Shake It Up! (2010– )

Two Chicago teens attempt to realize their dream of becoming professional dancers by landing spots on a popular local show.

Creator:

Chris Thompson

Stars:

Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland

3 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bella Thorne	...	CeCe Jones (67 episodes, 2010-2013)
Zendaya	...	Rocky Blue (67 episodes, 2010-2013)
Davis Cleveland	...	Flynn Jones (67 episodes, 2010-2013)
Roshon Fegan	...	Ty Blue (66 episodes, 2010-2013)
Adam Irigoyen	...	Deuce Martinez (66 episodes, 2010-2013)
Caroline Sunshine	...	Tinka Hessenheffer (59 episodes, 2010-2013)
Kenton Duty	...	Gunther Hessenheffer (52 episodes, 2010-2013)
R. Brandon Johnson	...	Gary Wilde (28 episodes, 2010-2012)

Storyline

Two Chicago teens attempt to realize their dream of becoming professional dancers by landing spots on a popular local show.

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Plot Keywords:

teen | dance | tween | chicago illinois

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Dance Dance Chicago

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

It's a Laugh Productions, Disney Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Good Luck Charlie: Charlie Shakes It Up (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Shake It Up"
(Main Title - Theme Song)
Written and produced by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman
Performed by Selena Gomez

User Reviews

The epitome of awfulness. Disney channel has reached a new low.

Shake It Up, Disney channel's newest failure, is yet another example of how children's shows are getting progressively worse. The fact of the matter is, the target audience will probably find this to be hilarious; I don't know about anyone else, but I torturers have found a new rack or waterboard.

The characters are despicable, unrelateable, and just down right annoying. The two main characters (who I didn't even bother to learn the names of) are poorly constructed, with bad acting, and terrible lines. You end up hating them by the end of the pilot, which is the exact opposite of what the writers wanted. They're cocky, giddy, and frustrating.

Let me, before I finish my rant, give you a general summary of the pilot. Two girls are poor. Well, not poor, just an obnoxious teenager's idea of poor. They don't have cell phones (Oh the horror), and they resort to dancing on the subway for spare change. Not only are they stupid enough to think this may be a logical source of income, they complain and moan in their self-centered way when all they're days reward is a dollar. Yeah, cause when I'm on my way to work, I'm totally going to give my pocket change, which, let's be honest, is useful in a pinch, to a pair of adolescent girls who I don't even know that just shake their hips for 30 seconds to a simple beat. Don't get me wrong, I love a good subway performer; but not those who dance (and believe me - the girls are not good dancers) and then moan when a person gives money out of the goodness of their heart, but it's not enough to meet their standards.

Just to let you know, this all happened in the first 2 minutes of the pilot. It continued on for another 28 minutes.

Just another short little rant: they DID include that age-old foreign person cliché! But they mixed it up! There are TWO of them! GASP! And the writers expect the audience to laugh at some American kid acting as a foreign person with a funny accent and no concept of American culture. It made me want to shoot my T.V.

Final review: 1/10, a 1 only because this website won't let me rate any lower.