With “The Masked Dancer”, a new format will start on TV on January 6th. ProSieben will broadcast the offshoot of "The Masked Singer" every Thursday at 8:15 p.m. In four live shows, seven masked celebrity dancers will demonstrate their tact. "The craziest dance party of the year" will be moderated by Matthias Opdenhövel (51).
This distinguishes the show from "The Masked Singer"
The fifth season of the popular entertainment show "The Masked Singer" only ended in November. Alexander Klaws (38) won the title as "Mülli Müller" and inherited Sasha (50), Sarah Engels (29), Tom Beck (43) and Max Mutzke (40). In the offshoot, the candidates do not have to prove their singing ability, but their dancing ability.
The guessing team does not have the singing and the voice as a clue, but has to try to unmask the celebrities through the movement patterns of the stars, music, choreography and the clips for the respective masks. The live decoder helps you with this, allowing you to take a closer look at individual sequences or listen to them.
When preparing for the show, the celebrities, who are not all trained dancers, face a special challenge. As broadcaster Daniel Rosemann (41) reported at a press conference last Tuesday, the stars complete their identity protection training in costumes. "The professional dance coaches don't know who they're training with, everyone is hidden and cloaked, it's non-verbal communication so there aren't many more people who know." If the candidates in the opening show "are all well served with a dance," Rosemann emphasized that the requirement increases from issue to issue, as with "Masked Singer". "It's a real dance competition and not just jumping around." Spectators will see solo as well as formation dances from all dance styles.
The masks
Compared to "The Masked Singer", the costumes are less expansive and heavy, so that the celebrities can swing their legs without any problems. ProSieben has already presented five masks. "The helpful being uses its light wherever it is needed," says the firefly, which is longingly waiting for the night, because the night owl lights up when he dances. Two light bulbs are attached to the end of its feelers. The monkey, on the other hand, has rhythm in its blood: "His stomach is his bass drum, he always has his cymbals at hand and he creates wild rhythms on his chest," according to the description. According to the broadcaster, the hair was sewn layer by layer so that it does not become too heavy despite its shaggy head of hair.
Regarding Maximum Power, whose mask contains programmable LED strips, the broadcaster says: "Once he's booted up his system, nothing can stop him. He only knows the superlatives and pulsates with energy." The mouse's nose and ears are decorated with small rhinestones. She loves to dance power songs and encourages all mouse girls to be self-confident. For the colored pencil "the dance floor is a canvas on which he creates a dance work of art with his finesse". It includes, among other things, hand-made chest hair made from wafer-thin wood chips or a pencil as a nose.
The guessing team
"Masked Singer" winner Alexander Klaws and moderator Steven Gätjen (49), who appeared as a reindeer at the Christmas show of "The Masked Singer", will try to solve the mask puzzle together with a female guest. "With 'The Masked Dancer' you have to pay even more attention to the nuances. Perhaps you can find a clear or hidden reference to the star under the mask in the movement sequences and the selection of the music or choreography," explains Gätjen in the ProSieben interview. Klaws hopes "that I could already recognize some stars by their posture when they are standing. If there are concise gestures, I could well imagine that I would come up with the person".
Steven Gätjen was also enthusiastic about the colored pencil at the press conference last Tuesday. "I've always wanted an object, whether it's a washing machine or a toaster, now it's become the pen." The moderator also hopes for an international representative behind one of the masks, since unlike "The Masked Singer" no voice or language plays a role. "I want Tom Holland as a monkey," Gätjen explained. "The monkey reminds me of my time as Tarzan," said musical actor Alexander Klaws, impressed by the hairy participant. Internationally, he would wish for Charlize Theron - "I've never met her, that would be awesome, I'm a big fan".
The viewers decide
The fans are then spoiled for choice via the ProSieben app. There they can vote for their favorite masks live during the show and thus determine which star has to remove their mask at the end of the show. You can also use the comment function to exchange your hottest tips with other users.SpotOnNews
