Strictly Come Dancing: Dance your way to fitness - The Telegraph 24th November 2007

As Strictly Come Dancing rules the ratings, pro dancer Karen Hardy tells Telegraph Online why we should all go batty for ballroom On paper, it must have seemed like a gamble: reviving a long-forgotten ballroom dancing show with a 79-year-old host, lots of sequins and a brace of pro dancers rarely seen on TV beyond the confines of Eurosport. Strictly Come Dancing's 2006 winners, Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy Dancing to the trophy: 2006 winners Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy But five series on, nine million viewers are taking Strictly Come Dancing – and dancesport in general – to their hearts.

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