Make Your Mark: Cast Your Vote Now!
The five week audition period for Disney Channel’s Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off ‘Shake It Up’ Edition came to an end on August 3rd. More than 28,000 videos were submitted online showcasing talented young dancers from all over the United States. And now the real contest begins.
Screenshot from the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off website, image copyright Disney
It’s time for Make Your Mark fans to make their voices heard by voting online for their favorite videos as the most liked auditions of the day. Videos with a STAR under them have been chosen as featured videos by a Disney.com editor, while videos with THUMBS UP have been chosen by fans as the most liked videos of the day. Videos with the STAR and THUMBS UP are the best of the best, as voted by Disney and Make Your Mark fans!
On August 19th, the first two of six semi-finalists will be chosen, followed by two more semi-finalists on August 26th, and the final two on September 2nd. The six finalists will fly to Los Angeles to compete in an epic television event on the Disney Channel, with the grand prize winner appearing as a featured spotlight dancer on an episode of Shake It Up!
Screenshot from the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off website, image copyright Disney
The audition videos that were recorded at one of the five city events (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit) are easy to spot as the dancers are performing on a professional Shake It Up stage, complete with flashing lights and a shiny dance floor. The dancers are having such a great time that it made me think, wouldn’t Shake It Up be an excellent addition to the Hollywood Studios Theme Park at the Disney World Resort?
If Make Your Mark were to become a new attraction at Hollywood Studios, it could be a dance competition similar to the American Idol Experience with dancers performing in a series of elimination rounds leading up to a grand finale. Or it could be an interactive, Disney Quest-style attraction utilizing green screen technology so that a dancer’s performance on the stage could be digitally integrated into an episode of Shake It Up. Then Disney could offer the dancer a customized video of their simulated Shake It Up appearance – for a price, of course!
Screenshot from the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off website, image copyright Disney
As an aside, I was annoyed by the Make Your Mark website tonight when I was browsing the audition videos and ended up having to sit through a video ad for Best Western. I’ve never seen non-Disney video ads on Disney sites before, and the ad intrusion wasn’t only out of place, it was illogical. The bulk of the Make Your Mark visitors are kids (8-16 years old) who are there to check out their own videos and vote for their favorites. I’d like to think they’re not the ones choosing the hotel chain for their next family vacation.
i like christine and june
they rock with a super cute and cool fashion sence
jade is a toatal package
i definnetly vote for jade she is so awsome and has agreat style with a supercute attitude that flows well in her dancing.
good luck jade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wsh u the best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ill pick june to good luck
ill pick amir
who do you think ill pick i pick amir and cristine and june ther awsome
I want Cristine and June to win!!!! I can’t wait till the winner is announced!!! 🙂
hope jade wins if doesen’t the girl and the boy thx bye and good luck jade
I can’t wait till the winner is revealed
hey if your so good at dancing post a video on youtube
we can dance so bring it on.
i love peoples danceing
I’m sad I didn’t get chosen,I danced but Amir should do awesome at los angeles8-) and he’s cute too!
I’m a little upset that I didn’t win, but there is many more competitions to go so better luck next time!! Oh and congratulations to all the semi finalists may the best win and good luck in Los Angeles!!! I love you everyone!!:)
Congratulations to the final two semi-finalists!
Arielle, Kailey, Alyssa, and Kalani from Arizona: http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/21e632
Christine and June from New Jersey: http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/5f6hgp
We can’t wait to see you perform on TV!
I am not trying to be mean,but you could get disqualified for making publissity for your video.
The reason would be because it would not be fair to everyone else who auditioned without doing this.
i really wanting to be on the make you mark but they would not let me so how do i do it
do you get any prizes just for being a semi finalist??????
Hi Miranda,
I am not affiliated with the Make Your Mark contest in any way, so I’m sorry, but I can’t answer your question!
Disney blogger will they let you know if your a semi finialist in email days before they announce? Beacause in Jade (semi finialist) picture shes wearing a tank top. But in her video shes wearing a shirt and hip hop clothes. How did they get the picture of them. I thought it was supposed to be a surprise to them when they annouce it. Its not rigged right? Plzz answer
P.S I love shake it up and I hope i win!!! 🙂 good luck everyone!
Hi Hannah,
I have no idea how many likes it takes to get a THUMBS UP, and I don’t believe Disney has announced the answer anywhere. Sorry!
disney blogger how many likes do you have to get to get a thumbs up?!?!
Congratulations to the new semi-finalists!
Casey, 16, WA and Sam, 16, CA – http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/7090p3
Amir, 13, VA – http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/2j5rid
wow you thought Charlotte was a great dancer too! I loved her she is so skilled!
Charlotte lassiter is the best dancer ever and I am so voting for her lets hope shes a finalist!
vote for this one http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/3c7no3
I have a question…… Who chooses the winning videos???? It’s cuz it’s always been a dream of my to come out on TV!!! I really love to act,dance,and sing, and everyday my sister and I play that we’re Zendaya(Rocky) and Bella(cece) because it is our favorite show in the entire world!! Please mak my dream of coming out in TV and showing my dancing and acting skills!!! Please like, and comment, my video: Larissa,12,TX
Nevermind i found it!
It was on tv!!!
The first two finalists have been announced! Check out their audition videos below:
Arjang, 12, CA – http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/2qlk9a
Jade, 12, IL – http://makeyourmark.disney.go.com/s/74gna
Please check out my video amaya 13, ny! Please! Vote comment and show friends.
Please vote for Ella 7 illinois .
Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
If you do you guys are the best please
Who were the first two finalists?!?!?!?!?!?!?
PLEASE check out Rachel Salmon New YORK 12!!!!!! she is awsomeeee she should totally win!!!! 😀
Check out Angelina, nj, 10 years old
Lulu25u:
Where do i go to watch it???
Where can u watch the first 2 finalists for this week???Where do i go???
Ashley
Check out Mia 10 Nj
biggest dancing,zendaya, and bella thorne fan here!! check out my audition video,comment, and post,please!! larissa,TX,12!!!LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
please vote for me!!! i pray to god everyday that i can have my spotlight dance with zendaya and bella thorne!!! dancing is more than half of my life and my passion!!! i act like if im rocky and cece and that i dance in shake it up!! please make my dream true!!! i love u guys for life and thank you!!!
when r they going to post it
Vote for alexandra 10 new york. Total winner! 🙂
vote for me i will show u the moves of the times i love my fam and friends please vote i will love all u guys<3
Check out jesse and his twin from md. they should win!! help them too. pray for us. we appreciate it if u do
Pleeeeeease check out Vanessa,11 from florida she dances with her partner Hayleyand their AWESOME!!!!!!! They should win go thumbs them up and comment!!!!!!! 🙂
Do all smiley faces get a thumb up? If not how can you get one how many likes do your have to have to get thumbs up?
Every1 check out ruthiejayne video theyr 13 n from NY go vote for them now theyr AWESOMEE!!!!! No joke 😀
Check out sianni,pa,14 she amazing and dances her behind off when free styling…comment and like her video(s)thanks and vote for her
check out Tayla, Nj 9 plz check it out like it and commet
check out….Sianni,PA,14
i like to dance so bring it