Directed by Alejandro Ripoll Final episode date 6 May 2012 Presented by Santiago del Moro | Country of origin Argentina First episode date 3 December 2011 | |
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Original release December 3, 2011 – May 6, 2012 Similar Soñando por Bailar, Bailando Kids, Bailando por un Sueño 20, El Musical de tus Sueños, Big Brother Panamá | ||
Soñando por Bailar 2012 was the second season of Soñando por Bailar, an Argentinian reality show broadcast by El Trece. Unlike the first season, this time the contestants were professional dancers and every week they received a score from 1 to 10. The winner of the show got the chance to dance in Bailando 2012 (as the first winner, Eugenia Lemos, who was a contestant in Bailando 2011).
Contents
- Contestants
- Semifinals
- Finals
- Top 24 Reggaeton
- Top 23 Disco
- Top 22 Cumbia
- Top 21 Cuarteto
- Top 20 Ax
- Top 19 Adagio
- Top 18 Latin Pop
- Top 17 Rock NRoll
- Top 16 Lambada
- Top 15 Strip Dance
- A second chance Cumbia Cuarteto
- Top 17 Adagio from telenovelas
- Top 16 Cha cha cha
- Top 15 Arabic music
- Top 14 Pole dance
- Top 13 Hip hop
- Top 12 Electro dance
- Top 11 Country
- Top 10 Reggaeton II
- Top 9 Latin Adagio
- Top 8 Strip Dance II
- Top 7 Music videos
- Top 6 Pole dance II
- Top 5 Cuarteto II
- Semifinal 1
- Semifinal 2
- Final
- Highest and lowest scoring performances
- Camp Acitivies Score
- Negative votes
- References
The academy this season is placed in a castle in General Rodríguez. The show was hosted by Santiago del Moro and the jury are Marcelo Polino, Amalia Granata, Silvina Escudero, Reina Reech and Ángel de Brito.
The season premiered was on December 3, 2011 and the finale was on May 6, 2012. Magdalena Bravi was the big winner.
Contestants
Semifinals
During this stage, 28 semifinalist were introduced in four groups of seven. One semifinalist from each group was eliminated, leaving 24 finalists that would be starting the competition.
Finals
The 24 finalists competed during 25 rounds. From the eight to the seventeenth round, the judges got the opportunity to save the contestants, leaving two of them in the bottom two: one contestant was going to be saved by the public vote, and the other was the eliminated. This season, two contestants were disqualificated, one quit, and three got the opportunity to come back.
Top 24 - Reggaeton
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Silvina Escudero, Angel de Brito, Amalia Granata, Reina Reech, Marcelo Polino.
Top 23 - Disco
Top 22 - Cumbia
Top 21 - Cuarteto
Top 20 - Axé
Top 19 - Adagio
Top 18 - Latin Pop
Top 17 - Rock N'Roll
Top 16 - Lambada
Top 15 - Strip Dance
A second chance - Cumbia & Cuarteto
The eliminated contestants (except for Salomé Calamonici and Daniela Pantano) came back for a second chance, but only two of them got the opportunity to return into the competition. This time, the judges did not score the couples, but they picked four contestants. The choreographers picked another one, and the contestants still in the competition picked another one too. The six pre-selected contestants were sent to the public vote, and finally, three of them were picked to return into the competition.
Top 17 - Adagio from telenovelas
Top 16 - Cha cha cha
The production decided that Soledad and Yanina were not going to dance, because they broke the rules. Instead of dancing, they were both sent to the public vote.
Top 15 - Arabic music
Top 14 - Pole dance
Top 13 - Hip-hop
The production decided that Nicolás was not going to dance, because they broke the rules. Instead of dancing, he was sent to the public vote.
Top 12 - Electro dance
This week, Reina Reech was replaced in the panel of judges by the winner of the first season, Eugenia Lemos, who scored the couples.
Top 11 - Country
Top 10 - Reggaeton II
Since this week, the duels won't be part of the show anymore, so the contestants with the lowest scores, lowest performance in camp activities and the contestant with the most negative votes, will be up for elimination.
Top 9 - Latin Adagio
Top 8 - Strip Dance II
This round, Marcelo Polino was replaced in the panel of judges by the winner of the first season, Eugenia Lemos, who scored the couples.
Top 7 - Music videos
This round, Marcelo Polino was replaced in the panel of judges by the winner of the first season, Eugenia Lemos, who scored the couples.
Top 6 - Pole dance II
Top 5 - Cuarteto II
Semifinal 1
The first semifinal introduced Augusto Buccafusco against Mariano De la Canal. They both danced three different styles, and the judges chose the best of every style, giving the winner of each style, 1 point. Then, the public gave 3 points to their favorite. The contestant with the most votes, went through the final, and the other, was eliminated.
Semifinal 2
The second semifinal introduced Federico Baldino against Magdalena Bravi. They both danced three different styles, and the judges chose the best of every style, giving the winner of each style, 1 point. Then, the public gave 3 points to their favorite. The contestant with the most votes, went through the final, and the other, was eliminated.
Final
The final introduced Mariano De la Canal against Magdalena Bravi. They both danced four different styles, and the judges chose the best of every style, giving the winner of each style, 1 point. Then, the public gave 3 points to their favorite. The contestant with the most votes, was the winner.
^Note 1 This was the week where contestants were introduced to the public. Four of them were eliminated, and the rest were the finalists.
^Note 2 Yanina was diqualified after the January 23rd show for breaking the rules. Nicolás, Julieta P. and Vanesa broke the rules as well, but they were sent to the public vote. Finally, the audience decided Vanesa had to be disquialified.
^Note 3 The production decided that Soledad and Yanina were not going to dance, because they broke the rules. Instead of dancing, they were both sent to the public both. Also Nicolás received the same restriction some weeks later.
^Note 4 Magdalena had the highest score this round, but she was sent to the public vote by the negative votes, being saved.
^Note 5 Federico and Magdalena did not performance this date as they were part of the second semi-finale.
^Note 6 Mariano D. did not performance this date as he was declared a finalist the night before.
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Camp Acitivies Score
In the second week of the competition, the coach of the camp's activities, Manuel Vismara, has to pick the contestant with the best and worst performances during the week. The contestant/s with the worst performance/s, is/are sent to the duel. The camp activities were not scored anymore from week 18 onward.
– Best performance during the camp's activities of the week – Best performance during the camp's activities of the week but being sent to the public vote/duel for other reasons – Worst performance during the camp's activities of the week and sent to the public vote/duel being saved – Worst performance during the camp's activities of the week and sent to the public vote/duel being eliminated – Safe but being sent to the public vote/duel for other reasons