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"Dancing with Stars" Season 7
marigold:
An interesting article:
Backstage: Lacey's Think You Can Dance Pals Visit
Dancing with the Stars was infiltrated Monday night by some of its stiffest dance competition: three heavyweights from Fox's So You Think You Can Dance.
Sitting ringside was So You Think You Can Dance creator, executive producer and head judge Nigel Lythgoe, who has always made a point of praising Dancing with the Stars on the air. In another section of the ballroom sat So You Think judge Adam Shankman, who also directed the feature film Hairspray. And three seats down from Shankman sat the show's Season 2 winner, swing dancer Benji Schwimmer.
"They all came to support me," says new pro Lacey Schwimmer, who was a fan favorite during So You Think's Season 3. Lacey really needed their support. Because even though she and her star, 'NSync's Lance Bass, have racked up three solid scores for their cha cha cha, quick-step and paso doble, they're had their wrists slapped repeatedly by head judge Len Goodman for not doing traditional steps. "He's really got it in for them," says Shankman. "And it's ridiculous, because the audience loves them. And they're the only ones out there who look like they're really having fun. Everyone else has these smiles plastered on their faces, but Lance and Lacey are the real thing."
"I think Adam said, 'Fire Len!'" says Bass after the show, laughing. "He would say that," says Lacey. "But it was great to have him and Nigel here, it was like a little reunion for me."
Still, having such influential support from the stands didn't stop Goodman from chastising the couple yet again. "I know your game and I know your brain!" said Goodman after their paso doble. "And it doesn't work, my old sausage." He may have finally put a dent in Lacey's determination to put a rock & roll edge into her ballroom choreography. "We're gonna be who we are," she says. "But if the judges really want us to be traditional, we'll pull it out of somewhere. We'll find it."
"We play characters when we dance," says Bass. "And this is not the time to play it safe. But if we stay on the show, maybe next week, we'll do a completely traditional ballroom dance. We'll give them exactly what they want. We can do that, and we'll prove that we can do that."
Link: http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Things-Dancing-Stars/800064968
marigold:
--- Quote from: TARAsia Fan on September 30, 2008, 08:33:05 AM ---I liked Misty's dance, but I'll agree with Len that she definitely had the same look on her face throughout.
--- End quote ---
I agree she is doing fine.
I do find that whoever is doing her makeup is making her look too harsh they need to soften her look
I think that would help
marigold:
Dancing with the Stars: Design A Dance Poll
Which male dancer would you like to see perform the jive?
Corky Ballas
Mark Ballas
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Tony Dovolani
Derek Hough
Alec Mazo
VOTE
Which female dancer would you like to see perform the jive?
Inna Brayer
Cheryl Burke
Julianne Hough
Kym Johnson
Edyta Sliwinska
Karina Smirnoff
VOTE
*** Thanks for your vote!
Now it's time to test out your costume design skills! Show us what you want to see in the Macy's Design-A-Dance performance.
Enter a costume design and you could win a trip to Los Angeles to see your ideas in real life on the ballroom floor! See the official rules for details.
Link to vote: http://ll.abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=designpoll&v2
marigold:
An article in People:
Monday’s Dancing: What You Didn’t See
The $56,000 Workout
Samantha Harris sported a nearly 1-lb. Tahitian pearl bracelet on her right arm (left), prompting co-host Tom Bergeron to remark before the show, “That thing is huge!” The $56,000 accessory, by jeweler Tara, gave the lithe Harris a workout. “I’m going to have to wear this on the way home so I can work out the muscles on my left arm,” Harris joked.
Ladies Love Cool Lance
They danced to Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” and ended their funky non-traditional paso doble with a smooch on the lips. How did openly gay Lance Bass really like lip-locking with partner Lacey Schwimmer? “It was fun,” Bass said, laughing. He came out two years ago and ever since he’s been nothing but a chick magnet. “Ironically, that’s what happens,” he says, laughing. “I swear, I came out and I got a way bigger fan base of women. Oh, well.”
Kim Backs It Up
While her rumba was less than well-received, it was Kim Kardashian’s words of wisdom that left the judges speechless. When the reality-TV star was asked what she needed to do to improve, she replied, “I need to put my rear into gear or a gear up my rear.” Oops. Once it was out there Kardashian couldn’t reel it back in. Carrie Ann Inaba was in hysterics laughing, smacking her hand on the judges’ table at one point. For words of wisdom, Kardashian relies on her mother’s husband, Olympic champ Bruce Jenner. “He tells me to just have a good time and not take it too seriously. He always says, ‘We’re not saving lives here. We’re just dancing.’ ”
Mum Is the Word
A quieter Cloris Leachman during week two? Absolutely, the 82-year-old tells PEOPLE. “I was trying to be a nicer person,” she says, glancing over at her partner Corky Ballas, who added: “I told her to be a good girl this week. I warned her all week to behave, be good and she did.” Even without the antics, Leachman received a massive standing ovation. “I think they know I’m who they are — I’m a fan. I’m having as much fun as they are.”
Toe Lift!
It wasn’t intentional and barely noticeable, but yes, Toni Braxton and Alec Mazo were scolded by Carrie Ann for doing the season’s first lift. “It was accidental,” Mazo says. Braxton explained, “My foot was about a centimeter off the floor. I was stretching my toe out as much as I could.” But alas, they were nailed. “You should have just lifted me high up in the air,” Braxton playfully chided Mazo, who shook his head in disgust. “I wasted that one. I should have done something obvious and really gone for it,” he joked.
Mama’s Boy
He may not have had all the ingredients for a successful rumba according to the judges, but chef Rocco DiSpirito (right) did get a 10 from a very special lady –- his Italian mother, Nicolina. “She loves me on the show,” DiSpirito told PEOPLE as Nicolina embraced him warmly. “She wants to move to L.A. and I told her I may not be on the show forever, so moving is a little bit premature.” Mom says, “I think he’s wonderful. He tries the best he can and he is such a gorgeous man! I am a big fan of the show.” And she can’t wait until she gets to take a spin around the ballroom floor. “I will wait until he finishes the show and then we can dance.”
It’s Not Easy Being Greene
It worked for Kermit the Frog, but not for Olympic track star Maurice Greene, who says his namesake color is just bad luck for him. So why did he wear an emerald green shirt for the rumba? “There was one race where I wore a green outfit and I got hurt. I threw those shoes away and I never put it on again,” Greene says. “Now, I put on this green shirt and the judges dogged me like that? We will never wear green again!”
Brooke: Locked and Loaded
How to put it delicately? Brooke Burke’s paso doble dress looked like it had the makings of season seven’s first wardrobe malfunction. “I was hoping for it,” partner Derek Hough joked. But alas, the dancing damsel assures that while it appeared her bosom was spilling out of her red and black dress, she was “so in the corset. There was no malfunction possible. Honestly, nothing is moving ever. The whole bodice/corset thing. I don’t know how women did it. I can’t wait to get out of this.” And just because she was wrapped tight didn’t mean Burke didn’t eat. “I had a burger, I had filet mignon last night,” she laughed. “You just put the corset on and cinch it up real tight and there goes the waist.”
Susan Lucci: Dreams of Flying?
“Susan Lucci slept on the floor in the airport,” partner Tony Dovolani says. “I documented it. It happened.” The pair, who fly back and forth from New York to L.A., were delayed with a layover in Denver before this week’s show. But the soap star was a trouper, Dovolani says. “This girl was like, all right, as if the floor was going to be great for her back!” As for Dovolani, his biggest strain is being away from his newborn twins. The minute he gets home each week, “we have ten minutes of hugs and kisses,” he says. “We’re a family of five and I’m still getting used to that.”
Link: http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/09/30/mondays-dancing-what-you-didnt-see-8/
marigold:
An interesting article: :res:
DWTS' Cloris Leachman: "I Don't Have Any Worries" About Being Eliminated
Cloris Leachman hasn't exactly been a hit on Dancing With the Stars. (Judge Bruno Tonioli joked that she resembled her Young Frankenstein character while dancing the paso doble Monday night.)
So is she fretting that she may get the boot on tonight's show? (Chef Rocco DiSpirito's fate on the show also remains questionable.)
"I don't have any worries," Leachman, 82, told Usmagazine.com after Monday's show. "I'm planning on staying even if I have to go home."
She joked that changing her hair from blonde to brunette could have played a role in her low scores Monday.
"Yeah, I will be back to blonde form now on without question!" she told Us. "I might have a red Afro later. I found one, and I want to use it. It
depends on if they will let me."
The biggest challenge for the actress? "Turning to the right!" she said.
Does she have any goals to make it to the top 5?
"No, I just want to stay on and wear the pretty clothes and get made up and enjoy myself," she said. "I will be around even if they haven't voted me in ... which they better!"
Link: http://www.usmagazine.com/news/dwts-cloris-leachman-i-dont-have-any-worries-about-being-eliminated
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