International Dance Day 2014: Subtle Good In Indian Dance Reality Shows
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oi-Girija
By Girija Narayan
On
the
occasion
of
International
Dance
Day
2014,
here
are
the
reality
shows
that
have
rocked
Indian
Television
in
recent
times
and
the
subtle
good
that
they
are
doing.
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa,
Dance
India
Dance,
India's
Dancing
Superstars,
Just
Dance,
India's
Got
Talent,
Nach
Baliye
and
the
list
goes
on,
the
whole
list
of
dance
shows
strive
to
bring
out
the
dancing
talent
hidden
in
India
and
let
the
viewers
decide
who
is
best
at
the
talent.
Each
of
the
above
mentioned
dance
reality
shows
give
any
person
a
chance
to
showcase
their
talent
so
they
would
get
a
chance
at
proving
themselves
to
the
world,
irrespective
of
their
social
and
financial
backgrounds.
History
has
shown
that
talent
has
the
chance
to
go
unnoticed
and
without
strong
family
background
or
money
the
chances
of
a
talent
prospiring
was
mostly
meek.
The
dance
reality
shows
has
brought
out
spectacular
dancers
and
dance
groups
to
the
open
in
recent
times,
like
MJ5
from
India's
Dancing
Superstars,
Akshat
Singh
from
India's
Got
Talent,
Naadyog
Dance
Troupe
from
India's
Got
Talent,
Lauren
Gottlieb
from
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa,
Shradhha
from
Dance
India
Dance
Super
Moms
and
how
can
we
forget
Croc-Roaz
(Raghav)
and
Dharmesh
from
Dance
India
Dance.
These
shows
give
these
talents
a
platform
and
an
opportunity
to
prove
themselves
by
showcasing
their
talent.
Most
often
the
shows
have
different
formats
for
different
category
of
contestants.
There
are
shows
just
for
the
moms
in
India,
for
the
young
talent,
children
below
15,
husband
and
wives,
combination
of
parents
and
kids
or
just
for
adults,
thus
giving
them
a
fare
chance
at
competing
against
their
contemporaries.
Most
often
these
shows
are
accused
of
lacking
genuineness.
It
is
also
said
that
the
popularity
of
the
contestants
overpowers
the
talent.
It
is
also
said
that
these
shows
are
a
platform
for
movie
promotions
more
than
the
promotion
of
the
talent.
Though
true
to
a
large
extent,
the
reality
still
remains
that
these
shows
might
get
the
popular
to
win
but
still
gives
the
others
a
chance
to
showcase
their
talent
which
might
go
unnoticed
otherwise.