Original version

BBC World Service South Asia

In the Studio

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Inside the brains of the world’s most creative people

In the Studio takes us into the minds and processes of leading and emerging figures from across the creative world.

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service News Internet

In the Studio: Dancing with the Stars in Myanmar

Magazines & Reviews

Dancing with The Stars in Myanmar

05/11/2019 GMT

Dancing with the Stars in Myanmar

BBC World Service - In the Studio, Dancing with the Stars in Myanmar

Behind the sequins and glitter as this hit TV show comes to the country’s screens

Known in the UK as Strictly Come Dancing and across the globe as Dancing with the Stars, this BBC  brand is known for pairing celebrities with professional dancers, having their performances scrutinised by a panel of judges and allowing the public to vote for their favourite. This autumn the show is being created for the first time in Myanmar.  What does it take to bring this format to a new audience and create the programme from scratch? 

The venture is the passion project of French brothers Henri and Benoit de Lorme. They’ve already brought formats like Masterchef to the country. But dancing is a very different proposition, and in Myanmar there are many cultural sensitivities to be aware of. One is around the design of the costumes, where the need to create something flamboyant which works for camera also needs to take into account local sensitivities around how much flesh can be exposed.

It’s also a challenging country to work in as the media companies are still in their infancy and there are shortages of people with the necessary skills to realise these big projects.

In addition there is the deadline to build the set, the process of  getting the celebrities and new judges trained and the last minute cast changes. With so much to do in a short space of time, it’s going to be a challenge to get everything in place by the first broadcast.

Ali Fowle follows the show as it evolves and finds out how the de Lorme brothers work together- and what legacy they plan to create. 
 
Producer Emma Kingsley for BBC World Service.

Photo Credit:  used with permission of `Dancing With The Stars', Forever Group Ltd

Accessibility links

Programme Index

In the Studio

Dancing with the Stars in Myanmar

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service South Asia

About BBC World Service