Live to Dance is an American television reality television series and dance competition on the CBS network based on the British series Got to Dance. Dancers from all over the country auditioned for Live to Dance in "specially constructed Dance Domes"."Live to Dance: Paula Abdul Talks "Live to Dance" and Teaming Up with Simon Cowell", Reality TV magazine]
Resembling the British dance competition series Got to Dance,"Paula Abdul to launch Live to Dance in Australia" , Media Spy, January 23, 2011 the show was first shown on January 4, 2011, and was headlined by the American Idol judge Paula Abdul as lead judge with Andrew Günsberg as host. Judging alongside Abdul were Kimberly Wyatt, the former member of Pussycat Dolls, and Michael Jackson's long-time choreographer Travis Payne. The show was intended to rival So You Think You Can Dance and unlike most other reality shows, allowed dancers of all ages to compete. The series was not renewed for a second season."EXCLUSIVE: Paula Abdul 'Devastated' After Being Told Show Is Cancelled". Radar Online. February 15, 2011.
An Australian version was filmed in 2011. However, it never aired due to a scheduling conflict by another reality dance competition series Everybody Dance Now in 2012.
Auditions Auditions were held in Los Angeles and New York City inside the Dance Dome.
Top 18 Bold Print means that the contestant was chosen by the judges/viewers to compete in the Semi-Finals via the Dance-Off. Top 18D'Angelo & AmandaBev & HapJalenThe VibeTap Sounds UndergroundJill & JacobKendall GloverJittin' GeniusDax & SarahDance Town ChaosDu-Shant StegallShore ThingRoosevelt AndersonAusten AcevedoDance in FlightTwitchChi-Town Finest BreakersWhite Tree Fine Art
Dance-Off Contestant(s)ResultKendall GloverJudges' ChoiceWhite Tree Fine ArtViewers' ChoiceTheatrixEliminatedInside the BoxEliminated
Semi-finals
Round 1 Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result Wyatts Abdul Pagne 1 The Vibe "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson 2 Jittin' Genius "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown"Fancy Footwork" by Chromeo 3 Chi-Town Finest Breakers "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5"The Love You Save" by Jackson 5"Rappers Delight" by Sugarhill Gang 4 Austen Acevedo "Getting Over You" by David Guetta 5 Bev & Hap "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas 6 D'Angelo & Amanda "Hip Hip Chin Chin" by Club des Belugas"Conga" by Gloria Estefan
Round 2
Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result Wyatts Abdul Pagne 1 Jalen "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer 2 Dance in Flight "The Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini 3 Twitch "Apologize" by OneRepublic 4 Du-Shant Stegall "OMG" by Usher 5 Dax & Sarah "Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" by Renato Carosone / 6 White Tree Fine Art "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke
Round 3
Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result Wyatts Abdul Pagne 1 Dance Town Chaos "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by Seal 2 Jill & Jacob "Save Me" by Nicki Minaj 3 Roosevelt Anderson "Rocketeer" by Far East Movement 4 Tap Sounds Underground 5 Shore Thing 6 Kendall Glover "Firework" by Katy Perry
Finalists
Contestant(s) Number ofGold Stars Result Twitch White Tree Fine Art Third place The Vibe Kendall Glover Runner-up Dance Town Chaos D'Angelo & Amanda Winners
Ratings The series premiere was watched by 10.2 million viewers and was the most watched program of January 4, 2011.TV ratings: 'Live to Dance' has OK start Tuesday; 'V,' ABC returnees soft It additionally managed to pull a 2.4 in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The second episode, which aired in its normal timeslot of Wednesdays at eight p.m., fell hard from those numbers pulling 7.788 million viewers and a 1.8 in the Adults 18-49 demographic.
EpisodeDateTotal Viewers18-49 Demo 1 January 4, 2011 10.2m 2.4 2 January 5, 2011 7.7m 1.8 3 January 12, 2011 6.15m 1.5 4 January 19, 2011 5.081m 1.0 5 January 26, 2011 4.512m 1.0 6 February 2, 2011 4.749m 0.9 7 February 9, 2011 4.706m 0.9
References
External links Official Website (via Internet Archive) Official Casting Site
DomeGuys International Blog of Building the Dance Domes