''Dancing on Wheels'' is a British
Reality TV
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show made by production company
Fever Media
Fever Media Ltd was a British television production company based in London. It was launched in 2006 by former BBC Executive Producers Richard Hopkins and David Mortimer. It develops and produces quizzes, game shows, factual entertainment, factual ...
and first broadcast on
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, curre ...
on 11 February 2010. The concept of the show is that an able-bodied celebrity dances with a wheelchair user. The couples dance each week, and each week one couple is eliminated in a dance-off. In the final, the two remaining couples both perform two dances, and one couple wins the show and is selected to represent the
UK in the European Championships.
Judges
The judges for the first series were:
Choreographers
The choreographers for the first series were:
Contestants
The contestants for the first series were:
See also
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Wheelchair DanceSport
Wheelchair DanceSport is a dance competition, individual, partner, team and Dancesport where at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Sport
Wheelchair couple dances are for two wheelchair users or for one wheelchair user with a "standin ...
External links
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American DanceWheels FoundationWheelchair Dance Sport Association UK National Body
2010 British television series debuts
2010 British television series endings
Wheelchair sports
Dancesport
Dance competition television shows
BBC Television shows
Television shows about disability
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