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Dancing with the Stars Nepal 
Summary
Dancing with the Stars, Nepal is a celebrity dance reality show licensed by BBC Studios based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing.[1] The show is produced by ANC Production, production house which have produced The Voice of Nepal. The show is directed by Laxman Poudyal, director of The Voice of Nepal, The Voice Kids and Nepal Idol Season 1. For the first season 12 celebrity and choreographers will compete to win the title. Second season of Dancing Stars Nepal has already been announced and will air on TV very soon.
| Dancing with the Stars Nepal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Fenia Vardanis
Richard Hopkins Karen Smith |
| Based on | Dancing With The Stars |
| Directed by | Laxman Paudyal |
| Presented by | Suman Karki
Sadichha Shrestha |
| Country of origin | Nepal |
| Original language | Nepali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Himalaya Television |
| Release | 18 September 2020 |
| Dancing with the Stars Nepal | |
|---|---|
| Judges | Gauri Malla Dilip Rayamajhi Renasha Bantawa Rai |
| Release | |
| Original network | Himalaya Television |
Format edit
The format of the show consists of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. In Nepal, audience can vote from IME Pay App.
Cast edit
Host edit
For the first season, show makers announced that participant of Nepal's first comedy reality show - Comedy Champion top 5 participant, Suman Karki and Miss Nepal World 2010, Sadichha Shrestha will be hosting this season.[2]
Judges edit
Actress/dancer Gauri Malla, actor/dancer Dilip Rayamajhi and film director, producer & choreographer Renasha Bantawa Rai will be judging the show.
Season 1 edit
Participants edit
| Couple No | Professional Dancer | Known For | Celebrity | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yumi Balami | Founder/Choreographer NYFAM | Hari Khadka | Former Captain of National Football Team, Nepal |
| 2. | Rajiv Kumar Karn | Film Choreographer | Puja Thakur | Actress |
| 3. | Swoyatna Yonjan | Host Jhankar Live | Prashant Tamrakar | Fashion Coach |
| 4. | Pramod Kumar Bhandari | Film Choreographer | Umesh Rai | Comedian |
| 5. | Sanjaya Lama | Choreographer | Divanshi Baidawar | Child Actress |
| 6. | Laure Singh | Professional Dancer | Jyoti Magar | Singer |
| 7. | Viju Parki | Choreographer | Sumi Moktan | Actress |
| 8. | Kebika Khatri | Finalist ChamChami Season 3 | Buddha Lama | Winner of Nepal Idol Season 1 |
| 9. | Sunil BK | Founder/Choreographer Nepholic Crew | Deepa-Damanta | Tiktok Twins |
| 10. | Saroj Moktan | Finalist Boogie Woogie | Rakshya Shrestha | Actress |
| 11. | Keshav Thapa | Choreographer | Shristi KC | Dancer/Actress with special Ability |
| 12. | Shubham Bhujel | Top 9 participant Boogie Woogie Nepal/ Choreographer | Priyana Acharya | Television Actress |
For the first season, there would be 11 couples competing for the title.
Celebrity Guests edit
| Guests | Episode No. | Episode Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Hamal | Grand Premiere | 18 September 2020 | |
| Basundhara Bhusal | Episode 03 | 2 October 2020 | |
| Basundhara Bhusal | Episode 04 | 3 October 2020 | |
| Ramesh Upreti | Episode 05 | 9 October 2020 | |
| Rajendra Khadgi | Episode 06 | 10 October 2020 | |
| Krishna Malla & Sharmila Malla | Episode 07 | 16 October 2020 | |
| Kiran KC | Episode 08 | 17 October 2020 | |
| Bhuwan Chand & Chaite Devi sing | Episode 09 | 23 October 2020 | |
| Namrata Shrestha | Episode 10 | 24 October 2020 | |
| Pal Shah & Najir Hussain | Episode 13 | 6 November 2020 | |
| Pal Shah & Najir Hussain | Episode 14 | 7 November 2020 | |
| Bhuwan KC | Episode 23 | 11 December 2020 | |
| Nischal Basnet & Swastima Khadka | Episode 24 | 12 December 2020 |
Scoring Chart edit
| Couple | Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumi & Viju[3] | Suviju | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Winner | |
| Buddha & Kevika | Buddhika | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 1st Runner up | |
| Priyana & Subham | Priyam | 24 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 2nd Runner up | |||||
| Aama & Pramod | Amod | 26 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 27 | Eliminated | |
| Jyoti & Laure | Jotila | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | Eliminated | |||
| Divanshi & Siddhart | Devarth | 27 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 26 | Eliminated | |||||
| Prashant & Swantyona | Prayatna | 30 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Shristi & Keshav | Shrisav | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 27 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Deepa & Damanta | Sudeemanta | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 26 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Hari & Yumi | Haami | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Puja & Rajiv | Purajiv (Puroj) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Rakshya & Saroj | Rakroj | 22 | 27 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||
| Bottom 3 | Buddhika, Amod, Suviju |
Puroj, Hami, Prayatna |
Prayatna Haami Priyam |
Shrisav Jotila Sudeemanta |
Devarth Prayatna Jotila |
Amod Devarth Buddhika |
Jotila Buddhika Suviju |
Buddhika
Amod Priyam |
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| Evicted | Rakroj | Puroj | Haami | Shrisav Sudeemanta |
Prayatna | Devarth | Jotila | Amod | |||||||||||
- Rakshya was injured while practising dance so due to health condition doctor advice to take at least 2 months bed rest Rakshya & Saroj Team Rakroj quit the show. However Saroj dance beat appreciated by all judges and there are not in bottom three in week 2
- Puja Thakurs choreographer change Saroj team name is Puroj in week 4
- Priyana Acharya and Saroj wild card entry in week 5
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
- indicates profomance of the week.
- the couple eliminated that week
- the returning couple that was in the bottom two
- the couple withdrew from the competition
- the couple won immunity and did not dance off
- the winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third place couple
Season 2 edit
Soon, Season 2 of Dancing with the stars will be aired on Himalaya TV HD . The star participants and choreographer will be announced soon .
Participants edit
| Couple No | Professional Dancer | Known For | Celebrity | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | JD Tamu | Renowned Choreographer | Paramita RL Rana | Actress |
| 2. | Anuja Agrawal | Choreographer | Dhiraj Rai | Singer |
| 3. | Dilip Okheda | Choreographer | Sonica Rokaya | Youtube Content Creator |
| 4. | Swoyatna Yonjan | Host Jhankar Live | Pardeep Bastola | Actor |
| 5. | Sunita Darnal | Choreographer | Dr. Santosh Upadhyaya/Santosh upadhyaya | Mr. Nepal 2019/Politician/Doctor |
| 6. | Sunil B.K | Founder/Choreographer Nepholic Crew | Bhagwati Khadka | First Women Wrestler of Nepal |
| 7. | Kebika Khatri | Finalist Chamchami Season 3 | Amar & Amrit Dahal | Tiktok Twins |
| 8. | Ravi Patel | Choreographer | Neelam Dhungana | One Leg Dancer |
| 9. | Laure Singh | Professional Dancer | Kajal Karn | Heart of Maithili Cinemas |
| 10. | Saroj Rana Praja | Professional Dancer | Chhiring Sherpa | First Sherpa Actress |
| 11. | Sanjay Lama | Choreographer | Samaira Shrestha | Theatre Artist / Voice of LGBTQ |
| 12. | Shekhar Gharti Magar | Choreographer | Preeti Ale | Singer |
Scoring Chart edit
| Couple | Team | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumi & Viju | Suviju | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | Winner | |
| Buddha & Kevika | Buddhika | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 1st Runner up | |
| Priyana & Subham | Priyam | 24 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 2nd Runner up | |||||
| Aama & Pramod | Amod | 26 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 27 | Eliminated | |
| Jyoti & Laure | Jotila | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | Eliminated | |||
| Divanshi & Siddhart | Devarth | 27 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 26 | Eliminated | |||||
| Prashant & Swantyona | Prayatna | 30 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Shristi & Keshav | Shrisav | 29 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 27 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Deepa & Damanta | Sudeemanta | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 26 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Hari & Yumi | Haami | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Puja & Rajiv | Purajiv (Puroj) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Kajal & Laure | Rakroj | 22 | 27 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||||
| Bottom 3 | Buddhika, Amod, Suviju |
Puroj, Hami, Prayatna |
Prayatna Haami Priyam |
Shrisav Jotila Sudeemanta |
Devarth Prayatna Jotila |
Amod Devarth Buddhika |
Jotila Buddhika Suviju |
Buddhika
Amod Priyam |
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| Evicted | Rakroj | Puroj | Haami | Shrisav Sudeemanta |
Prayatna | Devarth | Jotila | Amod | |||||||||||
- Rakshya was injured while practicing dance so due to health condition with doctor advice to take at least 2 months bed rest. Rakshya & Saroj Team Rakroj quit the show. However Saroj dance beat was appreciated by all judges and there are not in bottom three in week 2
- Puja Thakurs choreographer change Saroj team name is Puroj in week 4
- Priyana Acharya and Saroj wild card entry in week 5
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
- indicates profomance of the week.
- the couple eliminated that week
- the returning couple that was in the bottom two
- the couple withdrew from the competition
- the couple won immunity and did not dance off
- the winning couple
- the runner-up couple
- the third place couple
References edit
- ^ "BBC - Dancing with the Stars waltzes its way into Nepal - Media Centre". BBC News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars Nepal: Here are 11 contestants". Online Khabar. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Sumi Moktan and Viju Parki win title award of 'Dancing with the Stars Nepal'". Republica. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.