Live to Dance is an American television reality television series 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 Domes".

Resembling the British dance competition series Got to Dance, the show was first shown on January 4, 2011, and was headlined by the American Idol judge Paula Abdul as lead judge with Andrew Günsberg as host. Judging alongside Abdul were Kimberly Wyatt, the former member of Pussycat Dolls, and Michael Jackson's long-time choreographer Travis Payne. The show was intended to rival So You Think You Can Dance 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 Los Angeles and New York City 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.

Top 18
D'Angelo & Amanda
Bev & Hap
Jalen
The Vibe
Tap Sounds Underground
Jill & Jacob
Kendall Glover
Jittin' Genius
Dax & Sarah
Dance Town Chaos
Du-Shant Stegall
Shore Thing
Roosevelt Anderson
Austen Acevedo
Dance in Flight
Twitch
Chi-Town Finest Breakers
White Tree Fine Art

Dance-Off

Contestant(s)Result
Kendall GloverJudges' Choice
White Tree Fine ArtViewers' Choice
TheatrixEliminated
Inside the BoxEliminated

Semi-finals

Round 1

OrderContestant(s)Song(s) performed toStarsResult
WyattsAbdulPagne
1The Vibe"Smooth Criminal" by Michael JacksonJudges' Choice
2Jittin' Genius"I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown "Fancy Footwork" by ChromeoEliminated (Viewers' 2nd)
3Chi-Town Finest Breakers"I Want You Back" by Jackson 5 "The Love You Save" by Jackson 5 "Rappers Delight" by Sugarhill GangEliminated
4Austen Acevedo"Getting Over You" by David GuettaEliminated
5Bev & Hap"Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed PeasEliminated
6D'Angelo & Amanda"Hip Hip Chin Chin" by Club des Belugas "Conga" by Gloria EstefanViewers' Choice

Round 2

OrderContestant(s)Song(s) performed toStarsResult
WyattsAbdulPagne
1Jalen"U Can't Touch This" by MC HammerEliminated
2Dance in Flight"The Pink Panther Theme" by Henry ManciniEliminated
3Twitch"Apologize" by OneRepublicViewers' Choice
4Du-Shant Stegall"OMG" by UsherEliminated
5Dax & Sarah"Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" by Renato Carosone / "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be CoolEliminated
6White Tree Fine Art"Hallelujah" by Alexandra BurkeJudges' Choice

Round 3

OrderContestant(s)Song(s) performed toStarsResult
WyattsAbdulPagne
1Dance Town Chaos"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by SealJudges' Choice
2Jill & Jacob"Save Me" by Nicki MinajEliminated
3Roosevelt Anderson"Rocketeer" by Far East MovementEliminated
4Tap Sounds UndergroundEliminated
5Shore ThingEliminated
6Kendall Glover"Firework" by Katy PerryViewers' Choice

Finalists

Contestant(s)Number of Gold StarsResult
Twitch3
White Tree Fine Art3Third place
The Vibe2
Kendall Glover3Runner-up
Dance Town Chaos3
D'Angelo & Amanda3Winners

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.

EpisodeDateTotal Viewers18-49 Demo
1January 4, 201110.2m2.4
2January 5, 20117.7m1.8
3January 12, 20116.15m1.5
4January 19, 20115.081m1.0
5January 26, 20114.512m1.0
6February 2, 20114.749m0.9
7February 9, 20114.706m0.9

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