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07-08-2005, 03:13 PM
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Shall we dance, ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" asked viewers.
The mildly astonishing answer was: Heck, yes.
Pairing professional hoofers with celebrities of varying degrees of talent or klutziness (former boxing champ Evander Holyfield was game but no Astaire or even Ali) the show challenged them to dance styles not seen in most clubs.
Maestro, a quick step, please.
"Dancing with the Stars" caught the audience's imagination and drew up to 16 million weekly viewers -- the most-watched summer series in five years (since "Survivor" debuted in 2000).
The ABC program, which ended this week, may even qualify as part of a trendlet. Dance is on display in movie theaters, with the charming documentary "Mad Hot Ballroom," about a competition for fifth-graders in New York, and "Rize," detailing the culture of the athletic, urban-born dance called krumping.
Another TV entry, "So You Think You Can Dance," is poised to show it has the right moves.
From the producers of "American Idol" and Dick Clark, the Fox series debuting July 20 (8-10 p.m. EDT) follows roughly the pattern of the network's hit singing competition. Viewers pick the winner of a potentially career-building prize.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/07/dance.summer.ap/index.html
This looks good!
The mildly astonishing answer was: Heck, yes.
Pairing professional hoofers with celebrities of varying degrees of talent or klutziness (former boxing champ Evander Holyfield was game but no Astaire or even Ali) the show challenged them to dance styles not seen in most clubs.
Maestro, a quick step, please.
"Dancing with the Stars" caught the audience's imagination and drew up to 16 million weekly viewers -- the most-watched summer series in five years (since "Survivor" debuted in 2000).
The ABC program, which ended this week, may even qualify as part of a trendlet. Dance is on display in movie theaters, with the charming documentary "Mad Hot Ballroom," about a competition for fifth-graders in New York, and "Rize," detailing the culture of the athletic, urban-born dance called krumping.
Another TV entry, "So You Think You Can Dance," is poised to show it has the right moves.
From the producers of "American Idol" and Dick Clark, the Fox series debuting July 20 (8-10 p.m. EDT) follows roughly the pattern of the network's hit singing competition. Viewers pick the winner of a potentially career-building prize.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/07/dance.summer.ap/index.html
This looks good!