Dance Wars
"Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" pitted two of America's favorite judges from Dancing with the Stars against each other - Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. The premise of the show is a bit like American Idol but with dancing thrown in. Both Bruno and Carrie Ann held auditions and chose contestants until they whittled the field down to fourteen - seven girls and seven boys. Bruno and Carrie Ann, as team captains, chose their teams and competed against each other every week for the final prize of a recording deal with Hollywood Records. Viewers voted for their favorite team each week and the losing team captain had to choose someone to send home.
Dance Wars premiered on January 7, 2008 and it was hosted by former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Drew Lachey. The show is based on the UK reality show "Dance X."
Season 1
Week 1
The first week, the final fourteen were chosen: Allysa, Bradley, Charity, Chris, Corina, Elizabeth, Kelsey, Lacey, Mariel, Qis, Maxx, Phillip, Tony, and Zack.
Week 2
The second week, all males performed as a group and then were divided up into two groups. Each group performed then the captains got to choose two guys first. Carrie Ann went first and chose Bradley. Bruno chose Zack. Carrie Ann then chose Chris and Bruno chose Tony.
The girls performed then were divided into two groups. Again, each group performed and the captains chose women for their team. Bruno got to choose first this time and picked Lacey. Carrie Ann chose Mariel. Bruno then chose Kelsey and Carrie Ann chose Elizabeth.
The remaining six dancers had to perform again for the final four spots. Bruno chose first and picked Philip and Charity. That left Carrie Ann choosing the last two performers. She chose Qis and Allysa, meaning that Maxx and Corina had to go home.
Latest Dance Wars Recaps and News
Dance Wars: Team Bruno is Victorious!
Posted: 18 Feb 2008
Was I the only one that thought this was the longest finale in the history of reality shows? After the recap, we saw Drew perform with both teams to “Stepping Out.” Although Drew sang about a top hat, I noticed he didn’t have one. How come Bruno the stickler for details didn’t [...]
Dance War: Carrie Ann Sends Allysa Home
Posted: 12 Feb 2008
This week’s episode started out as usual – with both teams performing. This was Latin Week, so they performed “Dance with Me.” To treat her team, Carrie Ann took her kids to a spa for a day of massage, Jacuzzi, and manicures. But, she said Latin Week was her biggest fear.
For the [...]
Dance Wars: Team Bruno Loses Tony
Posted: 5 Feb 2008
It has been a tough, tough two weeks for Bruno. Last week, he lost Charity and this week, he found his team on the bottom again. But first, I must call out the producers of the show, or whoever chooses the music. This week was Country, but they really, really blew it. [...]
Dance War: Charity (from Team Bruno) Leaves
Posted: 29 Jan 2008
The voting was over, but the kids are still performing for their lives. Tonight celebrated the music of Motown and R&B. Everyone performed to “Land of 1,000 Dances,” which gave me a bit of an “American Graffiti Live” feel.
Bruno promised demanding numbers and Carrie Ann promised her team would do a [...]
Week 3
Pop Music was the theme of week 3, with each group performing twice, one featuring the boys on vocals, and one featuring the girls on vocals. The viewers had to vote at the end of the show for their favorite team.
Week 4
The theme for week 4 was Motown and R&B. Both groups performed together, then individually twice. The voting results were announced from week 3 - with Team Carrie Ann winning. Bruno had to choose someone to send home and he chose Charity. Again, the viewers were asked to vote for their favorite.
Week 5
This week, the theme was country music. Both teams performed then each performed individually twice. Drew announced the voting results and the winner this week was again Team Carrie Ann. Bruno had to choose to send another performer home from his team. This time, he sent Tony home. He had only four left on his team - Zack, Kelsey, Lacey, and Phillip.
Week 6
Week 6 saw the teams take on Latin music. This time Team Bruno was the winning team and Carrie Ann was forced to send Allysa home.
Week 7
The final week saw the two groups performing their biggest crowd-pleasing performances. Team Bruno chose "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" and Team Carrie Ann chose "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" Each team also performed a single they had recorded. Team Bruno was announced as the winners, getting the recording contract with Hollywood Records.
