Category: TV
Ent
Date: 08.10.2004
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Salsa, swing
and the lambada will be the order of the day for a brand new BBC ONE
series.
Following the nation's phenomenal response to BBC ONE's
Strictly Come Dancing, the floor is now open for thousands of hopefuls
aspiring to shake their stuff on screen.
Strictly Dance Fever will be the biggest dance-off in
history as the progress of ten talented couples is followed from the
embarrassing panic of auditions through to the final glitzy performance.
The irrepressible Graham Norton will host the competition
which will see the public put through their paces and vote for who stays
on the dance floor.
All the couples will be trained by professionals to
competition standard before they dance to a different discipline every
week.
The series, on air in 2005, builds on the huge success
of Strictly Come Dancing and the current wave of interest in amateur
dancing.
The winning couple will waltz away with a £50,000
prize and the coveted Strictly Dance Fever trophy.
Jane Lush, BBC Controller, Entertainment Commissioning,
said: "Graham's unique brand of humour and
fantastic rapport with members of the public makes this the ideal show
to demonstrate his talents.
"I'm delighted that Graham is as enthusiastic about
this project as I am.
"Britain has been gripped
by dance fever this year and I can't wait to see our couples get down
and dirty as they battle it out head-to-head."
