Rokdim Im Kokhavim ( he, רוקדים עם כוכבים, "Dancing with Stars") is the

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i version of the popular British TV show ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 j ...

''. The show features local celebrities partnered with professional

ballroom dance Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world, mostly because of its performance and entertainment aspects. Ballroom dancing is also widely enjoyed on stage, film, and television ...

rs, competing to be the most successful dancers in the contest. Each week the couple that gains the fewest votes from the show's judges and spectators is eliminated. Viewers vote for their favorites, in order to save them from elimination, via phone, SMS and online. Over 350,000 votes were cast on the show's 3rd-season finale.

Participants

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Partners Lucy Dubinchik & Dennis Belochrekovski were forced to retire from the contest when Dennis suffered a

herniated disk Spinal disc herniation is an injury to the cushioning and connective tissue between vertebrae, usually caused by excessive strain or trauma to the spine. It may result in back pain, pain or sensation in different parts of the body, and physic ...

injury.

Season 5

In a twist in the competition after the fifth elimination, viewers were able to vote to reinstate their favourite of the five couples that had been eliminated. Orly Weinerman won, and was reinstated back into the contest, only to be re-eliminated by the public the next week. This twist created a controversy, however, when it allegedly emerged that contestants Pnina Rosenblum, Meital Dohan and Gala Kogan had already confirmed they had no plans to return to the programme under any circumstances, due to other commitments. Despite this, the phonelines to vote for the three contestants were kept open, at the expense of those voting by SMS. The Network responded that they had "operated according to policy", and would not confirm or deny the allegations to respect the "dignity of the stars".

Season 6

Season 7

Partners Ilanit & Haim Pershtein were forced to retire from the contest when Ilanit has a problem with her leg.

Season 8

Partners Bar Zomer & Matanel Kovansky were forced to retire from the contest when Bar has a serious injury.

Season 9

Dana's partner Ilia withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons and was replaced by Sergei as Dana's partner after her return to the competition.

References

External links

Official site
* {{Rokdim Im Kokhavim (Israel) Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel) original programming 2005 Israeli television series debuts 2012 Israeli television series endings 2022 Israeli television series debuts Dance competition television shows 2000s Israeli television series 2010s Israeli television series Israeli television series based on British television series Dance in Israel