| Shake It Up | |
|---|---|
| Format | Teen sitcom |
| Created by | Chris Thompson |
| Starring | Bella Thorne Zendaya Davis Cleveland Roshon Fegan Adam Irigoyen Kenton Duty Caroline Sunshine (season 2-present, main; season 1, recurring) |
| Theme music composer | Jeanne Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman |
| Opening theme | "Shake It Up", performed by Selena Gomez & the Scene |
| Composer(s) | Eric Goldman Zed Kelley (both; all episodes) Ken Lofkoll (episode 2-present) Michael Corcoran (episode 1) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 31 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Rob Lotterstein Chris Thompson (season 1) Jeff Strauss (season 2-present) |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) | It's a Laugh Productions Disney Channel Original Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Disney Channel |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | November 7, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Official Website | |
Shake It Up is an American television sitcom airing on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on November 7, 2010. Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the show follows the adventures of Cece Jones (Bella Thorne) and Rocky Blue (Zendaya) as they star as background dancers on a local show, Shake It Up Chicago. It also chronicles their misadventures on- and off-set, and their troubles and rising social status at school. Davis Cleveland, Roshon Fegan, Adam Irigoyen, Kenton Duty and Caroline Sunshine also are other main cast members in the series.
The show's original concept was for Disney to create a female buddy comedy, only with a dance aspect. The dance concept is Disney's third original series, after The Famous Jett Jackson and Sonny with a Chance, to use a show-within-a-show format. The series is also the first Disney Channel Original Series since So Weird and Sonny with a Chance to have more than six main contract cast members at one time.
On March 16, 2011, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, and on September 29, 2011, Disney Channel announced it had increased Shake It Up's second season order to 26 episodes.[1] An album with songs from the series, Shake It Up: Break It Down, was released on July 12, 2011.[2]
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Shake It Up revolves around the adventures of best friends Rocky Blue (Zendaya) and CeCe Jones (Bella Thorne), who with the help of their longtime friend, Deuce Martinez (Adam Irigoyen), fulfill their favorite dreams of becoming professional dancers when they land roles as dancers on a local show, "Shake It Up, Chicago!".[3] Cece and Rocky deal with their circumstances, by adapting and maintaining their social status at school while watching CeCe's little brother, Flynn (Davis Cleveland), and the antics of their TV show which includes their matching the skills of their competition, notably brother and sister, Gunther and Tinka (Kenton Duty and Caroline Sunshine).[3] The show also has storylines which include Rocky's brother Ty (Roshon Fegan), who also has dance skills.[3] Selena Gomez & the Scene performs the theme song, "Shake It Up" and featured it on "Shake It Up: Break It Down"
The show was ordered up as Disney's attempt in its first female buddy show, but with a dance-driven aspect.[4] Initially carrying the working title Dance, Dance Chicago, the original description was described as the journey of two kids on a contemporary American Bandstand-type show.[5] Veteran television producers Chris Thompson, a former writer for Laverne & Shirley and creator of Bosom Buddies and Rob Lotterstein, who had worked on several series including Boy Meets World were assigned to work on the story.[3][6] Casting for the show began in October 2009.[5] Bella Thorne and Zendaya were cast as the two female leads, as well as Camp Rock cast member Roshon Fegan in a co-lead role. On May 21, 2010, with the title change revealed as Shake It Up, the production for the show was announced to begin in July, and anticipated for a fall 2010 premiere. President of Disney Entertainment, Gary Marsh said the Bella Thorne/Zendaya duo were the most engaging best friends they had seen on the network. On what makes the show different, Marsh said "while buddy comedies have been around since the start of television," that "this is the first time anyone has incorporated dancing into the underlying premise of a sitcom."[7]
The concept of the show has been noted to be very similar to that of fellow Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, and according to The Sun-Sentinel, Shake It Up is the same approach with dance.[8] Additionally, the show is Disney's third series to have a show-within-a-show following "Silverstone" in The Famous Jett Jackson and "So Random/Mackenzie Falls" in Sonny with a Chance. Chuck Barney of the Contra Costa Times said that the show's plots "play out in typical Disney Channel style with uncomplicated story lines, broad humor and moral uplift."[4] In an interview, Bella Thorne said of the show, "It is about them going through the stuff that teens go through every day. The writing is very realistic. I have gone through most of these problems."[9] Rosero McCoy, a choreographer for Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam was tapped to be a choreographer for the show, along with Claude Racine.[10] Shake It Up is shot at Los Angeles Center Studios.[4]
The series succeeds Hannah Montana, Jonas L.A., I'm in the Band and Phineas and Ferb as Disney's latest foray into music-oriented series.[5] According to Rick Bently of the Fresno Bee, the show's timing was to capitalize off the success of the current dance series' Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.[11] Original music for the series has been produced and recorded by the show's cast and various artists, with the theme song "Shake It Up" performed by Hollywood Records artist Selena Gomez & the Scene.[12] The theme was written by Aris Archontis, Jeanne Lurie and Chen Neeman, who also penned the opening title themes to fellow Disney series Sonny with a Chance and Good Luck Charlie.
In initial casting, Disney searched for two female co-leads.[13] Although boasting elaborate credits of prior television experience, including guest starring on Wizards of Waverly Place, Bella Thorne was cast after never dancing professionally before, and takes dance classes three times a week to improve.[9] Zendaya had theater background prior to her casting, and grew up in theater when her mother worked in the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland, California.[13] Having the same agent that discovered Miley Cyrus, she won the role after several auditions and over 200 other hopefuls.[4] On the casting of the two, Judy Taylor, Senior Vice President of Casting for Disney Channel commented that Coleman was "completely engaging" with a "great presence" and that Thorne had "high energy" and viewers would want to "want to get to know her better the instant you meet her."[13] One goal was for the two leads to have chemistry working together, and Thorne said of her relationship with Zendaya, "When we first met, there was this energy," she says. "It was like we were meant to be together."[4]
Adam Irigoyen was cast as Deuce Martinez[10] Irigoyen credited his family for his success, moving him out to Los Angeles two years prior for him to start his career.[10] Irigoyen has previously worked on Wizards of Waverly Place.[7] Davis Cleveland, whose work included guest appearances on Good Luck Charlie, "Zeke and Luther" and Hannah Montana Forever, was cast as CeCe's younger brother, Flynn.[7]
Disney Channel veteran Roshon Fegan, who co-starred in both films of the Camp Rock film series, was cast as Rocky's older brother Ty. In the recurring role of Gary Wilde, R. Brandon Johnson was cast the day before the pilot and began taping the next day.[10] Kenton Duty was cast as Gunther, after four audition attempts,[10]. Stefanie Scott was originally cast as Gunther's twin sister Tinka, but Disney Channel decided to cast her as Lexi on A.N.T. Farm instead. Casting for Tinka ran again and Caroline Sunshine landed the role after canceling plans for a family vacation so she could audition. The brother/sister duo of Gunther and Tinka is said to be inspired by Ryan and Sharpay Evans of Disney's High School Musical series.[14]
Some notable celebrity guest-stars have included Renée Taylor, Chris Trousdale, John D'Aquino, Anneliese van der Pol, Kent Boyd and Cat Deeley of So You Think You Can Dance and America's Best Dance Crew contestants JabbaWockeeZ (Season 1 Champions), Quest Crew (Season 3 Champions), Poreotics (Season 5 Champions), Jungle Boogie (Season 5), Saltare (Season 5), Breaks8 (season 1),and Instant Noodles (Season 6)
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 21 | November 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
| 2 | 26[15] | September 18, 2011 | TBA | |
On June 5, 2011 a Good Luck Charlie episode "Charlie Shakes It Up" premiered. In this episode Good Luck Charlie characters Teddy, Charlie, and Amy all go to Chicago to visit their great-aunt Nell but, when they arrive, they take the wrong car and are mistaken for the Duncan Sisters (two dancers) on Shake It Up Chicago!. Gunther, Tinka and Ty did not appear in the crossover, only Cece, Rocky, Deuce, Flynn and Gary appeared. It was counted as a Good Luck Charlie episode and not a Shake It Up episode.
On December 23, 2011, a repeat of the episode "Party It Up", where a female character complimented Rocky and Cece with the line "'I could just eat you up...well, if I ate" aired on the channel that evening. Former Disney Channel personality Demi Lovato, who left Sonny with a Chance in the fall of 2010 for counseling because of personal issues, commented on the episode, criticizing the network through Twitter for including a joke about eating disorders when she had struggled through the issue herself, and as one of the reasons for leaving the company's fold. Disney Channel's public relations account responded to Lovato by stating that episode and an episode of So Random! which had a eating disorder joke would be pulled from the network's airing cycle and reviewed further.[16][17][18][19]
It was announced during the 2011 Licensing International Expo that a Shake It Up movie is in the works.[20]
The series has earned mixed-to-negative reviews. Tom Gliatto of People Weekly gave the series two out of four stars, writing, "Shake It Up doesn't shake up the kid-com formula one bit, but it has something more than the usual shiny-sparkly cuteness".[21] It currently scores a 5.5 out of 10 on TV.com.[22]
According to Nielsen Media Research, the series premiere of Shake It Up garnered approximately 6.2 million viewers and made its debut the highest-rated series premiere in Disney Channel’s 27-year history, followed by The Suite Life on Deck's Premiere which garnered 5.7 million viewers,[23] then the March 24, 2006 series premiere of Hannah Montana,[24] which garnered 5.4 million viewers. The premiere scored an 11.0 rating (2.7 million viewers) among the 9–14-year-old demographic and a 10.6 rating (2.6 million viewers) among the 6–11-year-old demographic. It also became the channel's highest-rated Sunday premiere for an original series on record with total viewers, kids aged 6–11 and teens aged 9–14.[25]
| Shake It Up: Break It Down | ||
|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||
| Released | July 12, 2011 | |
| Recorded | 2010–2011 | |
| Genre | Pop, dance, electronic, hip hop, R&B | |
| Length | 43:19 | |
| Label | Walt Disney Records | |
| Singles from Shake It Up: Break It Down | ||
Shake It Up: Break It Down is a Disney Channel soundtrack from the TV series, Shake It Up. It was released on July 12, 2011 as a 2 Disc CD + DVD combo, with the DVD showing the dance steps.[28]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Produced by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shake It Up" (Selena Gomez) | Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman | Lurie, Archontis, Neeman | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Breakout" (Margaret Durante) | Ben Charles, Aaron Harmon, Jim Wes | Charles, Harmon, Wes | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Not Too Young" (Chris Trousdale and Nevermind) | Antonina Armato, Tim James, Thomas Sturges, Braxton Langston-Chapman | Rock Mafia | 2:55 |
| 4. | "School's Out" (Kyra Cristiaan (or Sita Vermeulen on European releases)) | Charles, Harmon, Wes | Charles, Harmon, Wes | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Watch Me" (Margaret Durante) | Charles, Harmon, Wes | Charles, Harmon, Wes | 2:55 |
| 6. | "All The Way Up" (Alana de Fonseca) | Ali Dee Theodore, Sarai Howard, Fonseca, Jason Gleed | Ali Dee | 3:30 |
| 7. | "We Right Here" (Drew Ryan Scott) | Dapo Torimiro, Scott | Torimiro | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Dance For Life" (Adam Hicks and Drew Seeley) | Lambert Waldrip, Adam Hicks, Justin Mobley, Anna Vasilenko, Tocarra Phillips | Stereo | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Twist My Hips" (Tim James and Nevermind) | Armato, James, Sturges, Nevermind | Rock Mafia | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Roll The Dice" (Marlene Strand) | Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenas, Geraldo Sandell | Twin, Alkenas | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Just Wanna Dance" (Geraldo Sandell and Riky Luna) | Molinder, Persson, Jonas Thander, Charlie Mason, Luna | Twin, Alkenas | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Our Generation" (Sibel Redzep) | Molinder, Persson, Alkenas, Scott | Twin, Alkenas | 4:15 |
| 13. | "All Electric" (Anna Margaret and Nevermind) | Armato, James, Sturges, Nevermind | Rock Mafia | 3:07 |
| 14. | "Watch Me" (Bella Thorne & Zendaya) | Charles, Harmon, and Wes | Charles, Harmon, Wes | 2:55 |
| 15. | "It's Alive (Amazon Exclusive Track)" (Nayana Holley) | Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman | Lurie, Archontis, Neeman | 3:21 |
| 16. | "Bling Bling (iTunes Bonus Track)" (Windy Wagner) | 2:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shake It Up Break It Down DVD Menu" | 0:31 |
| 2. | "Shake It Up Break It Down Introduction" | 0:40 |
| 3. | "School's Out" | 10:14 |
| 4. | "Watch Me" | 11:40 |
| 5. | "Breakout" | 10:50 |
| 6. | "Not Too Young" | 11:40 |
| 7. | "Shake It Up" | 11:46 |
| 8. | "End Credits [Shake It Up Break It Down]" | 0:33 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexican Album Charts | 65[29] |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 22[30] |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks | 1[30] |
| U.S. Billboard Kid Albums | 1[30] |
Shake It Up is a song by actress and singer Selena Gomez, made especially for the TV show. Written and produced by Jeanne Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman. The track was suddenly released on iTunes and various music outlets February 15, 2011, three months after the series premiered.
Watch Me is the second single from the soundtrack performed by Bella Thorne and Zendaya Coleman. It peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs[31] and at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has topped the Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Radio Disney Top 30 Countdown | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |
| US Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 63 |
| Awards | |||||
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2011 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series Leading Young Actress | Bella Thorne | Won | [32] |
| Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series | Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland, Adam Irigoyen, Roshon Fegan, Kenton Duty and Caroline Sunshine | Nominated | [32] | ||
| Imagen Award | Best Young Actress – Television | Bella Thorne | Nominated | [33] | |
| J-14's Teen Icon Award | Iconic TV Actress | Bella Thorne | Nominated | [34] | |
| Iconic TV Show | Shake It Up | Nominated | [34] | ||
| Country / Region | Network(s) | Series premiere | Title | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab World | Disney Channel Middle East | February 29, 2011 | Shake It Up (Airing the show with Arabic subtitles) | |
| DStv | Shake It Up (Airing the show in English). | |||
| Argentina Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Peru Venezuela |
Disney Channel Latin America | December 31, 2011 (Sneak Peek) February 4, 2011 (Premiere) |
A Todo Ritmo (Full Rhythm / In any Rhythm) |
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| Chile | Disney Channel Latin America | December 31, 2011 (Advance) February 4, 2011 (Premiere) |
A Todo Ritmo (Full Rhythm) |
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| Canal 13 (Chile) | December 26, 2011 | |||
| Australia New Zealand |
Disney Channel (Australia) | December 31, 2010 (Advance) February 2011 (Premiere) |
Shake It Up | |
| Austria Germany |
Disney Channel (Germany) | May 27, 2011 (Advance) June 10, 2011 (Premiere) |
Shake It Up - Tanzen ist alles! (Shake It Up - Dancing Is Everything!) |
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| Super RTL | October 23, 2011 | |||
| Belgium | Disney Channel (Netherlands & Flanders) | October 1, 2011 | Shake it up! | |
| Brazil | Disney Channel (Brazil) | December 31, 2010 | No Ritmo (On Rhythm / On Pace) | |
| Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand |
Disney Channel Asia | March 12, 2011 | Shake It Up | |
| Canada | Family Channel | November 12, 2010 | ||
| Czech Republic | Disney Channel (Czech Republic) | January 29, 2011 | Na Parket! (To The Dance Floor) |
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| Denmark | Disney Channel Scandinavia | March 25, 2011 | Shake it up! | |
| France | Disney Channel (France) | April 20, 2011 | Shake It Up | |
| Greece | Disney Channel (Greece) | March 1, 2011 | Κουνήσου στον ρυθμό | |
| ERT | December 2011 | |||
| Hong Kong | Disney Channel Hong Kong | April 4, 2011 (Advance) April 9, 2011 (Premiere) |
舞動青春 (Dancing Youth) / Shake It Up (Airing the show with Chinese subtitles). |
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| Hungary | Disney Channel (Hungary) | January 29, 2011 | Risza fel! | |
| Ireland United Kingdom |
Disney Channel (UK & Ireland) | November 12, 2010 | Shake It Up | |
| Israel | Disney Channel (Israel) | Shake - שייק (English with Hebrew subtitles). | ||
| Italy | Disney Channel (Italy) | May 27, 2011 | A Tutto Ritmo (All About Rhythm) |
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| Japan | Disney Channel Japan | April 23, 2011 | シェキラ！ (Shekira!) |
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| Netherlands / Flanders |
Disney Channel (Netherlands & Flanders) | March 8, 2011 | Shake It Up (Airing the show with Dutch subtitles). |
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| Poland | Disney Channel (Poland) | January 29, 2011 | Taniec Rządzi (Dance Rules) |
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| Portugal | Disney Channel (Portugal) | April 8, 2011 | Shake It Up | |
| Romania | Disney Channel (Romania) | January 29, 2011 | Totul Pentru Dans (All For Dance) | |
| Russia | Disney Channel (Russia) | January 21, 2012 | Танцевальная лихорадка (Dance fever) |
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| Serbia | Disney Channel (Serbia) | January 29, 2011 | Shake it up! | |
| Spain | Disney Channel (Spain) | April 8, 2011 | Shake It Up | |
| South Africa | Disney Channel (Southern Africa) | January 29, 2011 | ||
| South Korea | Disney Channel Korea | July 2, 2011 | 우리는 댄스소녀 (We Girls Dance) |
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| Taiwan | Disney Channel Taiwan | 舞動青春 (Dancing Youth) (Airing the show with Chinese dubbing). |
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| Turkey | Disney Channel (Turkey) | January 29, 2011 | Haydi Çalkala | |
| United States | Disney Channel | November 7, 2010 | Shake It Up | N/A |
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