Gold Move — justdance

A Gold Move is a special dance move that gives a huge amount of points if done correctly. When the song reaches its Gold Move, the player will get a "YEAH" if they do it correctly or an "X" if they miss. There are no other ratings on a Gold Move, except in the Just Dance Kids series. The feature is also known as Yeah on Just Dance 2023 Edition and future games. It also appears on the Wii version of The Black Eyed Peas Experience as Group Moves.

As described in the Just Dance 2 manual: "Some moves are more than just moves: they are Gold Moves. You will recognize them by the golden pictogram and special effects around the dancer. Doing these correctly will earn you a lot of points."

Explanation

Main series

Gold Moves were first introduced in Just Dance 2, replacing Shake Moves in Just Dance, and has appeared in every game to date, even in spinoffs such as Just Dance Kids and the Japan-exclusive Just Dance Wii games. Unlike Shake Moves, Gold Moves appear in every song. On average, Gold Moves offer 200-300 points, and they are worth the value of five "Perfect"s^[1].

In every game, Gold Moves change sound effects and the pictogram design (except in Just Dance Kids where the sound effects are not changed). The pictograms for the moves are displayed as completely golden in Solo routines; however, in Duets (except Just Dance 2), Trios and Dance Crews, the pictograms have their respective color, but they have a golden outline, except Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie and its beta routine. When the background is mainly golden, the Gold Moves in some songs are outlined in red, and keep their normal pictogram color (only for Duets, Trios, and Dance Crews), which is the case for Dark Horse, Danse (Pop Version), Macarena, Maria (Sweat), Could You Be Loved, Candy, Speedy Gonzales, and Hey Mama. In other songs, they can be outlined in pink (Don’t Worry Be Happy) or even in black and golden (In the Summertime).

Gold Moves in Duets, Trios and Dance Crews are often obtained by all the players simultaneously but not always. They can also be obtained separately or in a "wave" (for example - All Baby One More Time’s Gold Moves: P1 gets the Gold Move first, then P2 gets the Gold Move after P1, after that, P3 gets the Gold Move, and lastly, P4 gets the Gold Move). Starting from Just Dance Wii, if a Gold Move is performed correctly, the Wii-Mote and PlayStation Move will vibrate. The Wii-Mote and PlayStation Move will also make a sound if correctly received, barring Just Dance 4. In Just Dance 4 Dance Crews, when Gold Moves are performed in a row, the sound pitch gets higher. In Just Dance Now, Just Dance 2016-22 Controller and 舞力全开：活力派, the phone will make a sound if the player does a Gold Move correctly.

Kids series

In the Just Dance Kids games, the Gold Move pictograms have the same color as the normal pictograms but they have a rainbow or gold glow surrounding them.

Disney Party series

In Just Dance: Disney Party, the Gold Move pictograms are the same as Just Dance Kids 2 Gold Move pictograms (except for the bracelet) (See above), while in Just Dance: Disney Party 2, the Gold Move pictograms are the same color as the normal pictograms, but they have a star behind it.

Michael Jackson: The Experience and ABBA: You Can Dance

In Michael Jackson: The Experience and ABBA: You Can Dance, the circles that contain the Gold Move pictograms are golden, and the Just Dance 2 Gold Move effect sound is used. However, the score interface displays "GOLDMOVE" instead of "YEAH". In the former game, the Gold Move effect surrounds the coach’s glove. In the latter game, it appears at the top of the screen. On the PS3 version of Michael Jackson: The Experience, the glow fades at the top. On the Xbox 360 version of Michael Jackson: The Experience, the outline of the pictogram is golden instead of white.

The Smurfs Dance Party

In The Smurfs Dance Party, the Gold Move pictograms are the same color as the normal pictograms, but they have a golden glow, similar to the Just Dance Kids series.

The Black Eyed Peas Experience

Just like the Just Dance Kids series and The Smurfs Dance Party, the Gold Move pictograms are the same color as the normal pictograms. They have a circle-shaped white glow. When a Gold Move is done correctly, the points fill up the letters, just like every other move.

Colors

Here are the Gold Move pictogram colors for these games.

Just Dance 2, 3, and Wii

Trivia

General

So far, the songs tied with the greatest number of Gold Moves in the franchise are Proud Mary and Ninja Re Bang Bang, with 9 each.
- Considering the Experience series, Don't Phunk with My Heart (62) and I Gotta Feeling (64) have the most.
- In the Xbox 360 version of Just Dance 3, Boogie Wonderland has 10 Gold Moves; however, in the Wii and PS3 versions, as well as in the remake, there are only four.
With its first counted move being a Gold Move, Say Cheese holds the record for the earliest appearance of a Gold Move in terms of counted moves.
- If spin-offs are taken into account, the record is tied with Happy Birthday To You, Shake It and Macarena, where Gold Move 1 is the first counted move of the routine, as well as the first pictogram.
- In terms of pictogram count, the record for the earliest appearance of a Gold Move in the main series is currently held by S.O.S (only in the original version), Chicken Payback (only in the original version), Bad Romance (Mashup), Crying Blood (only in the remake), and Circus (Mashup), where the first Gold Move is the second pictogram of the routine.
Giddy on Up (Giddy on Out) (Hold My Hand) and Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini are the only multiplayer routines where the Gold Move pictogram consists of fully golden bodies instead of regularly-colored bodies with a golden glow.
- This is also the case for the Beta version of the latter.
- Just Dance Next/2023 has beta versions of gold moves on their files from making of the game.
Sometimes, depending on how long it takes for the Gold Move to be performed, the feedback may be received before the final part of the effect is played.
In Just Dance Kids, Just Dance Wii, Just Dance Kids 2, Just Dance Wii 2, Just Dance 4, Just Dance, Just Dance Wii U, Just Dance: Disney Party 2 and Chinese series the “YEAH” move has an exclamation mark.
Some maps have received changes in terms of Gold Move numbers and/or placement in later appearances.
The reason why some songs has a different outline color has 2 reasons
- Songs like Could You Be Loved. The backgrounds are yellow, and the red outline is used so the yellow one can't be blending in the background.
- There are yellow pictograms in some Solo songs. And with the yellow outline, the player couldn't tell where the Gold Move is.
In some Duets and Trios, the distribution of Gold Moves may be uneven such that one player may have more Gold Moves than every other player.
- The only Quartet where this happens is Pac-Man.
The following maps have Gold Moves that do not grant the player any feedback even though they are preceded by a pictogram and the Gold Move effect:
- Are You Gonna Go My Way (there is an incorrect Gold Move that is only seen in the Xbox 360 version of Just Dance 3)
- C'mon (Mashup, only on remote consoles)
- Follow the Leader (Party Master Mode)
- Ievan Polkka (Mashup, only on PS4)
- Just A Gigolo (Mashup, only on remote consoles)
- Proud Mary (Gold Move 8 is not counted as one in Just Dance 2)
- What About Love (Gold Move 3 is not counted as one in Just Dance 2014, except on Xbox One)
Some maps from Just Dance that reappeared in later games had Gold Moves added to them, taking the place of Shake Moves.
For songs that are shorter and/or have a small amount of counted moves, the Gold Moves will be worth many more points than usual. For example, Tetris’s Gold Move is worth about 770 points.
In Just Dance 2, Just Dance Wii, and Just Dance 3, the golden shade of the solo Gold Move pictograms depends on the color of the normal ones: for example, Toxic has lilac pictograms and its Gold Move one is in a lighter shade of yellow; conversely, Let’s Go To The Mall has dark purple pictograms and its Gold Move pictograms appear in a very dark shade.
In Just Dance Kids, there are no special effects during a Gold Move. Instead, its pictograms are surrounded by a rainbow aura while retaining their normal colors.
- A similar phenomenon occurs in The Smurfs Dance Party and The Black Eyed Peas Experience.
In all games intended for younger audiences, it is still possible to score "OK" or "GOOD" on a Gold Move.
In older games, Gold Moves were usually unique poses or moves. From Just Dance 2015 to Just Dance 2018, Gold Moves often tend to occur at the start of the song’s chorus or drop, which often results in the same move being performed several times throughout the rest of the song as a regular move.
- This also occurs in later games, albeit to a lesser extent.
In The Black Eyed Peas Experience, Group Moves often use the left hand despite the fact that they don't count.

Just Dance 2014

When Barbra Streisand appears with the first Gold Move in Just Dance 2014 Mashups and Party Master Modes, its Gold Move pictogram is absent, but the move is still treated and counted as a Gold Move.
In Miss Understood and Prince Alis’ Mashups, there is a hidden Gold Move during Wild Wild West (Extreme Version)’s part, which appears without a special effect nor pictogram.

Just Dance 2019

In Just Dance 2019, the Gold Move effect from Just Dance 2018 was originally used during E3.

Just Dance 2023 Edition

Since the 1.0.4 update, the Gold Move effect only plays once during wave Gold Moves.

Conventional Pictograms

For all Gold Moves, see Category:Gold Moves.

Unusual Glow Colors

Unusual Pictograms

Unusual Props

Feedback icons

Gold Move Effects

References

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Explanation

Main series

Kids series

Disney Party series

Michael Jackson: The Experience and ABBA: You Can Dance

The Smurfs Dance Party

The Black Eyed Peas Experience

Colors

Just Dance 2, 3, and Wii

Light pictograms

Dark pictograms

Just Dance Wii 2, 4, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018

Just Dance 2016

Trivia

General

Conventional Pictograms

Main series

Japanese and Chinese series

Kids series

Other spin-offs

Unusual Glow Colors

Unusual Pictograms

Unusual Props

Feedback icons

Gold Move Effects

References

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