Michael Danilczuk (Polish: Michał Danilczuk, born 14 February 1992) is a Polish dancer and choreographer best known for winning the second season of the BBC One competition series, The Greatest Dancer with his partner, Jowita Przystał. He is also a professional dancer on the Polish and Irish versions of Dancing with the Stars.
Michael Danilczuk | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Michael Danilczuk (2024) | |
| Born | 14 February 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | The Greatest Dancer Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami |
Career
editDanilczuk and his ex-partner Jowita Przystał have represented Poland in national and international competitions.[1] In 2014 they became Polish Open Latin Champions.[2] They have also performed with Burn the Floor.[3] Danilczuk and Przystał have also performed in Broadway musical productions such as Legally Blonde, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Rock of Ages.[4] They moved to London in 2019 to pursue careers in the United Kingdom.[5]
The Greatest Dancer
editIn January 2020, Danilczuk and Przystał auditioned for the second season of the BBC One show, The Greatest Dancer. After their audition, they advanced to call backs and were mentored by Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, Oti Mabuse. On 7 March, 2020 they were crowned winners of the second series.[5] The prize was £50,000 and an opportunity to perform on the next series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
| Live Show | Music | Show Theme | Dance Theme | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kissing You" | Best of British | Shakespeare | 8th 90.5% |
Safe |
| 2 | "Crazy in Love"/"Bang Bang" | Props | Canes | 3rd 95.3% |
Safe |
| 3 | "Get the Party Started" | Around the World | Monte Carlo | 3rd 92.4% |
Safe |
| 4 | "Your Disco Needs You"/"You Should Be Dancing"/"Le Freak"/"Boogie Wonderland" | Dance Fusion | Disco | 5th 90.5% |
Safe |
| 5 | "Do You Love Me"/"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Coaches' Pick | Dirty Dancing | 1st 96.5% |
Safe |
| 6 | "The Ballroom Blitz", "Get the Party Started" |
Final | Dance with captain Favourite dance |
N/A | Winners |
Dancing with the Stars
editPoland (Taniec z gwiazdami)
editIn July 2022, it was announced that Danilczuk would join the twenty-sixth season of the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. He partnered model and Prince Charming star, Jacek Jelonek, becoming the country's first ever same-sex pairing.[6] The couple went on to reach the grand finale of the competition, they finished as runners-up to eventual winners, Ilona Krawczyńska and Robert Rowiński.[citation needed]
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jacek Jelonek | 2nd |
| 27 | Julia Kuczyńska | 3rd |
| 28 | Majka Jeżowska | 4th |
Series 26 (2022)
edit- Celebrity partner
- Jacek Jelonek; Average: 37.2; Place: 2nd
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piaseczny | Pavlović | Malitowski | Grabowski | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
| 2 | Tango / "I Will Survive" | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
| 3 | Quickstep / "Mój przyjacielu" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha / "Poker Face" Team Dance / "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" |
8 9 |
5 9 |
7 8 |
8 9 |
28 35 |
Safe |
| 5 | Foxtrot / "Jesienne róże" | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 6 | R&R / "Do You Love Me" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso doble (with Agnieszka Lal) / "Canción del Mariachi" Quickstep / "Ostatnia nadzieja" |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 9 |
10 10 |
40 37 |
Safe |
| 8 | Cha-cha-cha / "Can't Stop the Feeling!" Charleston / "We No Speak Americano" |
10 10 |
8 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
36 40 |
Safe |
| 9 | Jive (with Piotr Mróz) / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Contemporary / "Fix You" Paso doble / "Łowcy gwiazd" |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
10 10 10 |
40 40 40 |
Bottom two |
| 10 | Salsa / "Cuban Pete" Foxtrot / "Jesienne róże" Freestyle / "The Greatest Show" & "This Is Me" |
10 10 10 |
10 9 10 |
8 9 10 |
10 10 10 |
38 38 40 |
Runners-up |
Series 27 (2024)
edit- Celebrity partner
- Julia Kuczyńska; Average: 35.7; Place: 3rd
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maserak | Kasprzyk | Wygoda | Pavlović | ||||
| 1 | Jive / "Blinding Lights" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | No elimination |
| 2 | Viennese waltz / "Earned It" | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
| 3 | Cha-cha-cha / "Super Trouper" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
| 4 | Quickstep / "Wiosna – ach to ty!" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | Safe |
| 5 | Rumba / "Miłość miłość" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 6 | Tango / "Murder on the Dancefloor" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso doble / "Bad Romance" Waltz / "Hej Wy!" |
8 10 |
9 10 |
9 10 |
8 10 |
34 40 |
Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "Just the Way You Are" Salsa / "Conga" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
40 40 |
Safe |
| 9 | Samba / "Don't Go Yet" Charleston / "All We Got" |
9 10 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
9 9 |
36 37 |
Safe |
| 10 | Cha-cha-cha / "I Don't Like It, I Love It" Waltz / "Hej Wy!" Freestyle / "In the End" |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
9 10 10 |
8 10 10 |
35 40 40 |
3rd place |
Series 28 (2024)
edit- Celebrity partner
- Majka Jeżowska; Average: 31.7; Place: 4th
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maserak | Kasprzyk | Wygoda | Pavlović | ||||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Sex Bomb" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 | No elimination |
| 2 | Tango / "Rumour Has It" | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | Safe |
| 3 | Country / "Texas Hold 'Em" | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese waltz / "Can I Call You Rose?" | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | Safe |
| 5 | Salsa / "A ja wolę moją mamę" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | No elimination |
| 6 | Foxtrot / "Mniej niż zero" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | Bottom three |
| 7 | Rumba / "Bad Dreams" Tango / "Beze mnie" |
8 9 |
9 9 |
8 9 |
7 7 |
32 34 |
Safe |
| 8 | Paso doble / "Bloody Mary" Contemporary / "People Help the People" |
8 10 |
9 10 |
7 9 |
6 8 |
30 37 |
Bottom two |
| 9 | Waltz / "Dumka na dwa serca" Jive / "I'll Be There for You" |
9 10 |
10 10 |
8 7 |
8 7 |
35 34 |
Eliminated |
Ireland
editIn November 2022, it was announced that Danilczuk would be joining the sixth season of the Irish version of the show as a professional dancer.[7] He was partnered with television presenter and entrepreneur, Suzanne Jackson.[8] They reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up to Carl Mullan & Emily Barker.
| Series | Partner | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Suzanne Jackson | 2nd |
Series 6 (2023)
edit- Celebrity partner
- Suzanne Jackson; Average: 25.8; Place: 2nd
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | ||||
| 1 | Samba / "Woman" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | No elimination |
| 2 | Viennese waltz / "Love On The Brain" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |
| 3 | Jive / "Runaround Sue" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | Safe |
| 4 | Paso doble / "America" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe |
| 5 | Contemporary / "Keeping Your Head Up" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-cha-cha / "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | No elimination |
| 7 | American Smooth Foxtrot / "I've Got You Under My Skin" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | Bottom two |
| 8 | Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | Safe |
| 9 | Rumba / "Young and Beautiful" Team Freestyle / "Crying at the Discoteque" |
10 8 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
30 28 |
Safe |
| 10 | Tango / "Hungry Like the Wolf" Marathon / "I Want Candy" |
9 Awarded |
10 2 |
10 Points |
29 31 |
Bottom two |
| 11 | Samba / "Woman" Freestyle / "Fire Under My Feet" |
10 10 |
10 10 |
10 10 |
30 30 |
Runners-up |
References
edit- ^ "Polscy tancerze zaproszeni do "America's Got Talent": "Damy z siebie wszystko"" (in Polish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Daly, Helen (31 March 2022). "Strictly Come Dancing 2021 professional dancers: Meet the confirmed line-up". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Pawsey, Mark (28 February 2021). "Michael & Jowita Interview for Performer Stuff Pro Series: Winners of BBC TV's The Greatest Dancer". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Burn the Floor - Current Cast". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b "The Greatest Dancer: Who won? - CBBC Newsround". BBC News. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ ""Taniec z gwiazdami". Jacek Jelonek i Michael Danilczuk pierwszy raz tańczyli tak blisko siebie. Grabowski skwitował to jednoznacznie". teleshow.wp.pl (in Polish). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "There's a new face on the Dancing with the Stars floor". RTÉ. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ Glennon, Nicole (19 December 2022). "Dancing with the Stars: Pairings revealed as Dr Marie Cassidy, Carl Mullan, prepare to dance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 February 2023.