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Step It Up and Dance

December 02, 2023

Step It Up and Dance is an American reality television competition series where contestants are supposed to "learn what it takes to make it big in the cutthroat dance industry". Actress and dancer Elizabeth Berkley serves as host, and director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell mentors the 12 dancers chosen from around the country as they learn a variety of dance styles.[1] Director and choreographer Vincent Paterson and choreographer Nancy O'Meara serve as judges for the competition.

Step It Up and Dance
GenreReality
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time44 minutes
Original release
NetworkBravo
ReleaseApril 3 (2008-04-03) –
June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08)

The show premiered on April 3, 2008 on Bravo.

Contestants edit

 
Contestants dressed as zombies perform for the 25th anniversary of the album Thriller at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival (with a Michael Jackson impersonator.

(in order of elimination)

Eliminations edit

Dancer Elimination Progress
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Episode
Cody SAFE (-) HIGH (+) SAFE (-) SAFE (+) WIN (+) WIN LOW SAFE LOW SAFE WIN 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Michelle SAFE (+) SAFE (+) LOW (-) SAFE (+) HIGH (+) SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH WIN6 OUT 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Miguel SAFE (+) LOW (-) SAFE (-) WIN (+) SAFE (-) HIGH HIGH SAFE LOW SAFE OUT 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Nick SAFE (-) SAFE (+) LOW (-) SAFE (-) SAFE (+) SAFE HIGH WIN WIN SAFE OUT 10 - Finale (Part 2)
Janelle WIN (+) SAFE (-)2 WIN (+) SAFE (-) SAFE (+) LOW LOW LOW OUT   9 - Finale (Part 1)
Oscar LOW (-) WIN (+) SAFE (-)3 LOW (-) OUT (-)   WIN4 OUT   5 - Major League Broadway
8 - Dancing In The Rain
Michael SAFE (+) LOW (-) HIGH (+) HIGH (+) LOW (-) OUT   6 - Modern Meltdown
Tovah LOW (-) SAFE (+) HIGH (+) OUT (-)   OUT     4 - Gotta Have Rhythm
Jessica SAFE (+)1 SAFE (-) OUT (-)   WD5     3 - Battle Zone
James HIGH (+) OUT (-)   OUT     2 - Baring It All
Adriana OUT (-)   OUT     1 - A Scary Surprise
Nicole WD (-)     1 - A Scary Surprise
  • ^Note 1 : The judges told Jessica that she would have been going home due to her performance had she had not been in the winning group.
  • ^Note 2 : The judges told Janelle that she would have been going home due to her performance had she not won immunity from the prior challenge.
  • ^Note 3 : The judges told Oscar that he would have been going home due to his performance had he not won immunity from the prior challenge.
  • ^Note 4 : For this challenge, Oscar won the right to return to the competition. Also, the judges found it unfair to eliminate someone else after bringing back Oscar. Therefore, no one else was eliminated.
  • ^Note 5 : Jessica and the other eliminated dancers were brought back for a shot to come back in this challenge. However, she dropped out due to an inner ear infection, which meant Miguel danced as a solo.
  • ^Note 6 : Michelle's win is referred to the first performance to Fergie's song.
  Blue background and WIN means the dancer won that challenge.
  Red background and OUT means the dancer lost and was out of the competition.
  Light blue background and HIGH means the dancer had one of the highest ratings for that challenge.
  Pink background and LOW means the dancer had one of the lowest ratings and was in the bottom three for that challenge.
  Orange background and LOW means the dancer was in the bottom two for that challenge.
  Yellow background and WD means the dancer withdrew from the competition.

Episodes edit

Episode 1: A Scary Surprise edit

The dancers arrive in Los Angeles and unknowingly begin the competition by dancing in a nightclub. Based on their performance in the nightclub, the dancers are divided into a winning group and losing group. Both groups perform in front of the judges, with one member of the winning group winning immunity for the next week and one member of the losing team going home. Both teams performed to the Spice Girls song, "Spice Up Your Life". Notable events include Jessica running off the stage during the winning group's performance, Adriana getting eliminated, and Nicole leaving the show due to an injury. Jessica was told that if she weren't on the winning team, she would be immediately eliminated.

  • PARTNERS:
    • Adriana and Cody
    • Janelle and James
    • Jessica and Michael
    • Michelle and Miguel
    • Nicole and Nick
    • Tovah and Oscar
  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Jamie King & Mel B
  • WINNER: Janelle
  • OUT: Adriana
  • WITHDRAWN: Nicole (due to an injury)
  • First aired April 3, 2008

Episode 2: Baring It All edit

The dancers perform the French Apache. To separate the dancers into winning and losing groups, they had to demonstrate their skills with a partner while displaying the drama and character the dance requires. Notable highlights include Jessica redeeming herself, Janelle being told that immunity was the only thing that saved her elimination, and Michael is unanimously voted as the weakest link of the losing team but he still manages to make it through to the next challenge. At this point, Michelle is the only dancer to have been in the winning group both times.

  • PARTNERS:
    • Janelle and James
    • Michelle and Miguel
    • Janelle and Michael
    • Michelle and Oscar
    • Tovah and Nick
    • Jessica and Cody
  • Judges: Elizabeth Berkley, Vincent Paterson, Nancy O'Meara
  • Guest Judges: Cati Jean, Carolina Cerisola
  • WINNER: Oscar
  • OUT: James
  • First aired April 10, 2008

Episode 3: Battle Zone edit

The dancers are taught hip-hop techniques. After performing, guest judge Dave Scott selected three crew leaders based on their performance. After learning a routine, each team faced off against each other. After the face-offs, Red Everest was voted as the winning group, while Breakin Blues and BT Slam were the elimination groups.

Episode 4: Gotta Have Rhythm edit

The dancers learned stomp techniques from Luke Cresswell. The winning team performed a stomp routine with trash cans and the elimination team performed a stomp routine with brooms.

Episode 5: Major League Broadway edit

Episode 6: Modern Meltdown edit

Winning teams and elimination teams are no more as everyone is eligible for the win and the elimination. In the audition, two teams of three were formed. The first team consisted of Cody, Michelle, and Nick. The second team consisted of Janelle, Michael, and Miguel. For the callback performance, the two teams had to create their own dance to Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape".

Episode 7: Perfect Partners edit

The eliminated competitors return to compete with those remaining in a Latin-themed dance. As an added challenge, the judges inform the contestants that one of the eliminated dancers will have a chance to return to the show, potentially knocking someone else out of the competition. Notable highlights include Oscar returning, Jessica had to go to the hospital because she had a surgery, and no one being eliminated.

Episode 8: Dancing in the Rain edit

The dancers have a lesson in music video choreography under the watchful eye of guest judge Tina Landon. In the audition, contestants have to learn Landon's choreography for Rihanna's song "Umbrella". For the callback performance, two teams (under the leadership of audition winners Nick and Cody) have to choreograph their own dance segments to coordinate with the dance they learned earlier.

Episode 9: Finale, Part 1 edit

The dancers are challenged to choreograph Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror".

Episode 10: Finale, Part 2 edit

The dancers take part in a final challenge and perform their solos for the judges.

Challenge

Group Song: "Labels Or Love" by Fergie

Finale

Solo Song: "It's Over" by TJ Moss

  • First aired 2008-06-05

Reception edit

The series premiere was Bravo's highest-rated in the 10PM time slot ever, with 826,000 viewers, among whom 574,000 were aged 18 to 49.[2] The show continued to perform well throughout its run, averaging 756,000 viewers each week - of whom 522,000 were aged 18 to 49 - and helped contribute to Bravo's highest-rated April ever.[3]

There has been no talk of a second season of the show - despite it performing well in the ratings - and its page has been removed from Bravo's website. The series was officially canceled on April 14.

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ BRAVOtv.com : Step it Up and Dance : About 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Multichannel News
  3. ^ Breaking News - BRAVO MARKS HIGHEST RATED APRIL EVER AND IS FASTEST GROWING CABLER 18-49 | TheFutonCritic.com

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Step It Up and Dance at IMDb

December 02, 2023
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Step It Up and Dance is an American reality television competition series where contestants are supposed to learn what it takes to make it big in the cutthroat dance industry Actress and dancer Elizabeth Berkley serves as host and director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell mentors the 12 dancers chosen from around the country as they learn a variety of dance styles 1 Director and choreographer Vincent Paterson and choreographer Nancy O Meara serve as judges for the competition Step It Up and DanceGenreRealityCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes10ProductionRunning time44 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkBravoReleaseApril 3 2008 04 03 June 8 2008 2008 06 08 The show premiered on April 3 2008 on Bravo Contents 1 Contestants 2 Eliminations 3 Episodes 3 1 Episode 1 A Scary Surprise 3 2 Episode 2 Baring It All 3 3 Episode 3 Battle Zone 3 4 Episode 4 Gotta Have Rhythm 3 5 Episode 5 Major League Broadway 3 6 Episode 6 Modern Meltdown 3 7 Episode 7 Perfect Partners 3 8 Episode 8 Dancing in the Rain 3 9 Episode 9 Finale Part 1 3 10 Episode 10 Finale Part 2 4 Reception 5 Footnotes 6 External linksContestants edit nbsp Contestants dressed as zombies perform for the 25th anniversary of the album Thriller at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival with a Michael Jackson impersonator in order of elimination Nicole Berrong 29 from Farmington Hills MI Withdrew Adriana Falcon 25 from Shrewsbury MA James Alsop 23 from Charlotte NC Jessica Feltman 22 from San Luis Obispo CA Withdrew Tovah Collins 21 from Chicago IL Michael Silas 24 from Houston TX Oscar Campisi 31 from Bologna Italy Janelle Ginestra 18 from Modesto CA Miguel Zarate 24 from Delano CA Nick Drago 26 from Houston TX Michelle Mochi Camaya 30 from San Diego CA Cody Green 27 from Surrey Canada WinnerEliminations editDancer Elimination Progress 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 EpisodeCody SAFE HIGH SAFE SAFE WIN WIN LOW SAFE LOW SAFE WIN 10 Finale Part 2 Michelle SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE HIGH SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH WIN6 OUT 10 Finale Part 2 Miguel SAFE LOW SAFE WIN SAFE HIGH HIGH SAFE LOW SAFE OUT 10 Finale Part 2 Nick SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE SAFE HIGH WIN WIN SAFE OUT 10 Finale Part 2 Janelle WIN SAFE 2 WIN SAFE SAFE LOW LOW LOW OUT 9 Finale Part 1 Oscar LOW WIN SAFE 3 LOW OUT WIN4 OUT 5 Major League Broadway 8 Dancing In The RainMichael SAFE LOW HIGH HIGH LOW OUT 6 Modern MeltdownTovah LOW SAFE HIGH OUT OUT 4 Gotta Have RhythmJessica SAFE 1 SAFE OUT WD5 3 Battle ZoneJames HIGH OUT OUT 2 Baring It AllAdriana OUT OUT 1 A Scary SurpriseNicole WD 1 A Scary Surprise Note 1 The judges told Jessica that she would have been going home due to her performance had she had not been in the winning group Note 2 The judges told Janelle that she would have been going home due to her performance had she not won immunity from the prior challenge Note 3 The judges told Oscar that he would have been going home due to his performance had he not won immunity from the prior challenge Note 4 For this challenge Oscar won the right to return to the competition Also the judges found it unfair to eliminate someone else after bringing back Oscar Therefore no one else was eliminated Note 5 Jessica and the other eliminated dancers were brought back for a shot to come back in this challenge However she dropped out due to an inner ear infection which meant Miguel danced as a solo Note 6 Michelle s win is referred to the first performance to Fergie s song Blue background and WIN means the dancer won that challenge Red background and OUT means the dancer lost and was out of the competition Light blue background and HIGH means the dancer had one of the highest ratings for that challenge Pink background and LOW means the dancer had one of the lowest ratings and was in the bottom three for that challenge Orange background and LOW means the dancer was in the bottom two for that challenge Yellow background and WD means the dancer withdrew from the competition Episodes editEpisode 1 A Scary Surprise edit The dancers arrive in Los Angeles and unknowingly begin the competition by dancing in a nightclub Based on their performance in the nightclub the dancers are divided into a winning group and losing group Both groups perform in front of the judges with one member of the winning group winning immunity for the next week and one member of the losing team going home Both teams performed to the Spice Girls song Spice Up Your Life Notable events include Jessica running off the stage during the winning group s performance Adriana getting eliminated and Nicole leaving the show due to an injury Jessica was told that if she weren t on the winning team she would be immediately eliminated PARTNERS Adriana and Cody Janelle and James Jessica and Michael Michelle and Miguel Nicole and Nick Tovah and Oscar Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Jamie King amp Mel B WINNER Janelle OUT Adriana WITHDRAWN Nicole due to an injury First aired April 3 2008Episode 2 Baring It All edit The dancers perform the French Apache To separate the dancers into winning and losing groups they had to demonstrate their skills with a partner while displaying the drama and character the dance requires Notable highlights include Jessica redeeming herself Janelle being told that immunity was the only thing that saved her elimination and Michael is unanimously voted as the weakest link of the losing team but he still manages to make it through to the next challenge At this point Michelle is the only dancer to have been in the winning group both times PARTNERS Janelle and James Michelle and Miguel Janelle and Michael Michelle and Oscar Tovah and Nick Jessica and Cody Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Cati Jean Carolina Cerisola WINNER Oscar OUT James First aired April 10 2008Episode 3 Battle Zone edit The dancers are taught hip hop techniques After performing guest judge Dave Scott selected three crew leaders based on their performance After learning a routine each team faced off against each other After the face offs Red Everest was voted as the winning group while Breakin Blues and BT Slam were the elimination groups PARTNERS Red Everest Janelle Michael Tovah Breakin Blues Cody Michelle Jessica BT Slam Miguel Nick Oscar Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Dave Scott amp Robert Hoffman WINNER Janelle OUT Jessica First aired April 17 2008Episode 4 Gotta Have Rhythm edit The dancers learned stomp techniques from Luke Cresswell The winning team performed a stomp routine with trash cans and the elimination team performed a stomp routine with brooms Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Luke Cresswell WINNER Miguel OUT Tovah First aired April 24 2008Episode 5 Major League Broadway edit PARTNERS Janelle and Michael Michelle and Miguel Nick and Cody Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Jason Alexander Lee Martino WINNER Cody OUT Oscar First aired May 1 2008Episode 6 Modern Meltdown edit Winning teams and elimination teams are no more as everyone is eligible for the win and the elimination In the audition two teams of three were formed The first team consisted of Cody Michelle and Nick The second team consisted of Janelle Michael and Miguel For the callback performance the two teams had to create their own dance to Gwen Stefani s The Sweet Escape Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Jacques Heim WINNER Cody OUT Michael First aired May 8 2008 Cody is the First person to win 2 challenges in a row Episode 7 Perfect Partners edit The eliminated competitors return to compete with those remaining in a Latin themed dance As an added challenge the judges inform the contestants that one of the eliminated dancers will have a chance to return to the show potentially knocking someone else out of the competition Notable highlights include Oscar returning Jessica had to go to the hospital because she had a surgery and no one being eliminated Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Jordi Caballero WINNER Michelle First aired May 15 2008Episode 8 Dancing in the Rain edit The dancers have a lesson in music video choreography under the watchful eye of guest judge Tina Landon In the audition contestants have to learn Landon s choreography for Rihanna s song Umbrella For the callback performance two teams under the leadership of audition winners Nick and Cody have to choreograph their own dance segments to coordinate with the dance they learned earlier Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges Tina Landon WINNER Nick OUT Oscar again First aired May 22 2008Episode 9 Finale Part 1 edit The dancers are challenged to choreograph Michael Jackson s Man in the Mirror Judges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judges WINNER Nick OUT Janelle First aired 2008 05 29 Nick is the 2nd person to win 2 challenges in a row behind Cody also from season 1 Episode 10 Finale Part 2 edit The dancers take part in a final challenge and perform their solos for the judges ChallengeJudges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara Guest Judge Akon WINNER MichelleGroup Song Labels Or Love by Fergie FinaleJudges Elizabeth Berkley Vincent Paterson Nancy O Meara OVERALL WINNER CodySolo Song It s Over by TJ Moss First aired 2008 06 05Reception editThe series premiere was Bravo s highest rated in the 10PM time slot ever with 826 000 viewers among whom 574 000 were aged 18 to 49 2 The show continued to perform well throughout its run averaging 756 000 viewers each week of whom 522 000 were aged 18 to 49 and helped contribute to Bravo s highest rated April ever 3 There has been no talk of a second season of the show despite it performing well in the ratings and its page has been removed from Bravo s website The series was officially canceled on April 14 Footnotes edit BRAVOtv com Step it Up and Dance About Archived 2008 05 09 at the Wayback Machine Multichannel News Breaking News BRAVO MARKS HIGHEST RATED APRIL EVER AND IS FASTEST GROWING CABLER 18 49 TheFutonCritic comExternal links editOfficial website Step It Up and Dance at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Step It Up and Dance amp oldid 1174641407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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