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Come Dancing
British TV series
Come Dancing was a British ballroom dancing competition show made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) which aired on BBC One at various intervals from 1950[2][3][4] to 1998.[2] Unlike its subsequent follow-up show, Strictly Come Dancing, contestants were neither celebrities nor professionals.[5]
The show was created by Eric Morley, the founder of Miss World,[5] in 1949,[6] and began by broadcasting from regional ballroom studios owned by Mecca, with professional dancers Syd Perkin and Edna Duffield on hand to offer teaching.[6] Its original format was based on a knock-out process of teams from various regions around the UK, such as East Anglia or the South West.[2][5] In 1953, the format changed to become a competition, with dancers representing the home nations (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), with later series seeing regions of the United Kingdom going head to head for its coveted trophy.[6]