The Ultimate Dance Battle (season 1)

The Ultimate Dance Battle
Season 1
Broadcast from	March 27 – May 29, 2011
Judges	Dan Karaty
Host(s)	Sean D'Hondt Lieke van Lexmond
Broadcaster	RTL5 2BE
Venue	Holland
Winner
Isabelle Beernaert and team

The first season of The Ultimate Dance Battle premiered in spring of 2011 on Dutch station RTL5 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

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