List of Shake It Up characters

Davis Cleveland, Roshon Fegan, Adam Irigoyen, Kenton Duty, and Caroline Sunshine star as other main cast members in the series.

The show's original concept was for Disney to create a female buddy comedy with a dance aspect.

Cecelia "CeCe" Jones,[1][2] portrayed by Bella Thorne, is an impulsive and street-smart girl.

Initially, she performs poorly in school partially because of dyslexia (though this isn't revealed until later), but also in part because of her "trouble-making" behavior and her lack of motivation.

Despite her initially failing audition due to stage fright, she eventually earns a spot as a background dancer on the local dance show "Shake It Up Chicago".

It was there that they became best friends and CeCe gave her the nickname "Rocky", stating that it was easier to say than her real name, Raquel.

In season three, CeCe desperately wanted her mom to find a boyfriend, so she and Rocky set her up with a firefighter named Jeremy Hunter.

It turned out, though, that at the altar Georgia and Jeremy realized they didn't want to get married and broke up.

Raquel "Rocky" Blue,[1] portrayed by Zendaya, is a book-smart girl whose heart belongs to dancing.

It is shown in "Made in Japan" that she is "deathly afraid of flying", a fear she developed after she and CeCe had to dance on the wing of a plane.

Described as "wise beyond his years", his characteristics include having an appetite for bacon, playing video games and annoying his older sister.

His best friend is CeCe's math tutor, a college graduate named Henry Dillon, who is about Flynn's age.

[3] He is occasionally seen dancing on the show and even performed a routine with Ty and Deuce in "Hot Mess It Up".

Ty Blue,[1] portrayed by Roshon Fegan, is Rocky's older brother who is an aspiring actor and rapper and host of Shake It Up Chicago.

Although a skilled dancer, he passed on the chance to try out for "Shake It Up Chicago", claiming he does not dance for "the man".

In "Break It Up", it is revealed that Deuce faints at the sight of blood after Rocky shows him how her foot is badly cut.

Despite the fact that he performed a routine with Ty and Flynn in "Hot Mess It Up", it is hinted several times that Deuce does not dance.

[4] The siblings wear bright, sparkly-accented clothing, that, along with their distinct accents, are commonplace to his homeland.

In "Shrink It Up", it is revealed that in a flashback, he and Tinka were in the same ballet class as CeCe and Rocky, and it is also shown that the two pairs were still frenemies at a young age.

Tinka Hessenheffer,[1] (Recurring season 1, Main seasons 2-3), portrayed by Caroline Sunshine, is the twin sister of Gunther (portrayed by Kenton Duty) who came to Chicago as exchange students from a small mountainous country in Eastern Europe in the first grade.

She reveals that Gunther has left to return home and she feels lost without him so wants them as friends.

At first wary, Rocky and CeCe decide to give Tinka a chance after she tries to take the blame for burning down the dance studio.

Later in the show, it is discovered that he burned down Shake It Up Chicago, due to leaving a tanning bed running.

Georgia Jones, portrayed by Anita Barone, is CeCe and Flynn's mother who is a police officer.

She also claims to make mistakes, such as working too much, not being very good at cooking, being backed up on laundry, and always getting into fights (for example, she got into an argument with Rocky's mother).

Marcie Blue, portrayed by Carla Renata, is Rocky and Ty's mother who owns two hair salons.

Henry Dillon, portrayed by Buddy Handleson, is Flynn's good friend, although they couldn't be more different.

He is a college graduate, pre-law and pre-med, though he is about Flynn's age, and it is usually up to him to teach Henry how to act like a kid.

Dina Maria Carol Louisa Schwartz-Garcia,[9] portrayed by Ainsley Bailey, is Deuce's street-smart girlfriend.

Jeremy Hunter, portrayed by Anthony Starke, is a firefighter and Georgia Jones's ex-fiance.