Stacey Dooley will explore Blackpool Dance Festival for new BBC documentary

OHMYGOSSIP — Stacey Dooley is set to go behind the scenes of Blackpool Dance Festival for a new documentary.
The annual competition – which this year will see thousands of dancers from more than 40 countries descend onto the North West seaside town – will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer for the very first time at part of ‘Blackpool’s Ballroom Battle’, with the former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ champion serving as producer though her company Little Dooley.
In a statement, Stacey said: “The minute I was introduced to the extraordinary world of ballroom, and Latin I was hooked! The culture, the passion, the dedication, the anecdotes, the sequins!
“We are hoping to deliver an insightful, thrilling look into an iconic scene that has until now, felt relatively undiscovered. And I really can’t wait!”
For almost 100 years, the competition has been held at the Empress Ballroom of Blackpool and BBC bosses are “excited” to bring the “mysterious world” of dance to the screen with the one-off documentary.
Viewers will get to meet “some of the larger-than-life personalities, influential players, trainers and coaches of ballroom” as the programme reveals the secret of “this unique and little known culture of competitive ballroom”.
In a press release, the BBC said: “Featuring Blackpool in all its glory, Blackpool’s Ballroom Battle is a tribute to a world where dreams are made and broken every year in the dazzling Empress Ballroom of Blackpool, and where what happens on the dancefloor, doesn’t always stay on the dancefloor.”
Kate Phillips, BBC’s Director of Unscripted, added: “I am so excited to bring Blackpool’s Ballroom Battle to BBC audiences.
“Little Dooley has done a fantastic job in getting access to the Blackpool Dance Festival, which has long been a hidden and mysterious world to those not in the dancing community.
“In the programme we will get to witness some absolutely thrilling ballroom dancing, and go behind the scenes to see the stamina, hard work and dedication that it takes in order for these spectacular dancers to get to the top.”
‘Blackpool’s Ballroom Battle’ will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with further details to be announced soon.

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