I am very surprised that there has not been a thread started for this show. It looks to be an international competition for dancing. The big downside of this
show is the association of Michael Flatley.
And this is the project that Nigel has taken on after leaving American Idol
From Reality TV World:
WHAT??!!!! No Canadians?!.. then this show will be referred to as SOD!
edited to add: I have seen one brief commercial for this show. I am thinking this will receive a similar fate as international Idol. I wonder if we will see any SYTYCD alumni. Actually that would be very cool if they did. Jack, Rhys and Kate from Australia. Maybe Josh, Katee, and others from US.
And this is the project that Nigel has taken on after leaving American Idol
From Reality TV World:
NBC to premiere new 'Superstars of Dance' reality series on January 4
NBC has announced Superstars of Dance, a new dance-themed reality competition series from American Idol creator Simon Fuller and former Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, will premiere on Sunday, January 4 at 9PM ET/PT.
Following its Sunday night debut, Superstars of Dance will air two-hour episodes in its regular Mondays at 8PM ET/PT time period beginning January 5. Its finale is currently scheduled to air January 26 at 8PM ET/PT.
Superstars of Dance -- which NBC had ordered under the title Superstar Dancers of the World earlier this month -- will pit skilled dancers of various genres from different countries against each other.
The eight countries currently scheduled to participate are Ireland, India, USA, Argentina, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia. Each team will be comprised of two soloists, one duo and one larger group.
Lord of the Dance star and recent Dancing with the Stars guest judge Michael Flatley will host the series, which is being produced by 19 Entertainment with Fuller and Lythgoe serving as executive producers.
Lythgoe -- who also co-created Fox's So You Think You Can Dance with Fuller -- confirmed in August that he would be stepping down as Idol's executive producer after previously serving in that role for all of the Fox mega-hit's first seven seasons.
Instead, Lythgoe said he planned on devoting his time to both So You Think You Can Dance and also "a new venture with Simon Fuller" -- which has come to fruition in Superstars of Dance.
Superstars of Dance's premiere was announced as part of an overall January 2009 programming announcement in which NBC also announced premiere dates for two other reality series: The Biggest Loser: Couples and Howie Do It, a new Howie Mandel-hosted series....
WHAT??!!!! No Canadians?!.. then this show will be referred to as SOD!
edited to add: I have seen one brief commercial for this show. I am thinking this will receive a similar fate as international Idol. I wonder if we will see any SYTYCD alumni. Actually that would be very cool if they did. Jack, Rhys and Kate from Australia. Maybe Josh, Katee, and others from US.
