Carmen (Overture)

"", composed by and performed by The Just Dance Orchestra, is featured on , , , , and . In the game, the title is spelled in French as "Carmen (Ouverture)". 
On the 8th-generation console and Nintendo Switch versions of , was one of fifteen songs to be playable from the beginning.
The routine was planned to appear on Kids Mode in , but it was never added to the feature.
==Appearance of the Dancers==
===P1===
P1 is named Azul, wears a traditional . This consists of a small blue jacket with two golden strips on both sleeves and two black strips on the front. Under that, he wears a bright yellow shirt. His pants are blue with a big golden strip along his legs and a black strip on his hips. He has black shoes with bright yellow socks. On his head, he wears a traditional montera hat that has a golden stripe.
===P2===
P2 is named Vermell who, similar to Azul, wears a traditional suit of lights. This consists of a small red jacket with two golden strips on both sleeves and two black strips on the front. Under that, he wears a bright yellow shirt. His pants are red with a big golden strip along his legs and a black strip on his hips. He has black shoes with bright yellow socks. On his head, he wears a traditional with a golden stripe. He has a trimmed beard.
Carmen coach 1.png|P1
Carmen coach 2.png|P2
==Background==
The background is a pop-up stadium with pop-up cows adorned with flowers in each open panel of the walls. There is a sun in front of a clear sky. During a certain part of the song, it becomes night time and stars fall from the sky, and the dancers have spotlights on them. There are roses falling from the sky at one point in the night time scene.
==Gold Moves==
There are 3 Gold Moves in this routine:
Gold Moves 1 and 2: Put your left hand on your jacket and your right hand diagonally above your head while looking at your right hand.
Gold Move 3:
*P1: Leaning to the left, place your right hand on your hip and point your left hand diagonally into the air.
*P2: Leaning to the right, place your left hand on your hip and point your right hand diagonally into the air.
Carmen gm 1.png|Gold Moves 1 and 2
Carmen gm 1.gif|Gold Moves 1 and 2 in-game
Carmen gm 3.png|Gold Move 3
Carmen gm 3.gif|Gold Move 3 in-game
==Appearances in Playlists==
 is featured in the following playlists:
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==Trivia==
===General===
* is the second song in the series to be performed by The ​Just Dance​ Orchestra.
*Along with In the Hall of the Pixel King, is the third piece of classical music in the series, after Hungarian Dance No. 5 and William Tell Overture.
*justdanceGB titles the preview for using the French word for "overture", as Carmen (Ouverture).https://youtu.be/IYhcpQEHit8
*The bit of music starting at 1:10 is known as the Toreador March.
===Routine===
*In both the US and UK preview of the gameplay, the only scoring marks that appear are "OK" and "GOOD".
*During early promotion for the game and before the song was officially confirmed, the coaches palettes were swapped, with Azul’s outfit being red and vice versa.
**In addition, pictograms had default colors and Vermell had a more visible goatee.
*, along with In the Hall of the Pixel King, Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Love Ward, Shape of You, Instruction and Bubble Pop! (Bubble Gum Version), was originally planned to be included in Kids Mode. However, it was removed for unknown reasons.
*The album coach texture can be found in the demo files of .
*The coaches are named after the color of their outfits. Azul means "blue" in Spanish and Portuguese and Vermell means "red" in Catalan.
==Gallery==
===Game Files===
Carmen cover generic.png|(pre-)
carmen score card cover.jpg|()
Carmen cover albumcoach.png| album coach
Carmen cover albumbkg.png| album background
Carmen banner bkg.png| menu banner
carmen map bkg.png| map background
Carmen BC.jpg| cover
Carmen cover 1024.png| cover
carmen score card cover.jpg| score card cover
Carmen p1 ava.png|Azul’s avatar
Carmen p2 ava.png|Vermell’s avatar
Carmen pictos-sprite.png|Pictograms
===In-Game Screenshots===
Carmen jd2018 menu.png| on the menu (8th-gen)
Carmen jd2018 load.png| loading screen
Carmen jd2018 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen (8th-gen)
Carmen jdnow menu computer 2017.png| on the menu(2017 update, computer)
Carmen jdnow menu phone 2017.png| on the menu(2017 update, phone)
Carmen jdnow coachmenu computer 2017.png| coach selection screen (2017 update, computer)
Carmen jdnow coachmenu phone 2017.png| coach selection screen (2017 update, phone)
Carmen jdnow score 2017.png| scoring screen (2017 update)
Carmen jd2019 menu.png| on the menu
Carmen jd2019 load.png| loading screen
Carmen jd2019 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen
Carmen jd2020 menu.png| on the menu
Carmen jd2020 load.png| loading screen
Carmen jd2020 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen
Carmen jdnow menu computer 2020.png| on the menu(2020 update, computer)
Carmen jdnow menu phone 2020.PNG| on the menu(2020 update, phone)
Carmen jdnow coachmenu computer 2020.png| coach selection screen (2020 update, computer)
Carmen jdnow coachmenu phone 2020.PNG| coach selection screen (2020 update, phone)
Carmen jd2024 menu.png| on the menu
Carmen jd2024 infomenu.png| info screen
Carmen jd2024 coachmenu.png| coach selection screen(outdated)
Carmen jd2024 coachmenu updated.png| coach selection screen(updated)
===Promotional Images===
Carmen cover art.jpg|Cover arthttps://www.ubisoft.com/pl-pl/game/just-dance-2018/
Carmen kissingstrangersalt wakawaka jdnow notification.png| release notification (along with Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) and Kissing Strangers (Charleston Version))
===Beta Elements===
Carmen cover phone kids.jpg|Beta Kids Mode square
carmen promo gameplay 1.jpg|Beta version (default pictogram colors and swapped outfit colors)
carmen promo gameplay 2.jpg|Another promotional image with Beta elements
carmen promo gameplay 3.jpg|Another promotional image with Beta elements
Carmen p1 promo coach.png|Beta promotional coach (Azul)
Carmen p2 promo coach.png|Beta promotional coach (Vermell)
===Others===
Carmen thumbnail uk.jpg|Official YouTube thumbnail (UK)
Carmen thumbnail us.jpg|Official YouTube thumbnail (US)
Cluster item party.png|Vermell's appearance on the square on 
Gamemode btn content focus party.png|Vermell on the demo end screen
==Videos==
===Audio===
Bizet - Carmen - Overture
===Teasers===
Carmen (Overture) - Gameplay Teaser (US)
Carmen (Overture) - Gameplay Teaser (UK)
===Gameplays===
Just Dance 2018- Carmen (Ouverture)
Carmen (outventure) - just dance now
Just Dance® 2019 Carmen Overture
Just Dance 2020- The Just Dance Orchestra - Carmen (Ouverture) - (MEGASTAR)
Carmen (Ouverture) - The Just Dance Orchestra - Just Dance 2021 - Just Dance 2018 Unlimited
Carmen Ouverture By The Just Dance Orchesta (6 Players) - Just Dance 2022 Unlimited
Carmen (Ouverture), The Just Dance Orchestra - MEGASTAR, 3-3 GOLD, P1, 13K - Just Dance+
===Extraction===
Just Dance 2018 Carmen (NO GUI)
==References==
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