Dance Dance (TV series)

Dance Dance is a Kannada dance reality show aired on Star Suvarna and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It features celebrities as contestants who are paired with professional dancers competing for a cash prize. It premiered on 20 August 2021.[1] The judges of tha show are Prajwal Devaraj,[2][3] Hariprriya[4][5] and A.Harsha.[6] The show is hosted by Shine Shetty.[7]

Dance Dance
GenreDance
Developed byStar Suvarna
Directed byJai Achari
Presented by
Judges
Opening themeDance Dance
ComposerKarthik Sharma
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerJai Achari
Production locationBengaluru
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60-75 minutes
Production companyIn House Productions
Original release
NetworkStar Suvarna
Release20 August (2021-08-20) –
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)
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Production

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The show is a competition wherein 12 celebrities are paired with professional dancers and compete against each other. Contestants dance to a different tune, different theme and different styles every week and scores are given by the judges. Each week one couple is eliminated based on Conestants voting and their scores.[8]

Contestants

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A total of 12 celebrities, mostly TV actors, are coupled with dancing partners for the show..

# Celebrity Professional partner
1

(winners)

Monisha
Shlok
2

(Runner Up)

Mahendra
Harshitha
3

(2nd Runner Up)

Vittal Kamath
Soundarya
4

(finalist)

Prabhu
5

(finalist)

Koli Ramya
Gagan
6
Nayana Sharath[10]
Manjunath Siddi
7
Jagappa
Nidhi Suresh
8
Karthik Ramesh
Sindagi
9
Smileguru Rakshith
Aditi
10
Ashvithi Shetty[11][12][13]
Aditya
11
Vivek Simha[14]
Mandara
12
Supritha Sathyanarayan[15][16]
John Edwin

Weekly summary

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Week No. Episode No. Original Air Date Couple Evicted
Rank
Theme Best Jodi Of The Week
1
Grand Premiere
1 20 August 2021 Introduction
  • Celebrity contestants were introduced with individual performances and were paired with professional dancers for the competition.
2 2
3
21 August 2021
22 August 2021
Mass Round Monisha and Shlok
  • Shlok and Monisha & Kavitha and Prabhu steals the show in the mass round
3 4
5
28 August 2021
29 August 2021
Single Property Round Mahendra and Harshitha
  • Contestants scorch the stage up, each pair delivering a more dazzling performance than the last.
4 6
7
4 September 2021
5 September 2021
Romantic Rain Round[17] Koli Ramya and Gagan
  • The romantic rain theme did induce some chemistry between the couples.
  • Aditi Prabhudeva was invited as the guest to perform where she sizzled with her rain performance.
5 8
9
10
11
11 September 2021
12 September 2021
18 September 2021
19 September 2021
Supritha & John Edwin
Rank 12
Festival Celebration Round Kavitha and Prabhu
  • The festival celebration theme had a lot of massive performances.
  • Sriimurali was invited as the guest for the festival celebration round.
  • Pranam Devraj was invited as a guest for the round.
6 12
13
11 September 2021
12 September 2021
Vivek Simha & Mandara[18]
Rank 11
Replica Round Vittal Kamath and Soundarya
  • The replica round was mind-blowing as the contestants recreated the songs.
  • Ace actresses Sudharani and Shruti graced the show.
7 14
15
2 October 2021
3 October 2021
Folk Round Monisha and Shlok
  • The folk round was filled with a lot of folklores where Shlok and Monisha stole the show.
  • Manvita Kamath was invited as the guest to perform where she sizzled with her folk dance performance.
8 16
17
9 October 2021
10 October 2021
Ashvithi Shetty and Aditya[19]
Rank 10
Blind Fold Round Karthik and Sindagi
  • The blindfold round was filled with a lot of emotional performances.
  • Karthik and Sindagi, Vittal Kamath, and Soundarya stole the show.
9 18
19
16 October 2021
17 October 2021
Rakshith and Aditi
Rank 9
Navarasa Round Nayana and Manjunath Siddi
  • The navarasa round had stiff competition between the contests.
  • There were 7 golden performances in the round.
10 20
21
23 October 2021
24 October 2021
Marriage Round Shlok and Monisha
  • The marriage round was filled with a lot of celebrations.
  • Shiva Rajkumar was invited as the guest for the round and to promote his film Bhajarangi 2.
11 22
23
30 October 2021
6 November 2021
Jagappa and Nidhi Suresh
Rank 8
Creative Round Karthik and Sindagi
  • The creative round had unique performances which were a delight for the viewers to watch
  • Manoranjan Ravichandran was invited as a guest with his Mugilpete film team to promote the film.
12 24
25
13 November 2021
14 November 2021
Karthik and Sindagi
Rank 8
Battel Round Mahendra and Harshitha
  • The battle round intended the tough competition among the contestants.
  • Jagappa had wildcard entry to the show.
13 26
27
21 November 2021
22 November 2021
Family Round
  • The family round was filled with a lot of celebrations.
  • All the performances performed had golden buzzers.
14 28
29
27 November 2021
28 November 2021
Jagappa

Nayana & Manjunath Siddi
Rank 7 & Rank 8

Semi Finale Round Vittal Kamath & Soundarya
  • The Semi Finale round was filled with a lot of power-packed performances and the judges kept the scores as secret.
  • Prajwal Devraj and his wife Ragini celebrate their wedding anniversary on the stage.
15

(Grand Finale)

30 5 December 2021 Grand Finale
  • Dhananjay was invited as a special guest for the grand finale.
  • The scores were kept as a secret by thejudges.

Weekly scores

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The maximum points awarded for a couple is 30.

Danger Zone: Irrespective of scores, couples can be subject to eviction based on the contestants votes.

Week 1: The premiere week had no competition or scores.

Week 11: Marks were kept secret.

Week 14: Marks were kept secret.

Week 15: Marks were kept secret.

Dancing Star Scoreboard
Rank Couple Total Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15
1 Monisha & Shlok 291.5 30 24.5 30 30 30 30 27 30 30 30 SM 30 SM SM
2 Mahendra & Hrashitha 281 26 30 26.5 25.5 26.5 27.5 30 30 26 29 SM 30 SM SM
3 Vittal Kamth & Soundarya 294.5 28.5 29 30 30 30 27 30 30 27.5 30 SM 30 SM SM
4 Kavitha & Prabhu 280.5 30 27.5 24 30 27 27 30 30 30 25 SM 30 SM SM
5 Koli Ramya & Gagan 293.5 23.5 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SM 30 SM SM
6 Nayana & Manjunath Siddi 279 28.5 30 28 24 24.5 27 30 30 26 27 SM 30 SM
7 Jagappa & Nidi Suresh 256 26 25.5 17.5 29 27.5 25 30 21 26 24.5 SM 30 SM
8 Karthik Ramesh & Sindagi
243
21.5 23.5 24.5 30 26.5 27 30 30 26 30 SM
9 Rakshith & Aditi 203.5 27.5 26 30 24 27.5 28 25.5 15.5
10 Ashwithi Shetty & Aditya 181 23.5 24 30 26 27.5 24 25.5
11 Vivek Simha & Mandara
126.5
23 26.5 27.5 25 24.5
12 Supritha & John Edwin 96.5 28.5 15.5 22.5 30
  indicates the couple in danger zone who faced eviction.
  indicates that the couple withdrew.
 NP  indicates no points.
 SM  indicates secret marks .

Guests

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Name Episode Date Notes Ref(s)
Puneeth Rajkumar 20 August 2021 Guest for Grand Premier [20]
Chandan Kumar 22 August 2021 To Support Kavitha Gowda & Promote his serial Marali Mansagide
Priyanka Chicholi To promote their serial Manasella Nene
Sameeksha
Aditi Prabhudeva 4 September 2021 Guest to perform
Sriimurali 11 September 2021

12 September 2021

Guest for the round and to promote his film Madhagaja
Pranam Devraj 18 September 2021 Guest for the festival round
Sudharani 25 September 2021 Guest for the replica round [21]
Shruti 26 September 2021 [22]
Manvita Kamath 2 October 2021 Guest to perform [23]
Shiva Rajkumar 23 October 2021

24 October 2021

Guest for the round and to promote his film Bhajarangi 2 [24]
Manoranjan Ravichandran 30 October 2021

6 November 2021

Guest for the round and to promote his film Mugilupete
Dhanajaya 5 December 2021 Guest for the Grand Finale

Reception

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The show gained massive success in the TRP Charts and it became one of the most-watched shows in both rural and urban areas.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Dance Dance is back on television - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Prajwal Devaraj set for his big television debut as judge for dance reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ಈ ಶೋಗೆ ತೀರ್ಪುಗಾರರಾಗಿ ಕಿರುತೆರೆಗೆ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲ್‌ ದೇವರಾಜ್‌!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Hariprriya set to foray into television as judge for dance reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "ಸ್ಟಾರ್‌ ಸುವರ್ಣ ಡಾನ್ಸ್‌ ರಿಯಾಲಿಟಿ ಶೋಗೆ ಹರಿಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಜಡ್ಜ್‌". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Haripriya, Prajwal Devraj, and Master Harsha to judge reality show 'Dance Dance' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Shine Shetty to host a new dance reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Auditions begin for Dance Dance reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Kavita Gowda to participate in new reality show Dance Dance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Dance Dance: Nayana Sharath to participate in the dance reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Actress Ashvithi Shetty to participate in reality show Dance Dance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  12. ^ "I am excited to participate in Dance Dance, says Ashvithi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Dance Dance: Ashvithi Shetty gets evicted from the show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Vivek Simha to participate in dance reality show Dance Dance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Supritha Sathyanarayan puts on her dancing shoes for reality show Dance Dance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  16. ^ "My passion made me take part in Dance Dance, says Supritha Sathayanarayan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Dance Dance: Contestants gear up for the 'romantic rain' round - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Vivek Simha gets evicted from Dance Dance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Ashvithi Shetty, Adithya evicted from Dance Dance show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Puneeth Rajkumar to grace reality show Dance Dance - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Dance Dance: Ace actress Sudharani to grace the show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Dance Dance: Ace actress Shruthi to feature in the reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Dance Dance: Film star Manvita Kamat to feature in the reality show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Kannada superstar Dr. Shivrajkumar to feature in Dance Dance; details inside - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Reality show Dance Dance scores well on the TRP charts - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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