second championship in the world on the American version of "Dancing With The Stars" with Showbiz Legend Donny Osmond in Season 9. Kym won again in America with former NFL Steelers' player, Hines Ward in Season 12. Kym Johnson is the only professional to earn three titles from two different versions of "Dancing With The Stars," winning in both Australia and America.

§Professionals achieving two back-to-back wins

Cheryl Burke, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Alana Patience, Stefano Oliveri, Raimondo Todaro, Kelly Kainz, Marianne Eihilt, Leila Akcelik, Rafał Maserak, Matti Puro, Marcus van Teijlingen, Noelia Pompa, and Stefano Terrazzino have all won two championships back-to-back.

Cheryl Burke won her first Dancing With The Stars USA Championship with the 98 Degrees boy band member Drew Lachey in the second series, and she won her second championship with American National Football League star Emmitt Smith in the third series. Julianne Hough won her first championship with the Olympic speed skating gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno in the fourth series, and her second championship with the Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves in the fifth series. Derek Hough achieved back to back championships with singer Nicole Scherzinger in series ten, and then with actress Jennifer Grey in series eleven. He followed up with another back to back win with country singer Kellie Pickler in series sixteen, and then with actress and vocalist Amber Riley in series seventeen.

Alana Patience of the Australian version, won series ten with television personality Rob Palmer and then series eleven with celebrity chef Manu Feildel. Stefano Oliveri won his first championship on Dancing with the Stars New Zealand with his dance partner Suzanne Paul, an infomercial hostess in New Zealand during series three, and he won his second title during series four with the netball champion Temepara George.

Raimondo Todaro won his first championship in the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars called Ballando con le stelle with the former Miss Italy and television hostess Cristina Chiabotto during the second series of the show. He won again with the Olympic long jump silver medalist Fiona May during the third series of the show. Kelly Kainz won her first championship on the Austrian version of Dancing with the StaBrs with singer Manuel Ortega in the second series, and she won her second title in series three with singer, comedian and TV host Klaus Eberhartinger. Marianne Eihilt won series four of the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars, called Vild med dans, along with actor Robert Hansen. She won series five with shot put Olympic medalist Joachim B. Olsen. Leila Akcelik won series three of the Belgian version of Dancing with the Stars, called Sterren op de Dansvloer, along with actor Antony Arandia. She won series four with actor Louis Talpe. Rafał Maserak won series ten of the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars, called Taniec z Gwiazdami, along with actress Anna Mucha. He won series eleven with actress Julia Kamińska. Matti Puro won the sixth series of the Finnish version of Dancing with the Stars, called Tanssii tähtien kanssa, with model Viivi Pumpanen and the seventh series with comedian Krisse Salminen. Marcus van Teijlingen won the second and the third season of the Dutch version of Dancing with the Stars with Barbara de Loor and Helga van Leur.

Noelia Pompa won her first championship of the Argentina version of Dancing with the Stars with another professional dancer in 2011. His name is Hernan Piquín. Even Piquín received a back-to-back championship with Pompa, but he is counted as a star in the series, and is therefore excluded.

§Other professionals with two wins

Mark Ballas, Luda Kroiter, Kym Johnson, Christian Polanc, Kamila Kajak, Andy Kainz, Nadya Khamitskaya, Leandro Azevedo, Mads Vad and Isabel Edvardsson are the only professional dancers to have won two series that were not back-to-back. Mark Ballas won in series six of the American version with his partner Kristi Yamaguchi, and he won in Season eight with his partner Shawn Johnson. Kym Johnson won in Season nine with Donny Osmond and again in series twelve with Hines Ward. Christian Polanc won the German version of Dancing with the Stars with Soap-Opera actor Susan Sideropoulos in series two and won the fourth Season with Maite Kelly, member of The Kelly Family. Andy Kainz, the husband of Kelly Kainz, won in the first series of the Austrian version of Dancing with the Stars with musical singer Marika Lichter, and he won again in series five with journalist and TV host Claudia Reiterer. Together, Andy and Kelly Kainz won four out of five championships in Austria. Luda won series 8 of DWTS Australia with Luke Jakobs and the 12th series with Johnny Ruffo. Nadya Khamitskaya won series six of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, called Skal vi Danse?, along with comedian Åsleik Engmark. She won series nine with Idol-contestant Eirik Søfteland. Leandro Azevedo won series two of the Brazilian version of Dancing with the Stars, along with Malhação cast member Juliana Didone. She won series ten with actress Carol Castro. Isabel Edvardsson won both the first season of the German version with actor Wayne Carpendale and the most recent seventh season with actor and singer Alexander Klaws, the latter of which also won the first season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of the Idol series.

§Other records for participating dancers

In New Zealand, Carol-Ann Hickmore is the only female professional dancer to win. She won in season two with the former rugby player Norm Hewitt. Ms. Hickmore later became a dancing judge for series three and four after the series one judge Donna Dawson had to leave the program. In Austria, Andy Kainz is the only male professional dancer to win; his wife Kelly Kainz won in series 2 after he had won in series 1. Julianne Hough became the youngest professional dancer in Dancing with the Stars in the United States when she danced with the speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno during series four at the age of 17. Willow Shields is the youngest contestant on Dancing with the Stars in the United States in season nineteen participating at the age of 14. Shawn Johnson went on to become the youngest-ever winner of the dance contest in series eight at the age of 17.

Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani are the longest tenured professional dancers in "Dancing With The Stars", appearing in seasons 2 through 18 of the American version, a total of 17 seasons and counting. In the original British version of the TV program, Strictly Come Dancing, Anton du Beke and Brendan Cole have danced in each series so far, while Erin Boag danced in the first ten series. In the New Zealand version, Rebecca Nicholson is the only professional dancer to have appeared in every series. Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett were the first couple ever to receive a "perfect forty" score in the contest, this was in Strictly Come Dancing in the series two finale. Malena Belafonte and Silas Holst were the first couple to receive a "perfect forty" in the semi-finals 2009 in the Danish version series 6.

Despite never receiving a "perfect forty", Alesha Dixon was the most successful contestant to ever take part in Strictly Come Dancing up until 2013, with an average point score of 36.5/40. Alesha joined the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel in September 2009. She was replaced by Darcey Bussell in the tenth series in 2012, but she was a guest judge in series seven in 2009. However, Dixon's average score was beaten by Natalie Gumede when she competed with Artem Chigvintsev in series eleven.

Despite not winning the series, Natasza Urbańska is currently the most successful contestant to ever take part in Taniec z gwiazdami (Polish version), with an average point score of 39.2/40, the highest average score from any contestant to ever take part in the show. Her husband joined the Taniec z gwiazdami judging panel in September 2011 and Natasza became presenter in 2011.

§Professionals who have participated in two different versions

Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Charissa van Dipte, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt, Kym Johnson, Tobias Karlsson, Jan Kliment, Natalie Lowe, Tristan MacManus, Pascal Maassen, Aerjen Mooijweer, Stefano Olivieri, Milan Placko, Gleb Savchenko, Kimberley Smith, Jeroen Struijlaart, Csaba Szirmai, Stefano Terrazzino, Marcus van Teijlingen, Ingrid Thompson and Trent Whiddon have appeared on two different versions of Dancing with the Stars.

Kym Johnson is the only professional dancer to win two different versions of DWTS. She won twice on the American version with Donny Osmond and Hines Ward and the Australian version with Tom Williams.

Brian Fortuna danced one series in the United States, and he has since competed in Strictly Come Dancing. Hayley Holt appeared in the New Zealand version of Dancing with the Stars and also in Strictly Come Dancing in Great Britain. Ms. Johnson has danced on the American and the Australian versions of the show, while Tobias Karlsson has appeared in both the Danish and the Swedish versions. Natalie Lowe took part in Dancing with the Stars Australia 2004â€"2008 but has danced with Ricky Whittle and in 2010 with Scott Maslen in Strictly Come Dancing UK. Stefano Olivieri and Csaba Szirmai have appeared in both the Australian and the New Zealand versions. Charissa van Dipte, Pascal Maassen, Aerjen Mooijweer, Kimberley Smith, Jeroen Struijlaart and Marcus van Teijlingen appeared in both the Belgian and one of the two Dutch versions. Ingrid Beate Thompson appeared in the Norwegian and the Swedish versions of the show. Milan Placko dance 3 series in the Slovak version of the show (with Helena Vondráčková) and he dance one series in the Polish version (Taniec z gwiazdami) with Helena Vondráčková. Jan Kliment danced one series in the Czech version of the show and also he danced 4 series in polish version of the show. Stefano Terrazzino danced 6 series in polish version of the show and also he danced in 2 German series of the show.

Brendan Cole is a judge in the New Zealand TV series, and he is a professional dancer in the British version of the show, Strictly Come Dancing. There, he won the first series with the British TV news announcer, Natasha Kaplinsky. Lilia Kopylova appeared as a professional dancer in the British version, Strictly Come Dancing, and is now head judge on the Turkish version, Yok Böyle Dans.

The Bulgarian version of the program shares some dancers with the Vietnamese version. None of the professionals in the latter are Vietnamese.

§Professionals who have participated in three different versions

Damian Whitewood has appeared on the United States, Australian and Argentine versions of Dancing With The Stars.

§Stars who have participated in two different versions

Pamela Anderson (American and Argentine version), Pamela Camassa (Italian & Ukrainian version), Marcin Mroczek (Ukrainian & Polish version), Helena Vondráčková (Polish & Slovak version) have appeared on two different versions of Dancing with the Stars. They are not professional dancers.

§Former competitors as hosts

Eight competitors have also hosted the TV show. The winner of series one of Strictly Come Dancing, Natasha Kaplinsky, stood in for the hostess Tess Daly, who was on maternity leave during series two. In the United States, the winner of series two of Dancing with the Stars, Drew Lachey, filled in for the hostess Samantha Harris, who was also on maternity leave for series five; Harris left the show after series nine and was replaced by series seven winner Brooke Burke. Burke was later replaced by sportscaster Erin Andrews in series 18 of the U.S. version. Andrews competed in series 10. In Austria, the winner of series three, Klaus Eberhartinger, replaced the host Alfons Haider during series four. In series five, he was back as host while Klaus Eberhartinger filled in for him as a judge. In Vietnam, the series 1 runner-up Đoan Trang has taken the role of hostess due to Thanh Vân's pregnancy. In Poland, Katarzyna Skrzynecka from series one of Taniec z gwiazdami was host by 11 series (series 2-12). Piotr Gąsowski from series two became host on series 6. The runner-up of series ten, Natasza Urbańska became host in series 13. In The Netherlands, Lieke van Lexmond from the second series was the host of the fourth season of Dancing with the stars. Former host of the Dutch DWTS Sylvana Simons became later a competitor of the Dutch Strictly Come Dancing.

§Judges in two different versions

Euvgenia Parakhina judges for the first time in de first season of the Dutch version of Strictly Come Dancing and the same year she became the new judge of the Belgium version Sterren op de Dansvloer. Parakhina was during the first and third season of the Dutch Dancing with the Stars one of the professionals. Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli have judged every season of both the British and American versions of the show.

§References

§External links

• Albania official website
• (Spanish) Canal 13's Showmatch website (Argentina)
• Armenian Website (In English)
• Australia official website
• (German) Austria official website
• Belgium official website
• Bulgaria official website
• (Spanish) Chile official website
• (Croatian) Croatian official website
• (Czech) StarDance ...když hvÄ›zdy tančí â€" Czech Republic official website
• "Vild Med Dans" official website (in Danish)
• Finland official website
• German official website
• Greece official website
• India official website
• Israel official website
• (Italian) Italy official website
• (Japanese) Japan official website
• (Korean) Korea official website
• Malaysia official website
• Netherlands official website
• (Norwegian) Norway official website
• Poland official website
• Portugal official website
• Official Romanian website
• official website Slovakian version
• Sweden official website
• Turkish version
• Ukrainian official website
• U.K. official website
• U.S. official website
• The Official Site of Dancing with the Stars (Vietnam)