De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt
Season 2 · Top 5 Finalist
Brothers In Arms
Led by Vickdance
Broadcast on Soundcity TV · Wazobia TV
About This Journey
Brothers In Arms was one of the standout dance crews on De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt Season 2.
Led by Vickdance, the crew progressed through multiple stages of the national competition, eventually finishing as Top 5 Finalists.
Their performances combined choreography, storytelling, synchronization and theatrical stage presentation.
This archive documents four selected performances from their televised competition journey.
§ Overview
A nationally televised talent competition.
De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt (DTH) is a Nigerian nationally televised talent competition created to discover, develop and celebrate emerging talent across multiple artistic disciplines including dance, music, spoken word, acting, magic, comedy and visual performance.
Season 2 began in August 2022 and brought together contestants from across Nigeria in a ten-week televised competition held in Calabar, Cross River State.
The programme was broadcast nationally on Soundcity TV and Wazobia TV and hosted by television presenter VJ Adams.
Contestants progressed through weekly performances before an independent judging panel determined which acts advanced throughout the competition.
Brothers in Arm (BIA), founded by Chibundu Victor Chisom (Vickdance), participated as one of the performance collectives selected for the competition.
- Season
- 02
- Weeks
- 10
- Result
- Top 5
- Broadcast
- National
§ Competition Facts
Documented particulars.
- Competition
- De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt
- Season
- Season 2
- Year
- 2022
- Competition Type
- National Television Talent Competition
- Duration
- 10 Weeks
- Location
- Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Broadcast
- Soundcity TV · Wazobia TV
- Host
- VJ Adams
- Primary Discipline
- Professional Dance
- Collective
- Brothers in Arm (BIA)
- Founder
- Chibundu Victor Chisom (Vickdance)
- Outcome
- 5th Place Finalist
§ Judging Panel
Independent panel of judges.
Every performance throughout the competition was independently evaluated by recognised professionals representing Nigeria's film, television, music and performing arts industries.
Jury Member
Ini Edo
Actress, Producer & Filmmaker
Award-winning Nigerian actress, producer and filmmaker recognised as one of the leading figures within Nollywood.
Jury Member
IK Ogbonna
Actor, Model & Filmmaker
Actor, model, television personality and filmmaker recognised for his contributions to Nigerian film and entertainment.
Jury Member
Dr Sid
Recording Artist & Entrepreneur
Recording artist, songwriter, entrepreneur and former Mavin Records artist with extensive experience across music and entertainment.
Jury Member
Liquorose
Professional Dancer & Performer
Professional dancer, choreographer, performer and television personality recognised for her contribution to contemporary dance and performance in Nigeria.
Performances were evaluated on originality, creativity, technical execution, stage presence, artistic interpretation and overall audience impact.
§ Brothers in Arm
An artistic collective.
Brothers in Arm (BIA) is an artistic collective founded by Chibundu Victor Chisom (Vickdance).
Through Brothers in Arm, choreography became a form of visual storytelling, combining movement, theatrical performance and contemporary dance to communicate narrative, emotion and collective expression. The collective approached each televised performance as an authored work rather than a standalone routine, treating the stage as a space for storytelling through movement.
§ Competition Structure & Journey
From contestant announcement to official final performance.
The following chronology documents both the structure of the competition and the participation of Brothers in Arm through each stage.
- 01
Stage One
Contestant Announcement
Brothers in Arm (BIA) was announced as one of the performance collectives selected into De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt Season 2.
- 02
Stage Two
Selection into Season 2
Following the national selection process, the collective joined the official contestant line-up for the ten-week televised competition held in Calabar, Cross River State.
- 03
Stage Three
Weekly Live Performances
The collective performed weekly on the national broadcast, developing a new performance for each stage of the competition.
- 04
Stage Four
Independent Evaluation
Following each televised performance, the judging panel independently evaluated every act based on originality, creativity, technical execution, stage presence, artistic interpretation and overall audience impact. Successful performances progressed through each stage of the competition towards the final broadcast.
- 05
Stage Five
Official Final Performance
Brothers in Arm delivered the official final performance broadcast nationally as part of the closing stages of the competition.
- 06
Conclusion
Competition Conclusion
The 2022 season concluded following the final broadcast. Independently verified competition results will be recorded in this Dossier as they are documented.
§ The Collective
Brothers in Arm.
Brothers in Arm (BIA) is a performance collective founded and led by Chibundu Victor Chisom (Vickdance), working across choreography, theatrical performance and contemporary dance.
The collective entered De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt Season 2 as a single artistic body, developing a new performance for each televised stage over the ten weeks of the competition.
- Founder & Leader
- Vickdance
- Discipline
- Professional Dance
- Season Result
- 5th Place Finalist
§ Selected Performances
Four performances from the competition.
Each performance is held within the archive in full. Select a frame to begin playback.
Semi Finals
Semi Final Stage Performance
Performed by Brothers In Arms before the independent judging panel in Calabar and broadcast nationally.
Finals
Final Stage Performance
Performed by Brothers In Arms during the closing stage of De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt Season 2.
Week 6
Week 6 Cultural Performance
Performed by Brothers In Arms as part of the cultural stage of the competition.
Week 4
Week 4 Stage Performance
Brothers In Arms collaborated with Delta All Stars during this challenge.
§ Team
Brothers In Arms
Dance Crew
- KissCanDance
- Vector The Creator
- Victory Prince
- Sammy Sboy
- Kareem
- VickdanceCrew Leader
Crew Leader
Vickdance
§ Timeline
Progression through the season.
Week 4
Stage performance with Delta All Stars
Week 6
Cultural performance
Semi Finals
Semi final stage performance
Finals
Official final performance
Top 5 Finalists
Season 2 result
Continue Watching
Watch the complete Brothers In Arms journey, including additional performances, interviews and official competition videos on YouTube.
View Complete DTH Journey on YouTube ↗§ Recognition
Verified recognition.
National Television Broadcast
Selected as a contestant in De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt Season 2, broadcast nationally on Soundcity TV and Wazobia TV.
Founder of Brothers in Arm
Recognised as founder and leader of the Brothers in Arm (BIA) performance collective.
Independent Judging
Performances were independently evaluated by a national panel drawn from film, music and performing arts.
National Editorial Coverage
The collective and its founder were introduced through national editorial coverage during the season.
§ Selected Press Coverage
§ Gallery
Selected frames and documentation.
§ Credits & Authorship
Verified authorship and creative responsibilities.
The following creative responsibilities were personally undertaken by Chibundu Victor Chisom on this Dossier. Where multiple roles were fulfilled, each is listed individually.
- 01
Founder
Established Brothers in Arm and defined the artistic vision of the collective.
- 02
Professional Dance
Performed throughout the competition.
- 03
Creative Direction
Directed the artistic interpretation and visual presentation of the performances.
- 04
Concept Development
Developed the narrative ideas explored through each performance.
- 05
Choreographic Development
Contributed to the choreographic development of the performances presented by the collective throughout the competition.
- 06
Leadership
Led the collective throughout preparation, rehearsal and televised performances.
§ Significance Within the Practice
The emergence of Professional Dance within AFiLmByVD.
This Dossier documents the emergence of Professional Dance as one of the three principal disciplines within AFiLmByVD, developed alongside Film Direction and Visual Effects.
Through Brothers in Arm, the practice was extended into artistic leadership, collaboration and movement-based storytelling sustained across a nationally televised competition.
The season established a body of work in which choreography, theatrical performance and contemporary dance were used to communicate narrative to a national audience, and is recorded here as historical context within the ongoing archive of the practice.
§ Documentary Record
Independently verifiable documentation.
Publicly verifiable documentation supporting this Dossier is listed below. Additional supporting documentation is retained privately within the archive where appropriate.
- Official Competition BroadcastsVerified
- Official YouTube PerformancesVerified
- Official Contestant AnnouncementVerified
- National Editorial CoverageVerified
- Performance PhotographyVerified
§ Archive Reference
Institutional record.
- Reference
- AFVD-D002
- Collection
- Competition & Recognition Dossiers
- Status
- Verified
- Year
- 2022
This Dossier is maintained as part of the permanent archive documenting the continuing artistic practice of AFiLmByVD.
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