Danse Avec Les Stars (France Season 5)
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The fifth season of the French version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on TF1 on September 27, 2014, almost one year to the day after the fourth season. This time, 11 celebrities were paired with 11 professional ballroom dancers, more than the 10 of the previous two seasons. Sandrine Quétier and Vincent Cerutti return as the hosts for this season, while second season winner
Shy'm Tamara Marthe (born 28 November 1985), better known as Shy'm , is a French singer. She released her first album, '' Mes fantaisies'', in 2006 and has since released six more albums. She had three Platinum albums, including her number-one 2012 al ...
left her judging chair after two years, being replaced by first season winner
M. Pokora Matthieu Tota (; born 26 September 1985), artistically known as Matt Pokora and later M. Pokora (), is a French pop and R&B singer. In 2016, he became a coach for ''The Voice Kids France'' and '' The Voice: la plus belle voix''. Early life ...
.


Participants

After months of speculation, the full cast was leaked by the media on July 25, 2014. TF1 confirmed the participations of
Nathalie Péchalat Nathalie Péchalat (born 22 December 1983) is a French retired ice dancer and skating official, who served as the president of the Fédération française des sports de glace from 2020 to 2022. During her competitive career with partner Fabi ...
on September 3 and
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on September 4, revealing which dancers the two would be paired with along the way. The rest of the cast was confirmed by the channel on September 9, along with the premiere date and their respective partners were revealed during a press conference the next day.
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was announced by the media, but it turned out he was actually participating in the Portuguese version of the program. Of the celebrities participating,
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had already been in talks for the previous season while
Elisa Tovati Elisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer, actress and television personality. Early years Elisa Tovati was born in 1976 to parents of Russo-Moroccan Jewish origins in Paris, France. She showed interest in theatre early in her life, an ...
had turned down all four previous seasons. In a June 2014 interview,
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strongly denied her participation, lying that it "wasn't in the cards." Several celebrities, including singers
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and
Hélène Rollès Hélène Rollès (; at times just the mononym Hélène; born 20 December 1966) is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV sitcom '' Helen and the boys'' (''Hélène et les Garçons''), alongside Sébastien Roch. ...
, confirmed having been approached by TF1 but weren't part of the final cast. File:2015-01-31_-_Rayane_Bensetti_at_Danse_avec_les_stars_in_Paris_-_RMJ8690.jpg,
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Nathalie Péchalat Nathalie Péchalat (born 22 December 1983) is a French retired ice dancer and skating official, who served as the president of the Fédération française des sports de glace from 2020 to 2022. During her competitive career with partner Fabi ...
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Scoring

:''Red numbers'' indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. :Blue numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. : indicates the couples eliminated that week. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple. : indicates the third place couple.


Averages

This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 40-point scale. Starting from week 3, both technical and artistic scores are tallied.


Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows (starting from week 3, an average between technical and artistic score is used):


Couples' Highest and lowest scoring performances

According to the traditional 40-point scale. (starting from week 3, an average between technical and artistic score is used):


Styles, scores and songs


Week 1

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
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Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 2 : Personal Story Week

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 3 : New Dances Week

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 4 : Idol Week

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 5 : Partner Switch-Up

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' The couples were required to switch professional partners this week and learn a new style of dance. Due to the nature of the week, no elimination took place at the end of the show. ;Running order


Week 6 : Dance Marathon

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' Due to rules, two eliminations took place at the end of the show. Due to personal reasons Grégoire Lyonnet has left the show. The Dance Marathon: couples must dance as long as possible until the disposal by judges. The first elimination is assigned 5 points, second – 10 points and so on until the last 40 points for the winner. Three completely different dances are jive, flamenco and country. ;Running order


Week 7: Dance Fusion Week

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 8: Shameful songs

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 9: Dance trio week

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Week 10: Finals

'' Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Jean-Marc Généreux Jean-Marc Généreux ( /ʒɑ̃-maʁk ʒeneʁø/; born December 25, 1962) is a French Canadian ballroom dance champion, choreographer and television personality from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. He is most prominently known for his roles as judge a ...
,
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Marie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer. Biography Pietragalla was born in Paris to a Coriscan father and mother from Bordeaux. At 16, she joined the Ballet de l'Opera Natio ...
, Matt Pokora, Chris Marques.'' ;Running order


Dance Chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week. * Week 1 : Cha-Cha-Cha, Contemporary dance, Foxtrot, Jive,
Rumba The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba. ...
or
Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
* Week 2 :
American Smooth This is a list of dance terms that are not names of dances or types of dances. See List of dances and List of dance style categories for those. This glossary lists terms used in various types of ballroom partner dances, leaving out terms of highly ...
, Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot,
Pasodoble Pasodoble ( Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This military march gave rise ...
, Rumba, Samba or Tango (Personal Story week) * Week 3 : Afro Jazz,
Ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
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Bharata Natyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...
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Bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
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Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...
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Flamenco Flamenco (), in its strictest sense, is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and ...
, Hip Hop or
Lindy Hop The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the Black communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy is a fusion of many danc ...
(New Dances week) * Week 4 : Cha-Cha-Cha, Jive, Lindy Hop, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba or
Waltz The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position. History There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the w ...
(Idol week) * Week 5 : Contemporary dance, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Samba or Tango (Partner Switch-Up week) * Week 6 : American Smooth, Jive, Quickstep, Rumba, Samba or Tango (Dance Marathon week) * Week 7 : Contemporary dance, Charleston, Foxtrot, Pasodoble, Rumba, Samba, Tango or Waltz (Dance Fusion week) * Week 8 : American Smooth, Cha-Cha-Cha, Contemporary dance, Jive, Pasodoble, Quickstep,
Salsa Salsa most often refers to: * Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments * Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music * Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music Salsa or SALSA may also refer to: ...
, Tango or Waltz (Shameful Songs week) * Week 9 : Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Pasodoble, Rumba, Salsa, Tango (Semi-finals) * Week 10 : Charleston, Waltz, Jive, Rumba, Contemporary dance, American Smooth, Samba, Freestyle (Finals) : Highest scoring dance : Lowest scoring dance : Danced, but not scored


Musical Guests


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References

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