Strictly is now one of the largest BBCexports, with a global audience of over 250 million people.As of April 2013,BBC WorldWide figures put Strictly Come Dancingas the op-selling format for that part of the financial year.The international name for Strictly ComeDancing is known as Dancing With the Stars.

Strictly is now a global phenomenon, havingbeen licensed throughout the world in the following continents, Europe, Asia, AfricaAmerica and Australasia. The shoe takesits own form in many of the countries, for example, in India, Strictly ComeDancing is known as KhalakDikhhlaJaa, where contestants compete in a Bollywoodstyle routine.

In The USA, the show has been airing since2005, reaching season 20 as off March 2015. Strictly Come Dancing USA has attracted many well-known celebrities,including Donny Osmond, Ricki Lake, Mel B and Shannon Doherty to name but afew. In April, 2015 Strictly ComeDancing aired a 10th Anniversary Special, and during Season 20, withthe show climaxing with the largest amount of people dancing in the show’shistory, including judges and hosts.

Dancing with the Stars Australia, firstaired in October 2004, with audiences of around two million, placing it atnumber one for that day. The highestscoring celebrity so far is Arianne Caolli, who was dancing withCarmelloPizzino and scored 27.53.

In South Africa, Strictly Come Dancing, theshow started back in February 2006. Forthe third season a cash prize was introduced with 40,000 Rand, 20,000 Rand eachfor the winning celebrity and professional dancer. The results were comprised from thetelevision viewersSMS votes combined with the judges. In Season four a new dimension was added tothe show, Strictly Come Dancing’s lowest scoring pair would have a danceoff. They would perform in front of thejudges, who would then decide who stayed in and who left. If the judgesscore was a tie, the head judgewould decide who wins. The showcomprised of celebrities were from a variety of professions, including boxers,rugby players, musicians, actors, soccer players and models.

Dancing with The Stars, Or Strictly Come DancingNew Zealand has been a great success. First shown in 2005, the show regularly brought in an audience of730,000, with over one million for the finals. This is a massive number considering the population of the country. In 2009, the show stopped due to the ‘economicclimate,’ however, it began airing again in May 2015.

Flockstars has a truly global reach, in many circumstances being convertedslightly to fit the culture and values of the host country. The success of the show can be put down thefun and exciting way it works, as well as including well known nationalcelebrities that the audience can relate to.

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