KILLJOY BBC bosses have taken legal action against a dance troupe for all sizes that uses the name Strictly Curved.
Beeb lawyers have accused tutor Teresa Lawrence, 50, of “damaging” the corporation’s business with her £5 dance lessons in community centres.
She was given a week to stop using “anything similar” to the Strictly Come Dancing brand, which the broadcaster has trademarked.
But Teresa said: “We are all fuming. This is completely over the top.”
Her classes run three times a week across Essex and attract women with 12 to 30 dress sizes.
Her Facebook page says they are “dedicated to people with curves and a fuller figure”.
Teresa, of Basildon, applied to trademark the name Strictly Curved in August after launching her classes.
But the BBC’s lawyers sprang into action on Monday and demanded she change the name and remove her Facebook page.
Teresa called the Beeb “petty and stupid”, adding: “All I wanted to do was provide an environment where people who are body conscious could enjoy themselves and learn how to dance.
“I only get 30 people to each class.”
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“Strictly Come Dancing has 10million viewers. How could anyone confuse the two?”
The letter — sent by the BBC’s Intellectual Property Department — “applauded” Teresa for her initiative.
But it said her branding is “likely to confuse and/or mislead the public and make them believe your offering is somehow connected with, licensed or endorsed by the BBC”.
Come Dancing ran on the BBC for almost 50 years until 1998.
The updated Strictly version with celebrities launched in 2004 and is understood to have taken inspiration from the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.
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