Michael Danilczuk

Michael Danilczuk
Michael Danilczuk (2024)
Born (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32)
Poland
Occupation(s)Dancer
Choreographer
Known forThe Greatest Dancer
Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami

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 Strictly Come Dancing.

Career

Danilczuk 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

In 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

Poland (Taniec z gwiazdami)

In July 2022, it was announced that Danilczuk would join the twenty-sixth season of the Polish version of Strictly Come Dancing. 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)

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)

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 7 7 6 26 Safe
5 Rumba / "Miłość miłość" 8 9 8 8 33 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)

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

In 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)

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 / "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

  1. ^ "Polscy tancerze zaproszeni do "America's Got Talent": "Damy z siebie wszystko"" (in Polish). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ Daly, Helen (31 March 2022). "Strictly Come Dancing 2021 professional dancers: Meet the confirmed line-up". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Burn the Floor - Current Cast". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "The Greatest Dancer: Who won? - CBBC Newsround". BBC News. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ ""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.
  7. ^ "There's a new face on the Dancing with the Stars floor". RTÉ. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ^ 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.