Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Kym Johnson just won the sought-after mirror ball trophy with partner Hines Ward, so, it was great timing for this beauty to show off her amazingly-toned body in Esquire.com. Continue reading
The winner of Dancing with the Stars, Hines Ward, sent this message via his Facebook page to his fans:
“OMG! I can’t believe it! First I want to say THANK YOU to all my fans and Steeler Nation, Bulldog Nation, and HineKym Nation for voting us to the Mirror Ball Trophy victory. Kym (Johnson) and I worked our butts off in this competition. Hats off to Kirstie/Maks and Chelsea/Mark each well deserving of the Mirror Ball. But you fans pushed us over the top. Kym and I are so thankful. Pittsburgh is back on the map! Hope I represented well. I still can’t believe it! Hines”
Here is what Hines told the LA Times:
“I knew Kym was gonna try to do all that she could to win for us [despite injured neck], for me. I felt good. I don’t have any problems with my hands and I knew I could hold her up with lifts and not let her fall.”
“I mean, I use my hands for a living. If you remember, when Kym got injured she was not in the air. She was already on the ground. So I felt OK with lifting her, ’cause I had no plans to ever let her fall. And I felt good doing them with her.”
“That, along with winning the Super Bowl MVP is the ultimate goal both individually and as a team. It says we are good at what we do as professionals. Winning the mirror ball trophy symbolizes overcoming my fear of the unknown.”
“It says that I was able to excel at something I knew nothing about, to rise above difficulty and take risks. Both prove hard work pays off. Both are special.”
Dancing with the Stars Finale aired Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson scored a 29 on their judges’ choice Quickstep on the season finale of Dancing with the Stars May 23, 2011. They had the help of Len Goodman in rehearsals to hone their skills and improve their score from the first time they danced the Quickstep earlier in the season.
They danced to Fred Astaire’s Puttin On The Ritz.
Watch their Quickstep below:
Dancing with the Stars finale performances took place Monday May 23. Below are the scores and telephone numbers for each couple.
Mark Ballas and Chelsea Kane 1-800-868-3401
FIRST DANCE: They danced the Samba for a total score of 29.
SECOND DANCE: They danced the Freestyle for a score of 10, 10, 10 for a total of 30.
TOTAL SCORE FOR THE NIGHT: 59/60 Tied for first place with Hines and Kym
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy 1-800-868-3411
FIRST DANCE: They danced the Samba for a score of 9, 9, 9 out of the judges for a total of 27/30.
SECOND DANCE: They danced the Freestyle for a score of 9,9,9 out of the judges for a total of 27/30.
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson 1-800-868-3403
FIRST DANCE: They danced the Quickstep for a score of 10 (Carrie Ann Inaba), 9 (Len Goodman), 10 (Bruno Tonioli) for a total of 29.
SECOND DANCE: They danced the Freestyle for a score of 10, 10, 10 for a total of 30.
TOTAL SCORE FOR THE NIGHT: 59/60 Tied for first place with Chelsea and Mark.
Mark tweeted this picture with the caption: “sickness won’t stop us!!”
Dancing with the Stars May 17, 2011 Spoiler Elimination Results and Live Blogging is below:
Stevie Knicks and Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Nayer are the performers.
LIVE BLOGGING:
9:02 Mark and Chelsea dance the judges’ favorite dance from last night
9:04 Recap video of last night
9:05 Commercial break
9:08 SAFE: HINES AND KYM
9:11 Stevie Nicks musical performance
9:14 Commercial break
9:14 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Nayer musical performance
9:23 SAFE: CHELSEA & MARK
9:27 Commercial break
9:30 Brook Burke interviewing the two safe couples about next week’s semi-finals dances
9:31 Pre-taped motivational video of a young dancer
9:34 Performance
9:37 Commercial break
9:41 Pre-taped video package of how the remaining four contestants feel about the season so far
9:45 Stevie Nicks musical performance of Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide
9:48 Recap of Kirstie/Maks and Ralph/Karina performances from last night
9:51 Commercial break
9:56 HERE WE GO….
SAFE: KIRSTIE AND MAKS
ELIMINATED: RALPH AND KARINA
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson faced seemingly insurmountable odds on Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars after Kym suffered a horrible looking injury in practice only three days before.
But they gracefully overcame those odds by landing not only the first 30 of the season on their first dance, but following that up by playfully earning yet another 30 on their second dance for a perfect score of 60 for the night.
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Between the judges’ comments, Kym and Hines kept hugging each other and crying, so much so that Kym nearly had a wardrobe malfunction. Tom Bergeron went to Kym and told her to pop in her right breast which was about to pop out of her costume.
Bruno Tonioli (10): “Every emotion was out there for the taking. The battle of the wills between the man and the woman. Who is going to be the dominant partner. Who is going to relinquish all resistance. Who is gonna end on top. It was like good sex. You never want it to end.” And again, Hines and Kym went back to hugging each other.
Here is their Salsa to Hello by The Cat Empire and Hines’ back story. TOTAL SCORE FOR SECOND DANCE: 30, landing them in second place for the night.
Last Friday Dancing with the Stars pro Kym Johnson got inured during rehearsals when she fell during a flip and her partner Hines Ward landed on her. Miraculously, she was feeling so much better that she performed on Monday night’s episode and the duo scored two perfect 30’s.
Here is the video of her fall and injury – It’s sweet that Kym is worried about teaching the dance to Hines instead of her own injury:
Dancing with the Stars 2011 May 16, 2011 had our four remaining couples doing two dances plus a “winner take all” Cha Cha Cha for an additional 15 points going to the team that won. Kirstie & Maks danced the Paso Doble and Viennese Waltz, Chelsea & Mark danced the Rumba and Argentine Tango, Ralph & Karina the Argentine Tango and Salsa and Hines & Kym the Argentine Tango and the Salsa!
In the final cha-cha round, Hines and Kym beat out Ralph and Karina in the firstround, and Chelsea and Mark beat out Kirstie and Maks in the second. Then Chelsea and Mark knocked out Hines and Kym and won 15 additional points for the night.
Here’s how the leaderboard fared:
• Chelsea & Mark: 73 (28, 30, 15)
• Hines & Kym: 60 (30, 30)
• Kirstie & Maks: 54 (27, 27)
• Ralph & Karina: 48 (25, 23)
Hines & Kym – 1-800-868-3403
Ralph & Karina – 1-800-868-3408
Kirstie & Maks – 1-800-868-3411
FOR LATEST UPDATE, SEE BOTTOM, To See the video of the fall, click here.
Extra reports that Dancing with the Stars pro Kym Johnson has been injured during rehearsals with her partner, Hines Ward, when the duo fell during rehearsals.
Johnson’s rep told Extra, “Kym injured herself during rehearsals today, she was taken to hospital for precautionary measures, to assure she is OK.”
Kym Tweeted: “I feel so incredibly blessed and lucky not to be injured worse and to have the most caring sweet partner in Hines.. Love @mvp86hinesward”
UPDATE 5/14: Kym Tweetd: “I’m feeling better today and I am so happy my Mom is here with me. Thanks again everyone for all the lovely messages..”
UPDATE 5/13 8:45 PT: Kym just Tweeted:
“Thank you everyone for your concern, love and support. I’m a little shaken up, sore but I will be fine.”
“I want to give a special thanks to everyone at Cedar Sinai. The Doctors, Nurses and Staff were so amazing..”
Hines himself took to FB:
“I want to update you on my partner Kym. Kym was admitted to the hospital today after falling and injuring her neck during our practice. After several tests, she was cleared by the medical staff but she is bruised, sore and wearing a neck brace right now. Kym plans to continue with me in the competition and get back to rehearsals as soon as possible. Steeler Nation – please show her some love. She is awesome! Hines.”