‘Dancing With the Stars’ At 20: How The Show’s Attitude Toward Talent Has Evolved & Helped Usher In A New Generation Of Viewers

‘Dancing With the Stars’ At 20: How The Show’s Attitude Toward Talent Has Evolved & Helped Usher In A New Generation Of Viewers

They could get Patrick Swayze to do it, or better yet — John Travolta.   Back when Dancing With the Stars was nothing more than a glint in the eye of most ABC executives, the network’s current unscripted chief Rob Mills recalls how he “stupidly” suggested recruiting two of Hollywood’s biggest stars to don Danskins for the fledgling ballroom competition.  “It’s like everything with these celebrity shows,” recalls Mills of his 2004 way of thin…