Gameplay has been the same with the past 2 Dance Central games where 1 player or 2 players mimic what the dancer is doing on the screen. Player(s) get points depending on how they did.
Many new features have been added to this game.
Crew Throwdown: In this mode, 2-8 players go head to head against each other. After making this picture pose, they go head in head where it will pick a song and one of the 5 types of modes to play it in. Those modes are:
Perform: Aligned with the Perform mode included in the game
Keep The Beat: A freestyle-esque mini-game where players stay in beat to the song for points.
Strike A Pose: A mini-game where players mimic the positions the characters are doing for points.