Dance Revolution

This article is about the television series. For the video game on which the series was based, see 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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Dance Revolution was a television series from CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

 and DiC Entertainment

DiC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment was an international American film and television production company which was founded in 1971 as DIC Audiovisuel by Jean Chalopin in Luxembourg, as a subsidiary of Radio-Television Luxembourg...

, 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

Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, Inc. is a production company that was formed by Sean McNamara and David Brookwell. Their most notable television shows can be seen on The Disney Channel, CBS, Cartoon Network, The N, and Nickelodeon.-Spin-Off Companies:...

 (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

Slumber Party Girls, or SPG for short is an American girl group.These five singers recorded their debut CD which was released on October 3, 2006. SPG hosted the KOL Secret Slumber Party every weekend on CBS since the block premiered September 16, 2006...

 (Caroline Scott, Cassie Scerbo

Cassie Scerbo

Cassandra "Cassie" Lynn Scerbo is an American actress, singer and dancer.-Career:She is part of the girl group, Slumber Party Girls . She was chosen as one of five out of over a thousand applicants. Scerbo is signed to Geffen Records...

, Karla Deras

Karla Deras

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, Carolina Carattini and Mallory Low

Mallory Low

Mallory Low is an American actress and singer. She is mixed Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Filipino. She has performed in several commercials and guest spots on ER and was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno four times. She got her first television series, Just For Kicks on Nickelodeon...

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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.