Warsaw, Poland – November 19, 2023 – A surprising โขtwist in the 17th edition of Dancing with the Stars has expanded the finaleโข to include not two, but three couples. Following two rounds of competition and a viewer vote, maurycy Popiel and Sara Janicka, as well as Mikoลaj “Bagi” Bagiลski andโฃ Magdalena Tarnowska โขinitially secured theirโ places in theโ final. A subsequent tournament-style cha-cha challenge determined the third finalist: Wiktoria Gorodecka and Kamil Kuroczko,unanimously chosen โby the jury.
The expandedโข finale โcomes after a competitive semi-final round โwhere โWiktoria Gorodecka and Kamil Kuroczko,Katarzyna Zillmann and Janja Lesar,Maurycy Popiel and Sara Janicka,Mikoลajโ “Bagi” Bagiลski andโ Magdalena Tarnowska,and Tomasz Karolak and Izabela Skierska vied for a spot. Judges praised Gorodecka and Kuroczko’sโ performance, with Ewa Kasprzyk noting it “reminds me of Buena Vista Social โฃclub,” and adding, “Wiktoria, everything is working for you, everything is spinning, โour heads are spinning when we look at you.” Tomasz Wygoda awarded them a perfect 10,stating they “created a hot atmosphere” and demonstrated “soft joints but strong accents.” Iwona pavloviฤ โalsoโ awarded a 10, bringing their total points to โ40.
The final cha-cha tournament sawโฃ each โcouple perform โtogether, with the jury โฃevaluating technique, style, class,โฃ and spatial awareness. The unanimous decision to advance Gorodecka and Kuroczko โฃsets the stage โfor a three-way showdown in the finale, scheduledโฃ to air Sunday at 19:55 on Polsat.