Dance Plus Pro Explained

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Judges:Remo D'Souza
Coaches:Rahul Shetty
Punit Pathak
Shakti Mohan[1]
Host:Sushant Khatri and Tushar Shetty
Num Contestants:12
Winner:Ritesh Pal
Winner Mentor:Shakti Mohan
Runner Up:Rakesh Sahu
Network:Disney+ Hotstar
Star Plus
Prev Season:Season 6

Dance Plus Pro is the seventh season of reality show Dance Plus, which premiered on 11 December 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar (Mon-Thu). It later premiered on StarPlus on 16 December 2023 (Sat-Sun).[2] It is produced by Urban Brew Studios in association with Frames Productions.

This season is judged by Remo D'Souza. The captains are Rahul Shetty, Punit Pathak and Shakti Mohan, and it is hosted by Sushant Khatri and Tushar Shetty.

Super Judge and Captains

Remo D'Souza, the super judge, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director.

The following are the three captains of this season

Teams

Contestant info
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     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Eliminated in Race to Top 8
     Eliminated in Semi Finale
CaptainsTop 12
Punit      Rakesh Sahu Brother's Bond CrewRitika Sharma (Replaced Sanhvi Jaiswal)The Mystique
Shakti      Ritesh PalAshish & Himanshu      Aman & KunalThe Trend
RahulRam, Ramesh & KishanAnshika Dhara (replaced ADA Trio)Akanksha Priyodarshoni Aviral & Parv

Dance Styles of Teams

Sr.ArtistsTypeStyleTeam
1Brother's Bond CrewGroupLyricalPunit
2Rakesh SahuSoloContemporary
3The MystiqueGroupWaacking
4Ritika SharmaSoloHip-Hop
5Ritesh PalSoloContemporaryShakti
6Ashish & HimanshuDuoLyrical
7The TrendGroupK-pop
8Aman & KunalDuoHip-Hop
9Ram, Ramesh & KishanTrioB-BoyingRahul
10Anshika DharaSoloPopping
11Akanksha PriyodarshoniSoloFreestyle
12Aviral & ParvDuoLyrical

Score Chart

Captain's info
  • Team Punit
  • Team Shakti
  • Team Rahul
Contestant info
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     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Eliminated in Race to Top 4
     Advanced to Top 8
     Eliminated in Race to 8
     Eliminated in Semi Finale
     Advanced to Top 30 in Auditions
     Advanced to Top 12 in Mega Auditions
     Finalist
     Not Performed

The Scores Were Given In The Following Manner:

1. A captain can score out of 5 and Super Judge Remo can score out of 10. Remo also had the power to give double plus to the team and the team gets an additional 5 points.

2. The first 3 rounds are the Captain's challenge round. Each captain gave a challenge: Colab round, Pro it up, etc. One artist from each team performs. The fourth round is Remo's challenge and only the winner gets 10 points from Remo.

3. Sum of all 4 rounds are calculated and the top 2 teams with the highest scores go into final showdown.

4. One artist from each of the winning teams battle in the final showdown and the winner is decided by Remo. The team whose artist win the final showdown is the winner of that week.

5. The winning captain chooses two performers from their team to advance to the Pro 8 and Remo can choose 1 amongst them.

+Results By Week+ Scores Out Of 5/10/20/30/40/
ContestantsAudition (Studio round)Audition (Studio round)Grand Opening Top 12Race to Pro 8Race to Pro 4Pro FinaleResults
Episodes1–45–89–1213–1617–2021–2425–2829–3233–3637–4041–4546–49
Total Scorefor Remo Plus (+)45Finale Performance Pro Battle
Ritesh PalAdvanced to Studio RoundAdvanced to Studio Round+21+0+0+10 (31)(Rahul C) (W) (FS) pro825+0+0 (25) (Rahul C)(0) Remo C 25+0+0 (25) (Shakti C)(10) (Remo C)25+5+0 (30) (Punit C)NP Ashish&Himanshu p 22+0+0 (22) (Rahul C)25+0+10 (35) Pro 4Secret scores given by Plus Panel Remo D'Souza, Geeta Kapoor & Terence Lewis      Winner
Rakesh Sahu+25+5+0 (30)(Rahul C) (L) (FS)25+5+0 (30) (Punit C)25+0+0 (35) (Rahul C) (D) (W) (FS) pro825+0+0 (25) (Shakti C)NP (0) (Remo C)25+5+0 (30) (Rahul C)25+0+0 (25) (Shakti C) L (FS)25+5+10 (40) Pro 4      1st Runner-up
Aman & Kunal+(10) (Remo C)20+0+0 (20) (Shakti C) (U)25+0+0 (25) (Rahul C) (D)22+0+0 (22) (Rahul C)22+0+0 (22) (Rahul C) (W) (FS) Pro 825+5+0 (30) (Rahul C)25+5+0 (30) + Vartika Jha (Punit C)25+0+10 (35) Pro 4      2nd Runner-up
ADA Trio (Weeks 1–6), Anshika Dhara (Week 7 Onwards)+22+0+0 (22) (Shakti c)(0) (Remo C)22+0+0 (22) (Shakti C) (Team Shakti)25+0+0 (25) (Rahul C)25+0+0 (25) (Rahul C)25+5+0 (30) (Rahul C)25+5+0 (30) + Saumya Kamble (Punit C) W (FS) Pro 825+0+10 (35) Pro 4Eliminate for Pro finale Battle (4th position)
Ashish & Himanshu+25+0+10 (35) (Shakti C)21+0+0+10 (21) (Punit C) (W) (FS)Pro 824+0+0 (24) (Punit C)(0) (Remo C)25+0+0 (25) (Shakti C)(0) (Remo C)23+0+0 (Shakti C)25+0+0 (25)Eliminated
Sahnvi Jaiswal (Weeks 1–3), Ritika Sharma (Week 4 Onwards)Not In Show(0) (Remo C)21+0+0 (21) (Rahul C)24+0+0 (24) (Punit C)23+0+0 (23) (Punit C) (W) (FS)25+0+0 (25) (Rahul C)25+0+0 (25) (Shakti C) (W) (FS)25+5+0 (30) + Tejas Varma (Punit C)25+0+0 (25)Eliminated
Brother's Bond Crew+25+5+10 (40) (Punit C) (K)(0) (Remo C) (L) (FS)(0) (Remo C) (W) (FS)23+0+0 (23) (Rahul C) Pro 825+5+0 (30) (Shakti C)(10) (Remo C)25+0+0 (25) (Rahul C)24+0+0 (24)Eliminated
Ram, Ramesh & Kishan+25+5+0 (30) (Punit C) (K)25+0+0 (25) (Punit C) 10 (Remo C) (W) (FS) Pro 825+0+0 (25) (Punit C)19+0+0 (19) (Punit C)(0) (Remo C)(10) (Remo C)25+5+0 (35)Eliminated
Akanksha Priyodarshoni+(0) (Remo C)21+0+0 (21) (Shakti C) (U)25+0+0 (25) (Punit C)22+0+0 (22) (Shakti C) (L) (SD)25+0+0 (25) (Shakti C)25+0+0 (25) (Punit C)22+0+0 (22) (Shakti C)Eliminated
The TrendNo22+0+0 (22) (Punit C) (K)(10) (Remo C)22+0+0 (22) (Shakti C) (Team Punit)24+0+0 (24) (Punit C) (L) (FS)21+0+0 (21) (Punit C)21+0+0 (21) (Shakti C) (L) (FS)(0) (Remo C)Eliminated
Aviral & Parv+25+0+0 (35) (Rahul C)22+0+0 (25) (Rahul C)23+0+0 (23) (Rahul C)(D)(10) (Remo C)(0) (Remo C)22+0+0 (22) (Shakti C)25+5+0 (30) (Rahul C)Eliminated
The Mystique+21+0+0 (21) (Shakti C)35+0+0 (35) (Shakti C) (U)22+0+0 (22) (Shakti C) (Team Rahul)(0) (Remo C)25+0+0 (25) (Punit C) (L) (FS)25+0+0 (25) (Punit C)(0) (Remo C)Eliminated
Final Showdown Race To Pro 8 (Team Score)
Week.Team ShaktiTeam PunitTeam Rahul
487+10=97 Battle W91 Battle L77 NP
567+10=77 Battle W76 Battle L68 NP
6 Tie71 NP76 Battle Tie W70+10=80 Battle Tie W
771 Battle L71 Battle W72+10=82 Battle L
868+10=78 Battle W80 Battle L69 NP
981 Battle L80+10=90 Battle W77 NP
1075 NP80 Battle L82+10=92 Battle W
Final Showdown Race To Pro 4 (Contestant Score)
DateContestant 1Contestant 2Result
19th FebRam, Ramesh & Kishan (Team Rahul)25+5+0 (30)Rakesh Sahu (Team Punit)25+5+10 (40)Rakesh Sahu
20th FebRitesh Pal (Team Shakti)25+0+10 (35)Brother's Bond Crew (Team Punit)24+0+0 (24)Ritesh Pal
21st FebAman & Kunal (Team Shakti)25+0+10 (35)Ritika Sharma (Team Punit)25+0+0 (25)Aman & Kunal
22nd febAnshika Dhara (Team Rahul)25+0+10 (35)Ashish & Himanshu (Team Shakti)25+0+0 (25)Anshika Dhara

Finale Showdown Ultimate Pro Battle

Winners of Weekly Final Showdowns

WeekTeam
4thRowspan=2 bgcolor=pinkShakti
5th
Rowspan=26thBgcolor=lightbluePunit
Bgcolor=goldRahul
7th Bgcolor=lightbluePunit
8thBgcolor=pinkShakti
9thBgcolor=lightbluePunit
10thBgcolor=goldRahul

Pro 8

TopArtistsTypeStyleTeam
1Ritesh Pal SoloContemporaryShakti
2Ashish & HimanshuDuoLyrical
3Aman & KunalDuoHip-Hop
4Ram, Ramesh & KishanTrioB-BoyingRahul
5Anshika DharaSoloPopping
6Rakesh SahuSoloContemporaryPunit
7Brother's Bond CrewGroupLyrical
8Ritika SharmaSoloHip-Hop

Pro 4

TopArtistsTypeStyleTeamPosition
1Ritesh PalSoloContemporaryShaktiWinner
2Rakesh SahuSolo ContemporaryPunit 1st Runner Up (also Fanzone Winner)
3Aman & KunalDuoHip-HopShakti2nd Runner Up
4Anshika DharaSoloPoppingRahul4th

Special Guests

Sr.Guest(s)EpisodeReason
1King1 JanuaryFor Captain Punit Challenge Artist Performing On King Songs
2Urfi Javed8 JanuaryFor Captain Shakti Challenge Artist Performing In Urfi's Costumes
3Dharmesh Yelande16 - 18 JanuaryFor Captain Rahul Challenge Artists Performing On D Jama
4D-Cypher16 JanuaryBeat Boxing For Captain Rahul Challenge D Jama Collaborative Performance With Aman & Kunal From Team Shakti
5Dino James22 JanuaryFor Captain Shakti Challenge Artists Performing On Dino James songs
5GD 4722 JanuaryPromoting New Song With Dino James
6Nora Fatehi29 - 31 JanuaryFor Captain Rahul Challenge Artists Performing On Nora's Songs In Her Style
7Guru Randhawa5 - 6 FebruaryFor Captain Punit Challenge Artist Performing In Torda Desi Torda Yo In Guru's Songs
8Quick Style12 - 13 FebruaryFor Captain Shakti Challenge Artists Performing On Quick Style's Favourite Bollywood Songs
9Vartika Jha, Saumya Kamble & Tejas Varma14 - 15 FebruaryFor Captain Punit Challenge Artists Performing With The Dance Icons
10Jonita Gandhi15 FebruaryPromoting Her New Video Song
11Orry19 - 21 FebruaryTo Support The Artists
12Geeta Kapoor, Terence Lewis, Dharmesh Yelande, Vartika Jha, Yo Highness & Gang 1326 - 29 FebruaryFor Pro Finale

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shakti Mohan, Punit Pathak and Rahul Shetty to judge Dance Plus pro. 10 December 2023. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: Star plus dance reality show Dance Plus Pro. 3 December 2023. Filmibeat.