Like in the previous seasons during the launch show the 14 celebrities found out which professional dancer they will dance with for the next few weeks.
[4] On 15 February 2023, two days before the start of the show, it was announced that Malika Dzumaev replaced the pregnant Renata Lusin.
At the end of the show the couple with the highest combined points was granted immunity from the first elimination in the following week.
Anna Ermakova received the highest combination of judge's scores and viewer votes and therefore won immunity for next week.
The couples performed one unlearned dance to music from the 1980's and a group Freestyle in the Girls vs Boys battle.
Ali Güngörmüş received the lowest combination of jury points and viewer votes and would have been eliminated.