In June 2005, ABC launched the U.S. version of the U.K. series Strictly Come Dancing. Tom Bergeron served as the host of Dancing With the Stars, with Lisa Canning as his cohost in season 1. Samantha Harris replaced Canning in season 2 for eight seasons.
In season 10, Brooke Burke (who won season 7) took over as cohost until season 18, when Erin Andrews (who competed in season 10) took over.Since then, Andrews, 42, and Bergeron, 65, have hosted alongside each other.Each season, a celebrity is partnered with a professional dancer.
In season 12, the ABC reality series introduced the troupe, consisting of professional dancers who danced between numbers but were not paired with celebs.Peta Murgatroyd, Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan
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