The track ‘Baila como puede’ is now ready for its upcoming premiere on TVE. This Tuesday, the public channel presented the new dance format presented by Anne Igartiburu. 8 celebrities and 16 dance professionals They will show off their talents in choreography.
“It is a very inclusive TVE format for everyone. Now the focus is on them and they are attracting celebrities. There is great teamwork and what we do is real. “Every choreography is measured in millimeters,” Igartiburu said in the presentation at the press conference he attended. YOTELE.
“It was time for TVE to host a dance program in La 1 again. With the participation of our celebrities, we wanted to do something different and highlight the work of professional dancers and choreographers. It is a format that values labor and combines it with a lot of emotion. “A lot of care was taken in the staging,” said RTVE Originals Director Ana Bordás. “It is an original format where we rotate the photo. The real contestants competing for the prize are professional dancers. You can get it from 8 celebrities. “They will each choose a dancer who will bring the best out of them,” said Miguel Martín, Zeppelin’s general manager.
“The effort and the effort put in by celebrities to give visibility to dancers. Dance is not easy, it is sacrifice. Such formats will show how difficult it is to get the job done,” said choreographer Aaron Mata.
Álvaro Muñoz Escassi, Ana Guerra, Fabiola Martínez, Jaime Astrain, Lydia Lozano, Maestro Joao, Nicolás Vallejo-Nágera and Sabrina Salerno They will be celebrities who take on the challenge of learning complex choreographies from professional dancers. Celebrities will test the skills of 16 professional contestants: Alba Keita, Anna Valdivieso, Darío Saez, Esther Casterá, Ilya Vybornov, Iván Guijo, Javier Vachiano, Keryan Pastelero, Lucrecia Petraglia, María Seco, Natalia Vela, Nick Morilla, Raúl Calvente, Sandra-Ly Flor, Santiago Granizal and Sarah Bonfill. These people, whose ages vary between 18 and 38, have made dance the driving force of their lives and have mastered many different styles, from urban, flamenco, lyrical, jazz, funk, reggaeton, samba, cha-cha and sexy style.
“What happened to me in a month in Madrid has not happened to me in the last 10 years and you will see it in the first premiere. You will also see that all this time I have not shed a tear for a month. I forget about the cameras because I feel like a family member. I need to be very connected with my colleagues and I expect a lot from the dancers and I learn so much from everyone,” said Sabrina Salerno. “I don’t think the person I saw in the promotion was me. I don’t believe I did all this. And it was all thanks to my dancer. This is a program, not a television show. We enjoy it very much. My insomnia is going away because I’m so tired. Be careful, we’re all crying here. Server included! The mother lives this intensely and enjoys what we do,” said Lydia Lozano.
“I never thought that this format would be like this. Nobody questioned me, did not ask me anything. Thank you for betting on age and diversity and giving me a reference. It is the most difficult and at the same time most exciting program I have ever done.” Commented Maestro Joao. “Anyone who thinks that a profile like mine is easier is wrong. For me, the level is set too high and sometimes I feel like I can’t reach 100%,” said Ana Guerra.
“This is not an ordinary dance competition”
The work of eight celebrities and 16 dance professionals will be judged by four professionals from the worlds of dance, entertainment and acting: Beatriz Luengo, Rafa Méndez, Norma Duval and Yolanda Ramos.
On the jury side, Yolanda Ramos “This is not an ordinary competition, it is a format that explains what being human and empathy is through dance. This is the first time I see such a competition. “I’ve been in television for years and I’m amazed by it.” Norma Duva“It is an innovative and different program that surprises us every day. Live together every day celebrities and the dancers are an absolute delight. “I love that public television is betting on a program like this that the whole family can enjoy.”.
Rafa Mendez He feels “happy about it” celebrities They stripped themselves naked” and are grateful for “how they got through it.” “I love seeing these dancers who have had so much difficulty in their lives and focusing here, their great opportunities.” Beatriz Luengo She started dancing in the Rita and Miliki circus on TVE when she was eight years old and is “happy to be back here. It was a wonderful coincidence. I love the program too, it uses original music and it’s a transgressive format.”
This will be the mechanics of ‘dance as much as possible’
c in the first programisland famous will choose a professional dancer to create a couple, Those who are not selected will go to the reserve. The dancer must accept this. famousor refuse and remain on the bench waiting to be chosen by another person.
In different programs, dancers will need to prepare a choreography with the theme determined for them and their task will be to teach the dance. famous amateur do something amazing yield This will mean your success or defeat in the program.
These couples will be evaluated each week by a jury consisting of dancer, actress and singer Beatriz Luengo, choreographer and dancer Rafa Méndez, artist and businesswoman Norma Duval and land artist Yolanda Ramos. While Beatriz, Rafa and Normal will evaluate the technical aspects of the dance, Yolanda will evaluate the interpretive part of the work as a duo.
The jury’s evaluation of the couple’s performance will determine whether the professional dancer continues with the program or must leave it. famous As a teacher, he will be able to do his best this time. This new teacher will be selected from among those in the reserve staff.
Divided into teams, celebrities And the dancers must defend too Group choreographies created by Aaron MataProfessional dancer and choreographer who trained in Madrid, Los Angeles, New York, Valencia, Barcelona and London and has worked with artists such as Rihanna, Shakira, Becky G, Todrick Hall and Jason Derulo. This group choreography will take place outdoors and will represent a big new challenge as they will have only 48 hours to prepare before performing in front of the judges. Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ and ‘Another Day of Sun’ from the movie ‘La La Land’ will be the first songs that will allow us to see them. celebrities and contestants with these unique characteristics.
Halfway through the program, the couples will start eliminating together. Only the finalists will be able to face the final performance in the grand final. Professional contestant of the winning couple victory will win the prize of €50,000.
Professional dancers will live together in the ‘Dance As You Can’ School for 10 weeks, so they will be fully involved in the competition.