Hello Pro Dance Gakuen (ハロプロダンス学園; Hello! Project Dance School) was a dancing-themed variety show starring select members of Hello! Project who were known for their dancing abilities and their love for dancing. Through the show, the participating members challenged new styles of dancing that they have previously not tried before. The first episode aired on March 21, 2019 on the Amazon Prime Video channel, Dance Channel On Demand by Entame TV. Season 1 of the show ran for 6 episodes and concluded on June 6, 2019.
Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Season 2 (ハロプロダンス学園 シーズン2) started airing on October 17, 2019. It ran for another 6 episodes, with the last one premiering on January 9, 2020.
Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Season 3 (ハロプロダンス学園 シーズン3) will start airing in May 2020.
Featured Members
- Morning Musume '19
- 10th Gen: Ishida Ayumi
- 13th Gen: Kaga Kaede
- ANGERME
- 3rd Gen: Sasaki Rikako
- Juice=Juice
- Kobushi Factory
- Tsubaki Factory
- BEYOOOOONDS
- Others
- MC: Time Machine 3go
- Yamamoto Kōji
- Seki Dai
- Narration: Saito Shiyuka
- Season 1 Guests
- [Ep. #2~3] Ballroom Dance Instructors
- [Ep. #4~6] Umebou
- Season 2 Guests
- [Ep. #1~3] KANA-BOON!
- [Ep. #4~6] University of Tokyo students
Episodes
Season 1
| Ep. # | Air Date | Episode Title |
| 1 | March 21, 2019 | Hello Pro kara Senbatsu! Dance Daisuki Member Dai Shuugou!! |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast introduce themselves and discuss dancing. | ||
| 2 | April 11, 2019 | Hajimemashite, Shakou Dance (Part 1) |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast visits the Japan Dance Sports Federation in Ariake, Tokyo, and learn about ballroom dancing from guest lecturers Yamamoto / Ishimoto Gumi and Yamamoto / Kijima Gumi. | ||
| 3 | April 25, 2019 | Hajimemashite, Shakou Dance (Part 2) |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast are separated into male and female roles and split into two teams to learn the Standard and Latin styles of ballroom dancing respectively. The members change into costumes and attempt to learn the dances in just four hours. | ||
| 4 | May 9, 2019 | Dance de Engi ni Chousen! "Umebou" Nyuumon Hen |
| Ishida Ayumi and Hirai Miyo, who excelled at ballroom dancing, arrive at a dance studio in Tokyo ahead of the rest of the cast. The two of them learn from the entertainment group Umebou about how to express a dance performance without words. | ||
| 5 | May 23, 2019 | Dance de Engi ni Chousen! "Umebou" Ouyou Hen |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast collaborate with the entertainment group Umebou to attempt to choreography a story-telling dance to the songs "Because happiness" by Berryz Koubou and "Shiawase no Tochuu" by ℃-ute. | ||
| 6 | June 6, 2019 | "Hello Pro" x "Umebou" Unmei no Koukai Shuuroku |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast perform their completed dance choreographed with the entertainment group Umebou at the Nakameguro Kinkero Theater. | ||
Season 2
| Ep. # | Air Date | Episode Title |
| 1 | October 17, 2019 | HIP HOP Sekai Ichi! Hajimemashite, "KANA-BOON!" |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast visits Studio HANA in Fujisawa, Kanagawa to learn about hip-hop dancing from the dance team KANA-BOON!, who won the World Hip Hop Championship. | ||
| 2 | October 24, 2019 | Hanpa janai! "KANA-BOON! Collab" Dance Bottou Hen |
| KANA-BOON! performs a dance cover of ANGERME's "46okunen LOVE", and the Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast struggle with the challenging steps and movements of hip-hop dancing. | ||
| 3 | October 31, 2019 | Torihada! Ase to Namida no Zenkai Dance! "KANA-BOON!" Kanketsu Hen |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast change into costumes and present the hip-hop dance they learned from KANA-BOON! in a special performance. | ||
| 4 | December 5, 2019 | Dance wo Oshieru ni Chousen! Toudai UNIDOL Hen |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast visit the University of Tokyo to teach dancing to an idol cover dance group consisting of active university students. | ||
| 5 | December 19, 2019 | Jounetsu wo Tokihanate! Do it dance! "Toudai UNIDOL Collab" Mou Tokkun Hen |
| The Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast and the University of Tokyo students split into two teams to cover Morning Musume '16's "Utakata Saturday Night!" and Juice=Juice's "Fiesta! Fiesta!". | ||
| 6 | January 9, 2020 | Iza Komaba Sai no Stage e! Toudai UNIDOL Kanketsu Hen |
| The University of Tokyo students showcase the results of the lessons they received from the Hello Pro Dance Gakuen cast at the Komaba Festival held in November. | ||
Season 3
| Ep. # | Air Date | Episode Title |
| 1 | May, 2020 | TBA |
| TBA | ||
Spin-off Project
Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Kaigai Katsudo (ハロプロダンス学園 課外活動; Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Extracurricular Activities) is a spin-off project of Hello Pro Dance Gakuen that focuses on the cast members in situations not connected to dancing in order to bring out their characters. The first volume aired on August 15, 2019.
| Air Date | Episode Title |
| August 15, 2019 | Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Kaigai Katsudo Vol.1 ~Hirai Miyo Hen~ |
| In order to draw out Hirai Miyo's character, Ichioka Reina and Yamazaki Yuhane from BEYOOOOONDS accompany her as she challenges indoor athletics, playing musical instruments, and making takoyaki. | |
| September 19, 2019 | Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Kaigai Katsudo Vol.2 ~Kaga Kaede Hen~ |
| Kaga Kaede, a fan of manga, video games, and anime, spends a day with Sasaki Rikako. The two of them go shopping at Animate, have a cosplay and karaoke experience at the Anison Festival, and meet the voice actor who plays Kaga's favorite character. | |
| March 19, 2020 | Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Kaigai Katsudo Vol.3 ~Okuradashi SP~ |
| Selected scenes from Hello Pro Dance Gakuen Season 1 and Season 2 that, unfortunately, had to be cut out. | |
