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The ‘sunehri topi’ is up for grabs again as “Dance India Dance” returns for season two
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The jury (From left) Remo Dsouza, Geeta Kapur, and Terrence Lewis
After being put off by the ‘has-beens’ and the ‘never-wills’ of celebrity dancing shows or being mauled by the emotional drama posed by the highly charged judges, the diehard reality TV fans have reason to rejoice. Dance India Dance is coming back after the success of season one. Viewers are more interested in content and actual skills of the dancers than watching run-of-the-mill performances by fading public figures. The show is hugely popular amongst the youth as it showcases the talent of the masses and not the privileged few. The search is on for a new set of competitors from various cities. The selection process will be wrapped up with the Mumbai auditions on November 14 and 15.Ashish Golwalkar, Zee TV’s Creative Head, Non-fiction, says, “After the success of Dance India Dance-I, we knew that it needed a second season as well. The response at the auditions has been overwhelming. We know the level of dancing is only going to improve this time.”
Limitations
Usually dance is restricted to a certain class, occasion or hobby which in turn limits the scope of dancing as a performing art. It is almost never accepted comfortably as a career option.
Terence Lewis, contemporary dance choreographer and judge in Dance India Dance, says that all forms of dance — classical, contemporary or hip hop — need a commercial platform to be taken seriously.
In an attempt to recreate the magic of season one, season two will see no changes in format, but the hope is that with more skilled dancers auditioning this time, the level of competition and the talent pool will swell.
The first season made a winner out of 23-year-old Salman Khan, who not only won the “sunehri topi” but also won himself the opportunity to star in a video with Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the movie Wanted. Time, perhaps, to put on your dancing shoes.
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