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Woman`s Day spoke with seven of the most famous participants in the show on TNT about fans, plans for the future and how they keep themselves in shape.
Juliana Buholz, Moscow, 1st season
With my mentor Yegor Druzhinin – we understood each other well. Although an even greater mutual understanding developed with the choreographer Igor Rudnik: he could tell about his experiences, he advised something, and swept aside something.
Because the viewers, the girls, vote. And so it will be for a very long time. I don’t even know what needs to happen for the situation to change. Boys are less interested in our project. When I went to the casting, of course, I did not think that it would be so. But recently I experienced it myself: at a fashion show during the girls’ aisles, I thought: “Yes, yes, cool, cool.” And then the guys came out, and the hall just exploded, and I went with him. I realized that if I watched the show, I would vote for the boy myself.
Although it was possible to make the girl a winner in the Battle of the Seasons. I thought I could win, because everything was going smoothly – girls, and the whole Internet supported me. But when Laysan said that Anton Panufnik won, the first thought was: “Juliana, what were you thinking about? I dreamed and that’s enough. Go, collect your belongings and go home. ” Non-professionals who are guided only by personal sympathies vote.
Now it’s the 3rd season, we see who was selected. The girls will fight 15 people per seat, and the boys have already recruited all of them. They won’t even have to fight. Imagine: 300 girls and 20 boys!
In Moscow they recognize me – passers-by on the street come up, take pictures. Especially often in shopping malls and subways. Every day there are messages on social networks .. One day my grandmother went to the bank. Due to the fact that we have the same last name, the bank employee asked: “Is Buholz your granddaughter?” Later, my grandmother called me and told me that a young man recognized her – very cool, promising, and I must definitely get to know him.
Now I’m eating pâté with ciabatta. I do not limit myself to anything, because on tour with our loads, you can eat everything! At about midnight we arrive in the city, get off the train, and run to the hotel, all in an intense rhythm. Therefore, it is very problematic with food. But we try not to go to eateries. Sleep and food are health.
Anna Tikhaya, Vladivostok, 1st season
No one was as close as the choreographers. They are our main jury members. Sergei Svetlakov was also close to everyone, simply because he is sincere and humane. And the biggest censor is the viewer. We were ready to hear criticism from the mentors, and we could not predict what people would write. There was a lot of dirt. At that moment it was very important, because we were worried before each number. And they shook at any word they heard. Now we try not to pay attention to it – we are used to the fact that, as many people, there are so many opinions. Praising people is harder.
If the girls voted adequately, the winners would be different. So we all together in the 1st season voted for Vitalik Savchenko. In our professional opinion, he was worthy of victory. However, he did not win (in the 1st season of “DANCES” Ilshat Shabaev won. – Approx. WD). Everyone understands that this is because of crazy fan love.
A full hall came to the concert in Vladivostok. There were many relatives, relatives, friends. And it was very scary to dance in front of them. But a whole fan club also came: either because I’m from Primorye, or because I’m just talented and attractive (laughs). They learn even more in their hometowns than in the capital. And there are more fans in the regions, because celebrities rarely come, so the person from the TV is something incredible! Every time guys from small towns want to touch us and make sure that we are real. So it was in Biysk. After the concert, we went out to the audience to sign autographs and take pictures with everyone. But something incredible began there: the second rows began to fall on the first, the first – to the floor. There was a terrible crush, like we were at a football match.
Right now, with a loaf of pate and dumplings, I am following the figure (laughs). We have colossal loads, so I give slack. In general, I limit myself in nutrition in everything.
I am interested in television, I am curious to try everything related to it, for example, acting.
Snezhana Kryukova, Krasnodar, 1st season
In season 1, I talked a lot with my mentor Miguel, he often helped me. Not so in Battle of the Seasons. We saw choreographers more often and more than anyone else. The mentors just supervise, but they don’t sit with us all day in the halls. And the choreographers became second parents. I was very afraid of criticism of Yegor Druzhinin. When he didn’t release a single word about me for three broadcasts in a row, I decided that he was ignoring me because he didn’t like me. But one day Yegor said that I was his favorite. At that moment it seemed to me that the project was over, because I completed my task – I respected him so much! Probably, it is his comments that are the most poignant – like a knife through the heart, but he always speaks to the point.
To make it not only the guys who win, you need to make different votes for guys and girls. Or make two winners. Otherwise, you will have to post requests to vote for you on social networks around the clock.
After the 1st season, my friends and I went to eat in one of the Moscow shopping centers. We stood in line for pizza, and people were in line for our photo shoot. One man came up to take a picture, then asked: “Who are you?” We asked why he needed a photo, since he does not know who we are. He replied that he would post it on the network and sign that he took a picture with the stars, but he does not yet understand with whom exactly!
I was lucky – like my dad, I am not getting better, so I eat everything. But once again I try not to eat hamburgers and other fast food, because even on a thin body you can find something unnecessary. It doesn’t matter if you are large or thin, what you eat is visible in your face, hair and nails. Therefore, the priority is more or less healthy food. For example, soups.
My future has nothing to do with show business – at most, temporary projects. Perhaps I will connect my life with the theatrical sphere, musicals.
Anastasia Mikhailets, Rostov-on-Don, 1st season
I will rely on the 1st season – I was there longer. Miguel had his own team, so he naturally devoted more time to them. When the broadcasts began, my sister and I were afraid of Yegor. Coming to him for a performance, you need to immediately turn on the brain, keep yourself under control – you cannot be mistaken. Because Yegor is very biased and demanding of his choreography. Naturally, one cannot be conniving with him. But at the end of the project, we became closer: we learned each other’s habits, demeanor, what he likes and what he doesn’t. The distance between us has narrowed. But with choreographers Garik Rudnik we found a common language already at the first production – he staged our first dance. My sister and I (Nastya participated with my sister Victoria Mikhailets. – Approx. WD) realized that this is our dear person.
This is our feminine: when you see a beautiful girl, thoughts immediately flash in my head: “Scarecrow! Dressed up, put on heels! “. Most people react this way. Even I myself sometimes notice this. When Buholz dresses beautifully, I say that it doesn’t suit her, and when it’s ugly, I say that it’s super! A joke, of course. The main audience of the project is young girls. And there are very few boys in choreography, so they have a priority.
In Rostov, a man approached Vika and me in complete amazement: “Are you the Mikhailets sisters?” We: “No.” He did not believe us: “You are from the DANCES project!” Vika and I looked at each other and shook our heads again. As a result, the person took offense and left. We felt embarrassed, we caught up with him and confessed.
And once my watch broke, and I asked my dad to take it to the repair. When he came to the workshop, the watchmaker was completely absorbed in the TV, on which the DANCES project was being repeated. Dad came up, greeted and explained what he needed. The Master, without turning around: “Yes, wait! Our people are dancing here. ” When the dance was over, dad held out the watch and said: “Here are the watches of these girls, and I am their father.” The master was very surprised, could not believe it for a long time. As a result, I fixed the watch for free.
Many of us, members of “DANCES”, have stomach problems due to such a tour schedule. I think everyone has gastritis. Do not monitor your diet – harm yourself. We definitely need to eat hot, not snacks and fast food.
I don’t really like to talk about my plans. Once I thought of everything for myself, and then fell ill for three months with a leg injury. None of us even expected to get into this project. But in any case, I would like to stay in show business.
Oleg Klevakin, Yekaterinburg, 2nd season
Now Tatiana Denisova, a Ukrainian choreographer, has come to the 3rd season. She supervised me from the casting, so I have known her for the 5th year. This man is a great professional. At a glance, it determines what can be done with a person, taking into account his constitution and the capabilities of the body. I was most impressed by her extravagant approach to work. There was no such connection with the others as with her.
There are few adequate boys, and even fewer dancing ones. And adequate and dancing is a rarity. I myself am not interested in looking at a dancing girl. Maxim and Antokha (Nesterovich is the winner of the 2nd season of “DANCES”, and Panufnik is the winner of “DANCES. Battle of the seasons” – Approx. WD.) Are people who stop at nothing. Yes, Antokha is quite eccentric, and he has a difficult character – I have known him for a long time. But he is the best!
I love to walk, hang out in Yekaterinburg – there are a lot of friends and acquaintances here. When you find out drunk, it can be funny. They confuse the name, surname, season, try to touch on Internet discussions: with whom he slept, and with whom he did not. There is familiarity, but I’m used to it. I prefer those who do not take pictures, but say something: maybe I inspired them or, on the contrary, infuriated them. The main thing is that I evoke some kind of emotion. There is never a bad advertisement. The last time the girl said that she wanted children from me, and invited me to Saratov. Sometimes on the Internet they send photos of naked breasts … and not only breasts … and not only girls …
I never went on diets before, but now I had to. Recently, I have completely given up alcohol, because in a three-month tour of cities it is difficult to rest and work at the same time. We have to choose the most adequate option. I chose work and good condition.
I love everything my mom cooks. But most of all – mashed potatoes and chicken fillet. Now I have replaced all the fried meat with boiled meat, and the red meat with poultry. I eat everything lean and dietary. This is a compulsory measure – in the summer, my stomach was severely grabbed.
Yes, I see myself in show business. There are a couple of ideas on how to present our dance, theater and film production. I would like to find people like us, to move them forward. I think this will make our country kinder, bring art closer to the people.
Elena Golovan, Kiev, 2nd season
I am from Ukraine, and, fortunately or unfortunately, this project is not shown here … In Russia they do, but I am not here so often. If I have free time, I try to leave for Ukraine, because there are relatives and friends there. Often they write and offer something on social networks: I could get married 500 times for sure, and fly 100 times with someone to relax. And every third girl writes that I am a bitch. There was a situation when a young man wrote to me for a very long time, but I did not answer him. Then the girl wrote that I broke their family: when he saw me, my husband left her.
I do not sit on diets, I eat whatever is horrible and in large quantities. I don’t go to the gym either – I have enough loads in dancing. But my favorite dishes are what is cooked correctly and tasty. This is mainly my mother’s food – she cooks very tasty!
I’m already tired of dancing. If for someone what is happening is a novelty, trips and crazy fans are interesting, then I am already fed up with it. I would like to present myself in a different role, so I have a new song that you will soon hear.
Julia Nikolaeva, Chelyabinsk, 2nd season
Most of all, I got in touch with Yegor Druzhinin, because I was on his team. But with Miguel too, because he is doing us a tour.
Mostly girls of 12-14 years old vote, and girls like boys more, and this is normal.
Yes, they recognize me. They are suitable on the street, but less often, since the project is not shown on TV now. And they started writing less on social media than when the show was on air. But all the same, those who write a bunch of compliments. And if you couldn’t answer, some are offended and after two days insults come from them … I am grateful to everyone for the kind words, but I cannot physically answer 5000 messages! It happens that I come across very cute big messages that I read and think: “Damn, how cool is it to positively influence someone’s fate.” For example, my number with Mitya inspired one girl to make peace with her brother.
I watch my diet. I limit myself to the amount of food, I try to eat sweet and starchy foods only in the morning. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruits. Although sometimes I pamper myself with delicious.
First, I need to finish school, pass the exam well. Then, most likely, I will move to another city – where, I still think. And, of course, I will develop in the dance field. But I will not go to the university for the choreography – it will not give me anything. And I don’t want to study for the sake of a piece of paper.
Show “DANCES”, 3rd season. Saturday, 21.30; from October 23 – Saturday, 21.30, Sunday, 20.00, TNT