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Dancing with the Stars is a reality competition that teams up a professional ballroom dancer with a C-list celebrity.

The show premiered in 2005 on ABC and began its seventh season on September 22, 2005.

Contestants perform famous dancers such as The Foxtrot and The Cha Cha, with degree of difficulty rising throughout the competition and couples being voted out by viewers every week.

The show is hosted by Samantha Harris and Tom Bergeron. Its judges are:

Len Goodman

Carrie Ann Inaba

Bruno Tonioli

By Paul Dailly

Dancing With the Stars judge Len Goodman’s cause of death has been revealed, almost six months after his death. May he rest in peace. Details inside.