The Ultimate Dance Battle season 1

*The Ultimate Dance Battle*
The Ultimate Dance Battle
Season 1
Hosted by	Sean D'Hondt ; Lieke van Lexmond
Judges	Dan Karaty
Winners	Isabelle Beernaert and team
Release
Original network	RTL 5 ; 2BE
Original release	March 27 –; May 29, 2011

The first season of The Ultimate Dance Battle premiered in spring of 2011 on Dutch station RTL 5 and Belgian station 2BE. The show was hosted by Sean D'Hondt and Lieke van Lexmond. Dan Karaty also presented in-part in his role as head judge. The first season's choreographers/contestants were Laurent Flament, Isabelle Beernaert, Shaker, Rinus Sprong, and team Koen Brouwers with Fame Jana de Haan. After ten weeks of competition Beernaert was announced winner in a May 6 finale and won one-half of the €50,000 prize package, with the remainder split amongst the five dancers on her team.

Dance Camp Rounds

Dancers

Dancers	Team				Style
Dancers	1	2	3	4	All-Around	Ballet	Hip-hop	Jazz	Latin	Modern
Alessandro						✔
Angelo							✔
Anna-Alicia						✔
Annemiek										✔
Chantal										✔
Charlene										✔
Cheroney										✔
Diego								✔
Ellen										✔
Evelien										✔
Giorgio							✔
Ivan									✔
Jamie-Lee								✔
Jomecia							✔
Junior										✔
Kimberley								✔
Lucinda							✔
Michael						✔
Mitchel							✔
Patrick							✔
Patrick										✔
Rashaen						✔
Remy							✔
Sinerjey							✔
Stefano										✔
Tommy					✔
Valerie								✔

Round 1

Challenge: Choreographer's Style
Winner: Heart2Beat and Team Rinus
Evaluation: Dan Karaty

First Dance Camp performance show
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Heart2Beat	Modern	"Riverside" — Agnes Obel
2		Team Koen & Roemjana	Latin/ Ballroom	"Hip Hip Chin Chin" (Yaziko Club Mix) — Club des Belugas
3		Team Rinus	Ballet	"Metamorphosis" — Philip Glass
4		Team Laurent	Jazz/Broadway	"Telephone" — Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
5		Team Shaker	Hip-hop	"All of the Lights" — Kanye West feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi

Switch: Team Rinus switched Charlene for Jomecia (of Team Shaker). Heart2Beat won a challenge as well, but its coach, Isabelle, chose not to trade any dancers.

Round 2

Challenge:
- Team Rinus: Hip-hop
- Team Shaker: Modern
- Heart2Beat: Latin
- Team Koen & Roemjana: Jazz
- Team Laurent: Hip-hop
Winner: Team Koen & Roemjana
Evaluation: Karaty joined by Euvgenia Parakhina.

Second Dance Camp performance show
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Laurent	Hip-hop	"Rocketeer" — Far East Movement
2		Team Shaker	Modern	"Drumming Song" — Florence and the Machine
3		Heart2Beat	Latin	"Rie y Llora" — Celia Cruz
4		Team Rinus	Hip-hop	"Oh my Gosh" — Usher
5		Team Koen & Roemjana	Jazz	"Sober" — P!nk

Switch: Team Koen & Roemjana traded Patrick for Alessandro (of Team Shaker)

Round 3

Challenge: Win over a marketing team for chewing-gum brand.
Winner: Team Koen & Roemjana
Evaluation: Dan Karaty and marketing team

Third Dance Camp performance show
Order	Team		Music	Location
1		Heart2Beat	"Thunder" — Nuttin' But Stringz	Westblaak skate park
2		Team Rinus	"Yeah 3x" — Chris Brown	Ship's deck of the SS Rotterdam
3		Team Laurent	"Check it out" — Nicki Minaj feat. will.i.am	On the riverbanks near the Erasmus bridge
4		Team Koen & Roemjana	"Mourning John" (The Italian Job Soundtrack) — John Powell	In a basement
5		Team Shaker	"Genesis" — Justice	On the roof of Currents restaurant

Switch: no dancer traded.

Elimination Chart

Team		Result
Round:		Dance Camp			Live Shows
Week:		Challenge 1	Challenge 2	Challenge 3	Live Show 1	Live Show 2	Live Show 3	Finale
	Team Heart2Beat	Won Challenge			Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner (Live Show 4)
	Team Rinus	Won Challenge			Safe	Final Battle	Final Battle	Runner-Up (Live Show 4)
	Team Laurent				Safe	Safe	Final Battle / Eliminated
	Team KoenRoem		Won Challenge	Won Challenge	Final Battle	Final Battle / Eliminated
	Team Shaker				Final Battle / Eliminated

Live Shows

Live Show 1

Opening:
- Group Choreography: "Requiem for a dream" (Soundtrack) — Clint Mansell (choreography: Roy Julen)

First Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Shaker	Hip-hop	"Till The World Ends" — Britney Spears
2		Team Laurent	Jazz	"Imagine" — Glee
3		Heart2Beat	Modern	"Non, je ne regrette rien" — Édith Piaf
4		Team Koen & Roemjana	Latin	"A Night Like This" — Caro Emerald
5		Team Rinus	Ballet	"Le Cygne (The Swan)" — Camille Saint-Saëns

Second Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Shaker	Latin	"Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" — Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris
2		Team Laurent	Modern	"Cosmic Love" — Florence and the Machine
3		Heart2Beat	Hip-hop	Coming home — Diddy – Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey
4		Team Koen & Roemjana	Ballet	"Dare You to Move" — Vitamin String Quartet
5		Team Rinus	Jazz	"Set Fire to the Rain" — Adele

Final Battle:
- Team Shaker
- Team Koen & Roemjana
  - Music: "Hello" — Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette
Winner: Team Koen & Roemjana

Live Show 2

Opening:
- Group Choreography: "Sweat" — David Guetta feat. Snoop Dogg (choreography: Roy Julen)

First Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Koen & Roemjana	Latin	"The Battle" (Paso Doble) — The Gladiator (Soundtrack)
2		Heart2Beat	Modern	"Wat zou je doen?" — Blof
3		Team Laurent	Jazz	"Weak" — Skunk Anansie
4		Team Rinus	Ballet	"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" (The Nutcracker) — Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Second Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Koen & Roemjana	Hip-hop	"More" — Usher
2		Heart2Beat	Ballet	"La Valse d'Amelie" (piano version) — Yann Tiersen
3		Team Laurent	Latin	"On the Floor" — Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
4		Team Rinus	Modern	"I Want to Hold Your Hand" — Across The Universe (Soundtrack)

Final Battle:
- Team Koen & Roemjana
- Team Rinus
  - Music: "Yeah 3x" — Chris Brown
Winner: Team Rinus

Live Show 3 (semi-final)

Opening:
- Group Choreography: "Jar of Hearts" — Christina Perri (choreography: Roy Julen)

First Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Rinus	Hip-hop	"Who's That Chick?" — David Guetta feat. Rihanna
2		Team Laurent	Jazz	"What Do You Want from Me" (acoustic) — Adam Lambert
3		Heart2Beat	Hip-hop	"Make You Pop" — Don Diablo feat. Diplo

Second Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Rinus	Ballet	"Winter" — Nigel Kennedy
2		Team Laurent	Hip-hop	"Grenade" — Bruno Mars
3		Heart2Beat	Modern	"My Way" — Herman Brood

Final Battle:
- Team Laurent
- Team Rinus
  - Music: "Sexy Bitch" — David Guetta feat. Akon
Winner: Team Rinus

Live Show 4 (finale)

Opening:
- Group Choreography (All 5 teams): "C'mon" — Tiësto vs. Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes (choreography: Dan Karaty)

First Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Rinus	Hip-hop/Ballet	"Drop It to the Floor" — Pitbull
2		Heart2Beat	Modern	"Someone Like You" — Adele

Second Performances
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Rinus	Tango	"Assassin’s Tango" (Soundtrack Mr. & Mrs. Smith) — John Powell
2		Heart2Beat	Jazz	"Feeling Good" — Michael Bublé

Third Performance
Order	Team		Style	Music
1		Team Rinus	Ballet	"Evgeny Kissin" — Rachmaninov
2		Heart2Beat	Hip-hop	"Run the World (Girls)" — Beyoncé

Final Battle:
- Team Isabelle
- Team Rinus
  - Music: "Give me everything" — Ne-Yo feat. Pitbull
Winner: Team Isabelle

Viewing Figures

Show	Date	Ratings	Market share	Place
Episode1	March 27, 2011	560,000 viewers	7.7	#17
Episode2	April 3, 2011	538,000 viewers	7.2	#18
Episode3	April 10, 2011	434,000 viewers	6.1	#22
Episode4	April 17, 2011	599,000 viewers	8.4	#15
Episode5	April 24, 2011	388,000 viewers	7.0	#17
Episode6	May 1, 2011	512,000 viewers	7.4	#15
Live Show 1	May 8, 2011	454,000 viewers	7.4	#14
Live Show 2	May 5, 2011	564,000 viewers	8.1	#15
Live Show 3	May 22, 2011	546,000 viewers	7.9	#14
Live Show 4	May 29, 2011	557,000 viewers	8.4	#15