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On 'Dancing With the Stars,' an unlikely formula proves to be a winner
By
Jon Caramanica
Los Angeles Times
March 23, 2008
C-list stars, mediocre talent and a heavy dose of schmaltz add up to ratings success.
Everything you know about fame is wrong: such is the lesson imparted by "Dancing With the Stars," the improbable ABC success story that began its sixth season last week. In this universe, B- and C-listers are elevated to water cooler chat fodder -- who knew there were pleasures to be found in Stacy Keibler, the leggy World Wrestling Entertainment diva, nailing the finer points of the samba? -- and professional ballroom dancers are granted access to Los Angeles' hottest nightspots and tracked by TMZ.
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