''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian

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-language

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series that airs on

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, created and produced by

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. It premiered on 30 January 2009. Here the judges are called ''Masters'' and

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was called ''Grand Master (until season 6)''. Season 7 premiered with a different concept. This show is a remake of the Bengali show

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which premiered on 2007. After 3 successful seasons of

remade this show for all-over Indian participants. The show features a format where dancers from a variety of styles enter open auditions held in Indian metropolitan cities to showcase their unique style and talents and, if allowed to move forward, are then put through mega-audition rounds of auditions to test their ability to adapt to different styles. At the end of mega audition, the top 18 dancers are chosen as finalists who move on to compete in the competition's main phase where they will perform solo, duet and group dance numbers in a variety of styles in competition for the votes of the broadcast viewing audience which, combined with the input of a panel of judges, determine which dancers will advance to the next stage from week to week. The show features a variety of Indian cultural and international dance styles ranging across a broad spectrum of classical,

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, and

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styles, among others, with many sub-genres within these categories represented. Competitors attempt to master these styles in an attempt to survive successive weeks of elimination and win a cash prize and often other awards, as well as the title of ''India's Best Dancer - CJ''. The show is choreographed by Indian choreographers, such as Mudassar Khan,

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, Tanuj Jaggi and Mini Pradhan. The show has won several television awards for ''Most Popular Dance Reality Show''.

Format

Selection process

The selection process can be further broken down into two distinct stages: the Open Auditions and the second phase referred to as the Mega Auditions. The Open Auditions take place in 5–6 major

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n cities and are typically open to anyone aged 15–30 at the time of their audition. The cities in which auditions are held vary from season to season but some, such as

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and

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have featured in almost every season. During this stage, dancers perform a brief routine (typically individually) before three masters. The masters will then make an on-the-spot decision as to whether the dance demonstrated enough ability. If the dancer impressed the masters with his/he
dancing
abilities, masters will award a Hat called ''Taqdeer Ki Topi (Hat of Destiny)'', moving them instantly one step forward in the competition. The second stage of the selection process, the Mega Auditions, is a several-day-long process in which the 100 hopefuls are tested for overall well-rounded dance, stamina, and their ability to perform under pressure. The dancers are put through a battery of rounds which test their ability to pick up various dance styles (typically some of the more well-represented genres that will later be prominent in the competition phase, such as

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and

). At the end of this process, only the top 36 competitors will be chosen. The top 36 are then again asked to give solo performances, after which 18 are chosen in the final auditions. Then, those top 18 get divided into 3 teams which are named according to the 3 masters of the show such as, ''Mudassar Ki Mandali'', ''Marzi Ke Mastane'' and ''Mini Ke Masterblasters''. Each team containing 6 dancers then competes in the show, learning new skills throughout the journey.

Judges

Grand Master

has been the head judge of the series. When any contestant performs an extraordinary performance, Grand Master gives him/her a salute. It's called ''Grand Salute'' and it is the highest respect for any contestant here. Every season, 3 Indian choreographers (who are called Coaches) choreograph the contestants and judge them too with Grand Master. The first three seasons were judged by 3 regular judges Master Geeta Kapoor, Master Terence Lewis & Master Remo D'Souza with Grand Master. Then the judges were changed season by season from

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. When any contestant performs a perfect act, the judges give him/her a special speech which is as respect for the contestant. List of the judges:

Adaptations

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) # Dance Africa Dance (

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Zee Bangla Zee Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. History The channel was launched on 15 September 1999 as ''Alpha TV Bangla'', along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha ...

) # Dance Maharashtra Dance (

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) # Dance Karnataka Dance (

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) # Dance Kerala Dance (

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) # Dance Odisha Dance (

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) # Dance Tamizha Dance (

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) # Dance Punjab Dance (

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) # Dance India Dance Telugu (

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)

Seasons

indicates Geeta ki Gang
indicates Remo ke Rangeelay
indicates Terrence ki Toli
indicates Shruti ke Shandaar
indicates Mudassar ki Mandali
indicates Feroz ki Fauz
indicates Gaiti ke Gangsters
indicates Punit ke Panthers
indicates Mini ke Masterblasters
indicates Marzi ke Mastane
indicates North ke Nawabs
indicates East ke Tigers
indicates South ke Thalaivas
indicates West ke Singhams

Hosts and judges

Season 1

First season started on 30 January 2009. This season was hosted by

Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Neev Shergill in Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kayamath'' and winning '' Nach Baliye 5''. He also participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'', '' Kaun Jeet ...

and

Saumya Tandon Saumya Tandon (born 3 November 1984) is an Indian actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of Anita Vibhuti Narayan Mishra in the Hindi sitcom television series ''Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!''. She was a host on various TV show ...

. The grand finale was aired on 30 May 2009 and winner was

Salman Yusuff Khan Salman Yusuff Khan (born 12 June 1985) is an Indian dancer, actor, choreographer and television judge. He participated in and emerged as winner of '' Dance India Dance 1''. He also participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'' and ' ...

. Masters: *

Remo D'Souza Remo D'Souza (born Ramesh Gopi Nair; 2 April 1974) is an Indian choreographer, film director, and producer. Over the course of his career spanning more than 25 years, D'Souza has choreographed more than 100 films. He is considered the most suc ...

, his team was named ''Remo Ke Rangeelay''. * Terence Lewis, his team was named ''Terence Ki Toli''. *

Geeta Kapoor Geeta Kapur (born 5 July 1973) is an Indian choreographer and television personality. She recently judged '' India's Best Dancer'', a dance reality show on Sony TV, along with actress Sonali Bendre and choreographer Terence Lewis. Career K ...

, her team was named ''Geeta Ki Gang''. Top 18 Contestants: ''Remo Ke Rangeelay'': *

*Prince R. Gupta *Khushboo Purohit *Mangesh Mondal *Bhavana Purohit *Rakhee Sharma ''Terence Ki Toli'': *

Alisha Singh Alisha Singh is an Indian television actress, dancer and choreographer. She was the winner of the reality show ''Boogie Woogie'' four times and a runner up in '' Dance India Dance Season 1''. She is also known for the television shows '' Dil Dost ...

*Jai Kumar Nair *Mayuresh Wadkar *Vrushali Chavan *Kiran Sutavne *Shubho Das ''Geeta Ki Gang'': *Siddhesh Pai *

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*Paulson *Mandakini Jena *Nonie Sachdeva *Jigar Ghatge Finalists: #

(from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was the winner. #

(from Terence Ki Toli) was 1st runner-up. #Siddhesh Pai (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 2nd runner-up. #Jai Kumar Nair (from Terence Ki Toli) was 3rd runner-up.

Season 2

Second season started on 18 December 2009. This season was also hosted by

and

. The grand finale was aired on 23 April 2010 and winner was

Shakti Mohan Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She has been a judge and captain of Indian reality show '' Dance Plus'' since its inception,' ...

. Masters: *

, his team was named ''Remo Ke Rangeelay''. * Terence Lewis, his team was named ''Terence Ki Toli''. *

, her team was named ''Geeta Ki Gang''. Top 21 Contestants: ''Remo Ke Rangeelay'': *

Punit Pathak Punit Jayesh Pathak (born 1 November 1986) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor. In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's reality and stunt series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' and emerged as the winner. Early life Punit Jaye ...

*Bhavna Khanduja *

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Kunwar Amar Kunwar Amarjeet Singh known professionally as Kunwar Amar is an Indian actor and dancer who mainly works in Hindi television. Singh is best known for his portrayal of Reyansh Singhania in '' Dil Dosti Dance'', Kabir in ''Naamkarann'' and Tapish ...

Kruti Mahesh Kruti Mahesh Midya is an Indian dancer and choreographer known for her work in Hindi Cinema. She is a recipient of the National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song "Ghoomar" from ''Padmaavat'' (2018), together with Jyoti D.Tommar, and ...

*Parvez Rehmani *Vandana *Ameet *Jack Gill (Wildcard) ''Geeta Ki Gang'': *

Dharmesh Yelande Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983) also known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and television personality. Career Yelande participated in '' Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), '' Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' (2010) and ' ...

* Binny Sharma *Amrita Mitra (wildcard) *Kishore Aman *Tina Pradkar *Altaf *Shruti Finalists: #

(from Terence Ki Toli) was the winner. #

(from Geeta Ki Gang) was 1st runner-up. #

(from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 2nd runner-up. # Binny Sharma (from Geeta Ki Gang) was 3rd runner-up.

Season 3

Third season started on 24 December 2011. This season was also hosted by

and

. The grand finale was aired on 21 April 2012 and winner was Rajasmita Kar. Masters: *

, his team was named ''Remo Ke Rangeelay''. * Terence Lewis, his team was named ''Terence Ki Toli''. *

, her team was named ''Geeta Ki Gang''. Top 18 Contestants: ''Remo Ke Rangeelay'': *Sanam Johar *

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*Vaibhav Ghuge *Lipsa Acharya *Hardik Raval *Manju Sharma ''Terence Ki Toli'': *Pradeep Gurung *

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(wildcard) * Neerav Bavlecha (wildcard) *Sneha Gupta *Piyali Saha *Varoon Kumar *Sneha Kapoor *Chotu Lohar ''Geeta Ki Gang'': *Rajasmita Kar *Abheek Banerjee *Paul Marshal *Urvashi Gandhi *Riddhika Singh *Shafeer Finalists: # Rajasmita Kar (from Geeta Ki Gang) was the winner. #Pradeep Gurung (from Terence Ki Toli) was 1st runner-up. #

(from Terence Ki Toli) was 2nd runner-up. #Sanam Johar (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 3rd runner-up. #

(from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was 4th runner-up.

Season 4

Fourth season started on 26 October 2013. This season was hosted by

and

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. The grand finale was aired on 22 February 2014 and winner was Shyam Yadav from Mudassar ki Mandli. Masters: * Mudassar Khan, his team was named ''Mudassar Ki Mandali''. *Shruti Merchant, her team was named ''Shruti Ke Shandar''. *Feroz Khan, his team was named ''Feroz Ki Fauj''. Top 11 Contestants: ''Mudassar Ki Mandali'': *

Shyam Yadav ''Dance India Dance'' (also called by the acronym ''DID''; tagline: ''Dance Ka Asli ID D.I.D.'') is an Indian Hindi-language dance competition reality television series that airs on Zee TV, created and produced by Essel Vision Productions. It ...

*Swarali Karulkar *Dhiraj Bakshi ''Shruti Ke Shandar'': *Manan Sachdeva *

Sumedh Mudgalkar Sumedh Mudgalkar (born 2 November 1996) is an Indian film and television actor, as well as a dancer. He is best known for his work as Shushim in ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat,'' as Lord Krishna in ''RadhaKrishn'' and as Darkie in the Disney+ H ...

*Shrishti Jain *Suniketa Bore ''Feroz Ki Fauj'': *Biki Das *Arundhati Garnaik *Ashutosh Pawar *Sapna Suryawanshi Finalists: #

(from Mudassar Ki Mandali) was the winner. #Manan Sachdeva (from Shruti Ke Shandar) was 1st runner-up. #Biki Das (from Firoz Ki Fauj) was 2nd runner-up. #Sumedh Mudgalkar (from Shruti Ke Shandar) was 3rd runner-up.

Season 5

Fifth season started on 27 June 2015. This season was hosted by

. The grand finale was aired on 10 October 2015 and winner was Proneeta Swargiary. Masters: * Mudassar Khan, his team was named ''Mudassar Ki Mandali''. *

, his team was named ''Punit Ke Panthers''. *Gaiti Siddiqui, her team was named ''Gaiti Ke Gangsters''. Top 15 Contestants: ''Mudassar Ki Mandali'': *Kaushik Mandal *Saddam Hussain Sheikh *Anuradha Iyengar *Vicky Alhat *Shruti Sinha ''Punit Ke Panthers'': * Proneeta Swargiary *Ashish Vashistha *Sally Sheikh *Pankaj Thapa *Haroon Rao ''Gaiti Ke Gangsters'': *Nirmal Tamang *Sahil Adanaya *Anila Rajan *Shweta Poojari *Priya Varunesh Kumar Finalists: # Proneeta Swargiary (from Punit Ke Panthers) was the winner. #Nirmal Tamang (from Gaiti Ke Gangsters) was 1st runner-up. #Sahil Adanaya (from Gaiti Ke Gangsters) was 2nd runner-up. #Kaushik Mandal (from Mudassar Ki Mandali) was 3rd runner-up. #Ashish Vashistha (from Punit Ke Panthers) was 4th runner-up.

Season 6

Sixth season is being aired from 4 November 2017. This season is being hosted by

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and

Sahil Khattar Sahil Khattar (born 21 March 1991) is an Indian YouTuber, television host and actor. He works with two YouTube channels, named ''Khattarnaak'' and ''Being Indian''. In 2007, he became a radio jockey and then joined the content creation company B ...

. Masters: * Mudassar Khan, his team is named ''Mudassar Ki Mandali''. *

, his team is named ''Marzi Ke Mastane''. *Mini Pradhan, her team is named ''Mini Ke Masterblasters''. Top Contestants: ''Mudassar Ki Mandali'': *Shivam Wankhede *Paramdeep Singh *Alphons Chetty *Daphisha Kharbani *Ria Chatterjee *Deepak ''Marzi Ke Mastane'': *Sachin Sharma *Kalpita Kachroo *Punyakar Upadhyay *Shweta Warrier *

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*Rahul Burman ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'': *Sanket Gaonkar *Piyush Gurbhele *Nainika Anasuru (Wildcard Entry) *Sujan Marpa *Deepak Hulsure (Wildcard Entry) *Sonal Vichare *Mitesh Roy *Sarang Roy Finalists: 1.Sanket Gaonkar (from ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'') is the winner 2.Sachin Sharma (from ''Marzi Ke Mastane'') is the first runner up 3.Piyush Gurbhele (from ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'') is the second runner up 4.Nainika Anasuru (from ''Mini Ke Masterblasters'') is the third runner up 5.Shivam Wankhede (from ''Mudassar Ki Mandali) is'' fourth runner up

Season 7

Season 7 - "Battle Of The Champions" being aired from 22 June 2019. This season is being hosted by

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Judges

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Zones Coaches

*Paul Marshal (West Ke Singhams) Pranshu & Kuldeep (

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) (2nd Runner-Up)
Akshay Pal (

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) (4th Runner-Up)
Saakshi & Shambhavi (

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) (Eliminated on 11 August 2019)
Akash & Suraj (

) (Eliminated on 18 August 2018)
Kings Squad (

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) (Eliminated on 1 September 2019)
Mansi Dhruv (

) (Eliminated on 22 September 2019) *Palden Lama Mawroh/Nirmal Tamang (East Ke Tigers) Mukul Gain (

) (3rd Runner-Up)
Nrutya Naivedya (

) (Eliminated on 7 July 2019)
Pop & Flex (

) (Eliminated on 14 July 2019)
M.D. Hasan (

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) (Eliminated on 28 July 2019)
Richika Sinha (

) (Eliminated on 8 September 2019) *Bhawna Khanduja (North Ke Nawabs) Unreal Crew (Tuttmation - Tutting and Animation) (winner)
Malka Praveen (

and

) (Eliminated on 21 July 2019)
Hardik Rawat (

and

) (withdrew Due to Injury on 28 July 2019)
N-House Crew (

) (Eliminated on 22 September 2019) *Sneha Kapoor (South Ke Thalaiwa) I Am Hip-Hop (

) (runner-up)
Ramya & Bhaskar (

) (Eliminated on 7 July 2019)
Loyala Dream Team (

and Urban Choreography) (Eliminated on 14 July 2019)
Anil & Tejas (

) (Eliminated on 21 July 2019)
The Soul Queens (

and

) (Eliminated on 25 August 2019)

Li'l Masters

''Li'l Master season 1''

The first season of ''DID L'il Masters'' was judged by

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and

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. It was hosted by

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. The four skippers were Jai (DID 1), Vrushali and Mayuresh (DID 1), Amrutha (DID 2), and Dharmesh (DID 2). Their teams were: ''Dharmesh ke Dhinchak'': Jeetumoni Kalita, Vaishnavi Patil, Ruturaj Mahalim, Khyati Patel ''Jai ke Jhatang-Fatang:'' Vatsal Vithlani, Papiya Sarkar, Atul Banmoria, Divyam Viajyvergia ''Vrushali aur Mayuresh ke Dhum-Dhadake:'' Manoj Rathod, Hansika Singh, Avneet Kaur, Neel Shah ''Amritha ke Aflatoon:'' Anurag Sarmah, Khushabu Kargutkar, Shubham Maheshwari, Shivani Baranwal

Top 4 Finalists

* Jeetumoni Kalita (winner) * Atul Banmoria (1st Runner Up) * Vaishnavi Patil (2nd Runner Up) * Manoj Rathod (3rd Runner Up)

''Li'l Master season 2''

''DID L'il Masters 2'' was judged by

and

. It was hosted by

. The four skippers were Prince (DID 1), Raghav (DID 3), Kruti (DID 2), Neerav (DID 3) ''Prince ke Paltan'': Faisal, Shalini, Deep, Shreya ''Raghav ke Rockstars'': Saummya, Rohan, Yash, Susanket ''Kruti ke Kracters'': Om, Uday, Rimsha, Jnana ''Neerav ke Ninjas'': Shreya, Tanay (WC), Jeet (WC), Rishi, Shivam

Top Finalists

* Faisal Khan (winner) * Om Chetry (1st Runner Up) * Rohan Parkale (2nd Runner Up) * Saumya Rai (3rd Runner Up)

''Li'l Master season 3''

The third season began broadcasting on 1 March 2014.

, Ahmad Khan, and Mudassar Khan were judges, along with Sanam Johar (did3),

Raghav Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums: the debut '' Storyteller'' in 2004, '' Identity'' in 2009, and '' The Phoenix'' in 2012. His most known commercial suc ...

Crockroaz Juyal (did3),(Lil M2)/ Omkar Shinde, Rahul Shetty and Paul Marshal Cardoz (did3) and Swarali Karulkar (did1), as skippers. The teams were Raghav/Omkar ke Rockstar, Sanam ke Superheroes, Rahul and Paul ke Rapchik Punters and Swarali ke Sparklers.

Teriya Magar Teriya Phounja Magar is a Nepalese dancer based in Mumbai, Mumbai, India. She came into the public spotlight during her performances on the dance competition television series ''Dance India Dance Li'l Masters (season 3), Dance India Dance Li'l M ...

from Nepal was declared the winner, and Anushka Chetry became the 1st runner-up. Sadhwin Shetty was the 2nd runner-up. Hardik Ruparel was declared the 3rd runner-up

''Li'l Master season 4''

DID Li'l Masters returned with its 4th season after 4 years. It began broadcasting on 3 March 2018. Marzi Pestonji, Chitrangnda Singh and Siddharth Anand are the judges along with Vaishnavi Patil (li'l M1),(JDJ5),(JDJ6),(JDJ7),(JDJ8),(JDJ9),(DC1),(DD3) Jitumoni Kalita (li'l M1),

Tanay Malhara Season 2 of Dance Plus tagline Get Set Go premiered on 2 July 2016 on Star Plus. It was created and produced by Varun Trikha Productions, Urban Brew Studios and Frames Production and aired for 25 episodes. This time there were two talents fro ...

(Li'l M2),(D+2,) and

Bir Radha Sherpa Bir Radha Sherpa is an Indian dancer, who is renowned for winning- Dance Plus (season 3) and Dance Champions. Early life Bir was born on 15 August 1999, in Silchar, Assam. Born in a poor family, Bir always showed a passion for dancing as a ...

(li'l M2),(D+3),(DC1) as the skippers. The teams are Vaishnavi Ke Veer, Jitumoni ke Janbaaz, Tanay ke Tigers and Bir ke Baahubali. Jiya Thakur from Vaishnavi ke Veer wins the title. Urva Bhavsar from Jitumoni ke Janbaaz is the first runner up followed by Tamman Gamnu from Bir ke Baahubali. The season was hosted by Jay Bhanushali and Vighnesh Pande.

''Li'l Master season 5''

DID Li'l Masters returned with its 5th season. It began broadcasting on 12 March 2022 with

Sonali Bendre Sonali Bendre Behl (born 1 January 1975), known professionally as Sonali Bendre, is an Indian actress predominantly known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Bendre s ...

and

Mouni Roy Mouni Roy (; born 28 September 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television and films. One of the highest-paid television actresses in India, Roy is widely recognised for her portrayal of shape-shifting snake in the supern ...

as the judges with

as the host. The skippers for the season are Paul Marshal (DID3),(DID7),(Li'l M2),(SD1),(SD2),(SD3),(SD4),(IBD1),(IBD2),

Vartika Jha Vartika Jha (born 8 April 2000) is an Indian choreographer, dancer, and actress. She was a contestant and runner-up in Star Plus's dance reality show '' Dance Plus (season 4)'' in 2018. She has since established herself as one of India's most po ...

(DD1),(D+4),(IBD1), (SD4), (IBD2) and Vaibhav Ghuge (DID3),(SD1),(SD2),(SD3),(SD4),(IBD1),(IBD2)

Contestant Status

''Dance India Dance L'il Masters North America Edition''

Auditions were conducted in April 2014 with over 10,000 contestants auditioning from all across the US, Canada and Europe. Out of them 10 contestants were chosen and were flown to Mumbai, India to compete in the finals. The winner was Akhil and the second winner was

Avantika Vandanapu Avantika Vandanapu ( ; ; born January 25, 2005), known mononymously as Avantika, is an American actress and singer. She began her career with the 2016 Telugu film ''Brahmotsavam'' and later took on several other projects within Telugu cinema. ...

''Doubles''

The shows consisted of 12 finalist couples. The Grand Finale was scheduled for filming 7 April 2011 at the Andheri Sports Complex for broadcast on 9 April 2011. Amit and Falon from marzi k mastany were voted the winners of the season.

Super Moms

''Super Moms Season 1''

The first season started on 1 June 2013, where, Mithu Chakravarty from

was declared the winner of ''Dance India Dance Super Moms'' 2013 Season, and Cecille Rodrigues from

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was the 1st runner-up, and Shraddha Shah Raj from

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was the 2nd runner-up. Skiper raguv (DID3), (Lil M1), (Li'l M2), skiper jay (DID1), Farah khan and master marzi judge Shows Photography Coverage by Ashvin Borad

, The Biggest finale in

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''Super Moms Season 2''

The second season started on 28 March 2015. Harpreet Khatri who hails from

was announced the winner of ''Dance India Dance Super Moms Season 2'' in 2015. Season 2 was anchored by popular TV actor

. Skiper sanam johar (DID3), skiper sidesh (DID2), skiper mayuresh (DID1). Season 2 was judged by

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, and Terence Lewis.

''Super Moms Season 3''

Season 3 will be judged by

Bhagyashree Bhagyashree Patwardhan Dassani ( Patwardhan; born 23 February 1969), known mononymously as Bhagyashree, is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in Hindi language film and television. She is a recipient of a Filmfare Award, in addition ...

Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, Marathi cinema, Marathi and Tamil cinema ...

and hosted by

.It started on 2 July 2022. This season was won Varsha Bumra and her choreographer Vartika Jha.

Special shows

''Dance Ke Superstars''

''Dance Ke Superstars'' featured contestants from the first two seasons to compete against each other. The show was judged by choreographers

and

Shiamak Davar Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dance to India.Geeta Kapoor Geeta Kapur (born 5 July 1973) is an Indian choreographer and television personality. She recently judged '' India's Best Dancer'', a dance reality show on Sony TV, along with actress Sonali Bendre and choreographer Terence Lewis. Career K ...

and

and hosted by

and Shreya Acharya.These kids will put us elders to shame: Dance 'guru' Geeta Kapur
/ref> Team Yahoo, also known as ''DID L'il Masters Season 2'', was led by Captain

and choreographers:

and Prince Gupta. They won the competition with

Faisal Khan Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela''. Family background Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir Khan, ...

, Soumya Rai, Rohan Parkale, Om Chetri, Jeet Das, Shalini Moitra and

dancing their way to victory. Team Wakao, also known as ''DID L'il Masters Season 1'', was led by Captain

and choreographers: Mayuresh Vadkar and Vrushali Chavan; with dancing contestants: Jeetumoni Kalita, Vatsal Vithlani, Ruturaj Mahalim, Vaishnavi Patil, Atul Banmoria, Anurag Sarmah and Khyati Patel. The team fell just short of victory but thoroughly celebrated their time on the show all the same.

''Dance Ka Tashan''

''DID Dance Ka Tashan'' featured contestants from ''Dance India Dance Super Moms'' competing against contestants from ''Dance India Dance L'il Masters 2''. The show aired in November 2013 and was judged by choreographer Ahmed Khan and

and hosted by TV actor

Rithvik Dhanjani Rithvik Dhanjani (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and web shows. He made his acting debut in 2009, portraying Parth in '' Bandini''. Dhanjani earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Arju ...

and India's Best Dramebaaz, Nihar. The show was won by Team Todu, the ''DID L'il Masters Season 2'' contestants, Faisal, Soumya, Rohan, Om, Shalini, Deep, Tanay, Jeet and Shreya.

Notes

References

External links

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