Which reality TV show follows celebrities learning ballroom and Latin dances with professional partners?

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'Dancing with the Stars' follows celebrities learning ballroom and Latin dances with professional partners.

Each celebrity is paired with a professional dancer who teaches choreography and performs alongside them. Couples receive scores from judges and votes from viewers, with the lowest-performing combinations progressively eliminated until a champion remains.

The US series premiered on ABC in 2005 and is based on the British format 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Its dances have included the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, quickstep, rumba, tango, Viennese waltz, and paso doble.

' Strictly Come Dancing' is a plausible alternative because it uses the same underlying international format, but it is the UK program. 'So You Think You Can Dance' generally features dancers competing as dancers rather than celebrities paired with professionals, making 'Dancing with the Stars' the specific answer.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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