Make Your Mark Returns Summer 2012!
Last summer, the Disney Channel hosted the wildly popular kids-only dance competition, Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off: Shake It Up Edition. More than 28,000 audition videos were submitted online and six talented finalists were chosen. The finalists competed in a professionally-choreographed dance event telecast live on the Disney Channel, and the winners, a team of four dancers named AKSquared, were featured as spotlight dancers on an episode of Shake It Up.
Screenshot from the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off website, image copyright Disney
Millions of Disney Channel fans tuned in for the 2011 Ultimate Dance Off and thousands more have eagerly waited for the opportunity to show off their dance moves in a new competition. GREAT NEWS! Disney has confirmed that MAKE YOUR MARK WILL RETURN IN JULY 2012 for a second edition of the competition series. Like last year’s Shake It Up Edition, the 2012 competition will feature an online audition period followed by an October telecast of the semi-finalist showdown.
Dancers, you have four months to stretch your legs and polish your moves for this year’s Make Your Mark. In the meantime, you can find inspiration in last year’s semi-finalist performances (linked below).
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SPOTLIGHT DANCE WINNERS Arielle, Kailey, Alyssa, and Kalani Self-dubbed “AKsquared” from Arizona impressed with their gymnastics moves and great flexibility. |
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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. |
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Jade
12 year old Jade from Illinois can really work the audience with her spunky hip hop moves and pirouette turns. |
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Amir
13 year old Amir from Virginia knows how to groove and has fancy footwork to match. |
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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. |
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Christine and June
Christine and June are sisters from New Jersey with a unique style and lots of personality. |
Now put on your dancing shoes and get moving!
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Hi my name is April and I’m gonna bet every body in that thing but good luck to every one but mostly me!!!!!:)
i luv dancing way 2 much
omg i luv dancing.vote for me.but i have no idea how to put the video online
VOTE 4 ME 4 THIS YEARS MAKE YOUR MARK!!!
I’ve always loved 2 dance people in my school would always say I was good at dancing I’ve never took dance class b4 & all the people in my school take dance class & they say I’m way better then them at dancing so thts y I’m entering this yers make ur mark 2012 dance competition!!!
So vote 4 me!!!
Jenny and I are doing a dance together but its really hard to come up with dance moves to do. i mean how does Rozao come up with stuff like he does?Also sometimes what we are doing doesnt fit with the music making a dance is really hard to do.We are trying our best but even if we dont make it at least we no we did our best.Dance isnt something you do its something you feel.Good luck to all you other contestance and just have fun with what your doing thats what its all about!:)
By the way in my last comment I forgot to put what are name was for the make your mark it’s Nesa it’s are initials good luck everybody 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
vote for me and my 3 friends please we always wanted to be in the TV please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are auditioning for Make Your Mark this year! Vote Us!! 🙂
Where do you perform if you make it
My Friends and I are auditioning pleeeeeeasse vote for us and good luck to everyone else 🙂 :):):):):):)
Could we possible use a different song other then One from shake it up??? We have already started and finished our dance but then relized we must use one from the show? Could we still use it?
we are going to audition for fun but where how do you make the video and post it where online?
Hey everyone me and my parnter nadalaia have been dancing since we were little girls. we have some killer daqnce moves that will blow your mind. Vote for us & trust me you wont be sorry. Thanks and good luck to ALL the other contestents 🙂
Hey, you guys better start practicing your behinds off because me and my friends are gonna drive you into the ground. We have been practiceing sooooooooooooooo hard and we are ready to win. We are just trying to make our dreams come true so look for Girl Takeover because we will be a finalist.
Please vote for us and I am going to vote for everyone I See
me and Alexa are going to audition this. Year good luck everyone
hopefully i will enter this competition and i wish everybody good luck!
I’m gonna audition this time 🙂 good luck to me and other peoples
i will submit my video on a saturday…………..
Thank you guys for a second opportunity to showcase my talent this year I have knew and improved moves that will impress the judges. I can now do aerials!!! Whoo so happy and I can’t wait to make my mark again 🙂
what songs to choose from
I Have A Secret Dance Move That Will Blow Everyone’s Minds PPPPPPLLLLLLEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEE
I can’t wait to submit my video. Please vote for me! I hope you vote for me!
I can’t wait to submit my video! Please vote for me and my friends! PLEASE!!!!!❤❤
Me and my friend sierra love to dance we make alot of dance videos and put them on youtube. We didn’t do the make your mark thing last year but now we are going to make a video.We have gotten better and we will amaze plz vote for us it will make our dreams come true!
Vote for Bella and caitlyn on make your mark we are awesome dancers and take 7 dance classes a week so vote for Bella and Caitlyn
Vote for Bella and Caitlyn at Disney shake it up make your mark we will blow your mind with are turns and lots more we take 7 danc classes a week so vote for BELLA & CAITLYN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me and my cousins are gonna try out this year we’ve been making up dances since we were little. I hope we make it to the finals bcuz its always been my dream to become a dancer.
i love to dance and i hope to go far in this years make your mark but how and where do i submit my epic dance video
remember the name 3g with alexa giselle and dominique because youll be seeing them in the finals
We’re do we put the video
how and where to you submitt your vidio
cannot wait to enter but how do i submit my video help me somebody?:)
Hey u guys i will be your new challenger better hope you win because i have some good moves!
For me it was a tie between Christine & June, Jade, Arjang, and ak squared. Also I’m the same person who posted the other Avery says. And I wish you good luck trying to audition and make it into the six finalists and win against all the great dancers in the US. Goof Luck! Dearest Avery says.
I can’t wait to submit my video for 2012’s make your mark: ultimate dance off: shake it up audition. Hopefully I’ll get in with my awesome dancing skills. Crazy moves, and love dancing.
how do post your dance on the computer because last year we tried but nobody knew how so if you can respond it ASAP cause i’ll tell you now i’ll rock out there and u probly dont wanna miss my rockin but yet stylin moves and style
put out the songs , I want to start practicing , because I am a pro. dancer!
GIVE US SONGS!GIVE US SONGS!GIVE US SONGS!GIVE US SONGS!GIVE US SONGS!GIVE US SONGS!
i am soooooooo excited when is it i NEED to post video on what website
i think i am gonna win this year maybe.because i have been danceing forever
i am sooooooooooooooo glad its happening again.i cant wait to post my video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello my name is nikos and i love break dancing i think that i can make my mark but how do i post a video to enter?
hello i nikos i love break dancing and i think i can make my mark but how do you post a video?
I was wondering what songs u could use an what if u used one of the dances from shake it up and would that make you be one of the 6 top people?Good Luck!!Please vote for me!
Me and my partner Janai wanted to know if we had to pick a song off of shake it up and when do we post the vids how do we post the vids and good luck to everyone hope we make it bye (:
can anyone tell me what songs can we choose from
Vote for me and my friend faith. We have a unique style that will spark you.
I can’t wait to submit my video! Once I saw the Preview, I started to practice right away! Please vote for me!