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| Got to Dance | |
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| Genre | Dance competition |
| Presented by | Davina McCall |
| Judges | Ashley Banjo Adam Garcia (2009–2012, 2014) Kimberly Wyatt Aston Merrygold (2013) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 71 (inc. 5 "Warm Up" shows) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Auditions: 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 time | 30–90 mins |
| Production companies | Shine TV and Princess Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky 1 |
| Release | 20 December 2009 – 28 December 2014 |
| 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 1 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
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
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
| Series | Year(s) | Time | Main presenter | Judges | Winner (dance style) | Prize money |
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| 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)
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
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.