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. shanzi says:

    i vote dj”s mix.love u guys forever

  2. miely says:

    go dj’s mix i think you guys should win your so adorable and started at such a young age you guys deserve it im counting on you

  3. shemar says:

    i vote for Dj’s mix

  4. Kinsley says:

    Djs mix is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Kind says:

    Dis mix is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. Landon says:

    Go Dj’s Mix they are so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. Kinsley says:

    Go Dj’s Mix they are so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. emma says:

    woooooooo cher loyd rocks she should be in it!!!!

  9. Kaitlyn says:

    DJ’s mix DJ’s mix DJ’s mix DJ’s mix really they need to win they are the
    Best dancers and they are adorable good luck DJ’s mix you have flexibility and
    The best style

  10. emma says:

    how do you vote??????

  11. Kaytlyn says:

    DJS MIX

  12. Ninke says:

    DJ’s Mix you are such good dancers for, how old are, 9?For 9 year olds.
    You are awesome!!!!!

  13. skyler says:

    go team identy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  14. Landon says:

    Make your mark djs mix make your mark

  15. Lilly says:

    DJ’s mix is winning they are the best dancers I’ve ever
    Seen and if they are reading this message all I have to say
    Is keep up that great dancing and if you do I really think you
    Will go far in life

  16. TABRIYAH says:

    DJ MIX WILL WHEN FO SHORE PLEASE PICK THEM VOTE VOTE

  17. Landon says:

    Djs mix are the best dancers I have ever seen they are so flexible I hope that they win so that they can be shown on shake it up that is my favorite dance show ever I watch it as much as I can go djs mix go djs mix go djs mix I would love to met them in person !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. Lele says:

    Love you dj mix crew love you your the one need to win.

  19. Ninke says:

    Make Your Mark DJ’s Mix!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. Ninke says:

    Everyone who reads this needs to vote for DJ’s Mix they are the best, but if you don’t that’s to bad they are so good and very flexible I mean I do gymnastics and they are way more flexible then me I want to be like them.

  22. jasmine says:

    i think d.js mix should win and i think they should make thier mark

  23. Ninke says:

    DJ’s Mix, DJ’s Mix,DJ’s Mix!!!!!!!!!!

  24. Lilly says:

    DJ’s mix is the best out of them all I think DJ’s mix should
    Win they are really good flexible dancers if you are reading this message you are
    Such good dancers so all I really have to say is keep that
    Dancing up

  25. Ninke says:

    DJ’s Mix needs to win!!!!!!!!!

  26. Susan says:

    I want dj mix to win

  27. Susan says:

    I hope dj mix wins

  28. jasmine says:

    i think they are really good and talented just make your mark

    i say that djs so good and i love it

  29. shanice says:

    i want DJ’s mix to win.i love u guys and i admire u alot, u guys are amazing,adorable and a professional dancer and i hope u do ur best and make ur mark.love u guys..<3

  30. Ashley says:

    I think the dj mix is pretty awesome I vote for them

  31. damielle says:

    DJs mix alllll the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  32. Kiara says:

    D-Jays mix is flexible,i like ALL the dancers

  33. joyce says:

    go dj mix you are the bom digedy

  34. Daniella says:

    I think dj’s mix to win.They have really good moves.Dj’s mix.YOU ARE AWESOME

  35. Juju says:

    Dj’s mix should win because there talented and cute dancers

  36. Isaac6 says:

    I like team identity the best!

  37. jasmine says:

    i think they are really good and talented i would love them so make your mark

    i say dj’s mix good job i loved it

  38. caitie says:

    D.js mix all the way

  39. jacob says:

    D.J.Mix should win

  40. carrington says:

    bx five

  41. reaghan says:

    i love dj’s mix there so awsome i just wish i could meet them

  42. asa says:

    i want bx5 crew to win

  43. Clare says:

    Im torn!!!!!!!! DX DJ’s mix, or BX5 im confused!!!!!!!!!!!!

  44. Melissa says:

    Goooooo DJ MIX. We love you

  45. Alexandra says:

    I love Starley and Chris,dj’s mix and bx5 crew!!!!!!!!! I so hope you one of you guys and girls win!!!!!!
    =^D

  46. riley says:

    u go DJ’S MIX i love u all my friends r voting 4 you

  47. Anna says:

    dj’s Mix rules

  48. akirah says:

    dj mix