| Shall We Dance? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | ABC Development Corporation |
| Directed by | Rich Ilustre |
| Presented by | Lucy Torres Victor Basa Jon Avila |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Perci Intalan |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC TV5 |
| Release | November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) – March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) |
| Related | |
| Eezy Dancing | |
Shall We Dance? is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABC/TV5. Hosted by Lucy Torres-Gomez, it aired from November 6, 2005 to March 28, 2010, and was replaced by My Darling Aswang. 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. In 2008, the show was reformatted with a new title Shall We Dance: Search for the Dance Superstars.
Hosts and judges
Main host
- Lucy Torres, dubbed "Asia's Dance Goddess"
Co-hosts
- Arnell 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
22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television
- Best Talent Search Program (2008)
- Best Talent Search Program Host – Lucy Torres-Gomez, Arnel Ignacio, and Dominic Ochoa (2008)
See also
References
- "ABC launches new shows". The Philippine Star. October 29, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- Shall We Dance? Feature Article over www.telebisyon.net Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine