Claim: Zendaya starred in the series Shake It Up.

Shake It Up -LRB- sometimes stylized as Shake It Up ! -RRB- is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from November 7 , 2010 to November 10 , 2013 . Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya , the show follows the adventures of CeCe Jones -LRB- Bella Thorne -RRB- and Rocky Blue -LRB- Zendaya -RRB- as they star as background dancers on a local show , Shake It Up Chicago . It also chronicles their misadventures on and off-set and their troubles and rising social status at school . Davis Cleveland , Roshon Fegan , Adam Irigoyen , Kenton Duty , and Caroline Sunshine also are other main cast members in the series . The show 's original concept was for Disney to create a female buddy comedy with a dance aspect .   On September 29 , 2011 , Disney Channel announced it had increased Shake It Up 's second season order to 26 episodes . A 90-minute special episode Made In Japan aired August 17 , 2012 as the season two finale . On June 4 , 2012 , Disney Channel announced that Shake It Up was renewed for a third season and announced that Kenton Duty will not be a regular cast member for season 3 , but will make special guest appearances ; despite this , he did not appear in a single episode .   On July 25 , 2013 , Disney Channel confirmed that Shake It Up would be ending after its third season . The series finale aired on November 10 , 2013 .