Life OK is coming with a unique dance show Dare 2 Dance -Dance meets Courage, and will be performed under extreme action conditions as well. The mentor, host and Captain of the show is Megastar Akshay Kumar.
The first promo of the look shows an athletic dancer who says that her dance touches the sky and then Akshay informs that she will now dance after reaching on top. It is seen that she is dancing while walking vertically on the building and Akshay walking on the edge of the building and informs that there will be 10 contestants dancing champions who will compete in extreme dancing conditions and now it has to be seen whether there will be afraid or perform dance with ease. The dance with action element will performed mid-air (hanging platform), water (diving in Shark waters), Ice-mountains, complicated aerial dance and on land. Dare 2 Dance starts from 6th September 2014 every Saturday and Sunday @ 8:30 PM on Life OK.
10 Contestants participating in the Dare 2 Dance show.
* Rithvik Dhanjani
– Television actor, Host and Heartthrob.
– Played the role of Arjun in Zee’s show Pavitra Rishta opposite Asha Negi playing Purvi.
– Won Nach Baliye 6 with his partner Asha Negi early this year 2014. Nach Baliye’s grand finale aired on 1st February 2014.
– Secured 3rd in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 after entering the show as a wild card entry.
– Currently playing Host of Bindass show Yeh Hai Aashiqui.
– Rithvik’s Twitter page
* Scarlett Wilson
– Scarlett is a British model and dancer working in Indian cinema.
– She was born and brought up in UK and studied performing arts at the Tiffany Theatre College in London. Trained in ballet and jazz.
– She came to India in 2009 to work in Bollywood and began modeling. Worked in the movie Shanghai in a side role.
– Scarlett’s Twitter page
* Sanam Johar
– Featured in Dance India Dance Little Masters Season 3 as Skipper.
– Twitter page of Sanam.
* Alisha Singh
– First Runner-up of Dance India Dance Season 1 in 2009 from Terence Ki Toli.
Salman Yusuff Khan (from Remo Ke Rangeelay) was the winner.
– Alisha played the role of Neha Kapoor in Channel V’s show Dil Dosti Dance.
– Twitter page of Alisha
* Prince Gupta
– Contestant of Dance India Dance Season 1 in 2009
– Judge in Dance India Dance Little Masters Season 2.
– Worked in Remo D’ Souza’s movie ABCD (Anybody can Dance)
– Believes Hip-hop, Locking and Popping dance forms are popular in India in this time.
– Twitter page of Prince.
* Mayuresh
– Contestant of Dance India Dance Season 1 in 2009
* Emilie
* Kunwar Amar
– Kunwar is a contemporary dancer, Indian television actor, choreographer.
– Started his career as a dance teacher at a school in Indore teaching dance styles-freestyle and hip hop to children.
– Recently played the main lead of Reyaansh (Rey) Singhania in popular dance-based teen drama Dil Dosti Dance on Channel V India paired opposite Shakti Mohan.
– Contestant in Dance India Dance Season 2, 2010 and was a finalist (finished in fifth place).
– Twitter page of Kunwar.
* Sayantani Ghosh
– Sayantani Ghosh was born in Kolkata, India. She is an Indian television actress, model and dancer.
– Best known for her portrayal of Amrita on The Zee TV’s drama television series Naaginn. Portrayed the roles of Pranali Gujral in Adaalat and Satyavati in Mahabharat.
– Participant in Big Boss Season 6. Evicted on the 20th day.
– know more at her Twitter page
* Karan Singh Pangali
– Karan is from London and was born on 16th April, 1988. He started dancing from the age of 5 yrs and Hrithik Roshan being his dance icon.
– He was a contestant on Just Dance Dance reality series which aired on Star Plus in 2011 with Hrithik, Vaibhavi Merchant and Farah Khan as Judges.
– Karan’s Twitter page
The contestants will comprise of celebrities and trained dancers, who will compete to raise the bar of dancing to a different level. They will be challenged to prove their mettle as ‘Extreme Dance Ke Heroes’.
“Dare 2 Dance” makers guarantee that the new offering will break the regular formats of dance reality shows on the Indian small screen.
About roping in Akshay as the host, Ajit Thakur, general manager of Life OK, said: “Like the channel, Akshay Kumar too has successfully managed to challenge the status quo with his constant need to push the envelope and move beyond the common.”
“It was this need to challenge the norms and do something different that brought us together. Through our show ‘Dare 2 Dance’, we hope to bring yet another unique and unimaginable concept to our audience.”
By Shamim Noorani.
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