Final Press Release
AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE RETURNS TO PBS WITH THREE HOURS OF SIZZLING COMPETITION Twenty-Five Pairs. Three Primetime Hours. One Champion Couple. − Series Launches Friday, April 24th at 9 pm ET/PT on PBS − Arlington, VA; February 18, 2015—Ballroom is back! AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE returns on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 9:00 pm ET on PBS. Hosted by former U.S dance champions Mary Murphy and Tony Meredith, the series features three one-hour episodes of super-heated competition and gravity- defying exhibitions, shot at the world’s largest ballroom dancing competition in Columbus, Ohio. Broadcast in stunning high-definition, AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE once again takes viewers onto the dance floor and behind the scenes as 25 world-class couples compete for the ultimate dance title: “America’s Best.” From the producer who first brought the magic of competitive ballroom dancing to public television, this series features all four major styles of competitive Top L: Peter and Alexandra Perzhu, American ballroom dancing, each with its own personality: Smooth; Top R: Evgeny Likhachev and Maria Levina, International Latin; Bottom: Mary American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Murphy & Tony Meredith, Host & Co-host. Standard and International Latin. Photos by Jeffrey Dunn Copyright Moreno/Lyons Productions AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE is the only American television dance series to feature world-class dancers in a real competition with accredited judges. The finalists in each style compete first as a group, with six or seven couples on the floor at once, performing the required dances in their category. Each couple then takes to the floor by themselves to perform a “Showdance” solo.
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