Let's Dance (Slovak TV series)

Let's Dance (in English) is the Slovak version of Dancing with the Stars. Eight seasons were broadcast by TV Markiza (1st in the autumn of 2006), hosted by Adela Vinczeová and Martin "Pyco" Rausch (both of them also hosted the program Slovensko hľadá SuperStar (Slovak version of Pop Idol) on STV in 2005 and 2006). The winners of 1st season were Zuzana Fialová (a noted Slovak actress) and Peter Modrovský (a professional dancer). The winners of 2nd season were Michaela Čobejová (Slovak actress) and Tomáš Surovec (a professional dancer). The winners of 3rd season were Juraj Mokrý (Slovak actor and humorist) and Katarína Štumpfová (a professional dancer). The winners of 4th season were Nela Pocisková (Slovak actress and singer) and Peter Modrovský (a professional dancer). The winners of 5th season were Janka Hospodárová (Slovak TV presenter) and Matej Chren (a professional dancer). The winners of 6th season were Vladimír Kobielsky (Slovak actor) and Dominika Chrapeková (professional dancer). The winners of 7th season were Ján Koleník (Slovak actor) and Vanda Poláková (professional dancer). The winners of 8th season were Jana Kovalčíková (Slovak actress) and Vilém Šír (professional dancer). The winners of 9th season were Jakub Jablonský (Slovak actor) and Eliška Lenčešová (professional dancer).

Presenters & Judges
Table of presenters of Let's Dance: PRESENTER OF Let's Dance   CONTESTANT OF Let's Dance    JUDGING PANEL

Table of judges of Let's Dance: JUDGING PANEL   PRESENTER OF Let's Dance    CONTESTANT OF Let's Dance    GUEST JUDGE(S)

Professional dancers & their partners
Key:
 * Winner of the series
 * Second place of the series
 * Third place of the series
 * First elimination of the series
 * Withdrew in the series
 * Elimination of the series (2nd to last)
 * Unclassified

Season 1 - 2006
The ten couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Season 2 - 2008
The ten couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Season 3 - 2009
The ten couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Season 4 - 2010
The eleven couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Season 5 - 2011
The twelve couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Season 6 - 2017
The eleven couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Season 7 - 2022
The eleven couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Week 1 (6 March)

 * Group Performance: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" – Whitney Houston
 * On the first live show, no elimination took place, therefore all couples advanced to Week 2.

Week 2 (13 March)

 * Judge's scores from last week were added up to this week's scores. Then, they were put together with the audience's votes and the couple with the least overall points was eliminated.

Week 3 (20 March)

 * Theme: Movies
 * The couple with the least overall points (judges' scores combined with the audience votes) was eliminated.

Week 4 (27 March)

 * Group performance: "What a Feeling" - Alex Gaudino

Week 5 (3 April)

 * Group performance: "Libertango"
 * This week featured group salsa battles. Scores from the dance were added up to each couple's individual scores and from this, the judge's leaderboard was formed.
 * Due to testing positive for COVID 19, Michal Kovačič's partner Simona Brecíková was replaced by Fero Joke's former partner Vanesa Indrová.

Week 6 (10 April)

 * Theme: Carnival
 * Group performance: "Que Calor"/"Real in Rio"
 * Each couple performed the same dance, samba.
 * This week featured the dance marathon - bachata.

Week 7 (17 April)

 * Group performance: "Goral" - Slavonix
 * Special performance: TECHNIK - STU
 * This week featured group folk dance. Scores from the dance were added up to each couple's individual scores and from this, the judges's final scoreboard was formed.

Week 8 (24 April)

 * Guest performance: "Moving On" – ADONXS
 * For the first time this series, each couple performed two individual dances.

Week 9: Semi-final (1 May)

 * Guest performance: Cigánski diabli and Slovenské divadlo tanca
 * This evening featured the dance-off for the first time. Two couples with the lowest overall points went head-to-head in the dance-off. The judges then picked the final couple to make it to the Top 3.

Final (8 May)

 * Opening performance: Class of 2022; "Let's Go" – Tiësto
 * The remaining couples each performed 3 dances, one chosen by the judges, one of which they've previously performed and a freestyle.
 * The winner was chosen by audience's votes only. The judges' scores were for guidance only.

Season 8 - 2023
The eleven couples (and one spare pair) featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners:

Week 1 (5 March)

 * Group performance: "Intoxicated" - Martin Solveig and GTA
 * Emma Drobná performed the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" as a part of Helena Krajčiová & Fabio Belucci's waltz.
 * On the first live show, no elimination took place, therefore all couples advanced to Week 2.

Week 2 (12 March)

 * Judges' scores from week 1 were added to this week's scores. They were then combined with the audience's votes and the couple with the least overall points was eliminated.
 * Mária Čírová suffered an injury, therefore she was unable to perform. According to the rules, together with her partner, they were given a bye to the following week.

Week 3 (19 March)

 * Theme: Movies
 * Due to testing positive for COVID-19, Mario Cimarro's partner Vanda Poláková was permanently replaced by Vanesa Indrová.
 * Mária Čírová withdrew from the competition on March 17, 2023, due to an injury, which she sustained a week before.
 * Vratko Sirági joined the competition as a replacement for Mária Čírová together with his partner Anna Riebauerová. They were granted immunity and didn't face the elimination as well as the judges' scores, therefore they automatically advanced to Week 4.

Week 4 (26 March)

 * Theme: Love
 * Group performance: "Crazy What Love Can Do" - David Guetta feat. Becky Hill & Ella Henderson
 * Due to Henrieta testing positive for COVID-19, Henrieta & Marek were not able to perform. Under the rules of the competition, they were given a bye to the following week.

Week 5 (2 April)
Group 1: Marián & Ivana, Jana & Vilém, Mario & Vanesa, Richard & Dominika
 * This week featured group battles in Argentine Tango.

Group 2 : Henrieta & Marek, Boris & Eliška, Vratko & Anna, Gabriela & Matyáš
 * The winnning team was awarded 3 points, the losing 1 point. The points were added to couples' individual scores.

Week 6 (9 April)

 * Theme: Folklore/Easter
 * Opening performance: Cast of Na skle maľované - "Lipová lyžka/Prišli sme k vám s muzikou"
 * Guest performance: Children's folklore group Prvosienka
 * This week featured the folk dance marathon - Raslavická polka. This dance marathon was not marked by the judges.

Week 7 (16 April)
Team A: Gabriela Marcinková, Boris Valábik, Vratko Sirági
 * Theme: Music icons
 * Opening performance: "Slave To The Rhythm/ Smooth Criminal/ The Way You Make Me Feel/ Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - Michael Jackson
 * Guest performance: "Úsmev/ Vyznanie" - Cast of Vyznanie
 * This week featured team battles in salsa. The celebrities performed without their professional partners. The winnning team was awarded 3 points, the losing 1 point. The points were added to couples' individual scores.

Team B: Richard Autner, Marián Gáborík, Jana Kovalčiková

Week 8 (23 April)

 * Guest performance: Laura Zmajkovičová & Massimo Arcolin - Paso doble (Gangsta's Paradise" - 2WEI)
 * The couples performed two individual dances, the second being contemporary.

Week 9: Semi-final (30 April)

 * Opening performance: "Switch" - Will Smith/"Single Ladies (Put a RIng on It)" - Destiny's Child/"Freedom" - Pharrell Williams/"Rosa Parks" - Outkast
 * This week featured the dance-off. Two couples with the least overall points went head-to-head and the judges picked the last couple to make it to the final.
 * Mária Čírová performed the song "All of Me" as a part of Marián & Ivana's slowfox.

Final (7 May)

 * Opening performance: Class of 2023; "Land of 1000 Dances" - Wilson Pickett
 * Special performance: Ján Koleník and the professionals; "Beggin'" - Måneskin (Cha-cha-cha)
 * The couples performed 3 individual dances consisting of a judges' pick, one previously performed dance and a showdance.

Season 9 - 2024
This season's judging panel consists of 3 judges, after Ján Koleník's departure from the show, which he announced at the end of Season 8.

This season featured guest judges on each week, therefore completing the judges' desk up to four judges each week.

The eleven couples featuring selected celebrities and their dancing partners.

Week 1 (3 March)

 * Guest judge: Facundo Arana
 * Opening performance: "Scherzo" from Symphony no. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven / "Free" - Ultra Naté
 * This week did not feature an elimination. The scores were carried over to the next week.

Week 2 (10 March)

 * Guest judge: Petra Polnišová
 * Judges' scores from Week 1 were combined with this week's scores. Later they were combined with the viewer votes and the couple with the least overall points was eliminated.

Week 3 (17 March)

 * Theme: Musicals
 * Guest judge: Nela Pocisková
 * Opening performance: "Mám ťa rád" - The Duchon's

Week 4 (24 March)

 * Theme: Love/Dances dedicated to loved ones
 * Guest judge: Zdeněk Chlopčík
 * Opening performance: "Gimme Love" - Sia

Week 5 (31 March)
Team 1: Petra & Matyáš + Anna & Jaroslav (Trenčín folk dance)
 * Theme: Easter/Folklore
 * Guest judge: Ján Koleník
 * Opening performance: Šarišan folk group (Polka) vs. professional dancers (Tango)
 * Guest performance: Šarišan
 * This week featured team battle in folk dances. The couples were divided into 3 teams. This battle was not scored by the judges.

Team 2: Juraj L. & Natália + Juraj B. & Patrícia + Martin & Julie (Zvolen folk dance)

Team 3: Ján T. & Natália + Tina & Vilém + Jakub & Eliška (Gypsy folk dance)

Week 6 (7 April)

 * Theme: Music icons
 * Guest judge: Vladimír Kobielsky
 * Opening performance: "Sex Bomb" - Tom Jones/"Hit the Road Jack" - Throttle
 * Guest performance: Laura Arcolinova & Massimo Arcolin - Rumba ("Heart-Shaped Box" - Kelbren)
 * This week featured the Salsa Dance Marathon.

Week 7 (14 April)

 * Guest judge: Zuzana Fialová
 * The couples each performed two individual dances, the first with their original partners, the second with randomly selected dance partners.

Week 8 (21 April)

 * Guest judge: Adam Bardy
 * Opening performance: Amadeus! - The Ballet
 * The couples performed two individual dances, the second being contemporary.

Week 9: Semi-final (28 April)

 * Guest judge: Helena Vondráčková
 * Opening performance: Helena Vondráčková Medley
 * For their second dance, being the samba, the couples formed a trio with former celebrity contestants.
 * This week featured the dance-off. Two couples with the least overall points went head-to-head and the judges picked the last couple to make it to the final.

Final (5 May)

 * Guest judge: Jana Kovalčiková
 * Opening performance: Class of 2024; "Joy" - Pharrell Williams ft. Voices of Fire/"Came Here For Love" - Sigala ft. Ella Eyre
 * The couples performed 3 individual dances consisting of an Argentine Tango, one previously performed dance and a showdance.
 * As a part of Jakub & Eliška's showdance, Lúčnica folk group performed together with the couple.
 * As a part of Juraj & Natália's showdance, Dansovia dance company and Richard Autner performed together with the couple.