Dance Showdown
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| Dance Showdown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dance competition |
| Created by | DanceOn |
| Starring | Dominic Sandoval |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | April 5, 2012 – December 22, 2015 |
D-trix Presents Dance Showdown (formerly known as Dance Showdown Presented by D-trix) was a dance competition web-series created by DanceOn, a YouTube-funded channel created by Amanda Taylor.[1][2] DanceOn broadcasts the series on YouTube. The series premiered on April 5, 2012.
Season 2
- Laurieann Gibson, a VMA-winning choreographer,
- Joey Fatone, former member of 'N Sync, and runner-up on the fourth season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars
with
- Dave Days (First Show), a YouTube celebrity and musician
- Ryan Higa (Second Show), a YouTube celebrity known for the former most subscribed YouTube channel, nigahiga
- Shane Dawson (Third Show), a YouTube celebrity known for his channel, ShaneDawsonTV
Season 3
- Joey Fatone, former member of 'N Sync, and runner-up on the fourth season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars.
- Laurieann Gibson, a VMA-winning choreographer.
- Kassem Gharaibeh, a YouTube celebrity, better known by his stage name, KassemG
Season 4
- Laurieann Gibson, a VMA-winning choreographer.
- Steve Kardynal, a YouTube celebrity and comedian and finalist of the third season of DanceShowdown,
- Dominic Sandoval, host of DanceShowdown, Dancer, YouTube Star named D-Trix, season 3 contestant and later all star of So You Think You Can Dance, and winner of seasons 3 and 8 of America's Best Dance Crew along with Quest Crew
Season 1
The first season premiered on April 5, 2012 and for ten episodes until May 31, 2012. For the first season the series was named Dance Showdown Presented by D-trix. Dominic Sandoval, better known as D-trix was the host of the first season.[3][4] The winner, WoodysGamertag was awarded $25,000.[5][6]
Contestants:
- xJawz (Sam Betesh)
- Tay Zonday[1]
- Good Neighbor[6]
- Itskingsleybitch[6]
- Hannah Hart[6]
- Obama Girl (Amber Lee Ettinger)[1]
- Hot For Words (Marina Orlova)[6]
- JLovesMac1[6]
- SeaNanners (Adam Montoya)[6]
- Lana McKissack[6]
- WhatsUpElle (Elle Walker)[6]
- WoodysGamertag (Matthew Woodworth)[6]
Professional Dancers:
Season 2
The second season premiered on October 5, 2012. The judges featured for the second season included Joey Fatone,[7] Ryan Higa, Shane Dawson, Dave Days, Laurieann Gibson.[8][9] Dominic Sandoval returned as the host of the series for the second season. The winner, Jesse Wellens from PrankvsPrank, was awarded $100,000 after winning the Viewer's Vote and the Judge's Pick.
Contestants:
- Alphacat (Iman Crosson)[5]
- Andrew Garcia[5]
- Brittani Louise Taylor[5]
- Chester See[5]
- ChimneySwift11 [9]
- ExoticJess[5]
- Meghan Rosette[5]
- MissHannahMinx (Hannah Wagner)[9]
- ONLYUSEmeBLADE (Brian Risso)[5]
- PrankvsPrank[5] (Jesse Wellens)
- StilaBabe09 (Meredith Foster)[9]
- Screen Team Show[5]
Professional Dancers: