As one-of-its-kind dance reality show Dare2Dance comes to an end, the top five contestants will set the stage on fire with their dance relay act and face-off competition to win the title. SANGEETA YADAV speaks with a few finalists who shared their experience of being on the show and mentored by Akshay Kumar
Facing extreme conditions, conquering their fear and pushing themselves to almost break point, the dance ke heroes of Dare2Dance have proved that when it comes to dancing, nothing is impossible. Be it the never-seen before dancing underwater, on the rappelling wall, on platform hung 500 feet above the ground or with fire, all the top five contestants — Kunwar Amar, Prince, Sanam Johar, Emilie Camilion and Mayuri have done it all with elan.
It’s curtains for the show today and the contestants along with Akshay Kumar will set the stage on fire with dangerous action-packed performances. like the opening act, where Akshay Kumar made his daredevilry entry on a hoverboard, rumour has it that the Khiladi Kumar is planning to make a dhamakedaar entry as well.
Interestingly, while the launch week of Dare2Dance pushed life OK channel to the No 2 spot with the show rating at 4.5, it couldn’t manage to hold the audience’s attention for long and the ratings dipped to 2.9 even though the contestants opine that the show had all the makings for a hit reality show. They also tell you that nobody could have done justice to the show as a mentor other than Akshay Kumar.
“Akshay Kumar is the best mentor and friend. I have never seen another host and mentor who is concerned about everyone’s performance. The fact that he boosts our morale to get the best out of us is the best thing that can happen to any performer. A person like him who doesn’t smoke or drink and is a fitness freak is an ideal for all the youngsters,” 22-year-old Sanam Johar, who was the contestant of Dance India Dance3 and skipper for DID lil Masters 3, says.
Out of the top five contestants, Johar feels that French dancer Emilie Camilion, is the toughest contender as she is a gymnastics as well. “Emilie is made for this show. She has a lot of strength and flexibility. She is like a soldier of Dare2Dance who can do anything. During her performance, everybody would watch her jaw-dropping performance. We all knew how difficult and dangerous her acts were, but she made it look so easy. It was amazing to watch her perform,” Johar tells you adding that he wants to make a name for himself in Bollywood.
Whereas Emilie feels that Sanam is a complete dancer and adds a personal touch to create his own style. “Sanam is the toughest competitor. He is a complete dancer with very good quality movement and interpretation of any dance style. Having said that, I’m confident that I can beat him in the finals. To mix acrobatics and dance can be a wow factor and this combined with my ability to have a fusion of French and Indian style will give me an edge over the others,” Emilie, who has worked as a body double for Katrina Kaif in Dhoom 3, tells you.
The winner will walk away with Rs 25 lakh, a CBR 250R Honda Dream bike, to work with life OK on a project for one year and a new Tata Zest car. Talking about the finale, Johar tells you that there will be three rounds where the contestants will be asked to dance on an ice floor. “One of the rounds will be of dance relay where each contestant will be given 18 minutes to dance back to back. Then the eliminations will take place. The final round will be a dance face-off where the top three contestants will compete for the trophy.”