• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Energetic hip-hop contest is a hit for tweens+.

Why We Rated This for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

• Messages:

  The series presents hip-hop dance as a positive, artistic team exercise for young people. The dancers clearly love what they're doing and are committed to doing it well. Judges encourage them to be true to their styles, professional, and respectful. Dancers are male and female and from various racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  References to "battles" and dancers "throwing down" and "fighting it out" as metaphors for dance challenges.
• Sex:

  Butt-shaking and pelvic thrusts are part of the choreography, but are presented artistically. Lots of references to "booty" shaking. Some of the dance costumes are tight and reveal bare midriffs and underwear.
• Language:

  Rare curse words ("f--k") uttered during frustrating rehearsals are bleeped.
• Consumerism:

  Features mixes of popular hip-hop tunes and other genres of music. Hip-hop artists give guest performances during the final challenge.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

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