I realize that my last post references a show that you may or may not be aware of. If you're not, you are really missing out on one of the most strangely entertaining shows on television. Dance 360 is a show that has a very simple premise -- be the last man standing in a hip-hop dance-off.
Hosted by Kel Mitchell (formerly of Nickelodeon's "All That" and "Keenan and Kel") Fredro Starr (formerly of the rap group Onyx), and DJ K-Sly (formerly of, um... well not everyone has something interesting to put in these parenthetical asides), Dance 360 unites some of the finest b-boys, hip hop dancers and booty shakers in all the land, and pits them against each other in three rounds of fleet-footed showdowns.
The show begins with the hosts choosing six kids from an audience of about a hundred, who then get a couple seconds to show off some of their best moves. After each have had the chance to dance and size each other up, the beat drops, and one person is chosen to shake their thang solo. After they bust a move, they are instructed by the audience to "tag your man! tag your man! tag your man!" which means that they get to point at someone who they will do battle with on the dance floor. This chosen competitor also gets to dance solo for about 15 seconds before the crowd begins to chant "head to head! head to head! head to head!" At this point, they've both been served, and let's face it. It's on. The two dance against each other, whipping the crowd into a frenzy before finally crowning a first-round winner via the audience's cheers. This continues until three competitors are chosen for Round 2.
Round 2 is something like a hip-hop stump the band, where members of the audience get to show off a move that the competitors must then mimic. This could range from a complicated acrobatic spin to an out of control booty shake -- the choice is up to the audience member's whim and fancy. The competitors are then judged on how closely they master the move, and the top two move on to Round 3.
Round 3 is basically Round 1, Barry Bonds style -- ie. crazy juiced up on steroids. The two remaining competitors each get a solo performance before one last "head to head!" showdown where the last man standing wins the grand prize. And what are the riches that these kids are competing for? Cars? Furs? Jewels? Well, close. 360 bucks. Yes. That's right. $360, or just about 1/2,500,000th of what Jeopardy kingpin Ken Jennings made on his TV game show. But in the end, it ain't about the money, it's about the glory. The glory of what? I'm not really sure to be honest. In the end, who cares, so long as I get my daily dose of "tag your man! head to head!" craziness.
On the Salinger Scale (where a Party of Five is the highest rating), Dance 360 gets a table for four during the first couple viewings, then as the novelty wears off, settles in at about 3 Salingers.
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