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Genre | Dance |
Created by | Parameshwar Gundkal |
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Opening theme | Dancing Champion Dancing Champion |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Kannada |
No. of episodes | 23 |
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Producer | Lokesh Productions |
Production location | Bengaluru |
Cinematography | Arun Bramha |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60-75 minutes |
Production company | Viacom 18 |
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Original network | Colors Kannada |
Original release | 8 January 2022 – present |
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Dancing Champion is a Kannada dance reality show aired on Colors Kannada and streamed on Voot. It features celebrities as contestants who are paired with professional dancers competing for a cash prize and the title Dancing Champion. The judges of the show are Mayuri Upadhya, [1] [2] [3] [4] Vijay Raghavendra [5] [6] [7] [8] and Meghana Raj. [9] [10] [11] The show is hosted by Akul Balaji. [12] [13] The show premiered on 8 January 2022. [14]
The show is a competition where a 14 celebrities are paired with exceptionally talented common people, handpicked from all across Karnataka. Well-known faces & fresh ones pair-up for a phenomenal dance-off. 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 their scores with only one pair having the chance to be finally crowned, Dancing Champion. The show is produced by actor Srujan Lokesh under his banner Lokesh Productions. [15]
A total of 14 celebrity couples, mostly TV actors are part of the show.
# | Celebrity | Partner |
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1 | Chandan [16] | Bhoomika |
2 | Chandana Ananthakrishna [17] | Akshatha |
3 | Aishwarya Sindogi | Shiva |
4 | Aradhya [18] | Niveditha |
5 | Anvitha Sagar | Nikhil |
6 | Anmol | Aditya |
7 | Saniya Iyer [19] [20] | Nihal |
8 | Arjun Yogi [21] [22] | Rani |
9 | Ishithavarsha [23] [24] | Shiva |
10 | Vinod | Karunya |
11 | Aarthi | Sagar |
12 | Amrutha Murthy | Ravish |
13 | Vasanth Kumar | Prema |
14 | Suraj Hollu | Haneesha |
Week No. | Episode No. | Original Air Date | Couple Evicted Rank | Theme |
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1 Grand Premiere | 1 2 | 8 January 2022 9 January 2022 | — | Introduction |
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2 | 3 4 | 15 January 2022 16 January 2022 | — | Celebration Round |
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3 | 5 6 | 22 January 2022 23 January 2022 | — | Self Challenge Round |
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4 | 7 | 30 January 2022 | Suraj Hollu & Haneesha Rank 14 | Costume Drama Round [29] |
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5 | 8 9 | 5 February 2022 6 February 2022 | Vasanth Kumar & Prema Rank 13 | Dance Style Round |
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6 | 10 11 | 12 February 2022 13 February 2022 | — | Romantic Round |
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