Super Dancer (Season 2)
Super Dancer 2 is the Second season of the Indian reality TV series Super Dancer. It premiered on 30 September 2017 on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. This season was hosted by Rithvik Dhanjani, Paritosh Tripathi and Jay Bhanushali. The Grand Finale was aired on 24 March 2018 and winner was Bishal Sharma.[1]
| Super Dancer | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Hosted by | Rithvik Dhanjani Paritosh Tripathi Jay Bhanushali |
| Judges | Shilpa Shetty Geeta Kapoor Anurag Basu |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Bishal Sharma |
| Winning coach | Vaibhav Ghuge |
| Runner-up | Akash Thapa |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television Asia |
| Original release | 30 September 2017 – 24 March 2018 |
| Additional information | |
| Website | superdancer |
| Season chronology | |
Concept
The show aims to find a child with the potential to be the future of dance.[2]
After the initial auditions and mega auditions, 14 contestants are selected to be competing for the title of Dance Ka Kal (future of dance). They are each paired with one choreographer who train, choreograph acts and also perform with their contestant. The 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.
Participants
| Contestant | From | Choreographer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishal Sharma | Jorhat, Assam | Vaibhav Ghuge | Winner |
| Akash Thapa | Dehradun, Uttarakhand | Vivek Chachere | First runner up |
| Ritik Diwakar | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Pratik Utekar | second runner up |
| Vaishnavi Prajapati | Panipat, Haryana | Manan Sachdeva | Finalist Power card entry on 26 November 2017 |
| Shagun Singh | Bhilai, Chhattisgarh | Aishwarya Radhakrishnan | Eliminated in Semi-Finals |
| 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 |
| Adrija 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 people her fans. She performed robotics with contemporary and salsa which gave her a distinct look. 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.
Varun's Kind Gesture
In the day of grand finale, Ritik danced on a medley of songs, including "Bulleya", "Dil Diyan Gallan" and the title track of Dangal, impressing Varun Dhawan. 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.
References
- "Super Dancer 2: Bishal Sharma bags the winner trophy". Times Of India. 25 March 2018.
- "Super Dancer Official Site". superdancer.sonyliv.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.