Judges

  • Len Goodman

    Len Goodman's a True Star

    Quick Facts:
    Full Name: Leonard Gordon Goodman
    Dance Style: Ballroom
    Nationality: English
    Height: 6'

    Background:
    With the way Len Goodman nitpicks over arm extensions and twirls, you'd think he sambaed straight out of the womb. Surprisingly, he started dancing at the ripe old age of 19, after a short stint as an engineering apprentice (for Harland and Wolff in Woolwich). He tried dancing only in an...

  • Bruno Tonioli

    Bruno Tonioli Knows Dance

    Quick Facts:
    Full Name: Bruno Tonioli
    Dance Style: Unknown
    Nationality: Italian
    Height: Unknown

    Background:
    Italian spitfire Bruno Tonioli was destined to dance. He says, "I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk — I just danced. At the age of three, I would leap on the table and dance if I heard music. It was something I had to do — as if my legs were moving...

  • Carrie Ann Inaba

    Carrie Ann Inaba in 2011

    Quick Facts:
    Full Name: Carrie Ann Inaba
    Dance Style: Unknown
    Nationality: American
    Height: 5'6

    Background:
    Choreographer, Japanese pop star, and Fly Girl — Carrie Ann Inaba could be entertainment's ultimate Renaissance Woman.

    Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Carrie grew up dancing the hula, singing in the school choir, and playing the piano and violin. Overachieve, much?

    When she was just 16,...