In Dance Central 3, players get sent back in time to dance their way through the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s and beyond – learning popular dance crazes like “The Hustle,” “Electric Slide” and “The Dougie,” alongside the hottest moves from today. The beat keeps rocking with an innovative new party mode for up to eight players, the ability to import your songs from previous Dance Central titles, and more*! The best full-body dance experience on Kinect for Xbox 360 is better in every way with Dance Central 3!

Dance Central 3 features brand new ways to play with your friends, including the innovative Crew Throwdown mode. With support for up to eight players, Crew Throwdown pits two teams of up to four dancers head-to-head in a series of performances, dance battles, and fresh mini-games to prove who’s the hottest crew on the dance floor! Crew Throwdown features innovative gameplay, including the all-new rhythm-tracking Keep the Beat mini-game and Make Your Move, which will have players competing head-to-head as they create fresh routines on the fly!

With more than 40 songs on the disc spanning the hottest hits of yesterday through today’s biggest contemporary dance songs, “Dance Central 3” features popular chart-toppers and the most varied soundtrack in dance games. Continuing the tradition Harmonix pioneered with its “Rock Band” series, the library from the original “Dance Central” and “Dance Central 2” will be importable into “Dance Central 3.” The fully integrated in-game Music Store will allow players to continue to expand their libraries, for a total of more than 140 songs and routines available at launch.

Preliminary soundtrack:

• 50 Cent – “In Da Club”
• Cali Swag District – “Teach Me How to Dougie”
• Cobra Starship ft. Sabi – “You Make Me Feel…”
• E.U. – “Da’ Butt”
• Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina – “Stereo Love”
• Gloria Gaynor – “I Will Survive”
• Marcia Griffiths – “Electric Boogie”
• Usher ft. Will.I.Am – “OMG”
• Usher – “Scream”
• Van McCoy – “The Hustle”

With your favorite dance crazes from the past and even more original routines created by the expert choreographers at Harmonix, “Dance Central 3” features the most authentic dance moves that are fun to learn for dancers of all skill levels. The game’s “Rehearse” practice mode lets dancers dive even deeper into learning the game’s authentic original choreography step by step and continues to set the bar for full-body dance games. Combining Harmonix’s technical savvy and design polish, “Dance Central 3” allows you to become the dancer you’ve always wanted to be while having the time of your life!

“Dance Central 3” takes the voice navigation in “Dance Central 2” to the next level, enabling voice commands for nearly every selectable menu option in the game. Have a song in mind to dance to? Just give a shout and start shaking it in no time. In addition, players can use the “Dance Central 3” mobile companion app to queue up a playlist for their party, track their fitness goals or even challenge their friends on Xbox Live.