StarDance: Matonoha and Navrková leave the Czech dance show

After the sixth night of StarDance season 14, held on Nov. 14, Tomáš Matonoha and Lenka Nora Navrková left the show. Matonoha had been seen as one of the underdogs since the start of the competition. In his farewell, he thanked viewers for their votes and praised the dances.

He said he hoped that a year from now everyone would be watching StarDance again at the same time, and on this very channel. It was a nod to the debate over whether the show belongs on public television. Culture Minister Ota Klempíř (of the Motorists) had spoken on the subject earlier. Among other things, he is pushing the government to abolish license fees for Czech Television and Czech Radio and replace them with direct funding from the state budget.

The dances of the sixth night

The evening opened with Sára Prachař Sandeva and Daniel Makovec, who danced a tango to Sweet Dreams by the British duo Eurythmics. Next, Tomáš Sean Pšenička and Natálie Otáhalová performed a cha-cha-cha to “The One Who Has Breakfast,” sung by Jiří Korn.

Marta Jandová and Martin Prágr performed a romantic rumba to Another Day In Paradise by Phil Collins. For the heartfelt performance they earned a high 36 points, including one 10.

The second trio of couples was opened by Vojtěch Dyk and Kateřina Málek with a cha-cha-cha to the disco hit Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles. Judge Jana Burkevičová told Dyk that the cha-cha-cha rarely suits men and that his hips had stayed behind. Overall, the judges rated the couple's comedy and acting above the dancing itself.

Host Marek Eben introduced Tomáš Matonoha and Lenka Nora Navrková by saying that something resembling an East German couple was coming onto the stage. They chose a tango to The Final Countdown by the Swedish band Europe and metallic, shimmering costumes. According to Matonoha, he is the only one in the room who remembers when that hit actually came out on time. He also said he used to travel to East Germany for Pioneer camps and knows it from the Brno Grand Prix, when 50,000 fans came, and joked about his mustache.

Luciana Tomášová and Robin Ondráček performed last, with a cha-cha-cha to Can You Feel It in cosmic blue sparkling star costumes. Some judges called their performance the best dance of the night, and with two 10s the couple received 38 points.

Team battle and standings

The evening was livened up by a team battle to Michael Jackson's Bad. This time the dancers performed individually rather than in pairs: they split into a red team and a blue team and staged a number inspired by the original 1980s video. The judges gave the win to the red team.

In the overall judges' standings after the sixth night, two couples share first place with an identical 71 points: Marta Jandová with Martin Prágr and Luciana Tomášová with Robin Ondráček.