Superstars of Dance

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Superstars of Dance
Genre Reality
Created by Nigel Lythgoe
Presented by Michael Flatley
Susie Castillo
JudgesMaria Pogee
Shirish Dayal
Kelley Abbey
Harold Van Buuren
Tony Selznick
Daire Nolan
Mikhail Smirnov
Master Haiyang Wang
Narrated byJoe Cipriano
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers Nigel Lythgoe
Simon Fuller
Production locations Hollywood, California
Running time8590 minutes
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 4 (2009-01-04) 
January 26, 2009 (2009-01-26)

Superstars of Dance is an American reality television series that aired on NBC from January 4 to 26, 2009. The series features dance routines from eight countries from six continents. It was hosted by Michael Flatley, co-creator of Riverdance and creator of Lord of the Dance , and was co-hosted by former Miss USA title holder Susie Castillo. It was created by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, co-producers of So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol .

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Background

On November 17, 2008, NBC announced it had ordered a new reality program titled Superstar Dancers of the World, which would feature competitors from eight international teams and would be produced by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe of American Idol fame. NBC billed the show as "equal parts sporting event, rock concert, and artistic exhibition" and Lythgoe called it "the most challenging and exhilarating project I've ever done." [1]

Superstars of Dance differed from similar TV dance competitions by featuring professionals instead of amateurs, including several world champions. The contestants were chosen by their respective countries, rather than by the show's producers. Flatley compared the show to a sporting competition such as the Olympic Games. [2]

The winners were decided by a panel of eight judges, as the producers felt it would be unfair to decide the winner by phone-in votes, assuming the American public would probably just vote for the American team. [3]

The teams

Team/CountrySoloistsDuetGroupCoach
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Carolina Cerisola,
Miriam Larici
Miriam Larici & Leonardo Barrionuevo Los Huincas Gauchos Sandar
Flag of India.svg  India Amrapali Ambegaokar,
Mythili Prakash
Nishi Munshi & Sangita Sanyal Bollywood Dancers Nakul Dev Mahajan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sean Robinson,
Reed Luplau
Henry Byalikov & Giselle Peacock Australian Dance Theatre Jason Gilkison, Garry Stewart [usurped]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Sduduzo Ka-Mbili,
Mamela Nyanza
Victor Da Silva & Claudia Savvides Umojo Tandinkosi "Tandi" Bhengu
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Robert Muraine,
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards
Georgia Ambarian & Eric Luna Groovaloos Marguerite Derricks
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Damien O'Kane,
Kelly Hendry
Damien O'Kane & Bernadette Flynn Irish Stepdancing Team (from Lord of the Dance) Marie Duffy Pask
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Julia Bantner,
Maria Kochetkova
Anya Garnis & Pasha KovalevThe Cossacks Stanislav Issaev
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bei Zheng,
Yang Yanan
Zhen Zhu Zheng & An Na Shaolin: Wheel of Life Matthew Ahmet

Damien O'Kane was replaced by Bernadette Flynn for the semi-final round of the competition.
Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis was replaced by Pasha & Aliona Riazantsev for the semi-final round of the competition
Competitors in bold won their respective categories.

The judges

Team/CountryJudge
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Maria Pogee
Flag of India.svg  India Shirish Dayal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kelley Abbey
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Harold Van Buuren
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Selznick
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Daire Nolan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Mikhail Smirnov
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Master Wang Haiyang

Episode 1

The first episode was aired on Sunday, January 4, 2009.

CountryDancers/StyleJudges' ScoresTotalsGrand Total
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SoloDuetGroup
Argentina
  • Carolina Cerisola (Jazz Solo)
  • Miriam Larici & Leonardo Barrionuevo (Tango Duet)
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 10
  • 9
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
5865N/A123
India
  • Nishi Munshi & Sangita Sanyal (Bollywood Duet)
  • Amarpali Ambegaokar (Kathak Solo)
  • 9
  • 9
N/A
  • 7
  • 9
  • 6
  • 8
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
6251N/A113
Australia
  • Sean Robinson (Tap Solo)
  • Australian Dance Theater (Group)
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
57N/A57114
South Africa
  • Umojo (Gumboot Dance Group)
  • Sduduzo Ka-Mbili (Zulu Dancer Solo)
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
55N/A57112
USA
  • Robert Muraine (Popping Solo)
  • Georgia Ambarian & Eric Luna (Cabaret Duet)
  • 8
  • 7
  • 7
  • 9
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
N/A
  • 8
  • 10
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
5757N/A114
Ireland
  • Irish Stepdancing (Group)
  • Damien O'Kane (Irish Step Dance Solo)
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 10
  • 8
N/A
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 9
58N/A65123
Russia
  • Pasha Kovalev & Anya Garnis (Latin Ballroom Duet)
  • Julia Bantner (Contemporary Solo)
  • 8
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 10
  • 7
  • 10
  • 8
N/A
  • 9
  • 7
5064N/A114
China
  • Bei Zheng (Ribbon Solo)
  • Shaolin Monks (Group)
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 10
  • 7
  • 10
  • 8
  • 10
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
N/A51N/A66117

Episode 2

The second episode of Superstars of Dance aired on January 5, 2009. The show marked the end of the quarterfinals and with it the first eliminations. At the end of the evening, eight soloists, two duos, and two groups were eliminated.

CountryDancers/StyleJudges' ScoresTotalsGrand Total
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SoloDuetGroup
Argentina
  • Los Huincas Gauchos (Group)
  • Miriam Larici (Tango-style Solo)
N/A
  • 7
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 6
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 6
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 8
57N/A48105
India
  • Mythili Prakash (Bharata-Natyam Solo)
  • Bollywood Dancers (Group)
  • 9
  • 7
N/A
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
58N/A54112
Australia
  • Henry Byalikov & Giselle Peacock (Ballroom duet)
  • Reed Luplau (Contemporary solo)
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 10
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 10
  • 8
  • 9
6556N/A121
South Africa
  • Victor Da Silva & Claudia Savvides (Ballroom duet)
  • Mamela Nyamza (Afro-fusion solo)
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
N/A
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
5859N/A117
USA
  • 7
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 10
  • 7
  • 10
N/A
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 10
  • 8
  • 10
55N/A67122
Ireland
  • Kelly Hendry (Irish step dance solo)
  • Damien O'Kane & Bernadette Flynn (Irish step dance duet)
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
5658N/A114
Russia
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
63N/A51114
China
  • Yang Yanan (Weaponry solo)
  • Zhen Zhu Zheng & An Nan (Acrobatics duet)
  • 8
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 7
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
N/A5153N/A104

Standings after the quarter-finals

Overall standings
PlaceTeamEp. 1Ep. 2TotalTeams Remaining
1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1231142373 (solo, duet, group)
2Flag of the United States.svg  USA 1141222363 (solo, duet, group)
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1141212353 (solo, duet, group)
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1121172293 (solo, duet, group)
5 (tie)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1231052282 (solo, duet)
5 (tie)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1141142282 (solo, duet)
7Flag of India.svg  India 1131122253 (solo, solo, group)
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1171042211 (group)
Solo Standings
PlaceContestant(s)Style of DanceScoreNotes
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reed LuplauContemporary65
2 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kochetkova Ballet63
3 Flag of India.svg Amarpali AmbegaokarKathak62
4 (tie) Flag of Argentina.svg Carolina CerisolaJazz58
4 (tie) Flag of India.svg Mythili PrakashBharata Natyam58
4 (tie) Flag of South Africa.svg Mamela NyanzaAfro-Fusion58
4 (tie) Flag of Ireland.svg Damien O'KaneIrish Step58
8 (tie) Flag of the United States.svg Robert MurainePopping571
8 (tie) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean RobinsonTap57Eliminated 1
8 (tie) Flag of Argentina.svg Miriam LariciTango57Eliminated 1
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Kelly HendryIrish Step56Eliminated
12 (tie) Flag of the United States.svg Dormesha Sumbry-EdwardsTap55Eliminated
12 (tie) Flag of South Africa.svg Sduduzo Ka-MbiliZulu Warrior Dance55Eliminated
14 (tie) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bei ZhengRibbon Dance51Eliminated
14 (tie) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang YananShaolin Weapon51Eliminated
16 Flag of Russia.svg Julia BantnerContemporary50Eliminated

1Miriam Larici, Robert Muraine, and Sean Robinson were tied for 8th with 57 points going into the first elimination. Since only 8 could advance, a tie-breaking vote was called for from the five countries not involved. Muraine won four votes from South Africa, Ireland, Russia, and China, which put him through to the semifinal round. Robinson received one vote from India, while Larici received no votes.

Duet Standings
PlaceContestant(s)Style of DanceScoreNotes
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Miriam Larci & Leonardo BarrionuevoTango65
2 Flag of Russia.svg Pasha Kovalev & Anya GarnisBallroom64
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Victor Da Silva & Claudia SavvidesBallroom59
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Damien O'Kane & Bernadette FlynnIrish Step58
5 Flag of the United States.svg Georgia Ambarian & Eric LunaCabaret57
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henry Byalikov & Giselle PeacockBallroom56
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhen Zhu Zheng & An NanAcrobatics53Eliminated
8 Flag of India.svg Nishi Munshi & Sangita SayalBollywood51Eliminated
Group Standings
PlaceContestant(s)Style of DanceScoreNotes
1 Flag of the United States.svg The GroovaloosStreet67
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shaolin MonksKung-fu66
3 Flag of Ireland.svg The IrishIrish Step65
4 (tie) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Dance TheaterContemporary57
4 (tie) Flag of South Africa.svg UmojaTraditional Gumboot Dance57
6 Flag of India.svg Bollywood DancersBollywood54
7 Flag of Russia.svg The CossacksCossack Dance51Eliminated
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Los Huincas GauchosArgentine Weapon48Eliminated

Episode 3

The third episode of Superstars of Dance aired on January 12, 2009.

CountryDancers/StyleJudges' ScoresTotalsGrand Total
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SoloDuetGroup
Argentina
  • Miriam Larici & Leonardo Barrionuevo (Tango Duet)
N/A
  • 9
  • 9
  • 7
  • 10
  • 9
  • 10
  • 9
N/A63N/A63
India
  • Amarpali Ambegaokar (Kathak Solo)
  • 9
N/A
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
  • 9
59N/AN/A59
Australia
  • Australian Dance Theater (Group)
  • Reed Luplau (Contemporary Solo)
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
N/A
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
58N/A62120
South Africa
  • Umoja (Gumboot Dance Group)
  • Victor Da Silva & Claudia Savvides (Ballroom duet)
  • 9
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
N/A
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 8
  • 9
N/A5958117
USA
  • Robert Muraine (Popping Solo)
  • The Groovaloos (Street dance group)
  • 8
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
N/A
  • 8
  • 9
  • 9
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
61N/A66127
Ireland
  • Damien O'Kane & Bernadette Flynn (Irish step dance duet)
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 7
  • 8
N/A
  • 9
  • 8
N/A56N/A56
Russia
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
  • 9
N/A
  • 9
63N/AN/A63
China

No competitors participating

N/AN/AN/AN/A0

Episode 4

The fourth episode of Superstars of Dance aired on January 19, 2009. The other three groups, the other three duets, and the other four soloists:

CountryDancers/StyleJudges' ScoresTotalsGrand Total
Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg SoloDuetGroup
Argentina
  • Carolina Cerisola (Latin Solo)
N/A
  • 7
  • 6
  • 4
  • 8
  • 10
  • 10
  • 8
53N/AN/A53
India
  • Bollywood Dancers (Group)
  • Mythili Prakash (Bharata Natyam Solo)
  • 8
  • 8
N/A
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
54N/A53107
Australia
  • Henry Byalikov & Giselle Peacock (Ballroom Duet)
  • 8
  • 9
N/A
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 9
  • 9
N/A59N/A59
South Africa
  • Mamela Nyamza (Afro-Fusion Solo)
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
N/A
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
55N/AN/A55
USA
  • Georgia Ambaria & Eric Luna (Cabaret Duet)
  • 8
  • 7
  • 7
  • 5
N/A
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
N/A50N/A50
Ireland
  • Bernadette Flynn (Irish Step Dance Solo)
  • The Irish (Group)
  • 8
  • 9
  • 7
  • 9
  • 7
  • 8
  • 8
  • 8
  • 7
  • 9
N/A
  • 9
  • 10
  • 8
  • 9
54N/A62116
Russia
  • Pasha & Aliona Riazantsev (Magical Dance Duet)
  • 7
  • 8
  • 6
  • 3
  • 8
  • 10
N/A
  • 9
N/A51N/A51
China
  • Shaolin Monks (Group)
  • 10
  • 9
  • 9
  • 10
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
N/AN/AN/A6565

Standings after the semi-finals

Overall standings
PlaceTeamEp. 1Ep. 2Ep. 3Ep. 4TotalTeams remaining
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 114121120594142 (duet, group)
2Flag of the United States.svg  USA 114122127504132 (solo, group)
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 123114561164090
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 112117117554011 (duet)
5Flag of India.svg  India 113112591073911 (solo)
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 12310563533441 (duet)
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11411463513421 (solo)
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1171040652861 (group)
Solo Standings
PlaceContestant(s)Style of DanceScoreNotes
1 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kochetkova Ballet63
2 Flag of the United States.svg Robert MurainePopping61
3 Flag of India.svg Amarpali AmbegaokarKathak59
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reed LuplauContemporary58Eliminated
5 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamela NyamzaAfro-Fusion55Eliminated
6 (tie) Flag of India.svg Mythili PrakashBharata Natyam54Eliminated
6 (tie) Flag of Ireland.svg Bernadette FlynnIrish Step54Eliminated
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Carolina CerisolaLatin53Eliminated
Duet Standings
PlaceContestant(s)Style of DanceScoreNotes
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Miriam Larici & Leonardo BarrionuevoTango63
2 (tie) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henry Byalikov & Giselle PeacockBallroom59
2 (tie) Flag of South Africa.svg Victor Da Silva & Claudia SavvidesBallroom59
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Damien O'Kane & Bernadette FlynnIrish Step56Eliminated
5 Flag of Russia.svg Pasha & Aliona RiazantsevMagical Dance51Eliminated
6 Flag of the United States.svg Georgia Ambarian & Eric LunaCabaret50Eliminated
Group Standings
PlaceContestant(s)Style of DanceScoreNotes
1 Flag of the United States.svg The GroovaloosStreet66
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shaolin MonksKung-Fu65
3 (tie) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Dance TheatreContemporary621
3 (tie) Flag of Ireland.svg The IrishIrish Step62Eliminated 1
5 Flag of South Africa.svg UmojoTraditional Gumboot Dance58Eliminated
6 Flag of India.svg Bollywood DancersBollywood53Eliminated

1The Australian Dance Theatre and The Irish team were tied in 3rd place with 62 points going into the first elimination. Since only 3 could advance, a tiebreaking vote was called for from the six countries not involved. The Australian Dance Theater won five votes from Argentina, India, South Africa, USA, and Russia. The Irish won one vote from China.

Standings after the finale

PlaceTeamEp. 1Ep. 2Ep. 3*Ep. 4*Ep. 5Total
1Flag of the United States.svg  USA 11412212750117530
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11412112059111525
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1121171175559460
4Flag of India.svg  India 1131125910756447
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 123105635366410
6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 123114561160409
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 114114635165407
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11710406557343

*The semi-finals were split over episodes 3 and 4, with an unbalanced number of contestants from each country participating in each episode.

Solo Medals
MedalContestant(s)Style of DanceScore
Gold Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kochetkova Ballet65
Silver Flag of India.svg Amrapali AmbegaokarKathak56
Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Robert MurainePopping51
Duet Medals
MedalContestant(s)Style of DanceScore
Gold Flag of Argentina.svg Miriam Larici & Leonardo BarrionuevoTango66
Silver Flag of South Africa.svg Victor Da Silva & Claudia SavvidesBallroom59
Bronze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henry Byalikov & Giselle PeacockBallroom58
Group Medals
MedalContestant(s)Style of DanceScore
Gold Flag of the United States.svg The GroovaloosStreet66
Silver Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shaolin MonksKung-Fu57
Bronze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Dance TheatreContemporary53

Notes

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