Cat Deeley to host BBC dance show

Deeley has fronted the US version of the show for the past four series

Cat Deeley is to host the BBC version of hit US programme So You Think You Can Dance, it has been announced.

The 32-year-old, who also hosts the talent contest in the US, will front the show alongside judges Nigel Lythgoe and Arlene Phillips.

"I cannot wait to bring this show to the UK as I know the audiences will be as wild about it as they are in the States," Deeley said.

Auditions begin in London this week for a place in the live finals in January.

The presenter will meet the hopefuls at each audition as they try to impress the judges and be be placed in the top 100.

The successful dancers will then go on to compete in the Saturday night shows.

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Each week, they will be challenged to different styles of dance like hip hop, jazz, lyrical and contemporary with a new routine taught by a different choreographer and mentor.

Viewers will vote for their favourite dancer at the end of each show, with the series winner receiving a £100,000 prize plus the chance to perform on the US version of the programme.

Lythgoe, who also created the show, praised Deeley saying: "Her affection and concern for our dancers is so genuine and sincere."

So You Think You Can Dance has been running for five series in US.