Reality Rumors

Dancing with the Stars judges Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba will serve as coaches and choreographers for a new reality competition series based on the U.K.’s BBC show Dance X, Daily Variety reported Wednesday.

Following an initial round of auditions, Tonioli and Inaba will each choose contestants who can both dance and sing to join their respective teams, and then teach them new routines from numerous dance styles, Variety reported. Once the teams start performing, home viewers will have the opportunity to vote whether Tonioli or Inaba’s Dance X team did better each week, after which the losing coach will have to eliminate a member of his or her troupe, according to Variety.

ABC has ordered six episodes of Dance X, according to Variety. While its premiere date is still up in the air, Variety reported ABC is “aiming” to debut Dance X in January between its Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 editions of Dancing with the Stars.