Dance Fever is an American

United States

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 variety

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 game show

Game show

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 hosted by Eric Nies

Eric Nies

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. The three celebrity judges were Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra

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, Jamie King

Jamie King

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, and MC Hammer

MC Hammer

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. The two-hour series premiere aired on ABC Family

ABC Family

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 on July 13, 2003.

In Canada

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, MuchMusic

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 had the rights to air the series. Dance Fever also aired on Family the same day as the ABC Family airings, becoming the only program on the channel to take commercial breaks during the show.

Three years later, tapdancing twins Sean and John became contestants on NBC

NBC

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's America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

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. They did not make it to the finals, but were highly praised. Live in Color, a hip-hop booty-shaking dance crew from Florida

Florida

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, were the first and the only winner since the series did not continue.