Akai is to be the face of Disney Channel’s Shake It Up: Dance, Dance, a new initiative inspired by the channel’s comedy series Shake It Up.
The contest gives fans aged 6-16 the opportunity to learn some of the signature dance moves from the show.
The best performance voted by visitors online will win a selection of big prizes, including having their winning dance shown on air, a holiday to Los Angeles and a dance master class with Akai.
Video: Akai Shake It Up: Dance Dance! video for Disney Channel (YouTube)
Akai recently promoted Shake It Up for the Disney Channel ahead of Move It 2011 at Kensington Olympia, teaching a group of amateur dancers before showcasing at the annual dance exhibition.
Tips for dancing from Akai can be found on the campaign’s website, www.disneychannel.co.uk/dancedance where participants can download music to dance to and upload their entries to the site.
Shake It Up on the Disney Channel is comdedy series about best friends CeCe Jones (Bella Thorne) and Raquel “Rocky” Blue (Zendaya) whose dreams of becoming professional dancers are realised when they become background dancers on the most popular teen dance show, Shake it Up, Chicago.
akai is the best i wish he could teach me becuse im really good at streetdance and breakdance and i have never joined a streetdance club
oh cool im going to go on to that and Bella Thore and Zendaya yo are great dancers on shake it up
oh me to I wish he could teach me as well
I love to dance I could win this thing how do I audition xx
hi akai im a amazing dancer I’m gonna see turbo soon
How do I audition?<3
How dO I audition????? Xxxx pls I’m gonna win!!
hi i would love for akai to come and teach me and i want to enter this comp x
i love shake it up so much that everyday i don’t miss the episode.
akai is the best dancer i have ever seen in my entire life.i can also say that he is even better than me in street dance and the break dance.and i wish i can be in akai’s streetdance club coz i have never joined any.AKAI YOU ARE AMaIZING.i wish you can also teach me how to dance well.
yh me too
me too
i would love x to do it x but how do u sent a video xx
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акай очень классныйй и у меня просто от фильма уличные танцы все звёзды звёздная болезьнь но когда я выросту я может быть приеду к тебе найду тебя ты мне так нравишься …………..если что я живув петразаводске приежай и устрой кастинг и пришли песьмо мне я приду окей