Come Dance with Me (TV series)

Come Dance with Me
Created by	Reinout Oerlemans LL Cool J Chris O'Donnell
Presented by	Philip Lawrence
Judges	Jenna Dewan Dexter Mayfield Tricia Miranda
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	LL Cool J Chris O'Donnell Reinout Oerlemans Ross Weintraub Jeff Altrock Jeff Thacker Nick Florez RJ Durell
Production companies	George Street Productions CBS Studios JamTV Australia (uncredited) LL Cool J, Inc. 3 Ball Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 15 (2022-04-15) – June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)

Come Dance with Me is an American reality competition television series that aired on CBS from April 15 to June 24, 2022. The show pairs young dancers with a family member that has supported their training, and the pair perform a dance together for a panel of judges before the determining who continues to the next round. The show was created by LL Cool J, Chris O'Donnell, and Reinout Oerlemans.

History[edit]

Come Dance with Me began as a pitch by Reinout Oerlemans for a new family-based dance competition show. Chris O'Donnell was friends with Oerlemans, and he was reading about the pitch while on set working NCIS: Los Angeles. O'Donnell's co-star LL Cool J caught wind of it and expressed interest himself. The two decided that they would help create the show together.^[1]

Show format[edit]

Talented young dancers team up with an untrained adult family member who has encouraged their dance training. Each week, the pairs learn a dance routine from various dance styles and perform it for a panel of judges. The two lowest-scoring teams then perform a freestyle dance-off to determine which team is eliminated.^[1]

Judges and hosts[edit]

Songwriter Philip Lawrence hosted the show.^[2] Jenna Dewan was the first judge to join the show bringing her experience as a dancer with Janet Jackson and hosting World of Dance.^[3] She was joined on the judges panel by plus-size model Dexter Mayfield and Tricia Miranda, a hip hop choreographer.^[4]

Contestants[edit]

Scoring charts[edit]

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Notes

Weekly scores[edit]

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Tricia Miranda, Jenna Dewan, Dexter Mayfield.

Week 1: First Dances[edit]

Due to Albert's foot injury, he and Maceo had to withdraw from the competition. Maceo performed the dance routine during the live show with his choreographer Gabe De Guzman as a stand-in. There was no additional elimination.

Week 2: Pop Night[edit]

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Connor & Nadya
• Miranda: Lucas & Carolina
• Dewan: Connor & Nadya

Week 3: Bust a Groove Night[edit]

Part 1

(Part 2)

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Connor & Nadya
• Miranda: Connor & Nadya
• Dewan: Connor & Nadya

Week 4: Picture This[edit]

Judges' votes to save

• Miranda: Avery & Jack
• Mayfield: Saeda & Shamus
• Dewan: Avery & Jack

Week 5: #Throwback[edit]

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Kennedy & Justin
• Miranda: Emelyn & Nicole
• Dewan: Kennedy & Justin

Week 6: Musical Magic[edit]

Jenna Dewan, along with choreographer Robert Roldan, did a dance to "Falling Slowly" by her fiancé Steve Kazee.^[16]

Judges' votes to save

• Dewan: Emily & Anna
• Miranda: Emily & Anna
• Mayfield: Emily & Anna

Week 7: Jet-Setters[edit]

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Kamryn & Adriana
• Miranda: Kamryn & Adriana
• Dewan: Kamryn & Adriana

Week 8: Heroes Night[edit]

The contestants and choreographers did an opening dance to "The Business" by Tiësto.

Judges' votes to save from the Showout

• Dewan: Avery & Jack
• Mayfield: Kamryn & Adriana
• Miranda: Avery & Jack

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Kamryn & Adriana
• Miranda: Kennedy & Justin
• Dewan: Kennedy & Justin

Week 9: Semi-Final (Family Faves)[edit]

The second dances were scored at the end of the show. The judges' separate scores from the second dances were not shown.

Week 10: Grand Finale[edit]

The finalists, judges and choreographers did an opening dance to "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby.

The second dances were scored at the end of the show. The judges' separate scores from the second dances were not shown.

Episodes[edit]

Reception[edit]

Reviewing the show for Decider, Joe Keller found the show entertaining but thought the main improvement might have been a smaller number of contestants to streamline the show. He also praised the overall diversity of the contestants, but pointed out a lack of LGBT representation. Overall, Keller recommended the show, saying that it will "melt your heart."^[29] It also received a 4/5 rating from Common Sense Media where Melissa Camacho said it "sends a beautiful message about the fact that dancing is for everyone, regardless of gender, body type, or natural talent."^[30]

International versions[edit]

A Belgian version of the show premiered a few weeks before the American version. The series premiered on Play4 on April 4, 2022, and was hosted by Dutch rapper Gers Pardoel and TikTok star Julie Vermeire.^[31]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Come Dance with Me at IMDb