Dancing With The Stars Celebrates Its 200th Episode Tonight With A Star-Studded Gala!

Make sure to tune into a very special 200th episode of Dancing with the Stars Monday night. Season 11 of DWTS is at the half-way mark and only six stars remain to dance their way to win the mirrorball trophy.

The remaining celeb dancers are: Jennifer Grey, Bristol Palin, Brandy, Rick Fox, Kurt Warner and Kyle Massey.

The 200th episode is spread over a two-night extravaganza which kicks off Monday night with a two-hour jam packed and star-studded show. The remaining contestants are going to be put to the test as they perform a dance from the show’s past seasons as well as compete in dance teams.

The stars will be judged by former champions and competitors including Helio Castroneves, Kelly Osbourne, Mel B, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini and Emmitt Smith. For Tuesday’s results show, the producers have lined up Taylor Swift and Rod Stewart to perform.

Here is a teaser pic which Cheryl Burke just sent via Twitter from the DWTS set. You can see Gilles Marini, Emmitt Smith, Kelly Osbourne and Tom Bergeron preparing for tonight’s show.

Here is another pic Tweeted earlier by Mark Ballas:

Caption: It’s about that time in the season starts to become delirious lol me and Bris are feelin it today… Lol 

Tom Bergeron joined in the Twitter fun by sending this pic:

Caption: Apolo, Julianne & Helio @ rehearsal. Julianne, who can’t be here 2nite, stopped by 
for group hugs!

And this is what Anna Trebunskaya Tweeted:



Derek Hough also took to Tweeting a pic of himself and his sister, Julianne:

Caption: Look who stopped by to say hi … 

Jake Pavelka sent this pic during tonight’s live broadcast of himself, Erin Andrews and Evan Lysacek :

Caption: WOW!!! My life does not suck! @ErinAndrews and @StacyKeibler !!!

Caption: At #DWTS party with another Maksim survivor- @erinandrews!

Caption (by Tia Carrere): Here at the party for #DWTS with my old partner Maksim. Vote for him and Brandy!

Mark Ballas And Bristol Palin Teach Mario Lopez Some Cool Dance Moves! EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

Mark Ballas and Bristol Palin, known as Team Ballin’ on Dancing with the Stars, are still pretty stoked for receiving their highest judges’ scores to date on the show for their Tango during the Rock N’ Roll centric episode earlier this week.

The super-happy power duo showed up at The Grove today for an interview with Mario Lopez of Extra. Continue reading

DWTS’ Mark Ballas Sings On The Side – With Bristol Palin Cheering On! Watch Videos

You have watched Mark Ballas perform as a professional dancer for the past several years on Dancing with the Stars. But did you know that he can sing too?

Ballas recently sang an intimate acoustic set at a local bar in Los Angeles, and below are videos of his live performances.

Bristol Palin was there front row and center cheering her dancing partner on! Here she is before the show started, getting words of encouragement from Ballas’ mom who is a world renowned dancer herself:

Ballas performing “Done” a song he wrote about a relationship gone sour.  You can see Bristol Palin dancing to the song in this video:

Ballas performing “I Can’t Help:”

Ballas performing Pussycat Dolls “Giddy Up:”

Ballas Performing All Tied Up:”

You can watch and hear Ballas perform with a band every Monday night this month at The Mint in Los Angeles.

Mark Ballas Sends Twitter Pics of Bristol Palin In Between Rehearsals!

This is for all of you Googling “Mark Ballas and Bristol Palin Twit Pics.” I think Mark does send the best Twitter photos than any other Dancing with the Stars celeb, so, no wonder so many of you are looking for them! Here are two recent shots with their captions 🙂



This is how we feel today….
Exhausted…. But havin fun….
Rumba lookin good… 


Early rehearsal With Bristol… Been going for 2 and a half hours already… 🙂 
Dress rehearsal….. :);

Bristol Palin Makes Her Music Video Debut

Bristol Palin reacted to the judge’s criticsm this week that her Dancing with the Stars’ routine lacked acting skills by saying she is not an actress.

But, she has tried her hand at acting to a certain extent. Palin made a guest appearance as herself on the July 5, 2010, episode of ABC Family’s teenage drama, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

And now, Bristol has made her first foray into the music video scene just days after her ex, Levi Johnston’s video made its debut!

“I think my role is like a Mother Nature role,” the New York Post quoted her as saying of her part in the video for Alaskan rock band Static Cycle’s single Inside This World of Mine.

“I wore a mink coat with a big fur hat … My eyebrows were all iced and my eyelashes were all iced,” the 19-year-old added.

Here is a rough cut of the video, which has yet to be released officially:

DWTS’ Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas Twitter Photos From Alaska

DANCING WITH THE STARS – 
MEET THE CAST.
  Dancing with the Stars got into full swing of things this week with the show’s premiere on Monday and the shocking ouster of its first casualty, David Hasselhoff, on Tuesday.
One of the more interesting teams still vying for the Mirror Ball trophy are Mark Ballas and his partner, Bristol Palin, together known as Team Ballin’.
Bristol first entered the national spotlight when her mother, former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin was selected to be John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 Presidential election. Bristol traveled the country alongside her mother, father and siblings on the campaign trail. 
After giving birth to her son Tripp, and becoming a single teen mother in 2008, Palin became a spokesperson for the prevention of teen pregnancy and other teen issues. As an advocate for the protection of life, Palin wanted to share her story with other teens who may one day face a similar situation. Palin also acts as Teen Ambassador for The Candie’s Foundation, to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy.



Mark is one of the nicest, most down to earth people I have ever met. He comes from a family of international dance stars, so, it’s no surprise that Mark has two shiny Mirror Ball trophies at home. He even beat out his dad, Corky, and tied with childhood friend Derek Hough, for the wins: He won the DWTS title in Season 6 with partner Kristi Yamaguchi, and again in Season 8 with Shawn Johnson.

When he’s not dancing, Mark focuses on his other passion, which is music. He rocks out with his band on tour and in the studio, where he’s working to complete his upcoming CD, set for release later this fall. You can catch an acoustic show of his at the Viper Room in Hollywood, CA this Friday at 7:45pm. Per Mark, “The first 100 get in free. :)”
Mark and Bristol are currently in Alaska – and here are some pictures Mark Tweeted today and others from earlier in the week. Looks like Mark and Bristol are having a ball – make sure you tune in and vote for this duo!