| MUMBAI: English general entertainment channel Star World is
looking to capitalise on the success of American Idol through another music
based show. The difference is that instead of singing, the contestants on Dance
Fever show off their skills on the dance floor. The show will air every Tuesday
from 9 May at 8 pm. The mission of this dance competition is to find out America's
best dancers. The ultimate Dance Fever contestant or team champion will
strut away with a $100,000 grand prize. Auditions for Dance Fever were
held in New York, L.A., Chicago, Miami, and Atlanta. Of these auditioners, only
48 individuals or teams will make it past the initial audition process and head
to Las Vegas for their chance at dancing stardom. The Top 48 can consist of individual
dancers, or teams of two to four dancers. Once the elimination rounds begin in
Las Vegas, the contestants will meet host Eric Niles. The contestants will
also face, for the first time, the Dance Fever judges: actress and singer
Carmen Electra (Baywatch, Starsky & Hutch); Grammy-winning artist
MC Hammer; and director/choreographer Jamie King, who has worked with Madonna,
Britney Spears and Ricky Martin. The channel will also
boost its lifestyle offerings by exposing viewers to a world of luxury. Luxury
Unveiled airs every Sunday from 28 May at 7:30 pm. This is a reality - documentary
series that goes behind the scenes to find out how these brands swept the world,
how they got there, how they keep the magic alive and why men and women from very
different countries, cultures and lifestyles spend thousands buying into them.
Each episode will concentrate on one luxury brand. The cameras will follow
as the brands prepare for the latest show; as the designers, the marketers and
the manufacturers create the house's new look. Over the hour, viewers will watch
the creation, production and unveiling of a haute couture collection or a new
line of accessories or a new scent and all the pain and expectation along the
way. At the same time, using historical footage and interviews, the show explains
how the brand got here and how many of these firms transformed themselves from
provincial family-run shops into huge multi-nationals. More reality on air
with Beauty and The Geek. The show kicks off on 31 May and airs every Wednesday
at 8 pm. It teams up a group of beautiful girls with a bunch of genius guys in
the hopes that one group's strengths will help overcome the other group's weaknesses.
The "Beauties" are a group of stunningly attractive young women who
use their looks to manipulate every situation. What they lack in intelligence
they more than make up for in beauty. Each "Geek" is one of the
country's next brain surgeons, rocket scientists and philosophers, who will create
cures and technology that will change the world. But despite their massive intellects,
these guys don't possess the confidence or social skills to even talk to a girl
or ask her out on a date. Partnered into Beauty/Geek teams, each will train the
other to develop his or her brains or charisma. In a series of hilarious contests,
the incredibly hot women go head to head in a battle of smarts, while the troop
of genius guys compete to prove who can be the coolest, hippest and sexiest. | 
