MALTINA DANCE ALL: SUMMARY OF EPISODES FOUR AND FIVE

The 13 family representatives who qualified their families from the three regional auditions opened episode four of the show. Each of the family invited for the evaluation workshop came with a dance routine they feel will qualify them for a spot in the Maltina Academy.

The Dance Director, Bimbo Obafunwa alongside a team of choreographers, took the pains to evaluate each family’s dance routine and advised them on how best to fine tune their routines. They were also informed that only 10 spots were available in the Maltina Academy.

The families presented their routines in this order – Clement, Ibrahim, Ibeatuche, Enweribe, Ebenezer, Dosa, Idundun, Tom, Ebute, Ekado, Ikumonien, Asiyefia and Briggs. They also expressed their fears and expectations about the Grand Auditions, with most of them expecting to make it into the academy.

Overall, the Dance Director felt that the families that qualified this year were better and more determined and that the Maltina Dance All Season 7 will be more competitive.

The new host, Osas Ighodaro opened the show in a stylish and unique way. She was introduced from backstage/dressing room as the new host for the season. The 13 families invited for the evaluation workshop took to the stage after the judges were introduced. This year, a new judge and an acclaimed choreographer for the likes of Beyoncé, Will Smith and others; Jeffrey Page was introduced. He joins the talented Janell Burgess and the versatile Muyiwa Osinake.

Each family brought their own uniqueness and creativity to the stage. They blended different genres of songs and dance styles into good routines to fight for a spot into the Maltina Academy.

They performed in this order - the Ebute, Tom, Dosa, Ekado, Ibrahim, Asiyefia, Ikumonien, Idundun, Ebenezer, Enweribe, Briggs, Clement and Ibeatuche families. Due to the high competitive level and excellent dance routines, the judges requested for more time to deliberate on picking the final 10 families.

So keep a date with the show to find out which families made it into the academy.