🎶 My Top Ten Dances from Shake It Up ~ Disney Channel Original Series 💜
Let's celebrate this week by celebrating the FIRST post of a brand new year on this blog! 🎉💜
What's cool is that ONE year ago today, I posted my top ten episodes of Shake It Up! 💜 Now, ONE year later, I'm posting my top ten dances from the same AMAZING series! 🎶
Yes. I planned it this way! 😂
I thought it'd be FUN to post about one of my all-time FAVORITE series for my FIRST post of my second year of this blog! Just like I did for my FIRST year! 💜
Shake It Up wouldn't be Shake It Up without the dances! 💃 The FIRST time my sister and I watched the FIRST episode of this series and saw the very FIRST dance, we were hooked! 💜
I was in sixth grade when Shake It Up premiered and ALL throughout my awkward middle school years, I grew up with this series and with these dances! 🎶
Some people might judge this series, especially the dances! But, EVERY dance is ICONIC in my eyes! 💜 I mean, this series was the FIRST ever Disney Channel series ALL about dancing! 🎵 A lot of Disney series focused on singing, which I LOVED doing in my room with my hairbrush, but dancing was my thing as a kid and this show will always be special to me because it was the first time dancing was featured! 💜
I can go on and on about how much I LOVE this series, but we're here to DANCE! 💃💜
These are my TOP TEN dances from Shake It Up, excluding Made in Japan! 💜 Made in Japan did focus a little more on singing than dancing and I only wanted dances in this post, even though I do LOVE those performances! 💜🎤
Also, I didn't put the VERY first dance on Shake It Up on this list because it's pretty short, but so ICONIC and I probably would have listed it as number one due to the nostalgia! 💜 So, I thought it'd be more fair to start off this post with that dance instead! 🎶
Hit it, Rocky! 💜
I just LOVE Shake It Up SO much! 💜 Also, bunny trail... I wish they would have used that "train station" set more because it was really cool and unique! 🎶
Okay! Now, let's really kick things off...
Dancers, ready? Good! 💜 Let's do this!
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(from least to most favorite)
(titles are the names of the songs used for each dance)
#10 - Contagious Love (S3)
This 80s inspired dance is just that... TOTAL 80s groove! 💜 If you know me, then you know that I LOVE the 80s, so this dance is right up my ally! 🎶 The costumes, the classic 80s moves, the way they hype each other during the dance... it's ALL so good! 💜 Also, the fact that they used "Contagious Love" as the song is just the cherry on top! 👌 It's a different version of the song, but it adds a more chill 80s groove to the dance! 🎵
Everyone was in sync during this dance and looked to be having a lot of FUN! 💜
#9 - Freaky Freakend (S3)
One thing I LOVE about season three of Shake It Up is how much bigger the stage is, including all the different lighting affects! 💜 I LOVE the original stage, as well, but this bigger stage allows dances like this one to not seem as cramped! 💃 Another thing I LOVE about season three even more is how they made Ty's character a bigger part of Shake It Up: Chicago! 💜 He is such a talented dancer and definitely takes the lead in making this dance flow smoothly! 🎶 My FAVORITE part is when they wiggle their arms! 😂 I know it sounds weird, but when you watch it you'll understand! 👌
#8 - Future Sounds Like Us (S3)
WOW! So far, there have only been season three dances on this list! 😲 Good job season three! 👏
For some reason, I'm the only one out of my sisters who LOVES this dance! 😂 I have my reasons, though! 💜 First off, the song is perfect for the theme of the episode and dance! 🎶 Second, the choreography for this dance is really FUN because of the "running man" type move and a little bit of salsa dancing added in! 💃 My FAVORITE thing, though, is how they HYPE each other up so much in this dance and seem to be having a GREAT time doing this dance! 💜
When you watch the dance, pay close attention to them yelling, "AY!" and "YO!" to hype each other up! 💜
#7 - All Electric (S1)
Whenever I see this dance, I instantly think about my sister, Alyssa (Back to Disney)! 💜 She used to do this choreography ALL the time! 😂 I used to be annoyed because I'd hear this song ALL the time, which made me annoyed with this dance, even though my sister performed it better than the best! 👏 However, my WHOLE perspective has changed now and I think this is one of the BEST dances on the show! 🎶 It's not very long, but everyone is in sync and the choreography isn't too tough! So, they keep timing really well and their moves are tight and hit ALL the right beats! 💜
I always wondered why the stage turned into images of fires, but a lightbulb just clicked in my mind cause now I hear in the song about bringing the fire! 💡🔥
#5 - Surprise (S2)
This dance has it ALL! 💜 GREAT choreography! ✔ AMAZING costumes! 💃 And, a CATCHY song! 🎶 What more can you ask for? 💜
This dance is so much FUN to watch and is different than any other dance on this list! 💜 It has a mysterious vibe to it and they matched that theme to the choreography really well! 💃 It's a FUN dance and I LOVE Cece's costume so much!!! 💗
#4 - Dance for Life (S2)
Okay. I always knew this dance's song was sung by Drew Seeley! I mean, he's EVERYWHERE! 😂 I ALWAYS thought the rapping was Roshon Fegan who plays Ty who also raps in this dance! 🎤 GET THIS, though! It's Adam Hicks (Lemonade Mouth) who raps in this song, instead! WHAT the WHAT?!? 😲 My mind has just been blown! 🤯 We'll be back to our regular scheduled program in one second...
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Okay! We're back! 😀 That was CRAZY news, but it doesn't change the fact that I still LOVE this dance SO much! 💜 My FAVORITE part is the clapping part that is featured in the GIF above! 👏 This whole dance is just a vibe! 🎶 It was going to go even higher than this, but when Ty begins rapping the dancing kind of stops for a minute, then continues afterwards! So, if it had more dancing, then it'd definitely be higher! 💜 The vibe is AMAZING, though! 👌 Definitely one of my absolute FAVORITES! 💜
#3 - I'm Back (S3)
What's cool is that this is a boxing themed dance featuring Rocky's character and we ALL know about the other well-known boxing character Rocky Balboa! 🥊 I guarantee you they knew what they were doing with this theme and I wouldn't be surprised if the Rocky movies were inspiration for this dance! 💜 It's genius! 🥊
I used to not pay too much attention to this dance for some reason! 👀 I think it's because it used to bother me when there were "standing around" moments in a dance! Like, in this dance, CeCe and Tinka kind of just stand around at the beginning! 💃 However, Rocky is dancing the WHOLE time! 💜
So, I stopped focusing on CeCe and Tinka and watched the COOL Rocky choreography! 🥊 I LOVE this dance's choreography! 💜 My FAVORITE moves happen when CeCe and Tinka join at the end! The GIF above shows what I call the "jump rope" move and it's one of my FAVORITES! 💜 I LOVE the whole boxing ring set-up, especially the twinkling lights in the background! ✨ The outfits are also super cute! Rocky's name is on her shorts! 🥊
Who wants to learn this dance with me? ✋
#2 - Something To Dance For (S2)
To me, this dance goes into the "classic" category for Shake It Up! 💜 Out of ALL the other dances on Shake It Up, this one is the MOST different from them ALL! 🎶
This dance took their style and skill level to a WHOLE new level! 🩰``Lyrical dances aren't seen much on Shake It Up, especially by Rocky and CeCe! 💜 Paired with an ICONIC song sung by Zendaya, this dance is definitely a Shake It Up classic! 🎶 My FAVORITE parts are when they jump up and the other dancers disappear and the part where they '"fan" themselves! 👋
For them not being professional lyrical dancers, they did this choreography really well! 👏 There are a few parts where they aren't on beat/a little messy, but that's okay! 💜 They are at an audition for this scene and the vibe of dance makes you feel like you are really watching an audition! 🎬
So, even if there are a few parts where they aren't in sync, the dance as a whole is one of my FAVORITES and gives me SO much nostalgia! 💜 I LOVE how they tried something different and made it their own! 🩰
#1 - Not Too Young (S1)
This has and will ALWAYS be my FAVORITE Shake It Up dance of ALL-TIME! 💓💜💓
I went over this list SO many times... like SOOO many and this dance NEVER changed it's place! It will ALWAYS be number-one for me! 💜 This was the FIRST dance I really LOVED from Shake It Up to the point where I would...
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I spent hours perfecting the dance when I was eleven and never got tired of watching it! 💜 The choreography is GREAT and they're all in sync with each other! 🎶 Justin Starr singing is an added bonus, even though I am not ranking singing performances, there was dancing throughout this entire scene! 💜
The costumes, the energy, the song, the slick dance moves... EVERYTHING is amazing! So AMAZING that they decided to perform it twice! 🎶 Say what?!? 😲
Yep. They ended up doing the SAME dance for the very LAST episode of season one! 🙌 Now, nothing compares to the FIRST time they performed this dance with Justin Starr, but it's still an amazing dance to watch twice... or wayyy more if you're like me! 💜 The first one is my FAVORITE, but the second version gives you a chance to see some of the dance moves that were cut off at certain camera angles during the first version! 🎥
Which version do you like better of this ICONIC Shake It Up dance? 💜
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I just LOVE talking ALL things Shake It Up related, especially the DANCES! 💜
Before I started this blog, I still LOVED editing! 💻 So, last year, I edited ALL the Shake It Up dances into compilations and my sisters and I watched them and chose our top TEN dances to show each other! 💜 My sister, Alyssa (Back to Disney), actually shared her list on her blog, which you can click that link and it will take you straight to that page! 👏💜
When creating this new list for my blog, I made a vow with myself not to look at my list from last year because I didn't want to be influenced by my original choices! 📝 So, now I finally get to look at my old list and see if my choices have changed drastically or if I'm into the same dances I was into a year ago! 🎶
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Okay! Here are the results...
For both lists, I had SIX dances that made it on both! 👏💜 Not Too Young stayed my number-one dance, which is no surprise! 🎶 The dance in my main GIF...
...was on my original list! 💜 I put that dance as my main GIF because I wanted this NEW list to be a secret! 🤫 I still do LOVE that dance, but I my vibe was matching with other dances this year! 💜 I'm curious... Let's watch the dance and you tell me if you prefer it to any on this list! 🎶
That dance is REALLY fun to watch, but it doesn't quite make my top ten! 💜 Do you think it's better than any on this list? 🎶
Season two and three tied on this list with FOUR dances from each! 👏 There are only TWO season one dances that made this list, but they are some of the BEST! 💜
Alyssa and I had FOUR dances that made it on both our top ten lists! 💜 My sister Ariel, who doesn't have a blog, had THREE dances that made it on both our lists and Ariel and I agree that Not Too Young is the BEST dance! 🎶
I LOVE seeing how similar and dissimilar my sisters and I are when it comes to music, dances, and everything in between! 💜
My sisters are the MOST similar when it comes to Shake It Up dances because they had SIX dances in common! 💜
Getting to look at my list from last year and my NEW list has been really fun because I still LOVE a lot of the same dances, but a few here and there are VERY different from my original list! 🎶
I think the perfect way to wrap-up this post is to end it with the very LAST Shake It Up dance EVER! 😢 We started with the FIRST dance and now, here is the LAST...
Thank you for reading this post! 💜 I'm so excited to kickoff another year of this blog! 🙌
I can't wait to share my next post with you! 💜 It's a theme I've been wanting to post about for a while now, but never knew the right way! Until now! 🎶
But...
It's not time to share that theme just yet! 💜 So...
Until then...
Don't forget to celebrate each day because each day is a memory in the making! 💜
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