For more than two decades, ballerina Carol Crawford Smith danced in some of the largest and most prestigious theaters in the world and has taught hundreds of students in her Blacksburg studio.

Millions of viewers of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" followed the world-class dancer and mother of two young sons from her modest Blacksburg house to a resort vacation in La Jolla, Calif., and back to her home on Ardmore Street in seven days. At the end of that journey, Smith, who was stricken with multiple sclerosis about five years ago, moved into a brand-new house.

The show aired Feb. 12. Take a virtual tour of the new house.

The show airs Sunday nights on WSET at 8. It features model and carpenter Ty Pennington (escorting Carol Crawford Smith from her house) and a crew of designers and carpenters who travel the country building new homes for deserving families selected by the show's producers from thousands of applicants. The crew gets seven days to demolish the old house and build a new one.

Slide shows: The hoopla | The work | The big finish | The homecoming
 More photos, construction data

The construction stories

Sunday: Home sweet home, under the deadline

Saturday: Crew battles weather, delays to get 'er done

Friday: Building awareness

Thursday: One day closer to home

Wednesday: Construction delays strike quickly

Tuesday: Demolition derby day

How all this came to be

The surprising news: This new house (to be)

A determined dancer

Design team was mum about house

It takes a village to keep a secret like this

Real-life fairy tale

Carol Crawford Smith's story since

Leaks dampen makeover

Her star is still shining

Dance studio roof finally gets a makeover

Carol Crawford Smith's story has inspired others and helped raise money for MS