Malaika Arora was dressed in her eternal best as she graced the launch of dance reality show India's Best Dancer in Mumbai. The diva opted for a black dress with a thigh-high slit. All pictures/Yogen Shah and Pallav Paliwal

She opted for minimal make-up and nude lipstick shade to complete her look. Her black high heels and open hair enhanced her aura.

India's Best Dancer will showcase the journey of some of the best talent who, with their solo performances, will compete to win the title. The dance reality show replaces Indian Idol, which completed its eleventh season on Sunday.

Malaika Arora, Geeta Kapur, and Terence Lewis will helm the mantle as judges of the show, while it will hosted by Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limachiyaa. The show marks the comeback of ace choreographer Lewis on television as a judge after 8 years.

Speaking about judging the dance reality show, Malaika said, "It's a pleasure to be associated with the show Another reason why I am looking forward to this show is that I will be sharing the judge's panel with two of the most accomplished choreographers from our industry – Geeta Kapur and Terence Lewis. While Geeta got the best out of me in my debut song in Bollywood, I have been mentored by Terence."

Terence also shared his rules for judging. "I am not going to be judging on tricks and stunts, I am tired of seeing that. I want to see talent who can just dance and not do circus. The show will go beyond what has been showcased before. My job as a judge is to educate the audience that there is so much more beauty in subtlety and grace," he said.

The show's host Bharti and Harsh happily pose for the cameras. The husband-wife duo will b be seen spreading a lot of laughter and light moments on the stage.

The trio entertained the crowd with an impressive performance at the show launch party. Looking at the performance, we are eager to know what the trio has in store for the audience.

While Malaika will assess the 'Entertainment' quotient in each act, Geeta will look for 'Newness' in the moves and Terence will account for perfection in the 'Technique'. The second phase of Mega Auditions will see the selected contestants battle it out in pairs and trios post a solo performance to move into the next round.

In the Grand Premiere, the judges will announce the Top 12 contestants as the Best Barah who will have a respective mentor in the journey ahead. Week-on-week these 12 contestants will have to impress the judges and audience alike to move closer to winning the title.

India's Best Dancer will premiere on February 29 every weekend at 8 pm on Sony Entertainment Television. Here's wishing the team all the best.