# Live to Dance

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 Glover | Judges' Choice |
| White Tree Fine Art | Viewers' Choice |
| Theatrix | Eliminated |
| Inside the Box | Eliminated |

## Semi-finals
### Round 1

| Order | Contestant(s) | Song(s) performed to | Stars | Stars | Stars | Result |
| Order | Contestant(s) | Song(s) performed to | Wyatts | Abdul | Pagne | Result |
| 1 | The Vibe | "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson | ★ | ★ | ★ | Judges' Choice |
| 2 | Jittin' Genius | "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown "Fancy Footwork" by Chromeo | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated (Viewers' 2nd) |
| 3 | Chi-Town Finest Breakers | "I Want You Back" by Jackson 5 "The Love You Save" by Jackson 5 "Rappers Delight" by Sugarhill Gang | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 4 | Austen Acevedo | "Getting Over You" by David Guetta | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 5 | Bev & Hap | "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 6 | D'Angelo & Amanda | "Hip Hip Chin Chin" by Club des Belugas "Conga" by Gloria Estefan | ★ | ★ | ★ | Viewers' Choice |

### Round 2

| Order | Contestant(s) | Song(s) performed to | Stars | Stars | Stars | Result |
| Order | Contestant(s) | Song(s) performed to | Wyatts | Abdul | Pagne | Result |
| 1 | Jalen | "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 2 | Dance in Flight | "The Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 3 | Twitch | "Apologize" by OneRepublic | ★ | ★ | ★ | Viewers' Choice |
| 4 | Du-Shant Stegall | "OMG" by Usher | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 5 | Dax & Sarah | "Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" by Renato Carosone / "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 6 | White Tree Fine Art | "Hallelujah" by Alexandra Burke | ★ | ★ | ★ | Judges' Choice |

### Round 3

| Order | Contestant(s) | Song(s) performed to | Stars | Stars | Stars | Result |
| Order | Contestant(s) | Song(s) performed to | Wyatts | Abdul | Pagne | Result |
| 1 | Dance Town Chaos | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by Seal | ★ | ★ | ★ | Judges' Choice |
| 2 | Jill & Jacob | "Save Me" by Nicki Minaj | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 3 | Roosevelt Anderson | "Rocketeer" by Far East Movement | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tap Sounds Underground | | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 5 | Shore Thing | | ★ | ★ | ★ | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kendall Glover | "Firework" by Katy Perry | ★ | ★ | ★ | Viewers' Choice |

### Finalists

| Contestant(s) | Number of Gold Stars | Result |
| Twitch | 3 | |
| White Tree Fine Art | 3 | Third place |
| The Vibe | 2 | |
| Kendall Glover | 3 | Runner-up |
| Dance Town Chaos | 3 | |
| D'Angelo & Amanda | 3 | Winners |

## 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.
| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | 18-49 Demo |
| 1 | January 4, 2011 | 10.2m | 2.4 |
| 2 | January 5, 2011 | 7.7m | 1.8 |
| 3 | January 12, 2011 | 6.15m | 1.5 |
| 4 | January 19, 2011 | 5.081m | 1.0 |
| 5 | January 26, 2011 | 4.512m | 1.0 |
| 6 | February 2, 2011 | 4.749m | 0.9 |
| 7 | February 9, 2011 | 4.706m | 0.9 |