Out with the old and in with the new. When "Let's dance" returns to TV4 on March 15, much is new, except for the hosts.
The live orchestra is gone, the entire jury has been replaced except for Tony Irving, 10 participants have become 15, and more modern dances are being introduced, such as street and jazz, alongside the classic ten dances.
The program gets a qualifying round
In addition, a qualifying round is being introduced. In three pre-recorded programs, five pairs will compete for final spots.
Three participants from each program will move on and are clear for the live part. And the other two have a last hope of being the jury's choice. It will be ten left, explains Pär Lernström.
TV4 paused "Let's dance" last year. The viewer numbers have gone down, and the program is expensive to produce. Moreover, it is difficult to attract TV audiences to live entertainment programs when streaming services compete.
"Gas a little more"
Pär Lernström says that he himself has not watched "Let's dance" and is aware that the program is a bit uphill.
I absolutely believe that there is a feeling of an uphill, but it's not about it being icy and you have summer tires on. Instead, it's about getting a little more gas and in a different way. You might need to get a different car. An incredibly good metaphor, says Pär Lernström and laughs.
Johanna Nordström will be seen a lot on TV4 after New Year's. She is the host of "Love island" which premieres in January. Then she will appear in "Let's dance".
At the same time, she is driving the podcast "Excuse me" with friend Edvin Törnblom. Now they will also become competitors, as he will be the host of Melodifestivalen in SVT.
I think it's good that Edvin and I are apart from each other so that we have something to talk about, says Johanna Nordström.
"Let's dance" premiered on TV4 in 2006 and is based on the British format "Strictly come dancing". The program is broadcast in many countries, in the USA it is called "Dancing with the stars".
Besides modern dance styles like street and jazz, the participants will compete in the classic ten dances (modern waltz, Viennese waltz, quickstep, tango, slowfox, cha-cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, and pasodoble).
