# Rokdim Im Kokhavim

Rokdim Im Kokhavim (Hebrew: רוקדים עם כוכבים, "Dancing with Stars") is the Isreali version of the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show features local celebrities partnered with professional ballroom dancers, competing to be the most successful dancers in the contest. Each week, the couple that gains the fewest votes from the show's judges and spectators is eliminated. Viewers vote for their favorites, to save them from elimination, via phone, SMS and online. Over 350,000 votes were cast on the show's 3rd-season finale.

## Participants
### Season 1

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Shiraz Tal (model) | Boris Zaltsman | 1st Eliminated |
| Omer Barnea (actor) | Victoria Magalnik | 2nd Eliminated |
| Avi Grainik (humorist) | Polina Chiktonov | 3rd Eliminated |
| Becky Griffin (TV host) | Dani Yochtman | 4th Eliminated |
| Eithan Urbach (swimmer) | Dorit Milman | 5th Eliminated |
| Nitza Saul (actress) | Dennis Belochrekovski | Third |
| Sami Uri (actor) | Ana Aharonov | Second |
| Eliana Bakeer (actress) | Oron Dahan | Winners |

### Season 2

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Pavlo Rosenberg (singer) | Polina Chiktonov | 1st Eliminated |
| Shira Vilensky (actress) | Dennis Belochrekovski | 2nd Eliminated |
| Riki Gal (singer) | Oron Dahan | 3rd Eliminated |
| Shirley Buganim (model) | Kiril Sivolapov | 4th Eliminated |
| Raz Meirman (TV reporter) | Mirit Kradoner | 5th Eliminated |
| Limor Goldstein (actress) | Dani Yochtman | 6th Eliminated |
| Limor Atias (actress) | Haim Pershtein | 7th Eliminated |
| Pini Tabger (actor) | Dorit Milman | Third |
| Haim Revivo (footballer) | Ana Aharonov | Second |
| Guy Arieli (actor) | Masha Troyanski | Winners |

### Season 3

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Michal Zoharetz (actress) | Haim Perstein | 1st Eliminated |
| Yonathan Cohen (model) | Nataly Dricker | 2nd Eliminated |
| Dana Dvorin (TV presenter) | Kiril Sivolapov | 3rd Eliminated |
| Daniella Pick (singer) | Boris Zaltsman | 4th Eliminated |
| Michael Hanegbi (actor, TV presenter) | Polina Chiktonov | 5th Eliminated |
| Bonni Ginzburg (sports commentator) | Masha Troyanski | 6th Eliminated |
| Alon Abutbul (actor) | Victoria Magalnik | 7th Eliminated |
| Miki Kam (actress) | Yaniv Kakon | Third |
| Ilanit Levi (former beauty queen) | Dennis Belochrekovski | Second |
| Rodrigo Gonzales (TV star) | Naama Tavori | Winners |

### Season 4

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Nadav Abuksis (actor) | Dorit Milman | 1st Eliminated |
| Rotem Sela (model) | Yaniv Kakon | 2nd Eliminated |
| Oren Smadja (judoka) | Polina Chiktonov | 3rd Eliminated |
| Einat Erlich (TV star) | Oron Dahan | 4th Eliminated |
| Lucy Dubinchik (actress) | Dennis Belochrekovski | Withdrew |
| Avi Cohen (footballer) | Mirit Kradoner | 5th Eliminated |
| Zohar Liba (model, actor) | Anastasia Shapiro | 6th Eliminated |
| Oded Paz (actor, comedian) | Viki Shupletsov | 7th Eliminated |
| Sharon Wexler (weather forecaster) | Boris Zaltsman | 8th Eliminated |
| Lior Miller (actor, model) | Ana Aharonov | Third |
| Vika Finkelstein (model, TV star) | Dani Yochtman | Second |
| Galit Giat (actress) | Kiril Sivolapov | Winners |
Partners Lucy Dubinchik & Dennis Belochrekovski were forced to retire from the contest when Dennis suffered a herniated disk injury.

### Season 5

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Pnina Rosenblum (model, businesswoman) | Dennis Belochrekovski | 1st Eliminated |
| Orly Weinerman (actress) | Haim Pershtein | 2nd & 7th Eliminated |
| Meital Dohan (actress) | Victor Tsemah | 3rd Eliminated |
| Gala Kogan (actress, model) | Oron Dahan | 4th Eliminated |
| Liat Bello (model, TV star) | Yaniv Kakon | 5th Eliminated |
| Zohar Strauss (actor) | Dorit Milman | 6th Eliminated |
| Shimon Amsalem (basketball player) | Masha Troyansky | 8th Eliminated |
| Mira Awad (actress, musician) | Dani Yochtman | 9th Eliminated |
| Itzik Cohen (actor) | Alona Diskin | Third |
| Moshe Peretz (singer) | Polina Chiktonov | Second |
| Michael Lewis (actor, model) | Ana Aharonov | Winners |
In a twist in the competition after the fifth elimination, viewers were able to vote to reinstate their favourite of the five couples that had been eliminated. Orly Weinerman won and was reinstated back into the contest, only to be re-eliminated by the public the following week. This twist created controversy, however, when it allegedly emerged that contestants Pnina Rosenblum, Meital Dohan and Gala Kogan had already confirmed they had no plans to return to the programme under any circumstances due to other commitments. Despite this, the phone lines to vote for the three contestants were kept open at the expense of those voting by SMS. The Network responded that they had "operated according to policy", and would not confirm or deny the allegations to respect the "dignity of the stars".

### Season 6

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Sharon Haziz (singer) | Yaniv Kakon | 1st Eliminated |
| Itzik Zohar (former international footballer) | Alona Diskin | 2nd Eliminated |
| Hila Alfert (actress, journalist) | Haim Pershtein | 3rd Eliminated |
| Aki Avni (actor, TV Host) | Polina Chiktonov | 4th Eliminated |
| Gili Shem Tov (sports presenter) | Dorit Milman | 5th Eliminated |
| Tal Berkovich (model) | Boris Zaltzman | 6th Eliminated |
| Kobi Peretz (singer) | Rina Greenspan | 7th Eliminated |
| Merhav Mohar (boxer) | Anastasia Shapiro | 8th Eliminated |
| Dalia Mazor (newsreader) | Dani Yochtman | 9th Eliminated |
| Adi Himelbloy (actress, model) | Dennis Belochrekovski | Third |
| Ron Shahar (actor) | Ana Aharonov | Second |
| Shlomi Koriat (actor, comedian) | Hadas Fisher | Winners |

### Season 7

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Gil Mossinson (basketball player) | Anastasia Shapiro | 1st Eliminated |
| Shlomo Bar-Aba (actor, comedian) | Polina Chiktonov | 2nd Eliminated |
| Dana Adini (actress, singer) | Anton Lapidos | 3rd Eliminated |
| Noaa Meiman (director, actress) | Dani Yochtman | 4th Eliminated |
| Avihu Shabat (singer) | Elina Shoostin | 5th Eliminated |
| Ilanit (singer) | Haim Pershtein | Withdrew |
| Shlomi Lahiani (mayor of Bat Yam) | Rina Greenspan | 6th Eliminated |
| Orna Datz (singer) | Yaniv Kakon | 7th/8th Eliminated |
| Yuval Shem Tov (children star) | Viki Shupletsov | 7th/8th Eliminated |
| Esti Zakhaim (actress) | Boris Zaltzman | 9th Eliminated |
| Amit Farkash (actress) | Oron Dahan | Third |
| Miki Geva (comedian) | Yulya Prokofenko | Second |
| Asaf Hertz (actor) | Masha Troyansky | Winners |
Partners Ilanit & Haim Pershtein were forced to retire from the contest when Ilanit had a problem with her leg.

### Season 8

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| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Estella (chef, baker, chocolatier) | Sergei Stefanov | 1st Eliminated |
| Yuval Segal (actor) | Karin Sorochinski | 2nd Eliminated |
| Eli Ildis (sport commentator) | Alona Diskin | 3rd Eliminated |
| Idit Matot (professor, anaesthesiologist) | Dani Yochtman | 4th Eliminated |
| Liran Danino (singer) | Julia Shachar | 5th Eliminated |
| Omer Dror (actor, model) | Sana Sokol | 6th Eliminated |
| Sendi Bar (actress, model) | Rafael Fleischmann | 8th Eliminated |
| Bar Zomer (model) | Matanel Konevsky | Withdrew |
| Rotem Cohen (singer) | Michelle Ryaboy | 9th Eliminated |
| Eden Fines (model) | Orel Kalf | 10th Eliminated |
| Orel Tzabari (comedian) | Lital Lechtman Cohen | 11th Eliminated |
| Moshe Ashkenazi (actor, comedian) | Jenia Leibman | 7th & 12th Eliminated |
| Yael Bar Zohar (actress, TV hostess, model) | Anton Lapidos | 13th Eliminated |
| Maayan Adam (hostess) | Artem Liaskovski | Third |
| Adi Ashkenazi (comedian) | Haim Pershtein | Second |
| Alex Shatilov (artistic gymnast) | Nina Solovyov | Winners |
Partners Bar Zomer & Matanel Kovansky were forced to retire from the contest due to Bar's injury.

### Season 9

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Barak Shamir (model) | Alissa Shriki | 1st Eliminated |
| Shai Gal (journalist) | Romy Nof | 2nd Eliminated |
| Didi Harari (radio broadcaster) | Karin Sorochinski | 3rd Eliminated |
| Narkis (singer) | Michelle Ryaboy | 4th Eliminated |
| Orly Levy-Abekasis (politician, former Knesset member) | Alon Davidovski | 5th Eliminated |
| Yasmin Lukatz (entrepreneur, investress) | Dani Yochtman | 6th Eliminated |
| Kobi Maimon (comedian) | Lital Lechtman Cohen | 7th Eliminated |
| Nibar Madar (model) | Lotem Madmoni | 8th Eliminated |
| Nasrin Kadri (singer) | Rafael Fleischmann | Withdrew |
| Ofer Shechter (actor, comedian) | Sana Sokol | 11th Eliminated |
| Dana Grotski (TV hostess) | Ilia Eli Gokhman Rafael Fleischmann | 9th & 12th Eliminated |
| Doron Ben-David (actor) | Jenia Leibman | 13th Eliminated |
| Ella-Lee Lahav (singer) | Matanel Konevsky | 14th Eliminated |
| Yogev Malka (sport climber, model) | Julia Shachar | 10th & 15th Eliminated |
| Kim Or Azulay (actress, model) | Idan Atias | 16th Eliminated |
| Lee Biran (singer, actor) | Nina Solovyov | Third |
| Gaya Be'er Gurevich (actress, comedian) | Haim Pershtein | Second |
| Adi Havshush (actress) | Artem Liaskovski Matanel Konevsky | Winners |
Dana's partner Ilia withdrew from the competition for personal reasons and was replaced by Sergei Volkov as Dana's partner after her return to the competition. However, Nasrin and Sergei were forced to retire from the contest when they had a severe injury, and therefore, Rafael, Nasrin's partner, became Dana's official new partner.
Adi's partner Artem was forced to retire from the contest when he had a severe injury only one night before the second semi-final. Matanel, Ella-Lee's partner, was hired to become Adi's official new partner.

### Season 10

| Celebrity | Professional | Position |
| Valerie Hamaty (singer) | Roy Gurevich | 1st Eliminated |
| Yana Yoseph (actress, model) | Haim Pershtein | 2nd Eliminated |
| Geula Even-Saar (journalist) | Nadav Shacham | 3rd Eliminated |
| Hezi Dean (mentalist, magician) | Inbar Lubelski | 4th Eliminated |
| Ori Sasson (judoka) | Michal Itelman | 5th Eliminated |
| Danit Greenberg (blogger) | Idan Atias | 7th Eliminated |
| Izhar Cohen (singer) | Polina Chiktonov | 8th Eliminated |
| Shlomi Tapiero (actor) | Nina Solovyov | 9th Eliminated |
| Liraz Charhi (actress) | Artem Liaskovski | 10th Eliminated |
| Avi Aburomi (singer, actor) | Lital Lechtman Cohen | 11th Eliminated |
| On Refaeli (model, actor) | Yana Dobrovski | Withdrew |
| Netta Barzilai (singer) | Alon Davidovski | 12th Eliminated |
| Yarden Gerbi (judoka, tv hostess) | Dani Yochtman | 13th Eliminated |
| Elisha Banai (singer, musician) | Jenia Leibman | 6th & 14th Eliminated |
| Romi Frenkel (model) | Eitan Krips | 15th Eliminated |
| Danielle Gal (actress) | Adir Blumenfeld | 16th Eliminated |
| Mariano Idelman (comedian) | Romy Nof | 17th Eliminated |
| Tal Morad (model, actor) | Sana Sokol | Fourth |
| Linoy Ashram (olympian, rhythmic gymnast) | Rafael Fleischmann | Third |
| Maya Keyy (model) | Lotem Madmoni | Second |
| Dor Harari (actor, singer) | Julia Shachar | Winners |