The Ultimate Dance Off Airs on TV!

The Ultimate Dance Off Airs on TV!

For five weeks during Summer 2011, dancers who were between 8 and 16 years old were invited to submit online audition videos to Disney Channel’s first ever dance-themed talent competition, Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off Shake It Up Edition. More than 28,000 videos were submitted, and from those videos, six semi-finalist dance acts were chosen.

Promotional image for the Make Your Mark Ultimate Dance Off, image copyright Disney

Now these semi-finalist dancers are finally ready to show their skills when Disney Channel airs the premiere of the Ultimate Dance Off on Friday, October 14th at 8:30pm ET/PT with a results show to follow on Sunday, October 16th at 8:30pm ET/PT. The six dance acts will perform for celebrity judges Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place), recording artist Sean Kingston, choreographer Rosero McCoy (Shake It Up), and Disney Channel viewers.

Debby Ryan of The Suite Life on Deck and Jessie is hosting the telecast along with Shake It Up cast members Roshon Fegan and R. Brandon Johnson. Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the stars of Shake It Up, will also make guests appearances.

Voting for the Ultimate Dance Off will be similar to American Idol voting procedures, except there is no call-in voting by phone and the number of times an individual can vote is strictly limited. For two hours following the October 14th broadcast, viewers will be able to place votes for their favorite finalists with a limit of up to five online votes (www.DisneyChannel.com/MakeYourMark) and five votes by text.

When we first saw the semi-finalists in their audition videos, they were limited to 45 seconds of self-choreographed routines. Now the eleven dancers are working with top choreographers to prepare for the Ultimate Dance Off and on Friday, we’ll really get to see what they can do.

Meet the Semi-Finalists (and watch their auditions)!
Arjang

12 year old Arjang’s liquid dancing and pop and lock routine is even more impressive when he admits that he’s a freestyler who dances without choreography.

Jade

12 year old Jade from Illinois can really work the audience with her spunky hip hop moves and pirouette turns.

Amir

13 year old Amir from Virginia knows how to groove and has fancy footwork to match.

Sam and Casey

Sam and Casey from the West Coast have an edge as the only male/female pair for lifts, dips, and other pair moves.

Christine and June

Christine and June are sisters from New Jersey with a unique style and lots of personality.

Arielle, Kailey, Alyssa, and Kalani

Self-dubbed “AKsquared” from Arizona impressed with their gymnastics moves and great flexibility.

Tune in on October 14th for the Ultimate Dance Off event to vote for your favorite dancers! The grand prize winner will be featured as a spotlight dancer on an episode of Shake It Up. All eleven young performers have proven that they are extremely talented, but who will win it all?

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152 Responses to “The Ultimate Dance Off Airs on TV!”

  1. Nora says:

    JADE! PICK JADE YOU WERE AWESOME AND SO CUTE. YOU LOOK LIKE A MINI KATY PERRY YOU ARE SO CUTE I LOVE YOU YOU ARE THE BEST, NUMBER ONE .I HOPE YOU WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. amy says:

    Argang yu juss remind me of Chris Brown when yu Dance and ..Amir i love your swagg

  3. jennifer says:

    i vote for arielle, kailey alyssa and kalani , i love

  4. Olivia says:

    Hope you win Jade 🙂

  5. John says:

    vote for arjand arjand

  6. zoey says:

    i think jades gonna win

  7. amy says:

    Argang yu dance like chris brown……. Im love how yu dance

  8. Porchia says:

    JADE LOVE HER 🙂

  9. leslie diego marin says:

    i vote for aksqared i love your moves and yor outfiits

  10. Kerri says:

    i vote for aksquare, christine & june,& casey and sam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. John says:

    vote for arjang

  12. julianne says:

    I vote for JADE!!!!!

  13. kirsten says:

    no sam and casey
    GEEKS

  14. mariela says:

    Jade!!!!

  15. kirsten says:

    no sam and casey

  16. jamie says:

    i love arjang hes so hot im in lovw with him so bad\

  17. karisa says:

    i vote for christine and june tyey are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. kirsten says:

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkksssssssssssssssssssssqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqquuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeedddddddddddd

    AKsquared

  19. hayley k says:

    i vote aksquared

  20. erykah says:

    aksquared rocks they are like realy talented the outhers well not that well but a little good but my favorite is so going to be asquared

  21. allysia says:

    jade vote for jade
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

  22. kirsten says:

    dont vote for arjang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. madison says:

    i vote for jade because shes got the skills and i hve the same dream she has to i vote for jade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. Trinity says:

    Jade rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  25. Mary says:

    Go Amir! You are so great on stage, and you have an attitude where you don’t care what anybody thinks and I love that!!!! Good luck!!!!!!

  26. kirsten says:

    aksquared
    rocks you dummies

  27. carsen cook says:

    i luv aksqured hope yall win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. Aoife says:

    AK SQUARED JUST SHOOK THINGS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  29. anna says:

    A.K square, were awesome and very talented they must have been working on this for along time so i’m just proud of you and i love your dance moves!

  30. kirsten says:

    june and christine

  31. Victoria says:

    AKsquare defintely

  32. kirsten says:

    AKsquared

  33. haley says:

    100% Christine and june they were the best no dout

  34. bryce says:

    i vote for arjang

  35. megannn says:

    hi jade i love you ur the best i hope you winn 🙂

  36. olivia says:

    jade you rock I hope you win I think you are a really good dancer I hope I get to see you on shake it up. your friend,olivia hope vibbert

  37. lil cmia says:

    Arjang

  38. 27854306 says:

    Arjang

  39. joshua says:

    I agree but i don`t like casey and sam

  40. ALANA says:

    june and christe