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Dancing With The Stars Pairings Announced: Derek Hough Is Back!

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ABC has just revealed the cast pairings for season 13 of Dancing with the Stars. You will notice that there are three new professional dancers and that fan fave Derek Hough is coming back to the show after taking one season off.

Here are the pairings:
Elisabetta Canalis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Ron Artest (Meta World Peace) and Peta Murgatroyd
Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer
David Arquette and Kym Johnson
Kristin Cavallari and Mark Ballas
Robert Kardashian and Cheryl Burke
Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya
Ricki Lake and Derek Hough
J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff
Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani
Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus

Dancing With The Stars Finale: Who’s Holding The Mirror Ball Trophy?

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Dancing with the Stars Finale aired Tuesday, May 24, 2011.

WHO WON Dancing with the Stars? Was it NFL star Hines Ward? Actress Kirstie Alley or Disney star Chelsea Kane who took this season’s mirror ball trophy?


SPOILER RESULTS:
9:19 PM – NOTHING worthy has happened yet – no one has yet been eliminated.
9:24 PM – A look back at the first contestant couple eliminated on DWTS this season, Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer
9:28 PM Video look back at season highlights
9:29 PM Josh Groban sings as Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin dance —JOSH GROBAN FANS, CLICK HERE FOR EXCLUSIVE PICS/VIDEO OF JOSH!
9:33 PM – Commercial break
9:38 PM Kendra Wilkinson and Louis van Amstel dance
9:43 PM Sugar Ray Leonard and partner Anna Trebunskaya dance
9:45 PM Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke spotlight
9:46 PM Commercial break
9:51 PM Spotlight on Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani 
9:52 PM Performance by The Go-Gos “We Got The Beat”
9:56 PM Commercial break
9:59 PM Romeo and Chelsie Hightower dance
10:05 PM Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff to dance after commercial break
10:06 PM Commercial break
10:10 PM Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff dance
10:14 PM Interview with the three finalists, Kirstie, Hines and Chelsea
10:15 PM Commercial break
10:21 PM Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas dance the Vienese Waltz and score a perfect 30/30
10:26 PM Commercial break
10:29 PM Kirstie Alley and Maksim dance and score a perfect 30/30
10:39 PM Hines Ward and Kym Johnson dance the Samba and they also score a perfect 30/30
10:45 PM Commercial break
10:47 PM Sara Evans performs while highlights of the season are played in the background
10:51 PM The third place couple is….Chelsea and Mark who are now eliminated. 
10:53 PM Commercial break
10:57 PM THE CHAMPION AND WINNER OF THE MIRRORBALL TROPHY ARE: HINES WARD AND KYM JOHNSON


I’m confirming this, but apparently, Hines/Kym got 56% of the fan votes, Kirstie/Maks 32% and Chelsea/Mark 12%.

Videos: Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas Tie For First Place On DWTS Finale

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Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas scored a 29 on their judges’ choice Samba on the season finale of Dancing with the Stars May 23, 2011.

They danced to Hip Hip Chin Chin by Club Des Belugas.

Recap of judges’ comments coming soon. If you would like to vote for them, call 1-800-868-3401.

Watch their Samba below:

Below is the video of their freestyle dance – they rode onto the dance floor on a bicycle and scored a perfect 30. Mark and Chelsea’s total score of 59/60 tied them for first place with Hines Ward and Kym Johnson.

Dancing With The Stars 5/23 Scores & Telephone Numbers

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Dancing with the Stars finale performances took place Monday May 23. Below are the scores and telephone numbers for each couple.


Come back for a full recap with performance videos by 12 PM Midnight PACIFIC TIME.
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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.

TOTAL SCORE FOR THE NIGHT: 54/60 for third place.



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 5/17 Live Blogging & Elimination Results

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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

Video: Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas Are Unbeatable On Monday’s DWTS

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Last weeks’s number one couple on Dancing with the Stars again reached the top of the leaderboard when Monday’s (5/16) show was all said and done.

But it wasn’t all rosy in rehearsals though for Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas. At one point, Mark told his partner that he was done practicing because he felt like he was lifting a “dead weight.” Harsh. “I am busting my ass,” continued a frustrated Mark and and Chelsea admitted she was not prepared for the level of difficulty this competition requires.

None of that mattered when the duo hit the dance floor. Despite some weird blonde version of a Lucy van Pelt fused with a bit of Snooki hairdo on Chelsea, she looked elegant and beautiful and Mark looked suave in his tuxedo. The judges were a bit mixed:
Carrie Ann Inaba (9): “You are such a fantastic dancer Chelsea but I found that to not be up to par. You were not sharp and I felt that you did not finish your moves. Chelsea, you have to give it your best. Your legs looked bent and not as strong.”
Len Goodman (9): “She’s right, your legs lacked authority. It was clean, it was precise. The lifts were right in character. And as always, you produced a first class performance. Well done.”
Bruno Tonioli (10): “I know exactly how you played it and you played it well. This was like watching Sharon Stone out there. Fascinating, intriguing. You had that kind of basic instinct hint in there [As Bruno subtly reached for his crotch] but it was restrained. You did it with caresses, teasing the body of the man [As Bruno caressed Len. Len got up] leading him to perdition. They did not get it, I got it. And America has it as well. Well done.”
TOTAL SCORE FOR FIRST DANCE: 28
Watch their Argentine Tango below:
For their Rumba, the two danced to Eyes on Fire by Blue Foundation, Chelsea’s costume blew me away. She had on a chiffon headdress that dragged on about twenty feet long. Their dance was sensual and moving – simply beautiful.
Carrie Ann (10): “Now, that’s what I wanted to see. Full range of motion, full passion, full commitment to movement. That was a niiice Rumba.”
Len (10): “It had mood, it was very expressive. You had lovely feet and legs which created a natural hip action. Tonight you have fulfilled your potential. You’re there.”
Bruno (10): “It was like a hypnotizing sequence of stunning shapes beautifully linked. It was romantic and erotic but perfectly pitched. It was stunning.”

TOTAL SCORE FOR SECOND DANCE: 30. Add to that the 15 points that this duo got for winning the third dance and Mark and Chelsea ended up in first place with a score of 73.
Here is their Rumba to Eyes on Fire by Blue Foundation and Chelsea’s back story video:

Jennifer Lopez And Special Surprise Celebs Celebrate Her CD Release (Exclusive Photos)

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Pia Toscano joined the fun

SPOTTED: Jennifer Lopez at her All You Need Is Love CD Record Release Extravaganza and Live Interview with Mario Lopez for Extra – Friday April 29 at The Grove in Los Angeles.

Also spotted, husband Marc Anthony, Pia Toscano of American Idol, Mark Ballas of Dancing with the Stars, Audrina Patridge and William Levy.


Pia Toscano was there to root on J.Lo

Marc Anthony watching his gorgeous wife
J.Lo signed posters for fans after her interview
J.Lo and William Levy

Dancing With The Stars 5/16 Scores And Telephone Numbers

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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!

Kym’s neck injury during rehearsal didn’t keep Kym Johnson down — nor did it keep the couple from receiving this season’s first perfect score of 30!I

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)

BELOW ARE THE TELEPHONE CALL NUMBERS and spoiler result scores. Performance videos and recap will be posted shortly.
Chelsea & Mark – 1-800-868-3401

Hines & Kym – 1-800-868-3403

Ralph & Karina – 1-800-868-3408

Kirstie & Maks – 1-800-868-3411

Dancing With The Stars 5/10 Live Results

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Dancing with the Stars Elimination Results May 10, 2011. I will be blogging the results of tonight’s show live so you can find out who got voted off and eliminated in real time.

Adele and Michael Bolton are the guest performers. Who will be safe and in the final four /semi-finals? Who will be sent home?

LIVE ELIMINATION RESULTS (in EST TIME)
SPOILER ALERT:
9:00 Kirstie and Maks dance their Argentine Tango as the judges’ favorite number from lat night
9:06 Commercial Break
9:10 SAFE: HINES WARD & KYM JOHNSON
        SAFE: KIRSTIE ALLEY & MAKS CHEMERKOVSKIY
9:14 Dance Center Video with Len Goodman, Kenny Mayne and Jerry Rice
9:15 Michael Bolton and Delta Goodrem perform I’m Not Ready
9:20 Commercial
9:22 Brook Burke interviews dancers still in jeaopardy
9:25 Spotlight on and a dance by Hefa, Tu’l Niua and Soane Tuita
9:28 Commercial Break
9:34 Musical performance by Delta Goodrem of Natural Woman
9:38 Dance Center Video
9:44 Commercial Break
9:45 Adele performs Rolling in the Deep
9:49 About to find out who else is safe and who is in jeaopardy
9:50 IN JEOPARDY: RALPH MACCHIO & KARINA SMIRNOFF
        IN JEOPARDY: ROMEO & CHELSIE HIGHTOWER
        SAFE: CHELSEA KANE & MARK BALLAS


ELIMINATED: ROMEO & CHELSIE HIGHTOWER