Strictly Come Dancing: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Guide to the Hit TV Series

by Bruce Forsyth (Foreword), Bruce Forsyth (Foreword), Tess Daly (Foreword)

For over 10 million British viewers last year, Saturday night was Strictly Come Dancing night. The cult television show, which was the inspiration for the ABC hit Dancing with the Stars, whipped the nation into dance fever. This new companion to Strictly Come Dancing is a colorful celebration of the growing craze for ballroom dancing. Here, celebrity judges and professional dancers share their insights, experience, and memories of being part of the series. For those who have been bitten by the ballroom-dancing bug, this book is packed with useful tips from the experts, including step-by-step lessons for a variety of dances. Illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos, and with features on the costumes, make-up, sets, and the making of the show, this is a book for ballroom dancing enthusiasts everywhere.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2005

About the author

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE was an English television presenter and entertainer whose career spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Wikipedia

Reviews

[Amanda Milton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Strictly Come Dancing series,and as each book focuses on different series they can be read out of order.The book is a behind the scenes look at the show,as well as giving you information on some of the contestants and professional dancers.
I really enjoyed the behind the scenes features in the book,particularly the pieces about the costumes and make up,and also the history behind the dances.
I didn’t feel the pages of dance steps were necessary as they were difficult to follow,but these things would however be interesting to watch as you could see how they were done visually,so maybe a dvd with the book would have been a better idea.
All in all I found the book very interesting,and would recommend it to fans of the show or fans of ballroom and Latin dancing.
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