Dancing with the Stars

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China (including Hong Kong)

The Chinese version is a co-production between mainland China's HBS and Hong Kong's TVB, under licence from the BBC. In mainland China, it is aired on Hunan Television and in Hong Kong on TVB Jade. The Chinese title () is difficult to translate, but could be rendered as Miracle Dancing or "Miracles of Dance Moves". Each broadcaster provides five male and five female dancers, for a total of twenty. Pairs were determined by audience SMS votes. The programme began airing in late 2007, in order to mark the anniversary of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from the UK to the People's Republic of China.

India

The Indian version is called Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. It was first broadcast in September 2006 on Sony Entertainment Television (SET). Viewers often confuse Dancing With The Stars with Nach Baliye which airs on StarPlus. Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa have similar content and presentation but there are minor differences in the concept. The celebrity dancers on Nach Baliye are real life couples, and work with an assigned choreographer. The dancers on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa has one celebrity paired with a trained dancer/choreographer. A notice at the end of the show verifies that the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is indeed a version of Strictly Come Dancing.

Indonesia

Dancing with the Star Indonesia aired its first series in March 2011 on Indosiar and was hosted by Choky Sitohang and Cathy Sharon. Fadli and Trisna were the winners, while Yuanita Christiani and Wawan finished in second place, and Hengky Kurniawan and Melissa finished in third. The second series aired from October to December 2011. Lucky Widja and Sri were the winners, while Melly "SHE" and Wawan finished in second place, and Tya Ariestya and Yana finished in third.

Japan

The Japanese version is called Shall We Dance?. It has the same title as the 1996 film by the same name, but it has no relation to it beyond the shared name. Due to the fact that there was already a series-special dancing program, and that many cast members from it also appeared in the new program, the Japanese version was confused with a regularly scheduled version of the series-special, rather than its own version of the television series. It ran from 8 April 2006, to 17 March 2007 on NTV-4.

South Korea

Main article: Dancing with the Stars (South Korean TV series)

The show () has aired on MBC TV since 10 June 2011, and is hosted by Lee Deok-hwa, with co-host Lee So-ra in Season 1 while former contestant Kim Gyu-ri co-hosted the second season. The first season was won by Moon Hee-joon and his partner Ahn Hye-sang while the second season was won by Choi Yeo-jin and her partner Park Ji-woo. The 3rd Season was won by pop-singer and dancer Fei and her partner Kim Soo Ro.

Pakistan

Nachley (lit. "Dance") is the Pakistani version of Dancing with the Stars. The show is aired on ARY Digital and its theme is based around traditional Pakistani music and dance concepts.

Peru

The first Peruvian reality show based on Dancing With The Stars was ** (2005–2006), hosted by Rebeca Escribens and broadcast on Panamericana Televisión (channel 5) on Saturday afternoon. The show aired two seasons before it was cancelled.

Winners:

• Maricielo Effio, professional dancer (2005).
• Ismael La Rosa, actor (2006).

The second dancing show was Bailando por un sueño (Dancing for a Dream) in 2008, based on a Mexican reality show with the same name, broadcast on Panamericana Televisión, but produced by a different production: GV Producciones. This show was hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Giancarlo Chichizola and aired every Saturday night (from June to December). The show was like Dancing With The Stars, but instead of professional dancers, there were amateur dancers. They danced every week in order to win a prize: to achieve a personal/humanitarian goal or "dream". The show had two series and the four first places of each series had the chance to dance on Reyes de la Pista.

Winners:

• Season 1: Carlos Alcántara, actor and stand-up comedian; and his partner Carolina Guerra. Their "dream" was a surgery to Guerra's cornea in order to remove some ulcers, otherwise she would have been blind.
• Season 2: Marco Zunino, actor and singer; and his partner Jardena Ugaz, their "dream" was to give Ugaz's mother an operation to remove some strange lumps that had appeared on her back.
• "Reyes de la Pista": Delly Madrid, model and business woman; and her partner José Luis Campos. They won about $280,000 in Peruvian currency and the chance to represent this country on Second Dance World Championship, in Mexico.

In 2009, El Show de los sueños was shown every Saturday night (from May to December) on América Televisión (channel 4) and hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Christian Rivero. This reality show was a dancing and singing competition, therefore, there was one star, an amateur dancer, and an amateur singer per group. They performed to achieve a personal/humanitarian goal or "dream". The three first places of each series, one fourth place of series 1 and an eighth place of series 2 selected by the judges won a chance to perform on "Reyes del Show" (Show Kings).

Winners:

• Season 1: Sandra Muente, singer; and her partners the Herrera Soto brothers, whose "dream" was the rebuilding of "Lord of Luren" church, located in Ica, Peru.
• Season 2: Anna Carina, singer, songwriter and dancer; and her partners Carlos Suárez and Gabriela Noriega, whose "dream" was to give a surgery to Noriega's older sister, who was a morbid obese and the recovery from chronic depression.
• "Reyes del Show": Jean Paul Strauss, singer, musician and songwriter; and his partners Katherine Mendoza and Luis Enrique Baca. They won about $560,000 in Peruvian currency.

Since 2010, El Gran Show (The Amazing Show) is broadcast on América Televisión (channel 4) every Saturday night (from May to December) and is hosted by Gisela Valcárcel and Christian Rivero. This reality show is like Bailando por un Sueño: two series and a "top performers series". This time, each amateur dancer represents a Peruvian city. In this show, the pairs (the celebrity and their amateur dancer) were scored from 1 to 10 by standard judges and "V.I.P judges", who are 12 random people representing the Peruvian audience, they are weekly selected by lottery via website. The three first places from each series win a chance to dance on El Gran Show: Reyes del Show (Show Kings).

Winners

;2010

• Season 1: Gisela Ponce de Leon, singer and actress; and her partner Rayder Vásquez, form Ica, Peru.
• Season 2: Belén Estévez, professional dancer; and her partner Gian Frank Navarro, from Lima, Peru. Their "dream" was to treat Navarro's four-year-old nephew, suffering from viral encephalitis, a disease that has ridden him with scoliosis, blindness and seizures.
• "Reyes del Show": Miguel Rebosio, former soccer player; and his partner Fabianne Hayashida, from Lima, Peru. They won about $560,000 in Peruvian currency.

;2011

• Season 1: Raul Zuazo, actor; and his partner Dayana Calla, from Arequipa, Peru. Their "dream" was to deploy and equip a training center for homeless children.
• Season 2: Jesus Neyra, actor; and his partner Lucero Clavijo, from Tacna, Peru. Their "dream" was to improve "Maria Domitila Lascombes" transitorial housing's infrastructure.
• "Reyes del Show"

Russia

The Russian program is called "Танцы со звёздами" ("Tantsy so zvyozdami", transliterated). The first season, which began in 2006, became successful. Its second season premiered that same year. The format of the show is identical to that of other countries. Each pair is composed of a famous celebrity and a professional dancer.

Turkey

The Turkish version was called Yok Böyle Dans. Thirteen couples were participating in the competition. Lilia Kopylova was the head of the judging panel of four. Azra Akın won the competition with her partner Nikolai.

Ukraine

In Ukraine the show started in September 2006 on television channel 1+1 under the name "Танці з зірками" ("Tantsi z zirkamy") which translates as "Dances With The Stars". The show was hosted by Yuriy Horbunov and Tina Karol. The star contestants were paired with famous Ukrainian dancers, who had won major international competitions. The winners of the show were rewarded with the tour to the Rio Carnival, while the runners-up went to the Carnival on Cuba. The show became popular with Ukrainian viewers. The first season finale held on 26 November 2006, had the TV rating of 26.83% with the share of 54.64%, meaning that a quarter of the Ukrainian population and more than half of all TV viewers at that moment watched the final. The first season overall was watched by nearly 16 million Ukrainians. The pair of Volodymyr Zelenskyy (leader of a famous Ukrainian comic troupe and future president of Ukraine) and Olena Shoptenko won the main prize.

The show aired on 1+1 for three seasons between 2006 and 2007. In 2011, STB acquired broadcasting rights, airing the program for one season. In 2017, the show returned to 1+1 and subsequently aired five seasons until 2021.

A charitable special of Tantsi z zirkamy aired on 28 December 2025 on 1+1, marking the show’s return after a four-year hiatus. The special was won by , a war veteran and amputee who lost her leg during combat in 2022. The broadcast raised approximately ₴1.6 million for the Superhumans Center, with funds allocated to the evacuation and rehabilitation of wounded Ukrainian service members.

United States

Main article: Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)

In the United States, the show is called Dancing with the Stars, which aired on ABC from 2005–2021 and since 2023, and on Disney+ since 2022, featuring athletes, singers, actors, and professional dancers. It is currently hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro. The show premiered in 2005, and became a ratings success. The Spanish-language network Univision also produced its own version in 2010 under the name Mira Quien Baila ("Look Who's Dancing"). The Len Goodman Mirror Ball trophy is manufactured by the New York firm Society Awards. In addition, a short-lived spin-off series featuring celebrity children, titled Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, premiered on 7 October 2018, with Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz as hosts.

Multiple appearances

• Pamela Anderson: competitor in seasons 10 and 15 American, 7 Argentinian and 9 French. She was a guest on Israeli season 6.
• Helena Vondrackova: competitor in seasons 1 Slovak and 6 Polish.
• Marcin Mroczek: competitor in season 4 Polish and 3 Ukrainian.
• Natalia Mohylevska: competitor in season 1, 3 and 4 Ukrainian.
• Jamala: competitor in season 8 Ukrainian and 26 Polish.
• Jessica Gomes: competitor in Korean and Australian versions.
• Rossy de Palma: competitor in season 1 French and season 2 Spanish.

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