Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shetty, ace choreographer Geeta Kapur and filmmaker Anurag Basu will return as judges to the upcoming second season of dance based reality show "Super Dancer Season 2", which features children as participants.

"Excited to get back on the judges seat with my old friends and co-judges Anurag Basu and Geeta Kapur. Working with these ‘wonder' kids is a joy and ‘Super Dancer' is one show that I looked forward to as a judge and a viewer," Shilpa said in a statement.

"The kids are unbelievably talented, energetic, innocent, come with no inhibitions and that's the best part about them. I can't wait to see the journey of the little wonders who will take forward the legacy of the show and be the next ‘Dance Ka Kal'," she added.

The auditions for the Sony Entertainment Television show will start soon and will be held across 15 cities across India.

Geeta, who is "thrilled" to be back on the show, said: "Last year, Shilpa Shetty, Anurag and I found extremely profound talents from across the country, and this year we hope to take the entertainment level a notch up."

"We will soon begin our nationwide hunt for dancing sensations whose moves will inspire and invigorate, whose energy will be contagious and whose commitment will move the nation."