Shake It Up (American TV series)

Shake It Up! is a Disney Channel original series starring Bella Thorne, Zendaya Coleman, and Roshon Fegan. The show is in a show-within-a-show format. It premiered on November 7, 2010. In 2011, Disney Channel confirmed that a movie based on the show is currently being produced.

Plot
Two best friends (CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue) land a job as background dancers in a show, "Shake It Up! Chicago" thanks to their friend Deuce. The show follows their adventures in the show and features problems and issues such as; their new social status, rivals on the show, and even the ultimate test: the strength of their friendship.

 Cast 
 Bella Thorne as CeCe Jones
 Zendaya as Rocky Blue
 Davis Cleveland as Flynn Jones
 Roshon Fegan as Ty Blue
 Adam Irigoyen as Deuce Martinez
 Kenton Duty as Gunther Hessenheffer (seasons 1-2)
 Caroline Sunshine as Tinka Hessenheffer  (seasons 2-3, season 1 recurring) 

Recurring
 R. Brandon Johnson as Gary Wilde
 Anita Barone as Georgia Jones
 Carla Renata as Marcie Blue
 Buddy Handleson as Henry
 Ainsley Bailey as Dina Garcia

Episodes
 Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates) Season premiere Season finale 1 21   2 28  3 26  

Season 1 (2010/11)
 Davis Cleveland was absent for two episodes.
 Adam Irigoyen was absent for three episodes.
 Roshon Fegan was absent for four episodes.
 Kenton Duty was absent for nine episodes.

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Season 2 (2011/12)
 This is Kenton Duty's last season of the show
 Caroline Sunshine joins the main cast.
 Davis Cleveland was absent for four episodes.
 Adam Irigoyen and Roshon Fegan was absent for eight episodes.
 Kenton Duty and Caroline Sunshine was absent for fourteen episodes.
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Season 3 (2012/13)
 Gunther Hessenheffer (Kenton Duty) is no longer part of the main cast. This was the final season of the show.
 Adam Irigoyen was absent for five episodes.
 Roshon Fegan was absent for five episodes.
 Caroline Sunshine was absent for ten episodes.
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Awards and nominations
 Awards Year  Award  Category  Nominee(s)  Result  Ref.2011Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a TV Series Leading Young ActressBella ThorneOutstanding Young Ensemble in a TV SeriesBella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland, Adam Irigoyen, Roshon Fegan, Kenton Duty and Caroline Sunshine Imagen AwardBest Young Actress – TelevisionBella ThorneJ-14's Teen Icon AwardIconic TV ActressBella ThorneIconic TV ShowShake It Up

Indian adaptation

In 2013, an Indian adaptation of the show with the same name was made. It premiered on Disney Channel India on March 30, 2013. However, it is centered on two teenage boys as opposed to two teenage girls. Like most Indian adaptations, the episodes are similar to the original. The series ran for one season only.

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