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 ShowMusicShow ThemeDance ThemeVoteResult1"Kissing You"Best of BritishShakespeare8th90.5%Safe2"Crazy in Love"/"Bang Bang"PropsCanes3rd95.3%Safe3"Get the Party Started"Around the WorldMonte Carlo3rd92.4%Safe4"Your Disco Needs You"/"You Should Be Dancing"/"Le Freak"/"Boogie Wonderland"Dance FusionDisco5th90.5%Safe5"Do You Love Me"/"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"Coaches' PickDirty Dancing1st96.5%Safe6"The Ballroom Blitz","Get the Party Started"FinalDance with captainFavourite danceN/AWinners
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.
SeriesPartnerPlace26Jacek Jelonek2nd27Julia Kuczyńska3rd28Majka Jeżowska4th
Series 26 (2022) Celebrity partner Jacek Jelonek; Average: 37.2; Place: 2nd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultPiasecznyPavlovićMalitowskiGrabowski1Jive / "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"10999Safe2Tango / "I Will Survive"988934Safe3Quickstep / "Mój przyjacielu"10101010Safe4Cha-cha-cha / "Poker Face"Team Dance / "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"8959788928Safe5Foxtrot / "Jesienne róże"977831Safe6R&R / "Do You Love Me"1081010Safe7Paso doble (with Agnieszka Lal) / "Canción del Mariachi"Quickstep / "Ostatnia nadzieja"109109109101037Safe8Cha-cha-cha / "Can't Stop the Feeling!"Charleston / "We No Speak Americano" 101081091091036Safe9Jive (with Piotr Mróz) / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"Contemporary / "Fix You"Paso doble / "Łowcy gwiazd"101010101010101010101010Bottom two10Salsa / "Cuban Pete"Foxtrot / "Jesienne róże"Freestyle / "The Greatest Show" & "This Is Me"101010109108910101010Runners-up
Series 27 (2024) Celebrity partner Julia Kuczyńska; Average: 35.7; Place: 3rd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultMaserakKasprzykWygodaPavlović1Jive / "Blinding Lights"787729No elimination2Viennese waltz / "Earned It"9109937Safe3Cha-cha-cha / "Super Trouper"898833Safe4Quickstep / "Wiosna – ach to ty!"677626Safe5Rumba / "Miłość miłość"898833Safe6Tango / "Murder on the Dancefloor"999835Safe7Paso doble / "Bad Romance"Waltz / "Hej Wy!"81091091081034Safe8Foxtrot / "Just the Way You Are"Salsa / "Conga"1010101010101010Safe9Samba / "Don't Go Yet"Charleston / "All We Got"910910999836Safe10Cha-cha-cha / "I Don't Like It, I Love It"Waltz / "Hej Wy!"Freestyle / "In the End"910109101091010810103rd place
Series 28 (2024) Celebrity partner Majka Jeżowska; Average: 31.7; Place: 4th Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultMaserakKasprzykWygodaPavlović1Cha-cha-cha / "Sex Bomb"998834No elimination2Tango / "Rumour Has It"785323Safe3Country / "Texas Hold 'Em"575421Safe4Viennese waltz / "Can I Call You Rose?"797629Safe5Salsa / "A ja wolę moją mamę"91010938No elimination6Foxtrot / "Mniej niż zero"998733Bottom three7Rumba / "Bad Dreams"Tango / "Beze mnie"899989773234Safe8Paso doble / "Bloody Mary"Contemporary / "People Help the People"810910796837Bottom two9Waltz / "Dumka na dwa serca"Jive / "I'll Be There for You"91010108787Eliminated
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.
SeriesPartnerPlace6Suzanne Jackson2nd
Series 6 (2023) Celebrity partner Suzanne Jackson; Average: 25.8; Place: 2nd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryGourounlian1Samba / "Woman"78823No elimination2Viennese waltz / "Love On The Brain"8893Jive / "Runaround Sue"55515Safe4Paso doble / "America"87823Safe5Contemporary / "Keeping Your Head Up"88925Safe6Cha-cha-cha / "Flashdance... What a Feeling"788No elimination7American Smooth / "I've Got You Under My Skin"88925Bottom two8Charleston / "Hot Honey Rag"9101029Safe9Rumba / "Young and Beautiful"Team Freestyle / "Crying at the Discoteque"10810101010Safe10Tango / "Hungry Like the Wolf"Marathon / "I Want Candy"9Awarded10210Points2931Bottom two11Samba / "Woman"Freestyle / "Fire Under My Feet"101010101010Runners-up
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