Pineapple Dance Studios

Pineapple Dance Studios
Pineapple Dance Studios Titles
Format	Docusoap
Presented by	Louie Spence
Starring	Andrew Stone Tricia Walsh-Smith Debbie Moore Mark Battershall Laura Pye
Narrated by	Michael Buerk
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	15
Production
Location(s)	Pineapple Dance Studios and other locations
Running time	60 minutes (inc. commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Sky1
Picture format	HDTV
Original run	14 February 2010 (2010-02-14) – 20 November 2010 (2010-11-20)
Chronology
Related shows	Louie Spence's Showbusiness
External links
Website

Pineapple Dance Studios is a docusoap which aired on Sky1 during 2010. The show gave viewers an insight into the world of Pineapple Dance Studios, a London dance complex, and introduced several employees including Louie Spence and Andrew Stone plus Pineapple Dance Studio regular Tricia Walsh-Smith. The show was first broadcast on 14 February 2010 on Sky1. With narration by ex-BBC newsreader Michael Buerk, it was presented in a documentary style that included impromptu dancing and the promotional tag-line: "Pineapple Dance Studios: bitching is fabulous!". It was sponsored by Just Dance.

The Pineapple Dance crew

Louie Spence

Andrew Stone

Andrew Stone is a dance teacher at Pineapple Dance Studios

Tricia Walsh-Smith

Tricia Walsh Smith is a playwright/comedienne

Debbie Moore

Mark Battershall

Mark Battershall is a choreographer.^{[citation needed]}

Series 1 (2010)

• Louie Spence, Andrew Stone and Debbie Moore appeared in all episodes.

• Tricia Walsh-Smith missed four episodes (episodes 3, 5, 7 and 8)

• Laura Pye missed six episodes (episodes 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 and 12)

1. Episode 1: Pilot (Aired on February 14, 2010)
2. Episode 2 (Aired on February 21, 2010)
3. Episode 3 (Aired on February 28, 2010)
4. Episode 4: Slayer (Aired on March 7, 2010)
5. Episode 5 (Aired on March 14, 2010)
6. Episode 6 (Aired on March 21, 2010)
7. Episode 7: PDG (Aired on March 28, 2010)
8. Episode 8: Fe-Nix (Aired on April 4, 2010)
9. Episode 9 (Aired on April 11, 2010)
10. Episode 10 (Aired on April 18, 2010)
11. Episode 11: Burlesque (Aired on April 25, 2010)
12. Episode 12: Remember the Days (Aired on May 2, 2010)
13. Episode 13: Finale (Aired on May 9, 2010)
14. Episode 14: Clip Show (Aired on June 12, 2010)
15. Episode 15: Christmas Special (Aired on November 20, 2010)

Name change and ending

After initially indicating that a second series would be produced, Sky1 reverted this decision due to Louie Spence's involvement on his own talk show and as a judge in So You Think You Dance, replacing Sisco Gomez, both were later scrapped. It was announced by Louie on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on 9 July that the show would be returning under the title of Louie Spence's Showbusiness. He also stated that it would be "the same as always but bigger; if that's possible."

Sky Magazine announced in its December 2010 issue that there would be a 2010 Christmas special on 20 December at 9.30pm on Sky1.^[1] Andrew Stone would also get his own one-off TV programme called Andrew Stone's Meaning Of Christmas on Sky1. It was also announced that Louie Spence would make an "Alternative Queen's speech". Louie dressed in royal robes and spoke on how his year had been while introducing some of the people who had made it special. Tricia Walsh-Smith shot a Christmas music video {(Stuff Ding Dong Merrily On High)} There was a final national anthem with some dance included.^[2]

References

External links

• Official website