The panel of judges consists of Len Goodman (head judge), Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli;Goodman and Tonioli commute weekly between Hollywood and London tojudge both the American and British versions of the showsimultaneously. Harold Wheeler is the musical director. The announcements for the show's titles ("Live from Hollywood, This is "Dancing With the Stars") and introductions for the dances and judges' scores were recorded in the United Kingdom by Alan Dedicoat.

Dancing with the Stars is broadcast live from CBS Television City in Los Angeles in Studio 46.

The first three seasons were not aired in the UK. BBC One aired Season 4 on Sunday afternoons from Sunday, July 15, 2007. On September 28, 2007, UKTV Gold began airing Season 5.

BBC America began to air Season 2 of the U.S. series on January 6,2008, combining performance and results shows into 2-hour episodes.However, it was reported that many viewers of BBC America were unhappywith the decision, mainly due to the fact that the channel was showingrepeats of an American-produced program, despite the BBC's involvementwith the show.

Inspired by ABC's hit competition Dancing with the Stars,this workout features four Latin dance routines designed to maximizefat-burning and weight loss. Also included is a toning segment thatencourages the sculpting and lengthening of muscles, as opposed toadding bulk.