Bollywood

Category: Theatrical fusion / specialty
Also known as: Filmi dance (inspired)
DWTS performances in dataset: 3
Average total score: 29.5
First appearance: Season 15, Week 4 — Gilles & Peta (Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny))
Lift rule on DWTS: Allowed (non-core / specialty style on DWTS).

Origins and history

Bollywood dance on Western TV is an interpretive specialty inspired by Hindi film choreography traditions, not a WDSF syllabus dance. DWTS has used it rarely.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Bollywood (film industry dance culture) — Filmi music/dance context

How it is danced

Aspect	Detail
Time signature	Varies
Tempo (MPM)	N/A
Tempo (BPM, approx.)	Song-dependent
Character	Indian film-dance inspired storytelling, mudras, and group-theatrical shapes adapted for a couple on DWTS.
Hold / frame	Theatrical partnering.
Basic steps & figures	Choreography drawing on filmi and classical-inspired gestures.
What judges look for	Cultural flavor handled respectfully, performance, musicality.

Competition tempi cite WDSF Competition Rules E.3.2 and related DanceSport charts where applicable; theatrical styles are song-driven.

History on Dancing with the Stars

Statistics below are computed from the Data with the Stars SQLite performance and score tables (not invented).

• Times danced: 3
• Score range: 21.0 – 39.5 (total judges’ score as stored)
• Perfect nights (every judging mark = 10): 0

Average score by era

Era	Performances	Average total
S11-20	2	33.75
S21-30	1	21.0

Best scores

• 39.5 — S15 W4: Gilles & Peta — Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) (The Pussycat Dolls feat. A. R. Rahman)
• 28.0 — S19 W5: Antonio & Allison — One Two Three Four (Get On The Dance Floor) (Vishal Dadlani, Hamsika Iyer & Sricharan)
• 21.0 — S22 W6: Doug & Karina — Jai Ho (A. R. Rahman)

Lowest scores

• 21.0 — S22 W6: Doug & Karina — Jai Ho
• 28.0 — S19 W5: Antonio & Allison — One Two Three Four (Get On The Dance Floor)
• 39.5 — S15 W4: Gilles & Peta — Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)

Most-used songs

• Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) — The Pussycat Dolls feat. A. R. Rahman (1×)
• One Two Three Four (Get On The Dance Floor) — Vishal Dadlani, Hamsika Iyer & Sricharan (1×)
• Jai Ho — A. R. Rahman (1×)

Charts

• Data CSV: data/bollywood-by-season.csv
• SVG: charts/bollywood-frequency.svg, charts/bollywood-score-trend.svg

Watch top performances

• No linked YouTube clips in the dataset for this style yet.

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Educational fan reference. Dance histories paraphrased from cited sources; DWTS stats from project data. Not affiliated with BBC Studios or Disney.