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Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring
celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin
dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running
series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom. The
format has been exported to over 40 other countries, and has also inspired a
modern-dance themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever. The show has run on BBC
One since 15 May 2004, primarily on Saturday evenings with a following Sunday
night results show. The 9th series ended on 17 December 2011 and the first
competitive show of the 10th series was on 5 October 2012. A further nine
stand-alone Christmas Specials have also been produced, in consecutive years
from 2004 to 2010. Six charity specials have also been produced. Since the
fourth series, the show has also been aired in high definition on BBC HD and
BBC One HD from series 8. |
