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China (including Hong Kong)

The Chinese version is a co-production between mainland China's HBS and Hong Kong's

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, under licence from the BBC. In mainland China it is aired on

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and in Hong Kong on

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. 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 ''

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''. It was first broadcast in September 2006 on Sony Entertainment Television (SET). A lot of people confuse ''Dancing With The Stars'' with
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''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'' have 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 ''Dancing With The Stars''.

Indonesia

''Dancing with the Star Indonesia'' broadcast in March 2011 on

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and hosted by Choky Sitohang & Cathy Sharon.On the 1st Series The 2nd Runner up is Hengky Kurniawan & Melissa, the 1st Runner up is Yuanita Christiani & Wawan, and the winner is Fadli & Trisna. The 2nd Series which is broadcast in October–December 2011 the 2nd Runner Up is Tya Ariestya & Yana, the 1st Runner Up is Melly "SHE" & Wawan and the winner is singer Lucky Widja & Sri

Japan

The Japanese version is called ''Shall We Dance?'' It has the same title as the 1996 movie 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 TV series. This one ran from 8 April 2006, to 17 March 2007 on NTV-4.

South Korea

The show () has aired on MBC TV since June 10, 2011, and is hosted by

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, 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

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and his partner Ahn Hye-sang while the second season was won by

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and her partner

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. The 3rd Season was won by pop-singer and dancer Fei and her partner Kim Soo Ro.

Pakistan

'' Nachley'' (lit. "Dance") is the

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i version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. The show is aired on

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and its theme is based around traditional

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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

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(channel 5) on Saturday afternoon. The show had two seasons, then it was cancelled. Winners: * Maricielo Effio, professional dancer (2005). *

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, actor (2006). The second dancing show was ''

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'' (Dancing for a Dream) in 2008, based on a Mexican reality show with the same name, broadcast on

, but produced by a different production: GV Producciones. This show was hosted by

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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 2 series and the 4 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 Carolina's cornea in order to remove some ulcers, otherwise she would have lost her sight. * Season 2:

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, actor and singer; and his partner Jardena Ugaz, their "dream" was to give Jardena'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

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, in

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. The next year (2009), '' El Show de los sueños'' was shown every Saturday night (from May to December) on

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(channel 4) and hosted by

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 3 first places of each series, 1 fourth place of series 1 and an 8th 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,

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. * Season 2:

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, singer, songwriter and dancer; and her partners Carlos Suárez and Gabriela Noriega, whose "dream" was to give a surgery to Gabriela'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,

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(The Amazing Show) is broadcast on

(channel 4) every Saturday night (from May to December) and it's hosted by

and Christian Rivero. This reality show is like "Bailando por un Sueño": 2 series and a "top performers series". This time, each amateur dancer represents a Peruvian city. besides, in this show, the pairs (the famous and the 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 3 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,

. * Season 2: Belén Estévez, professional dancer; and her partner Gian Frank Navarro, from

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. Their "dream" was to treat Gian Frank's 4 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

. They won about $560 000 in Peruvian currency. ;2011 * Season 1: Raul Zuazo, actor; and his partner Dayana Calla, from

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. Their "dream" was to deploy and equip a training center for homeless children. * Season 2: Jesus Neyra, actor; and his partner Lucero Clavijo, from

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. Their "dream" was to improve "Maria Domitila Lascombes" transitorial housing's infrastructure. * "Reyes del Show": ''(starts in November 5th)''.

Russia

The Russian TV show is called "Танцы со звёздами" ("Tantsy so zvyozdami", transliterated). The first season, which began in 2006, became extremely popular. Its second season is in progress after a long delay. 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.

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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" ("

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") which stands for "Dances With The Stars". The show was hosted by Yuriy Horbunov and

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. 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

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, while the runners-up went to the Carnival on Cuba. The show was extremely popular with Ukrainian viewers. The show finale held on the November 26, 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 show overall was watched by nearly 16 million Ukrainians. The pair of

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(leader of a famous Ukrainian comic troupe and future president of Ukraine) and Olena Shoptenko won the main prize.

United States

In the United States, the show is called ''

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'', which airs on

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from 2005 to 2021 and currently on

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featuring athletes, singers, actors, and professional dancers. It is currently hosted by

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and

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. The show is a huge hit since it debuted in 2005. The Spanish-language network

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also has its own version in 2010 under the name ''

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'' ("Look Who's Dancing"). The Mirror Ball trophy is manufactured by the New York firm

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. In addition, ABC debuted the Juniors version of the show on October 7, 2018 with

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and

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as hosts. In September 2019, ABC cancelled the Junior counterpart after one season.

Multiple appearances

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: 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 4 Ukrainian. *

Natalia Mohylevska Natalia Oleksiyivna Mohylevska,. née Mohyla. (born 2 August 1975), also known by her stage name Nataliya Mogilevskaya,. is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, composer, actress and TV presenter, producer. National Artist of Ukraine (2004). She g ...

: competitor in season 1, 3 and 5 Ukrainian. *

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: competitor in season 9 Ukrainian and 26 Polish.

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