Just Dance (video game series)

**Just Dance** is a video game series made by Ubisoft. _Just Dance_ was named after a song sung by Lady Gaga. The first game in the series, _Just Dance_, was released in 2009 in North America, Europe, and Australia.

## Gameplay

_Just Dance_ is a motion-based video game. One to four people can play it. Players dance along to a song, and follow the dances on screen as if they were looking in a mirror. Players get more points when they follow the dance moves more closely. Starting in _Just Dance 2_, players get stars for every 2000 points they get. In each song, there are also moves called Gold Moves. If a player does a Gold Move correctly, they get a lot of points. If they do a Gold Move incorrectly, they do not get any points. At the end of the song, whoever has the most points is the winner.

## Main series

There are 17 games in the main _Just Dance_ series.

### _Just Dance_

This is the first game in the series. It was released on November 17, 2009. It has songs by MC Hammer, The Beach Boys, Iggy Pop, Baha Men, Spice Girls, Gorillaz, and others.

### _Just Dance 2_

_Just Dance 2_ was released on October 12, 2010. The second installment was the first and only installment to date with up-to 8-player sessions. It has songs by Kesha, Outkast, The Pussycat Dolls, Wham!, Avril Lavigne, Mika, Rihanna, and others.

### _Just Dance 3_

_Just Dance 3_ released on October 7, 2011. The third installment was revealed at Ubisoft E3 conference, on June 6, 2011. It was the first installment of the _Just Dance_ series on Xbox 360 (with Kinect support), and PlayStation 3 (with PlayStation Move support). It has songs by Jessie J, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, a-ha, Robin Sparkles, Lenny Kravitz, The Black Eyed Peas, and others.

### _Just Dance 4_

_Just Dance 4_ released on October 9, 2012. It is the 4th game in the series. It is the first installment of the _Just Dance_ series for Wii U. It has songs by Carly Rae Jepsen, P!nk, The B-52's, Rihanna, Flo Rida, and others.

### _Just Dance 2014_

_Just Dance 2014_ released October 8, 2013. It is the 5th game in the series. It was the first _Just Dance_ game to be released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and it has songs by Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, PSY, One Direction, Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, ABBA, George Michael, Ricky Martin, and others.

### _Just Dance 2015_

_Just Dance 2015_ released October 21, 2014. It is the 6th game in the series. It has songs by Pharrell Williams, John Newman, Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, Maroon 5, and others.

### _Just Dance 2016_

_Just Dance 2016_ released October 20, 2015. It is the 7th game in the series. It has songs by Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Meghan Trainor, Britney Spears, Mark Ronson, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, and others.

### _Just Dance 2017_

_Just Dance 2017_ released October 25, 2016. It is the 8th game in the series. It has songs by Justin Bieber, Queen, DNCE, and others. It was the first game in the series that was released on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

### _Just Dance 2018_

_Just Dance 2018_ released October 24, 2017. It is the 9th game in the series. It has songs by Bebe Rexha, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Big Freedia, Shakira, Clean Bandit, Dua Lipa, Tomska, Luis Fonsi, Selena Gomez, and others.

### _Just Dance 2019_

_Just Dance 2019_ released October 23, 2018. It is the 10th game in the series. It has songs by Bruno Mars, BIGBANG, BLACKPINK, Sean Paul, J Balvin, Camila Cabello, Daddy Yankee, and others.

### _Just Dance 2020_

_Just Dance 2020_ released November 5, 2019. It is the 11th game in the series. It has songs by Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, 2NE1, Panic! at the Disco, Khalid, and others.

### _Just Dance 2021_

_Just Dance 2021_ released November 12, 2020. It is the 12th game in the series. It has songs by Dua Lipa, TWICE, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Eminem, NCT 127, BLACKPINK, Selena Gomez, and others. It was the first released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

### _Just Dance 2022_

_Just Dance 2022_ released November 4, 2021. It is the 13th game in the series. It has songs by Todrick Hall, Anuel AA, Imagine Dragons, Ciara, Meghan Trainor, Camila Cabello, Olivia Rodrigo, Bella Poarch, Pabllo Vittar, and others.

### _Just Dance 2023 Edition_

_Just Dance 2023_ is a new gen 14th game in the Just Dance series. It include tracks by Taylor Swift, Ava Max, Lady Gaga, and others. It released on November 22, 2022. This will be the last mainline Just Dance game, and won't be released on Xbox One or Playstation 4 for the first time since Just Dance 3.

### _Just Dance 2024 Edition_

_Just Dance 2024_ is a new gen 15th game in the Just Dance series. It released on October 24, 2023.

### _Just Dance 2025 Edition_

_Just Dance 2025_ is a new gen 16th game in the Just Dance series. It released on October 15, 2024.

### _Just Dance 2026 Edition_

_Just Dance 2026_ is a new gen 17th game in the Just Dance series. It released on October 14, 2025.

### _Just Dance Wii_

This is the first Japanese version of Just Dance. It was developed by Ubisoft Paris and edited by Nintendo. It was released on 13 October 2011. It was made only for the Wii. It has 16 J-pop songs, 11 songs from Just Dance and Just Dance 2 and one song that is unlockable by playing all of the others. The songs of EXILE, Kara, Koda Kumi and others are included.

### _Just Dance Wii 2_

This is the second Japanese version of Just Dance. It was developed by Ubisoft Paris and edited by Nintendo. It was announced by Nintendo directly and released on 26 July 2012. It was made only for the Wii. It has 20 J-pop songs and 15 songs from Just Dance 2 and Just Dance 3. The songs of EXILE, Kara, Speed, Da Pump, T-ara, DJ OZMA, 2PM, Happiness, Max, and Ms. Ooja are included.

### _Just Dance Wii U_

This is the third Japanese version of Just Dance. It was developed by Ubisoft Paris and edited by Nintendo. It was announced by Nintendo directly and released on 3 April 2014. It was made only for the Wii U. It has 20 J-pop songs and 15 songs from Just Dance 4 and Just Dance 2014. The songs of SKE48, AKB48, BIGBANG, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, and Momoiro Clover Z.

## Other series

There are some other kinds of Just Dance series. One is a Disney edition, that was named **Just Dance: Disney Party**. There are two versions of the series. The first one was released on 23 October 2012 and then the second one was released on 20 October 2015. They include some Disney film music and songs sung in Disney Channel series on television. Others are the Experience Series. One of the Experience Series is **Michael Jackson: The Experience**. It was released on 23 November 2010, and it contains 26 famous songs sung by Michael Jackson. And the rest are the Kids Series named ***Just Dance Kids***. There are three games in this series. The first was released on 9 November 2010, the second was released on 25 October 2011 and the third was released on 22 October 2013.

## Infobox (video game series)

- **title**: Just Dance
- **image**: File:JDNextLandscape.svg
- **caption**: Logo used since 2022
- **year of inception**: 2009
- **developer**: Ubisoft
- **genre**: Rhythm game