November 6th, 2009 by soullldiva

This fall ABC will trot out an interim dance show for the break between seasons of their juggernaut Dancing with the Stars.

Called “Let’s Dance” and an adaptation of the British reality show “Let’s Dance for Comic Relief”, the show will once again call on stars to dance. But instead of a lengthy and grueling time commitment, the stars will only need to work on their dance for a week.  The dances will be re-enactments of famous dances from movies, TV, videos, or Broadway (like dances from Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” video or Baby and Johnny’s dance from “Dirty Dancing”).

The concept sounds pretty neat, but it seems with Kathy Griffin hosting, this show will not be too serious in it’s nature and in fact intends to be much lighter than Dancing With the Stars and focus on a comedic angle. Celebrity will compete against celebrity, be judged by a panel, then America will phone (or text) in votes for their favorite. The winner from the week will go on to compete in the finale for a $250,000 prize.

Let’s Dance will premier November 23rd, right after the Dancing With the Stars Finale.  Another dance winner for ABC? Stay tuned to find out!