Dance X
| Dance X | |
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DanceX logo
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| Presented by | Ben Shephard |
| Starring |
Arlene's Panel: Arlene Phillips Ashley Wallen Joshua Alamu Bruno's Panel: Bruno Tonioli Derek Hough CeCe Sammy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 14 July – 25 August 2007 |
DanceX was a reality television show produced in the UK for BBC One in 2007. It was a live show, in which two teams of male and female dancers competed to form a new dance group. Team Bruno won the show on 25 August.
The show was hosted by GMTV and former Xtra Factor presenter Ben Shephard. The two teams were led by Hot Gossip founder Arlene Phillips and fellow Strictly Come Dancing judge and choreographer Bruno Tonioli.
Both Arlene and Bruno had their own assistants, a choreographer and a vocal coach. Arlene was joined by Ashley Wallen, one of Britain's leading choreographers, and expert vocal coach Joshua Alamu. Bruno's assistants were Derek Hough, dancer and choreographer, and CeCe Sammy, vocal coach.
The dance teams' performances were judged by the British public using the ubiquitous telephone vote.
Straight after the live BBC One DanceX show, there was a spin-off show, Dance Xtra, on BBC Three. Presenters Angellica Bell and Rufus Hound chatted to Arlene and Bruno about how both groups had performed each evening. There were extra interviews with the eliminated dancer and unseen footage was shown. Each week Dance Xtra had a celebrity guest and fan of the show.
Auditions were held in the following places:
In the first show the sixteen finalists were chosen. They were (in alphabetical order):
In the second show, after seeing all the dancers perform again, Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli chose who was going to be in their respective dance groups. First they picked three boys each, with Bruno starting first; these went as follows:
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