Step It Up and Dance

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Step It Up and Dance
Format Reality television
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 60 minutes (44 without commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Bravo (2008)
Original run April 3, 2008 – June 6, 2008
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Step It Up and Dance is a reality television competition series where contestants are supposed to "learn what it takes to make it big in the cutthroat dance industry". Actress and dancer Elizabeth Berkley serves as host and director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell mentors the 12 dancers chosen from around the country as they learn a variety of dance styles.[1] Director and choreographer Vincent Paterson and choreographer Nancy O'Meara serve as judges for the competition.

The show premiered on April 3rd, 2008 on Bravo.

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[edit] Contestants

Contestants dressed as zombies perform for the 25th anniversary of the album Thriller at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival (with a Michael Jackson celebrity impersonator.
Contestants dressed as zombies perform for the 25th anniversary of the album Thriller at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival (with a Michael Jackson celebrity impersonator.

(in order of elimination)

[edit] Eliminations

Dancer Elimination Progress
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Episode
Cody SAFE (-) HIGH (+) SAFE (-) SAFE (+) WIN (+) WIN LOW SAFE LOW SAFE WIN 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Nick SAFE (-) SAFE (+) LOW (-) SAFE (-) SAFE (+) SAFE HIGH WIN WIN SAFE OUT 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Miguel SAFE (+) LOW (-) SAFE (-) WIN (+) SAFE (-) HIGH HIGH SAFE LOW SAFE OUT 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Michelle SAFE (+) SAFE (+) LOW (-) SAFE (+) HIGH (+) SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH WIN OUT 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Janelle WIN (+) SAFE (-) WIN (+) SAFE (-) SAFE (+) LOW LOW LOW OUT   9 - Finale (Part 1)
Oscar LOW (-) WIN (+) SAFE (-) LOW (-) OUT (-)   WIN OUT   5 - Major League Broadway / 8 - Dancing In The Rain
Michael SAFE (+) LOW (-) HIGH (+) HIGH (+) LOW (-) OUT   6 - Modern Meltdown
Tovah LOW (-) SAFE (+) HIGH (+) OUT (-)   OUT     4 - Gotta Have Rhythm
Jessica SAFE (+) SAFE (-) OUT (-)   WD     3 - Battle Zone
James HIGH (+) OUT (-)   OUT     2 - Baring It All
Adriana OUT (-)   OUT     1 - A Scary Surprise
Nicole WD (-)     1 - A Scary Surprise
     Blue background and WIN means the dancer won that challenge.
     Red background and OUT means the dancer lost and was out of the competition.
     Light blue background and HIGH means the dancer had one of the highest ratings for that challenge.
     Pink background and LOW means the dancer had one of the lowest ratings and was in the bottom three for that challenge.
     Orange background and LOW means the dancer was in the bottom two for that challenge.
     Yellow background and WD means the dancer withdrew from the competition.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Episode 1: A Scary Surprise

The dancers arrive in Los Angeles and unknowingly begin the competition by dancing in a nightclub. Based on their performance in the nightclub, the dancers are divided into a winning group and losing group. Both groups perform in front of the judges, with one member of the winning group winning immunity for the next week and one member of the losing team going home. Both teams performed to the Spice Girls song, "Spice Up Your Life". Notable events include Jessica running off the stage during the winning group's performance and Nicole leaving the show due to an injury. Jessica was told that if she weren't on the winning team, she would be immediately eliminated.

  • WINNING TEAM: James, Janelle, Jessica, Michael, Michelle, and Miguel
  • ELIMINATION TEAM: Adriana, Cody, Nick, Nicole, Oscar, and Tovah
  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Jamie King & Mel B
  • WINNER: Janelle
  • OUT: Adriana
  • WITHDRAWN: Nicole (due to an injury)
  • First aired April 3, 2008

[edit] Episode 2: Baring It All

The dancers perform the French apache (dance). To separate the dancers into winning and losing groups, they had to demonstrate their skills with a partner while displaying the drama and character the dance requires. Notable highlights include Jessica redeeming herself, Janelle being told that immunity was the only thing that saved her elimination, and Michael is unanimously voted as the weakest link of the losing team but he still manages to make it through to the next challenge. At this point, Michelle is the only dancer to have been in the winning group both times.

  • WINNING TEAM: Cody, Michelle, Nick, Oscar, Tovah
  • ELIMINATION TEAM: James, Janelle, Jessica, Michael, Miguel
  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Cati Jean, Carolina Cerisola
  • WINNER: Oscar
  • OUT: James
  • First aired April 10, 2008

[edit] Episode 3: Battle Zone

The dancers are taught hip-hop techniques. After performing, guest judge Dave Scott selected three crew leaders based on their performance. After learning a routine, each team faced off against each other. After the face-offs, Red Everest was voted as the winning group, while Breakin Blues and BT Slam were the elimination groups.

  • Crews (leaders denoted in italics):
    • Red Everest: Janelle, Michael, Tovah
    • Breakin Blue: Cody, Michelle, Jessica
    • BT Slam: Miguel, Nick, Oscar
  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Dave Scott & Robert Hoffman
  • WINNER: Janelle
  • OUT: Jessica
  • First aired April 17, 2008

[edit] Episode 4: Gotta Have Rhythm

The dancers learned stomp techniques from Luke Cresswell. The winning team performed a stomp routine with trash cans and the elimination team performed a stomp routine with brooms.

  • WINNING TEAM: Miguel, Michelle, Cody, Michael
  • ELIMINATION TEAM: Tovah, Oscar, Janelle, Nick

[edit] Episode 5: Major League Broadway

  • WINNING TEAM: Janelle, Michelle, Cody, Nick
  • ELIMINATION TEAM: Oscar, Michael, Miguel

[edit] Episode 6: Modern Meltdown

Winning teams and elimination teams are no more as everyone is eligible for the win and the elimination. In the audition, two teams of three were formed. The first team consisted of Cody, Michelle, and Nick. The second team consisted of Janelle, Michael, and Miguel. For the callback performance, the two teams had to create their own dance to Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape".

  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Jacques Heim
  • WINNER: Cody
  • OUT: Michael
  • First aired May 8, 2008

[edit] Episode 7: Perfect Partners

The eliminated competitors return to compete with those remaining in a Latin-themed dance. As an added challenge, the judges inform the contestants that one of the eliminated dancers will have a chance to return to the show, potentially knocking someone else out of the competition. Notable highlights include Oscar returning and no one being eliminated.

  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Jordi Caballero
  • WINNER: Michelle
  • First aired May 15, 2008

[edit] Episode 8: Dancing in the Rain

The dancers have a lesson in music video choreography under the watchful eye of guest judge Tina Landon. In the audition, contestants have to learn Landon's choreography for Rihanna's song "Umbrella". For the callback performance, two teams (under the leadership of audition winners Nick and Cody) have to choreograph their own dance segments to coordinate with the dance they learned earlier.

  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Tina Landon
  • WINNER: Nick
  • OUT: Oscar (again)
  • First aired May 22, 2008

[edit] Episode 9: Finale, Part 1

The dancers are challenged to choreograph Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror".

[edit] Episode 10: Finale, Part 2

The dancers take part in a final challenge and perform their solos for the judges.

Challenge
  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judge: Akon
  • WINNER: Michelle

Group Song: "Labels Or Love" by Fergie

Finale

Solo Song: "It's Over" by TJ Moss

[edit] Reception

The series premiere was Bravo's highest-rated in the 10PM time slot ever, with 826,000 viewers, among whom 574,000 were aged 18 to 49.[2] The show continued to perform well throughout its run, averaging 756,000 viewers each week - of whom 522,000 were aged 18 to 49 - and helped contribute to Bravo's highest-rated April ever.[3]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ BRAVOtv.com : Step it Up and Dance : About
  2. ^ Multichannel News
  3. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080429bravo01

[edit] External links

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