VIP Dance
VIP Dance was the first season of the reality show Strictly Come Dancing in Bulgaria. It launched on 8 September 2009 on Nova Television. The show was a co-production between Nova Television and Old School Productions.
| VIP Dance | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dance Reality |
| Presented by | Ivan Hristov Andrey Arnaudov |
| Judges | Neshka Robeva Galena Velikova Orlin Pavlov Ivaylo Manolov |
| Country of origin |  |
| Original language(s) | Bulgarian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (as of 11 October) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Old School Productions |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 105–108 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nova Television |
| Picture format | SD 4:3 |
| Original release | 8 September – 30 November 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
VIP Dance airs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays (eliminations) at 20:00. It had been announced that the season finale was on 30 November.
Format
The show was aired under the license of Endemol. It has been broadcast in a number of other countries, including Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and Turkey.
Similarities with dancing stars
Its first season was produced by Old School Productions in 2008, when it beat Nova Television's Big Brother 4 in ratings. Apart from the producers, Dancing Stars 1's jury members Neshka Robeva and Galena Velikova were also part of VIP Dance.
Many of the participants in bTV's show were competing in VIP Dance:
- Orlin Pavlov (jury member)
- Yana Akimova (Orlin and Yana were the winners of Dancing Stars 1)
- Rangel Spirov
- Svetlin Dimitrov
- Atanas Mesechkov
- Elena Dobrikova
- Petya Dimitrova
VIP Dance was competing with bTV's Dancing Stars 2, which launches on 1 October 2009 and produced by Slavi Trifonov.
Presenters
The main presenters of VIP Dance were Ivan and Andrey. They became popular in bTV, where they hosted the talk show Sblasak and the three seasons of Music Idol (they were also producers of the second and the third ones).
Judges
There were four members of the jury - Neshka Robeva, Galena Velikova, Orlin Pavlov and Ivaylo Manolov. Orlin was a participant in Dancing Stars 1.
Teams
- Raina (pop-folk singer), Fahradin Fahradinov (actor), Sashka Dimitrova and Svetlin Dimitrov (winner)
- Maria Silvester (model, TV presenter), Bobby turbo (actor), Kremena Todorova and Raul Torres
- Elitsa Todorova (folk singer), Simona Peicheva (gymnast) and Krum (pop and folk-pop singer), Ana Doncheva and Alfredo Torres
- Tereza Marinova (athlete), Yordan Yovchev (gymnast), Ralitsa Merdjanova and Dimitar Bozhilov - Mako
- Anelia Ralenkova (gymnast), Nikolay Sotirov (actor), Aneta Avakyan and Atanas Mesechkov
- Kristina Mileva (model), Dejan Donkov (actor), Margarita Budinova and Rangel Spirov
- Nikoleta Lozanova (model), Nayden Naydenov (TV presenter, a participant in Big Brother 1), Elena Dobrinkova and Kostadin Kostadinov
- Mira Dobreva (TV presenter), Georgi Enchev-Goosh, Milen Tsvetkov (TV presenter), Lili Velichkova
- Daniela Iankova (TV presenter), Kamen Vodenitcharov (actor), Milen Dankov and Yana Akimova
- Iva Sofianska (TV presenter), Atanas Mihailov (TV presenter, actor), Trendafil Sarmov and Elitsa Pavlikenova
- Dilyana Popova (model), Borislav Sapundzhiev - Bobbi-Ursula (barber-stylist), Petya Dimitrova and Dean Stefanov
- Saska Vaseva (pop-folk singer), Marian Stankov - Mon Dio (journalist), Dimitrina Ruseva and Lachezar Todorov