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Dancing to a Thai tune

Finally, the opportunity to laugh at uncoordinated celebrities desperate for a final crack at the fame game is coming to Thailand

Southeast Asia Globe
December 19, 2012

Finally, the opportunity to laugh at uncoordinated celebrities desperate for a final crack at the fame game is coming to ThailandBBC Worldwide has announced that a local version of global hit Dancing with the Stars will air from January 2013, independently produced by Metine Company and the Kantana Group. Thailand joins regional neighbours Vietnam and Indonesia in having jumped feet first into the desultory dance domain, becoming the 43rd country worldwide to do so. The sight of a portly soap star twisting his ankle while attempting to salsa will undoubtedly be a big hit in a nation known as the Land of Smiles.
 



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