Just Dance costume designer on handmade looks, no AI

Ubisoft's dance game launched on Tuesday, with real dancers wearing handmade costumes, wigs and more; the costumes are the only thing being copied.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 12:38 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “‘Just Dance: Decades of Hits’ Costume Designer Breaks Down the New Game’s Look and Not Using AI: ‘It’s Our Art’”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 12:38 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: AI.

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Variety‘Just Dance: Decades of Hits’ Costume Designer Breaks Down the New Game’s Look and Not Using AI: ‘It’s Our Art’

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe new Just Dance game launched Tuesday, and the costume designer says every look was made by hand, with no AI anywhere near it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorReal dancers wear real handmade costumes and wigs, and the characters on screen come from that. It's our art, she says.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo somebody sewed a wig, so a cartoon could wear a wig.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is the most beautiful sentence I've heard all night.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA wig for a pixel. I respect it, I just hope the pixel says thank you.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd you can feel it when you play, Kenji, you really can.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe only thing in my living room not handmade is my dancing. That one's a glitch.