Everybody Dance Now (Australian TV series)

Everybody Dance Now was an Australian reality television dance competition that premiered on 12 August 2012 on Network Ten.[3] The show was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and hosted by Sarah Murdoch.[1]

Everybody Dance Now
Logo for Everybody Dance Now (The dancer shown in the logo differs in each eyecatch)
GenreDance competition
Creative directorJason Gilkison[1]
Presented bySarah Murdoch
JudgesJason Derülo
Kelly Rowland
Theme music composerRobert Clivillés & Freedom Williams
Opening theme"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by Justice Crew
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerSandra Fulloon[2]
Production locationMelbourne
Running time120 minutes
Production companyFremantleMedia Australia
Release
Original networkNetwork Ten
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release12 August (2012-08-12) –
19 August 2012 (2012-08-19)

Everybody Dance Now was open to solo acts, duos and groups of any age, style or size. They were divided into two teams, with each being led by the dance masters Jason Derülo and Kelly Rowland, who would "challenge, train and mentor" their acts.[4] The teams faced a studio audience in each episode "to do battle in a colosseum-style dance duel."[4] During the heats stage of the competition, eight acts would perform in each episode, with two acts winning $10,000 and progressing through to the finals to compete for the ultimate prize of $250,000.

On 21 August 2012, as ratings were dwindling, Network Ten considered changing the weekly schedule for the show, from three half-hour episodes to one full hour episode a week, but when those plans fell through, it decided to cancel the show due to poor ratings. The prize money was then donated to charity.[5]

Overview

Format

Everybody Dance Now consisted of two phases: heats and finals.[4][6] The show was open to dancers of all ages and styles, who were divided into two teams, with each being taken under the guidance of big name entertainment celebrities known as the dance masters, to do battle in a colosseum-style duel.[4][6] During the heats stage of the competition, eight acts would perform during each episode in four duels.[7] Once each duel was complete, the studio audience would vote for the act they think should progress through to the dance duel decider round.[7] During this round, the studio audience would vote again for the two acts they think should win $10,000 and progress through to the finals.[7] During the finals, dance acts would compete for the ultimate prize of $250,000. But there turned out to be no finals, and of course, no winners, due to the show's cancellation.

Production

Everybody Dance Now was filmed at a location in Melbourne with a live studio audience.[3][4]

Series summary
Season Start Finish Host Dance Masters
One
12 August 2012
19 August 2012
Sarah Murdoch
Jason Derülo
Kelly Rowland

International versions
Region/country Local title Network Winners Judge Main presenters
 Jordan Everybody Dance Now JTV 1 Omar Khalifa
Hadil Rawashdeh
Issa Shamali		 Zaid Al-Momani
Dounia Mousa
 Netherlands Everybody Dance Now RTL 4 Season 1, 2013: Justen Beer
Season 2, 2014: The Daddies		 Jan Kooijman
Dan Karaty
Lieke van Lexmond		 Chantal Janzen
 Thailand Thailand Dance Now เต้น...สุดขั้ว Channel 3 Season 1, 2013: Unknown Rattapoom Toekongsap
Cris Horwang
Samapol Piyapongsiri		 Ekkachai Euasangkomsert
Borriboon Junrueng

References
  1. Idato, Michael (25 June 2012). "Sarah Murdoch to Host Everybody Dance Now on Channel Ten". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. Knox, David (21 August 2012). "Report: Producer exits Everybody Dance Now". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. Knox, David (15 July 2012). "Airdate: Everybody Dance Now". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. "About the Show". Everybody Dance Now. Network Ten. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. Knox, David (21 August 2012). "Axed: Everybody Dance Now". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  6. Knox, David (9 May 2012). "Auditions: Everybody Dance Now". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  7. Hambly, Natalie (13 August 2012). "TV Review: Everybody Dance Now". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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