It consisted of three dancers - one lead and two backups - that would dance on a stage. There are three spots for players - one for each dancer[1]. Xbox One version of Just Dance 2014 gives two spots for each dancer[2]. The lyrics for each song that had this mode were centered and displayed above the dancers[3] (if playing on the World Dance Floor, they remain at their usual place). On-Stage Mode was planned to be in Just Dance 2015, but was scrapped for unknown reasons.
Just Dance and #thatPOWER’s On-Stage routines are the only ones where all three dancers are of the same gender.
I Kissed A Girl (On-Stage Mode) is unlocked at the beginning of the game.
Applause (Alternate) shares many features with On-Stage Mode, namely that the background is similar to many On-Stage routines and that the dancer lipsyncs the song.
On the Wii, the player cannot return to the homescreen on the main menu while playing in On-Stage mode.
As seen on the official Just Dance website, the mode was originally going to return in Just Dance 2015; however, it did not appear in the final cut.
Some of the On-Stage routines made an appearance on Just Dance Unlimited and Just Dance Now, where the mode has been renamed to Sing Along.
The pictograms of the backup dancers are generally the same color. However, if the backup dancers switch positions at any point during the routine, their pictogram colors are slightly different from each other’s.
