Born to Dance (TV series)


Born to Dance is a reality dance competition show for women on BET starring Laurieann Gibson which debuted on August 2, 2011 at 10:00pm. Contestants will compete for a prize of $50,000 which will go to the winner. Auditions for the show were held in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. The series premier averaged 1.2 million viewers. On the final episode broadcast September 20, 2011, LaTonya Swann was announced as the winner.

Show format

The 20 contestants are:

NameCityStateEpisode Eliminated
Alexandra "Lexi" Rae YeadoDallasTX2nd
Andrea GilmoreVan NuysCA6th
Christina Elese WebberBirminghamAL3rd
Endya Lauren RileyCincinnatiOH2nd
Hennessy RubioResedaCA8th
Jahleeka "Jelly" Shakii MorrisDecaturGA7th
Jessica ShullCanyon CountryCA7th
Kaleila JordanNorth HollywoodCA4th
Keisha Nicole HughesCharlotteNC5th
Kristen Michelle MassenburgAtlantaGA4th
Kristina "KC" CastellanoBrooklynNY8th
Latasha Renee BryantGreensboroNC3rd
Latonya SwannDistrict HeightsMDWinner
Lydia SimsDetroitMI6th
Neidra Danielle LemonKilleenTX3rd
Quiana "Ice" AtherlyLaurelMD7th
Sarah Mahmoodzaidehkhoei-MundoKatyTX3rd
Shannon BerryCanoga ParkCA2nd
Theresa "TT" PattersonJacksonvilleFL3rd
Theresa StoneManorvilleNY5th