Come Dance with Me (TV series)

Come Dance with Me is an American reality competition television series that aired on CBS from April 15 to June 24, 2022. The show pairs young dancers with a family member that has supported their training, and the pair perform a dance together for a panel of judges before the determining who continues to the next round. The show was created by LL Cool J, Chris O'Donnell, and Reinout Oerlemans.

Come Dance with Me
Created by	Reinout Oerlemans LL Cool J Chris O'Donnell
Presented by	Philip Lawrence
Judges	Jenna Dewan Dexter Mayfield Tricia Miranda
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	LL Cool J Chris O'Donnell Reinout Oerlemans Ross Weintraub Jeff Altrock Jeff Thacker Nick Florez RJ Durell
Production companies	George Street Productions CBS Studios JamTV Australia (uncredited) LL Cool J, Inc. 3 Ball Entertainment
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 15 (2022-04-15) – June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)

History

Come Dance with Me began as a pitch by Reinout Oerlemans for a new family-based dance competition show. Chris O'Donnell was friends with Oerlemans, and he was reading about the pitch while on set working NCIS: Los Angeles. O'Donnell's co-star LL Cool J caught wind of it and expressed interest himself. The two decided that they would help create the show together.^[1]

Show format

Talented young dancers team up with an untrained adult family member who has encouraged their dance training. Each week, the pairs learn a dance routine from various dance styles and perform it for a panel of judges. The two lowest-scoring teams then perform a freestyle dance-off to determine which team is eliminated.^[1]

Judges and hosts

Songwriter Philip Lawrence hosted the show.^[2] Jenna Dewan was the first judge to join the show bringing her experience as a dancer with Janet Jackson and hosting World of Dance.^[3] She was joined on the judges panel by plus-size model Dexter Mayfield and Tricia Miranda, a hip hop choreographer.^[4]

Contestants

Contestant[5]	Age[5]	Partner[5]	Hometown[5]	Status	Ref.
Maceo Sicam	14	Albert Sicam (father)	Santa Clarita, California	Withdrew on April 15, 2022	[6]
Lucas Valazquez	13	Carolina Valazquez (mother)	La Mirada, California	Eliminated 1st on April 22, 2022	[7]
Ava Otto	10	John Otto (father)	Santa Clarita, California	Eliminated 2nd on May 6, 2022	[8]
Saeda McKoy	11	Shamus McKoy (father)	Mesa, Arizona	Eliminated 3rd on May 13, 2022	[9]
Emelyn Yniguez	12	Nicole Yniguez (mother)	Las Vegas, Nevada	Eliminated 4th on May 20, 2022	[10]
Noah Ross	15	Sylvia Ross (mother)	Santa Clarita, California	Eliminated 5th on May 27, 2022	[11]
Connor Wayment	13	Nadya Wayment (mother)	Ogden, Utah	Eliminated 6th on June 3, 2022	[12]
Kamryn Smith	9	Adriana Smith (mother)	Phoenix, Arizona	Eliminated 7th on June 10, 2022	[13]
Mia Clark	10	Crystal Clark (mother)	Lexington, South Carolina	Eliminated 8th on June 17, 2022	[14]
Emily Tatoosi	12	Anna Tatoosi (mother)	Woodland Hills, California	Third place on June 24, 2022	[15]
Avery Khoundara	11	Jack Khoundara (father)	Phoenix, Arizona	Runners-up on June 24, 2022	[15]
Kennedy Rae Thompson	10	Justin Thompson (father)	Stafford, Virginia	Winners on June 24, 2022	[15]

Scoring charts

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners

  Runners-up

  Third place

  Bottom two

  Withdrew from competition

  Eliminated

Come Dance with Me - Weekly scores

Couple	Pl.	Week
		1	2	3			4	5	6	7	8	9	10
				Part 1	Part 2	1+2
Kennedy & Justin	1st	25†	24	25		25	22	22.5[a]	25.5	30†	25.5‡[a]	29+28.5=57.5	30+30=60†[b]
Avery & Jack	2nd	21	19	21.5		21.5	21.5[a]	26.5†	25	29	27.5	28.5+28.5=57	28.5+29=57.5[c]
Emily & Anna	3rd	23.5	24	25.5†		25.5†	24.5	26	22.5[a]	26.5	30†	30+28=58†	27+27=54‡[d]
Mia & Crystal	4th	25†	22.5		24.5	24.5	24	25	24	25.5	28	25.5+25.5=51‡[e]
Kamryn & Adriana	5th	22	24.5†	22.5		22.5	25†	24.5	27†	25[a]	27.5[e]
Connor & Nadya	6th	21.5	17.5‡[a]	20‡		20‡[a]	24.5	25.5	25.5	22.5‡[e]
Noah & Sylvia	7th	21.5	20.5		21‡	21	23.5	24	21‡[e]
Emelyn & Nicole	8th	22	22		25.5†	25.5†	22.5	21.5‡[e]
Saeda & Shamus	9th	21	21.5		25	25	20.5‡[e]
Ava & John	10th	18‡[a]	20.5		21‡	21[e]
Lucas & Carolina	11th	18.5[a]	17.5‡[e]
Maceo & Albert	12th	—[f]

Notes

1. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
2. This couple finished in first place.
3. This couple finished in second place.
4. This couple finished in third place.
5. This couple was eliminated.
6. This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Tricia Miranda, Jenna Dewan, Dexter Mayfield.

Week 1: First Dances

Due to Albert's foot injury, he and Maceo had to withdraw from the competition. Maceo performed the dance routine during the live show with his choreographer Gabe De Guzman as a stand-in. There was no additional elimination.

Come Dance with Me - Week 1

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Kennedy & Justin	25 (8, 8.5, 8.5)	"Carousel"—Melanie Martinez	Safe
Emily & Anna	23.5 (7, 8, 8.5)	"Rain on Me"—Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande	Safe
Saeda & Shamus	21 (7, 7, 7)	"Control"—Zoe Wees	Safe
Avery & Jack	21 (7, 6.5, 7.5)	"Walking on Sunshine"—Katrina and the Waves	Safe
Connor & Nadya	21.5 (6.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"We Will Rock You"—Queen	Safe
Kamryn & Adriana	22 (6.5, 7, 8.5)	"Grown Woman"—Beyoncé	Safe
Ava & John	18 (5.5, 6, 6.5)	"Ain't No Sunshine"—Eva Cassidy	Bottom two
Noah & Sylvia	21.5 (6.5, 7, 8)	"I'll Be There"—Mac Miller feat. Phonte	Safe
Mia & Crystal	25 (7.5, 9, 8.5)	"Attention"—Todrick Hall	Safe
Lucas & Carolina	18.5 (5.5, 6.5, 6.5)	"L-O-V-E"—Nat King Cole	Bottom two
Emelyn & Nicole	22 (7, 7.5, 7.5)	"Burnitup!"—Janet Jackson feat. Missy Elliot	Safe
Maceo & Albert	N/A	"Mama Said Knock You Out"—LL Cool J	Withdrew

Week 2: Pop Night

Come Dance with Me - Week 2

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Avery & Jack	19 (6.5, 6, 6.5)	"Uptown Funk"—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars	Safe
Emelyn & Nicole	22 (7.5, 7, 7.5)	"Anytime You Need a Friend"—Mariah Carey	Safe
Saeda & Shamus	21.5 (7.5, 7, 7)	"What a Man Gotta Do"—Jonas Brothers	Safe
Mia & Crystal	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"Hurts 2B Human"—Pink feat. Khalid	Safe
Kennedy & Justin	24 (8, 8, 8)	"Applause"—Lady Gaga	Safe
Ava & John	20.5 (6.5, 7, 7)	"Rollin'"—Limp Bizkit	Safe
Kamryn & Adriana	24.5 (8, 8, 8.5)	"Up"—Cardi B	Safe
Connor & Nadya	17.5 (5.5, 5.5, 6.5)	"Bad Guy"—Billie Eilish	Bottom two
Noah & Sylvia	20.5 (6.5, 7, 7)	"Heads Will Roll"—Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Safe
Lucas & Carolina	17.5 (6, 5.5, 6)	"Mi Gente"—J Balvin & Willy William	Eliminated
Emily & Anna	24 (8, 8, 8)	"Skyscraper"—Demi Lovato	Safe

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Connor & Nadya	"Bang Bang"—Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj	Winners (2 judge votes)
Lucas & Carolina		Losers

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Connor & Nadya
• Miranda: Lucas & Carolina
• Dewan: Connor & Nadya

Week 3: Bust a Groove Night

Part 1

Come Dance with Me - Week 3 (Part 1)

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Emily & Anna	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	"Dance Monkey"—Tones and I	Safe
Kennedy & Justin	25 (8.5, 8.5, 8)	"Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb	Safe
Avery & Jack	21.5 (7, 7.5, 7)	"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"—C+C Music Factory	Safe
Connor & Nadya	20 (6.5, 7, 6.5)	"Dance, Dance"—Fall Out Boy	Bottom two
Kamryn & Adriana	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"On the Floor"—Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull	Safe

(Part 2)

Come Dance with Me - Week 3 (Part 2)

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Mia & Crystal	24.5 (8, 8, 8.5)	"The Safety Dance"—Men Without Hats	Safe
Ava & John	21 (7, 7, 7)	"Pump Up the Jam"—Technotronic	Eliminated
Emelyn & Nicole	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	"Cheap Thrills"—Sia	Safe
Noah & Sylvia	21 (7, 7, 7)	"Level Up"—Ciara	Safe from the Showout (3 judge votes)
Saeda & Shamus	25 (8.5, 8.5, 8)	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"—Justin Timberlake	Safe

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Connor & Nadya	"Bust a Move"—Young MC	Winners (3 judge votes)
Ava & John		Losers

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Connor & Nadya
• Miranda: Connor & Nadya
• Dewan: Connor & Nadya

Week 4: Picture This

Come Dance with Me - Week 4

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Mia & Crystal	24 (8, 8, 8)	"Party Rock Anthem"—LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock	Safe
Avery & Jack	21.5 (7.5, 7, 7)	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"—Israel Kamakawiwoʻole	Bottom two
Noah & Sylvia	23.5 (8, 8, 7.5)	"Beautiful"—Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams & Uncle Charlie Wilson	Safe
Emelyn & Nicole	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"Me Too"—Meghan Trainor	Safe
Kamryn & Adriana	25 (8.5, 8, 8.5)	"Scars to Your Beautiful"—Alessia Cara	Safe
Kennedy & Justin	22 (7, 7.5, 7.5)	"On Broadway"—George Benson	Safe
Saeda & Shamus	20.5 (6.5, 7, 7)	"Dance with My Father"—Luther Vandross	Eliminated
Emily & Anna	24.5 (8.5, 8, 8)	"Ice Cream"—Blackpink & Selena Gomez	Safe
Connor & Nadya	24.5 (8.5, 8, 8)	"Fight Song"—Rachel Platten	Safe

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Avery & Jack	"Where Are Ü Now"—Jack Ü with Justin Bieber	Winners (2 judge votes)
Saeda & Shamus		Losers

Judges' votes to save

• Miranda: Avery & Jack
• Mayfield: Saeda & Shamus
• Dewan: Avery & Jack

Week 5: #Throwback

Come Dance with Me - Week 5

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Mia & Crystal	25 (8.5, 8, 8.5)	"Le Freak"—Chic	Safe
Connor & Nadya	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	"It Takes Two"—Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock	Safe
Emily & Anna	26 (8.5, 8.5, 9)	"Puttin' On the Ritz"—Robbie Williams	Safe
Kennedy & Justin	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"Hypnotize"—The Notorious B.I.G.	Bottom two
Noah & Sylvia	24 (8, 8, 8)	"Pray to God"—Calvin Harris feat. Haim	Safe
Emelyn & Nicole	21.5 (7, 7, 7.5)	"Livin' la Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin	Eliminated
Kamryn & Adriana	24.5 (8, 8, 8.5)	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—The Supremes	Safe
Avery & Jack	26.5 (9, 9, 8.5)	"Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix)"—Falco	Safe

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Kennedy & Justin	"Tootsee Roll"—69 Boyz	Winners (2 judge votes)
Emelyn & Nicole		Losers

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Kennedy & Justin
• Miranda: Emelyn & Nicole
• Dewan: Kennedy & Justin

Week 6: Musical Magic

Jenna Dewan, along with choreographer Robert Roldan, did a dance to "Falling Slowly" by her fiancé Steve Kazee.^[16]

Come Dance with Me - Week 6

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Kennedy & Justin	25.5 (9, 8.5, 8)	"A Brand New Day"—The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Safe
Mia & Crystal	24 (8, 8, 8)	"You Can't Stop the Beat (Medley)"—Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording	Safe
Connor & Nadya	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"—Billy Joel	Safe
Emily & Anna	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"The Greatest Show"—Panic! at the Disco	Bottom two
Avery & Jack	25 (8.5, 8, 8.5)	"Seize The Day"—Newsies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Safe
Noah & Sylvia	21 (7, 7, 7)	"Another Day of Sun"—La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Eliminated
Kamryn & Adriana	27 (9, 9, 9)	"Hot Honey Rag"—Chicago The Musical (New London Cast Recording (1997))	Safe

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Emily & Anna	"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"—Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock	Winners (3 judge votes)
Noah & Sylvia		Losers

Judges' votes to save

• Dewan: Emily & Anna
• Miranda: Emily & Anna
• Mayfield: Emily & Anna

Week 7: Jet-Setters

Come Dance with Me - Week 7

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Emily & Anna	26.5 (9, 9, 8.5)	"Mambo"—Nikki Vianna	Safe
Connor & Nadya	22.5 (7.5, 7.5, 7.5)	"Dynamite"—BTS	Eliminated
Mia & Crystal	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	"Despacito"—Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee	Safe
Avery & Jack	29 (10, 9.5, 9.5)	"Lights"—Ellie Goulding	Safe
Kamryn & Adriana	25 (8.5, 8, 8.5)	"How Far I'll Go"—Kurt Hugo Schneider & Diamond White	Bottom two
Kennedy & Justin	30 (10, 10, 10)	"Santa María (Del Buen Ayre)"—Gotan Project	Safe

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Connor & Nadya	"Let's Get Loud"—Jennifer Lopez	Losers
Kamryn & Adriana		Winners (3 judge votes)

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Kamryn & Adriana
• Miranda: Kamryn & Adriana
• Dewan: Kamryn & Adriana

Week 8: Heroes Night

The contestants and choreographers did an opening dance to "The Business" by Tiësto.

Come Dance with Me - Week 8

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Avery & Jack	27.5 (9.5, 9, 9)	"#thatPOWER"—will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber	Safe from the Showout (2 judge votes)
Mia & Crystal	28 (9.5, 9.5, 9)	"Savage"—Megan Thee Stallion	Safe
Kennedy & Justin	25.5 (8.5, 8.5, 8.5)	"Heroes (We Could Be)"—Alesso feat. Tove Lo	Bottom two
Emily & Anna	30 (10, 10, 10)	"The Light Is Coming"—Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj	Safe
Kamryn & Adriana	27.5 (9, 9, 9.5)	"Technologic"—Daft Punk	Eliminated

Showout

Couple	Music	Result
Kennedy & Justin	"Till the World Ends"—Britney Spears	Winners (2 judge votes)
Kamryn & Adriana		Losers

Judges' votes to save from the Showout

• Dewan: Avery & Jack
• Mayfield: Kamryn & Adriana
• Miranda: Avery & Jack

Judges' votes to save

• Mayfield: Kamryn & Adriana
• Miranda: Kennedy & Justin
• Dewan: Kennedy & Justin

Week 9: Semi-Final (Family Faves)

The second dances were scored at the end of the show. The judges' separate scores from the second dances were not shown.

Come Dance with Me - Week 9

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Mia & Crystal	25.5 (8.5, 9, 8)	"Sushi"—Merk & Kremont	Eliminated
	25.5	"A Million Dreams"—Pink
Kennedy & Justin	29 (9.5, 10, 9.5)	"Tiny Dancer"—Elton John	Safe
	28.5	"Dance Like Yo Daddy"—Meghan Trainor
Emily & Anna	30 (10, 10, 10)	"Bailar (Radio Edit)"—Deorro feat. Elvis Crespo	Safe
	28	"Her"—Anne-Marie
Avery & Jack	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	"I Won't Give Up"—Jason Mraz	Safe
	28.5	"Happy"—Pharrell Williams

Week 10: Grand Finale

The finalists, judges and choreographers did an opening dance to "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby.

The second dances were scored at the end of the show. The judges' separate scores from the second dances were not shown.

Come Dance with Me - Week 10

Couple	Scores	Music	Result
Emily & Anna	27 (9, 9, 9)	"Ice Cream"—Blackpink & Selena Gomez	Third place
	27	"When I Grow Up"—The Pussycat Dolls
Kennedy & Justin	30 (10, 10, 10)	"Carousel"—Melanie Martinez	Winners
	30	"The Greatest"—Sia
Avery & Jack	28.5 (9.5, 9.5, 9.5)	"Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix)"—Falco	Runners-up
	29	"By Your Side"—Calvin Harris feat. Tom Grennan

Episodes

No.	Title [17]	Original release date [17]	Prod. code [17]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Journey Begins"	April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)	101	2.05[18]
2	"Pop Night"	April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)	102	2.24[19]
3	"Bust a Groove Night Part 1"	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	103A	2.52[20]
4	"Bust a Groove Night Part 2"	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	103B	2.12[21]
5	"Picture This"	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	104	2.06[22]
6	"#Throwback"	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	105	2.14[23]
7	"Musical Magic"	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	106	2.39[24]
8	"Jet-Setters"	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	107	2.28[25]
9	"Heroes Night"	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)	108	2.17[26]
10	"Semi-Final"	June 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)	109	2.08[27]
11	"Grand Finale"	June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)	110	2.38[28]

Reception

Reviewing the show for Decider, Joe Keller found the show entertaining but thought the main improvement might have been a smaller number of contestants to streamline the show. He also praised the overall diversity of the contestants, but pointed out a lack of LGBT representation. Overall, Keller recommended the show, saying that it will "melt your heart."^[29] It also received a 4/5 rating from Common Sense Media where Melissa Camacho said it "sends a beautiful message about the fact that dancing is for everyone, regardless of gender, body type, or natural talent."^[30]

International versions

A Belgian version of the show premiered a few weeks before the American version. The series premiered on Play4 on April 4, 2022, and was hosted by Dutch rapper Gers Pardoel and TikTok star Julie Vermeire.^[31]