India's Best Dancer

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{{short description|Indian TV reality show}}
{{Use Indian English|date = December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| name = India's Best Dancer
| list_episodes =
| first_run = 29 Feb 2020
| picture_format = 1080p
| channel = [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| network = [[Sony Entertainment Television]]
| company = Nishant Jain
| runtime = Approx. 90 Minutes
| director =
| producer =
| image = India's Best Dancer.png
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 48
| language = [[Hindi]]
| country = India
| judges = [[Malaika Arora]] [[Nora Fatehi]] [[Geeta Kapoor]] [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]]
| presenter = [[Bharti Singh]] [[Haarsh Limbachiyaa]]
| creator =
| genre = [[Dance]] [[Reality Television]]
| alt_name = IBD
| caption =
| image_alt = India's Best Dancer
| first_aired = {{start date|2020|2|29}}
| last_aired = {{end date|present}}
| website = https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/india-s-best-dancer-1700000180
| website_title = India's Best Dancer
}}

'''India's Best Dancer''' is a dance reality show that airs on [[Sony Entertainment Television]] channel. Actress [[Malaika Arora]] and choreographers [[Geeta Kapoor]] and [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]] are the judges and [[Remo D'Souza]] and [[Nora Fatehi]] as special judges. The hosts are comedian [[Bharti Singh]] and her husband writer [[Haarsh Limbachiyaa]]. The shooting of this show was halted due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] and shooting started on 13 July 2020 and broadcasts have started from 18 July 2020. The spin off [[Maharashtra's Best Dancer]] airs on [[Sony Marathi]]. Tiger Pop is winner of season 1.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ganatra |first1=Jigar |title=Tiger Pop becomes the winner of India's Best Dancer |url=https://mumlive.co/yZBLjP9 |website=Mumbai Live |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>.Online Auditions for season 2 began from 5 May 2021 on [[SonyLIV]].

==Concept==
After the roaring success of '''Super Dancer''' – a dance reality platform for kids, Sony Entertainment Television presents '''India’s Best Dancer''', a platform for dancers between the age group of 15 – 30 years. India’s Best Dancer will showcase the journey of some of the best talent who, with their solo performances, will compete to win the title.Starting with the Auditions, the contestants got only 90 seconds on the clock to impress the judges with at least 3 Power Moves to head further in the competition. As the clock kept ticking, the judges, or E.N.T specialists, kept a close eye on the Entertainment, Newness, and Technique that the contestants brought forth through their dancing. The second phase of Mega Auditions saw the selected contestants battle it out in pairs and trios post a solo performance to move into the next round. In the Grand Premiere, the judges announced the Top 12 contestants as the Best Barah who will have a respective mentor in the journey ahead. Week-on-week these 12 contestants will have to impress the judges and audience alike to move closer to winning the most coveted title of India’s Best Dancer.The winner of India's Best Dancer Season 1 is Tiger Pop(Ajay Singh).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ganatra |first1=Jigar |title=Tiger Pop's trophy moment as winner - pics from the Grand Finale of India's Best Dancer |url=https://mumlive.co/ev4QXtC |website=Mumbai Live |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>

== Judges ==
Judges of India's Best Dancer are:

'''Main Judges'''
*[[Malaika Arora]]
*[[Geeta Kapoor]]
*[[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]]
'''Guest Judges'''
*[[Remo D'Souza]] (in place of Arora in Week 3)
*[[Nora Fatehi]] (in place of Arora in Week 9, 10, 11 and 12)

== Host ==
[[Bharti Singh]] and her husband writer [[Haarsh Limbachiyaa]] are the hosts for the show and Paritosh Tripathi for Ganesh Chaturthi special episode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/bharti-singh-and-hubby-haarsh-limbachiyaa-all-set-turn-hosts-india-s-best-dancer-deets-inside-494544|title=India's Best Dancer: Bharti and Haarsh is all set to turn hosts for India’s Best Dancer|website=Pinkvilla|language=en}}</ref>

== Top 13 Contestants ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:85%; line-height:25px; width:auto;"
|+India's Best Dancer Top 13
! Contestants
! City
! Choreographers
! Status
! Date of Elimination
|-
| Tiger Pop (Ajay Singh)
| [[Gurugram]]
| Vartika Jha
| {{won|Winner}}
| -
|-
| Mukul Gain
| [[Raipur]]
| Pratik Utekar
| {{Runner-up|1st Runner-Up}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" | Swetha Warrier
| rowspan="2" | [[Kerala]]
| Aishwarya Radhakrishnan
| rowspan="2" style="background:#7FFFD4;"| 2nd Runner-Up
| rowspan="2" | -
|-
| Bhawna Khanduja
|-
| [[Subhranil Paul]]
| [[Siliguri]]
| Pankaj Thapa
| style="background:#DDA0DD;"| 3rd Runner-Up
| -
|-
| Paramdeep Singh
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| Anuradha Iyengar
| style="background:#FF69B4; text-align:center;" | 4th Runner-Up
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" | Adnan Ahmed Khan
| rowspan="2" | [[Assam]]
| Sushant Khatri
| rowspan="2" {{Eliminated}}
| rowspan="2" | 14 November 2020
|-
| Noel Alexander
|-
| Aman Shah
| [[Rishikesh]]
| Sagar Bora
| {{Eliminated}}
| 14 November 2020
|-
| Rutuja Junnarkar
| [[Pune]]
| Ashish Patil
| {{Eliminated}}
| 14 November 2020
|-
| Md.Akib
| [[West Midnapore]]
| Paul Marshall
| {{Eliminated}}
| 14 November 2020
|-
| Raj Sharma
| [[Gwalior]]
| [[Vaibhav Ghuge]]
| {{Eliminated}}
| 14 November 2020
|-
| Sonal Vichare
| [[Mumbai]]
| Tushar Shetty
| {{Eliminated}}
| 14 November 2020
|-
| Sadhwi Majumdar
| [[Agartala]]
| Himanshu Parihar
| {{Eliminated}}
| 23 August 2020
|-
| rowspan="2" | Himanshi Gurheriya
| rowspan="2" | [[Haryana]]
| Rishabh Sharma
| rowspan="2" {{Eliminated}}
| rowspan="2" | 26 July 2020
|-
| Amardeep Singh Natt
|-
|}

==Scoring Chart==
<blockquote style="padding: 0em; overflow:auto;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:80%; line-height:15px;"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width:6%;" |
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Grand Opening
! style="width:6%;red-space:nowrap;" | Week 1
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 2
! style="width:6%; red-Pspace:nowrap;" | Week 3
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 4
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 5
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 6
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 7
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 8
! style="width:6%; red-space:nowrap;" | Week 9
! style="width:6%; white-space:nowrap;" | Week 10
! style="width:6%; white-space:nowrap;" | Week 11
! style="width:6%; white-space:nowrap;" | Week 12
! style="width:6%; white-space:nowrap;" | Week 13
! style="width:6%; white-space:nowrap;" | Week 14
! style="width:6%; white-Pspace:nowrap;" | Week 15
! style="width:6%; white-Pspace:nowrap;" | Week 16
! style="width:6%; white-Pspace:nowrap;" | Week 17
! style="width:6%; white-Pspace:nowrap;" | Week 18
! style="width:6%; white-Pspace:nowrap;" | Grand Finale
|-
! 21-22, 28–29 March
! 18–19 July
! 25–26 July
! 1–4 August
! 8–9 August
! 15–16 August
! 22–23 August
! 29–30 August
! 5–6 September
! 12–13 September
! 19–20 September
! 26–27 September
! 3–4 October
! 10–11 October
! 17–18 October
! 24–25 October
! 31 October – 1 November
! 7–8 November
! 14-15 November
! 21-22 November
|-
! Tiger Pop
! Vartika
|
|
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 28
|
|
|
|
| 30
| 28
| colspan="5" style="background: yellow" | ''Finalist''
| style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Winner
|-
! Mukul
! Pratik
|
|
| 22
| 29
| 30
| 30
| 23
| 29
|
|
|
|
| 30
| 29
| 30
| 28
| 30
| colspan="2" style="background: yellow" | ''Finalist''
| style="background: #D1E8EF; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast"|1st Runner-Up
|-
!Swetha
! Bhawna
|
|
|30
|30
|24
|29
|30
|28
|
|
|
|
|30
|30
|27
|30
|30
|30
| style="background: yellow" | ''Finalist''
| style="background:#7FFFD4;"| 2nd Runner-Up
|-
! Subhranil
! Pankaj
|
|
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 23
| 27
|
|
|
|
| 30
| 30
| 28
| colspan="4" style="background: yellow" | ''Finalist''
| style="background: #DDA0DD;"| 3rd Runner-Up
|-
! Paramdeep
! Anuradha
| colspan="2" rowspan="9" |No Points Given
| 27
| 30
| 22
| colspan="3" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
| rowspan="7" |Wild Card Special Week.
No Points Given
| rowspan="7" |No Points Given
| rowspan="7" |No Points Given
| rowspan="7" |No Points Given
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 30
| style="background: yellow" | ''Finalist''
| style="background:#FF69B4; text-align:center;" | 4th Runner-Up
|-
!Adnan
!Noel
|24
|30
|30
|23
|30
| -
|22
|23
|30
|24
|30
|27
| colspan="5"" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! Akib
! Paul
| 30
| 24
| 25
| 30
| 21
| -
| 27
| 30
| 24
| 24
| 27
| 30
| colspan="5;" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! Aman
! Sagar
| colspan="6" style="background:#ccc"|Not in Competition (wild card)
| 29
| 24
| 25
| 30
| 30
| 27
| colspan=5" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! Raj
! Vaibhav
| 24
| 23
| 28
| -
| 30
| 28
| 22
| 30
| 25
| 30
| 24
| 22
| colspan="5"" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! Rutuja
! Ashish
| 28
| 27
| 30
| 30
| 30
| 25
| 30
| 30
| 29
| 30
| 30
| 22
| colspan="5"" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! Sonal
! Tushar
| 30
| 29
| 26
| 22
| 30
| 24
| 30
| 27
| 28
| 26
| 26
| 27
| colspan="5"" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! Sadhwi
! Himanshu
| 23
| 29
| 30
| 30
| 22
| colspan="13" style="background:red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
!Himanshi
!Rishabh
|23
| colspan="17" style="background: red" | ''Eliminated''
|-
! colspan="2" | BTM
| colspan="2" style="background:#ccc"| N/A
| Himanshi Mukul Sadhwi
| Raj Akib
| Paramdeep Swetha
| Sonal Adnan
| Akib Sadhwi
| Sonal, Rutuja,
Shweta
| colspan="12" style="background:#ccc" | N/A
|- style="background:#F08080"|
! colspan="2" | Eliminated
| colspan=2 style="background:#ccc" |'''No Elimination'''
| '''Himanshi'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
|'''Paramdeep'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
|'''Sadhwi'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
|'''Adnan,'''
'''Akib,'''

'''Raj,'''

'''Rutuja,'''

'''Sonal,'''

'''Aman'''
| style="background:#ccc"|'''No Elimination'''
|}
</blockquote>

==Notes==
* In Week 5, Raj and choreographer Vaibhav were absent from the show due to personal issues.
* In Week 3, 5 and from 7 onwards, there was no elimination of the contestants.
* In Week 7 and 8, Adnan (with choreographer Sushant) and Akib (with choreographer Paul) were absent from the show due to injuries and some personal issues.
* Aishwarya Radhakrishnan was replaced by Bhawna Khanduja as Choreographer of Shweta Warrior.
* Sushant Khatri was replaced by Noel Alexander as Choreographer of Adnan Ahmed Khan.

==Guests==
{| class="wikitable sorta"
!Date
!Guest
!Featured
|-
|18–19 July
|[[Remo D'Souza]]
|Special Appearance
|-
|8–9 August
|[[Dharmesh Yelande]]
|Special Appearance
|-
|15–16 August
|[[Sonu Sood]]
|Azaadi Special
|-
|22–23 August
|[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]
|Ganesh Chaturthi Special
|-
|29–30 August
|[[Nora Fatehi]]
|Promotion Of Song Pachtaoge (Female Version)
|-
|5–6 September
|[[Raghav Juyal]] and [[Shakti Mohan]]
|Choreographer Swap Week (Adla Badli) Special + Wild Card Special
|-
|12 September
|[[Shatrughan Sinha]] and [[Poonam Sinha]]
|Thank You Special
|-
|13 September
|[[Varun Badola]], [[Shweta Tiwari]], Anjali Tatrari, [[Salman Yusuff Khan]] and Zaara Yesmin
|Shaadi Special
|-
|19 September
|[[Arun Govil]] and [[Dipika Chikhlia]]
|Mythology Special
|-
|20 September
|[[Neha Kakkar]] and [[Sunny Kaushal]]
|Retro Special + Promotion Of Song Taaron Ke Shehar
|-
|26 September
|[[Shakti Kapoor]] and [[Chunky Pandey]]
|Comedy Special
|-
|27 September
|[[Gulshan Grover]] and [[Shakti Kapoor]]
|Villain Special
|-
|3–4 October
|Ex-contestants of [[Super Dancer]]
|India's Best Dancer × Super Dancer Special
|-
|10 October
|[[Guru Randhawa]] and [[Dhvani Bhanushali]]
|Promotion of song Baby Girl + Folk Fusion Special
|-
|11 October
|[[Ila Arun]]
|Folk Fusion Special
|-
|17 October
|[[Farah Khan]]
|Romance Special
|-
|18 October
|Farah Khan, [[Divya Khosla Kumar]] and [[Darshan Raval]]
|Singers came for the promotion of the song Teri Aankhon Mein + Romance Special
|-
|24 October
|[[Rajkumar Rao]] and [[Nushrat Bharucha]]
|Promotion of film [[Chhalaang]]
|-
|25 October
|Nora Fatehi
|Promotion of song Naach Meri Rani
|-
|31 October-1 November
|Cast of the show [[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]
|IBD × TMKOC Special + Celebrating 3000 episodes of TMKOC
|-
|7 November
|Remo D'Souza, [[Punit Pathak]], Sushant Pujari, Rahul Shetty, Salman Yusuff Khan and Abhinav Shekhar
|Judges Challenge Special-I and to promote Log Kya Kahenge song.
|-
|8 November
|[[Sudha Chandran]] and [[Tulsi Kumar]]
|Judges Challenge Special-II
|-
|15 November
|[[Himesh Reshamiya]], [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Aditya Narayan]]
|To promote [[Indian Idol|Indian Idol 12]] + Diwali Special
|-
|22 November
|Raghav Juyal, Dharmesh Yelande, [[Krushna Abhishek]] and [[Pooja Sawant]]
|Grand Finale
|-
|}
* Special Appearance states that the guest didn't come for any promotion or the episode didn't have any theme.
==References==
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==External links==

* [https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/india-s-best-dancer-1700000180 India's Best Dancer] on [[Sony_Liv]]
* [https://dancetv.in/videos/vishwakarma-institute-of-technology-student-dance-for-hindi-songs India's Best student Dancers] on DanceTV

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