shall we dance: chokoleit advances to the final round

stand up comedian chokoleit became the second celebrity to advance in the latest season of shall we dance, the search for the next dance superstar. he and his dance partner was able to beat comediene candy pangilinan and her dance partner in a samba showdown and a dance off round. at the end of the night, chocolate got a score of 8.40 versus candy pangilinan's 7.50.

chokoleit was able to top all 3 weeks of the comedian batch showdown. he was able to beat 2 other comics, namely dennis padilla and jinky oda who were earlier eliminated. chokoleit now joins joseph bitangcol, who earlier qualified to the finals, in the season finale. they are waiting for 2 more pairs to complete the finals line up.

shall we dance: jinky oda eliminated

in lucy torres-gomez's birthday episode, the three remaining comedians battle it out for a slot in the finale of the 2nd batch of this season of shall we dance: the search for the next dance superstar. all three numbers are inspired by movie themesongs.

first up was candy pangilinan. she did a moulin rouge inspired number with the song lady marmalade. the number was okay with nice moves and some injection of humor. but the judges felt that the ballroom steps was quite easy and they expect more from candy.

next on the stage was stand up comedian chokoleit. his number was inspired by the movie kung fu panda with the song kung fu fighting. they had a good routine and they had great partnership. the judges thought that they had good energy and they connected well. but they expected a more serious dance next time to show chocolate's capabilities as a bal;lroom dancer.

last up was comedian and whitening pill endorser jinky oda. their number is inspired by the hit movie dreamgirls with the song and i am telling you i am not going. she was a bit stiff at some points and they were sometimes offbeat. they even struggled at their last pose. the judges think that the routine was good but she was holding back a bit.

when the scores were in, it was again chokoleit's team that got the highest score of 8.50, followed by the pair of candy pangilinan with a score of 8.33. jinky oda and her partner got the lowest score of 7.50 and got eliminated. chokoleit and candy will battle it out next week for the chance to join joseph bitangcol in the finals of the show.

shall we dance: comedians make up second batch, dennis padilla eliminated on first week

after joseph bitangcol qualified to the finals, another batch was revealed sunday in tv 5's dance reality show, shall we dance, search for the next dance superstar. four comedians took the dance challenge and are now up against each other. the second batch includes dennis padilla, candy pangilinan, jinky oda and chokoleit.

as expected, their numbers were injected with funny scenes and good pinch of humor but the judges seem to see the lack of basic ballroom steps and expect more of the dancing the next time. but all were unanimous that all four pairs did well in their projection.

chokoleit topped the night with a score of 8.67. candy pangilinan took second place with a far 7.67 score. jinky oda was given a grade of 7.50 and dennis padilla got the lowest score of 7.50. most were shock to learn that they were immediately eliminated since last batch, the first episode was a non-elimination episode. dennis accepted his fate lightly and vowed to enroll in ballroom dancing classes and continue dancing.