Alternate Routines

All of the games in the main series except have alternate routines that can be unlocked or purchased in-game.

Types of Alternate Choreographies

 * Contest Winners: For, Ubisoft held a contest allowing players to create their own choreography to When I Grow Up. The top 3 were allowed to come to Ubisoft and have their choreographies go through the process as regular choreographies (these can be found under "Extras").
 * Alternate choreographies: These are choreographies that are not on the main menu, and are simply a different dance to the same song with no theme or anything special about it.
 * Extreme versions: These are choreographies where the coach moves very quickly and does more complex moves. In the difficulty is 3 and the effort is 3; in  the difficulty is 4; in  the difficulty is Hardest; and in  the difficulty is Extreme and the effort is Intense.
 * Sweat versions: This is where the coach does moves that are meant for working up a sweat. There is one in the main game for, and DLC songs can be thought of as sweat versions. There are no sweat choreographies in Just Dance 4, but there are 10 in , one being a DLC and another being a Ubisoft download.
 * Hold My Hand: This is a mode only available for Wii, Wii U, and PlayStation 3 .Two players share a Wii remote or PlayStation move remote. There can be up to 5 players with 4 remotes. There are two in Just Dance 3 and one in Just Dance 4.
 * Line Dance: This is where three people do line dancing. All three people do the same moves in Just Dance 4, and it is treated as a Solo mode of sorts. It later made a reappearance in Just Dance 2016, but as a Trio routine.
 * With a/an _____: This is where a dancer dances with a certain object. Can be difficult for the Wii, Wii U, and PlayStation 3 due to the need for a remote. Sometimes the remote has to be treated as the object. Just Dance 4 has two of these and Just Dance 2014 has one.
 * Themed Alternates: These were introduced in and have a specific theme to them.
 * On-Stage Mode: These are exclusive to and have a lead dancer that lip-syncs the song and two back-up dancers. Lyrics appear in the top middle during gameplay (positioned normally in World Dance Floor). This was split off into Trio routines and Sing-Along modes in later installments.
 * Fanmade: Introduced in, this is where someone makes their own choreography and sends it to Ubisoft. Unlike the contest winners this does not receive any special effects and the high score saves.
 * Sing-Along Mode: These were introduced in . The lyrics appear at the top center of the screen instead of the usual bottom left. The coaches of these routines can be seen lip-syncing to the song.
 * Just Dance VIP: This is where a celebrity or person relevant to the song dances the choreography in lieu of the regular dancer.
 * Community Remix: Similar to Just Dance VIP but rather than a celebrity it is a combination of several different average players' videos.

Contest Winners
See also: When I Grow Up

Ubisoft had a contest allowing players to create their own choreography for When I Grow Up. The top 3 were allowed to come to Ubisoft and have their choreographies go through the same process as regular choreographies. These can be found under "Extras".

In, all the Alternate routines have to be unlocked through the Mojo system, which gives one as a prize for reaching a certain amount. The only exceptions are Barbra Streisands Extreme Version (which requires a code) and I Was Made For Lovin’ Yous Sweat Version (which requires Uplay on compatible consoles with this feature).

Extreme
Extreme routines debuted in with a difficulty of 3 and an effort of 3. However, many songs such as Pump It have the same rating.


 * It can be unlocked by pressing UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT at the title screen for Just Dance 3 (Note: This method will not work for the PlayStation 3, as it cannot be unlocked.)

Hold My Hand

 * An (NX) Means that the routine is not available on the xBox360

Sweat
See also: Just Sweat There is only one Sweat routine in.
 * A (U) indicates this is unlocked via Uplay on Uplay consoles and through normal gameplay on the Wii.

has various Extremes and Alternates. Like in its preceeding title, the Mojo system is what allows players to unlock them; however, when the Mojo gauge is full, the game triggers the Wheel of Gifts, which picks an Alternate randomly.

Line Dance

 * Note that there is only one pictogram instead of three and that there are no Gold Moves.
 * This is not available on the Wii.
 * This is treated as a Solo mode, since there are single-person pictograms.

Alternate Versions

 * A "(U)" indicates this is unlocked via Uplay for Uplay consoles and via the Wheel of Prizes on the Wii.
 * A "(T)" indicates that the routine was later given an official theme in later games.

Hold My Hand
Not available on the Xbox 360
 * Unlike, the routine had multiple different coaches holding each others' hands, instead of just two.

In, Alternate routines have to be unlocked with a virtual currency called Mojocoins. Battles cost 10 Mojocoins, Extremes and On-Stage routines cost 25 and all the other Alternates cost 50. The only exception to this system is Follow The Leader's Sweat Version, which can be unlocked via Uplay on consoles compatible with it, as well as Pound The Alarm, Applause and #thatPOWERs' Alternates, which are all DLC's.
 * A (NW) indicates that the routine is not available on Wii.
 * A (U) indicates that the routine can be unlocked via Uplay (except for the Wii, where it can be regularly unlocked with Mojo).
 * A (DLC) indicates that the routine is a DLC.

6 Player

 * Note: the Six-Player version is only available on the Xbox One and is marked as the Classic version. The original version, with four coaches, is marked as "Alternate".

Themed Alternates

 * Note: Applause has no theme; it is simply marked as "Alternate". The title, however, is "Applause (Official Choreo by Richy Jackson)".

Like in, Alternate routines in have to be unlocked while playing the game (except for Let It Go's Sing-Along, which is a DLC). Region-exclusive Alternates are introduced here, with Papaoutais African Dance being exclusive to Europe and Till I Find Yous VIP being exclusive to the NTSC region.
 * A (PAL) indicates that the routine is only available in the PAL version of the game.
 * A (C) indicates that the routine is treated as Classic in the game.
 * A (DLC) indicates that the routine is a DLC.

Fitness
Sweat mode was re-named "Fitness". It has the same characteristics as Sweat Versions.

Sing-Along
Sing-Along mode replaces On-Stage mode. It can simply be a different choreography with the lyrics in the top middle or it can be a Trio where the lead "sings" while the others are back-up dancers.

Just Dance VIP

 * A (N) indicates that the routine is only available in the NTSC region.
 * A (X) indicates that the mode was going to make an appearance, but it was later canceled.

Community Remix
Community Remix is currently available for:
 * A (X) indicates that the Community Remix has been removed from all consoles and it is unknown if it will show up again.

's methods of unlocking Alternate routines changes between the 7th-Gen and the 8th-Gen versions. In the former, they are simply unlocked through gameplay (like in its predecessor), while they have to be unlocked by paying a certain amount of Mojocoins in the latter. All the themed Alternates are available in both and Now. The Community Remixes, instead, were featured in the latter for a short period of time, and then they were removed. It is unknown if they will be readded.
 * A (W/8) indicates that the routine is exclusive to Wii and 8th Gen Consoles.
 * A (C) indicates that the routine is treated as Classic in the game.
 * A (JDU) indicates that the routine is exclusive to.

Exactly like the previous title, Alternate routines are unlocked through gameplay on 7th-Gen and with Mojocoins on 8th-Gen. Except for DADDY and Scream & Shout, all the Alternate routines in are featured in  and.
 * A (JDU) Indicates that this is a Just Dance Unlimited exclusive routine.
 * A (JD2016) indicates that the Classic routine of the song is from.

Community Remix

 * A (7) indicates that the Community Remix is also available in the 7th-Gen version of the game.

VIPMADE
In, VIP routines return under the name of "VIPMADE". They are exclusive to, and they can only be played in the country the celebrity comes from.

In the 8th-generation version of, all the alternate routines have to be unlocked through the Gift Machine, which costs 100 Mojocoins per spin.

In the 8th-generation version of, there are two different ways to unlock Alternates. In order to unlock an Extreme Version, players have to score Superstar (11000 points) or higher to unlock; the other Alternate routines, instead, have to be unlocked through the Gift Machine, which costs 100 Mojocoins per spin.

VIPMADE

 * A (U) indicates it's an United States Exclusive
 * An (I) indicates it's an Italian Exclusive
 * A (JDU) Indicates that this is a Just Dance Unlimited exclusive routine.
 * A (JD2018) indicates that the Classic routine of the song is from Just Dance 2018

Fanmade Routines
NOTE: the Fanmade for This Is How We Do cannot be played on via 2017 and later games.

Community Remixes

 * A (C) indicates that the mode was going to make an appearance, but it was later canceled.

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