You Can Dance – Po Prostu Tańcz! (season 9)

You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz!
Series 9
Broadcast from	17 February 2016 – present
Judges	Agustin Egurrola Michał Piróg Ida Nowakowska Maciej Florek
Presenter(s)	Patricia Kazadi
Broadcaster	TVN
Venue	Poland

The ninth series of You Can Dance - Po prostu Tańcz! will premiere on TVN on 17 February 2016.^[1][2] This series will see changes to the format.^[3] The judging panel will be extended by winner of the first season Maciej Florek and finalist of the same season Ida Nowakowska, who will join original judges Agustin Egurrola and Michał Piróg.^[4] Kinga Rusin will not return as judge due to her commitments as host of an upcoming series Agent - Gwiazdy, a celebrity version of The Mole on TVN.^[5] Patricia Kazadi remains the host of the series.

Judges' auditions began on 7 January 2016 in Warsaw and ended on 12 January 2016.^[6]

Auditions

Open audition began on 9 December 2015 in Wrocław and ended on 4 January 2016 in Warsaw.^[7][8]

Air date	Open audition date	Audition City	Audition Venue
17 February 2016	9 December 2015	Wrocław	National Music Forum
24 February 2016	15 December 2015	Gdańsk	Polish Baltic Philharmony
2 March 2016	18 December 2015	Szczecin	Azoty Arena
9 March 2016	20 December 2015	Katowice	International Congress Centre
16 March 2016	4 January 2016	Warsaw	Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe Nowy Świat
Total number of tickets			36

In a change from previous years, open auditions are not immediately followed by filmed auditions with judges and a live audience on the following day. These instead took place on 7, 8, 11 and 12 January 2016 in Transcolor Studio in Warsaw.^[9] The 36 selected dancers will then take part in a choreography camp in Malta.^[3]

Top 36 dancers

During the auditions judges picked 36 dancers. These dancers were taking part in choreography camp in Malta.

City	Dancer	Number of dancers	Number of top 14 dancers
Wrocław	Oliwia Ratyńska	6	4
	Paulina Wiszowata
	Nader Hasnaoui
	Anna Dowganowska
	Klaudia Antos^1
	Jessica Ali^2
Gdańsk	Hanna Szychowicz	6	3
	Julia Adamczyk
	Tomasz Gruszecki
	Joachim Uetake
	Paulina Fedorowska
	Natalia Kubicka
Szczecin	Krzysztof Wróblewski	6	2
	Aleksandra Borkowska
	Daniel Chaciński
	Artur Kuriata
	Dominika Wójcikiewicz^2
	Adam Papazyan^1
Katowice	Michał Kalcowski	5	3
	Maja Bratus
	Paulina Gajewska
	Bartosz Wójcik
	Paulina Mostowska
Warsaw	Andrii Shkapoid	3	1
	Michał Kazimierczak
	Stefano Silvinio

^1 These dancers were shown only in youcandance.tvn.pl website extras.

^2 These dancers earned the tickets after the choreography round.

Returning dancers

This season there were some dancers returning from previous seasons.

Dancer	Previous attempt(s)	This season Result
Michał Kalcowski	Season 8; Workshops	TOP 14

Choreography Camp (Malta) Week

Judges: Agustin Egurolla, Ida Nowakowska, Maciej Florek, Michał Piróg

Task/style	Choreographer(s)
Hip-Hop	TBA
Jazz	TBA
Krump	TBA
Final Choreography	Brian Friedman

Top 14 Finalists

Men

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Specialty	Elimination date
Stefano Silvino	23	Sicily	Contemporary
Joachim Uetake	18	Poznań	Hip-Hop
Michał Kalcowski	23	Bierutowo	Street Dance	4 May 2016
Nader Hasnaoui	26	Wrocław	Hip-Hop	27 April 2016 Re-entered competition (20 April 2016) 13 April 2016
Bartek Wójcik	25	Ostrołęka	Jazz	20 April 2016
Artur Kuriata	21	Samborowo	Street Dance	20 April 2016 - Withdrew
Łukasz Józefowicz	26	Łódź	Contemporary	6 April 2016

Women

Finalist	Age	Home Town	Dance Specialty	Elimination date
Aleksandra Borkowska	19	TBA	Jazz
Hania Szychowicz	16	Łódź	Contemporary	Re-entered competition (27 April 2016) 20 April 2016
Ania Dowganowska	28	Lwów	Modern Jazz	4 May 2016
Klaudia Antos	19	Brzeźnica	Video Dance	27 April 2016
Julia Adamczyk	22	Warsaw	Ballroom - Latin	27 April 2016 - Withdrew
Maja Bratus	23	Łódź	Disco Dance	13 April 2016
Paulina Wiszowata	20	Niewiarowo	Hip-Hop	6 April 2016

Elimination chart

Key:

Female	Male	Bottom 3 Couples	Eliminated	Withdrew	Runner-Up	Winner

	04/06	04/13	04/20	04/27	05/04	05/11	05/18
Contestant	Result
Stefano Silvino				Btm 3
Joachim Uetake			Btm 3
Aleksandra Borkowska			Btm 3
Hania Szychowicz	Btm 3	Btm 3	Elim	Btm 3
Ania Dowganowska	Btm 3			Btm 3	Elim
Michał Kalcowski		Btm 3	Btm 3	Btm 3
Nader Hasnaoui		Elim		Elim
Klaudia Antos		Btm 3	Btm 3
Julia Adamczyk				WD
Bartek Wójcik	Btm 3		Elim
Artur Kuriata	Btm 3	Btm 3	WD
Maja Bratus		Elim
Łukasz Józefowicz	Elim
Paulina Wiszowata

Performance shows

Week 1: Top 14 (6 April 2016)

• Group Dance: Devil's Whisper — Raury / Keeping Your Head Up (Don Diablo Remix) - Birdy (Krump/Jazz; Choreographer: Ida Nowakowska & Maciej Florek) with Ida Nowakowska & Maciej Florek (Season 1 contestants and new judges)

• Top 14 Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Joachim Uetake Klaudia Antos	Hip-Hop	Get Ugly - Jason Derulo	Justyna Lichacy	Safe
Stefano Silvino Maja Bratus	Contemporary	Bird Set Free - Sia	Katarzyna Kizior	Safe
Bartek Wójcik Hania Szychowicz	Jazz	How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris & Disciples	Stephan Reynolds	Bottom 3
Artur Kuriata Paulina Wiszowata	House	Wilk - Natalia Nykiel	Justyna Lichacy	Bottom 3
Nader Hasnaoui Aleksandra Borkowska	Contemporary Breaking	Make Up & Costume - Alexandre Desplat (from The Danish Girl)	Natalia Madejczyk (Season 1)	Safe
Michał Kalcowski Julia Adamczyk	Latino	Sax - Fleur East	Joanna Szokalska	Safe
Łukasz Józefowicz Ania Dowganowska	Broadway	Friend Like Me - NE-YO	Stephan Reynolds	Bottom 3

• Bottom 3 Couples solos:

Dancer	Music	Result
Hania Szychowicz	EdIT - Ants	Safe
Bartek Wójcik	Worthy - Jacob Banks	Safe
Paulina Wiszowata	Wap Wap - Busy Signal	Eliminated
Artur Kuriata	Stitches - Shawn Mendes	Safe
Ania Dowganowska	Sweet People - Alyosha	Safe
Łukasz Józefowicz	Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran	Elminated

• Eliminated:
  • Łukasz Józefowicz
  • Paulina Wiszowata

Week 2: Top 12 (13 April 2016)

• Group Dance: Light It Up (Remix) — Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG (Dancehall/Bollywood; Choreographer: Diana Matos)

• Top 12 Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Bartosz Wójcik Ania Dowganowska	Contemporary	What is Love - Kiesza	Karolina Kroczak	Safe
Joachim Uetake Julia Adamczyk	Hip-Hop	Team - Iggy Azalea	Diana Matos	Safe
Artur Kuriata Klaudia Antos	Afro Dance	Black Skinhead - Kanye West	Ilona Bekier (season 5)	Bottom 3
Nader Hasnaoui Hania Szychowicz	New Age	Work - Rihanna feat. Drake	Julia Żytko (season 4)	Bottom 3
Stefano Silvino Aleksandra Borkowska	Jazz	Pillowtalk - Zayn	Diana Matos	Safe
Michał Kalcowski Maja Bratus	L.A. Style	Trumpet Lights - Chris Brown feat. Sabrina Antionette	Marcin Mroziński (season 3)	Bottom 3

• Bottom 3 Couples solos:

Dancer	Music	Result
Klaudia Antos	Burnitup! - Janet Jackson & Missy Eliot	Safe
Artur Kuriata	Desire - Years & Years	Safe
Hania Szychowicz	Uncover - Zara Larsson	Safe
Nader Hasnaoui	All Night - Parov Stelar	Eliminated
Maja Bratus	Who You Are - Jessie J	Eliminated
Michał Kalcowski	Bun Up the Dance - Dillon Francis & Skrillex	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Nader Hasnaoui
  • Maja Bratus

Week 3: Top 10 (20 April 2016)

• Group Dance: Turn the Music Louder (Rumble) — KDA feat. Katy B & Tinie Tempah (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Katarzyna Kizior)

• Guest Dancers:
  • Michał Piróg (YCD Judge) - Satin Birds - Abel Korzeniowski
  • Maciej Florek (YCD Judge) - TBA
  • Ida Nowakowska (YCD Judge) & Igor Leonik (season 7) - I Won't Dance - Frank Sinatra
  • Agustin Egurolla (YCD Judge) & Paulina Kubicka (season 8) - Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente

• Top 10 Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Joachim Uetake Aleksandra Borkowska	Salsa	Sorry (Latino Remix) - Justin Bieber feat. J Balvin	Orville Tchozn Small	Bottom 3
Michał Kalcowski Hania Szychowicz	Krump	Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa	Orville Tchozn Small	Bottom 3
Stefano Silvino Ania Dowganowska	Experimental	The Hanging Tree - James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence	Wiola Fiuk (season 3)	Safe
Bartosz Wójcik Klaudia Antos	Commercial	The Water Dacne - Chris Porter feat. Pitbull	Tomasz Prządka (season 3)	Bottom 3
Nader Hasnaoui Julia Adamczyk	Jazz	When We Were Young - Adele	Paweł Michno	Safe

• Bottom 3 Couples solos:

Dancer	Music	Result
Aleksandra Borkowska	I Was Here - Beyoncé	Safe
Joachim Uetake	Don't Tell 'em - Jeremih	Safe
Hania Szychowicz	I See Fire - Ed Sheeran	Eliminated
Michał Kalcowski	One Touch (Remix) - Baauer feat. AlunaGeorge	Safe
Klaudia Antos	Give Me Love - Ciara	Safe
Bartek Wójcik	Run Boy Run - Woodkid	Eliminated

• Eliminated:
  • Bartosz Wójcik
  • Hania Szychowicz

Week 4: Top 8 (27 April 2016)

• Group Dances:

Dancers	Style	Music	Choreographer
Top 8	Hip-Hop	Shut up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Top 4 Street Dancers Michał Kalcowski Nader Hasnaoui Joachim Uetake Klaudia Antos	Hip-Hop	Android Porn - Kraddy	Maciej Florek (season 1)
Top 3 Stage Dancers Ania Dowganowska Aleksandra Borkowska Stefano Silvino	Jazz	California Dreamin' - Sia	Ida Nowakowska (season 1)

• Top 8 Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Michał Kalcowski Klaudia Antos	Contemporary	W Dobrą Stronę - Dawid Podsiadło	Karolina Kroczak	Bottom 3
Nader Hasnaoui Ania Dowganowska	Hip-Hop	What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber		Bottom 3
Joachim Uetake Aleksandra Borkowska	Jazz	Ostatni - Edyta Bartosiewicz	Paweł Michno	Safe
Stefano Silvino Hania Szychowicz	Dancehall	Outta Control - Sean Paul feat. Yolanda Be Cool & Mayra Veronica	Karolina 'Cuki' Dziemieszkiewicz (season 7)	Bottom 3

• Bottom 3 Couples solos:

Dancer	Music	Result
Klaudia Antos	Needed Me - Rihanna	Eliminated
Michał Kalcowski	Jungle Bae - Jack Ü feat. Bunji Garlin	Safe
Ania Dowganowska	Bottom Of The Rive - Delta Rae	Safe
Nader Hasnaoui	Lush Life - Nat King Cole	Eliminated
Hania Szychowicz	Read All About It - Emeli Sande	Safe
Stefano Silvino	The Ripe & Ruin - Alt-J	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Nader Hasnaoui
  • Klaudia Antos

Week 5: Top 6 (4 May 2016)

• Group Dance: Bang Bang - will.i.am (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: TBA) with Natalia Madejczyk, Alisa Floryńska, Paulina Figińska, Mateusz Sobecko, Rafał Kamiński and Brian Poniatowski (dancers from previous seasons)

• Guest Dancers:
  • Dancers and actors from musical Wszystko gra - Wszystko, czego dziś chcę - Eliza Rycembel, Karolina Czarnecka & Irena Melcer (Choreographer: Agustin Egurolla)
    • Karolina Dziemieszkiewicz (Season 7)
    • Tomasz Prządka (Season 3)
    • Adrianna Piechota
    • Sebastian Fabijański (Actor)
    • Artur Golec (Season 8)
    • Igor Leonik (Season 7)
    • Włodzimierz Kołobycz (Season 8)
    • Piotr Jeznach (Season 4)
    • Jakub "Frycek" Frydrychewicz (Season 7)
    • Paulina Kubicka (Season 8)
    • Ilona Bekier (Season 5)
    • Klaudia Sadło (Season 8)

• Top 6 Couple dances:

Couple	Style	Music	Choreographer(s)	Results
Michał Kalcowski Alisa Floryńska (Season 6)	Hip-Hop	Girls Like - Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson	Alisa Floryńska (Season 6)	Eliminated
Aleksandra Borkowska Brian Poniatowski (Season 7)	Cotemporary	Dance for Me Wallis - Abel Korzeniowski (from W.E.)	Brian Poniatowski (Season 7)	Safe
Anna Dowganowska Natalia Madejczyk (Season 1)	Cotemporary	Rien - Éléphant	Natalia Madejczyk (Season 1)	Eliminated
Joachim Ueatake Rafał Kamiński (Season 1)	Hip-Hop	Puttin' On the Ritz (Club Des Belugas Mix) - Fred Astaire	Rafał Kamiński (Season 1)	Safe
Stefano Silvino Paulina Figińska (Season 5)	Cotemporary	Castle - Halsey	Paulina Figińska (Season 5)	Safe
Hania Szychowicz Mateusz Sobecko (Season 8)	Hip-Hop	Lord Knows - Meek Mill feat. Tory Lanez	Mateusz Sobecko (Season 8)	Safe

• Bottom 3 Couples solos:

Dancer	Music	Result
Aleksandra Borkowska	Hate or Glory - Gesaffelstein	Safe
Michał Kalcowski	Pass That Dutch - Missy Elliot	Eliminated
Anna Dowganowska	Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars	Eliminated
Joachim Uetake	Y I Do - Zebra Katz	Safe
Hania Szychowicz	Nathan Lanier - Torn	Safe
Stefano Silvino	Bang Bang - Asaf Avidan	Safe

• Eliminated:
  • Anna Dowganowska
  • Michał Kalcowski

Ratings

Episode	Date	Viewers (millions)	Share (%)	Share 16-49 (%)	Source(s)
Auditions 1	17 February	1.41	10.4	N/A	[10]
Auditions 2	24 February	1.59	11.5	N/A	[10]
Auditions 3	2 March	1.39	10.1	N/A	[10]
Auditions 4	9 March	N/A	N/A	N/A
Auditions 5	16 March	N/A	N/A	N/A
Malta 1	23 March	N/A	N/A	N/A
Malta 2	30 March	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 14	6 April	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 12	13 April	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 10	20 April	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 8	27 April	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 6	4 May	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 4	11 May	N/A	N/A	N/A
Live Show Top 2 - Final	18 May	N/A	N/A	N/A

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