Live to Dance - CBS Reality TV

Live to Dance is CBS's latest contribution to the world of competitive dance reality shows. With a superb cast of judges, producers, competitors and host, Live to Dance promises to be a popular and long-running television show.

The Cast of Live to Dance

As a long-time fan of Paula Abdul, I do believe she has found her niche within a niche with Live to Dance. Paula is an accomplished choreographer, dancer, and recording artist. She has been "in the business" for nearly three decades and in that time has not only shown real talent, but a profound passion for dance. She knows talent when she sees it and she knows how to inspire talented people to follow their dreams with hard work. Her positions as executive producer, coach, judge, and mentor for this latest -- hopefully long-running dance reality show -- fall right in line with her qualifications.



Live to Dance judge Kimberly Wyatt's professional dance experience is impressive. Some of her professional qualifications include being a former member of the wildly popular Pussycat Dolls, a judge on the United Kingdom's reality show "Got to Dance", and an award-winning dancer on the MTV Video Music Awards.

A dancer from the time he was four years old, Travis Payne has won awards for his excellence in choreography and has worked with such impressive names as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus and a slew of others. He is a director and producer of music videos and live shows. It doesn't stop there. He has also worked in film, television and commercials. As one of the best who has worked with the best, Mr. Payne brings a well-rounded contribution to the judging team.

I confess that I have little personal knowledge of host Andrew Gunsberg, but he has an impressive resume as a popular Australian radio and television personality. As a former co-host of Australian Idol, he brings knowledge and experience to the mix.

The Competitors of Live to Dance

The judges made a point of choosing a wide variety of dancers performing a wide variety of different types of dance. Age is not an issue for this show. They choose competitors who really live to dance.

My First Pick for the Winner of Live to Dance: White Tree Fine Art

Awesome modern ballet dancing husband and wife team:



Sources:

Live to Dance - CBS.COM
Travis Payne's Website