The Ultimate Dance Battle
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The Ultimate Dance Battle (TUDB) is a Dutch
and Flemish
dance competition and reality show for professional level dancers. The Battle premiered on March 27, 2011 with a Top 20 rating. In it's fourth week, The Battle's first Live show rose to a season high #14 rating. In The Netherlands the show airs on the Dutch television network RTL 5. Sean D'Hondt and Lieke van Lexmond are the Flemish and Dutch presenters of the show. Dan Karaty
(So You Think You Can Dance, X Factor, Holland's Got Talent, My Name Is Michael) serves as Head of Jury and is also the Creator and Executive Producer.
During the ten week competition, five world class Choreographers (Isabelle Beernaert, Koen Browers, Laurent Flament, Roemjana de Haan, Shaker and Rinus Sprong), along with their hand-picked teams of professional dancers, battle on the dance floor. The performance challenges include different dance genres, including hip hop, modern, ballet, ballroom, etc. Each week, viewer votes determine which two teams will compete in a sudden death battle and Karaty decides which team survives to compete in the next round.
The professional status of the dancers and an increased focus on behind-the-scenes drama make The Battle very different from Karaty's other successful dance-themed program So You Think You Can Dance
.
On May 29, 2011, Isabelle Beernaert and her team won the first season championship and 50.000 Euro. The winning choreographer received 25.000 Euro and each dancer on the winning team earned 5.000 Euro.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
dance competition and reality show for professional level dancers. The Battle premiered on March 27, 2011 with a Top 20 rating. In it's fourth week, The Battle's first Live show rose to a season high #14 rating. In The Netherlands the show airs on the Dutch television network RTL 5. Sean D'Hondt and Lieke van Lexmond are the Flemish and Dutch presenters of the show. Dan Karaty
Dan Karaty
Daniel Quinten Karaty , an American TV personality, producer, dancer and choreographer. He has performed with and/or created routines for pop superstars such as Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, and *NSYNC...
(So You Think You Can Dance, X Factor, Holland's Got Talent, My Name Is Michael) serves as Head of Jury and is also the Creator and Executive Producer.
During the ten week competition, five world class Choreographers (Isabelle Beernaert, Koen Browers, Laurent Flament, Roemjana de Haan, Shaker and Rinus Sprong), along with their hand-picked teams of professional dancers, battle on the dance floor. The performance challenges include different dance genres, including hip hop, modern, ballet, ballroom, etc. Each week, viewer votes determine which two teams will compete in a sudden death battle and Karaty decides which team survives to compete in the next round.
The professional status of the dancers and an increased focus on behind-the-scenes drama make The Battle very different from Karaty's other successful dance-themed program So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
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On May 29, 2011, Isabelle Beernaert and her team won the first season championship and 50.000 Euro. The winning choreographer received 25.000 Euro and each dancer on the winning team earned 5.000 Euro.
Ratings
| Episode | Date | Ratings | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | March 27, 2011 | 560.000 viewers | #17 |
| Episode 2 | April 3, 2011 | 538.000 viewers | #18 |
| Episode 3 | April 10, 2011 | 434.000 viewers | #22 |
| Episode 4 | April 17, 2011 | 599.000 viewers | #14 |
| Episode 5 | April 24, 2011 | 405.000 viewers | #17 |
| Episode 6 | May 1, 2011 | 512.000 viewers | #15 |
| Live 1 | May 8, 2011 | 454.000 viewers | #14 |
| Live 2 | May 15, 2011 | 564,000 viewers | #14 |
| Live 3 | May 22, 2011 | 549,000 viewers | #15 |
| Live 4 | May 29, 2011 | 557,000 viewers | #15 |