Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star

| Jayalakshmi

| Bigg Boss Kannada
contestant

| Danny Jackson
Bengaluru

|Chandan

|TV actor
Lakshmi Baramma

|Meghna Kamath
Tulu Nadu

| Saniya Iyer

| TV actress
Puttagowri Maduve

| Dhanush
Mandya

| Dodda Ganesh

| Cricketer
Bowler

| Shruthi
Karavali

| Kumudha

|Model

|Suman Shetty
Shimoga

| Rishi Kumara

|Bigg Boss Kannada
contestant

|Tanusha
Mysore

| Shamitha Malnad

|Singer

|Ratheesh
Mangalore

| Sihi Kahi Chandru

| Actor
Comedian

|Payal Gupta
Bengaluru

| Navya

|TV Anchor
Star Saviruchi

| Manjunath
Nelamangala

| Thriller Manju

|Stunt Master

|Shilpa
Bengaluru

| Anupama Bhat

|TV Anchor
Kitchen Taare

|Yashwanth
Hubli

| Tsunami Kitty

|Reality Show Alumni
Indian

|Disha Madan
Bengaluru

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|11 January 2014
12 January 2014

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|Introduction

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• Celebrity contestants were introduced with individual performance and were paired with professional dancers for the competition.

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|18 January 2014
19 January 2014

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|Freestyle Chemistry

|Navya & Manjunath

• The duet theme did induce some chemistry between the couples.

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|25 January 2014
26 January 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Ganesh & Shruthi
Rank 12

|Tapanguchi (Suntaragali)

|Kitty & Disha

• Multiple song bits and remix tracks were used to facilitate the local dance form.

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|1 February 2014
2 February 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Manju & Shilpa
Rank 11

|Comedy

|Shamitha & Ratheesh

• The show duration was reduced to 50 minutes.
• The costumes and props were well suited for the comic theme.

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|8 February 2014
9 February 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Chandru & Payala
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|Filmy Folk Group

|Kitty & Disha

• The folk group dances were colorful and enjoyable.

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|15 February 2014
16 February 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Kumudha & Suman
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|Bollywood Romance

|Anupama & Yashwanth

• Crazy Star Ravichandran was invited as a guest for the Valentine week.
• All contestants performed for romantic songs from the Bollywood.

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|22 February 2014
23 February 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Jayalakshmi & Danny
Rank 10

|Spontaneous Talent

|Rishi & Tanusha

• Kumudha & Suman and Chandru & Payal re-entered the show as wildcard entries after competing with other evicted contestants.
• Spontaneous talent round – The contestants had to perform for a randomly played music without any prior practice (100 seconds).
• Rishi Kumara & Tanusha won a cash prize of {{INR}} 1 Lakh for best performance.

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|1 March 2014
2 March 2014

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|Retro, The 60s,70s, & 80s

| Chandru & Payal

• Contestants performed for retro songs with suitable costumes of that era.

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|8 March 2014
9 March 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Navya & Manjunath
Rank 9

|Family (dancing with family/friends)

|Shamitha

• This week's 2-hour episodes were dedicated to the families of contestants, judges, and the host who were invited on stage.
• Movie director Prem was invited as a guest for the week.
• The celebrities danced with their family members or friends. Their dancing partners were rested for the week.

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|15 March 2014
16 March 2014

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|Ulta pulta (Cross-dressing)

| Saniya & Yashwanth

• Show duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Dance partners of the celebrities were swapped randomly.
• Contestants had to cross-dress for the week's performance.

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|22 March 2014
23 March 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Chandru & Payal
Rank 8

|International Dance

| Kitty & Disha

• International dance formats like Hip-Hop, Afro, Salsa, Robotic, Contemporary, and Pasodoble were performed.

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|30 March 2014
31 March 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Kumudha & Suman
Rank 7

|Mythology & Modern Music

|Shamitha & Ratheesh

• Contestants enacted mythological characters with supporting group for modern music.
• The theme was well executed and the performances were entertaining.
• Evicted couple Rishi & Tanusha stepped in to replace Kumudha & Suman who withdrew from Dancing Star.

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|5 April 2014
6 April 2014

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|Legend Kannada Actor Dr. Rajkumar & Family Special

|Saniya & Dhanush

• Contestants performed for hit songs of Dr. Rajkumar, Shivrajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, and Puneeth Rajkumar.

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|12 April 2014
13 April 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Chandan & Meghna
Rank 6

|Dance on Wheels

| Shamitha & Ratheesh

• Contestants utilized automobiles (scooter, auto rickshaw) and furniture fixed with wheels (bed, school bench, stand) for the theme "dance on wheels."
• Chandan did not turn up for the show implying that he withdrew from Dancing Star.

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|19 April 2014
20 April 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Rishi & Tanusha
Rank 5

|Brahmastra (Metaphor: Best of Dance Talent)

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• Each couple had to perform twice to compete in the semi-finals.
• No points were awarded for performances.
• Performances were judged by the number of SMS votes sent by the viewers.

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|26 April 2014
27 April 2014

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Making Of Dancing Star

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• No performances were held.

Episode 31: Judges and host shared their experience about the Dancing Star show.

Episode 32: Four finalists shared their success story in the Dancing Star show.

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|3 May 2014
4 May 2014

|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align: center;" | Shamitha & Ratheesh
Rank 4

| Freestyle

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Episode 33 (Grand Finale Curtain Raiser): Episode focused on four finalists in preparation for the finale.

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Episode 34 (Grand Finale):

• Crazy Star Ravichandran was invited as a guest judge for the finale.

Round 1: An eliminator round in which the finalists performed for hit songs of Crazy Star Ravichandran. Based on viewers' SMS votes and judges' scores, Shamitha & Ratheesh were eliminated.

Round 2: A devotional-themed round in which Kitty and Disha won the Dancing Star title surpassing Anupama & Saniya.

Cash Prize: Kitty received {{INR}}10 Lakhs. Disha and choreographer received {{INR}}5 Lakhs.

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