Dance Plus (season 2)
Season 2 of Dance Plus tag line 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 from Nepal who progressed to the Grand Finale (Wild Ripperz Crew and Sushant Khatri). Mokshda Jailkhani was the first contestant to get the double plus. Wild Ripperz set the record by gaining Double Plus for 8 consecutive time. Auditions were conducted across several cities of India from 3 May 2016 to 26 May 2016. This show was hosted by Raghav Juyal. [1]
| Dance Plus | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
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| Hosted by | Raghav Juyal |
| Judges | Remo D'Souza |
| Coaches | Dharmesh Yelande Shakti Mohan Punit Pathak |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Tanay Malhara |
| Winning mentor | Dharmesh Yelande |
| Runner-up | Wild Ripperz |
| Finals venue | Mumbai |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Plus |
| Original release | 2 July – 25 September 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
Winner
- Tanay Malhara of team Dharmesh is India's new dance icon.
- Wild Ripperz Crew of team Dharmesh are the first runners-up.
- Piyush Bhagat of team Shakti is the second runner-up.
- Sushant Khatri of team Shakti is the third runner-up.
Super judge
Remo D'Souza was the super judge for this season also. He is well known and reputed choreographer and film director. He has directed movies like F.A.L.T.U., Any Body Can Dance (ABCD 1 and ABCD 2), A Flying Jatt and Race 3. He was also judge on Jhalak Dikhla Ja and Dance India Dance (Season 1, Season 2 and Season3). He has judged many dance shows previously.
Mentors
There are three mentors on the show
All the three Mentors have their own team consisting of contestants selected in auditions. Only one winner is chosen from all the teams at the end of the competition.[2]
Teams
| Dharmesh Yelande's Team | DYT | ←Acronym↓ |
|---|---|---|
| Yo Highness | Group | YH |
| Tanay Malhara | Solo | TM |
| Wild Ripperz Crew (Nepali Crew) | Group | WRC |
| Mokshada Jail Khaani | Solo | BF |
| Shakti Mohan's Team | SMT | ←Acronym↓ |
| Piyush Bhagat | Solo | PB |
| Sushant Khatri (Nepal) | Solo | SK |
| B.A.N.D.I.T.S. Crew | Group | BC |
| X1X crew | Group | X1X |
| Punit Pathak's Team | PPT | ←Acronym↓ |
| Shazia Samji | Solo | SS |
| Urban Singh Crew | Group | USC |
| F.A.M.O.U.S Crew | Group | FC |
| Mingma Lepcha | Solo | ML |
Top 8 progress
| Date | Team | Contestant |
|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2016 | Team Shakti | Piyush Bhagat |
| 24 July 2016 | Team Punit | Mingma Lepcha |
| 31 July 2016 | Team Shakti | Sushant Khatri (Nepal) |
| 7 August 2016 | Team Punit | Urban Singh Crew |
| 14 August 2016 | Team Shakti | B.A.N.D.I.T.S. Crew |
| 21 August 2016 | Team Dharmesh | Wild Ripperz Crew (Nepal) |
| 21 August 2016 | Team Dharmesh | Tanay Malhara |
| 21 August 2016 | Team Punit | Elee Angels |
Top 4
- Piyush Bhagat - 11 September 2016
- Wild Ripperz Crew from Nepal - 18 September 2016
- Sushant Khatri - 18 September 2016
- Tanay Malhara
Final results
- 1st Tanay Malhara From Jalgaon.
- 2nd Wild Ripperz Crew From Nepal.
- 3rd Piyush Bhagat from Jammu
- 4th Sushant Khatri from Nepal.
Celebrity guests
| Actor | Episode Date | Episode No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varun Dhawan & Jacqueline Fernandez | 23 July 2016 | 7 & 8 | To promote their film Dishoom |
| Tiger Shroff & Nathan Jones | 31 July 2016 | 9 & 10 | To promote their film A Flying Jatt |
| Lizelle D'Souza | 7 August 2016 | 12 | |
| Hrithik Roshan & Pooja Hegde | 13 August 2016 | 13 & 14 | To promote their film Mohenjo Daro |
| Sonakshi Sinha | 27 August 2016 | 17 & 18 | To promote her film Akira |
| Bosco-Caesar | 3 September 2016 | 19 | To support Piyush Bhagat |
| Prabhu Deva & Sonu Sood | 10 September 2016 | 21 & 22 | To promote their film Tutak Tutak Tutiya |
| Riteish Deshmukh & Nargis Fakhri | 18 September 2016 | 24 | To promote their film Banjo |
| Sushant Singh Rajput | 24 September 2016 | 25 | To promote his film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story |
| Ranbir Kapoor | 25 September 2016 | 26 | To promote his film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| Sakshi Malik | 25 September 2016 | 26 |
References
- "Dance Plus 2016 Audition Details (Dates & Venues)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- "Dance Plus 2 2016 Top 12 Contestants Names, Team Shakti,Dharmesh and Punit". July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.