Dancing Stars – Backstage | Michael Maly

Dancing Stars – Backstage by Michael Maly takes readers behind the scenes of the successful ORF television dance show. It explores the questions viewers rarely get answered during the broadcast: How are the celebrities selected? How are they paired with professional dancers? How is a show created, and what happens when the cameras stop rolling?

The book covers the many elements that bring Dancing Stars to life, including dance training, costumes, professional dancers, judging, music, and the live orchestra. It also looks at the people working behind the scenes and the preparation required before each performance reaches television.

Readers discover how the elaborate costumes are produced, how much the couples actually train, how the jury works, whether the orchestra really performs live, and what participants can gain from taking part in the show.

Featuring more than 300 photographs, anecdotes, interviews, and quotations, Dancing Stars – Backstage offers an entertaining and informative portrait of the ORF production and the people behind it.

Contents

• Foreword
• “Who Came Up with This?” – How It All Began
• “Who Selects the Celebrities?” – Stars and Starlets
• “How Do You Find Your Professional Dancers and Put the Couples Together?” – May I Have This Dance?
• “How Is a Show Like This Created?” – All for One and One for All
• “Who Makes These Beautiful Costumes?” – Of Seamstresses and Rhinestone Artists
• “How Much Do They Actually Train?” – Why the Sun Always Shines in the Dancing Stars Rehearsal Rooms
• “Why Doesn’t Alfons Haider Host Anymore?” – An Austrian Solution
• “Does the Jury Decide During the Show, or Is Everything Arranged in Advance?” – You Are the Jury
• “Does the Orchestra Really Play Live?” – The Sound of Dancing Stars
• “Who Has Actually Won So Far?” – The Winner Takes It All
• “What Is the Best Thing About the Show for You?” – An Attempt at an Explanation
• The Dance Couples at a Glance
• Acknowledgements
• Dance Schools
• The Music at a Glance

Who Is This E-Book For?

Ideal for Dancing Stars fans, ballroom and Latin dancers, dance enthusiasts, and readers interested in television production. It combines dance with behind-the-scenes stories and insights into the people, preparation, and organization behind a major dance show.