Robert Rowiński


Robert Rowiński is a Polish dancer, choreographer and model. Rowiński is a professional dancer on the Polish and Irish versions of Dancing with the Stars.

Early life

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''

Poland (''Taniec z gwiazdami'')

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SeriesPartnerPlace
3Aneta Kręglicka7th
4Magdalena Wójcik8th
6Halina Mlynkova11th
11Aleksandra Szwed9th
12Monika Pyrek1st

Irish version

In November 2017, it was announced that Rowiński would be taking part in the 2018 Irish version of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with journalist and broadcaster, Maïa Dunphy. They reached the fifth week of the competition, ultimately finishing in 9th place.
In 2019, Rowiński returned for his second series. He was partnered with country music singer, Cliona Hagan. In the seventh week of the competition, the couple became the first pair to receive a perfect score of 30. 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.
In 2020, Rowiński returned for his third series. He was partnered with Virgin Media One presenter, Glenda Gilson. They where the second couple to be eliminated from the competition.
SeriesPartnerPlace
2Maïa Dunphy9th
3Cliona Hagan2nd
4Glenda Gilson10th

Series 2">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2)">Series 2 (2018)

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Series 3">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3)">Series 3 (2019)

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Series 4">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 4)">Series 4 (2020)

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