Just Dance is a motion-based dance video game for multiple players, with each game including a collection of classic and modern songs each with its own dance choreographies. During each song, players mirror a dance performed by dancers on the screen, following moves that appear as pictorials on the bottom right corner of the screen, and are awarded for their accuracy. Additionally, there are gold moves in which players must strike a pose or complete the hardest move in the dance in order to earn bonus points. Players are given ranks based on how well they do. Depending on the game and system it is played on, the game can be played with either motion controllers or camera devices (such as the Wii Remote and Kinect), or using an app downloaded on a smart device. The game can be played by up to six players at once on eighth- and ninth-generation consoles, as well as the PC version of Just Dance 2017 and the Stadia version of Just Dance 2020, Just Dance 2021, and Just Dance 2022, with support for a gamepad and a keyboard used to navigate the menus. This excludes Dance Crew routines for Kinect users for the Xbox One version, as well as Wii Remote users for the Wii U version, and PlayStation Move users for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions, which are limited to four players. Seventh-generation consoles and the Wii U versions of Just Dance 4 to Just Dance 2015 and the Wii U version of Just Dance 2019 are also limited to four players.
On 14 January 2019, Deadline reported that Screen Gems has acquired motion picture rights to Just Dance with Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin from Ubisoft Film & Television set to produce alongside Jodi Hildebrand and Will Gluck of Olive Bridge Entertainment.[65] In January 2020, it was reported that Molly Prather, Amelie Gillette, Brian Gatewood, and Alessandro Tanaka wrote the script for the film.[66] In January 2023, Gluck was reported to be re-writing the script alongside A.C. Bradley.[67]
That covers the Just Dance 2024 song list and all of the most recent Just Dance song lists so you know which entry is the best for you, as the newest release might not necessarily have all the tracks you want. If you need a breather from bopping to great tracks across the Just Dance song lists, then be sure to check out some of the other best games and best Switch games you can get your hands on. Have fun!
Just Dance 2024 Edition is now available on Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series XS. Dance to 40 new songs spanning a variety of genres from popular artists. If you own both Just Dance 2024 Edition and Just Dance 2023 Edition, all the content from both games will be displayed together on one live platform. Plus, players can play Just Dance 2024 tracks online with friends who own Just Dance 2023, and vice-versa.
A free one-month trial of the subscription-based streaming service Just Dance+ is included with every copy of Just Dance 2024 Edition. Just Dance+ gives you access to even more tracks, including fan-favorite legacy songs from previous Just Dance games, and new exclusive tracks each season.
Just Dance 2024 Edition brings the return of Workout mode, and the all-new Challenge mode, where dancers compete with players worldwide. Ubisoft News spoke with Creative Director Matthew Tomkinson to learn more about these new modes and the "A Night in the Chteau de Versailles" map.
Matthew Tomkinson: We know that it is not always easy for players to be available at the same time to play Just Dance online. With challenge mode we wanted to offer a way for players to play together asynchronously! The principle is the same as texting compared to speaking on the phone, each has its own benefits.
MT: It is very simple. You choose your opponent, your song and try to beat their score, anytime. While you dance, you can see their dancercard and score. We believe it's a great way for friends and families to stay in touch even from afar, and you can try to challenge the best players in the world if you want by selecting them in the leaderboards!
MT: Lots of players use Just Dance to work out, but up until now, they could not track the length of their sessions, number of songs, and calories burned. Furthermore, it is a feature that existed in another form from the past that players asked to come back. Now we believe it is much easier to set yourself objectives and daily dance fitness routines.
"A Night in the Chteau de Versailles" is a new map that gives players an 18th century-inspired experience, developed in partnership with the French National Center of Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) and the Palace of Versailles. How did this collaboration happen? What was the process like to create this unique map?
MT: This collaboration opportunity actually appeared in the context of Paris 2024 Olympic Games! On the side of the sports event, cultural Olympics are organized with the idea of promoting French culture, arts and sports altogether. That's where dancing embodies both sports and arts, and the idea appeared of celebrating baroque music and dance through a game to reach a wide audience.
And what better place than Chteau de Versailles as a setting for that? With the support of CNC, The Just Dance team and the Chteau de Versailles' team worked closely altogether to make it happen, opening their doors for us to take all the references and recreate the royal estate, as well as putting us in contact with the team organizing baroque events in the Chateau. And here we are with a unique dance map!
Just Dance 2024 Edition is available now on Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series XS. For more on Just Dance 2024 Edition, read our extended interview with the creative director, check out the game's accessibility features, and visit justdancegame.com.
Each Just Dance game has a set list of songs that come included with that version, and typically also includes new game modes. Unfortunately, some of these game modes tend to be restricted to Ubisoft's subscription membership, or utilize songs that are part of that membership.
Unless there is a specific single player mode you want to play, or want to have some new/more recently popular songs, that are included with the base game there isn't any real reason to buy new iterations of the game. The games previously purchased will continue to work in single player mode with the songs that come "included" with the game. Do note, though, that you are correct that these games do aggressively promote "bonus" content tied to the Ubisoft subscription. Many of the games even place these subscription-only songs in the same song selection sections as the ones that came with the game, which can give the appearance as if some songs of the games are not working or inaccessible without subscription. As long as you stick with the songs that came with the game, you should be able to play these past games without issue. The list of songs that come on each game can be found on the Just Dance wiki by clicking the respective game and going to the Track List section.
Bit late to the party. I would say the tracking here is a little more precise than in previous games (especially compared to Just dance 2018). It quite often cares a lot more about which direction the phone is being held. For certain moves. Run the world was definitely like this.
I've got a bunch of just dance plats and I wouldn't say this is unfair by any means. Compared to Just dance 2017 this hasn't quite risen to that level of challenge yet. Can't stop me now still gives me nightmares with its horribly inconsistent tracking.
Another thing that might help is using the phone controller. I used to be a move controller main but after playing some of the older games (where the tracking for PS move is so unforgiving) I switched. That might help you get unstuck.
So this list as a whole has a lot of contemporary dance, focusing on body rolls, slow movements etc. So there is a big emphasis on hand rotation to get some of the moves right. There were a few of the hard songs that took me 4-5 tried to get the mega for. But there were plenty of others that I could get done first try. The phone controller for this game is very forgiving.
But this game is definitely one of the easiest because you can skip 3-4 of the hardest songs you are struggling with. I think this game has 41 songs in its track list. And you only need 37 of them. In previous games it let you skip 1 or maybe two songs. But 4? That almost feels too generous tbh.
By comparison just dance 2020 has unfair tracking on the phone and is really specific with hand movements a lot of the time. And it's list requires you to get megas on the whole track list. It would consistently take me 4-5 tries for just about every map in that game. That game is far less tolerant of surrogate moves so you definitely need to learn the choreo and the timing much more precisely.
Also in 2022 there are no stickers (so no repeating levels even after getting the mega) and the gacha machine only has 200 balls compared to 2020s 300 balls. So there is going to be far less grind post game. The 15000 you get for leveling up to 100 and the 1000 you get for signing up to JD unlimited will get you most of the way there.
Also I would advise to try the difficult songs people usually mention because your experience with them might be different. The only song that I felt was kinda impossible was Buttons (use the alternate for a free mega star), but didn't have difficulty with Run the World, Jopping, Olivia Rodrigo's song, the witch one, and some others people usually complain.
What helped me the most is watching YouTube videos of actual players who recorded themselves getting megastar on the song. That way you can see the almost exact movement they do on the controller and you compare it with what movement you are doing wrong.
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