# Dance Dance (TV series)

Dance Dance is a Kannada dance reality show aired on Star Suvarna and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It features celebrities as contestants who are paired with professional dancers competing for a cash prize. It premiered on 20 August 2021. The judges of tha show are Prajwal Devaraj, Hariprriya and A.Harsha. The show is hosted by Shine Shetty.

## Production

The show is a competition wherein 12 celebrities are paired with professional dancers and compete against each other. Contestants dance to a different tune, different theme and different styles every week and scores are given by the judges. Each week one couple is eliminated based on Conestants voting and their scores.

## Contestants

A total of 12 celebrities, mostly TV actors, are coupled with dancing partners for the show..
| # | Celebrity | Professional partner |
| 1 (winners) | Monisha | Shlok |
| 2 (Runner Up) | Mahendra | Harshitha |
| 3 (2nd Runner Up) | Vittal Kamath | Soundarya |
| 4 (finalist) | Kavitha Gowda | Prabhu |
| 5 (finalist) | Koli Ramya | Gagan |
| 6 | Nayana Sharath | Manjunath Siddi |
| 7 | Jagappa | Nidhi Suresh |
| 8 | Karthik Ramesh | Sindagi |
| 9 | Smileguru Rakshith | Aditi |
| 10 | Ashvithi Shetty | Aditya |
| 11 | Vivek Simha | Mandara |
| 12 | Supritha Sathyanarayan | John Edwin |

## Weekly summary

| Week No. | Episode No. | Original Air Date | Couple Evicted Rank | Theme | Best Jodi Of The Week |
| 1 Grand Premiere | 1 | 20 August 2021 | — | Introduction | — |
| Celebrity contestants were introduced with individual performances and were paired with professional dancers for the competition. |||||
| 2 | 2 3 | 21 August 2021 22 August 2021 | — | Mass Round | Monisha and Shlok |
| Shlok and Monisha & Kavitha and Prabhu steals the show in the mass round |||||
| 3 | 4 5 | 28 August 2021 29 August 2021 | — | Single Property Round | Mahendra and Harshitha |
| Contestants scorch the stage up, each pair delivering a more dazzling performance than the last. |||||
| 4 | 6 7 | 4 September 2021 5 September 2021 | — | Romantic Rain Round | Koli Ramya and Gagan |
| The romantic rain theme did induce some chemistry between the couples. Aditi Prabhudeva was invited as the guest to perform where she sizzled with her rain performance. |||||
| 5 | 8 9 10 11 | 11 September 2021 12 September 2021 18 September 2021 19 September 2021 | Supritha & John Edwin Rank 12 | Festival Celebration Round | Kavitha and Prabhu |
| The festival celebration theme had a lot of massive performances. Sriimurali was invited as the guest for the festival celebration round. Pranam Devraj was invited as a guest for the round. |||||
| 6 | 12 13 | 11 September 2021 12 September 2021 | Vivek Simha & Mandara Rank 11 | Replica Round | Vittal Kamath and Soundarya |
| The replica round was mind-blowing as the contestants recreated the songs. Ace actresses Sudharani and Shruti graced the show. |||||
| 7 | 14 15 | 2 October 2021 3 October 2021 | — | Folk Round | Monisha and Shlok |
| The folk round was filled with a lot of folklores where Shlok and Monisha stole the show. Manvita Kamath was invited as the guest to perform where she sizzled with her folk dance performance. |||||
| 8 | 16 17 | 9 October 2021 10 October 2021 | Ashvithi Shetty and Aditya Rank 10 | Blind Fold Round | Karthik and Sindagi |
| The blindfold round was filled with a lot of emotional performances. Karthik and Sindagi, Vittal Kamath, and Soundarya stole the show. |||||
| 9 | 18 19 | 16 October 2021 17 October 2021 | Rakshith and Aditi Rank 9 | Navarasa Round | Nayana and Manjunath Siddi |
| The navarasa round had stiff competition between the contests. There were 7 golden performances in the round. |||||
| 10 | 20 21 | 23 October 2021 24 October 2021 | — | Marriage Round | Shlok and Monisha |
| The marriage round was filled with a lot of celebrations. Shiva Rajkumar was invited as the guest for the round and to promote his film Bhajarangi 2. |||||
| 11 | 22 23 | 30 October 2021 6 November 2021 | Jagappa and Nidhi Suresh Rank 8 | Creative Round | Karthik and Sindagi |
| The creative round had unique performances which were a delight for the viewers to watch Manoranjan Ravichandran was invited as a guest with his Mugilpete film team to promote the film. |||||
| 12 | 24 25 | 13 November 2021 14 November 2021 | Karthik and Sindagi Rank 8 | Battel Round | Mahendra and Harshitha |
| The battle round intended the tough competition among the contestants. Jagappa had wildcard entry to the show. |||||
| 13 | 26 27 | 21 November 2021 22 November 2021 | — | Family Round | — |
| The family round was filled with a lot of celebrations. All the performances performed had golden buzzers. |||||
| 14 | 28 29 | 27 November 2021 28 November 2021 | Jagappa Nayana & Manjunath Siddi Rank 7 & Rank 8 | Semi Finale Round | Vittal Kamath & Soundarya |
| The Semi Finale round was filled with a lot of power-packed performances and the judges kept the scores as secret. Prajwal Devraj and his wife Ragini celebrate their wedding anniversary on the stage. |||||
| 15 (Grand Finale) | 30 | 5 December 2021 | — | Grand Finale | — |
| Dhananjay was invited as a special guest for the grand finale. The scores were kept as a secret by thejudges. |||||

## Weekly scores

The maximum points awarded for a couple is 30.
Danger Zone: Irrespective of scores, couples can be subject to eviction based on the contestants votes.
Week 1: The premiere week had no competition or scores.
Week 11: Marks were kept secret.
Week 14: Marks were kept secret.
Week 15: Marks were kept secret.
| Dancing Star | Dancing Star | Dancing Star | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard | Scoreboard |
| Rank | Couple | ←Total → | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 |
| 1 | Monisha & Shlok | 291.5 | 30 | 24.5 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | SM | 30 | SM | SM |
| 2 | Mahendra & Hrashitha | 281 | 26 | 30 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | SM | 30 | SM | SM |
| 3 | Vittal Kamth & Soundarya | 294.5 | 28.5 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27.5 | 30 | SM | 30 | SM | SM |
| 4 | Kavitha & Prabhu | 280.5 | 30 | 27.5 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | SM | 30 | SM | SM |
| 5 | Koli Ramya & Gagan | 293.5 | 23.5 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | SM | 30 | SM | SM |
| 6 | Nayana & Manjunath Siddi | 279 | 28.5 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24.5 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | SM | 30 | SM | |
| 7 | Jagappa & Nidi Suresh | 256 | 26 | 25.5 | 17.5 | 29 | 27.5 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 24.5 | SM | 30 | SM | |
| 8 | Karthik Ramesh & Sindagi | 243 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 30 | 26.5 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 | SM | | | |
| 9 | Rakshith & Aditi | 203.5 | 27.5 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 27.5 | 28 | 25.5 | 15.5 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ashwithi Shetty & Aditya | 181 | 23.5 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 27.5 | 24 | 25.5 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Vivek Simha & Mandara | 126.5 | 23 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 25 | 24.5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Supritha & John Edwin | 96.5 | 28.5 | 15.5 | 22.5 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | |
    indicates the couple in danger zone who faced eviction.
    indicates that the couple withdrew.
    NP indicates no points.
    SM indicates secret marks .

## Guests

| Name | Episode Date | Notes |
| Puneeth Rajkumar | 20 August 2021 | Guest for Grand Premier |
| Chandan Kumar | 22 August 2021 | To Support Kavitha Gowda & Promote his serial Marali Mansagide |
| Priyanka Chicholi | 22 August 2021 | To promote their serial Manasella Nene |
| Sameeksha | 22 August 2021 | To promote their serial Manasella Nene |
| Aditi Prabhudeva | 4 September 2021 | Guest to perform |
| Sriimurali | 11 September 2021 12 September 2021 | Guest for the round and to promote his film Madhagaja |
| Pranam Devraj | 18 September 2021 | Guest for the festival round |
| Sudharani | 25 September 2021 | Guest for the replica round |
| Shruti | 26 September 2021 | Guest for the replica round |
| Manvita Kamath | 2 October 2021 | Guest to perform |
| Shiva Rajkumar | 23 October 2021 24 October 2021 | Guest for the round and to promote his film Bhajarangi 2 |
| Manoranjan Ravichandran | 30 October 2021 6 November 2021 | Guest for the round and to promote his film Mugilupete |
| Dhanajaya | 5 December 2021 | Guest for the Grand Finale |

## Reception

The show gained massive success in the TRP Charts and it became one of the most-watched shows in both rural and urban areas.