▁on ▁C BC ▁Television . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁before ▁a ▁live ▁audience ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Gard ens . ▁With ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁Gard ens ▁under ▁renov ation ▁however , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁fil med ▁at ▁P ine wood ▁Toronto ▁Studios ▁in ▁season ▁two . ▁ ▁The ▁ven ue ▁moved ▁again ▁in ▁season ▁three ▁to ▁Master Card ▁Centre ▁located ▁in ▁E to b ico ke , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁originally ▁a ired ▁in ▁four ▁seasons ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁before ▁production ▁was ▁susp ended ▁due ▁to ▁budget ary ▁press ures ▁at ▁the ▁C BC . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁network ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁will ▁return ▁with ▁new ▁episodes ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁series ▁res emb les ▁the ▁international ▁reality ▁show ▁Dan cing ▁with ▁the ▁Stars ▁and ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁concept ▁to ▁Dan cing ▁On ▁Ice ▁from ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁difference , ▁and ▁the ▁show ' s ▁main ▁" hook ", ▁is ▁that ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bl ades ▁brings ▁two ▁very ▁different ▁styles ▁of ▁sk aters ▁together : ▁hockey ▁players ▁are ▁pa ired ▁with ▁prominent ▁figure ▁sk aters ▁to ▁perform ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁rout ines . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁seasons , ▁contest ants ▁were ▁strictly ▁male ▁hockey ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁N HL , ▁pa ired ▁with ▁female ▁figure ▁sk aters . ▁ ▁In ▁Season ▁Three