Paula Abdul heads to CBS for ‘Got To Dance’

Dancer/choreographer, singer and, most recently, American Idol judge Paula Abdul is moving on to CBS reality-competition series Got To Dance (w/t). Abdul has been named executive producer, creative partner, mentor, coach and lead judge of Got to Dance, the Shine Group format based on the UK original that notched high ratings for Britain's Sky 1. The series searches for the most talented amateur dancer from any age group and in any form of dancing. Got To Dance was created by Princess Productions and Shine TV and is produced by Reveille. Paula Abdul, Elisabeth Murdoch, Howard T. Owens, Mark Koops and Robin Ashbrook are executive producers. and distribution is handled by Shine International.