Steeler Nation helped Hines Ward secure the very shiny Mirrorball Trophy in 2011, but five years is a long time between making it to The Big Dance. (With apologies to the NCAA tournament, this really is The Big Dance.)
Antonio Brown and partner Sharna Burgess no doubt have studied the playbook, but for the rest of you, here is a basic primer to ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” back in action on Monday.
What is it?
“DWTS” was launched in 2005, based on the horribly named popular British series “Strictly Come Dancing.” Len Goodman, who for years commuted across the pond to be on the judging panel for both, left the American version last season but has since returned.