D-trix Presents Dance Showdown (formerly known as Dance Showdown Presented by D-trix) was a dance competition web-series created by DanceOn, a YouTube-funded channel created by Amanda Taylor.
Judges
Season 2
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Dave Days (First Show), a YouTube celebrity and musician
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Ryan Higa (Second Show), a YouTube celebrity known for the former most subscribed YouTube channel, nigahiga
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Shane Dawson (Third Show), a YouTube celebrity known for his channel, ShaneDawsonTV
Season 3
Season 4
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Laurieann Gibson, a VMA-winning choreographer.
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Steve Kardynal, a YouTube celebrity and comedian and finalist of the third season of DanceShowdown,
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Dominic Sandoval, host of DanceShowdown, Dancer, YouTube Star named D-Trix, season 3 contestant and later all star of So You Think You Can Dance, and winner of seasons 3 and 8 of America's Best Dance Crew along with Quest Crew
Season 1
The first season premiered on April 5, 2012 and for ten episodes until May 31, 2012. For the first season the series was named
Dance Showdown Presented by D-trix.
Dominic Sandoval, better known as D-trix was the host of the first season.
The winner, WoodysGamertag was awarded $25,000.
Contestants:
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xJawz (Sam Betesh)
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Tay Zonday
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Good Neighbor
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Itskingsleybitch
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Hannah Hart
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Obama Girl (Amber Lee Ettinger)
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Hot For Words (Marina Orlova)
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JLovesMac1
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SeaNanners (Adam Montoya)
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Lana McKissack
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WhatsUpElle (Elle Walker)
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WoodysGamertag (Matthew Woodworth)
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Professional Dancers:
Season 2
The second season premiered on October 5, 2012. The judges featured for the second season included
Joey Fatone,
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Shane Dawson,
Dave Days,
Laurieann Gibson.
Dominic Sandoval returned as the host of the series for the second season. The winner, Jesse Wellens from
PrankvsPrank, was awarded $100,000 after winning the Viewer's Vote and the Judge's Pick.
Contestants:
Professional Dancers:
Season 3
On October 21, 2013, a teaser for the third season was released.
Fatone and Gibson returned as judges, but KassemG was presented as a new third judge.
DanceOn partnered with
Coca-Cola and the (RED) Campaign, to create a special episode of
Dance Showdown.
The winner, Egoraptor, was awarded $50,000 after winning the Viewer's Vote and the Judge's Pick.
Contestants:
Professional Dancers:
Season 4
On September 17, 2015, a teaser trailer for Season 4 was released.
Season 4 was won by Vine sensation,
Gabbie Hanna and her partner
Matt Steffanina. The final episode of Dance Showdown was published on December 22, 2015.
Contestants:
Professional Dancers:
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Bryan Tanaka
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Ian Eastwood
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Kherington Payne
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Lauren Froderman, winner of the seventh season of So You Think You Can Dance.
[ Froderman is also the only returning professional dancer from the previous season.
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Brinn Nicole, a dancer on Snoop Dogg's world tour.
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Anže Škrube, the choreographer of the music video for No One and a nine-time gold medalist at the Slovenian National Championship
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Mike Song, finalist on America's Best Dance Crew
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Maxine Hupy
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Matt Steffanina
