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Article: For real? The TV dance competitions that you love to hate--and hate to love.(Television program review)
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- Dance Magazine
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- September 1, 2008
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These days you can't swing a sequined dress without hitting a dance reality TV show. Every major network has its angle on them: from contestants competing weekly in front of a live audience, to behind-the-scenes looks at the lives of commercial dancers trying to make the cut, to "celebrities" paired with professionals fox-trotting their way across the stage.
The trend caught on after Fox premiered So You Think You Can Dance in July 2005, and that same summer ABC launched Dancing With the Stars, the U.S. version of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. Both shows reached huge viewerships, making dance an exciting and accessible art for ...