One team is eliminated each week. Dancing with the Stars is a unique series that pairs up celebrities with professional ballroom dance partners in an intense competition -- live -- in front of a studio audience and the nation. The previous night's opening dances are recapped, and the upcoming premiere of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (2018) is previewed, after which five couples dance again to … The pairs are then judged by a panel of expert judges as well as by the viewers at home. Get exclusive videos, blogs, photos, cast bios, free episodes Season 1, Episode 1. The male celebs take on the cha-cha, while the women and their partners waltz. It is the US version of the UK series Strictly Come Dancing , and one of several iterations of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. Each season has a select number of celebrity/professional dance pairs. Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. Watch the official Dancing with the Stars online at ABC.com. June 1, 2005. Dancing With the Stars June 1, 2005.