Bruno and Carrie Ann Seek X-treme Singing Dancers
Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli by Bob D'Amico/ABC
Or are they scouting
dancing singers? Hmm. ABC has greenlit a dancing-themed competition to be hosted by
Dancing with the Stars judges
Carrie Ann Inaba and
Bruno Tonioli and based on the hit BBC series
Dance X. In this instance, however, Carrie Ann and Bruno will be positioned as rivals, as they each coach-choreograph troupes of singing dancers, picked "schoolyard style," in styles ranging from breakdancing to disco.
The BBC version,
Variety notes, was an instant hit upon its recent premiere, trouncing the U.K. edition of
Singing Bee.
