Come Dancing

*Come Dancing*
Come Dancing
Genre	Ballroom dancing talent show
Created by	Eric Morley
Presented by	Guest presenters; Peter West; Terry Wogan; Peter Marshall; David Jacobs; Angela Rippon; Frank Bough; Rosemarie Ford;
Narrated by	Barri Haynes; Ray Moore; Bruce Hammal; Charles Nove;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	424
Production
Production location	Mecca ballrooms (original filming locations)
Production company	British Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	29 September 1950 –; 29 December 1998
Related
	Television Dancing Club (1948–1964); Strictly Come Dancing (2004–present);
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Come Dancing is a British ballroom dancing competition show made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which aired on BBC One at various intervals from 1950^[2]^[3]^[4] to 1998.^[2] Unlike its subsequent follow-up show, Strictly Come Dancing, contestants were neither celebrities nor professionals.^[5]

The show was created by Eric Morley, the founder of Miss World,^[5] in 1949,^[6] and began by broadcasting from regional ballroom studios owned by Mecca, with professional dancers Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield on hand to offer teaching.^[6] Its original format was based on a knock-out process of teams from various regions around the UK, such as East Anglia or the South West.^[2]^[5] In 1953, the format changed to become a competition, with dancers representing the home nations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), with later series seeing regions of the United Kingdom going head to head for its coveted trophy.^[6]

^ "History of the BBC – First episode of Come Dancing – 29 September 1950". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History of the BBC – First episode of Come Dancing – 29 September 1950". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ "Come Dancing waltzes back". The Bolton News. Newsquest Media Group. 24 October 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ Nott, James J. (2015). Going to the Palais: A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918–1960. Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-19-960519-4 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Come Dancing – 1950–1998 (UK)". Nostalgia Central. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Come Dancing (1949–1998)". British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[1ComeDancing-1] "History of the BBC – First episode of Come Dancing – 29 September 1950". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[1stComeDancing-2] "History of the BBC – First episode of Come Dancing – 29 September 1950". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[BoltonNews-3] "Come Dancing waltzes back". The Bolton News. Newsquest Media Group. 24 October 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

[Nott2015-4] Nott, James J. (2015). Going to the Palais: A Social and Cultural History of Dancing and Dance Halls in Britain, 1918–1960. Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-19-960519-4 – via Google Books.

[NostalgiaCentral-5] "Come Dancing – 1950–1998 (UK)". Nostalgia Central. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[BBCcultclassic-6] "Come Dancing (1949–1998)". British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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