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About the Show
The dance world is about to be turned upside down! In this reality series, some of America's hottest dancers auditioned for a chance to be a part of a new dance competition show under the pseudonym "Dance Nation," but they had no idea what was really in store for them. They soon discovered that they'd be working with a partner and that their partner would be one of their parents! Now, five female dancers will be fox-trotting with their fathers while five male dancers will be doing the mambo with their mothers as they vie for praise from the judges and for America's votes. They must put aside their differences, not step on each other's toes and work together as a team to become the grand champions.Who decides the winners? The judges and you! Each week, the judges will put the two teams with the lowest scores on the chopping block, then it's up to America to determine which team stays in the competition by voting via phone, text and online. The winning team will be announced on Friday, April 18, at the end of the show, following a live vote, and will take home the title and $100,000 in cash and prizes.
About the HostIan Ziering is best known to television audiences for his role as Steve Sanders in "Beverly Hills, 90210." Ziering participated in Season 4 of "Dancing With the Stars," where he made it to the semifinals. More recently, Ziering hung up his dancing shoes to guest-star in Lifetime's comedic drama series, "Side Order of Life," where he reunited with former "Beverly Hills, 90210" costar Jason Priestley. Ziering recently completed production on the films "Azteca" and "Step Seven."
About the Judges
Cris Judd
Cris Judd is a well-known dancer, choreographer and actor. He most recently guest-starred on Nickelodeon’s “Unfabulous” with Emma Roberts and appeared on episodes of “Eve,” “Half and Half” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.” He made his television debut on the ABC reality series “I’m a Celebrity — Get Me Out of Here,” where he won the title of “King of the Jungle” and $200,000 for the Make a Wish Foundation. He was also host of the WE dance series “Dirty Dancing.” Judd had an acting cameo in the film “Bringing Down the House” and served as the choreographer for Steve Martin in his dance scenes. Judd also coached Nicole Kidman in her dancing scenes for “The Human Stain.”
Ben Vereen
Ben Vereen is a Tony® Award–winning actor, dancer and singer. Nominated for a Tony for his role in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Vereen won the award for his lead role in “Pippin.” He’s since starred on Broadway in “I’m Not Rappaport,” “Fosse,” “Chicago” and as the Wizard of Oz in “Wicked.” Vereen is also a three-time Emmy® nominee for his work in “Roots,” “The Bell Telephone Jubilee” and “Intruders.” His additional television credits include “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Touched by an Angel,” “Law and Order: SVU” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” He is also a two-time Golden Globe® nominee for his work in “Ellis Island” and “Funny Lady.”
VITAMIN C
Vitamin C is an actress and singer, best known for her massive hit single “Graduation (Friends Forever).” In addition to working on her third album, she recently assembled and produced a girl group called "The Stunners." Vitamin C’s television credits include judging The WB series “Superstar USA,” and appearing on MTV’s “The Andy Dick Show” and “Celebrity Bootcamp.” She also made cameo appearances on “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” “The Brothers Garcia,” “The Amanda Show” and “The Sausage Factory.” Her film credits include John Waters’ 1988 feature “Hairspray,” “The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear,” “Dracula 2000,” “Rock Star,” “Get Over It” and “Scary Movie 2.”
About the Producers
The show is produced by City Lights Television in association with Bob Bain Productions. Bob Bain ("Billboard Music Awards," "Miss America," "Kids' Choice Awards"), Dave Noll and Linda Lea ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy") serve as executive producers. Stephanie Chambers ("Bam's Unholy Union") is co-executive producer, and Nate Green ("Dance Life") is supervising producer. The series tapes in front of a live studio audience under the direction of Alan Carter ("Dance Wars").
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they danced the best on the show in my opinion!
i have been reading some of these comments;it ashame that people would try to talk down about them after the worked
hard to win.thats jus petty.some people are such hater's gosh.they really should get a life and stop meesing up others!
A few notes to the show’s producers: Someone a few weeks ago suggested adding up each pair’s ‘cumulative’ scores from week to week to determine which pairs go into the drop zone. I wholeheartedly support that suggestion. It’s frustrating as a viewer to see two consistently-strong teams suddenly in the drop zone because they had an off week with a particular style, while a weaker pair avoids elimination by having a good week. The goal should be to create a format that allows the overall best teams to advance from week to week, not just the best teams from a single episode. This became an issue this season, and I found it significantly diminished my enthusiasm for following the show to see people leaving who (based on their overall performance) should have been allowed to advance.
The above suggestion would also have the benefit of adding more suspense to the program since it’s easy to do the math in your head each week and figure out who’s in the drop zone before the end of the show with the current format. With the suggested format, you wouldn’t know until Ian made the announcement.
Another suggestion is to drop Street Dancing from the program. It was by far the least entertaining episode this season, and I watched them all more than once on On-demand. Street Dancing is probably the most physically demanding style, especially for the male dancers who are expected to do the type of ground work Jesse did. That style puts the daughter-father teams at a slight disadvantage as most dad’s can’t even begin to do that stuff, while the son-mother teams don’t have the problem of 50-year-old’s with bad backs trying to do spinning handstands. Almost all of the routines that week looked like watered-down Street Dancing, even Erick’s and Carol’s since Erick opted not to do any ground work. Of course, you could argue that every routine, regardless of the style, is somewhat watered down on account of the parents, but it becomes painfully obvious in a dynamic and physically-demanding style like Street Dancing. Despite almost every pro dancer (even Nicole) claiming this style was one of their strengths, the episode was the least entertaining of the bunch. The one bright spot was Brooke’s and Eric’s routine, but you can’t count on having parents as capable as Eric. Maybe Salsa could replace Street Dancing next season.
Don’t know if I’m just having browser problems or what, but I can’t access the Cast forums after logging in. I was able to post in Noelle’s and Doug’s forum by clicking on their photo above, but my pointer doesn’t switch to a hand when I put it on the Cast menu above. I’ll have to try again later.
Lastly, (for my daughter) will there be a DVD of this season released?
I cannot even begin to describe this experience. I hope that all of the contestants brought families and friends togeter on a Friday night to be entertained. I have gained a great deal of knowledge about this industry, myself, and my relationship with my father. We are blessed you have all let us into your lives and homes. We thank everyone for your continued support and words of encouragement. We really appreicate it. Coming from a small town with big dreams- never give up.
Always dream.
Always believe.
Lots of love and MANY THANKS!
-Noelle
You guys were fabulous each week and you so deserved to win this show! We were so disappointed, along with a lot of America. Brooke, you're such a beautiful dancer in every discipline and I know you'll go places with or without being the official winner! We wish you luck in all that you do and we can't wait to see more of your beautiful face and talent. Eric, you are just a natural dancer. No other parent could top your talent and as a couple, you guys were the best!! We love your relationship and the fact that you are both so genuine and not artificial. We love you guys! You should have your own show (smile). God Bless you both!
i just signed up for my life time
i really love ya mama dont dance
its a great show