| Got to Dance | |
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Logo for Got to Dance |
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| Genre | Reality talent show |
| Format | Dance competition |
| Presented by | Davina McCall |
| Starring | Backstage presenter Matt J Bell (2010–11) Will Best (2012–) |
| Judges | Ashley Banjo Kimberly Wyatt Adam Garcia |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 (aired) |
| No. of episodes | 22 (inc. 2 "Warm Up" show) |
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| Location(s) | Auditions: Various cities Live shows: Pinewood Studios, London Finals venue: Olympia, London (2011–) |
| Running time | 60-90 mins |
| Production company(s) | Princess Productions |
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| Original channel | Sky1 |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | 20 December 2009 – present |
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| Related shows | Live to Dance |
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| Series 3 Website | |
Got to Dance (originally titled Just Dance)[1] is a Reality talent show dance competition that was broadcast on Sky1 in the United Kingdom since 20 December 2009. Auditons for the show take place in specially built Dance Domes and are open to all dance acts of any age, style or size.
The show airs on Sky1, also in HD, and is hosted by Davina McCall, with Ashley Banjo, Kimberly Wyatt and Adam Garcia currently serving as judges.
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There are five stages to the competition:
| Series | Year(s) | Time | Hosts | Judges |
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| 1 | Winter 2010 | January–February | Davina McCall Matt J Bell (Backstage) |
Ashley Banjo Adam Garcia Kimberly Wyatt |
| 2 | Winter 2011 | |||
| 3 | Winter 2012 | January–March | Davina McCall Will Best (Backstage) |
Auditions for the first series were held in October 2009 in Edinburgh, Manchester and London.[2]
The winning act, 10 year old Akai, won the £100,000 prize money.[3]
| First Semi-final - Sunday 24 January 2010 | Second Semi-final - Sunday 31 January 2010 | Third Semi-final - Sunday 7 February 2010 | Grand Final - Sunday 14 February 2010 | |
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| Contestants | Emily, Martin Sierra, Parallel, Status, Jukebox Juniors, Bhangra Heads | Kane Ricca, DNA, Beyond Repair, Matthew Koon, MJ Latin, Raw Edge | Unity Youth, Dance Dynamix, Akai Osei, Eclipse, The Box, Fancy Feet | Emily, Jukebox Juniors, Matthew Koon, MJ Latin, The Box, Akai Osei |
| Advanced to Final | Emily and Jukebox Juniors | Matthew Koon and MJ Latin | The Box and Akai Osei | Akai Osei (Winner) |
| Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| Won Semi Final | Did Not Dance | Eliminated |
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| Final | Akai Osei | Advanced | Winner | ||||
| Jukebox Juniors | Advanced | 2nd | |||||
| The Box | Advanced | 3rd | |||||
| Matthew Koon | Advanced | 4th | |||||
| Emily | Advanced | 5th | |||||
| MJ Latin | Advanced | 6th | |||||
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| Dance Dynamix | 3rd | ||||||
| Unity Youth | 4th | ||||||
| Fancy Feet | 5th | ||||||
| Eclipse | 6th | ||||||
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| Kane Ricca | 3rd | ||||||
| Raw Edge | 4th | ||||||
| DNA | 5th | ||||||
| Beyond Repair | 6th | ||||||
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| Status | 3rd | ||||||
| Bhangra Heads | 4th | ||||||
| Parallel | 5th | ||||||
| Martin Sierra | 6th | ||||||
A second series of Got to Dance began with a special "Warm Up" show that was broadcast on 19 December 2010 then fully on 2 January 2011. It was hosted by Big Brother presenter, Davina McCall. The prize money for the second series was £250,000, the largest cash give-away on a television talent show.
The format of the second series of Got to Dance was slightly different to the first series. There were eight audition shows followed by four live semi-finals, and a live final at Olympia, London on 27 February 2011 in front of an audience of 6,000 people. The dance dome auditions for the series were held in Glasgow, Dublin & London.
The winning act, Chris and Wes, won the £250,000 prize money.
At the Callbacks, the judges could not decide between eight of the acts so they organised a dance-off to fill the last four semi-final places. The acts in each category had to “face-off” their opponent with one dance; the judges then decided the winner of the each "face-off" and that act went through to the live semi-finals.
The eight acts in the dance-off were:
Alleviate (won) vs Sean and Stacey.
Dance Dynamix (won) vs Frameous.
Lauren Hair (won) vs Natalie.
Addam McMillian vs Crazy Popper (paired as duo named Liquid Metallic)
The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2011 began on Sunday 30 January 2011. There were seven acts in each live semi-final (28 in total). Each act performed in one semi-final each with only 2 advancing to the final. The judges awarded gold stars to the acts they believed deserved a place in the final.
The following 28 acts were shortlisted from 200:
Chris and Wez (winners), Octavia, Tap Attack, Trilogy, QMX, Ghetto Fabulous, Cerebro, Luke Mann, Razzle Dazzle, Ella, Turbo, Podilya, Bolly-Flex, Guyz in Sync, Back 2 Back, Damhsa Dreams, Tamara, Elmes 3 Style, Synergy, Mystic Force, Two’s Company, Trinity Warriors, Shockarellas, Eruption, Alleviate, Lauren Hair, Dance Dynamix, Adam McMillan and Crazy Popper.
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| Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
| 1 | Cerebro |
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| 2 | Podilya |
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| 3 | Luke |
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| 4 | Chris and Wes |
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| 5 | Eruption |
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| 6 | Alleviate |
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| 7 | Ghetto Fabulous |
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| Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
| 1 | Shockarellas |
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| 2 | Guys in Sync |
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| 3 | Damhsa Dreams |
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| 4 | QMX |
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| 5 | Ella |
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| 6 | Turbo |
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| 7 | Dance Dynamix |
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| Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
| 1 | Elmes 3 Style |
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| 2 | Octavia |
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| 3 | Trilogy |
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| 4 | Tap Attack |
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| 5 | Two's Company |
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| 6 | Back2Back |
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| 7 | Lauren |
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| 1 | Tamara |
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| 2 | Mystic Force |
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| 3 | Liquid Metallic |
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| 4 | Synergy |
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| 5 | Razzle Dazzle |
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| 6 | Bolly-Flex |
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| 7 | Trinity Warriors |
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The live final was 90 minutes long (taking place at Olympia) and featured the eight dance acts that made it through the semi-finals as well as a special performance from 2010's winner Akai Osei and dance troupe Diversity. After the acts performed there was a 6-minute window for voting. For the first time in a UK entertainment program, viewers could vote using a specially designed application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
| Contestant(s) | Number of Gold stars | Result |
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| Chris and Wes |
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Winners |
| Alleviate |
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| Razzle Dazzle |
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Top 3 |
| Turbo |
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| Dance Dyanamix |
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| Two's Company |
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| Lauren |
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| Trinity Warriors |
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Series 3 will start on 1 January 2012. Producer auditions took place during July & August 2011 in Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Dublin. Filming will take place in various stages from July 2011 - March 2012. The dance domes auditions again took place in London, Glasgow and Dublin.
A special "Warm Up" show was broadcast on 18 December 2011. The series will fully begin on 1 January 2012 with the next episode the following day. A new show, 'Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut' airs weekdays at 6pm and is narrated by Will Best.
The most memorable audition ever seen was "Happiness" from Series 2 whose dance to "Scatman" by Scatman John has become an internet success with over a million views online.[4] As such, her audition has become a meme as fans have created video mashups to different songs and posted videos of themselves doing the 'Happiness Dance' on YouTube.[5]
The second series saw the introduction of the Got to Dance bursary fund. This fund, worth £15,000, was to be distributed amongst auditionees that the judges felt weren't yet good enough to progress in the competition, but whom they felt had real potential, and was to be used to enable them to develop and cultivate their dance skills through professional tuition.
| Air date |
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| 20 December 2009 |
| 19 December 2010 |
| 18 December 2011 |
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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| 1 | 3 January 2010 | 14 February 2010 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 January 2011 | 27 February 2011 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 January 2012 | March 2012 | ? |
CBS announced on April 10, 2010 that there was going to be an American version of the series titled Live to Dance and was set to rival So You Think You Can Dance. The show premiered on the said channel on January 4, 2011 and was canceled a month later in the same year. Kimberly Wyatt also served as a judge on Live to Dance.
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