Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing pairs celebrities with professional dancers to compete in ballroom and Latin dance each week, with public votes and judges' scores deciding who stays
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Did You Know?
- 1Strictly Come Dancing first aired in 2004
- 2The show was inspired by the classic BBC series Come Dancing, which ran from 1949 to 1998
- 3It spawned the US version Dancing with the Stars
- 4The Glitterball Trophy is awarded to the winning couple each series
- 5The show spawned the popular spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two
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