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''Live to Dance'' is an American television
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and dance competition on the
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network based on the British series ''
Got to Dance ''Got to Dance'', originally titled ''Just Dance'', is a British dance competition that was broadcast on Sky 1 in the United Kingdom from 20 December 2009 to 28 December 2014. Auditions for the show were held in specially built "Dance Domes" an ...
''. Dancers from all over the country auditioned for ''Live to Dance'' in "specially constructed Dance Domes". Resembling the British dance competition series ''
Got to Dance ''Got to Dance'', originally titled ''Just Dance'', is a British dance competition that was broadcast on Sky 1 in the United Kingdom from 20 December 2009 to 28 December 2014. Auditions for the show were held in specially built "Dance Domes" an ...
'',"Paula Abdul to launch Live to Dance in Australia"
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the show was first shown on January 4, 2011, and was headlined by the ''
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'' judge
Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographe ...
as lead judge with
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as host. Judging alongside Abdul were
Kimberly Wyatt Kimberly Kaye Wyatt (born February 4, 1982) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She is a former member of the pop/ R&B girl group and dance ensemble The Pussycat Dolls. She is also a member of the ...
, the former member of
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, and Michael Jackson's long-time choreographer
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. The show was intended to rival ''
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 ...
'' and unlike most other reality shows, allowed dancers of all ages to compete. The series was not renewed for a second season. 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
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and
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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.


Dance-Off


Semi-Finals


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


Finalists


Ratings

The series premiere was watched by 10.2 million viewers and was the most watched program of January 4, 2011. 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.


References


External links


Official Website (via Internet Archive)

Official Casting Site
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DomeGuys International Blog of Building the Dance Domes
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