''Just Dance Kids'' is a video game for the

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developed by Japanese studio Land Ho!, and is part of

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's '' Just Dance'' franchise. ''Just Dance Kids'' is a dance-based

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with an emphasis on songs that are popular with children. The game was released on November 9, 2010 in North America, February 3, 2011 in Australia, and February 4, 2011 in Europe (both under the title ''Dance Juniors''). One of the kids in the game was

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star

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Gameplay

The game is identical to the other games in

's franchise, '' Just Dance''. Players are required to perform specific dance moves in time with the music, following a routine indicated on-screen by any three live-action dancers. Animated score icons judge how the players did the move. Like the original '' Just Dance'', the game also includes shake moves, where players shake their

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s when the shake meter appears. If the player performs well, by dancing accurately and in-time, their score will build and their ranking is obtained upon completion of the song. There are two other game modes, Team High Scores, and Freeze & Shake. Team High Scores mode has up to two teams of two dance together and allows one player to shake their Wii Remote when the spotlight hits them. And Freeze & Shake mode has players stop moving when the

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appears in addition to just shake moves.

Track listing

The game contains 42 songs. All the songs included in the game excluding those by

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and

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are a special cover version for the game, not the original.

References

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