Robert Rowiński (born 19 May 1984) is a Polish dancer, choreographer and model. Rowiński is a professional dancer on the Polish and Irish versions of Dancing with the Stars.

Robert Rowiński
Born (1984-05-19) 19 May 1984 (age 40)
Alma materCollegium Civitas
Occupation(s)Dancer
Choreographer
Known forDancing with the Stars (Irish series)
Taniec z gwiazdami

Early life

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Rowiński is the son of Bożena and Bogdan Rowiński. He has an older sister, Wioleta.

Rowiński completed postgraduate masters studies at the Faculty of Journalism at the University of Warsaw and undertook doctoral sociological studies at Collegium Civitas. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the psychology of emotions in dance.

Dancing with the Stars

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Poland (Taniec z gwiazdami)

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In Spring 2006, Rowiński made his Taniec z gwiazdami debut dancing with former Miss World, Aneta Kręglicka in the third series of the show. They finished in 7th place.[1]

In Autumn 2006, Rowiński took part in the fourth series of the show. He was paired with actress, Magdalena Wójcik. They finished in 8th place.[2]

In Autumn 2007, Rowiński competed in the sixth series dancing with singer, Halina Mlynkova. Due to an injury sustained in rehearsals, Mlynkova was forced to leave the competition meaning the couple finished in 11th place.[3]

In Spring 2010, Rowiński rejoined the show after three years away pursuing other projects. He was paired with actress and TV presenter, Aleksandra Szwed in the eleventh series. They were eliminated in 9th place.[4]

In Autumn 2010, Rowiński took part in what would be his final season of Taniec z gwiazdami. He was partnered with Olympic pole-vaulter, Monika Pyrek. On 28 November 2010, Pyrek and Rowiński were voted the winners of the twelfth series.[5]

In July 2022, it was announced that Rowiński would return as a professional dance for the twenty-sixth season after a twelve year absence. He will partner, influencer and Farma co-host, Ilona Krawczyńska.[6]

Series Partner Place
3 Aneta Kręglicka 7th
4 Magdalena Wójcik 8th
6 Halina Mlynkova 11th
11 Aleksandra Szwed 9th
12 Monika Pyrek 1st
26 Ilona Krawczyńska 1st
Celebrity partner
Aneta Kręglicka; Average: 29.0; Place: 7th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
1 Cha-cha-cha / "I Got Rhythm" 5 7 8 5 25 No elimination
2 Quickstep / "Can't Get You Out of My Head" 6 8 9 7 30 Safe
3 Jive / "You Never Can Tell" 6 8 9 7 30 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Everybody Loves Somebody" 6 8 9 8 31 Safe
5 Samba / "Baila, Baila Conmigo" 6 8 8 7 29 Eliminated
Celebrity partner
Magdalena Wójcik; Average: 30.5; Place: 8th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
1 Cha-cha-cha / "When You're Gone" 6 8 8 7 29 No elimination
2 Quickstep / "No Me Voy Sin Bailar" 5 9 9 8 31 Bottom two
3 Samba / "Tic, Tic Tac" 6 8 9 6 29 Bottom two
4 Foxtrot / "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 7 9 9 8 33 Eliminated
Celebrity partner
Halina Mlynkova; Average: 35.5; Place: 11th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
1 Group Mambo / "Ran Kan Kan" - - - - - No elimination
2 Quickstep / "Oh Marie" 7 10 10 8 35 Safe
3 Jive / "Maria" 8 10 10 8 36 Safe
4 - - - - - - Withdrew
Celebrity partner
Aleksandra Szwed; Average: 35.4; Place: 9th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
1 Waltz / "It Is You (I Have Loved)" 6 8 9 7 30 No elimination
2 Rumba / "Careless Whisper" 7 9 10 9 35 Safe
3 Tango / "Sombras" 8 10 10 10 38 Safe
4 Paso Doble / "Another Brick in the Wall" 10 10 10 10 40 Safe
5 Viennese Waltz / "You'll Never Walk Alone" 8 9 9 8 34 Eliminated
Celebrity partner
Monika Pyrek; Average: 37.2; Place: 1st
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
2 Quickstep / "Lemon Tree" 8 8 10 9 35 Safe
3 Jive / "Maneater" 8 9 10 9 36 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Blue Velvet" 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
5 Samba / "Bailamos" 8 9 10 9 36 Safe
6 Waltz in American Smooth / "Just the Way You Are" 7 9 9 7 32 Safe
7 Cha-cha-cha / "Baw mnie" 10 10 10 10 40 Safe
8 Rumba / "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" 7 10 10 10 37 Safe
9 Tango / "Nie wierz mi, nie ufaj mi" 10 10 10 10 40 Safe
10 Salsa / "Demasiado Corazon"
Quickstep / "We No Speak Americano"
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
37
36
Safe
11 Jive / "Hey Boy (Get Your Ass Up)"
Viennese Waltz / "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
6
10
9
10
10
10
7
10
32
40
Safe
12 Paso Doble / "Bad Romance"
Argentine Tango / "Sensuel"
8
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
36
40
Bottom two
13 Cha-cha-cha / "Baw mnie"
Tango / "Nie wierz mi, nie ufaj mi"
Freestyle / "Nothing Compares 2 U"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
40
40
40
Winners
Celebrity partner
Ilona Krawczyńska; Average: 36,5; Place; 1st
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Piaseczny Pavlović Malitowski Grabowski
1 Samba / "Cotton Eye Joe" 9 8 8 8 33 Safe
2 Quickstep / "Crazy in Love" 9 9 8 9 35 Safe
3 Rumba / "Trudno tak" 9 7 7 9 32 Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Save Your Tears"
Team Dance / "Alternatywy 4"
9
8
8
8
8
6
8
7
33
29
Safe
5 Waltz / "My Heart Will Go On" 9 9 8 9 35 Safe
6 Swing / "Be My Baby" 9 8 8 9 34 Safe
7 Cha-cha-cha (with Milena Krawczyńska) / "Let's Get Loud"
Quickstep / "Walking On Sunshine"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
40
40
Safe
8 Foxtrot / "Girls Like You"
Paso Doble / "Les Toreadors"
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
39
40
Safe
9 Tango (with Łukasz Jurkowski) / "Beggin'"
Rumba / "Hello"
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
39
40
Safe
10 Jive / "Day-O"
Swing / "Be My Baby"
Freestyle / "To tylko tango", "Krakowski spleen"
10
10
10
10
8
10
9
8
10
10
10
10
39
36
40
Winners

Ireland

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In November 2017, it was announced that Rowiński would be taking part in the 2018 Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.[7] He was partnered with journalist and broadcaster, Maïa Dunphy. They reached the fifth week of the competition, ultimately finishing in 9th place.[8]

In 2019, Rowiński returned for his second series. He was partnered with country music singer, Cliona Hagan.[9] In the seventh week of the competition, the couple became the first pair to receive a perfect score of 30.[10] On 24 March 2019, Rowiński and Hagan reached the final of the competition. They finished as joint runners-up with Johnny Ward and Emily Barker when Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan were named as the winners.[11]

In 2020, Rowiński returned for his third series. He was partnered with Virgin Media One presenter, Glenda Gilson.[12] They were the second couple to be eliminated from the competition.[13]

In 2023, Rowiński returned to the show after a three-year absence when Maurizio Benenato left the series in the third week due to unforeseen circumstances. He was partnered with Eurovision singer, Brooke Scullion.[14] They reached the final, finishing as joint runners-up to Carl Mullan & Emily Barker.

In 2024, Rowiński returned for his fifth series. He was partnered with former RTÉ News presenter, Eileen Dunne. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition after losing the dance-off to Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent.

Series Partner Place
2 Maïa Dunphy 9th
3 Cliona Hagan 2nd
4 Glenda Gilson 10th
6 Brooke Scullion 2nd
7 Eileen Dunne 8th

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

1 This score was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

Celebrity partner
Maïa Dunphy; Average: 16.8; Place: 9th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" 4 4 5 13
3 Waltz / "See the Day" 5 5 6 16 Safe
4 Rumba / "Up Where We Belong" 6 6 7 19 Safe
5 Tango / "Hernando's Hideaway" 6 6 7 19 Eliminated
Celebrity partner
Cliona Hagan; Average: 25.5; Place: 2nd
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Quickstep / "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" 7 7 7 21
3 Rumba / "Let You Love Me" 7 6 7 20 Safe
4 Jive / "Perfect Day" 6 7 8 21 Safe
5 American Smooth / "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" 7 7 8 22 Safe
6 Charleston / "Wings" 4 4 5 13 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Demi Isaac Oviawe
7 Tango / "Sweet but Psycho" 8 8 9 25 Safe
8 Waltz / "A Time for Us" 10 10 10 30 Safe
9 Salsa / "Mujer Latina"
Team Past / "All That Jazz (Castro Remix)"
8
9
8
10
9
10
25
29
Safe
10 Charleston / "Puppet on a String"
Euro-thon / "Making Your Mind Up"
8
Extra
8
4
9
Points
25
29
Safe
11 Viennese Waltz / "Runaway"
Cha-cha-cha / "Respect"
7
9
7
9
8
10
22
28
Safe
12 Quickstep / "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"
Rumba / "Let You Love Me"
Showdance / "The Champion"
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
30
27
30
Runners-up
Celebrity partner
Glenda Gilson; Average: 16.7; Place: 10th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / Don't Start Now" 5 6 6 17
3 Waltz / "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" 5 5 5 15 Safe
4 Contemporary Ballroom / "My Heart Will Go On" 6 6 6 18 Eliminated
Celebrity partner
Brooke Scullion; Average: 26.9; Place: 2nd
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
11 Salsa / "Let Them Know" 8 8 9 25 No elimination
21 Quickstep / "Love Machine" 7 8 8 23
3 Rumba / "2002" 8 9 9 26 Safe
4 Paso Doble / "The Greatest Show" 8 8 8 24 Safe
5 Samba / "SloMo" 8 9 9 26 Safe
6 Viennese Waltz / "Breakaway" 8 8 9 25 No elimination
7 Jive / "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" 9 9 9 27 Safe
8 Contemporary Ballroom / "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" 10 10 10 30 Safe
9 Tango / "Libertango"
Team Freestyle / "HandClap"
9
9
9
9
10
9
28
27
Bottom two
10 Cha-cha-cha / "A Second to Midnight"
Marathon / "I Want Candy"
10
Awarded
10
5
10
Points
30
35
Safe
11 Paso Doble / "The Greatest Show"
Showdance / "Hallucinate"
10
10
10
9
10
10
30
29
Runners-up

1For weeks 1 & 2, Scullion performed her dances with her original partner, Maurizio Benenato.

Celebrity partner
Eileen Dunne; Average: 16.3; Place: 8th
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Gourounlian
1 American Smooth / "I'm a Woman" 4 5 5 14 No elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / "Let's Get Loud" 5 4 4 13
3 Waltz / "Try to Remember" 5 6 6 17 Safe
4 Tango / "Super Trouper" 5 6 6 17 Safe
5 Jive / "Let's Twist Again" 5 6 6 17 Safe
6 Foxtrot / "Proud Mary" 5 6 6 17 No elimination
7 Paso Doble / "Viva Torero" 6 6 7 19 Eliminated

References

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  1. ^ "Krglicka i Rowiski wci przyjacimi". Kozaczek.pl (in Polish). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. ^ "Magdalena Wójcik i Robert Rowiński". www.fit.pl. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  3. ^ "Mlynkova oskarża Rowińskiego!". www.pomponik.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  4. ^ "Robert Rowiński wygrał polski "Taniec z gwiazdami". Wystąpi za granicą". plejada.pl (in Polish). 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  5. ^ "Pamitacie Roberta Rowiskiego? Wygra z Monik Pyrek "TzG" i znikn z mediw. Dzi robi wiatow karier". plotek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  6. ^ "Wielki powrót Roberta Rowińskiego do "Tańca z Gwiazdami". Co robił przez ostatnie 10 lat?". www.pomponik.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. ^ "'It will be a challenge even though I won DWTS in Poland' - Meet Dancing with the Stars hunky new addition". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  8. ^ "Eliminated Maia Dunphy says DWTS scores were 'oddly contradictory' after positive comments". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  9. ^ "Winning Dancing With The Stars would be 'bittersweet,' says Cliona Hagan - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk".
  10. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (2019-02-24). "Peter Stringer eliminated from Dancing with the Stars- Cliona Hagan first 30". rsvp. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  11. ^ "► VIDEO: Mairéad Ronan wins Dancing with the Stars". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  12. ^ "Glenda Gilson Shares Pic Of Her And DWTS Partner Robert Rowiński Ahead Of Tonight's Show". VIP Magazine. 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  13. ^ "Glenda Gilson axed from 'Dancing With The Stars' in shock elimination". independent. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  14. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie (2023-01-22). "DWTS' Maurizio Benenato replacement confirmed after surprise exit from show". RSVP Live. Retrieved 2023-01-23.