Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is an international reality show that is hosted in many countries. The American version of this show was created by BBC Entertainment and is hosted on ABC. The show borrows many concepts from the British television show Strictly Come Dancing. As the name suggests, this show entails pairing up a celebrity with a dancer who is a professional.
Together they will compete against other pairs of dancers and celebrities. A panel of judges who include:
- Len Goodman (head judge)
- Carrie Ann Inaba
- Bruno Tonioli
The show is co-hosted by Tom Bergeron and season 7 champion Brooke Burke (who replaced Samantha Harris in season 10).
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Dancing with the Stars Season 11 – pairings
Posted: 1 Sep 2010
Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars begins on Monday, September 20th. Here are the pairings for the upcoming season (celebrity first, with the professional partner listed second).
Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower
Brady and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel
Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough
David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson
Florence Henderson and Corky [...]
Season 11 of Dancing with the Stars – the celebrity cast
Posted: 30 Aug 2010
The long awaited announcement of the cast of season 11 of Dancing with the Stars happened during tonight’s episode of Bachelor Pad. Here are the celebrity contestants who will be competing on the show, which premiers on September 20th at 8:00 pm on ABC.
The female celebrity contestants:
Brandy
Jennifer Grey
Margaret Cho
Audrina Patridge
Florence Henderson
Bristol Palin
And the male celebrity [...]
Dancing with the Stars season 11 cast to be announced
Posted: 11 Aug 2010
If you are a fan of the ABC reality tv show Dancing with the Stars (like me!) you probably are anxious to find out what celebrities will be on the show. Fans can find out on Monday, August 30th during the reality show Bachelor Pad.
So who is going to be in the season 11 cast [...]
DWTS latest result: Nicole Scherzinger is champion of season 10!
Posted: 25 May 2010
Night 2 of the Dancing with the Stars finale started with a great group number, featuring the eliminated celebrities and their professional partners (everyone except Chad – he got injured training for football season). It was nice to see everyone back but I have to say that Kate Gosselin is a stiff. She couldn’t even [...]
Season Eight of Dancing with the Stars
The winner of Dancing with the Stars Season 8 was Shawn Johnson.
| Season 8 Celebrities | ||
| Celebrity | Pro Dance Partner | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Ty Murray | Chelsie Hightower | Week 10 |
| Lil' Kim | Derek Hough | Week 9 |
| Chuck Wicks | Julianne Hough | Week 8 |
| Lawrence Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | Week 7 |
| Steve-O | Lacey Schwimmer | Week 6 |
| David Alan Grier | Kym Johnson | Week 5 |
| Holly Madison | Dmitry Chaplin | Week 4 |
| Steve Wozniak | Karina Smirnoff | Week 4 |
| Denise Richards | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Week 3 |
| Belinda Carlisle | Jonathan Roberts | Week 2 |
| Shawn Johnson | Mark Ballas | |
| Gilles Marini | Cheryl Burke | |
| Melissa Rycroft | Tony Dovoloni | |
Season Seven of Dancing with the Stars
The winner of Dancing with the Stars Season 7 was Brooke Burke and Derek Hough.
| Season 7 Celebrities | ||
| Celebrity | Pro Dance Partner | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke Burke (Host and model) | Derek Hough | 11/25/2008 |
| Lance Bass (Singer - 'Nsync) | Lacey Schwimmer | Finals |
| Warren Sapp (Former NFL Defensive Tackle) | Kim Johnson | Finals |
| Cody Linley (Actor - Hannah Montana) | Julianne Hough | 11/18/2008 |
| Maurice Greene (Olympic Champion Sprinter) | Cheryl Burke | 11/11/2008 |
| Susan Lucci (Soap opera star - All My Children) | Tony Dovolani | 11/05/2008 |
| Cloris Leachman (Academy Award winning actress) | Corky Ballas | 10/28/2008 |
| Toni Braxton (Singer) | Alec Mazo | 10/21/2008 |
| Rocco DiSpirito (Chef and author) | Karina Smirnoff | 10/14/2008 |
| Misty May-Treanor (Olympic Beach Vollyball champion) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Left due to Injury |
| Kim Kardashian (Reality television star) | Mark Ballas | 09/30/2008 |
| Ted McGinley (Actor) | Inna Brayer | 09/24/2008 |
| Jeffrey Ross (Comedian) | Edyta Sliwinska | 09/23/2008 |
Season Six of Dancing with the Stars
The winner of Dancing with the Stars Season 6 was Kristi and Mark.
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| Season 6 Celebrities | ||
| Celebrity | Pro Dance Partner | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|
| Kristi Yamagucci | Mark Ballas | Season 6 Winner |
| Cristian De La Fuente | Cheryl Burke | The Finale |
| Jason Taylor | Edyta Sliwinska | The Finale |
| Marissa Jaret Winokur | Tony Dovolani | Week 9 |
| Mario | Karina Smirnoff | Week 8 |
| Shannon Elizabeth | Derek Hough | Week 7 |
| Marlee Matlin | Fabian Sanchez | Week 6 |
| Priscilla Presley | Louis van Amstel | Week 5 |
| Adam Carolla | Julianne Hough | Week 4 |
| Steve Guttenberg | Anna Trebunskaya | Week 3 |
| Penn Jillette | Kym Johnson | Week 2 |
| Monica Seles | Jonathan Roberts | Week 2 |
Season Five of Dancing With The Stars
Season 5 featured a boxer (Floyd Mayweather, Jr. - eliminated fourth), a billionaire (Mark Cuban - eliminated fifth), and a singing legend (Wayne Newton), but it was a racecar driver that took home the trophy in the end. Model and actress Josie Maran was the first eliminated, followed by model Albert Reed. There were many surprises and health scares this season. Most people expected Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan to go to the finals, but she was the sixth dancer eliminated. Marie Osmond (eliminated in third place) fainted on the show after dancing and Wayne Newton (the 3rd dancer eliminated) had to be cleared by doctors to go on the DWTS tour. Jane Seymour came back after the death of her mother, but was the seventh dancer eliminated. Cameron Mathison was the 8th eliminated dancer and Jennie Garth was the 9th.
The finale came down to Spice Girl Melanie Brown and Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves. On November 27th, Helio and partner Julianne Hough beat Melanie and Maksim to win the title.
Helio Castroneves wins Season 5 .
Season Five Contestants and when they were eliminated
Season Four of Dancing With The Stars
Season Four of Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Tom Bergeron (America's Funniest Home Videos) and Samantha Harris (E! Entertainment).
Season Four Celebrities and when they were eliminated
- Paulina Porizkova with partner Alec Mazo - Eliminated Week 2
- Shandi Finnessey with partner Brian Fortuna - Eliminated Week 3
- Leeza Gibbons with partner Tony Dovolani - Eliminated Week 4
- Clyde Drexler with partner Elena Grinenko - Eliminated Week 5
- Heather Mills with partner Jonathan Roberts - Eliminated Week 6
- John Ratzenberger with partner Edyta Sliwinska - Eliminated Week 7
- Billy Ray Cyrus with partner Karina Smirnoff - Eliminated Week 8
- Ian Ziering with partner Cheryl Burke - Eliminated during Semi-Finals
- Laila Ali with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy - Bottom 3 of the finals
- Joey Fatone with partner Kym Johnson - runner up.
- Apolo Anton Ohno with partner Julianne Hough - Winners of Season 4 of DWTS
Blogged During Season Four of DWTS
Week One of DWTS
Vivica A Fox arrested for DUI
Dancing to the Mambo and Quickstep
Great and not so great performances
First Couple Eliminated
Paulina Leaves DWTS
Couples Perform the Jive on Week 3
DTWS Week Three Disappointing
Shandi Finnessey is Eliminated
It's no surprise that Shandi voted off DWTS
Stepping on the Dancer's Toes
Celebrities Perfrom the Waltz
Leeza and Tony Voted Off
How about some equality on DWTS
Satellite out for Dancing with the Stars
Be a Man
Cylde Drexler says goodbye
Clyde Glides off DWTS
Some Pretty Good Latin Performances
Week 6 the Latin Beat
Heather Mills is Eliminated
The Ladies are down to Laila Ali
Six Couples left
John Ratzenberger Eliminated
Billy Ray Calls out Bruno
Billy Ray Eliminated on DWTS
DWTS Tour Coming to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylania
Dancing with the Stars Semi-Finals
Ian and Cheryl Eliminated
An Awesome Final for Season 4
Apolo Wins Season 4 of Dancing with the Stars
Season Three of Dancing With The Stars
The number of contestants in this season were expanded from ten to eleven. The celebrities who competed in season three were Shanna Moakler, Harry Hamlin, Tucker Carlson, Willa Ford, Vivica Fox, Sarah Evans, Monique Coleman, Jerry Springer, Emmitt Smith, Mario Lopez, and Joey Lawrence. Due to the controversy in the first two seasons, the scoring system was changed. While the vote of the fans still only accounted for half of the final score, they were taken from percentages instead of ordinals. The winners of this season were Cheryl Burke and Emmitt Smith.
Season Three Celebrities and when they were eliminated
- Tucker Carlson with partner Elena Grinenko
- Shanna Moakler with partner Jesse DeSoto
- Harry Hamlin with partner Ashly DelGrosso
- Vivica A. Fox with partner Nick Kosovich
- Willa Ford, singer with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- Sara Evans, singer with partner Tony Dovolani
- Jerry Springer with partner Kym Johnson
- Monique Coleman with partner Louis van Amstel
- Joey Lawrence with partner Edyta Sliwinska
- Mario Lopez with partner Karina Smirnoff
- Emmitt Smith with partner Cheryl Burke
Season Two of Dancing With The Stars
Due to the rapid popularity of the first season, the second season was aired in January of 2006. While the first season only had six couples, the second season had ten. The celebrities which were present in this season included Tatum O'Neal, Giselle Fernandez, Kenny Mayne, Master P, George Hamilton, Tia Carrere, Stacy Keibler, Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Drew Lachey. While the second season had more contestants, the format remained similar to the first season. Samantha Harris joined Tom Bergeron as co-host of the show.
It featured another retired athlete(Jerry Rice), and a former member of a boy band (Drew Lachey). The length of the second season was also increased. While the episode length of the first season was one hour, it was expanded to 90 minutes during the second season. A number of musical guests were used to perform while the couples danced, and some of them were Bill Medley and the Pussycat Dolls. The winners of season two were Burke and Lachey. A lot of controversy surrounded the voting system, which seemed to place a higher emphasis on the judges rather than the viewers. Despite this, the ratings performance of season two surpassed season one.
Season Two Celebrities and when they were eliminated
- Kenny Mayne with partner Andrea Hale
- Tatum O'Neal with partner Nick Kosovich
- Giselle Fernandez with partner Jonathan Roberts
- Master P with partner Ashly DelGrosso (Master P replaced his son Lil' who was originally going to appear on the show but had an injury that occurred before the season's premiere)
- Tia Carrere with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- George Hamilton with partner Edyta Sliwinska
- Lisa Rinna with partner Louis van Amstel
- Stacy Keibler with partner Tony Dovolani
- Jerry Rice with partner Anna Trebunskaya
- Drew Lachey with partner Cheryl Burke
Season One of Dancing with the Stars
The first show aired on ABC in the summer of 2005. The first episode was outstanding, with more than 12 million people watching. In fact, Dancing with the Stars broke a record for having the highest debut for any reality show that started in the summer months. By the second week of the show, well over 15 million viewers were watching. The show eventually reached number 1 for ABC's rating, and it remained in this position until the end of the year. The winners of season one were Alec Mazo and Kelly Monaco. Some of the other actors and actresses which appeared were Evander Holyfield, Rachel Hunter, and Joey McIntyre.
Season One Celebrities
- Trista Rehn Sutter with partner Louis van Amstel
- Evander Holyfield with partner Edyta Sliwinska
- Rachel Hunter with partner Jonathan Roberts
- Joey McIntyre with partner Ashly DelGrosso
- John O'Hurley with partner Charlotte Jørgensen
- Kelly Monaco with partner Alec Mazo
Photos from DWTS Second Tour
I recently had an opportunity to see the Dancing with the Stars tour in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Here are some photos from the show.
Additional DWTS Resources
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