History VideoGame / DanceCentral

* CoverVersion: There's one in [=DC2=] of [[Music/BritneySpears]]'s "Toxic". It is also the only cover version ever done on the game.

%%* CoverVersion: There's one in [=DC2=].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dare, Oblio, and Maccoy are absent from Dance Central 2. Subverted in that the third game brings them back as playable, unlockable characters and explains where they've been. [[spoiler:Dare and Maccoy have been captured by Dr. Tan, and Oblio is revealed to be Dr. Tan's son and is under his mind control (that is, until the player breaks him free through some dance offs).]]

* OldSaveBonus: If you own older ''Dance Central'' games, you can import their songs into newer games (for a fee).

** Glitch's 80's outfit is reminiscent of Michael Jackson's outfit in his [[Music/Thriller]] music video, while Mo looks like [[Music/LLCoolJ]]

* AllThereInTheManual: Each crew member has a Twitter account.

''Dance Central Spotlight'' is an upcoming title for XBOX One.

%%* AndYourRewardIsClothes - Alt. Costumes

%%* DownloadableContent
%%* DuelingGames: With both DanceMasters and Dance Paradise.
%%* {{Exergaming}}

%%* FriendlyRival: Played straight with every dance crew in ''Dance Central 2'', except for the Glitterati, who are openly {{Jerkass}}es.

%%* UnlockableContent
%%* VirtualPaperDoll

* [[spoiler:AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]]: After Flash4wrd's era in [=DC3=]'s story mode, DCI HQ [[spoiler: was hacked by Dr. Tan]].

* AndYourRewardIsClothes - Alt. Costumes

* BookEnds: The song list of the first game starts with "Poker Face" and ends with "Just Dance", both {{Lady GaGa}} songs, and both of which are from her debut album "The Fame".

* CoverVersion: There's one in [=DC2=].
* DownloadableContent
* DuelingGames: With both DanceMasters and Dance Paradise.
* {{Exergaming}}

* FriendlyRival: Played straight with every dance crew in ''Dance Central 2'', except for the Glitterati, who are openly {{Jerkass}}es.

* UnlockableContent
* VirtualPaperDoll
* Venues:
** CoolShip
** StandardDiscoEquipment
** GovernmentAgencyOfFiction

* HarderThanHard: A majority of the higher tiered songs in Dance Central 2, 3, and it's DLC. It takes a lot more than just practicing the routines through Rehearse. Some moves are just way too fast, such as this in [[http://youtu.be/fO2_s_vnYQU?t=1m9s OMG]], which is labeled as the hardest song not just in Dance Central 3, but the ''entire series''. You're even [[AchievementUnlocked awarded an achievement]] for 5 starring the song.

* EverythingsWorseWithDinosaurs: Not actually shown, but one does appear in a cutscene in the story mode of the third game...albeit on paper and colored in crayon.

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[[caption-width:350:Sass to the beat.]]

* OldSaveBonus: If you own older ''Dance Central'' games, you can import their songs into newer games.

** [[Tan's comment of spoiler:YouAndWhatArmy is met with an spoiler:AsideGlance from DCI]].

''VideoGame/DanceCentral'' is a launch title for the {{Xbox 360}}'s new motion controller, Kinect. This dancing game involves moving your body according to the indicators, but thanks to the sensors on the camera, it can read your whole body. This both adds more movement required for the player, but also means the moves had to be simplified compared to other dancing games to avoid physical strain.

The game is developed by {{Harmonix}}, makers of such games as GuitarHero and RockBand.

A launch title for the {{Xbox 360}}'s new motion controller, Kinect. This dancing game involves moving your body according to the indicators, but thanks to the sensors on the camera, it can read your whole body. This both adds more movement required for the player, but also means the moves had to be simplified compared to other dancing games to avoid physical strain.