VH1 turns up the heat with the new series “Strip Search,” that premiered Sunday, May 29. Fifteen men from all walks of life are throwing off the shackles of the typical workday with the hopes of winning one of seven spots in a male revue dance troupe in Las Vegas. With the help of Billy Cross, creator/producer of the internationally acclaimed male dance troupe "The Thunder from Down Under," along with VH1 personality Rachel Perry, these men are stripped of their awkwardness and rebuilt into hunky, lovable dance machines.

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06.16.05

Billy and Rachel first scour the nation to find the 15 most wholesome, light-hearted, “boy-next-door” types who put the “gent” in genteel but at the same time can turn up the heat once on stage. All 15 men are brought together to live in a house in Los Angeles where they train, diet, groom and most importantly rehearse their smooth moves. One by one, these men are eliminated by Billy based on how quickly and easily they learn the choreography, how they fare during various challenges, how they work as a team, and whether they have that 'je ne sais quoi' that Billy thinks can wow a crowd night after night. As tensions run high in the house, viewers will see that competing for a spot in a male revue requires more then just washboard abs and killer moves. The competition proves harder than the men expected as only seven will achieve the success they’ve always dreamed of with a lucrative contract to appear on the Vegas stage.

“Strip Search” has moved into its weekly timeslot on Thursdays, at 10:00 p.m.