# You Can Dance – Po Prostu Tańcz! season 9

The ninth series of You Can Dance - Po prostu Tańcz! premiered on TVN on 17 February 2016. This series was changed to the new format. The judging panel was extended by winner of the first season Maciej Florek and finalist of the same season Ida Nowakowska, who joined original judges Agustin Egurrola and Michał Piróg. Kinga Rusin didn't return as judge due to her commitments as host of an upcoming series Agent - Gwiazdy, a celebrity version of The Mole on TVN. Patricia Kazadi remains the host of the series.
Judges' auditions began on 7 January 2016 in Warsaw and ended on 12 January 2016.

## Auditions

Open audition began on 9 December 2015 in Wrocław and ended on 4 January 2016 in Warsaw.
| Air date | Open audition date | Audition City | Audition Venue |
| 17 February 2016 | 9 December 2015 | Wrocław | National Music Forum |
| 24 February 2016 | 15 December 2015 | Gdańsk | Polish Baltic Philharmony |
| 2 March 2016 | 18 December 2015 | Szczecin | Azoty Arena |
| 9 March 2016 | 20 December 2015 | Katowice | International Congress Centre |
| 16 March 2016 | 4 January 2016 | Warsaw | Centrum Bankowo-Finansowe Nowy Świat |
| Total number of tickets | Total number of tickets | Total number of tickets | 36 |
In a change from previous years, open auditions are not immediately followed by filmed auditions with judges and a live audience on the following day. These instead took place on 7, 8, 11 and 12 January 2016 in Transcolor Studio in Warsaw. The 36 selected dancers will then take part in a choreography camp in Malta.

### Top 36 dancers

During the auditions judges picked 36 dancers. These dancers were taking part in choreography camp in Malta.
| City | Dancer | Number of dancers | Number of top 14 dancers |
| Wrocław | Oliwia Ratyńska | 6 | 4 |
| Wrocław | Paulina Wiszowata | 6 | 4 |
| Wrocław | Nader Hasnaoui | 6 | 4 |
| Wrocław | Anna Dowganowska | 6 | 4 |
| Wrocław | Klaudia Antos | 6 | 4 |
| Wrocław | Jessica Ali | 6 | 4 |
| Gdańsk | Hanna Szychowicz | 6 | 3 |
| Gdańsk | Julia Adamczyk | 6 | 3 |
| Gdańsk | Tomasz Gruszecki | 6 | 3 |
| Gdańsk | Joachim Uetake | 6 | 3 |
| Gdańsk | Paulina Fedorowska | 6 | 3 |
| Gdańsk | Natalia Kubicka | 6 | 3 |
| Szczecin | Krzysztof Wróblewski | 6 | 2 |
| Szczecin | Aleksandra Borkowska | 6 | 2 |
| Szczecin | Daniel Chaciński | 6 | 2 |
| Szczecin | Artur Kuriata | 6 | 2 |
| Szczecin | Dominika Wójcikiewicz | 6 | 2 |
| Szczecin | Adam Papazyan | 6 | 2 |
| Katowice | Michał Kalcowski | 5 | 3 |
| Katowice | Maja Bratus | 5 | 3 |
| Katowice | Paulina Gajewska | 5 | 3 |
| Katowice | Bartosz Wójcik | 5 | 3 |
| Katowice | Paulina Mostowska | 5 | 3 |
| Krystian Stemplewski |
| Warsaw | Andrii Shkapoid | 3 | 1 |
| Warsaw | Michał Kazimierczak | 3 | 1 |
| Warsaw | Stefano Silvinio | 3 | 1 |
^1 These dancers were shown only in youcandance.tvn.pl website extras.
^2 These dancers earned the tickets after the choreography round.

### Returning dancers

This season there were some dancers returning from previous seasons.
| Dancer | Previous attempt(s) | This season Result |
| Michał Kalcowski | Season 8; Workshops | TOP 6 |

## Choreography Camp (Malta) Week

Judges: Agustin Egurolla, Ida Nowakowska, Maciej Florek, Michał Piróg
| Task/style | Choreographer(s) |
| Hip-Hop | TBA |
| Jazz | TBA |
| Krump | Orville Tchozn Small |
| Final Choreography | Brian Friedman |

## Top 14 Contestants
### Women

| Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Specialty | Elimination date |
| Aleksandra Borkowska | 19 | Siedlce | Jazz | Runner-Up |
| Hanna Szychowicz | 16 | Łódź | Contemporary | 11 May 2016 Re-entered competition (27 April 2016) 20 April 2016 |
| Anna Dowganowska | 28 | Lwów, Ukraine | Modern Jazz | 4 May 2016 |
| Klaudia Antos | 19 | Brzeźnica | Video Dance | 27 April 2016 |
| Julia Adamczyk | 22 | Warsaw | Ballroom - Latin | 27 April 2016 - Withdrew |
| Maja Bratus | 23 | Łódź | Disco Dance | 13 April 2016 |
| Paulina Wiszowata | 20 | Niewiarowo | Hip-Hop | 6 April 2016 |

### Men

| Finalist | Age | Home Town | Dance Specialty | Elimination date |
| Stefano Silvino | 23 | Sicily, Italy | Contemporary | Winner |
| Joachim Uetake | 18 | Poznań, Japan | Hip-Hop | 11 May 2016 |
| Michał Kalcowski | 23 | Bierutowo | Street Dance | 4 May 2016 |
| Nader Hasnaoui | 26 | Wrocław, Tunisia | Hip-Hop | 27 April 2016 Re-entered competition (20 April 2016) 13 April 2016 |
| Bartosz Wójcik | 25 | Ostrołęka | Jazz | 20 April 2016 |
| Artur Kuriata | 21 | Samborowo | Street Dance | 20 April 2016 - Withdrew |
| Łukasz Józefowicz | 26 | Łódź | Contemporary | 6 April 2016 |

## Elimination chart

| | 04/06 | 04/13 | 04/20 | 04/27 | 05/04 | 05/11 | 05/18 |
| Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| Stefano Silvino | | | | Btm 3 | | | WINNER |
| Aleksandra Borkowska | | | Btm 3 | | | | Runner Up |
| Joachim Uetake | | | Btm 3 | | | Elim | |
| Hanna Szychowicz | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | Btm 3 | | Elim | |
| Anna Dowganowska | Btm 3 | | | Btm 3 | Elim | | |
| Michał Kalcowski | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | | |
| Nader Hasnaoui | | Elim | | Elim | | | |
| Klaudia Antos | | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | | | |
| Julia Adamczyk | | | | WD | | | |
| Bartosz Wójcik | Btm 3 | | Elim | | | | |
| Artur Kuriata | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | WD | | | | |
| Maja Bratus | | Elim | | | | | |
| Łukasz Józefowicz | Elim | | | | | | |
| Paulina Wiszowata | Elim | | | | | | |

## Performance shows
### Week 1: Top 14 (6 April 2016)

* Group Dance: Devil's Whisper — Raury / Keeping Your Head Up (Don Diablo Remix) - Birdy (Krump/Jazz; Choreographer: Ida Nowakowska & Maciej Florek) with Ida Nowakowska & Maciej Florek (Season 1 contestants and new judges)
* Top 14 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Joachim Uetake Klaudia Antos | Hip-Hop | Get Ugly - Jason Derulo | Justyna Lichacy | Safe |
| Stefano Silvino Maja Bratus | Contemporary | Bird Set Free - Sia | Katarzyna Kizior | Safe |
| Bartosz Wójcik Hanna Szychowicz | Jazz | How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris & Disciples | Stephan Reynolds | Bottom 3 |
| Artur Kuriata Paulina Wiszowata | House | Wilk - Natalia Nykiel | Justyna Lichacy | Bottom 3 |
| Nader Hasnaoui Aleksandra Borkowska | Contemporary Breaking | Make Up & Costume - Alexandre Desplat (from The Danish Girl) | Natalia Madejczyk (Season 1) | Safe |
| Michał Kalcowski Julia Adamczyk | Latino | Sax - Fleur East | Joanna Szokalska | Safe |
| Łukasz Józefowicz Anna Dowganowska | Broadway | Friend Like Me - Ne-Yo | Stephan Reynolds | Bottom 3 |
* Bottom 3 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Result |
| Hanna Szychowicz | EdIT - Ants | Safe |
| Bartosz Wójcik | Worthy - Jacob Banks | Safe |
| Paulina Wiszowata | Wap Wap - Busy Signal | Eliminated |
| Artur Kuriata | Stitches - Shawn Mendes | Safe |
| Anna Dowganowska | Sweet People - Alyosha | Safe |
| Łukasz Józefowicz | Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran | Eliminated |
* Eliminated:
** Łukasz Józefowicz
** Paulina Wiszowata

### Week 2: Top 12 (13 April 2016)

* Group Dance: Light It Up (Remix) — Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG (Dancehall/Bollywood; Choreographer: Diana Matos)
* Top 12 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Bartosz Wójcik Anna Dowganowska | Contemporary | What is Love - Kiesza | Karolina Kroczak | Safe |
| Joachim Uetake Julia Adamczyk | Hip-Hop | Team - Iggy Azalea | Diana Matos | Safe |
| Artur Kuriata Klaudia Antos | Afro Dance | Black Skinhead - Kanye West | Ilona Bekier (season 5) | Bottom 3 |
| Nader Hasnaoui Hanna Szychowicz | New Age | Work - Rihanna feat. Drake | Julia Żytko (season 4) | Bottom 3 |
| Stefano Silvino Aleksandra Borkowska | Jazz | Pillowtalk - Zayn | Diana Matos | Safe |
| Michał Kalcowski Maja Bratus | L.A. Style | Trumpet Lights - Chris Brown feat. Sabrina Antionette | Marcin Mroziński (season 3) | Bottom 3 |
* Bottom 3 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Result |
| Klaudia Antos | Burnitup! - Janet Jackson & Missy Elliott | Safe |
| Artur Kuriata | Desire - Years & Years | Safe |
| Hanna Szychowicz | Uncover - Zara Larsson | Safe |
| Nader Hasnaoui | All Night - Parov Stelar | Eliminated |
| Maja Bratus | Who You Are - Jessie J | Eliminated |
| Michał Kalcowski | Bun Up the Dance - Dillon Francis & Skrillex | Safe |
* Eliminated:
** Nader Hasnaoui
** Maja Bratus

### Week 3: Top 10 (20 April 2016)

* Group Dance: Turn the Music Louder (Rumble) — KDA feat. Katy B & Tinie Tempah (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: Katarzyna Kizior)
* Guest Dancers:
** Michał Piróg (YCD Judge) - Satin Birds - Abel Korzeniowski
** Maciej Florek (YCD Judge) - TBA
** Ida Nowakowska (YCD Judge) & Igor Leonik (season 7) - I Won't Dance - Frank Sinatra
** Agustin Egurolla (YCD Judge) & Paulina Kubicka (season 8) - Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente
* Top 10 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Joachim Uetake Aleksandra Borkowska | Salsa | Sorry (Latino Remix) - Justin Bieber feat. J Balvin | Orville Tchozn Small | Bottom 3 |
| Michał Kalcowski Hanna Szychowicz | Krump | Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa | Orville Tchozn Small | Bottom 3 |
| Stefano Silvino Anna Dowganowska | Experimental | The Hanging Tree - James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence | Wiola Fiuk (season 3) | Safe |
| Bartosz Wójcik Klaudia Antos | Commercial | The Water Dacne - Chris Porter feat. Pitbull | Tomasz Prządka (season 3) | Bottom 3 |
| Nader Hasnaoui Julia Adamczyk | Jazz | When We Were Young - Adele | Paweł Michno | Safe |
* Bottom 3 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Result |
| Aleksandra Borkowska | I Was Here - Beyoncé | Safe |
| Joachim Uetake | Don't Tell 'Em - Jeremih | Safe |
| Hanna Szychowicz | I See Fire - Ed Sheeran | Eliminated |
| Michał Kalcowski | One Touch (Remix) - Baauer feat. AlunaGeorge | Safe |
| Klaudia Antos | Give Me Love - Ciara | Safe |
| Bartosz Wójcik | Run Boy Run - Woodkid | Eliminated |
* Eliminated:
** Bartosz Wójcik
** Hanna Szychowicz

### Week 4: Top 8 (27 April 2016)

* Group Dances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 8 | Hip-Hop | Shut up and Dance - Walk the Moon | |
| Top 4 Street Dancers Michał Kalcowski Nader Hasnaoui Joachim Uetake Klaudia Antos | Hip-Hop | Android Porn - Kraddy | Maciej Florek (season 1) |
| Top 3 Stage Dancers Anna Dowganowska Aleksandra Borkowska Stefano Silvino | Jazz | California Dreamin' - Sia | Ida Nowakowska (season 1) |
* Top 8 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Michał Kalcowski Klaudia Antos | Contemporary | W Dobrą Stronę - Dawid Podsiadło | Karolina Kroczak | Bottom 3 |
| Nader Hasnaoui Anna Dowganowska | Hip-Hop | What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber | | Bottom 3 |
| Joachim Uetake Aleksandra Borkowska | Jazz | Ostatni - Edyta Bartosiewicz | Paweł Michno | Safe |
| Stefano Silvino Hanna Szychowicz | Dancehall | Outta Control - Sean Paul feat. Yolanda Be Cool & Mayra Verónica | Karolina 'Cuki' Dziemieszkiewicz (season 7) | Bottom 3 |
* Bottom 3 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Result |
| Klaudia Antos | Needed Me - Rihanna | Eliminated |
| Michał Kalcowski | Jungle Bae - Jack Ü feat. Bunji Garlin | Safe |
| Anna Dowganowska | Bottom Of The Rive - Delta Rae | Safe |
| Nader Hasnaoui | Lush Life - Nat King Cole | Eliminated |
| Hanna Szychowicz | Read All About It - Emeli Sande | Safe |
| Stefano Silvino | The Ripe & Ruin - Alt-J | Safe |
* Eliminated:
** Nader Hasnaoui
** Klaudia Antos

### Week 5: Top 6 (4 May 2016)

* Group Dance: Bang Bang - will.i.am (Hip-Hop; Choreographer: TBA) with Natalia Madejczyk, Alisa Floryńska, Paulina Figińska, Mateusz Sobecko, Rafał Kamiński and Brian Poniatowski (dancers from previous seasons)
* Guest Dancers:
** Dancers and actors from musical Wszystko gra - Wszystko, czego dziś chcę - Eliza Rycembel, Karolina Czarnecka & Irena Melcer (Choreographer: Agustin Egurolla)
*** Karolina Dziemieszkiewicz (Season 7)
*** Tomasz Prządka (Season 3)
*** Adrianna Piechota
*** Sebastian Fabijański (Actor)
*** Artur Golec (Season 8)
*** Igor Leonik (Season 7)
*** Włodzimierz Kołobycz (Season 8)
*** Piotr Jeznach (Season 4)
*** Jakub "Frycek" Frydrychewicz (Season 7)
*** Paulina Kubicka (Season 8)
*** Ilona Bekier (Season 5)
*** Klaudia Sadło (Season 8)
* Top 6 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Michał Kalcowski Alisa Floryńska (Season 6) | Hip-Hop | Girls Like - Tinie Tempah feat. Zara Larsson | Alisa Floryńska (Season 6) | Eliminated |
| Aleksandra Borkowska Brian Poniatowski (Season 7) | Contemporary | Dance for Me Wallis - Abel Korzeniowski (from W.E.) | Brian Poniatowski (Season 7) | Safe |
| Anna Dowganowska Natalia Madejczyk (Season 1) | Contemporary | Rien - Éléphant | Natalia Madejczyk (Season 1) | Eliminated |
| Joachim Ueatake Rafał Kamiński (Season 1) | Hip-Hop | Puttin' On the Ritz (Club des Belugas Mix) - Fred Astaire | Rafał Kamiński (Season 1) | Safe |
| Stefano Silvino Paulina Figińska (Season 5) | Contemporary | Castle - Halsey | Paulina Figińska (Season 5) | Safe |
| Hanna Szychowicz Mateusz Sobecko (Season 8) | Hip-Hop | Lord Knows - Meek Mill feat. Tory Lanez | Mateusz Sobecko (Season 8) | Safe |
* Bottom 3 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Result |
| Aleksandra Borkowska | Hate or Glory - Gesaffelstein | Safe |
| Michał Kalcowski | Pass That Dutch - Missy Elliott | Eliminated |
| Anna Dowganowska | Talking to the Moon - Bruno Mars | Eliminated |
| Joachim Uetake | Y I Do - Zebra Katz | Safe |
| Hanna Szychowicz | Nathan Lanier - Torn | Safe |
| Stefano Silvino | Bang Bang - Asaf Avidan | Safe |
* Eliminated:
** Anna Dowganowska
** Michał Kalcowski

### Week 6: Top 4 (11 May 2016)

* Group Dance: Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Lorde (Jazz; Choreographer: TBA)
* Musical Guest: Nie mów nie - Dawid Kwiatkowski
* Top 4 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
| Stefano Silvino Joachim Uetake | House | Paradise (Radio Edit) - Benny Benassi & Chris Brown | | Uetake eliminated |
| Hanna Szychowicz Aleksandra Borkowska | Contemporary | Game of Thrones Theme - Break of Reality (Cello cover) | | Szychowicz eliminated |
| Joachim Uetake Aleksandra Borkowska | Commercial | Kaktus - Bovska | Tomasz Prządka (season 3) | Uetake eliminated |
| Stefano Silvino Hanna Szychowicz | Contemporary | One Million Bullets - Sia | Nicholas | Szychowicz eliminated |
* Bottom 2 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Result |
| Aleksandra Borkowska | Bury Me - Brodinski feat. Maluca & Bricc Baby Shitro | Safe |
| Joachim Uetake | Murder - Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z | Eliminated |
| Hanna Szychowicz | Ólafur Arnalds - Brotsjór | Eliminated |
| Stefano Silvino | To Know Him is to Love Him - Amy Winehouse | Safe |
* Eliminated:
** Joachim Uetake
** Hanna Szychowicz

### Week 7: Top 2 (18 May 2016)

* Guest Dancers:
** Caro Dance
* Group dances:
| Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer |
| Top 14 | | Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses | |
| Top 14 (without TOP 2) | | Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake | |
* Top 2 Couple dances:
| Couple | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) |
| Stefano Silvino Aleksandra Borkowska | | Don't Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers feat. Daya | Jerome Esplana |
| Aleksandra Borkowska Bartosz Wójcik | Jazz | Wait - M83 | Brian Poniatowski (Season 7) |
| Stefano Silvino Klaudia Antos | | | |
* Bottom 2 Couples solos:
| Dancer | Music | Results |
| Aleksandra Borkowska | Sarajevo - Max Richter | Runner-Up |
| Stefano Silvino | Tommy's Theme - Noisia | Winner |

## Ratings

| Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | Share (%) | Share 16-49 (%) |
| Auditions 1 | 17 February | 1.41 | 10.4 | — |
| Auditions 2 | 24 February | 1.59 | 11.5 | — |
| Auditions 3 | 2 March | 1.39 | 10.1 | — |
| Auditions 4 | 9 March | 1.59 | 11.7 | — |
| Auditions 5 | 16 March | — | — | — |
| Malta 1 | 23 March | — | — | — |
| Malta 2 | 30 March | 1.43 | 10.7 | — |
| Live Show Top 14 | 6 April | — | — | — |
| Live Show Top 12 | 13 April | — | — | — |
| Live Show Top 10 | 20 April | — | — | — |
| Live Show Top 8 | 27 April | — | — | — |
| Live Show Top 6 | 4 May | — | — | — |
| Live Show Top 4 | 11 May | — | — | — |
| Live Show Top 2 | 18 May | — | — | — |
| Average | 2016 | 1.31 | 10.3 | 13.2 |