The aim of the mechanism is to allow players to record themselves dancing to the moves of a specific song. Once recorded, the game will randomly crop a few seconds of the song and players will then send their clips to Ubisoft, in which the team will pick out which clips are best for usage. Community remixes contain a variety of these clips of players dancing to the song.
On Just Dance 2015, for the camera consoles (Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4), recording can be proceeded by using the Kinect or PlayStation camera. The same can also be done with the PlayStation 3's Move camera. With the Wii U, the console's game pad's camera is required for recording. With the Wii, a separate camera must be used for recording, and the videos must be sent to the team manually.
All Community Remixes (with the exception of preinstalled ones like Happy and Uptown Funk) require an Internet connection to be accessed.
In Just Dance 2016 (with the exception of Uptown Funk), the dancers are edited into the background of the original routine; on 7th-Gen consoles however, newer Community Remixes are still in a windowed format.
(U) indicates that the Community Remix is exclusive to Just Dance Unlimited due to the song only being playable on Just Dance Unlimited.
(7) indicates that the Community Remix is streamed online also for 7th gen consoles (PS3 & Xbox 360 only)
In Just Dance 2021 via Just Dance Unlimited, there is a Community Remix for Calypso, which only involves three dancers.
Just Dance 2021 (Unlimited) - Calypso - Community Remix
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Sexy And I Know It’s Community Remix is the only one that features a split screen with the original routine and the players’ videos.
This feature would later return in Holding Out for a Hero’s, in the part where the coach performs a split.
Due to the final videos being the same across all platforms, players are advised to keep their controllers out of their camera’s view, though dancing with a smartphone is allowed.
When recording for a Community Remix entry, there is no scoring on remote consoles, as players are urged to dance without their controllers (unless using a smartphone).
On camera consoles, however, players are still scored.
Logos on the players’ clothes are usually blurred out.
Community Remixes were originally called "Dance Mixes", and the interface was inspired from Just Dance 2014.
In the game files for Just Dance 2015, there are a frame and several Dancer Cards whose design is inspired from Just Dance 2014. Their respective avatars are from that game, too.
In the game files, Community Remixes are designated with the letters "CMU" at the end of their codenames. This suggests that the feature was once planned to be called "Community Mashup".
It is further proven by a folder in the Just Dance 2015 ISO called "Community Mashup".
On Just Dance 2015, if a player submitted their video via Wii U, their username would only be displayed on that console. On other consoles, they would be simply listed as "Just Dancer".
Despite this, PlayStation and Xbox players have their usernames displayed on all consoles.
Sometimes, the video is replaced with a white screen while the rest of the interface functions as normal, including the players’ usernames.
As of an unknown date, every Community Remix has been removed (except Happy, which is preinstalled), due to the shutdown of the game’s online servers.
The code name for Calypso’s Community Remix has the suffix "FAN", which is used for Fanmade routines, and the menu assets are based off those for Fanmade routines.