Dance Monsters
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Dance Monsters
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The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Dance Monsters is a family-friendly, positive dance competition featuring people competing as avatars designed to look like cute monsters. Dances are choreographed to popular songs, and there's some mild innuendo in song lyrics and in some of the comments, most of which will go over young kids' heads.
What's the Story?
Hosted by Ashley Roberts, DANCE MONSTERS: A DANCE COMPETITION is a dance competition series where people get to perform while disguised as a holographic monster. Fifteen talented dancers get a chance to face off in a series of challenges in hopes of impressing judges Lele Pons, Ne-Yo, and Ashley Banjo. The twist? It is their CGI cartoon-like monster avatar, which they guide with the help of wearing motion capture suits, that appear on stage. After each round of competition and one-on-one dance-offs, a performer is eliminated and must reveal their true identity. The contestant that dances until the end of the overall competition wins $250K.
Is It Any Good?
This colorful and entertaining series, reminiscent of the singing competition Alter Ego, features talented dancers who struggle to perform in public hiding behind holographic images as they move and groove. To help them feel comfortable, audiences only briefly get to see the Dance Monsters dancing back stage, but don't get to see their faces until they are eliminated. Meanwhile, the holographs themselves are fun and convincingly life-like. The judges are positive and supportive and the audience is energetic. If you like dancing or lighthearted game shows designed to make folks feel good, Dance Monsters will be worth tuning into.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about avatars. What are they exactly? How were they developed? What skills do you have to have to design them?
Why do the contestants in Dance Monsters prefer to perform as computerized images? What are their fears about performing live? Do they learn anything throughout themselves while competing?
TV Details
- Premiere date: December 16, 2022
- Cast: Lele Pons, Ashley Banjo, Ne-Yo, Ashley Roberts
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Game Shows
- Topics: Arts and Dance, Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- Character Strengths: Communication, Perseverance
- TV rating: TV-PG
- Last updated: January 18, 2023
Our Editors Recommend
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Alter Ego
Holographic singing contest is positive but weird.
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The Masked Dancer
Fun dance contest has celebs, moves, and costumes.
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World of Dance
The Olympics of Dance is a fun, family-friendly watch.
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So You Think You Can Dance
Dance version of Idol struts its stuff.
For kids who love dance
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