Shake It Up / Ultimate Dance Off

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This sounds like a pretty cool contest/competition idea actually. Sort of a kid version of So You Think You Can Dance, I guess?

This sort of news is probably more appropriate for our new Disney and Nick blog, but it looks like it’s here now. xD

SHAKE IT UP AND BREAK IT DOWN!

DISNEY CHANNEL’S “MAKE YOUR MARK: ULTIMATE DANCE OFF –’SHAKE IT UP’ EDITION” GIVES KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS IN ITS FIRST-EVER TALENT COMPETITION EXCLUISVELY FOR KIDS AND TWEENS

Winner to Perform on an Upcoming Episode of “Shake It Up”

Production Underway on Second Season of “Shake It Up”;
Jeff Strauss Joins Rob Lotterstein as Executive Producer

Leveraging the success of the hit dance-driven series “Shake It Up,” Disney Channel will launch its first-ever talent competition exclusively for kids and tweens, “Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off – ‘Shake It Up’ edition,” where kids will help decide the winner. Beginning Friday, July 1, with the consent of a parent, kids will have the opportunity to show off their “mad dance skills” by uploading their own short dance video, up to 45 seconds long, for a chance to compete in the ultimate dance off to air on Disney Channel this October. The Grand Prize includes a performance in an episode of “Shake It Up.”

Currently, viewers can shake it up and break it down at DisneyChannel.com/DanceStudio where online dance videos by “Shake It Up” choreographer Rosero McCoy and his assistant, Claude Racine, teach kids and families signature “Shake It Up” dance moves. New videos will be posted each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Users can also sign up to receive a text alert when a new dance video is posted by texting the word “MOVES” to DISNEY (347639).

(Click here for episodic images from “Shake It Up,” or visit www.disneychannelmedianet.com. Registration required.)

Production began this month on the second season of “Shake It Up,” a comedy that has delivered record ratings since its 2010 premiere, and ranks as TV’s No. 1 series among Kids 6-11 and Tweens. Jeff Strauss (“Reba,” “All of Us,” “Friends”) has joined Rob Lotterstein (“The War at Home,” “Ellen”) as an executive-producer. Chris Thompson (“Laverne & Shirley,” “Bosom Buddies”) is the series creator.

Teen stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya’s music video, “Watch Me,” makes its world premiere on Friday, June 17 on Disney Channel. Walt Disney Records will release the digital single on Tuesday, June 21 on iTunes, Amazon.com and other online retailers. The Shake It Up: Break It Down CD + DVD Combo Pack includes “Watch Me” and the show’s theme song, “Shake It Up,” by Selena Gomez. The DVD features five instructional dance videos taught by the show’s choreographer Rosero McCoy. The Shake It Up: Break It Down soundtrack and the Shake It Up: Break It Down CD + DVD Combo Pack will be available on Tuesday, July 12.

“Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off – ‘Shake It Up’ edition” schedule:

Friday, July 1 – Wednesday, August 3 – “Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off – ‘Shake It Up’ edition” commences. Kids age 8-16, with the consent of a parent, are invited to go to DisneyChannel.com/MakeYourMark to create and submit a dance video, up to 30-seconds long, with a maximum of five dancers, showing off their choreographed or free style dance moves. Kids are also invited to “like” their favorite videos and the most popular will be featured weekly on Disney Channel and DisneyChannel.com.

Thursday, July 7 – A five-city talent search kicks-off for “Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off – ‘Shake It Up’ edition” at the Americana at Brand in Los Angeles, California, with a special guest appearance by Disney Channel stars. Kids and tweens will have the opportunity to record their dance video onsite for online submission. Additional cities include: Chicago (July 9), San Francisco (July 16), Atlanta (July 23), and Detroit (July 30).

Beginning in August, six (6) finalists will be revealed on Disney Channel to face off in front of a group of celebrity judges during the “Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off – ‘Shake It Up’ edition” to air on Disney Channel in October 2011. Judges will narrow the selection down to three (3) contestants and kids can vote for their favorite to win. The Grand Prize includes a “spotlight dance” performance in an episode of “Shake It Up.”

In the second season of “Shake It Up,” which will include new original songs, Rocky and CeCe dance in an aerial show, revisit how they first met, and need to convince Rocky’s dad that she can’t quit the show; Ty decides to follow his dream of trying to become a professional rapper; Flynn suspects his neighbor is an alien and is determined to prove it; Deuce finds a new job at Crusty’s pizza place; and Gunther and Tinka continue to exasperate their frenemies Rocky and CeCe. The series stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya as CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue, Davis Cleveland as Flynn Jones, Roshon Fegan as Ty Blue, Adam Irigoyen as Deuce Martinez, Kenton Duty as Gunther Hessenheffer and Caroline Sunshine as Tinka Hessenheffer. Recurring are R. Brandon Johnson as Gary Wilde and Anita Barone as Georgia Jones.

New episodes of “Shake It Up” air SUNDAYS (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. A production of It’s a Laugh Productions for Disney Channel, the series carries a TV-G parental guideline.

— Disney Channel –-

79 thoughts on “Shake It Up / Ultimate Dance Off”

  2. hi rocky and cece i really enjoy watching your show it makes me wanna get up and dance in full fill my dream of being just like you girls. i got a 13 year old sister thats my dance partner but i thinks she to old. but anyway i really will like to be on the show because am a great dancer and i love you guys. idf i win i thank all of you remember my name is martasha grier am 11 and am your biggest fan…and a great dancer !!!!!

  3. hey cece and rockey i really want to win this contest beacause i want to show the whole world my dancing and ( singing ) talents and want to be knowned bye that as well and i want to meet you guys and your other cast members!!!!!!!!!! ( p.s ) i am 10 years old

  4. heyy guyz me and my friend are entering the “make your mark” and really want u guyz to vote for us cuz we really want to meet u guyz and we alwayz dreamed of goin on ur guyz show. i even dress like u guyz. one day i asked my mom to get me close like u guyz and she said yeah why not i mean u watch shake it up like a million times right. so she is goin to get me clothes like urz now. me and my friendz evenmade a dance group named” rock star divas” we danced to alot of songs and now we r goin to dance to watch me hope u like it!!!

    -mizz diva_gurl:)<3

  5. soo do you have to just make up a dance in front of the judges or do the dance that you did in the video

  6. Hey guys this is makayla and I want to thank you guys for this whole “make your mark” copetition I think it great im auditioning for it and I would love it if you guys would vote for me as well because I love the show and I was glad Disney Channel finaly came out with a dance theme of show because im also a dancer and have been for nine years. I hope I go pro. that would be so cool(: Thanks and hope you like me(; Love you guys.

  8. I love ur shows CeCe and Rocky. I am just like both of u. its like mix of just u too.

    I love both ur clothes. I wish i all of ur clothes. I love to dance when ur shows come on. I can’t wait to see who wins

  9. I think it’s really cute when young girls post comments on the site directly addressing the characters of the DC shows. 🙂

  11. Hey Guys! Im Having A Small Issue.I Uploaded My Video For Shake It Up’s Contest & Its Still Not Posted On The List….I Really Dont Want To Repost It Because I Might Get Disqualified.What Should I Do?

  13. hi cece and rockie my name is serena. last year i did hiphop I got sponserd i want to win really bad

  14. Hi I’m Khloe, I’m 9. I <3 your show. I really <3 your clothes. I'm going to enter the contest and I really hope to win. I wish I could meet you guys so we get together and shake it up;-)I'm a really good dancer. Peace out!

  17. ZENDAYA you are my favorite dancer.My name is darryanna and i am 9 and i just want to meet you some day

  18. i wish that i would have sighned up for the dance off.I am a really good dancer.I love you guys !

    THANK YOU

  20. hey rocky annd cece i really wish i had signed up for the competion thing i am a great dancer and you guys are just like me youve got the groove and the additude!!

    I LOVE YOUS GUYS BY THE WAY MY NAME IS EMMA

  21. hi rocky and cece I’m your biggest fan and I wish to be on shake it up chicago and It’s my dream to be a professional dancer love you all specialy rocky blue. Wish you all the success in life . hope to see your new episodes. And by the way the slsa dance was my favorite.

  24. hey cece and rocky i love ur show shake it up and i love the way u guys dance and like wat u zendaya said that i would be a dream come true for a girl that would be on a disney tv series
    i love u guys and i would really aprreciate if iwin becuz i wated to be a dnacer when i was 5 and until now i wanna be a dancer
    i am 11 years old
    and i would die for something like that becuz it is a dream come true and i love u guys and everyone from shake it up chicago
    i love u guys and i wanna show u guys the way i sing and i would love to come and auditan

  25. Hey rocky and cece this is Elisa well obviously u don’t no me but I wanted to say tht I am like ur biggest fan EVER because me and my bestie dress like u everyday we dont even have the collection we just put all of our clothes together and make new outfits to wear ever sense the show came out and ppl say tht I look like cece bcus my hair is red and I have bangs I also wanted to say tht me and my cousin Ariel love dancin soo much we always make dances out of ur songs I think tht we have been doing this sense we were three but I am 11 now and I really wish I could meet u

  26. Hi rocky and cece I love ur show I really want to meet u guys but I think I am to yough to hang out with u guys. So my dream is to get ur autographs and to have u guys as my dance and sing on by birthday with is on March 7 so hope to meet u!!!!

  28. heyy cc and rocky i am 11 years old and love to dance i have danced for 4 years when i grow up i want to be just like you <3

  29. hi zendaya and bella yooos r my favourite i really love your show shake it up i am yur biggest fan i especially love zendaya i love dancingh so much i get better and better all the time and wen i watch your show it makes me wanna dance even more and i would like to dance against you and bella i think i have what it takes but im not saying anyhting bad about you guys. anyways i live in sydney australia my name is therianna skelton,im turning 14 and i love your show thank you so much bye love you

  30. Bella i know you wont responded but i just want to say that my dream today is to see you and be on your show for at least one episode but mostly to meet you [ps] i kind of have a crush on you

  31. Rocky i love how you dance my life is all abouit dance and its alll abouit how you dance theres sertain dance moves i like to do but alot plz pick me i just love ceces bangs i mean belllas bangs and i meant zendaya.i have my best friend forever named josie whos my dance partner well come to my house everyday adter school and in the summer shell come to my house and well dance but when its school well do our homework together and then dance while watching shake it up with my music on or her music on its so fun hangign out with my bff and dancing i know wat it feels like to be on the show my life is just like that i was wondering if u know my other bff madison sherrill whos auditiong for shake it up tell me or email me if u know her just plz pick me

  32. hey Rocky and Cece well i was watching “Let It Shine” on Disney channel and i saw both you guys saying there another make your mark which is awesome because i took dance classes and acting at this place called “John Robert Powers” and i enjoyed dancing. I really enjoy watching your guys shows i hope you pick me and my friend for the make your mark, i’m ready to show my talent. thank you for giving us children another opportunity. thank you!

  35. hey cece an rocky i luvee u guyz so much rocky i mean zendaya u r my most favurite dancer i luve ur sense of humor an ur style u got tht type of swagg i mean i do 2 but me an my girl mya gnna make a video we known eachother since we was 2 we sumtimes feel like we r u guyz we r like sisters we dance together we r 1 of a kind dance partners we really hope u pick us we would luve 2 meet u guyz!!!<3

  36. Hey CeCe and rocky, you are so funky cool. You guys inspire me to dance. When I dance, I am free to be me. I can express myself when I dance. You give me inspiration to dance. I just love your t.v. show you guys are such good actors. I really hope I win the second competition because when I dance all my feelings just flow out of me. This year I took hip hop, jazz and lyrical and I won an award for being a “passionate performer” and I was one of the seven kids who got one. This summer I am going to take Indian dance. Love, Halle

  41. Ever since I was a little kid I would just dance my heart away no matter when or were I am expressing who I am I dont care what anyone thinks of me so get ready cause I m ganna dance like u never say anyone dance before

  43. i copy the moves off shake it up and i would say i love to dance i love shake it up because its about 2 best friends living there dreams man i wish i could do that

  45. hey rocky and cece i love your show and never ever miss an episode of it it would mean the world to me if i won and i know you hear this from alot of people but when i see you dancing it inspires me, it also makes me feel alive just to see that, it does make me feel like never backing down and following my dream,and makes me feel alive!!!!!!!!!!!!<3

  47. heyy rocky and cece i really love you guys. im not a great dancer but i will try my hardest to be in make your mark ultimate dance off.i want to do it with my cousin and her 3 friends. im just wondering if we need to pay for all the trips? im from boston ma and i am 11.
    -Natalie<3

  49. Hey guyz you are the best I have always wanted to try to join the dance off I don’t no if I will win but I will still try to do my best and always keep going and rocky u inspire me a lot because you r smart and ” say” things to cece that I pretend u say to me. This really means a lot to me and I hope I can get far in this competition if I can try it

  50. Hi rocky and cece this is my first time doing this but I will try to do my best . I hope I win but I am not that great of a dancer .so we just see.any ways I love your danceing

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