The ninth series of You Can Dance - Po prostu Tańcz! premiered on TVN on 17 February 2016.[1][2] This series was changed to the new format.[3] 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.[4]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.[5]Patricia Kazadi remains the host of the series.
Judges' auditions began on 7 January 2016 in Warsaw and ended on 12 January 2016.[6]
Auditions
Open audition began on 9 December 2015 in Wrocław and ended on 4 January 2016 in Warsaw.[7][8]
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.[9] The 36 selected dancers will then take part in a choreography camp in Malta.[3]
Top 36 dancers
During the auditions judges picked 36 dancers. These dancers were taking part in choreography camp in Malta.
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)
