# Michael Danilczuk

Michael Danilczuk (Polish: Michał Danilczuk, born 14 February 1992 in Białystok) 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. In 2014 they became Polish Open Latin Champions. They have also performed with Burn the Floor. Danilczuk and Przystał have also performed in Broadway musical productions such as Legally Blonde, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Rock of Ages. They moved to London in 2019 to pursue careers in the United Kingdom.

## 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. 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. 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.
| 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 | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Piaseczny | Pavlović | Malitowski | Grabowski | Total | Result |
| 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 | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Maserak | Kasprzyk | Wygoda | Pavlović | Total | Result |
| 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 | Judges' score | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Maserak | Kasprzyk | Wygoda | Pavlović | Total | Result |
| 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. He was partnered with television presenter and entrepreneur, Suzanne Jackson. 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 | Judges' score | Judges' score | Total | Result |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Redmond | Barry | Gourounlian | Total | Result |
| 1 | Samba / "Woman" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | No elimination |
| 2 | Viennese waltz / "Love On The Brain" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | No elimination |
| 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 |