Soñando por Bailar 2012 was the second season of Soñando por Bailar, an Argentinian reality show broadcast by El Trece. Unlike the first season, this time the contestants were professional dancers and every week they received a score from 1 to 10. The winner of the show got the chance to dance in Bailando 2012 (as the first winner, Eugenia Lemos, who was a contestant in Bailando 2011).
The academy this season is placed in a castle in General Rodríguez. The show was hosted by Santiago del Moro and the jury are Marcelo Polino, Amalia Granata, Silvina Escudero, Reina Reech and Ángel de Brito.
The season premiered was on December 3, 2011 and the finale was on May 6, 2012. Magdalena Bravi was the big winner.
Contestants Name Age Professional Partner StatusSalomé Calamonici23Marcos GorositoEliminated 1stby the 9.72%Gabriela Flores19Leonardo PiccinatoEliminated 2ndby the 10.34%Emanuel Alegre26Ana Laura LópezEliminated 3rdby the 1.05%Julieta Carbonell25Pablo JuinEliminated 4thby the 7.56%Rubén Silva25Sabrina Lis GayEliminated 5thby the 8.47%Carolina Puntonet27Eliseo ÁlvarezEliminated 6thby the 14.12%Mariano Rodríguez23Gisela SotoEliminated 7thby the 8.49%Yanina Iglesias29—DisqualifiedVanesa Simón23—DisqualifiedMartín Parra28Judith KovalovskyEliminated 8thby the 45.34%Facundo González22Julieta SciancaleporeEliminated 9thby the 47.82%Leandro Martínez22—QuitDaniela Pantano26Fernando BertonaEliminated 10thby the 41.65%Julieta Gómez26Pablo MoiñoEliminated 11thby the 41.83%Soledad Cescato23Gabriel UsandivarasEliminated 12thby the 14.21%Rubén Silva25Sabrina Lis GayEliminated 13thby the 47.22%Clara Douradinha24Daniel AmadorEliminated 14thby the 31.71%Nicolás Ramírez26Bárbara RealiEliminated 15thby the 11.24%Agustín Morgante25María Lourdes SánchezEliminated 16thby the 15.05%Franco Mariano Ibañez23Romina ParodiEliminated 17thby the 47.82%Maribel Varela18Ariel JuárezEliminated 18thby the 11.49%Julieta Ponce20Jorge MoliniersEliminated 19thby the 16.14%Ana Izaguirre21Emanuel GonzálezEliminated 20thby the 7.01%Yanina Iglesias29Leandro DelpieroEliminated 21stby the 14.89%Facundo González22Julieta SciancaleporeEliminated 22ndby the 7.79%Joaquín Starosta24Verónica MorettiEliminated 23rdby the 27.69%Augusto Buccafusco23Grace QuelasSemifinalistby the 47.82%Federico Baldino26Laura FernándezSemifinalistby the 38.15%Mariano de la Canal25Nadia HairRunners-Upby the 45.38%Magdalena Bravi25Maro RiccardiniWinnersby the 54.62%
Belén Alonso was the original partner, but she left the competition after Reggaeton's round. Later, Yanil García replaced her during Disco and Cumbia's round; but she left the competition, too. Nicolás Scillama was the original partner, but he left the competition after Disco's round. Rodrigo Escobar was the original partner, but he left the competition after Cumbia's round. Marién Caballero was the original partner, but she left the competition after Cumbia's round. Yanina Iglesias was disqualified because of breaking the rules; in order to replace her, Daniela entered to the show partnered with Yanina's dancer. Vanesa Simón was disqualified because of breaking the rules; in order to replace her, Julieta G. entered to the show partnered with Vanesa's dancer. Facundo González, Rubén Silva & Yanina Iglesias got the opportunity to come back into the competition.
Semifinals During this stage, 28 semifinalist were introduced in four groups of seven. One semifinalist from each group was eliminated, leaving 24 finalists that would be starting the competition.
Contestant Group Result Contestant Group Result Ana Izaguirre 1 AdvancedMartín Parra 3Advanced Facundo González 1 AdvancedClara Douradinha 3Advanced Carolina Puntonet 1 Advanced Walter Collia 3 Eliminated Augusto Buccafusco 1 AdvancedJulieta Carbonell 3Advanced Daniela Storto 1 EliminatedLeandro Martínez 3Advanced Rubén Silva 1 AdvancedSoledad Cescato 3Advanced Vanesa Simón 1 AdvancedNicolás Ramírez 3Advanced Nahuel Cetrangola 2 EliminatedMaribel Varela 4Advanced Magdalena Bravi 2 AdvancedMariano Rodríguez 4Advanced Agustín Morgante 2 Advanced Florencia Catania 4 Eliminated Julieta Ponce 2 AdvancedYanina Iglesias 4Advanced Joaquín Starosta 2 AdvancedMariano De la Canal 4Advanced Gabriela Flores 2 AdvancedSalomé Calamonici 4Advanced Federico Baldino 2 AdvancedEmanuel Alegre 4Advanced
Finals The 24 finalists competed during 25 rounds. From the eight to the seventeenth round, the judges got the opportunity to save the contestants, leaving two of them in the bottom two: one contestant was going to be saved by the public vote, and the other was the eliminated. This season, two contestants were disqualified, one quit, and three got the opportunity to come back.
Top 24 – Reggaeton
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Silvina Escudero, Angel de Brito, Amalia Granata, Reina Reech, Marcelo Polino.
Performances: Dancers Score Result MusicAna Izaguirre28 (6,4,7,7,4)Safe"Drop It on Me" – Ricky Martin feat. Daddy YankeeJulieta Ponce21 (6,3,5,5,2)SafeFederico Baldino13 (3,2,4,3,1)Bottom 4Mariano Rodríguez27 (7,3,6,7,4)SafeNicolás Ramírez40 (9,10,8,9,4)SafeAgustín Morgante33 (7,7,7,8,4)Safe"Nadie lo Sabrá" – Croni-KRubén Silva42 (9,10,8,9,6)SafeYanina Iglesias30 (6,6,7,7,4)SafeClara Douradinha30 (6,6,8,7,3)SafeMariano De la Canal23 (4,2,10,5,2)SafeVanesa Simón19 (4,3,5,5,2)Safe"Descontrol" – Daddy YankeeEmanuel Alegre40 (8,10,8,8,6)SafeGabriela Flores23 (5,2,7,7,3)SafeLeandro Martínez31 (7,7,6,8,3)SafeAugusto Buccafusco27 (8,6,4,6,3)Safe"El Ritmo No Perdona" – Daddy YankeeMartín Parra29 (5,7,7,5,5)SafeJulieta Carbonell30 (7,5,7,7,4)SafeMaribel Varela38 (8,8,8,8,6)SafeSoledad Cescato34 (8,8,6,7,5)Bottom 4Carolina Puntonet17 (4,5,2,5,1)Safe"Abusadora" – Wisin & YandelMagdalena Bravi34 (5,9,3,8,9)Bottom 4Facundo González20 (5,8,2,3,2)SafeJoaquín Starosta16 (5,1,5,3,2)SafeSalomé Calamonici13 (3,2,2,5,1)Eliminated
Highest Score: Rubén Silva Bottom Four: Magdalena Bravi, Soledad Cescato, Federico Baldino & Salomé Calamonici Eliminated: Salomé Calamonici
Top 23 – Disco Performances: Dancers Score Result MusicJulieta Ponce16 (6,2,2,5,1)Safe"Hung Up" – MadonnaSoledad Cescato32 (9,5,7,7,4)SafeFederico Baldino26 (7,4,6,6,3)Bottom 5Leandro Martínez30 (8,4,6,7,5)SafeJulieta Carbonell35 (8,7,8,7,5)Safe"Hush Hush" – Pussycat DollsYanina Iglesias28 (8,5,5,6,4)Bottom 5Emanuel Alegre44 (10,10,9,9,6)SafeJoaquín Starosta35 (8,8,8,7,4)SafeRubén Silva37 (8,8,7,8,6)SafeMartín Parra31 (8,5,7,7,4)Safe"Disco Inferno" – The TrammpsCarolina Puntonet33 (7,7,7,8,4)SafeGabriela Flores31 (7,6,7,8,3)EliminatedAgustín Morgante38 (8,9,7,8,6)SafeMariano Rodríguez34 (8,6,8,8,4)SafeNicolás Ramírez27 (9,4,2,8,4)Safe"Last Dance" – Donna SummerAugusto Buccafusco38 (8,7,7,9,5)SafeVanesa Simón33 (7,8,7,7,4)SafeMaribel Varela39 (9,9,8,8,5)Bottom 5Mariano De la Canal23 (3,6,4,5,5)SafeFacundo González5 (1,1,1,1,1)Bottom 5"Sexual Revolution" – Macy GrayMagdalena Bravi38 (8,6,8,9,7)SafeClara Douradinha33 (7,6,8,8,4)SafeAna Izaguirre30 (6,6,7,7,4)Safe
Highest Score: Emanuel Alegre Bottom Five: Maribel Varela, Yanina Iglesias, Federico Baldino, Facundo González & Gabriela Flores Eliminated: Gabriela Flores
Top 22 – Cumbia Performances: Dancers Score Result MusicJulieta Carbonell18 (4,4,3,5,2)Bottom 9"Nunca me Faltes" – Antonio RíosMartín Parra27 (8,6,6,5,2)SafeMagdalena Bravi35 (8,7,7,9,4)SafeAugusto Buccafusco27 (7,7,5,5,3)Bottom 9Joaquín Starosta25 (6,6,5,5,3)Safe"Corazón Valiente" – GildaMaribel Varela38 (8,8,8,8,6)SafeMariano Rodríguez28 (7,4,7,7,3)Bottom 9Julieta Ponce27 (6,7,5,6,3)Bottom 9Emanuel Alegre32 (8,8,7,7,2)Eliminated"Agüita" – RáfagaFederico Baldino30 (6,6,8,7,3)Bottom 9Yanina Iglesias33 (8,6,8,6,5)SafeMariano De la Canal24 (5,6,5,4,4)SafeVanesa Simón25 (6,5,6,5,3)Bottom 9Clara Douradinha24 (5,5,5,6,3)Safe"Bombón Asesino" – Los PalmerasFacundo González25 (6,7,4,5,3)SafeSoledad Cescato40 (8,9,9,9,5)SafeNicolás Ramírez26 (8,1,4,6,7)Bottom 9Leandro Martínez14 (4,2,3,4,1)Bottom 9Agustín Morgante27 (7,6,4,7,3)Safe"Luna Luna" – RáfagaAna Izaguirre30 (6,5,8,8,3)SafeRubén Silva29 (7,8,6,6,2)SafeCarolina Puntonet17 (4,4,4,4,1)Safe
Highest Score: Soledad Cescato Bottom Nine: Leandro Martínez, Julieta Ponce, Julieta Carbonell, Vanesa Simón, Nicolás Ramírez, Federico Baldino, Augusto Buccafusco, Mariano Rodríguez & Emanuel Alegre Eliminated: Emanuel Alegre
Top 21 – Cuarteto Performances: Dancers Score Result MusicAugusto Buccafusco31 (7,6,7,7,4)Bottom 6"Soy Cordobés" – RodrigoMaribel Varela33 (8,7,8,8,2)Bottom 6Agustín Morgante32 (6,8,6,6,6)SafeMagdalena Bravi31 (7,5,6,7,6)SafeAna Izaguirre26 (5,2,4,8,7)Safe"Por Lo Que Yo Te Quiero" – Walter OlmosFacundo González22 (4,3,1,7,7)SafeJoaquín Starosta20 (5,3,2,5,5)SafeVanesa Simón22 (5,4,5,5,3)SafeMariano Rodríguez33 (8,6,8,6,5)Bottom 6Rubén Silva21 (5,4,4,6,2)Safe"Soy Un Adicto A Ti" – Walter OlmosClara Douradinha28 (7,4,6,7,4)Bottom 6Carolina Puntonet36 (7,8,8,8,5)SafeLeandro Martínez25 (6,3,5,7,4)Bottom 9Julieta Carbonell18 (4,4,3,5,2)Eliminated"Quiéreme" – Jean CarlosNicolás Ramírez24 (5,3,5,6,5)SafeYanina Iglesias43 (9,10,9,8,7)SafeMariano De la Canal21 (5,1,6,5,4)SafeMartín Parra28 (6,3,8,7,4)Safe"Cómo Olvidarla" – RodrigoSoledad Cescato35 (7,7,7,7,7)Bottom 6Federico Baldino19 (5,2,3,5,4)SafeJulieta Ponce25 (5,3,6,6,5)Safe
Highest Score: Yanina Iglesias Bottom Six: Augusto Buccafusco, Mariano Rodríguez, Maribel Varela, Soledad Cescato, Clara Douradinha & Julieta Carbonell Eliminated: Julieta Carbonell
Top 20 – Axé Performances: Dancers Score Result MusicLeandro Martínez25 (6,3,7,7,2)Safe"Na Boquinha Da Garrafa" – Axé BahiaMariano Rodríguez27 (7,3,8,6,3)SafeClara Douradinha39 (9,8,9,9,4)Bottom 7Joaquín Starosta17 (5,3,2,3,4)Bottom 7Julieta Ponce24 (8,4,4,5,3)Bottom 7"Na Manteiga" – Terra SambaNicolás Ramírez44 (10,10,9,9,6)SafeAgustín Morgante28 (6,3,7,8,4)Bottom 7Soledad Cescato33 (9,4,9,7,4)SafeVanesa Simón19 (5,4,3,5,2)Bottom 7"Reboleia" – Axé BahiaMartín Parra20 (5,3,4,5,3)SafeCarolina Puntonet24 (6,3,6,6,3)SafeMariano De la Canal31 (4,8,9,6,4)SafeFacundo González21 (3,3,6,5,4)Bottom 7"Segura o Tchan" – É o Tchan!Ana Izaguirre30 (8,4,7,8,3)SafeRubén Silva34 (8,7,7,7,5)EliminatedMagdalena Bravi31 (7,3,7,6,6)SafeMaribel Varela28 (6,6,6,7,3)Safe"Dança do Vampiro" – Asa de ÁguiaAugusto Buccafusco21 (6,3,4,5,3)SafeFederico Baldino20 (4,3,4,5,4)SafeYanina Iglesias39 (8,9,8,7,7)Safe
Highest Score: Nicolás Ramírez Bottom Seven: Joaquín Starosta, Clara Douradinha, Vanesa Simón, Agustín Morgante, Facundo González, Julieta Ponce & Rubén Silva Eliminated: Rubén Silva
Top 19 – Adagio Performances: Dancers Score Result MusicAna Izaguirre27 (6,7,5,6,3)Safe"Bedshaped" – KeaneLeandro Martínez18 (4,3,6,4,1)SafeFacundo González30 (8,9,3,6,4)Bottom 5Julieta Ponce33 (7,7,8,7,4)SafeNicolás Ramírez25 (6,5,5,6,3)Safe"Angels" – Robbie WilliamsAugusto Buccafusco28 (7,8,5,5,3)SafeAgustín Morgante32 (7,9,5,7,4)SafeYanina Iglesias23 (5,5,5,5,3)SafeMaribel Varela38 (9,9,9,8,3)Bottom 5"Total Eclipse of the Heart" – GleeClara Douradinha19 (4,4,3,5,3)SafeFederico Baldino20 (4,4,7,3,2)SafeJoaquín Starosta24 (6,4,8,3,3)SafeMartín Parra27 (6,4,9,6,2)Safe"Without You" – Mariah CareyCarolina Puntonet17 (3,3,4,5,2)EliminatedMagdalena Bravi44 (9,10,9,9,7)SafeSoledad Cescato28 (5,9,7,5,2)Bottom 5"I Want to Know What Love Is" – Mariah CareyMariano Rodríguez34 (7,9,9,6,3)SafeVanesa Simón18 (3,3,3,4,5)Bottom 5Mariano De la Canal30 (5,8,6,7,4)Safe
Highest Score: Magdalena Bravi Bottom Five: Vanesa Simón, Maribel Varela, Facundo González, Soledad Cescato & Carolina Puntonet Eliminated: Carolina Puntonet
Top 18 – Latin Pop Performances: