Like the UK version, the US series will see eight celebrities train with professional dancers to compete in a dance-off each week, with the celebrity with the least number of public votes to be given the boot.
In a first for the corporation, the show will be produced in Los Angeles by the in-house BBC entertainment production team responsible for the UK series.
There was speculation that the show may take on a line-dancing format to be more suited to US audiences but the idea was scrapped.
Andrea Wong, executive vice-president of alternative programming, specials and late night at ABC, said she expected the format to be a success.
"I am fully aware that this may sound like the craziest show anyone in the US has heard of but in a world where its easier for reality series to imitate than innovate, I just love how fresh this format is," she said.
The BBC has so far earned over 拢20m from selling the format to Germany, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Australia and New Zealand.
Deals are ready to be inked with Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and India.
The UK version of the show, which is presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, regularly secured more than 8m viewers for the last series and tipped the 11m mark for the final between 'EastEnders' star Jill Halfpenny and athlete Denise Lewis.
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