Got to Dance

Got to Dance
GenreDance competition
Presented byDavina McCall
JudgesAshley Banjo
Adam Garcia (2009–2012, 2014)
Kimberly Wyatt
Aston Merrygold (2013)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes71 (inc. 5 "Warm Up" shows)
Production
Production locationsAuditions:
Various cities (2010–2012)
Clapham Common (2013)
Roundhouse (2014)
Live shows:
Pinewood Studios (2010–2012)
Shepperton Studios (2013)
Earls Court (2014)
Final:
Olympia, London (2011–2013)
Earls Court (2014)
Running time30–90 mins
Production companiesShine TV and Princess Productions
Original release
NetworkSky One
Release20 December 2009 (2009-12-20) –
28 December 2014 (2014-12-28)
Related
Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut
International versions

Got to Dance, originally titled Just Dance,[1] is a British dance competition that was broadcast on Sky One in the United Kingdom from 20 December 2009 to 28 December 2014. Auditions for the show were held in specially built "Dance Domes" and are open to all dance acts of any age, style or size but must be of an amateur level.

The show was hosted by Davina McCall, with Ashley Banjo and Kimberly Wyatt as judges. In series 1 to 3, Adam Garcia was a judge but was replaced by Aston Merrygold in series 4.[2] However, on 31 January 2014, Merrygold announced that he would be leaving the show.[3] Garcia returned as a judge for series 5 in 2014.[4] Since series 2, the prize money is £250,000 for the winning act. On 24 October 2014, it was announced that series 5 would be the last.[5]

Format

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There were five stages to the competition:

  • Stage 1: Producers' auditions (these auditions decide who will perform in front of the judges, but they are not broadcast or acknowledged on the show)
  • Stage 2: Judges' auditions
  • Stage 3: Callbacks (some acts may have to perform again at this stage for a place in the semi-finals)
  • Stage 4: Live Semi-finals (each act performs in one semi-final, with only two advancing to the final, three in series 5)
  • Stage 5: Live Final

Voting

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Viewers in both Ireland and the United Kingdom could vote via Phone, Red Button (through Sky TV only) or via the official iPhone application, which was introduced in the second series. Viewers could vote for free using the Got to Dance website, which was introduced in the fourth series.

Series overview

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Series Year(s) Time Main presenter Judges Winner (dance style) Prize money
1 2010 January–February Davina McCall Ashley Banjo
Adam Garcia
Kimberly Wyatt
Akai Osei (Street) £100,000
2 2011 Chris and Wes (Street) £250,000
3 2012 January–March Prodijig (Irish stepdance)
4 2013 Ashley Banjo
Kimberly Wyatt
Aston Merrygold
Lukas McFarlane (Contemporary)
5 2014[6] August Ashley Banjo
Kimberly Wyatt
Adam Garcia
Duplic8 (Street)
(mentored by Adam Garcia)

Series 1 (2010)

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Auditions for the first series were held in October 2009 in Edinburgh, Manchester and London.

The winning act, 10-year-old Akai, won the £100,000 prize money.[citation needed]

Semi-finalists

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Semi-finals

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The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2010 began on Sunday 24 January 2010. There were six acts in each live semi-final (18 in total). Each act performed in one semi-final each with only 2 advancing to the final. The judges awarded gold stars to the acts they believed deserved a place in the final and red stars to the ones who have not quite delivered the performance that they were hoping for.

Semi Final 1 (24 January)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Jukebox Juniors "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire
"Around the World" by Daft Punk
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!
"Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us" by Ollie & Jerry
"Jump" by Kris Kross
Advanced
2 Bhangra Heads "Heer" by Jags Klimax Eliminated
3 Emily "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette Advanced
4 Parallel "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
"Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal
"It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones
"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
Eliminated
5 Status "Forever" by Chris Brown
"The Unbirthday Song" from Alice in Wonderland
"Push Up" by Freestylers
Eliminated
6 Martin Sierra "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga
"Hung Up" by Madonna
"Hey Ya!" by Outkast
"Fighter" by Christina Aguilera
Eliminated

Semi Final 2 (31 January)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Kane Ricca "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers Eliminated
2 Raw Edge "Main Title (Theme From 'Jaws')" from Jaws
"Street Player" by Chicago
Eliminated
3 Beyond Repair Eliminated
4 MJ Latin "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson
"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
Advanced
5 DNA "Gossip Folks" by Missy Elliott feat Ludacris Eliminated
6 Matthew Koon "Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic Advanced

Semi-final 3 (7 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Dance Dynamix "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha
Evacuate the Dancefloor" by Cascada
Eliminated
2 Fancy Feet "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry Eliminated
3 The Box "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke Advanced
4 Unity Youth "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo
"Star Wars Theme" from Star Wars
Eliminated
5 Eclipse "Do Your Thing" by Basement Jaxx Eliminated
6 Akai "Pump It Up" by Joe Budden
"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson
"Lose Control" by Missy Elliott
Advanced

Live Final (14 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Number of Gold stars Result
1 Emily "Cry Me a River" by Michael Bublé
"Run" by Leona Lewis
★★★ Eliminated
2 MJ Latin "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5
"The Love You Save" by Jackson 5
"Rockin' Robin" by Michael Jackson
Eliminated
3 The Box "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey ★★ Top 3
4 Akai Osei "Apache"
"Freeze" by T-Pain
"It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
★★★ Winner
5 Matthew Koon "Beautiful Day" by U2 ★★★ Eliminated
6 Jukebox Juniors "Ease On Down the Road" from The Wiz
"I Can Make You Dance" by Zapp
"Robot Rock" by Daft Punk
★★★ Top 3

Series 2 (2011)

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A second series of Got to Dance began with a special "Warm Up" show that was broadcast on 19 December 2010 then fully on 2 January 2011. The prize money for the second series was £250,000, the largest cash give-away on a television talent show (at the time).

The format of the second series of Got to Dance was slightly different to the first series. There were eight audition shows followed by four live semi-finals, and a live final at Olympia, London on 27 February 2011 in front of an audience of 6,000 people. The dance dome auditions for the series were held in Glasgow, Dublin & London.

The winning act, Chris and Wes, won the £250,000 prize money.

Callbacks

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At the Callbacks, the judges could not decide between eight of the acts so they organised a dance-off to fill the last four semi-final places. The acts in each category had to "face-off" their opponent with one dance; the judges then decided the winner of the each "face-off" and that act went through to the live semi-finals.

The eight acts in the dance-off were:

  • Alleviate (won) vs Sean and Stacey,
  • Dance Dynamix (won) vs Frameous,
  • Lauren Hair (won) vs Natalie,
  • Addam McMillian vs Crazy Popper (paired as duo named Liquid Metallic)

Semi Finalists

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Semi-finals

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The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2011 began on Sunday 30 January 2011. There were seven acts in each live semi-final (28 in total). Each act performed in one semi-final each with only 2 advancing to the final. The judges awarded gold stars to the acts they believed deserved a place in the final.

Semi-final 1 (30 January)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Cerebro "She's Got That Vibe" by R. Kelly
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" by Usher
"Workin' Day and Night" by Michael Jackson
"Wannabe" by Spice Girls
"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
Eliminated
2 Podilya Eliminated
3 Luke "Barcelona" by Freddie Mercury Eliminated
4 Chris and Wes "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
"Like I Love You" by Justin Timberlake
"Ante Up" by M.O.P.
"Mysterious Girl" by Peter Andre
"Red Alert" by Basement Jaxx
Advanced
5 Eruption "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
"Yeah Yeah" by Bodyrox feat. Luciana
"Whip My Hair" by Willow
Eliminated
6 Alleviate "Love the Way You Lie" by Rihanna Advanced
7 Ghetto Fabulous "She Wants To Move" by N.E.R.D.
"On to the Next One" by Jay-Z
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Marilyn Manson
Eliminated

Semi-final 2 (6 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Shockarellas "Ching-a-Ling" by Missy Elliott
"Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott
"Lick Shots" by Missy Elliott
Eliminated
2 Guys in Sync "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen Eliminated
3 Damhsa Dreams "Siamsa" by Ronan Hardiman Eliminated
4 QMX "1999" by Prince
"My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas
"Rule the World" by Take That
Eliminated
5 Ella "Your Song" by Ellie Goulding Eliminated
6 Turbo "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan
"Touch It" by Busta Rhymes
"Day 'n' Nite" by Kid Cudi vs Crookers
Advanced
7 Dance Dynamix "Beautiful Monster" by Ne-Yo
"Take Over Control" by Afrojack feat Eva Simons
Advanced

Semi-final 3 (13 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Elmes 3 Style "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse Eliminated
2 Octavia "Nara" by E.S. Posthumus Eliminated
3 Trilogy "Closer" by Ne-Yo
"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls
The Way I Are"—Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson
Eliminated
4 Tap Attack "Spybreak!" by Propellerheads Eliminated
5 Two's Company "Illuminated" by Hurts Advanced
6 Back2Back "Hotel Room Service" by Pitbull
"Kaun-Nee-Jaandah" by PBN
Eliminated
7 Lauren "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele Advanced

Semi-final 4 (20 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Tamara "Drumming Song" by Florence and the Machine
"You've Got the Love" by Florence and the Machine
Eliminated
2 Mystic Force "Rude Boy" by Rihanna (cover) Eliminated
3 Liquid Metallic "Where’s My Money (Caspa Remix)" by TC
"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk
Eliminated
4 Synergy "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez Eliminated
5 Razzle Dazzle "The Salmon Dance" (Crookers 'Wow' Mix) by The Chemical Brothers
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
"Rock That Body" by Black Eyed Peas
"We R Who We R" by Kesha
Advanced
6 Bolly-Flex Eliminated
7 Trinity Warriors "Jump Around" by House of Pain
"Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah
Advanced

Final

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The live final was 90 minutes long (taking place at Olympia) and featured the eight dance acts that made it through the semi-finals as well as a special performance from 2010's winner Akai Osei and dance troupe Diversity. After the acts performed there was a 6-minute window for voting. For the first time in a UK entertainment program, viewers could vote using a specially designed application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Live Final (27 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Number of Gold stars Result
1 Razzle Dazzle "Fancy Footwork" by Chromeo
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
"Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
★★ Top 3
2 Lauren "Who You Are" by Jessie J ★★ Eliminated
3 Chris and Wes One More Time" by Daft Punk
"Just the Two of Us" by Will Smith
"Anyway" by Duck Sauce
"Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls
"One" by Swedish House Mafia
★★★ Winners
4 Dance Dynamix "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears Eliminated
5 Turbo I Need Air by Magnetic Man feat Angela Hunte ★★★ Eliminated
6 Two's Company "Fix You" by Coldplay Eliminated
7 Trinity Warriors "Rockin to the Beat" by Black Eyed Peas
"American Boy" by Estelle
"Kids That Love to Dance" by Professor Green feat Emeli Sandé
★★ Eliminated
8 Alleviate "Someone Like You" by Adele ★★★ Top 3

Series 3 (2012)

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Series 3 started on 1 January 2012. Producer auditions took place during July & August 2011 in Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Bristol, London and Dublin. Filming took place in various stages from July 2011 – March 2012. The dance domes auditions again took place in London, Glasgow and Dublin.

A special "Warm Up" show was broadcast on 18 December 2011. The series fully began on 1 January 2012, with the next episode the following day. Seven audition shows were aired followed by a "Home Visits" episode and one 30-minute episode featuring the "Callback" performances.

A new show, Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut aired weekdays at 6pm and was narrated by Will Best. As the name suggests, the show featured uncut auditions from the main show and others which were not shown.

The winning act, Prodijig, won the £250,000 prize money.

Semi-finals

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The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2012 began on Sunday 29 January 2012. Five semi-finals took place, instead of four as previously. In total, 30 acts advanced to the semi-finals in 2012.

Semi-finalists

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Semi-final 1 (29 January)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Chuck "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera
"Gold Dust" by DJ Fresh
Eliminated
2 Tayluer & Elliot "Wherever You Will Go" by Charlene Soraia Advanced
3 Project G "S&M" by Rihanna Eliminated
4 Bendy Kate "Heartlines" by Florence and the Machine Eliminated
5 Sam "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch
" Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida feat David Guetta
"Changed the Way You Kiss Me" by Example
"Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind and Fire
Eliminated
6 Prodijig "Beautiful People" by Chris Brown feat Benny Benassi Advanced

Semi-final 2 (5 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Fear of the Unknown Advanced
2 Urban Jokers "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction
"We Found Love" by Rihanna feat Calvin Harris
All of the Lights by Kanye West feat Rihanna
Eliminated
3 Luke "Lego House" by Ed Sheeran Eliminated
4 A Hoofer's Song "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck Quartet Eliminated
5 Sapnay "Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman Eliminated
6 Boadicea "Ring the Alarm" by Beyoncé
"End of Time" by Beyoncé
Advanced

Semi-final 3 (12 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Lil Hustlers "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" by Edwin Starr
"Material Girl" by Madonna
"Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
"Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
Eliminated
2 Supermalcom "Young'n (Holla Back)" by Fabolous
"Head, Shoulders, Kneez & Toez" by K.I.G
Eliminated
3 Sweet Surprise "Shout" by Lulu
"Angel" by Sarah McLachlan
"Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz
Advanced
4 Brosena "Children" by Robert Miles Eliminated
5 Antics "Judas" by Lady Gaga
"Riverside" by Sidney Samson
"Sweet Dreams" by Beyoncé
"E.T." by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West"
Advanced
6 Olivia "Wonderful" by Annie Lennox Eliminated

Semi-final 4 (19 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 A Team "Do It Like a Dude" by Jessie J Advanced
2 Hippy-Joe "People Help the People" by Birdy Eliminated
3 The Future "Defiance" by Tom Player
"Till the World Ends" by Britney Spears
Eliminated
4 Rikoshay "What's Your Flava?" by Craig David
"Freeze" by T-Pain
"We Are Here to Change the World" by Michael Jackson
Eliminated
5 Lloyd & Rebecca "Levels"
"Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
"Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars
Eliminated
6 Methods of Movement Advanced

Semi-final 5 (26 February)

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Order Contestant(s) Song(s) performed to Stars Result
Adam Kimberly Ashley
1 Kazzum Advanced
2 Lindsay & Ryan Eliminated
3 Belle Eliminated
4 Unity UK Advanced
5 Reflection Eliminated
6 Dharmz Eliminated

Final

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The live final took place at Olympia in front of 6,000 people on 4 March 2012.

Live Final (4 March)

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Order Contestant(s) Number of Gold stars Result
1 Antics ★★ Eliminated
2 Tayluer & Elliott ★★★ Top 3
3 Boadicea ★★★ Eliminated
4 Fear of the Unknown ★★★ Top 3
5 Kazzum Eliminated
6 Sweet Surprise ★★ Eliminated
7 Methods of Movement ★★★ Eliminated
8 Prodijig ★★★ Winners
9 A Team Eliminated
10 Unity UK ★★★ Eliminated

Series 4 (2013)

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Series 4 started in January 2013. Producer auditions took place during July and August 2012. This year, auditions in front of the judges took place at Clapham Common in London. No judges' auditions were held in Glasgow or Dublin. The auditions took place between 13 September and 2 October 2012, in a brand new and bigger dome which can hold up to 760 audience members.

Starting in this series, all acts must receive 3 gold stars from the judges to progress onto the shortlist.

Aston Merrygold replaced Garcia on the judging panel. Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely were the backstage team for series 4. They also provided the voice overs for many of the episodes of Got to Dance: Auditions Uncut.[7]

Producer audition dates:[8]

Date(s) City
28–29 July 2012 Manchester
30 July 2012 Liverpool
2 August 2012 Newcastle
4–6 August 2012 London
8 August 2012 Glasgow
11 August 2012 Dublin
16 August 2012 Birmingham
17 August 2012 Bristol
18 August 2012 Cardiff
19 August 2012 London
26 August 2012

Semi-finals

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The live semi-finals for Got to Dance 2013 began on Sunday 10 February 2013. Five semi-finals took place, with six acts performing in each for one of two places in the Grand Final on 17 March.

Semi-finalists

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Semi-final 1
(10 February)
Semi-final 2
(17 February)
Semi-final 3
(24 February)
Semi-final 4
(3 March)
Semi-final 5
(10 March)
Contestants eliminated Notorious
Dance For Joy
Molly and Vitaly
Collective Ent.
Buckness Personified
Mechanikool
Momentum
Pulse Collective
G-Nome
Hash Tap
Poison
Wild G
Javier and Julie
Amour
Gaana Rajas
One Step Ahead
Juicy
Leon and Dotty
Mindtrick
Shun
Advanced to Final Lukas McFarlane
Tom Hughes-Lloyd
Rhys Yeomans
Mini Moves
Rory O’Shea
IMD (Intelligent Minds Dance)
Antics
Godson
Gymtasia Evolution
Ruff Diamond

Final

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The live final took place at Olympia in front of 6,000 people on 17 March 2013.

Live Final (17 March)

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Order Contestant(s) Number of Gold stars Result
1 Mini Moves ★★★ Eliminated
2 Lukas McFarlane ★★★ Winner
3 IMD Eliminated
4 Gymtasia Evolution Top 3
5 Rory Eliminated
6 Tom ★★★ Eliminated
7 Antics Eliminated
8 Rhys ★★★ Eliminated
9 Godson ★★ Eliminated
10 Ruff Diamond ★★★ Top 3

Series 5 (2014)

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Series 5 began airing on 9 August 2014,[9] with McCall continuing as host. Banjo and Wyatt returned as judges for a fifth time and Garcia returned after his absence in series 4, replacing Merrygold. In this series, the semi-finals were stripped across one week (similar to Britain's Got Talent)[10] and the judges mentored contestants throughout the competition. Six acts from each team progressed to the live rounds. Auditions for this series took place at the Roundhouse concert venue in Camden, London between 6–11 May 2014. This is the first and only time that the dance domes have not been used.[11] Series 2 winners Chris and Wes returned to Got to Dance and were joined by Joe Sugg to form the Backstage/Online team.[12]

Producer auditions for Got to Dance 2014 took place during March and April 2014 in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and Dublin.

Producer audition dates:[13]

Date(s) City
15 March 2014 Dublin
23 March 2014 London
25 March 2014 Glasgow
27 March 2014 Newcastle
29–30 March 2014 Manchester
3 April 2014 London
5 April 2014 Birmingham
6 April 2014 Cardiff
12–13 April 2014 London

Semi-finalists

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The following 18 acts made it to the live shows:[14]

Team Ashley
(25 August 2014)
Team Kimberly
(26 August 2014)
Team Adam
(27 August 2014)
  • Rella Nation
  • Dance Illusion
  • Turbo & Godson
  • Boyband
  • Bitter Harvest
  • Sharifa
  • Original Kidz
  • Kaner Flex
  • Kofi
  • Academy of Base
  • Kaine Ward
  • IMD
  • Duplic8
  • Unity Academy
  • Dan-I & Sia
  • Freddie Huddleston
  • UnTitled
  • Nicholas Marvel

Finalists

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The following 9 acts made it to the live final on 29 August 2014:

Key:   – Winning judge/team. Winner is in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.

Team Ashley Team Kimberly Team Adam
  • Dance Illusion
  • Boyband
  • Bitter Harvest
  • Original Kidz
  • Kaine Ward
  • IMD
  • Duplic8[15]
  • Unity Academy
  • Dan-I & Sia

Got to Dance bursary fund

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The second series saw the introduction of the bursary fund. This fund, worth £15,000, was to be distributed amongst auditionees that the judges felt weren't yet good enough to progress in the competition, but who they felt had real potential, and was to be used to enable them to develop and cultivate their dance skills through professional tuition.

Transmissions

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Warm-up shows

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Air date
20 December 2009
19 December 2010
18 December 2011
23 December 2012
27 July 2014

Original series

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Series Start date End date Episodes
1 3 January 2010 14 February 2010 8
2 2 January 2011 27 February 2011 15
3 1 January 2012 4 March 2012 16
4 6 January 2013 17 March 2013 15
5 9 August 2014 29 August 2014 11

Ratings

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Episode ratings from BARB.[16] They do not include viewings on Sky 1 +1.

Series 1

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Episode no. Airdate Total viewers Sky1 Weekly Ranking
1 20 December 2009
2 3 January 2010 1,096,000 2
3 1,313,000 1
4 10 January 2010 963,000 1
5 17 January 2010 920,000 1
6 24 January 2010 1,109,000 2
7 31 January 2010 978,000 3
8 7 February 2010 1,218,000 3
9 14 February 2010 1,354,000 1

Series 2

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Episode no. Airdate Total viewers Sky1 Weekly Ranking
1 19 December 2010
2 2 January 2011 1,104,000 2
3 1,336,000 1
4 9 January 2011 1,127,000 1
5 986,000 2
6 16 January 2011 1,248,000 1
7 1,047,000 2
8 23 January 2011 1,001,000 1
9 922,000 2
10 820,000 3
11 30 January 2011 1,327,000 1
12 6 February 2011 1,284,000 1
13 13 February 2011 1,081,000 2
14 20 February 2011 1,284,000 2
15 27 February 2011 1,298,000 3
16 1,376,000 2

Series 3

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Episode no. Airdate Total viewers Sky1 Weekly Ranking
1 18 December 2011
2 1 January 2012 983,000 4
3 2 January 2012 766,000 6
4 8 January 2012 1,034,000 4
5 792,000 5
6 15 January 2012 959,000 3
7 795,000 4
8 22 January 2012 1,145,000 3
9 742,000 5
10 635,000 7
11 29 January 2012 1,264,000 2
12 5 February 2012 1,064,000 5
13 12 February 2012 1,048,000 4
14 19 February 2012 898,000 4
15 26 February 2012 766,000 4
16 4 March 2012 1,206,000 1
17 1,197,000 2

Series 4

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Episode no. Airdate Total viewers Sky1 Weekly Ranking
1 23 December 2012
2 6 January 2013 908,000 4
3 947,000 2
4 13 January 2013 801,000 5
5 847,000 3
6 20 January 2013 716,000 4
7 692,000 5
8 27 January 2013 705,000 5
9 3 February 2013 627,000 5
10 10 February 2013 868,000 3
11 17 February 2013 884,000 4
12 24 February 2013 677,000 5
13 3 March 2013 655,000 5
14 10 March 2013 513,000 8
15 17 March 2013 930,000 3
16 1,131,000 1

Series 5

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Episode no. Episode Airdate Total viewers Sky1 Weekly Ranking
1 Warm up 27 July 2014
2 Audition Day 1 9 August 2014 630,000 3
3 Audition Day 2 10 August 2014 571,000 4
4 Audition Day 3 16 August 2014 527,000 4
5 Audition Day 4 17 August 2014 591,000 3
6 Audition Day 5 23 August 2014 554,000 4
7 Audition Day 6 24 August 2014 700,000 2
8 Heat 1 25 August 2014 552,000 4
9 Heat 2 26 August 2014 488,000 6
10 Heat 3 27 August 2014 457,000 7
11 Live Final 29 August 2014 515,000 5
12 Results 29 August 2014 558,000 2
Special A Celebration 28 December 2014

International versions

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Colour key

  In production (0)     Discontinued (7)     Not aired (1)  

Current and upcoming versions include:[17]

Country Local title Presenter(s) Judges Channel Seasons/Series
 Australia Got to Dance Andrew Günsberg Fox8 Cancelled in 2012
 Finland Pakko Tanssia Satu Tuomisto
Jani Toivola
Sami Saikkonen
Saana Akiola
Dennis Nylund
Yle TV2 Season 1: 2 March – 4 May 2013
 France
 Monaco
Got to Dance: Le Meilleur Danseur Sandrine Corman David Carreira
Mia Frye
Stephane Jarny
TMC Season 1: 24 June – 12 August 2015
 Germany Got to Dance Johanna Klum (1–2)
Alexandra Simone Maurer (3)
Palina Rojinski (1–3)
Nikeata Thompson (1–2)
Howard Donald (1–2)
Marvin A. Smith (3)
Anton Zetterholm (3)
ProSieben (1–3)
Sat.1 (1–2)

Season 1: 20 June – 5 July 2013
Season 2: 17 July – 14 August 2014
Season 3: 13 August – 24 September 2015

 Poland Got to Dance – Tylko Taniec Maciej Dowbor
Katarzyna Kępka (1–2)
Anna Głogowska (3–4)
Joanna Liszowska
Michał Malitowski
Alan Andersz
Krystyna Mazurówna (1–2)
Anna Jujka (3–4)
Filip Czeszyk (1–2, Guest)
Kimberly Wyatt (3–4, Guest)
Polsat

Season 1: 3 March – 11 May 2012
Season 2: 7 September – 9 November 2012
Season 3: 1 March – 3 May 2013
Season 4: 13 September – 22 November 2013

 Romania Romania Danseaza George Papagheorghe
Andreea Balan
Mihai Bendeac (1)
Connect-r (2)
Monica Petrica
CRBL
Antena 1

Season 1: March – May 2013
Season 2: Spring 2014

 United States Live to Dance Andrew Günsberg Paula Abdul
Travis Payne
Kimberly Wyatt
CBS Season 1: 4 January – 9 February 2011
 Vietnam Got to Dance Vietnam: Vũ điệu đam mê Khánh Thi Trần Ly Ly
Dumbo
Alfredo Torres
Minh Hằng
VTV3 Season 1: 14 September – 28 December 2013

American version

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CBS announced on 10 April 2010 that there was going to be an American version of the series titled Live to Dance and was set to rival So You Think You Can Dance. The show premiered on the said channel on 4 January 2011 and was cancelled a month later in the same year. Kimberly Wyatt also served as a judge on Live to Dance.

Polish version

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A Polish version premiered 2 March 2012 on Polsat, titled Got to Dance - Tylko Taniec. Second edition aired from 7 September to 9 November 2012. A third edition began on 1 March 2013 and a fourth in September 2013. Since March 2011, Polsat have also produced a local version of Must Be the Music (which was first aired on Sky1 in 2010) and has aired its sixth edition. Both shows air two seasons a year in Poland.

Australian version

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Plans for an Australian version of the show were announced in April 2012. It was expected to premiere on the Australian cable channel Fox8 later in 2012, with Andrew Günsberg as the host.[18] However, it was announced in June 2012 that the show was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict with another dance show Everybody Dance Now on Network Ten.[19]

German version

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The German version premiered on 20 June 2013 on ProSieben, with the remaining shows being broadcast on Sat.1. Johanna Klum hosts the show while Palina Rojinski, Nikeata Thompson and Howard Donald are the judges. A second season was aired in 2014 and a third in 2015.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "JLS star Aston Merrygold steps up to judge on Got To Dance". Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Aston Merrygold leaves Sky1's Got to Dance, Banjo and Wyatt to return". Digital Spy. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Got To Dance returns for series 5 & Adam Garcia's back!". unrealitytv. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Got to Dance axed by Sky1 after five series". Digital Spy. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ^ "'Got to Dance' to return for fifth series on Sky1 next summer". Digital Spy. 28 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Got to Dance Sky". Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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  9. ^ "Got To Dance 2014 start date confirmed for August 9". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Got To Dance confirmed to return for series five in summer 2014". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Got To Dance ditches its domes for 2014 judge auditions". TellyMix. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Join Joe, Chris & Wes Backstage!". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Watch the latest Sky TV shows or download on the Go". Sky.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Got To Dance 2014 contestants: Meet the teams!". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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  17. ^ "Shine dances to Germany, Asia". C21Media. C21 Media. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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  19. ^ "Foxtel shelves Got to Dance". 1 June 2012.
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