Just imagine 2000 people dressed in school uniform all dancing in perfect unison to Britney’s smash hit, Hit Me Baby One More Time. Or a1000 zombies re-enacting the Michael Jackson classic Thriller. Or maybe 3000 Aguilera clones all getting down to Dirrty. These are the stunning finales to the brand new format THE GREAT FAN DANCE, a completely new way into big name biography via the people who love them the most, their fans. In each show the most ardent admirers of an artist are invited to an amazing location to perform a mass dance tribute to their idol. Along the way we hear incredible stories of adoration and obsession from the fans.
Key Format Points Emotionally-charged stories of Superfans The power of a music star on the lives of regular people Culminating in a huge tribute performance Format Structure This is more than a dance tribute; this is the story of the super fans. The documentary style of the format sees the story of the rise and fall of a star intertwined with the impact of this event on individual super fans. Interviews with the fans run parallel to the central star story with the use of music videos, images and press coverage, whilst also tracking the progress of the day at a location filming the dance tribute.
Episode Date Viewers (000’s) Market Share (%) 1 05/07/09 317.5 1.42 2 14/07/09 136.0 2.63 REPEAT