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.
Jade u rock
AKsqared rocks i love you guys and i hope you win!!!!!!i was watching your show
i vote for AK squared!!!
How do I vote? Because I wanna vote for JADE! she is the BEST!
Casey and Sam are 2nd best
jade jade jade
Jade Should win. She has passion for you dance, pretty smile,and awesome stage presence.
AK square rocks!!!!!!!
what the heck! when did Rocky and CeCe come out!
vote for AK squared
im the real jade on gotta go get ready!!
i vote for jade and amair they got swag yoo but mostly amair. Can i be on tvvvvvvvvvvv pleases.
i like everyone!!!!
jade
i vote for ak2 you go peeps
my sister is werid
i will vote for jade shes awsome
I think AK2 should win because they promote girl power and show that you shouldn’t let anyone stand in the way of your dreams! AK2 is also the best dance crew on the show! Vote AK2!!!
casey and sam r the bst of all … they should b first plc they rock the floor and 2nd plc shouldnb the aksquare
pick amir if you you dont the yall suck
Amir you were so great you should win
arjang you roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooock! vote for arjang! vote for arjang! everyone dont be haters
OMG! Jade your so pretty u deserved a 10,10,10 your awesome keep shining girl! <3
IM going wit jade u go girl
i vote for amir
I love AKsquared there dance rocked they danced last and you know what they say save the best for the last!!!! The name is so smart. ohh and their outfits cute!!!! They sould win and win with a side of WIN!!!!!!!! Sorry but I dislike Jade I think they picked her out of pity!!!!!!!!
AK square is AMAZING it’s my favorite one I love them I want their out fits they have so much talent 🙂 <3
I vote for AK2!
i vote 4 ak squar too……………………….
J A D E !!!!! :]
aksqared rocks.they are the best vote for aksqarad
aksquared
OMG! I love L-O-V-E LOVE! jade and aks!
HEY GUYS I JUST WANT U GUYS TO KNOW IM WACTHING AND I THINK WE SHOULD VOTE FOR AMIR THE BEST ONE OF THEM ALL 😀
i vote jade and amir but i love jade more hope u win jade
LETS GO JADE AND AMIR!!!!!!!
you all watching make your mark right
Ajrang you were the best
I vote for AKSQARED BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD DANCERS
I have to go bye guys
Hey I am jade wish me luck I u get this comment leave a comment I am on here all night thanks
love ak,cristen&june,jade,and arajang
yall did great good news
send a shoutout to me jade!!!!!
VOTE FOR AMIRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol i love ak squared
AK SQAURE YOU ROCK AS A GROUP!!
vote ak2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they r realy good
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JUNE AND CRISTEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARE AWESOME I VOTE FOR THEM