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  Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Riteish Deshmukh with the India's Dancing Superstar trophy
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  India's Dancing Superstar winers MJ5

After months of gruelling dance-offs, intense competition and many memorable moments, the country’s biggest dance celebration, India’s Dancing Superstar came to a grand finish on August 3, 2013. The top 5 finalists Palden-Khyati, MJ-5, Loyola Dream Team, Akshay Pal and Padmini-Debashish were seen battling it out on the dance floor till the very end with some breath taking and power packed performances ranging from the moonwalk to gym routines and never seen before stunts. With pounding heart, the three judges – Ashley Lobo, Geeta Kapur and Riteish Deshmukh waited while Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobara stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha opened the golden envelope, announcing MJ5 as the first ever India’s Dancing Superstar. Along with the IDS trophy MJ5 won a cash prize of Rs. 50 Lakhs.

 Receiving the trophy from Akshay and Sonakshi, MJ5 couldn’t believe they had won the envied titled. Overwhelmed with emotions the excited bunch was embraced by fellow contestants and their family members. “It’s an unbelievable moment for us, all our hard work has finally paid off. We would like to thank our choreographers and the judges for their continuous support, the nation for voting and Star Plus for turning us celebrities’ over-night.” said R. Karthik from MJ5.

This debut season of the dance reality show aimed to provide a platform to the most passionate and talented dancers in India. Based on a simple philosophy of dance being an expression of emotion and hence anybody who exhibits this talent can come without any barrier of age, dance form or style. The participants were a mix of children, teenagers, young adults and even grandparents competed on the same platform. This turned India’s Dancing Superstar into a stunning showcase of innumerable dancing talent performing styles from Bollywood to Hip Hop, Contemporary to Ballroom, Salsa and B-Boying all on one stage!

“We all were sure who would be the top 5 to make it to the finale and am happy that the best contestants made it. MJ-5 has been very strong contenders from the beginning. It’s their hard work that has resulted in this glorious win.” said Ashely Lobo. “I am proud of the decision that the viewers made, I congratulate we all have been a great family and I am going to miss everything.” said Geeta Kapur.

 Talking about the performances, MJ-5’s act consisted of plenty signature MJ moves, complete with interactive LED graphics; Loyola Dream Team staged a musical-type act with action-packed moves, back flips and stunts; a part of Akshay Pal’s act was dedicated to the IDS Studio; Padmini-Debashish used gym balls as their prop and their act was peppered with their signature moves and lifts; and Palden-Khyati performed stunning aerial lifts and stunts. The judges, Bollywood choreographer Geeta Kapur, dancer and choreographer Ashley Lobo and actor Riteish Deshmukh also took to the stage for the Grand finale.