Season 2
13 episodes
43 min. per episode
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An aspiring dancer battles self-doubt and competition, discovering strength and friendship while transforming body and spirit through rhythm.
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Head judge Lisa Ann travels from Los Angeles to Dallas to Chicago to New York to hold open auditions to find the twenty-five finalists to be called back to Los Angeles for a final audition to choose the twelve season 2 contestants. After all the applicants perform a choreographed dance routine and a solo dance, Lisa Ann and a different choreographer in each of the four cities choose the first eighteen finalists. Lisa Ann chooses the remaining seven from the hundreds of on-line submissions. In Los Angeles, the twenty-five are assessed by consulting physician Dr. Geller, and perform another dance audition - which includes both a choreographed group dance as well as a solo component - in front of judges Lisa Ann and Danny. From each of the two dance groups, Lisa Ann and Danny choose one applicant apiece to make it through to the show. After conferring, Lisa Ann and Danny request seven of the remaining applicants to perform one more dance routine. Lisa Ann, Danny and Dr. Geller choose the final eight based on dance ability, dance potential and current health and weight conditions which may impact their ability to perform the requested dance routines. Host Mel B. then announces those final eight contestants.
One week before their first scheduled performance, the twelve season 2 contestants arrive at the house where they will be living for the remainder of their competition. They are provided a final "cheat" meal of their weakness food, after which they are told how many calories their specific plate of food contained. They meet most of their professional support team including Dr. Geller, lead choreographer Tiana, nutrition consultant Rachel and personal trainer Lee. One group of people they do not yet meet are their personal choreographer/dance partner. Between the twelve, they are provided six contemporary styles of dance from which to choose for their first competition performance - booty cranking, pop-jazz, fierce whacking, thrashing, dirty-jazz and old skool. Two contestants perform each style in a duo performance with solo components in a head-to-head with their dance "partner". The one of the two with the lowest dance score for each dance is up for elimination. The contestant eliminated is the one with overall lowest score when combined with their weight loss score. Of the six winning contestants, the one with the highest overall score, when combined with their weight loss score, is given immunity from elimination the following week.
After the first dance competition, Caleb was eliminated from the competition, while Adamme, with the highest score, received immunity from elimination this week. The contestants continue with their weight loss journey with the help of their existing professional support team. But they also ramp up their dance journey as they meet their dance partner/choreographer. Each contestant is given a specific piece of music to perform to, with their dance task being to tell a story about themselves. At the performance, the contestants learn that having a professional dance partner is a mixed blessing, as their partner not only assists in perfecting dance technique, but they also expose weaknesses, especially when performing dance moves side by side. Back at the house, romance blossoms between two contestants, which may be threatened by this week's competition. And one contestant is embarrassed by his/her weight loss this week.
Meredith's elimination after the latest performance/weigh-in leaves ten contestants remaining. The ten's visit to the Rhumba City dance club gives them the clue that their dance style for this week's performance is Latin. They learn that it is indeed Latin Week, but that the competition performances will be in quartets consisting of two contestants - who can choose each other - and their respective professional dance partner. Each pair of contestants will be scored the same, meaning that the weight loss score is even more important this week. Most contestants choose their best friend as their partner, however one pairing consists of two competing sides of a romantic triangle among the contestants. The ten also compete in what is coined an ass-a-thon, a combination endurance/dance technique competition, with the last remaining contestant given an additional one point to their total score for the week. And just before the beginning of the performances, the contestants further learn that the one with the highest score for the week will receive immunity from elimination the following week. An incident during the ass-a-thon places a strain between one and the remaining nine. One contestant also faces a medical issue requiring an extended hospitalization which could jeopardize his/her place in the competition. And nutritionist Rachel gives advice on how to make healthier versions of alcoholic cocktails.
Following the latest weigh-in, Sarah was eliminated, and Katie, as the overall winner, received immunity from elimination this week. After doing a thirteen flight stair climb, the contestants learn that it is hip hop week. In the spirit of hip hop, the week's competition will be done in "battles". As Mel B. randomly chooses a contestant's name, he/she gets to choose which other contestant with who to do battle on the dance floor. As last week's winner, Katie will be performing without someone to battle. The loser of each battle will be up for elimination. The contestants receive advice from hip hop expert Christopher Toler, better known as Lil C, who will also be their guest judge for the week. Many of the contestants express their insecurities at this stage in their journey. For Corey and Kiki, that insecurity is that being close to the bottom last week, one of them will indeed be eliminated this week which would break-up their in-house romance. On the nutrition side, the contestants learn the eating art of painting.
A group of overweight people are entered into a weight loss/dance competition. Housed together for the duration of their time in the competition, the contestants are provided with a general fitness trainer, a nutritionist, a physician, and a costume supervisor. Each is also provided a professional dance partner/choreographer, with who he/she performs a series of dance routines in front of a panel of dance experts, who score the routines on a scale of 1 to 10. Each week, the averaged dance score for each contestant is added to his/her weight loss score (the percentage of weight loss for that week). The person with the lowest overall score for the week is eliminated from the competition until there is one contestant left standing, who is named Dance Your Ass Off champion.