Got to Dance
Got to Dance | |
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Genre | Dance competition |
Presented by | Davina McCall |
Judges |
Ashley Banjo Kimberly Wyatt Adam Garcia (2010–12, 2014) Aston Merrygold (2013) |
Country of origin |
United Kingdom Ireland |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 71 (inc. 5 "Warm Up" shows) |
Production | |
Location(s) |
Auditions: Various cities (2010–12) Clapham Common (2013) Roundhouse (2014) Live shows: Pinewood Studios (2010–12) Shepperton Studios (2013) Earls Court (2014) Final: Olympia, London (2011–13) Earls Court (2014) |
Running time | 30–90 mins |
Production company(s) | Princess Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Sky 1 |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
First shown in | United Kingdom |
Original release | 20 December 2009 – 29 August 2014 |
Chronology | |
Related shows |
Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut International versions |
External links | |
Website |
Got to Dance, originally titled Just Dance,[1] is a British dance competition that was broadcast on Sky 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 20 December 2009 to 28 December 2014. Auditions for the show were held in specially built "Dance Domes" and are open to all dance acts of any age, style or size but must be of an amateur level.
The show is hosted by Davina McCall, with Ashley Banjo and Kimberly Wyatt as judges. In series 1 to 3, Adam Garcia was a judge but was replaced by Aston Merrygold in series 4.[2] However, on 31 January 2014, Merrygold announced that he would be leaving the show.[3] Garcia returned as a judge for series 5 in 2014.[4] Since series 2, the prize money is £250,000 for the winning act. On 24 October 2014, it was announced that the show had been cancelled by Sky after five series.[5]
Format
There are five stages to the competition:
- Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will perform in front of the judges, but they are not broadcast or acknowledged on the show)
- Stage 2: Judges' auditions
- Stage 3: Callbacks (some acts may have to perform again at this stage for a place in the semi-finals)
- Stage 4: Live Semi-finals (each act performs in one semi-final, with only two advancing to the final)
- Stage 5: Live Final
Voting
Viewers in both Ireland and the United Kingdom can vote via Phone, Red Button (through Sky TV only) or via the official iPhone application, which was introduced in the second series. Viewers can vote for free using their website, which was introduced in the fourth series.
Series overview
Series | Year(s) | Time | Main presenter | Judges | Winner (dance style) | Prize money |
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1 | Winter 2010 | January–February | Davina McCall | Ashley Banjo Adam Garcia Kimberly Wyatt |
Akai Osei (Street) | £100,000 |
2 | Winter 2011 | Chris and Wes (Street) | £250,000 | |||
3 | Winter 2012 | January–March | Prodijig (Irish stepdance) | |||
4 | Winter 2013 | Ashley Banjo Kimberly Wyatt Aston Merrygold |
Lukas McFarlane (Contemporary) | |||
5 | Summer 2014[6] | August | Ashley Banjo Kimberly Wyatt Adam Garcia |
Duplic8 (Street) (mentored by Adam Garcia) |
Series 1 (2010)
Auditions for the first series were held in October 2009 in Edinburgh, Manchester and London.[7]
The winning act, 10-year-old Akai, won the £100,000 prize money.[8]
Semi-finalists
First Semi-final – 24 January 2010 | Second Semi-final – 31 January 2010 | Third Semi-final – 7 February 2010 | Grand Final – 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) |
Live show chart summary
Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
Won Semi Final | Did Not Dance | Eliminated |
Show | Contestant | Result | |||||
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SF 1 | SF 2 | SF 3 | Final | ||||
Final | Akai Osei | Advanced | Winner | ||||
Jukebox Juniors | Advanced | 2nd | |||||
The Box | Advanced | 3rd | |||||
Emily | Advanced | 4th | |||||
Matthew Koon | Advanced | 5th | |||||
MJ Latin | Advanced | 6th | |||||
Semi Final 3 | |||||||
Dance Dynamix | 3rd | ||||||
Unity Youth | 4th | ||||||
Fancy Feet | 5th | ||||||
Eclipse | 6th | ||||||
Semi Final 2 | |||||||
Kane Ricca | 3rd | ||||||
Raw Edge | 4th | ||||||
DNA | 5th | ||||||
Beyond Repair | 6th | ||||||
Semi Final 1 | |||||||
Status | 3rd | ||||||
Bhangra Heads | 4th | ||||||
Parallel | 5th | ||||||
Martin Sierra | 6th |
Series 2 (2011)
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. The prize money for the second series was £250,000, the largest cash give-away on a television talent show (at the time).
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.
Callbacks
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)
Semi-finals
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.
Semi-final 1 (30 January)
Order | Contestant(s) | Stars | Result | ||
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Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
1 | Cerebro | ||||
2 | Podilya | ||||
3 | Luke | ||||
4 | Chris and Wes | ||||
5 | Eruption | ||||
6 | Alleviate | ||||
7 | Ghetto Fabulous | ||||
Semi-final 2 (6 February)
Order | Contestant(s) | Stars | Result | ||
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Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
1 | Shockarellas | ||||
2 | Guys in Sync | ||||
3 | Damhsa Dreams | ||||
4 | QMX | ||||
5 | Ella | ||||
6 | Turbo | ||||
7 | Dance Dynamix | ||||
Semi-final 3 (13 February)
Order | Contestant(s) | Stars | Result | ||
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Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
1 | Elmes 3 Style | ||||
2 | Octavia | ||||
3 | Trilogy | ||||
4 | Tap Attack | ||||
5 | Two's Company | ||||
6 | Back2Back | ||||
7 | Lauren | ||||
Semi-final 4 (20 February)
Order | Contestant(s) | Stars | Result | ||
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Adam | Kimberly | Ashley | |||
1 | Tamara | ||||
2 | Mystic Force | ||||
3 | Liquid Metallic | ||||
4 | Synergy | ||||
5 | Razzle Dazzle | ||||
6 | Bolly-Flex | ||||
7 | Trinity Warriors | ||||
Final
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.
Live Final (27 February)
Contestant(s) | Number of Gold stars | Result |
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Chris and Wes | Winners | |
Alleviate | Top 3 | |
Razzle Dazzle | Top 3 | |
Turbo | Eliminated | |
Dance Dynamix | Eliminated | |
Two's Company | Eliminated | |
Lauren | Eliminated | |
Trinity Warriors | Eliminated |
Series 3 (2012)
Series 3 started on 1 January 2012. Producer auditions took place during July & August 2011 in Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Dublin. Filming took 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 fully began on 1 January 2012, with the next episode the following day. Seven audition shows were aired followed by a "Home Visits" episode and one 30-minute episode featuring the "Callback" performances.
A new show, Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut aired weekdays at 6pm and was narrated by Will Best. As the name suggests, the show featured uncut auditions from the main show and others which were not shown.
The winning act, Prodijig, won the £250,000 prize money.
Semi-finals
The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2012 began on Sunday 29 January 2012. Five semi-finals took place, instead of four as previously. In total, 30 acts advanced to the semi-finals in 2012.
Semi-finalists
Semi-final 1 – 29 January 2012 | Semi-final 2 – 5 February 2012 | Semi-final 3 – 12 February 2012 | Semi-final 4 – 19 February 2012 | Semi-final 5 – 26 February 2012 | |
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Contestants | Chuck, Tayluer & Elliott, Prodijig, Project G, Sam, Bendy Kate | A Hoofer's Song, Fear Of The Unknown, Luke, Sapnay, Boadicea, Urban Jokers | Supermalcom, Sweet Surprise, Antics, Lil Hustlers, Olivia, Brosena | Rikoshay, Methods Of Movement, Hippy-Joe, The Future, Lloyd & Rebecca, A Team | Kazzum, Belle, Lindsey & Ryan, Dharmz, Reflection, Unity UK |
Advanced to Final | Prodijig, Tayluer & Elliott | Boadicea, Fear Of The Unknown | Sweet Surprise, Antics | Methods of Movement, A Team | Unity UK, Kazzum |
Final
The live final took place at Olympia in front of 6,000 people on 4 March 2012.
Live Final (4 March)
Contestant(s) | Result |
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Prodijig | Winners |
Fear Of The Unknown | Top 3 |
Tayluer & Elliott | Top 3 |
Kazzum | |
Sweet Surprise | |
Antics | |
Methods of Movement | |
A Team | |
Unity UK | |
Boadicea |
Series 4 (2013)
Series 4 started in January 2013. Producer auditions took place during July and August 2012. This year, auditions in front of the judges took place at Clapham Common in London. No judges' auditions were held in Glasgow or Dublin. The auditions took place between 13 September and 2 October 2012, in a brand new and bigger dome which can hold up to 760 audience members.
Starting in this series, all acts must receive 3 gold stars from the judges to progress onto the shortlist.
It was also confirmed on 11 August 2012, that Aston Merrygold would be replacing Garcia on the judging panel.[9] Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely were the backstage team for series 4. They also provided the voice overs for many of the episodes of Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut.[10]
Producer audition dates:[11]
Date(s) | City |
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28–29 July 2012 | Manchester |
30 July 2012 | Liverpool |
2 August 2012 | Newcastle |
4–6 August 2012 | London |
8 August 2012 | Glasgow |
11 August 2012 | Dublin |
16 August 2012 | Birmingham |
17 August 2012 | Bristol |
18 August 2012 | Cardiff |
19 August 2012 | London |
26 August 2012 |
Semi-finals
The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2013 began on Sunday 10 February 2013. Five semi-finals took place, with six acts performing in each for one of two places in the Grand Final on 17 March.
Semi-finalists
Semi-final 1 – 10 February 2013 | Semi-final 2 – 17 February 2013 | Semi-final 3 – 24 February 2013 | Semi-final 4 – 3 March 2013 | Semi-final 5 – 10 March 2013 | |
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Contestants | Lukas, Notorious, Dance For Joy, Molly and Vitaly, Collective Ent, Tom | Buckness Personified, Mechanikool, Mini Moves, Momentum, Pulse Collective, Rhys | G-Nome, Hash Tap, IMD (Intelligent Minds Dance), Poison, Rory O'Shea, Wild G | Godson, Javier and Julie, Amour, Antics, Gaana Rajas, One Step Ahead | Gymtasia Evolution, Juicy, Leon and Dotty, Mindtrick, Ruff Diamond, Shun |
Advanced to Final | Lukas McFarlane, Tom Hughes-Lloyd | Rhys Yeomans, Mini Moves | Rory O’Shea, IMD | Antics, Godson | Gymtasia Evolution, Ruff Diamond |
Final
The live final took place at Olympia in front of 6,000 people on 17 March 2013.
Live Final (17 March)
Contestant(s) | Result |
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Lukas McFarlane | Winner |
Ruff Diamond | Top 3 |
Gymtasia Evolution | Top 3 |
Tom | |
Mini Moves | |
IMD | |
Antics | |
Godson | |
Rory | |
Rhys |
Series 5 (2014)
Series 5 began airing on 9 August 2014,[12] with McCall continuing as host. Banjo and Wyatt returned as judges for a fifth time and Garcia returned after his absence in series 4, replacing Merrygold. In this series, the semi-finals were stripped across one week (similar to Britain's Got Talent)[13] and the judges mentored contestants throughout the competition. Six acts from each team progressed to the live rounds. Auditions for this series took place at the Roundhouse concert venue in Camden, London between 6–11 May 2014. This is the first time the dance domes have not been used.[14] Series 2 winners Chris and Wes returned to Got to Dance and were joined by Joe Sugg to form the Backstage/Online team.[15]
Producer auditions for Got to Dance 2014 took place during March and April 2014 in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and Dublin.
Producer audition dates:[16]
Date(s) | City |
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15 March 2014 | Dublin |
23 March 2014 | London |
25 March 2014 | Glasgow |
27 March 2014 | Newcastle |
29–30 March 2014 | Manchester |
3 April 2014 | London |
5 April 2014 | Birmingham |
6 April 2014 | Cardiff |
12–13 April 2014 | London |
Semi-finalists
The following 18 acts made it to the live shows:[17]
Team Ashley (25 August 2014) |
Team Kimberly (26 August 2014) |
Team Adam (27 August 2014) |
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Finalists
The following 9 acts made it to the live final on 29 August 2014:
Key: – Winning judge/team. Winner is in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
Team Ashley | Team Kimberly | Team Adam |
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Got to Dance bursary fund
The second series saw the introduction of the 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.
Transmissions
Warm-up shows
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19 December 2010 |
18 December 2011 |
23 December 2012 |
27 July 2014 |
Original series
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 | 15 |
3 | 1 January 2012 | 4 March 2012 | 16 |
4 | 6 January 2013 | 17 March 2013 | 15 |
5 | 9 August 2014 | 29 August 2014 | 11 |
Ratings
Episode ratings from BARB.[19] They do not include viewings on Sky 1 +1.
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International versions
- Colour key
In production Discontinued Not aired
Current and upcoming versions include:[20]
Country | Local title | Presenter(s) | Judges | Channel | Series |
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Australia | Got to Dance | Andrew Günsberg | N/A | Fox8 | Cancelled in 2012 |
Cambodia | Got to Dance Cambodia | To be determined | To be determined | Hang Meas HDTV | Season 1: Upcoming Season |
Finland | Pakko Tanssia | Satu Tuomisto Jani Toivola |
Sami Saikkonen Saana Akiola Dennis Nylund |
Yle TV2 | Season 1: 2 March – 4 May 2013 |
France Monaco |
Got to Dance: Le Meilleur Danseur | Sandrine Corman | David Carreira Mia Frye Stephane Jarny |
TMC | Season 1: 24 June – 12 August 2015 |
Germany | Got to Dance | Johanna Klum (1–2) Alexandra Simone Maurer (3–) |
Palina Rojinski (1–) Nikeata Thompson (1–2) Howard Donald (1–2) Marvin A. Smith (3–) Anton Zetterholm (3–) |
ProSieben (1–) Sat.1 (1–2) |
Season 1: 20 June – 5 July 2013 |
Poland | Got to Dance – Tylko Taniec | Maciej Dowbor Katarzyna Kępka (1–2) Anna Głogowska (3–4) |
Joanna Liszowska Michał Malitowski Alan Andersz Krystyna Mazurówna (1–2) Anna Jujka (3–4) Filip Czeszyk (1–2, Guest) Kimberly Wyatt (3–4, Guest) |
Polsat |
Season 1: 3 March – 11 May 2012 |
Romania | Romania Danseaza | George Papagheorghe Andreea Balan |
Mihai Bendeac (1) Connect-r (2–) Monica Petrica CRBL |
Antena 1 |
Season 1: March – May 2013 |
United States | Live to Dance | Andrew Günsberg | Paula Abdul Travis Payne Kimberly Wyatt |
CBS | Season 1: 4 January – 9 February 2011 |
Vietnam | Got to Dance Vietnam: Vũ điệu đam mê | Khánh Thi | Trần Ly Ly Dumbo Alfredo Torres Minh Hằng |
VTV3 | Season 1: 14 September – 28 December 2013 |
US version
CBS announced on 10 April 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 4 January 2011 and was cancelled a month later in the same year. Kimberly Wyatt also served as a judge on Live to Dance.
Polish version
A Polish version premiered 2 March 2012 on Polsat, titled Got to Dance - Tylko Taniec. Second edition aired from 7 September to 9 November 2012. A third edition began on 1 March 2013 and a fourth in September 2013. Since March 2011, Polsat have also produced a local version of Must Be the Music (which was first aired on Sky1 in 2010) and has aired its sixth edition. Both shows air two seasons a year in Poland.
Australian version
Plans for an Australian version of the show were announced in April 2012. It was expected to premiere on the Australian cable channel Fox8 later in 2012, with Andrew Günsberg as the host.[21] However, it was announced in June 2012 that the show was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict with another dance show Everybody Dance Now on Network Ten.[22]
German version
The German version premiered on 20 June 2013 on ProSieben, with the remaining shows being broadcast on Sat.1. Johanna Klum hosts the show while Palina Rojinski, Nikeata Thompson and Howard Donald are the judges. A second season was aired in 2014 and a third in 2015.
See also
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Must Be the Music
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Dancing on Ice
- Britain's Got Talent
References
- ↑ "McCall to host reality dance show". TV.com. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "JLS star Aston Merrygold steps up to judge on Got To Dance". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Aston Merrygold leaves Sky1's Got to Dance, Banjo and Wyatt to return". Digital Spy. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Got To Dance returns for series 5 & Adam Garcia’s back!". unrealitytv. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ "Got to Dance axed by Sky1 after five series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "'Got to Dance' to return for fifth series on Sky1 next summer". Digital Spy. 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Banjo is plucked for Sky", The Sun, 8 October 2009, retrieved 17 October 2009
- ↑ Smith, Lizzie (5 December 2009), "Got To Dance: Davina McCall recreates Flashdance in daring preview for Sky 1 show", Daily Mail, retrieved 5 December 2009
- ↑ "JLS Aston Merrygold is to be a judge on new series of Got To Dance on Sky". The Sun. 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Got to Dance Sky". Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Got to Dance 2013 auditions applications open". 17 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ "Got To Dance 2014 start date confirmed for August 9". TellyMix. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "Got To Dance confirmed to return for series five in summer 2014". TellyMix. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Got To Dance ditches its domes for 2014 judge auditions". TellyMix. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ "Join Joe, Chris & Wes Backstage!". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.sky.com/tv/show/got-to-dance/article/apply
- ↑ "Got To Dance 2014 contestants: Meet the teams!". TellyMix. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "The winner of Got To Dance 2014 is". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ Top 10 Programmes - BARB
- ↑ "Shine dances to Germany, Asia". C21 Media. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Andrew Gunsberg to host Got to Dance Australia". 16 April 2012.
- ↑ "Foxtel shelves Got to Dance". 1 June 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Got to Dance at UKGameshows.com
- Got to Dance at the Internet Movie Database
- Got to Dance on Twitter
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