Dancelife (MTV)

Executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, DANCELIFE follows the path of six emerging professional dancers as they audition and perform in the Los Angeles area. This reality show features amazing dancing and aims to capture the lifestyle of a dancer trying to break into the business. Lopez's voice-over introduction describes dance as a hard life, but a good one, because it's a labor of love. The hard part is well documented on screen as aspiring dancers juggle personal and professional challenges. Some get last-minute calls for auditions and have to get out of their day jobs fast; others experience family and financial pressures, and some hardly have time to enjoy the spoils of their latest success because they're already hustling off to their next job.

Dancelife isn't just another reality show in a sea of plenty -- Lopez's involvement (she appears onscreen regularly) brings the series into the spotlight. Often accompanied by husband Marc Anthony, J-Lo shares her street-smart wisdom with the aspiring dancers -- she empathizes with them, having started out in their place. Viewers watch as she judges dancers' looks and abilities, getting a peek into not just show business, but J-Lo's business.

Aspiring dancers, actors, and others hoping for a shot in show business will recognize and appreciate the challenges that these performers face. For the rest of us, Dancelife offers a superficial guilty pleasure with celebs and eye candy galore.