# The Ultimate Dance Battle season 1

The first season of The Ultimate Dance Battle premiered in spring of 2011 on Dutch station RTL5 and Belgian station 2BE. The show was hosted by Sean D'Hondt and Lieke van Lexmond. Dan Karaty also presented in-part in his role as head judge. The first season's choreographers/contestants were Laurent Flament, Isabelle Beernaert, Shaker, Rinus Sprong, and team Koen Brouwers with Fame Jana de Haan. After ten weeks of competition Beernaert was announced winner in a May 6 finale and won one-half of the €50,000 prize package, with the remainder split amongst the five dancers on her team.

## Dance Camp Rounds
### Dancers

| Dancers | Team | Team | Team | Team | Style | Style | Style | Style | Style | Style |
| Dancers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All-Around | Ballet | Hip-hop | Jazz | Latin | Modern |
| Alessandro | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Angelo | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Anna-Alicia | | | | | | ✔ | | | | |
| Annemiek | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Chantal | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Charlene | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Cheroney | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Diego | | | | | | | | ✔ | | |
| Ellen | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Evelien | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Giorgio | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Ivan | | | | | | | | | ✔ | |
| Jamie-Lee | | | | | | | | ✔ | | |
| Jomecia | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Junior | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Kimberley | | | | | | | | ✔ | | |
| Lucinda | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Michael | | | | | | ✔ | | | | |
| Mitchel | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Patrick | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Patrick | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Rashaen | | | | | | ✔ | | | | |
| Remy | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Sinerjey | | | | | | | ✔ | | | |
| Stefano | | | | | | | | | | ✔ |
| Tommy | | | | | ✔ | | | | | |
| Valerie | | | | | | | | ✔ | | |

### Round 1

* Challenge: Choreographer's Style
* Winner: Heart2Beat and Team Rinus
* Evaluation: Dan Karaty
First Dance Camp performance show :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Heart2Beat | Modern | "Riverside" — Agnes Obel |
| 2 | Team Koen & Roemjana | Latin/ Ballroom | "Hip Hip Chin Chin" (Yaziko Club Mix) — Club des Belugas |
| 3 | Team Rinus | Ballet | "Metamorphosis" — Philip Glass |
| 4 | Team Laurent | Jazz/Broadway | "Telephone" — Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé |
| 5 | Team Shaker | Hip-hop | "All of the Lights" — Kanye West feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi |
* Switch: Team Rinus switched Charlene for Jomecia (of Team Shaker). Heart2Beat won a challenge as well, but its coach, Isabelle, chose not to trade any dancers.

### Round 2

* Challenge:
** Team Rinus: Hip-hop
** Team Shaker: Modern
** Heart2Beat: Latin
** Team Koen & Roemjana: Jazz
** Team Laurent: Hip-hop
* Winner: Team Koen & Roemjana
* Evaluation: Karaty joined by Euvgenia Parakhina.
Second Dance Camp performance show :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Laurent | Hip-hop | "Rocketeer" — Far East Movement |
| 2 | Team Shaker | Modern | "Drumming Song" — Florence and the Machine |
| 3 | Heart2Beat | Latin | "Rie y Llora" — Celia Cruz |
| 4 | Team Rinus | Hip-hop | "Oh my Gosh" — Usher |
| 5 | Team Koen & Roemjana | Jazz | "Sober" — P!nk |
* Switch: Team Koen & Roemjana traded Patrick for Alessandro (of Team Shaker)

### Round 3

* Challenge: Win over a marketing team for chewing-gum brand.
* Winner: Team Koen & Roemjana
* Evaluation: Dan Karaty and marketing team
Third Dance Camp performance show :
| Order | Team | Music | Location |
| 1 | Heart2Beat | "Thunder" — Nuttin' But Stringz | Westblaak skate park |
| 2 | Team Rinus | "Yeah 3x" — Chris Brown | Ship's deck of the SS Rotterdam |
| 3 | Team Laurent | "Check it out" — Nicki Minaj feat. will.i.am | On the riverbanks near the Erasmus bridge |
| 4 | Team Koen & Roemjana | "Mourning John" (The Italian Job Soundtrack) — John Powell | In a basement |
| 5 | Team Shaker | "Genesis" — Justice | On the roof of Currents restaurant |
* Switch: no dancer traded.

## Elimination Chart

| Round: | Round: | Dance Camp | Dance Camp | Dance Camp | Live Shows | Live Shows | Live Shows | Live Shows |
| Week: | Week: | Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 | Challenge 3 | Live Show 1 | Live Show 2 | Live Show 3 | Finale |
| Team | Team | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| | Team Heart2Beat | Won Challenge | | | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner (Live Show 4) |
| | Team Rinus | Won Challenge | | | Safe | Final Battle | Final Battle | Runner-Up (Live Show 4) |
| | Team Laurent | | | | Safe | Safe | Final Battle / Eliminated | |
| | Team KoenRoem | | Won Challenge | Won Challenge | Final Battle | Final Battle / Eliminated | | |
| | Team Shaker | | | | Final Battle / Eliminated | | | |

## Live Shows
### Live Show 1

* Opening:
** Group Choreography: "Requiem for a dream" (Soundtrack) — Clint Mansell (choreography: Roy Julen)
First Performance :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Shaker | Hip-hop | "Till The World Ends" — Britney Spears |
| 2 | Team Laurent | Jazz | "Imagine" — Glee |
| 3 | Heart2Beat | Modern | "Non, je ne regrette rien" — Édith Piaf |
| 4 | Team Koen & Roemjana | Latin | "A Night Like This" — Caro Emerald |
| 5 | Team Rinus | Ballet | "Le Cygne (The Swan)" — Camille Saint-Saëns |
Second Performance :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Shaker | Latin | "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" — Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris |
| 2 | Team Laurent | Modern | "Cosmic Love" — Florence and the Machine |
| 3 | Heart2Beat | Hip-hop | Coming home — Diddy – Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey |
| 4 | Team Koen & Roemjana | Ballet | "Dare You to Move" — Vitamin String Quartet |
| 5 | Team Rinus | Jazz | "Set Fire to the Rain" — Adele |
* Final Battle:
** Team Shaker
** Team Koen & Roemjana
*** Music: "Hello" — Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette
* Winner: Team Koen & Roemjana

### Live Show 2

* Opening:
** Group Choreography: "Sweat" — David Guetta feat. Snoop Dogg (choreography: Roy Julen)
First Performance :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Koen & Roemjana | Latin | "The Battle" (Paso Doble) — The Gladiator (Soundtrack) |
| 2 | Heart2Beat | Modern | "Wat zou je doen?" — Blof |
| 3 | Team Laurent | Jazz | "Weak" — Skunk Anansie |
| 4 | Team Rinus | Ballet | "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (The Nutcracker) — Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Second Performance :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Koen & Roemjana | Hip-hop | "More" — Usher |
| 2 | Heart2Beat | Ballet | "La Valse d'Amelie" (piano version) — Yann Tiersen |
| 3 | Team Laurent | Latin | "On the Floor" — Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull |
| 4 | Team Rinus | Modern | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" — Across The Universe (Soundtrack) |
* Final Battle:
** Team Koen & Roemjana
** Team Rinus
*** Music: "Yeah 3x" — Chris Brown
* Winner: Team Rinus

### Live Show 3 (semi-final)

* Opening:
** Group Choreography: "Jar of Hearts" — Christina Perri (choreography: Roy Julen)
First Performance :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Rinus | Hip-hop | "Who's That Chick?" — David Guetta feat. Rihanna |
| 2 | Team Laurent | Jazz | "What Do You Want from Me" (acoustic) — Adam Lambert |
| 3 | Heart2Beat | Hip-hop | "Make You Pop" — Don Diablo feat. Diplo |
Second Performance :
| Order | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | Team Rinus | Ballet | "Winter" — Nigel Kennedy |
| 2 | Team Laurent | Hip-hop | "Grenade" — Bruno Mars |
| 3 | Heart2Beat | Modern | "My Way" — Herman Brood |
* Final Battle:
** Team Laurent
** Team Rinus
*** Music: "Sexy Bitch" — David Guetta feat. Akon
* Winner: Team Rinus

### Live Show 4 (finale)

* Opening:
** Group Choreography (All 5 teams): "C'mon" — Tiësto vs. Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes (choreography: Dan Karaty)
First Performance :
| Order | Team | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | | Team Rinus | Hip-hop/Ballet | "Drop It to the Floor" — Pitbull |
| 2 | | Heart2Beat | Modern | "Someone Like You" — Adele |
Second Performances :
| Order | Team | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | | Team Rinus | Tango | "Assassin’s Tango" (Soundtrack Mr. & Mrs. Smith) — John Powell |
| 2 | | Heart2Beat | Jazz | "Feeling Good" — Michael Bublé |
Third Performance :
| Order | Team | Team | Style | Music |
| 1 | | Team Rinus | Ballet | "Evgeny Kissin" — Rachmaninov |
| 2 | | Heart2Beat | Hip-hop | "Run the World (Girls)" — Beyoncé |
* Final Battle:
** Team Isabelle
** Team Rinus
*** Music: "Give me everything" — Ne-Yo feat. Pitbull
* Winner: Team Isabelle

## Viewing Figures

| Show | Date | Ratings | Market share | Place |
| Episode1 | March 27, 2011 | 560,000 viewers | 7.7 | #17 |
| Episode2 | April 3, 2011 | 538,000 viewers | 7.2 | #18 |
| Episode3 | April 10, 2011 | 434,000 viewers | 6.1 | #22 |
| Episode4 | April 17, 2011 | 599,000 viewers | 8.4 | #15 |
| Episode5 | April 24, 2011 | 388,000 viewers | 7.0 | #17 |
| Episode6 | May 1, 2011 | 512,000 viewers | 7.4 | #15 |
| Live Show 1 | May 8, 2011 | 454,000 viewers | 7.4 | #14 |
| Live Show 2 | May 5, 2011 | 564,000 viewers | 8.1 | #15 |
| Live Show 3 | May 22, 2011 | 546,000 viewers | 7.9 | #14 |
| Live Show 4 | May 29, 2011 | 557,000 viewers | 8.4 | #15 |