Indian Dance Reality Shows

Another great show from Asianet. During the initial stage thousands and thousands of Malayalee participants from all over world tried their luck,out of which 70 were selected. The first episode starts with these 70 contestants performing and based on their performance they would further be shortlisted to go to the next round.

THE MOTIVATING concept of ‘Dance India dance’ on Zee TV stands it out in countless dance reality show coming up every season. This show may not have TRP pulling charismatic stars but it has intentions of brushing up the raw talents from different corners of India.

Contestants are segregated into groups as Geeta ki gang, Remo ke rasiley and Terence ki toli wherein they are mentored rigorously by Geeta Kapur, Remo D’souza and Terence Lewis respectively to give their best shot on the platform of their lifetime. As of now Remo is leading with all his Rasileys alive in the show.

“At this stage I cannot pick any names for top three as promising performers have also been eliminated in the show earlier like Mandakini Jena and Shubo Das. Thomas Paulson from Geeta’s group had to leave the show due to injury. Right now each one is working hard and giving their best so nothing can be predicted,” explains Terence.

Recently Alisha Singh, a contestant who has never worn sandals before ‘Dance in dance’ happened to her, performed salsa flawlessly. Nonie Sachdev has been performing brilliantly besides her bulky physique. Other contestant Paulson Thomas, though he suffered from back inflammation, pleaded to the supreme judge Mithun for the permission to perform. Mithun refused to give him permission to perform to the cost of his life. It is evident from these facts and incidences that through such shows dancing has now become bigger.

Dance India dance is not the platform where only contestants learn and derive inspiration. In fact to see physically challenged people like Kamlesh performing on the show is inspirational and have also changed the mentor’s perception towards life. “I have always wished to die if I ever lose any of my body part in accident but am touched after seeing Kamlesh’s performance”, said Lewis, mentor on the show. We keep complaining about life but Kamlesh is truly an inspiration for all of us. “Keeping Kamlesh’s physical limitations in mind we evaluated him on basis of choreography, posture, energy and expressions and yes he is no less because he is not mentally challenged”.

Kamlesh is no more in the show; it would have been an unfair judgment, as it is purely a dance show, which will be evaluated technically for the genres of dances like Indian classical, folk, rumba, salsa or Bollywood.

Growing popularity of the show signifies the success of the organisers’ attempt to teach India all forms of dance beyond typical Bollywood dance.

Colors has announced the launch of a dance reality show 'Chak Dhoom Dhoom', that aims to identify the 'Best Junior Dancing Star' from across the country. The channel has not revealed the time slot or announced the exact date of the first episode's telecast, yet.

The show will be judged by Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan, dancer Ahmed Khan and winner of Bigg Boss season 3, Vindu Dara Singh. The show will be judged by Pravesh Rana, who was also a housemate in Bigg Boss 3.

Speaking about the show, Ashvini Yardi, head of programming, Colors says, "The young India is extremely talented and full of energy and exuberance. Chak Dhoom Dhoom will provide an opportunity to showcase their dancing skills before an eminent jury and the Indian audiences. We are pleased to bring on board stalwarts like Saroj ji, Ahmed Khan and the exuberant Vindu Dara Singh who will not only evaluate the performances of these talented kids but will also inspire, motivate and encourage them to excel."

A reality dance show for children aged between 5 and 14, Chak Dhoom Dhoom aims to be a platform for talented and aspiring children who dream to become dancing sensations. Children are given an opportunity to showcase a variety of dance forms like Indian, salsa, western, hip–hop and break dance, among others. They will be selected through nationwide auditions which will be held across six cities all over India starting this week.

Chak Dhoom Dhoom has been produced by Endemol India.

Who said reality TV is for publicity hungry starlets and hopeful actors greedy for attention? As of now two of Indian cinema’s most revered actresses, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit are at the threshold of hopping onto the reality TV bandwagon.

The beauties will be judging a dance reality show, after a TV channel approached the two. Inside sources suggested that the two lissome divas have more or less given their nod to the channel’s offer and if their dates work out, audiences will behold nothing but a savouring treat.

While Madhuri is juggling between LA and Mumbai, Ash is neck deep in a series of movies. The channel will definitely have to work wonders for getting the two divas together.

Considering the roaring applaud these gorgeous beauties received the last time they set the screen on fire with their blazing performance in Dola Re, we hope the duo are eventually able to set the screens on fire once again.