In 2014, a project called "Dancing" began on TNT. Castings for a new and still completely unknown show were held in several major cities of Russia. Despite the fact that this project was little known at that time, thousands of dancers tried their hand to be in it and compete for the main prize of 3 million rubles. The judges in the "Dances" were originally the notorious choreographers Miguel and Egor Druzhinin.
Miguel
The creative path of Miguel, or Sergei Shesteperov, began with participation in musicals. Already at the age of 17, the young man performed on stage as part of the troupe of the musical Metro. Later there were other works. Either fate intervened, or circumstances so developed, but Miguel was expelled from the musical “Romeo and Juliet”.
Later there was a participation in the famous project “Star Factory-5”, a creative alliance with clip maker Alan Badoev, the creation of a show that was included in the Guinness Book of Records for its scale and popularity (the show was published in Ukraine and had the name “Maidan-S”). In 2014, it was the turn of the new television project, in which Miguel performed not only as a choreographer, co-producer, mentor of the participants, but also as a judge of "Dances" on TNT.
Egor Druzhinin
It is difficult to say when Yegor’s career began, because he was lucky to be born in the family of a choreographer. From childhood, the boy watched the work of his father, which most likely determined his further dance fate. After graduating from school, Yegor graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Choreography. And after graduation, in 1994, he went to New York to study at a dance school.
After returning from America, Druzhinin worked as a choreographer with many popular artists and groups, and also taught choreography to "manufacturers" (members of the "Star Factory"). Yegor Druzhinin can often be seen as one of the judges of popular dance television shows. In addition, he puts on his productions, acts in them as a director, choreographer and artist.
Participation as a judge in the television show "Dancing" began in 2014. He performed for the first three seasons as a jury member and one of the project’s mentors, and most recently, before the fourth, information appeared in many sources that Yegor Druzhinin left “Dancing”. What is the reason for leaving, one can only guess, because initially Yegor commented on his departure on social networks that he was tired of the show, tired of constantly traveling, that “Dancing” began to occupy most of his life, he was very attached to the participants and it was morally difficult for him part with them. And later there was information that leaving the project is primarily associated with a conflict with another mentor - Miguel.
Tatyana Denisova
Tatyana’s hometown is Kaliningrad, but later the family moved to Crimea, which at that time belonged to Ukraine. The girl’s parents had nothing to do with dancing (father is a sailor, mother is a kindergarten teacher), but nevertheless they discerned the talent in the girl and gave her to a dance studio.
Choreographer Tatyana Denisova first appeared in the project "Dancing" in the third season as an invited member of the jury. In Russia, Tatyana is little known, but in Ukraine, she happened to judge on the famous dance project "Everybody Dance." More recently, in 2017, the project was closed, and Yegor Druzhinin left Dancing and everything turned out in such a way that Tatyana Denisova was invited to work in Moscow as a mentor and judge in Dancing on TNT.
The participants of the fourth season do not yet know how the new-found mentor will show himself and what you can expect from her. But one thing is for sure: the choreographer Tatyana Denisova is very talented, has an excellent sense of humor, she has a great taste, and a truly talented dancer is unlikely to escape her professional eyes.
Other members of the jury
The concept of the show is that in addition to the two main members of the jury, who, plus everything else, are the mentors of the dancers, there is a third. He is an unbiased judge in TNT's “Dances”. For the most part this is the place of Sergei Svetlakov, but in its place you can see other popular people: Olga Buzova, Pavel Vol, Tatyana Denisova (in the third season, when she was not the show's mentors), Kristina Kretova, Garik Martirosyan and others.
TV project "Dancing"
With each season, the project is only gaining momentum. An increasing number of dancers come to castings every year in large cities of Russia. Judges of “Dances” on TNT are finding it increasingly difficult to choose the most talented and capable dancers, because the bar rises higher every year. And it’s harder for the participants to surprise the project mentors, because it seems that they have already seen everything.
Many participants in previous seasons still remain in demand, they act in films, take part in many dance projects, some can be seen as choreographers in the project "Dancing". The fourth season is in full swing. Who, this time, will receive the title of best dancer in Russia and a prize of three million rubles? To find out, see "Dancing" on TNT.