X Factor USA goes to boot camp this week since Simon isn’t content to just follow the formula of American Idol. Instead he’ll march over a hundred singers off to training to see who has it and who has got to be sent home.

Last week on X Factor 2011 the singers audition process concluded and the phase closed. Now we’ve got a month of boot camp, read: training sessions, and then direct mentoring from the judges. You can see the full X Factor USA 2011 schedule.

Checking out the preview clip from FOX’s X Factor (see below), I was rather amazed that the boot camp phase would include choreographed dance routines as part of their evaluation. Perhaps that goes behind the idea that this isn’t just another singing competition show but rather a full package deal where you have to be able to do it all.

LA and Paula are seen in the video warning that the X Factor singers better be “on their game” and better than “good” if they want to make it on to the next round. Of course there are a few favorites peppered in as well. Best of luck to all the singers. Can’t wait to see where they go next!

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