It’s June! School and dance are both winding down for the end of the year. You might have just finished your end-of-year performances, competitions, and final exams. Congrats! You deserve a little down time. If you find yourself with some free time before your summer plans start, here are a few tv shows about dance you can unwind with. If you are looking for a new dance tv show to stream this summer, read on and then grab some popcorn (and maybe a foam roller)!
- Bunheads
This one is a blast from the past. Bunheads, available on Hulu, aired for only one season in 2012. This drama follows a dance teacher (played by Sutton Foster) and her young students dealing with the various struggles that come with ballet.
2. Fosse/Verdon
Are you a jazz dancer? Maybe a dance history fan? Musical theater? Fosse/Verdon follows the life of choreographer Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. This show is only eight episodes long and is available for streaming on Hulu.
3. Tiny Pretty Things
Ballet meets Pretty Little Liars in this drama. Tiny Pretty Things follows dance students in an elite ballet school. Filled with suspense and cutthroat competition, this series is only one season and aired in 2020.
4. The Big Leap
The Big Leap aired last fall (2021) on FOX. Inspired by the UK series, Big Ballet, The Big Leap follows a group of underdogs who enter to win a televised dance competition. While this show isn’t available on a streaming website, you can watch it on FOX.
5. Come Dance with Me
This dance competition series features talented kids dancing with an unlikely dance partner … their parents. Available to stream on cbs.com, Come Dance with Me is so far only one season and first aired last year in 2021.
6. So You Think You Can Dance
A true fan favorite, So You Think You Can Dance season 17 just aired it’s first episode on May 18th. After a two year hiatus because of the pandemic, SYTYCD is back with JoJo Siwa and Matthew Morrison as judges. This season features KIZZI squad model, Jordin Suwalski! Catch the show on FOX every Wednesday night!
7. Dance 100
If you use a Peloton, you probably know trainer Ally Love. But did you know that she used to be a dancer? The producer of Netflix show, The Circle, is set to create a street dance competition to find the next superstar choreographer – with Ally Love as the host. Dance 100 does not have a release date yet, but we can’t wait to see this one!
