Taniec kontra Dance

Taniec kontra Dance
Hosted byPiotr Gąsowski
JudgesMichał Piróg
Maja Sablewska
Piotr Galiński
WinnerDancing With The Stars team
Runner-upSo You Think You Can Dance team
Finals venueBiałystok
Release
Original networkTVN
Original release11 June 2011 (2011-06-11)

Taniec kontra Dance (Eng. Dancing vs. Dance) was a Polish special television series which featured professional dancers from Dancing With The Stars and contestants of So You Think You Can Dance competing for viewers' votes. The event was staged on 11 June 2011 on Kościuszko Market Square in Białystok.[1] Judge Piotr Galiński said after the event that Białystok was, in effect, the real winner, since it was the city's undisputed dance capital; several dancers on the You Can Dance team, including Ada Kawecka, Karol Niecikowski, and Rafał Kamiński, had trained at the city's Fair Play dance studio and taken their first steps in the same square where the event was held.[2] The Dancing With The Stars team was mentored by Rafał Maserak and the So You Think You Can Dance team's leader was Patricia Kazadi. The judging panel consisted of Michał Piróg (judge on So You Think You Can Dance), Maja Sablewska (judge on X Factor) and Piotr Galiński (judge on Dancing With The Stars). Piotr Gąsowski, who is the presenter on Dancing With The Stars, presented the show. The competition was won by Dancing With The Stars team.

Background

Taniec kontra Dance was the second such dance battle staged in Białystok, following a similarly formatted event the previous year, Dziewczyny kontra chłopaki. Po prostu bitwa! ("Girls versus Boys: Just a Battle!"). The crown awarded to the winner of that earlier contest was auctioned off during the 2011 event, with proceeds going to victims of that year's flooding in Poland.[2]

The teams

Contest Performances

Round Team/Dancers Dance Music Choreographer
1 (Own Choice Dances) Dancing with the Stars Team Salsa/Samba Gloria Estefan - "Conga" performed by Adam Sztaba's orchestra Jan Kliment
So You Think You Can Dance Team Hip-Hop "Let's Go" - Busta Rhymes ft. Lil Jon, Twista & Yelawolf Rałał "Roofi" Kamiński
2 (Style Chosen by Opposite Team) Dancing with the Stars Team Hip-Hop "Run the World (Girls)" - Beyoncé Sylwia Kuczyńska
So You Think You Can Dance Team Cha-cha-cha "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL Radio Edit Remix) - Elvis Presley Mariusz Olszewski
3 (Battle) Both teams Ballroom/Hip-Hop "Picture Perfect" - Chris Brown Dancers
4 (Dances by Team Leaders) Patricia Kazadi (SYTYCD team leader)
& Rafal "Roofi" Kamiński		 Hip-Hop "What's My Name?" - Rihanna ft. Drake Rafał "Roofi" Kamiński
Rafał Maserak (DWTS team leader)
& Magdalena Soszyńska-Michno		 Cha-cha-cha "Hit the Road Jack" - Ray Charles / "S&M" - Rihanna Rafał Maserak
Magdalena Soszyńska-Michno

Guest Performances

The show featured music performances by X Factor finalists and Patricia Kazadi.

Performer Song
William Malcolm "Mercy"
Ada Szulc "Don't Stop the Music"
Michał Szpak "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
Patricia Kazadi "Hałas"

Broadcast and result

The event drew a crowd of thousands to Kościuszko Market Square, while the live TVN broadcast, which began at 5:20 pm, was watched by millions of viewers nationwide.[3] The result was decided by viewer SMS voting, announced live by host Piotr Gąsowski; the Dancing With The Stars team was chosen as the winner, and judge Michał Piróg presented team leader Rafał Maserak with the winner's trophy.[2]

  1. ↑ "Taniec kontra dance. Transmisja TV, obejrzyj na żywo". Kurier Poranny (in Polish). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Taniec kontra dance - pojedynek na style. Wygrał Białystok". BialystokOnline (in Polish). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Taniec kontra dance TVN (wideo). Białystok w telewizji! Wielka impreza". Gazeta Współczesna (in Polish). 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
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