Super Dancer
Super Dancer is an Indian Hindi kids dance reality television series, which airs on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia.The winner of season 1 of this series is Ditya Bhande and Bishal Sharma is the winner of Super Dancer Chapter 2 and Rupsa Batabyal is the winner of Super Dancer chapter 3.[1] The series is produced by Ranjeet Thakur and Hemant Ruprell for their production house Frames Production.[2]
| Super Dancer | |
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| Genre | Dance Reality |
| Created by | Ashish Golwalkar Ranjeet Thakur Ujjwal Anand Arvind Rao |
| Presented by | Rithvik Dhanjani Paritosh Tripathi Jay Bhanushali(Replacement for Riva in season 2) |
| Judges | Shilpa Shetty Kundra Geeta Kapoor Anurag Basu |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ranjeet Thakur Hemant Ruprell |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 70 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) | Frames Production |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Networks |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television Asia |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 10 September 2016 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Concept
The show Super Dancer - Dance Ka Kal aims to find a kid prodigy who has the potential to be the future of dance. The kids are aged between 4 and 13 years of age. They are not only required to have 3Ds of dancing - Desire, Discipline and Determination - but also should be a keen learner, adaptable to all dance styles and circumstances and should be a passionate dancer with a unique personality. This show is an ideal opportunity for every kid to hone their talent and dancing skills. [3]
After the initial auditions and mega auditions, 12 Super Dancers are selected to be competing for the title of Dance Ka Kal (future of dance). They are each paired with one choreographer (Super Guru) who has a unique style similar to theirs. These Super Gurus train them, choreograph acts for them and also perform with them. The Super Dancers perform on Saturdays and along with their choreographers on Sunday. The performances are voted by the audience every week on the website or the SonyLiv App. On the basis of the number of votes, one kid is being eliminated every week.
Hosts
The show mainly has two hosts:-
Both hosts have hosted all the three seasons but Rithvik Dhanjani left the chapter 2 in middle. So the show was hosted by Jay Bhanushali with Paritosh Tripathi.
Judges
The show has 3 judges, namely:
Each of these judges has been a part of all three seasons of the show.
Special Lines
All the judges utters some complimentary lines when they are pleased to see a unique act.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra : Superrr se bhi bahut bahut bahut uperrr.
Geeta Kapoor : Stupendo fantabulously phantasmagorically magical, Khatarnakam vishesham sarvsreshtham atiuttam atiuttam atiuttam .
Anurag Basu : Gaganchumbi, Blockbuster.
Shilpa used to climb ladder, Geeta used to do sajda and Anurag used to break mugs when got surprised by any act.[4]
Chapter 1
This season was started from 10 September 2016 and last episode of this season was aired on 17 December 2016.
Participants
| Contestant | From | Choreographer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ditya Bhande | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Ruel Varindani Dausan | Title Winner |
| Masoom Narzary | Guwahati, Assam | Palden Lama Mawroh | Finalist |
| Laxman Kumar | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Paul Marshal | Finalist Power card entry on 29 October 2016, was eliminated before power card event |
| Yogesh Sharma | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh | Vaibhav Ghuge | Finalist |
| Dipali Borkar | Pune, Maharashtra | Sonali Kar | Finalist |
| Siddhant Damedhar | Aurangabad, Maharashtra | Shyam Yadav | Eliminated after Power card event
Power card entry on 29 October 2016 Was eliminated before power card event |
| Ashish Das | Guwahati, Assam | Lipsa Acharya | Eliminated after power card event |
| Ananya Choksi | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Amrita | Eliminated before Power card event |
| Varsha | Uttar Pradesh | Nishanth Bhatt | Eliminated before Power card event |
| Jaya Bharathy | Tamil Nadu, coastal region | Anuja | Eliminated before Power card event |
| Lakshay Sinha | Malda | Biki Das | Eliminated before Power card event due to injury |
| Mahi Soni | Chhatrapur | Sneha | Eliminated |
Power Card Entry
Five contestants - Laxman Kumbhar, Siddhanth Damedhar (both of whom were eliminated from the show earlier), Lakshay Sinha (who couldn't perform earlier in the competition due to his injury), Tiyash Saha and Harsh Dhara (both standby contestants) were called back on 30 October 2016 to gain a Power Card Entry into the competition. The judges chose Laxman Kumbhar & Siddhanth Damedhar and they Re-entered the competition.
Lakshay’s Leg Injury
Lakshay Sinha got injured in leg in early season. He was a splendid dancer & his choreographer was Biki Das who have been seen in DID 4 before.
Ashish’s Dengue Sickness
Ashish Das got sick with dengue in the late season. He still maintained his position with sickness for 1 week. He performed for sometime but was eliminated due to lack of votes.
About Unique contestants
A boy named Harsh Dhara came for the show and the judges selected him for mega in middle of his audition. After his performance it was revealed that the boy had no mother & both he and his father was unable to speak or hear anything. Later on, Sony Entertainment Television decided to treat him & the judges promised him direct entry into grand premiere. He came back in wildcard round. His disease was almost cured. He performed for sometime but the judges did not choose him so he was unable to continue.
Jayabharathy. The 10 years old girl who made judges impressed with her unique dance style and made judges shock with her super moves . she became shilpa shetty's one of the favourite contestant. she was eliminated on July 10.
Masoom Narzary. Super dancer finalist. Narzary is a very famous and talented dancer. Her flexibility makes everyone shock.
Super Dancer show takes the great place in the million of Hearts
Chapter 2
This season was started from 30 September 2017 and last episode of this season was aired on 24 March 2018.
Participants
| Contestant | From | Choreographer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishal Sharma | Jorhat, Assam | Vaibhav Ghuge | Winner |
| Ritik Diwaker | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Pratik Utekar | Finalist |
| Akash Thapa | Dehradun, Uttarakhand | Vivek Chachere | Finalist |
| Vaishnavi Prajapati | Panipat, Haryana | Manan Sachdeva | Finalist Power card entry on 26 November 2017 |
| Shagun Singh | Bhilai, Chhattisgarh | Aishwarya Radhakrishnan | Eliminated on 18 March 2018 |
| Akash Mitra | Patna, Bihar | Rishikaysh Jogadaand | Power card entry on 26 November 2017
Eliminated in February 2018 |
| Muskan Sharma | Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Paul Marshal | Eliminated on 11 February 2018 |
| Mishti Sinha | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra | Omkar Shinde
Palden Lama Mawroh |
Left the show due to injury on 26 January 2018
Power card entry on 26 November 2017 Eliminated on 12 November 2017 |
| Arushi Saxena | Ludhiana, Punjab | Nishant Bhat | Eliminated on 14 January 2018 |
| Vivek Jogdande | Aurangabad, Maharashtra | Ruel Dausan Varindani | Eliminated on 19 November 2017 |
| Jyoti Ranjan Sahu | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Anuradha Iyengar | Eliminated on 19 November 2017 |
| Abir Rahman | Kolkata, West Bengal | Sonali Kar | Eliminated on 12 November 2017 |
| Kunal Jyoti Rabha | Guwahati, Assam | Palden Lama Mawroh | Eliminated on 29 October 2017 |
| Chandresh Delwar | Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Khushboo Gupta | Eliminated on 29 October 2017 |
Power Card Entry
Three contestants, Vaishnavi Prajapati from Panipat with her Super Guru Manan, Akash Mitra from Patna with his Super Guru Rishikesh Jogdand and Mishti Sinha from Ahmednagar with her Super Guru Palden Lama Mawroh took a return on Power Card Entry. With top 9, voting started. For almost 6 weeks at a stretch, there was not a single elimination on the show. Firstly, Arushi Saxena (known as all rounder of the show) had to leave the show by normal elimination and provided the show Super 8. Mishti Sinha had to bid goodbye to the show due to an injury in her leg. Doctors suggested her to have respite and show got Super 7 .
Robo Girl Trend
Muskan Sharma termed as "robotic girl" of the show had set a trend of perfect indomitable robotics. She pursued such a different and tough dance form making many persons her fan. She performed robotics with contemporary and salsa which gave her a distinct look. Appreciated, she was said as trendsetter by shilpa shetty as the incredible girl invigorated and emboldened many other girls to chase robotics. Her Super Guru Paul always tried to present a message in her dance in which they were invincible. But voted less till super 7, she was eliminated.
5-Year Old Dancers
Akash Mitra is an amazing child on the show. He is super cute and seems to be Anurag Basu's favorite. He is always indifferent to all the situations and is termed as "God Ka Favourite Bachcha". With his Super Guru Rishikesh, this 5 year old showcase his talent in many styles. He is majorly seen in feud with his friend Vaishnavi. he later got eliminated just before top 5.
Vaishnavi is a 5 year old talented girl on the show who gets tickled easily. Judges were shocked when they come to know about her handicapped but willing mentor. She and her Super Guru Manan does simple but effective acts on the stage without getting encumbered.
Varun's Kind Gesture
Moved by the plight of one of the contestants Ritik Diwaker, Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan decides to sponsor the 11-year-old boy's education.
In the day of grand finale, Ritik danced on a medley of songs, including "Bulleya", "Dil Diyan Gallan" and the title track of Dangal, and Varun was impressed. He has seen some of his earlier acts too and was bowled over by his happy feet. When he learnt that Ritik's father, Gaurishankar Diwaker, is unable to work as his left hand is nonfunctional, Varun decided to help the child as he did not want his studies to suffer.
Chapter 3
After successfully completing two seasons, the third chapter started on 29 December 2018. The show ended on June 23, 2019.
Participants
| Contestants | From | Choreographer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupsa Batabyal | Kolkata, West Bengal | Nishant Bhatt | Winner |
| Tejas Verma | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Tushar Shetty | 1st Runner Up |
| Saksham Sharma | Ludhiana, Punjab | Vaibhav Ghuge | 2nd Runner Up |
| Jayashree Gogoi | Guwathi, Assam | Anuradha Iyengar | Finalist |
| Gourav Sarwan | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Amardeep Singh Natt | Finalist |
| Akshit Bhandari | Dehradun, Uttarakhand | Vivek Chachere | Eliminated in Semifinals |
| Dhairya Tandon | Ludhiana, Punjab | Kumar Sharma | Wild Card Entry on 21 April 2019
Eliminated in Semifinals |
| Prerna Vijay Salvi | Pune, Maharashtra | Bharat Ghare | Wild Card Entry on 21 April 2019
Eliminated on June 8 |
| Anwesha Bhatia | Bhilai, Chhattisgarh | Anil Tandi | Wild Card Entry on 21 April 2019 Eliminated on June 2 |
| Naitik Singhal | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh | Pramoth Manohar | Wild card entry on 21 April 2019
Eliminated on May 26 |
| Jay Chauhan | Etah, Uttar Pradesh | Sanam Johar | Left the Show Due to Illness on 12 May 2019 |
| Avastha Thapa | Darjeeling, West Bengal | Aryan Patra | Eliminated on 7 April 2019 |
| Ridesh Bashyal | Butwal, Nepal | Shivani Patel | Eliminated on 31 March 2019 |
| Pritam Malik | Katihar, Bihar | Pratik Utekar | Eliminated on 17 March 2019 |
| Devika Nair | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Aishwariya Radhakrishnan | Eliminated on 17 February 2019 |
| Nikhil Baghel | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | Shyam Yadav | Eliminated on 3 February 2019 |
The Special Guru
Only 11 Gurus came in Mega Auditions. And only 11 children's name were revealed in front of all the Super Gurus. In the grand premiere, the last guru & the student were revealed to be choreographer Shyam Yadav & Nikhil Baghel.
Akshit Money Help
An unknown person credited 3 lakh worth auto rickshaw to Akshit and his family.
Wild Card Entry
Prerna Salvi, Dhairya Tandon, Naitik Singhal & Anwesha Bhatia have taken wild card entry on 21 April 2019. Dhairya and naitik were in audition round while prerna and anwesha were in Super Dancer Maharashtra. Once Geeta Kapoor was invited in SDM as a guest, there she announced that winner and 1st runner up will get an opportunity to came as wild card entrants in Super Dancer Chapter 3.
The Battle Trend
In Chapter 3, judges told the contestants about 'The Dance Battle' in which two super dancer have to compete in a dance off. But it was not taken seriously in this chapter and it is expected to be taken seriously in their upcoming chapters.
References
- "Super Dancer Chapter 2 : Bishal Sharma from Assam wins the show," The GenX Times, 24 March 2018.
- "Sony's four new shows from different genres". Indian Television. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Super Dancer Official Site". superdancer.sonyliv.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Shilpa Shetty, Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapoor interacted with media at the launch of Super Dancer 3". The Indian Express. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.