''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
-language
dance competition
Competitive dance is a popular, widespread sport in which competitors perform dances in any of several permitted dance styles—such as acro, ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, musical theatre, tap, and improv—before a ...
reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
series that airs on
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
, created and produced by
Essel Vision Productions
Essel Vision Productions is an Indian company which produces Indian soap operas , reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment and factual programming in several Indian languages.
Essel Vision is promoted by Subhash Chandra and is a private c ...
. It premiered on 30 January 2009. Here the judges are called ''Masters'' and
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...
was called ''Grand Master (until season 6)''. Season 7 premiered with a different concept.
The show features a format where dancers from a variety of styles enter open auditions held in Indian metropolitan cities to showcase their unique style and talents and, if allowed to move forward, are then put through mega-audition rounds of auditions to test their ability to adapt to different styles. At the end of mega audition, the top 18 dancers are chosen as finalists who move on to compete in the competition's main phase where they will perform solo, duet and group dance numbers in a variety of styles in competition for the votes of the broadcast viewing audience which, combined with the input of a panel of judges, determine which dancers will advance to the next stage from week to week.
The show features a variety of Indian cultural and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical,
Contemporary
Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present. Contemporary history is either a subset of the late modern period, or it is o ...
,
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
,
Hip-hop,
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
,
Kalaripayattu
Kalaripayattu (; also known simply as Kalari) is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala, a state on the southwestern coast of India. Kalaripayattu is known for its long-standing history within Indian martial arts, and is ...
,
Salsa
Salsa most often refers to:
* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
A ...
, and
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...
styles, among others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented. Competitors attempt to master these styles in an attempt to survive successive weeks of elimination and win a cash prize and often other awards, as well as the title of ''India's Best Dancer - CJ''. The show is choreographed by Indian choreographers, such as
Mudassar Khan
Mudassar Khan (born 20 October 1987) is an Indian dancer and film choreographer. He was a dance teacher in Thakur Public School Kandivali from 2001 to 2006. He is a judge in the dance reality television series ''Dance India Dance (season 4, season ...
,
Marzi Pestonji
Marzi Pestonji (born 30 October 1979), fondly known as ''Udi Baba'' (a positive surprise), also popularly known as Master Marzi, is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He was one of the judges of Zee TV’s reality dance show
''Dance India Danc ...
, Tanuj Jaggi and Mini Pradhan. The show has won several television awards for ''Most Popular Dance Reality Show''.
Format
Selection process
The selection process can be further broken down into two distinct stages: the Open Auditions and the second phase referred to as the Mega Auditions.
The Open Auditions take place in 5–6 major
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n cities and are typically open to anyone aged 15–30 at the time of their audition. The cities in which auditions are held vary from season to season but some, such as
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
and
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
have featured in almost every season. During this stage, dancers perform a brief routine (typically individually) before three masters. The masters will then make an on-the-spot decision as to whether the dancer demonstrated enough ability. If the dancer impressed the masters with his/her dancing abilities, masters will award a Hat called ''Taqdeer Ki Topi (Hat of Destiny)'', moving them instantly one step forward in the competition.
The second stage of the selection process, the Mega Auditions, is a several-day-long process in which the 100 hopefuls are tested for overall well-rounded dance, stamina, and their ability to perform under pressure. The dancers are put through a battery of rounds which test their ability to pick up various dance styles (typically some of the more well-represented genres that will later be prominent in the competition phase, such as
Hip hop,
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
,
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
,
Bharat Natyam
Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...
,
Kathak,
Mohiniyattam,
Odissi
Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temple, temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.[Contemporary
Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present. Contemporary history is either a subset of the late modern period, or it is o ...]
). At the end of this process, only the top 36 competitors will be chosen. The top 36 are then again asked to give solo performances, after which 18 are chosen in the final auditions. Then, those top 18 get divided into 3 teams which are named according to the 3 masters of the show such as, ''Mudassar Ki Mandali'', ''Marzi Ke Mastane'' and ''Mini Ke Masterblasters''. Each team containing 6 dancers then competes in the show, learning new skills throughout the journey.
Judges
Grand Master
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...
has been being the head judge of the series. When any contestant performs an extraordinary performance, Grand Master gives him/her a salute. It's called ''Grand Salute'' and it is the highest respect for any contestant here. Every season, 3 Indian choreographers (who are called Coaches) choreograph the contestants and judge them too with Grand Master. The first three seasons were judged by 3 regular judges
Master Geeta Kapoor,
Master Terence Lewis &
Master Remo D'Souza with
Grand Master. Then the judges were changed season by season from
season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...
. When any contestant performs a perfect act, the judges give him/her a special speech which is as respect for the contestant.
List of the judges:
Adaptations
#
Dance Bangla Dance
''Dance Bangla Dance'' is a Bengali reality show program, which airs in Zee Bangla. It was later remade in Hindi as ''Dance India Dance''. It first started on 6 April 2007, following ''Dance India Dance'' by Mithun Chakraborty, who had been the s ...
(
Zee Bangla)
# Dance Karnataka Dance (
Zee Kannada)
# Dance Kerala Dance (
Zee Keralam)
# Dance Maharashtra Dance (
Zee Marathi
Zee Marathi is an Indian general entertainment channel which carries programming in Marathi. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, then i ...
)
# Dance Odisha Dance (
Zee Sarthak)
# Dance Tamizha Dance (
Zee Tamil
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)
# Dance Punjab Dance (
Zee Punjabi)
# Dance India Dance Telugu (
Zee Telugu)
Seasons
Season 1
First season was started on 30 January 2009. This season was hosted by
Jay Bhanushali and
Saumya Tandon
Saumya Tandon (born 3 November 1984) is an Indian actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of Anita Mishra in the Hindi sitcom television series '' Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!''. She has been a host on various TV shows like ''D ...
. The grand finale was aired on 30 May 2009 and winner was
Salman Yusuff Khan.
Masters:
*
Remo D'Souza, his team was named ''Remo Ke Rangeelay''.
*
Terence Lewis, his team was named ''Terence Ki Toli''.
*
Geeta Kapoor, her team was named ''Geeta Ki Gang''.
Top 18 Contestants:
''Remo Ke Rangeelay'':
*
Salman Yusuff Khan
*Prince R. Gupta
*Khushboo Purohit
*Mangesh Mondal
*Bhavana Purohit
*Rakhee Sharma
''Terence Ki Toli'':
*
Alisha Singh
Alisha Singh is an Indian television actress, dancer and choreographer. She was the winner of the reality show ''Boogie Woogie'' four times and a runner up in ''Dance India Dance''. She is also known for television shows '' Dil Dosti Dance'' and ...
*Jai Kumar Nair
*Mayuresh Wadkar
*Vrushali Chavan
*Kiran Sutavne
*Shubho Das
''Geeta Ki Gang'':
*Siddhesh Pai
*Sunita Gogoi
*Paulson
*Mandakini Jena
*Nonie Sachdeva
*Jigar Ghatge
Finalists:
#
Salman Yusuff Khan (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was the winner.
#
Alisha Singh
Alisha Singh is an Indian television actress, dancer and choreographer. She was the winner of the reality show ''Boogie Woogie'' four times and a runner up in ''Dance India Dance''. She is also known for television shows '' Dil Dosti Dance'' and ...
(from Terence Ki Toli) was 1st runner-up.
#Siddhesh Pai (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 2nd runner-up.
#Jai Kumar Nair (from Terence Ki Toli) was 3rd runner-up.
Season 2
Second season was started on 18 December 2009. This season was also hosted by
Jay Bhanushali and
Saumya Tandon
Saumya Tandon (born 3 November 1984) is an Indian actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of Anita Mishra in the Hindi sitcom television series '' Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!''. She has been a host on various TV shows like ''D ...
. The grand finale was aired on 23 April 2010 and winner was
Shakti Mohan
Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She is a judge and captain of Indian Reality shows like '' Dance plus season'
Career
Follow ...
.
Masters:
*
Remo D'Souza, his team was named ''Remo Ke Rangeelay''.
*
Terence Lewis, his team was named ''Terence Ki Toli''.
*
Geeta Kapoor, her team was named ''Geeta Ki Gang''.
Top 21 Contestants:
''Remo Ke Rangeelay'':
*
Punit Pathak
*Bhavna Khanduja
*
Nikkitasha Marwaha
*Shashank Dogra
*Meenu Panchal
*Naresh Mondal
''Terence Ki Toli'':
*
Shakti Mohan
Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She is a judge and captain of Indian Reality shows like '' Dance plus season'
Career
Follow ...
*
Kunwar Amar
Kunwar Amarjeet Singh is an Indian contemporary dancer and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Reyansh Singhania in the popular dance-based youth show ''Dil Dosti Dance''.
Career
Kunwar Amar began his career as a contestan ...
*Kruti Mahesh
*Parvez Rehmani
*Vandana
*Ameet
*Jack Gill (Wildcard)
''Geeta Ki Gang'':
*
Dharmesh Yelande
Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983), popularly known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television personality.
Career
Yelande participated in ''Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), ''Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' (201 ...
*
Binny Sharma
*Amrita Mitra (wildcard)
*Kishore Aman
*Tina Pradkar
*Altaf
*Shruti
Finalists:
#
Shakti Mohan
Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She is a judge and captain of Indian Reality shows like '' Dance plus season'
Career
Follow ...
(from Terence Ki Toli) was the winner.
#
Dharmesh Yelande
Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983), popularly known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television personality.
Career
Yelande participated in ''Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), ''Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' (201 ...
(from Geeta Ki Gang) was 1st runner-up.
#
Punit Pathak (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 2nd runner-up.
#
Binny Sharma (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 3rd runner-up.
Season 3
Third season was started on 24 December 2011. This season was also hosted by
Jay Bhanushali and
Saumya Tandon
Saumya Tandon (born 3 November 1984) is an Indian actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of Anita Mishra in the Hindi sitcom television series '' Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!''. She has been a host on various TV shows like ''D ...
. The grand finale was aired on 21 April 2012 and winner was
Rajasmita Kar
''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It ...
.
Masters:
*
Remo D'Souza, his team was named ''Remo Ke Rangeelay''.
*
Terence Lewis, his team was named ''Terence Ki Toli''.
*
Geeta Kapoor, her team was named ''Geeta Ki Gang''.
Top 18 Contestants:
''Remo Ke Rangeelay'':
*Sanam Johar
*
Mohena Singh
Mohena Singh, also known as Mohena Kumari Singh is an Indian television actress, dancer, choreographer and Youtuber. She is known for playing the role of Keerti Goenka Singhania in StarPlus, Star Plus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''.
Personal l ...
*Vaibhav Ghuge
*Lipsa Acharya
*Hardik Raval
*Manju Sharma
''Terence Ki Toli'':
*Pradeep Gurung
*
Raghav Juyal
Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk ...
(wildcard)
*Neerav Balvecha (wildcard)
*Sneha Gupta
*Piyali Saha
*Varoon Kumar
*Sneha Kapoor
*Chotu Lohar
''Geeta Ki Gang'':
*Rajasmita Kar
*Abheek Banerjee
*Paul Marshal
*Urvashi Gandhi
*Riddhika Singh
*Shafeer
Finalists:
#
Rajasmita Kar
''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It ...
(from Geeta Ki Gang) was the winner.
#Pradeep Gurung (from Terence Ki Toli) was 1st runner-up.
#
Raghav Juyal
Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk ...
(from Terence Ki Toli) was 2nd runner-up.
#Sanam Johar (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 3rd runner-up.
#
Mohena Singh
Mohena Singh, also known as Mohena Kumari Singh is an Indian television actress, dancer, choreographer and Youtuber. She is known for playing the role of Keerti Goenka Singhania in StarPlus, Star Plus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''.
Personal l ...
(from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 4th runner-up.
Season 4
Fourth season was started on 26 October 2013. This season was hosted by
Jay Bhanushali and
Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma (born 8 February 1988) is an Indian actress, kathak dancer, entrepreneur and social activist. She began her acting career with theatre and television while still in school, with children's shows like ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'', an ...
. The grand finale was aired on 22 February 2014 and winner was Shyam Yadav from Mudassar ki Mandli.
Masters:
*
Mudassar Khan
Mudassar Khan (born 20 October 1987) is an Indian dancer and film choreographer. He was a dance teacher in Thakur Public School Kandivali from 2001 to 2006. He is a judge in the dance reality television series ''Dance India Dance (season 4, season ...
, his team was named ''Mudassar Ki Mandali''.
*Shruti Merchant, her team was named ''Shruti Ke Shandar''.
*Feroz Khan, his team was named ''Feroz Ki Fauj''.
*Karan Dhar, his team was named ''Karan Ke Kekde''.
Top 11 Contestants:
''Mudassar Ki Mandali'':
*
Shyam Yadav
*Swarali Karulkar
*Dhiraj Bakshi
''Shruti Ke Shandar'':
*Manan Sachdeva
*
Sumedh Mudgalkar
Sumedh Mudgalkar (born 2 November 1996) is an Indian film and television actor, as well as a dancer. He is best known for his work as Shushim in '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat,'' as Lord Krishna in ''RadhaKrishn and as Darkie in the Disney+ H ...
*Shrishti Jain
*Suniketa Bore
''Feroz Ki Fauj'':
*Biki Das
*Arundhati Garnaik
*Ashutosh Pawar
*Sapna Suryawanshi
Finalists:
#
Shyam Yadav (from Mudassar Ki Mandali) was the winner.
#Manan Sachdeva (from Shruti Ke Shandar) was 1st runner-up.
#Biki Das (from Firoz Ki Fauj) was 2nd runner-up.
#Sumedh Mudgalkar (from Shruti Ke Shandar) was 3rd runner-up.
Season 5
Fifth season was started on 27 June 2015. This season was hosted by
Jay Bhanushali. The grand finale was aired on 10 October 2015 and winner was
Proneeta Swargiary
Proneeta Swargiary is an Indian dancer. She is the winner of the dance reality show '' DID Season 5''. Originally from the Baksa Bodoland Territorial Region, in Assam, she became a resident of Delhi after her family moved.
Personal life
Pron ...
.
Masters:
*
Mudassar Khan
Mudassar Khan (born 20 October 1987) is an Indian dancer and film choreographer. He was a dance teacher in Thakur Public School Kandivali from 2001 to 2006. He is a judge in the dance reality television series ''Dance India Dance (season 4, season ...
, his team was named ''Mudassar Ki Mandali''.
*
Punit Pathak, his team was named ''Punit Ke Panthers''.
*Gaiti Siddiqui, her team was named ''Gaiti Ke Gangsters''.
Top 11 Contestants:
''Mudassar Ki Mandali'':
*Kaushik Mandal
*Saddam Hussain Sheikh
*Anuradha Iyengar
*Vicky Alhat
''Punit Ke Panthers'':
*
Proneeta Swargiary
Proneeta Swargiary is an Indian dancer. She is the winner of the dance reality show '' DID Season 5''. Originally from the Baksa Bodoland Territorial Region, in Assam, she became a resident of Delhi after her family moved.
Personal life
Pron ...
*Ashish Vashistha
*Sally Sheikh
*Pankaj Thapa
''Gaiti Ke Gangsters'':
*Nirmal Tamang
*Sahil Adanaya
*Anila Rajan
Finalists:
#
Proneeta Swargiary
Proneeta Swargiary is an Indian dancer. She is the winner of the dance reality show '' DID Season 5''. Originally from the Baksa Bodoland Territorial Region, in Assam, she became a resident of Delhi after her family moved.
Personal life
Pron ...
(from Punit Ke Panthers) was the winner.
#Nirmal Tamang (from Gaiti Ke Gangsters) was 1st runner-up.
#Sahil Adanaya (from Gaiti Ke Gangsters) was 2nd runner-up.
#Kaushik Mandal (from Mudassar Ki Mandali) was 3rd runner-up.
#Ashish Vashistha (from Punit Ke Panthers) was 4th runner-up.
Season 6
Sixth season is being aired from 4 November 2017. This season is being hosted by
Amruta Khanvilkar and
Sahil Khattar
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.
Masters:
*
Mudassar Khan
Mudassar Khan (born 20 October 1987) is an Indian dancer and film choreographer. He was a dance teacher in Thakur Public School Kandivali from 2001 to 2006. He is a judge in the dance reality television series ''Dance India Dance (season 4, season ...
, his team is named ''Mudassar Ki Mandali''.
*
Marzi Pestonji
Marzi Pestonji (born 30 October 1979), fondly known as ''Udi Baba'' (a positive surprise), also popularly known as Master Marzi, is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He was one of the judges of Zee TV’s reality dance show
''Dance India Danc ...
, his team is named ''Marzi Ke Mastane''.
*Mini Pradhan, her team is named ''Mini Ke Masterblasters''.
Top Contestants:
''Mudassar Ki Mandali'':
*Shivam Wankhede
*Paramdeep Singh
*Alphons Chetty
*Daphisha Kharbani
*Ria Chatterjee
*Deepak
''Marzi Ke Mastane'':
*Sachin Sharma
*Kalpita Kachroo
*Punyakar Upadhyay
*Shweta Warrier
*Shweta Sharda
*Rahul Burman
''Mini Ke Masterblasters'':
*Sanket Gaonkar
*Piyush Gurbhele
*Nainika Anasuru
*Sujan Marpa
*Deepak Hulsure (Wildcard Entry)
*Sonal Vichare
*Mitesh Roy
*Sarang Roy
Top 5 Finalists:
*Sanket Gaonkar
*Piyush Gurbhele
*Nainika Anasuru (Wildcard Entry)
*Sachin Sharma
*Shivam Wankhede
Sanket Gaonkar (from ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'') is the winner
Sachin Sharma (from ''Marzi Ke Mastane'') is the first runner up
Piyush Gurbhele (from ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'') is the second runner up
Nainika Anasuru (from ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'') is the third runner up
Shivam Wankhede (from ''Mudassar Ki Mandali) is'' fourth runner up
Season 7
Season 7 - "Battle Of The Champions" being aired from 22 June 2019. This season is being hosted by
Karan Wahi
Karan Wahi (born 9 June 1986) is an Indian actor, model and television host. Wahi has also played for the Delhi under-17 cricket team. He started his television career in 2004 with the television show ''Remix (TV series), Remix'' on Star One. H ...
.
Judges
*
Bosco Martis
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People Given name Bosco
* Bosco (drag queen) (born 1993), Drag Queen
* Bosco Lin Chi-nan (born 1943), Taiwanese bishop
* Bosco Frontán (born 1984), Uruguayan soccer player
* Bosco Hogan (born 1949), Irish actor
* Bosco Lo ...
*
Kareena Kapoor Khan
*
Raftaar
Dilin Nair (born 16 November 1988), better known by his stage name Raftaar, is an Indian rapper, lyricist, dancer, TV personality and music composer associated with Hindi and Punjabi music.
He started his career as a dancer. He began his car ...
Zones Coaches
*Paul Marshal (West Ke Singhams)
Pranshu & Kuldeep (
Lyrical
Lyrical may refer to:
*Lyrics, or words in songs
*Lyrical dance, a style of dancing
*Emotional, expressing strong feelings
*Lyric poetry, poetry that expresses a subjective, personal point of view
*Lyric video
A music video is a video of variab ...
) (2nd Runner-Up)
Akshay Pal (
Popping
Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo (funk dance) cultural movement in Oakland, California. As Boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as Robottin in Richmond, California, Strutting movements in San Francisco and San ...
) (4th Runner-Up)
Saakshi & Shambhavi (
Freestyle
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Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
) (Eliminated on 11 August 2019)
Akash & Suraj (
Freestyle
Freestyle may refer to:
Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
) (Eliminated on 18 August 2018)
Kings Squad (
Hip-Hop) (Eliminated on 1 September 2019)
Mansi Dhruv (
Bollywood
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) (Eliminated on 22 September 2019)
*Palden Lama Mawroh/Nirmal Tamang (East Ke Tigers)
Mukul Gain (
Contemporary
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) (3rd Runner-Up)
Nrutya Naivedya (
Odissi
Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temple, temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.[Popping
Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo (funk dance) cultural movement in Oakland, California. As Boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as Robottin in Richmond, California, Strutting movements in San Francisco and San ...]
) (Eliminated on 14 July 2019)
M.D. Hasan (
B-Boying
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) (Eliminated on 28 July 2019)
Richika Sinha (
Contemporary
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) (Eliminated on 8 September 2019)
*Bhawna Khanduja (North Ke Nawabs)
Unreal Crew (Tuttmation - Tutting and Animation) (winner)
Malka Praveen (
Hip-Hop and
Freestyle
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Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
) (Eliminated on 21 July 2019)
Hardik Rawat (
Contemporary
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and
Hip-Hop) (withdrew Due to Injury on 28 July 2019)
N-House Crew (
Freestyle
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Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
) (Eliminated on 22 September 2019)
*Sneha Kapoor (South Ke Thalaiwa)
I Am Hip-Hop (
Hip-Hop) (runner-up)
Ramya & Bhaskar (
Freestyle
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Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
) (Eliminated on 7 July 2019)
Loyala Dream Team (
Hip-Hop and Urban Choreography) (Eliminated on 14 July 2019)
Anil & Tejas (
Freestyle
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Brands
* Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe
* Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile
* Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine
* ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker
* Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...
) (Eliminated on 21 July 2019)
The Soul Queens (
Bollywood
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and
Hip-Hop) (Eliminated on 25 August 2019)
Li'l Masters
''li'l Master season 1''
The first season of ''DID L'il Masters'' was judged by
Farah Khan and
Sandip Soparrkar
Sandip Soparrkar (born 6 October 1964) is an Indian Latin and ballroom dancer, Bollywood choreographer, actor, columnist, Dance Reality Show judge, Radio Jockey and a Ted X speaker, who holds a doctorate in World Mythology Folklore from Pacifi ...
. It was hosted by
Manish Paul
Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian television presenter, anchor, model, singer, actor and comedian in Bollywood. Starting his career as an RJ and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting.
Early life and ...
.
The four skippers were Jai (DID 1), Vrushali and Mayuresh (DID 1), Amrutha (DID 2), and Dharmesh (DID 2). Their teams were:
''Dharmesh ke Dhinchak'': Jeetumoni Kalita, Vaishnavi Patil, Ruturaj Mahalim, Khyati Patel
''Jai ke Jhatang-Fatang:'' Vatsal Vithlani, Papiya Sarkar, Atul Banmoria, Divyam Viajyvergia
''Vrushali aur Mayuresh ke Dhum-Dhadake:'' Manoj Rathod, Hansika Singh, Avneet Kaur, Neel Shah
''Amritha ke Aflatoon:'' Anurag Sarmah, Khushabu Kargutkar, Shubham Maheshwari, Shivani Baranwal
Top 4 Finalists
* Jeetumoni Kalita (winner)
* Atul Banmoria (1st Runner Up)
* Vaishnavi Patil (2nd Runner Up)
* Manoj Rathod (3rd Runner Up)
''li'l Master season 2''
''DID L'il Masters 2'' was judged by
Geeta Kapoor and
Marzi Pestonji
Marzi Pestonji (born 30 October 1979), fondly known as ''Udi Baba'' (a positive surprise), also popularly known as Master Marzi, is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He was one of the judges of Zee TV’s reality dance show
''Dance India Danc ...
. It was hosted by
Jay Bhanushali.
The four skippers were Prince (DID 1), Raghav (DID 3), Kruti (DID 2), Neerav (DID 3)
''Prince ke Paltan'': Faisal, Shalini, Deep, Shreya
''Raghav ke Rockstars'': Saummya, Rohan, Yash, Susanket
''Kruti ke Kracters'': Om, Uday, Rimsha, Jnana
''Neerav ke Ninjas'': Shreya, Tanay (WC), Jeet (WC), Rishi, Shivam
Top Finalists
* Faisal Khan (winner)
* Om Chetry (1st Runner Up)
* Rohan Parkale (2nd Runner Up)
* Saumya Rai (3rd Runner Up)
''li'l Master season 3''
The third season began broadcasting on 1 March 2014.
Geeta Kapoor,
Ahmad Khan
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
, and
Mudassar Khan
Mudassar Khan (born 20 October 1987) is an Indian dancer and film choreographer. He was a dance teacher in Thakur Public School Kandivali from 2001 to 2006. He is a judge in the dance reality television series ''Dance India Dance (season 4, season ...
were judges, along with Sanam Johar (did3), Raghav Crockroaz Juyal(did3),(Lil M2)/ Omkar Shinde, Rahul Shetty and Paul Marshal Cardoz(did3) and Swarali Karulkar(did1), as skippers. The teams were Raghav/Omkar ke Rockstar, Sanam ke Superheroes, Rahul and Paul ke Rapchik Punters and Swarali ke Sparklers.
Teriya Magar
Teriya Phounja Magar is a Nepalese dancer based on Mumbai, India. She came into the public spotlight during her performances on the dance competition television series ''Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' which she won on 21 June 2014. She is als ...
from Nepal was declared the winner, and Anushka Chetry became the 1st runner-up. Sadhwin Shetty was the 2nd runner-up. Hardik Ruparel was declared the 3rd runner-up
''li'l Master season 4''
DID Li'l Masters returned with its 4th season after 4 years. It began broadcasting on 3 March 2018. Marzi Pestonji, Chitrangnda Singh and Siddharth Anand are the judges along with Vaishnavi Patil (li'l M1),(JDJ5),(JDJ6),(JDJ7),(JDJ8),(JDJ9),(DC1),(DD3) Jitumoni Kalita (li'l M1),
Tanay Malhara
Season 2 of Dance Plus premiered on 2 July 2016 on Star Plus. It was created and produced by Varun Trikha Productions, Urban Brew Studios and Frames Production and aired for 25 episodes. This time there were two talents from Nepal who progress ...
(Li'l M2),(D+2,) and
Bir Radha Sherpa
Bir Radha Sherpa is an Indian dancer, who is renowned for winning- Dance Plus (season 3) and Dance Champions.
Early life
Bir was born on 15 August 1999, in Silchar, Assam. Born in a poor family, Bir always showed a passion for dancing as a ch ...
(li'l M2),(D+3),(DC1) as the skippers. The teams are Vaishnavi Ke Veer, Jitumoni ke Janbaaz, Tanay ke Tigers and Bir ke Baahubali. Jiya Thakur from Vaishnavi ke Veer wins the title. Urva Bhavsar from Jitumoni ke Janbaaz is the first runner up followed by Tamman Gamnu from Bir ke Baahubali. The season was hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Vighnesh Pande.
''li'l Master season 5''
DID Li'l Masters returned with its 5th season. It began broadcasting on 12 March 2022 with
Remo D'Souza,
Sonali Bendre and
Mouni Roy as the judges with
Jay Bhanushali as the host. The skippers for the season are Paul Marshal (DID3),(DID7),(Li'l M2),(SD1),(SD2),(SD3),(SD4),(IBD1),(IBD2),
Vartika Jha
Vartika Jha (born 8 April 2000) is an Indian dancer, choreographer and actress. She was a contestant and runner-up in Star Plus's dance reality show ''Dance Plus (season 4)'' in 2018.
Personal life
Jha was born to Arvind Kumar Jha, an operator ...
(DD1),(D+4),(IBD1), (SD4), (IBD2) and Vaibhav Ghuge (DID3),(SD1),(SD2),(SD3),(SD4),(IBD1),(IBD2)
Contestant Status
Guest
Jackie Shroff,
Shahid Kapoor,
Aruna Irani,
Tiger Shroff,
Akshay Kumar,
Kartik Aryan,
Ranveer Singh,
Geeta Kapoor,
Terence Lewis,
Dharmesh Sir,
Salman Yusuff khan,
Shilpa Shetty,
Bosco Martis,
Varun Dhawan,
Anil Kapoor,
Kiara Advani,
Maneish Paul,
Ajay Devgn
Rakul Preet Singh
Bharti Singh for finale episode
Dancing with the stars
Dipali with adheshry,
Rupesh,
Sumya with sadia,
Rupesh bane,
Rohan,
Sanket,
Pankaj thapa,
Rutuja,
Shayam yadav,
Sadwi
''Dance India Dance L'il Masters North America Edition''
Auditions were conducted in April 2014 with over 10,000 contestants auditioning from all across the US, Canada and Europe. Out of them 10 contestants were chosen and were flown to Mumbai, India to compete in the finals. The winner was Akhil and the second winner was
Avantika Vandanapu
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.
''Doubles''
The shows consisted of 12 finalist couples. The Grand Finale was scheduled for filming 7 April 2011 at the Andheri Sports Complex for broadcast on 9 April 2011. Amit and Falon were voted the winners of the season.
Super Moms
''Super Moms Season 1''
The first season started on 1 June 2013, where, Mithu Chowdhury from
Kolkata
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was declared the winner of ''Dance India Dance Super Moms'' 2013 Season, and Cecille Rodrigues from
Goa
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was the 1st runner-up, and Shraddha Shah Raj from
Surat
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...
was the 2nd runner-up. Skiper raguv (DID3), (Lil M1), (Li'l M2), skiper jay (DID1),
Farah khan and master marzi judge
''Super Moms Season 2''
The second season started on 28 March 2015.
Harpreet Khatri who hails from
Mumbai
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was announced the winner of ''Dance India Dance Super Moms Season 2'' in 2015. Season 2 was anchored by popular TV actor
Karan Wahi
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. Skiper sanam johar (DID3), skiper sidesh (DID2),skiper mayuresh (DID1). Season 2 was judged by
Geeta Kapoor,
Govinda, and
Terence Lewis.
''Super Moms Season 3''
Season 3 will be judged by
Remo D'Souza,
Bhagyashree &
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil films, she has received numerous accolades, including the Filmfare A ...
and hosted by
Jay Bhanushali.It started on 2 July 2022. This season was won Varsha Bumra and her choreographer Vartika Jha.
Special shows
''Dance Ke Superstars''
''Dance Ke Superstars'' featured contestants from the first two seasons to compete against each other. The show was judged by choreographers
Remo D'Souza and
Shiamak Davar, and featured a guest judge every week. Team Jalwa, the Season 2 DID contestants, won the series.
''Dance Ke Superkids''
''Dance ke Superkids- Battle of the Baaps!'' featured contestants from the first two seasons of ''DID L'iL Masters''. It was judged by
Geeta Kapoor,
Farah Khan and
Marzi Pestonji
Marzi Pestonji (born 30 October 1979), fondly known as ''Udi Baba'' (a positive surprise), also popularly known as Master Marzi, is an Indian dancer and choreographer. He was one of the judges of Zee TV’s reality dance show
''Dance India Danc ...
and hosted by
Jay Bhanushali and
Shreya Acharya
''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It p ...
.
These kids will put us elders to shame: Dance 'guru' Geeta Kapur
/ref> Team Yahoo, also known as ''DID L'il Masters Season 2'', was led by Captain Raghav Juyal
Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk ...
and choreographers: Kruti Mahesh and Prince Gupta. They won the competition with Faisal Khan
Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela'' (2000).
Family background
Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir ...
, Soumya Rai, Rohan Parkale
''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It ...
, Om Chetri, Jeet Das, Shalini Moitra and Tanay Malhara
Season 2 of Dance Plus premiered on 2 July 2016 on Star Plus. It was created and produced by Varun Trikha Productions, Urban Brew Studios and Frames Production and aired for 25 episodes. This time there were two talents from Nepal who progress ...
dancing their way to victory. Team Wakao, also known as ''DID L'il Masters Season 1'', was led by Captain Dharmesh Yelande
Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983), popularly known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television personality.
Career
Yelande participated in ''Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), ''Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' (201 ...
and choreographers: Mayuresh Vadkar and Vrushali Chavan; with dancing contestants: Jeetumoni Kalita
''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It p ...
, Vatsal Vithlani, Ruturaj Mahalim, Vaishnavi Patil, Atul Banmoria, Anurag Sarmah and Khyati Patel. The team fell just short of victory but thoroughly celebrated their time on the show all the same.
''Dance Ka Tashan''
''DID Dance Ka Tashan'' featured contestants from ''Dance India Dance Super Moms'' competing against contestants from ''Dance India Dance L'il Masters 2''. The show aired in November 2013 and was judged by choreographer Ahmed Khan and Geeta Kapoor and hosted by TV actor Rithvik Dhanjani and India's Best Dramebaaz
''India's Best Dramebaaz'' is a talent-search Indian reality television show on Zee TV which has children between the ages of 4–15 years as the participants. The show is produced by the Essel Productions.
Concept
Unlike music and dance show ...
, Nihar. The show was won by Team Todu, the ''DID L'il Masters Season 2'' contestants, Faisal, Soumya, Rohan, Om, Shalini, Deep, Tanay, Jeet and Shreya.
Notes
References
External links
ZEE TV Official Channel
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Dance India Dance
Streaming on ZEE5
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