Netflix has released yet another reality dance show and this one is titled Dance 100. Netflix is steadily becoming the king of reality television and, yes, sometimes the platform overdoes it by releasing the same format content time and again but, this one looks, sounds and plays out differently enough for you to enjoy it. However, we cannot promise you bore-free technical moments which we feel are inevitable.
Peloton instructor Ally Love is the host of Dance 100 which features a lot of superstar choreographers including Akira Armstrong, Max Pham, Keenan Cooks, Rudy Garcia, Brandi Chun, Rex Kline, Samia Selina Hofmann, Charlotte Hawthorne, Dru Lewis-Dre, Janick Arseneau, Celine Edmondson amongst others. There are six episodes, each with a runtime of 30-40 minutes.
– Netflix’s Dance 100 Review Does Not Contain Spoilers –
Dance 100: A New Dance Show Raising the Bars and Numbers!
Dance shows are always a fun component to put in in your watchlist because not only do they break the monotony but, also really energise you on some level. Few would call it music, some would call it the power of movement and how it is therapeutic; we just think that watching people dance and be passionate about it feels the viewers a newfound love for whatever passion they have put on the backseat of their lives that needs to take priority.
On the surface level, Dance 100 really explains itself in the first three minutes of the first episode. We are introduced to eight incredible dancers who aspire to be superstar choreographers. As the participants slowly introduce themselves with their names fading in and out on the screen and a one-liner monologue that summarizes why dance is worship for them, we are further educated about the format of the show. The dancers will have to choreograph mind-blowing, never seen before dance routines for the show.
Do you ask what they will get from this? Well, the short and simple answer is money, of course! The prize at the end of winning this reality show is one hundred thousand dollars. But the journey will not be easy for the ecstatic eight. With every round comes elimination, where the judges are brutal, technical and really hard when they need to be along with being easygoing and appreciative.
With criticism and elimination in every round, the number of dancers assigned per artist to choreograph also increases. Thus making sure that the grand finale is where each dancer is fated to choreograph a group of 100 dancers! That sounds like the kind of fun you would want to have during billing pressure, right?
Dance 100: Final Verdict
The format of this reality dance show, Dance 100, is really impressive. You can see the makers trying to make a difference here, not only with the clock ticking and the pressure increasing but, by actually keeping the participants’ handful. However, the most clever and sane decision this show has taken is to not bring in any celebrity panel to judge the dancers and their choreography, which is what makes the judgements authentic and bearable.
If you are not from a dance background, some terms will go right past your head. But, you really don’t need to worry because the visuals will keep you hooked and the music will aid the narrative groove enough. Like most reality shows, there are moments of cringe where you feel like the people on screen are not being genuine and, maybe that is how it now rolls and we are on some level fine with it.
You can start watching the first episode of Dance 100 now streaming on Netflix.