Season one of the 2011 edition of El Gran Show premiered on April 14, 2011.
This season, the "public's favorite couple" was not realized more in the program. In addition, the "lifeguard" was added, a special wildcard that the judges could use to save one of the eliminated couples.
On July 23, 2011, Raúl Zuazo and Dayana Calla were crowned champions, Leslie Shaw and Kevin Ubillus finished second, while Vanessa Terkes and Andy Sandoval finished third.
The celebrities appeared at a press conference on May 2, 2011, this season featured only eight celebrities unlike past seasons.
In the first three weeks, the competition was between teams formed by two heroes and four dreamers with a respective choreographer, representing different regions of Peru. In each week, the team with the lowest score was sentenced and one of their dreamers was eliminated, determined by the individual vote of each of the team members. From the fourth week, each hero danced with only one dreamer of his team forming eight couples. Due to the drastic change, since of the remaining 14 dreamers six of them were eliminated, the production decided to call them for the next season.
Gisela Valcárcel, Aldo DÃÂaz and Cristian Rivero returned as hosts, while Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Alcántara, Pachi Valle Riestra and the VIP Jury returned as judges. Stuart Bishop, who served as a judge for the previous two seasons, did not return
This table only counts dances scored on a 40-point scale.
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:
Scores are based upon a potential 40-point maximum.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Alcántara, Pachi Valle Riestra, VIP Jury.
The teams danced jazz or reggaeton and a partner dance, formed by a hero and a dreamer, being the obtained scores added to the one of their respective teams.
Team Lima was sentenced, passing to the elimination vote and being eliminated the dreamer Alberto Arteaga.
The teams performed one unlearned dance and a partner dance, formed by a hero and a dreamer,
Team Trujillo was sentenced, passing to the elimination vote and being eliminated the dreamer Wendy Gutiérrez.
The teams danced jazz and a partner dance, formed by a hero and a dreamer. In the versus, the heroes of each team faced each other in couples dancing pachanga.
Team Lima was sentenced, passing to the elimination vote and being eliminated the dreamer Gloria Cerdán, but the judges decided to save her with one of the lifeguards.
The couples danced disco or salsa. In the versus, they faced couples formed by the heroes dancing latin pop.
The couples (except those sentenced) danced guaracha or merengue. In the versus, they faced couples formed by the heroes dancing rock and roll.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Alcántara, Vania MasÃÂas, VIP Jury.
The couples danced cumbia (except those sentenced), pop and a danceathon of salsa.
The couples danced pachanga (except those sentenced), the world dances and a danceathon of cumbia.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Alcántara, Pachi Valle Riestra, VIP Jury.
The couples danced hip-hop (except those sentenced), axé under the rain and a danceathon of cumbia.
The couples danced tex-mex (except those sentenced), strip dance under the rain, a team dance of jazz and a danceathon of merengue.
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Johanna San Miguel, Pachi Valle Riestra, VIP Jury.
The couples danced salsa (except those sentenced), adagio, a team dance of marinera and a danceathon of pachanga.
Due to a failure in the telephone calls, it was decided that the duel was canceled and the sentenced couples saved.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Morella Petrozzi, Carlos Alcántara, Pachi Valle Riestra, VIP Jury.
On the first part, the couples danced a mix (mambo/latin pop/quebradita) (except those sentenced) and a freestyle.
On the second part, the final four couples danced quickstep.
The celebrities and their dreamers will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week: