Make Your Mark: Cast Your Vote Now!

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.

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3,222 Responses to “Make Your Mark: Cast Your Vote Now!”

  1. cece says:

    plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz pick me if you doo illl luv youuuuuuuuuuuu jk just plz pick me

  2. bianca says:

    can you guys put me on disney im 8

  3. Mishaya says:

    I’m trying out plzzz let me go to the finalist

  4. cici says:

    well what i heard is that it is on june 22nd!!! SO PUMPED READY TO SHAKE IT UP!!!!! :)))))

  5. NATLIE says:

    THE NEXT SHAKE IT UP CONTEST IS HERE AND IM READY TO SHAKE IT UP

  6. cici says:

    when is the next make your mark i want to try out so bad!!!! if you know please say!!

  7. kevin patino says:

    when is the a nother make your mark on the dance floor my sister wants to be in shake it up me to

  8. matisynn says:

    hi i am matisynn imhoff i live in a small town in ohio ……….. i like all but one will win and i am with all of them go team lol thanks for lison have a good day plzzzzzz email me

  9. jaylin says:

    i love u all

  10. jaydaman says:

    cant wait yhhhh!

  11. ds says:

    funny not cool

  12. tabbitha a.k.a tabb says:

    jade is a very good dancer. but the aksquared gurls they are flexible!!!!!Yall need to show me sum of them dance moves!!!!! plz reply bak

  13. tabbitha a.k.a tabb says:

    hi im am tabbitha!!!im 13 years old from FL.!!!!! i will audition in atlanta. so if i make it to the finals plz vote for me plz……ttylxoxo!!!!

  14. Kristen says:

    GO JADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. AK ERIN says:

    Love you guys your so awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe someday in the futrue we will meet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope we do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. Aksqauredgirls says:

    Hey, ya’ll! Thanks for who voted me, see ya around!

  17. Aksqauredgirls says:

    Aksqaure, the next aditons will be soon! I hope to be in again but I don’t want to win just to be saw again. Idk if anyone remembers us… But I hope so! Hahahaha…

  18. Aksqauredgirls says:

    Hey guys, thanks for voting us it was a big deal to us and now we go to dance on Shake It Up! I really wish I could of invited one of you guys. But if you tweet me you can meet me sometime!

  19. aksquare says:

    so when is the next alditons at and what day and what time

  20. Stephanie says:

    I can’t wait until the Shake it Up Make your Mark

  21. Rachel Haske says:

    I like to be in the shake it up make your mark and to be on the tvshow for you and my family also my friends.

  22. Hailey says:

    I’m totally voting for aksquare! I wish I could audition. I LOVE to dance!

  23. hippie haleigh says:

    OH ya you guys rock!! i hope yhu end up growing up famous. whoo u go!! ill root 4 u always!

  24. hippie haleigh says:

    Kool aksquared won. I live in az too. so i was so rooting 4 them! if any1 knows what city they live in please say.

  25. Allie says:

    i want to win this shake it up make my mark on shake it up and i want to have a spotlight dance just for me only.

  26. real Talk says:

    AKSQUARE WAS OK… I LOVED THEIR OUTFIT THOUGH I WISH I HAD THAT OUTFIT JK I DNT WARE CLOTHES LK DAT NO MOE!! GO ROCKY & CC

  27. makenzi says:

    hi jade its me um i thought as i read those comments about and some of them was not very nice so i think you did great and i am a dancer too

  28. makenzi says:

    jade you did a great job ak squared congrats for making the spotlight dance. Jade u did make ur mark so i hope u make it this year for the spotlight dance dont give up keep trying jade dont give up your dreams. jade never give up. go jade and ak squared

  29. cc says:

    Go jade u rock

  30. cc says:

    Go jade u rock u look like rocky in shake it up love u <3

  31. SADIE ROSE ROGERS says:

    I WANT TO BE ON SHAKE IT UP SO BAD I LOVE CECE AND ROCKY GO CECE AND ROCKY

  32. casey says:

    i loved everybody who tried to win and i am so happy rthat they all tried coming this far and getting to be on shake it up if i was one of them then i woyld have been so happy right now well i actually love rocky and cece they are the best they always have that type of talentand i just wish i waslike them because i love to dance but now i am in track and i just wanted to say congratulations aksquared u did a really good jobby coming this far u have a really good personalityu all have come this far to just have a good time and having some fun being on the show with rocky and cece it must be alot of fun to have a excellent and great talented dance group well love u all and have a very special merry christmas byeeee.

  33. Ciana says:

    I love Aksqared they are very very very good dancers. GO AKSQARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  34. Ja'lon Noel says:

    I love akquardd!Yah BABY!…………………………………………..2st

  35. shakayla williams says:

    I love akquardd.One day i want to be on ShakeItUP!………………………………………….1st

  36. nick says:

    i love aksquardd

  37. serria says:

    assquarddd(:!<333

  38. shayley says:

    go aksquare

  39. zendaya says:

    why are u too arguing like jade is a good dancer but ak squared one and this is over so breanna stop sayin stufff to jade and jade dont listen to her non sence anyway bye

  40. breanna says:

    omg i loveeeee ak squared and everyone who loveeee jade well i dont blame u but ak squre is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. better and they won on make your mark not jade and jade u can dance but u need more people with u and u need more talent and u had almost fell but u got good balance thats somethi g u good at’ so u not that good at dancing and ak squared do good on shake it up and hope to see u on more episodes bye’<3 oh yeah i peeep everything on the show the jugdes did not see u' but i did 'anyway u spent all your bad dancing for nothing thats a shame .Gooooooooooooooo ak squared.

  41. sarah says:

    omg i loveeeee ak squared and everyone who loveeee jade well i dont blame u but ak squre is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. better and they won on make your mark not jade and jade u can dance but u need more people with u and u need more talent and u had almost fell but u got good balance thats somethi g u good at’ so u not that good at dancing and ak squared do good on shake it up and hope to see u on more episodes bye’<3 oh yeah i peeep everything on the show the jugdes did not see u' but i did 'anyway u spent all your bad dancing for nothing thats a shame .Gooooooooooooooo ak squared.

  42. breanna says:

    omg i loved ak squared and everyone who love jade well i dont blame u but ak squre is way better and they won not jade and jade u can dance but u need more people with u and u had almost fell so u not that good and ak squared do good on shake it up and hope to see u on more episodes bye'<3

  43. unique says:

    AKsquare you are the best dancers on make your mark and on shake it up.i hope you had fun with rocky and cece. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I HOPE YOU HAD FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AKSQUARE YOU ARE THE BEST DANSCERS I HAVE EVER SAW!!GO AKSQUARED

  44. Anne says:

    Give me an a give me k give a squared what does that spell aksquared. I love you

  45. ronica says:

    of course aksquared!!!!!!! aksquared won that is awsome i love aksquared

  46. chamcham says:

    YOU LOOKED GOOD ON SHAKE IT UP AKSQUARE

  47. nishi says:

    i watched the show and it was amazing.GO AKSQUARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO AKSQUARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO AKSQUARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    LOVE YOU AKSQUARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  48. chamcham says:

    WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE VOTS THIS IS WEIRD

  49. china says:

    i really like u

  50. Julie says:

    go aksquared