That Dog Can Dance!

Current revision as of 03:39, 12 August 2013

Host

Co-hosts

Judges: Sharon Osbourne, Bill Bailey, Ashleigh Butler

Broadcast

Thames and Syco TV for ITV1, 26 December 2012

Synopsis

The evening of Boxing Day isn't the place for demanding television. It's a slot for something light and fluffy, though anything shown here will have the slight stigma of not going out a day earlier when far more people watch telly.

For the night after Christmas 2012, ITV made a programme about dancing dogs. The judges were all famous dog-owners - Sharon Osbourne and her two toy dogs, Bill Bailey and his larger hounds, and that year's winners of Britain's Got Talent, Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey. The performers, they were all dogs, working with their human trainers.

The judges: Sharon Osbourne, Bill Bailey, Ashleigh Butler, with dogs beneath.

Each act was introduced by a video diary they'd made at home, then performed their routine of jumping and stretching and shaking paws, all to a fast musical beat, before the judges gave their comments, mostly praise with just a little constructive criticism. While the audience vote was counted, Ashleigh and Pudsey gave their performance, and then a winner was declared.

With a title like That Dog Can Dance!, there's little danger of confusion. It's a show about dancing dogs: wonderful if you are Simon Cowell and that's your favourite thing in the world. For the rest of us, perfectly watchable and utterly immemorable.

Champions

Lucy Heath with dog Indie

The winners in action.

In addition to the honour of victory, the winners also received a chance to appear at Crufts, a holiday and some dog treats.

Theme music

Dobs Vye

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 == Host ==
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 == Co-hosts ==
-Sharon Osbourne, [[Bill Bailey]], [[Ashleigh Butler]] (judges)
+Judges: Sharon Osbourne, [[Bill Bailey]], [[Ashleigh Butler]]
 == Broadcast ==
-Thames for ITV, 26 December 2012
+Thames and Syco TV for ITV1, 26 December 2012
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 == Synopsis ==
-According to the ITV press office, "the country's most talented dancing dogs perform some fantastic and unique routines in front of a judging panel of dog-loving celebrities." We're told that "the judges will pick their top three acts, but it will ultimately be the studio audience who decide which dog gets its paws on the ''That Dog Can Dance!'' trophy."
+The evening of Boxing Day isn't the place for demanding television. It's a slot for something light and fluffy, though anything shown here will have the slight stigma of not going out a day earlier when far more people watch telly.
+For the night after Christmas 2012, ITV made a programme about dancing dogs. The judges were all famous dog-owners - Sharon Osbourne and her two toy dogs, Bill Bailey and his larger hounds, and that year's winners of [[Britain's Got Talent]], Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey. The performers, they were all dogs, working with their human trainers.
+<div class=image>[[File:That dog can dance judges seated.jpg|400px]]<!--extra width to show detailed picture-->''The judges: Sharon Osbourne, Bill Bailey, Ashleigh Butler, with dogs beneath.''</div>
+Each act was introduced by a video diary they'd made at home, then performed their routine of jumping and stretching and shaking paws, all to a fast musical beat, before the judges gave their comments, mostly praise with just a little constructive criticism. While the audience vote was counted, Ashleigh and Pudsey gave their performance, and then a winner was declared.
+With a title like ''That Dog Can Dance!'', there's little danger of confusion. It's a show about dancing dogs: wonderful if you are [[Simon Cowell]] and that's your favourite thing in the world. For the rest of us, perfectly watchable and utterly immemorable.
+== Champions ==
+Lucy Heath with dog Indie
+<div class=image>[[File:That dog can dance lucy indie.jpg|400px]]''The winners in action.''</div>
+In addition to the honour of victory, the winners also received a chance to appear at Crufts, a holiday and some dog treats.
+== Theme music ==
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+Dobs Vye
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+[[Category:Animals]]
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