Dancing with the Stars | |
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Created by | BBC |
Presented by | Jason Gunn Candy Lane Dominic Bowden Sharyn Casey Dai Henwood Clinton Randell |
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Voices of | Grant Walker |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 87 |
Production | |
Production locations | Avalon Studios (2005–2009) South Pacific Pictures (2015, 2018–2019) |
Running time | 60–120 minutes (with commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | TV One (2005–2009) Three (2015, 2018–) |
Release | 1 May 2005 present | –
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Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television dance contest based on the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show introduces New Zealand celebrities paired with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through a telephone poll, viewers vote for those couples who should stay. The public vote and the average score given by the panel of judges equally go towards deciding who should leave. Proceeds from the voting go to the celebrity contestant's charity of choice.