Born to Dance is a reality dance competition show for women on
BET
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los A ...
starring
Laurieann Gibson
Laurieann Gibson (born July 14, 1969) is a Canadian choreographer, director, television personality, singer, actress, and dancer. She has choreographed dance numbers for musical artists such as Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, and Beyo ...
which debuted on August 2, 2011 at 10:00pm. Contestants will compete for a prize of $50,000 which will go to the winner. Auditions for the show were held in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. The series premier averaged 1.2 million viewers.
BET’s ‘Born To Dance: Laurieann Gibson’ Averages 1.2 Million in Premiere - Ratings , TVbytheNumbers
/ref> On the final episode broadcast September 20, 2011, LaTonya Swann
LaTonya Swann (born February 4, 1991) is an American dancer, choreographer, print model, philanthropist, and the first winner of BET's Born to Dance (TV series): Laurieann Gibson.
Life and career
LaTonya Swann was raised in District Heights, ...
was announced as the winner.
Show format
The 20 contestants are:
See also
* ''Dancing with the Stars
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* ''Live to Dance
''Live to Dance'' is an American television reality program 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 ...
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* ''Soul Train
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* ''American Bandstand
''American Bandstand'', abbreviated ''AB'', is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the pro ...
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* ''America's Best Dance Crew
''America's Best Dance Crew'', often abbreviated as ''ABDC'', was an American competitive dance reality television series that features both national and international dance crews. The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former ''Am ...
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* ''Dance Fever
''Dance Fever'' is an American musical variety television series that aired weekly in syndication from January 1979 to September 1987. The series was technically created by Merv Griffin but his agent Murray Schwartz actually conceived the idea of ...
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* ''So You Think You Can Dance
''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has ...
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References
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Dance competition television shows
English-language television shows
2011 American television series debuts