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Just Dance Machine is a story mode feature in Just Dance 2017. The mode is exclusive to the 8th-generation consoles and PC.

Story[]

In Just Dance Machine, aliens need your help to refill the battery of their UFO with the use of your dancing skills. Five routines will randomly be chosen from a variety of them, such as Rock, Dubstep, Swimmer, Hip Hop, and Ballet. Content exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited was also available in the mode until the online services were shut down on July 3, 2023.

Gameplay[]

Before each game, players are shown which dance styles are unlocked. They are the dance styles that could show up when you play. During play, you play through 5 short routines back-to-back, based on 5 randomly chosen styles (which are not revealed until you play them).

The game’s judgement system is replaced with a special system that is strictly "hit or miss". On a hit, you collect 'dance energy'; at the end, the energy collected is added up. After the game, you are given a visual representation of how much energy you collected; you earn new styles if you can collect enough during the game. That energy is added to the UFO’s battery, and the 'experiment' is complete.

Sometimes, one of the five short routines has a disco ball, which signifies the Cosmic Round, whose the words will also be displayed along with a voice announcing it. The two aliens will also appear side by side with the coach. The dance style is chosen randomly. In the 'Cosmic Round', you still dance as used to but the music and the routine may speed up or slow down. It may also double the amount of energy you get from a "hit". When the energy bar of the routine is full, its outline turns gold. The 'Cosmic Round' does not necessarily appear in every experiment.

Routines[]

Main List[]

  • (CR) - The routine has a Cosmic Round routine
    Cosmic Round Icon
    Cosmic Round Icon
  • (U) - The routine is unlocked from the beginning.
Dance Style Routine Icon Pictogram Color Glove Color
Ballet (U) (CR)
Orange Purple
Twerk (U) (CR)
Yellow (normal)
Golden (Cosmic Round)
Pink
Flamenco (U)
Yellow Teal
Gymnast (U)
Red Blue
Haka (U)
Red Pink
Maestro (U)
Black Pink
Metal Guitar (U)
Yellow Pink
Rave Party (U)
Purple Red
Russian (U)
Orange Light Violet
Yoga (U)
Orange Pink
Kung Fu (U)
Gold Red
Egyptian (U) (CR)
Orange Purple
Charleston
Light Blue Light Purple
Magic Mike
Orange Pink
Rapper
Blue Purple
Gymnast (Version 2)
Red Blue
Isidora
Orange Pink
Kung Fu (Version 2)
Gold Red
French Cancan
Red Purple
Sirtaki
Yellow Pink
Bollywood
Orange Blue
Limbo (CR)
Blue Purple
Running Man (CR)
Blue-Green Pink
Applause Concert
Black Pink
Bollywood (Version 2)
Red Purple
Ballet (Version 2)
Orange Purple
Robot
Red Pink
Bruce Lee
Black Purple
Flamenco (Version 2)
Teal Light Orange
Saloon
Red Purple
Underwater
Yellow Pink
Charleston (Version 2) (CR)
Light Blue Light Purple

Just Dance Unlimited[]

These routines are no longer available due to the shutdown of online services on July 3, 2023.

Dance Style Routine Icon Pictogram Color Glove Color Release Date*
Cheerleader
Red Purple Available at launch
Oriental Dance
Violet Purple Available at launch
Striptease Burlesque
Red Pink Available at launch
Tectonic
Light Blue Purple Available at launch
West Coast
Lemon Yellow Blue Available at launch
Yodel
Blue Purple Available at launch
Air Drummer
Light Blue Yellow Unused
Air Hostess
Dark Red Orange July 27, 2017
Baroque
Dark Orange Blue July 27, 2017
Bathroom Singer
Purple Yellow July 27, 2017
Boxer
Orange Light Blue July 27, 2017
Chef
Red Light Blue July 27, 2017
Crab
Dark Red Light Blue July 27, 2017
Crazy Ballerina
Orange Purple July 27, 2017
Detective
Brown Light Blue Unused
Geisha
Red Dark Purple July 27, 2017
Glass Cleaner
Blue Purple July 27, 2017
Gospel
Yellow Light Blue Unused
Hurdle
Light Purple Dark Blue July 27, 2017
Mosquito
Green (Uncolored) Yellow Unused
Pirate
Dark Pink Light Blue July 27, 2017
Secretary Typewriter
Dark Purple Light Blue July 27, 2017
Superhero
Red Blue July 27, 2017
Sumo
Red Light Blue Unused
Supporter
Light Blue Dark Red July 27, 2017
Tap Dance
Purple Light Blue July 27, 2017
Wizard
Light Blue Yellow July 27, 2017
Zombie
Light Green Purple July 27, 2017

Trivia[]

  • Some of the routines in the feature recycles backgrounds and clothing from previous Just Dance games. For example, the Metal Guitar routine reuses Junto a Ti’s background and its coach reuses the clothing from the coach of Am I Wrong, the Running Man routine reuses Walk This Way’s background while its coach reuses the clothing of P1 and P2 of the same song, and the Tectonic routine recycles the background from Radical.
  • The inner spaceship background is similar to that of Aerobics in Space.
  • Nitro Bot is used in the intro cutscene.
  • The Ballet routine has 2 pictogram errors: when the dancer jumps, she is jumping with one arm raised, not both as the pictogram says.
  • There are some differences between the E3 and the Gamescom version:
    • The beginning is completely different.
    • The Story video is brighter and shorter.
    • The dancing emblem has a different animation.
    • The spaceship is darker and creates a much bigger and brighter light when it lands on the Earth.
    • A scene lasts longer.
    • The man’s silhouette is pink instead of black.
    • The exclusive routines for Just Dance Unlimited are not shown at all.
    • An editing error from 0:58 to 1:03 (referring to the video comparison) is fixed.
  • One of the dances themes is Bruce Lee, in a reference to the actor with the same name.
  • The spaceship from Just Dance Machine is featured in the loading screen of Uno - Just Dance Theme Cards.[1]
  • A sticker of the aliens can be unlocked in Just Dance 2020 by playing Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life three times.

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