February 5th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
In tonight’s second live semi-final for Sky 1’s Got To Dance, dance act Boadicea and Fear of the Unknown have won their place to compete in the live grand finale on March 4th 2012, moving one step closer to winning the quarter of a million pounds cash prize.
Hosted by Davina McCall, Got To Dance has scoured the nation for Britain’s best crews, troupes and solo dancers of all styles and ages. On the judging panel are three dance experts – Ashley Banjo leader of Diversity, Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt and Adam Garcia, tap dancer extraordinaire and movie actor. Six acts battled it out tonight for two spots in the live final, but it was Boadicea and Fear of the Unknown who won over the hearts of the nation, winning the public vote.
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January 24th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Ashley Banjo has reportedly been approached about putting together a huge dance routine, for the opening ceremony of this year’s London Olympics.
The Got To Dance judge of course shot to fame after his dance troupe ‘Diversity’ beat Susan Boyle and won Britain’s Got Talent back in 2009. He now judges on Sky One’s reality TV series Got To Dance, which airs on Sunday nights and will soon front his own show for the channel, titled ‘Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew.’
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December 1st, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Got to Dance 2011 unearthed some of the most amazing and unique dancing talent in the country and soon it will be back for a third series this January on Sky 1.
The reality TV series looks to discover the country’s most talented dance floor divas by scouring the nation for Britain’s best crews, troupes and solo dancers of all styles and ages. Davina McCall hosts the competition that will push contestants to their limits as they strive to win the life-changing cash prize of £250k.
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July 14th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Got To Dance winner Akai Osei is teaming up with Disney Channel to launch Shake It Up: Dance, Dance, an online dance contest that will give the winner a unique opportunity to have their dance aired on the channel, as well as a holiday to LA and a once in a lifetime dance master class with Akai.
The online dance contest is inspired by the channel’s smash hit comedy series Shake It Up, starring Bella Thorne as CeCe Jones and Zendaya Coleman as Raquel “Rocky” Blue, which viewers can watch every day on Disney Channel.
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June 17th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Ashley Banjo has admitted that he was glad when Jai McDowall won the recent ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ series.
The dancer and leader of Diversity dance troupe, who won the ITV show in 2009, said that the Scottish care worker was one of his top three favourite acts ever to appear on the show, alongside his own group and operatic sensation Paul Potts..
Ashley told BANG Showbiz: “Jai one hundred percent deserved to win. There’s just something about him. His performance at the semi-final was up there with my top three favourite performances ever on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’.
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May 7th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
11 year old James was one of the stand out acts that tried out for Britain’s Got Talent in Manchester and his audition is due to air on tonight’s episode.
The schoolboy will be seen on the ITV show, confiding in the judges that his mother’s suggestion that he take up dancing as a hobby, has helped his autism and made him ‘feel free.
James tells the panel: “Mum decided to take me…I loved it and it just grew on from there.”
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March 4th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
The always controversial Kimberly Wyatt has claimed that neither Lady Gaga or Cheryl Cole can dance.
The former Pussycat Dolls star – who also judges on Sky 1 dance competition Got To Dance – was speaking to The Sun’s Buzz magazine and first passed her catty verdict on egg-loving global megastar and old acquaintance Lady Gaga:
“I can’t say that I look at her as a dancer…But she always surrounds herself with amazing dancers, so at least she’s giving them the work.”
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February 17th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Olly Murs has been lamenting the fact that he is single for a long time now and it seems that at this week’s Brit Awards he decided to do something about it.
The former X Factor contestant – who was nominated in the ‘British Single’ category for his single ‘Please Don’t Let Me Go’ – is said to have exchanged phone numbers with Got To Dance judge Kimberly Wyatt at an Awards afterparty.
The Sun reports that Murs was “on the prowl” after the ceremony and flirted with the Pussycat Doll star at Sony’s Gaucho steak house bash.
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January 18th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Got To Dance judge Kimberley Wyatt and top model Jodie Kidd, along with British actress Jenny Seagrove and designer Meg Matthews, are among the first celebrities to support the BUAV in saying NO to cruel cosmetics. They are joined by companies that do not test their cosmetics on animals, including high street giants Marks & Spencer, male grooming brand Bulldog and Kimberly Wyatt’s new make-up range BM Beauty in supporting BUAV’s campaignto end the sale of cosmetics in the EU that have been cruelly tested on animals.
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January 16th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Making his TV debut on tonight’s got To Dancer is Afshin, is a 38 year old from London who believes he is better than Michael Jackson at dancing – “I’m a great dancer and everyone tells me I am great dancer. Since I was 15 years old I have been inventing my own dance moves. It’s like Iranian dancing with break dancing. I get my inspiration from Michael Jackson and I believe I dance better than Michael Jackson actually. I got the looks, I got the moves and I got the good body. What more do they want?”
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