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Come Dancing

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First episode dateSeptember 29, 1950
Final episode dateDecember 29, 1998
GenresTalent Show
Presented by Peter West
Terry Wogan
Peter Marshall
David Jacobs
Angela Rippon
Rosemarie Ford
Networks BBC
BBC One
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Come Dancing


Come Dancing is a British ballroom dancing competition show that ran on and off on the BBC from 1950 to 1998, becoming one of television's longest-running shows. Unlike its follow-up show, Strictly Come Dancing, contestants were not celebrities.

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...By Suzanne LeighBBC NewsActor Nigel Harman has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing just hours ahead of the quarter final after suffering a leg injury, the BBC has said...

Claudia Winkleman quits BBC Radio 2 show

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Dec 2,2023 6:01 am

... The Strictly Come Dancing host told listeners she loved Radio 2 and that it was " an absolute privilege" being on the show every Saturday...

Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden's blood clot after chemo

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Dec 1,2023 6:31 am

...Strictly Come Dancing s Amy Dowden has spoken of her " nightmare week" after being taken to hospital with a blood clot on her lung...

Jade Goody: Son Bobby Brazier dedicates Strictly Come Dancing routine to mum

Jade Goody: Son Bobby Brazier dedicates Strictly Come Dancing routine to mum
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...By Rachel RussellBBC NewsBobby Brazier has paid tribute to his mother Jade Goody by dedicating his Strictly Come Dancing routine to her...

Top Gear: Two decades of the show from Jeremy Clarkson to Freddie Flintoff

Top Gear: Two decades of the show from Jeremy Clarkson to Freddie Flintoff
Nov 21,2023 7:41 am

... The prominence is a reflection of how much the show means to the corporation - a tentpole series which, along with the likes of Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing, is considered one of the core BBC brands...

Ed Balls conducts chamber choir at Norwich Cathedral

Ed Balls conducts chamber choir at Norwich Cathedral
Nov 17,2023 2:11 am

... Mr Balls, who won admirers for his valiant efforts on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, added that learning to conduct was " really hard"...

Amy Dowden's Strictly hopes dashed after breaking foot

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Nov 16,2023 4:51 pm

...Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden s hopes of returning to the show this year have been dashed by a broken foot...

Shirley Ballas lost marks in competition for having 'revolting' stretch marks

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Nov 13,2023 10:11 pm

...By Emma SaundersEntertainment reporterStrictly Come Dancing s Shirley Ballas has revealed she was told her stretch marks were " revolting" by a dance judge, six weeks after giving birth...

X Factor, Alexandra Burke shows music industry's racism

Nov 12,2023 12:21 am

singer Alexandra Burke has spoken about her experiences with racism in the Music Industry , revealing, as She was asked to bleach her skin "white look".

After winning the X Factor , Burke said, She was told She would "have to work 10 times harder than a white artist, because of the color of their skin".

She remembered, said: "you can no braids, you can not afro-a.

"you have the Hair . That appeals to White People . "

The 31-year-old star, who won the TV Talent Show in 2008 at the Age Of 19, described the experience as "heartbreaking".

Burke , who refused to bleach her skin, She Said She was inspired to tell their story, the other X Factor contestant in The Hands of the Music Industry .

Misha B claimed the X Factor " projected "the angry Black Girl story", with words like "Groovy" and "bullying" to describe you, after a live performance on The Show . 2011-candidate said She left her thoughts of suicide.

'Hurtful'

"I could have spoken much earlier, but was too scared," said Burke , whose Instagram post has attracted a lot of attention and sympathy on Social Media .

The Music star revealed the micro-aggressions they have experienced in The Hands of the record companies, is told regularly That She "comes across aggressive".

She Said She was told: "you can not use this type of music don't let go, because White People understand", adding: "I'm so mad at myself That I allowed That . "

Burke , whose hit singles Hallelujah, Bad Boys and All Night Long all of the nominees for the Brit Awards, have also played a main role in the critically acclaimed West-End musical The Bodyguard .

The Singer said She was, said: "Because She 's a Black Girl , you're not going to make it far in the Industry . if you were white, you would be bigger than what you are now, you could sell more records, you would have a Brit Award winners".

"It is hurtful," She added.

Burke went to one of the runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017

She was born and raised in North London by her mother, Soul II Soul singer Melissa Bell , died in August 2017 - shortly before Burke was due to take part in Strictly Come Dancing .

She remembered, as a journalist you threw, "a diva" when She asked him to do any type of advertising on The Show on the Red Carpet , who died randomly on the same day as her mother.

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"That was The Image you had of me, because of The Papers . "She Said . "I was so scared, That show. So many trolls, telling me all sorts of stuff.

"I have no idea how I through it. I may not even remember That experience. It is simply because me as a black strong woman.

"I speak for myself, because That is how I was taught. But I would never do it in a way That people are offended or hurt anyone. "

She Said The Black Lives Matter movement had to persuade them, to their experiences, because "The Truth is all we have".

"I just don't see the feeling of the people need to paint," said Burke . "My Mama always triggered me to see color and never have. I'm also going to continue to do so, because That is what makes me happy.

"people are people. We Are All Human , we all have feelings. So Kind . "

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Source of news: bbc.com

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