Shake It Up (Disney Channel Series)

Title: Shake It Up
Channel: Disney Channel
2 seasons
Starring Zendaya and Bella Thorne

The last of the Disney Channel sitcoms that my sister has recommended (and I don't think I shall review anymore). I thanked her for her input, but I don't think I'll be taking her advice for items to review (at least not with T.V. shows).

Description:

'Shake It Up' follows best friends Rocky and CeCe (both girls) as they go through the typical Disney preteen/teen girl life of school and boys. The only difference; these two girls are back up dancers on the hit T.V. show "Shake It Up, Chicago!". The episodes usually focus on the girls lives as dancers on the show, their romantic lives or their ongoing battles with the vaguely German sounding twins Gunter and Tinka.

Review:

Just awful. I tried hard to find some sort of redeeming quality within this show, but found only negatives. The show is poorly written and extremely predictable (not a new thing for 'tween', cookie-cutter 'Hannah Montana' imitations). But I found this show so bad that it bordered on offensive. The girls only care about boys and dancing (not the best role models) and are constantly getting in trouble, seemingly always on the verge of getting kicked off of their dance show. The girls wear unbelievably age inappropriate clothing and their are virtually no discernible adult role models. A bad show, with questionable marketing ploys and children acting and dressing way older than they ought to, with a conspicuous lack of adult presence; a terrible mix.