The Dancefloor is Singapore's first televised dancing competition, aimed at finding new dancing talent, and has attracted intense interest and record ratings over its three-month run. The 110 groups and couples initially auditioning were whittled down to 32 contestants who started the series. They were voted for by a combination of panel of judges and the public, ending up with the five finalists.
Lighting equipment for the series and the final was specified by Mediacorp Studios' head of lighting Mr Lim Joo Liong. Lighting for the final was programmed and operated by Mr Loh Eng Keat, with set designed by Fuji Quek. The Robe fixtures were supplied by Singapore rental company CSP Productions.
The set featured clean and clear lines with an open polished and highly reflective dancefloor at its core. For the final, this surface was used extensively for gobo projections, one of the show's major effects that looked equally as good on camera as they did to the live audience. Lok, who used a WholeHog II console for control, particularly likes "The Robe gobos and the speed at which the fixtures react and move".
Fourteen Robe ColorSpot 1200E ATs and nine ColorWash 1200E ATs were utilised for the final, rigged in the roof above the stage and around its sides on the floor. The roof fixtures were all attached to individual hoists.
CSP's lighting crew included Alan Lee, Ricky Soh and Yusoff Bin Latiff. The show's executive producer was Johnni Law, the supervising exec producer was Ramesh Kumar. The series was directed by Rahmat A Samad.
(Jim Evans)
