Dance Revolution is a television series from CBS

CBS

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 and DiC Entertainment

DiC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...

, in association with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc

Konami

is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

, produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment

Brookwell McNamara Entertainment

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 (Sean McNamara & David Brookwell), and based on the video game series Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...

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Originally known as Dance, Dance, Dance!, the series premiered on September 16, 2006 as part of KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS. The entire series had a focus on promoting fitness and nutrition to children. The series, however, was not renewed after its first season. Its last broadcast was on September 8, 2007.

Dance Revolution was taped at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California.

About the show

Dance Revolution was hosted by DJ Rick (a.k.a. Rick Adams) and the Slumber Party Girls

Slumber Party Girls

The Slumber Party Girls were an all-girl American pop band.Their debut album, Dance Revolution, was released on October 3, 2006. During the 2006-2007 television season, SPG hosted the KOL Secret...

 (Caroline Scott, Cassie Scerbo

Cassie Scerbo

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, Karla Deras

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, Carolina Carattini and Mallory Low

Mallory Low

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Every half-hour episode starts with music from the house band, the Slumber Party Girls. Then DJ Rick introduces the "Dance Crews" (the teams of contestants) and the judges. The Dance Crews start to perform their own dance routines. When they are finished, choreographer Leah Lynette comes to teach the Dance Crews some new styles of dancing. Finally, the Dance Crews have a dance off. The judges declare who the winning Dance Crew is and the winners gets to move on to the next round. Although Dance Revolution was inspired by the video game series Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...

, there is nothing similar between the two except for the name.