Shall We Dance? (TV series)
| Shall We Dance? The Celebrity Dance Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | ABC Development Corporation |
| Directed by | Rich Ilustre |
| Presented by | Lucy Torres Victor Basa Jon Avila |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Perci Intalan |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC/TV5 |
| Release | November 6, 2005 – March 28, 2010 |
| Related | |
| Eezy Dancing | |
Shall We Dance? is a Filipino reality dance competition program on TV5 and was hosted by Lucy Torres-Gomez from November 6, 2005 to March 28, 2010. This is the first ever television program in the Philippines to use a steadicam.
Format
The show features a ballroom dancing competition between three celebrities. Each celebrity is paired up with a dance instructor. The next portion of the show is a competition between three non-showbiz dance pairs. All performances are evaluated by a panel of three judges. The last portion of the show is a dance instructional by one of the judges, Ednah Ledesma. This portion features a step-by-step lesson by Ledesma of a ballroom dance.[1]
Hosts and judges
Main host
- Lucy Torres, dubbed "Asia's Dance Goddess"
Co-hosts
- Arnel Ignacio
- Jon Avila
- Victor Basa
- John Lapus
- Tuesday Vargas
- Wilma Doesnt
Judges
- Ednah Ledesma
- Regine Tolentino
- Douglas Nierras
Guest co-hosts
Former judges
- Audie Gemora
Former host
Awards and recognitions
- Best Talent Search Program (2008)
- Best Talent Search Program Host – Lucy Torres-Gomez, Arnel Ignacio, and Dominic Ochoa (2008)
See also
References
- ^ Shall We Dance? Feature Article over www.telebisyon.net Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine