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Dancing With The Stars Update:
MEL B RETURNS TO 'ACCESS HOLLYWOOD' AS GUEST CORRESPONDENT COVERING THE NEW SEASON OF DANCING WITH THE STARS
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Hit Entertainment Newsmagazine Enlists Former "Dancing With the Stars" Finalist To Bring Exclusive Interviews And Inside Information From The Dance Floor
Former Spice Girl Mel B (Melanie Brown) has signed on as guest correspondent covering the new season of "Dancing With the Stars" for hit entertainment newsmagazine "Access Hollywood" starting Monday, September 22, 2008.
"I'm ecstatic to continue working with my 'Access Hollywood' family," says Mel B. "I am looking forward to the new season of 'Dancing With the Stars.'"
For season seven of the hit reality show, the former "Dancing With the Stars" finalist will conduct post-show interviews with the cast every Monday and Tuesday evening, capture behind-the-scenes moments, as well as provide insight for the viewers with her "Dancing" knowledge and experience.
"Mel brings energy, excitement and unpredictability to our coverage of one of the biggest shows on television," says "Access Hollywood" Executive Producer Rob Silverstein.
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Dancing With The Stars Dances: Cha Cha
Fast Facts:
The Cha Cha is a cheeky, lively and flirtatious dance. It has a catch-me-if-you-can atmosphere, and is light and bubbly.
It has a distinctive syncopation where 5 steps are danced to four beats hence the 'One, two, cha cha cha' description.
The dance is originally from Cuba.
Distinctive moves:
Triple steps (Chassez) and rock steps are the basic components of the Cha Cha. Since the Cha Cha is derived from the Rumba and Mambo dances, Cuban Motion is an important aspect of this dance as well as maintaining quick compact steps. Cuban Motion describes the hip motion resulting from the alternate bending and straightening of the knees.
The dancers should synchronize movements, working in parallel with each other.
The New Yorker is a characteristic move, where a dancer steps across their partner and checks to change direction.
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Dancing With The Stars Dances: Foxtrot
Fast Facts:
During the summer of 1914, actor Harry Fox was appearing in shows in New York with Yansci Dolly, in an act of Hammerstein's. Soon people at the Jardin de Danse on the roof of the New York Theater began copying the act that Harry was putting on downstairs, leading them to refer to the dance as "Fox's Trot."
The foxtrot is a very smooth dance and there should be no jerkiness. It is a dance with many continuously forward or backward moving patterns which are straight and well aligned on the competition floor. It is called the Rolls Royce of the standard dancing styles because the smoothness that is required. ***
The timing is very important. It should be: slow, quick, quick, slow. The dancers should drive off on the slow and let the quicks take care of themselves. This makes it a very difficult dance.
Distinctive moves:
The Weave - the weave is six quick steps in a row, all taken on the toes. Quick steps are generally taken on the toe, slow steps on the heels.
The Feather Step - when the man steps outside the girl.
Look out for the zig zag patterns that the dancers create on the floor.
*** American Smooth Style:
On Dancing with the Stars the couples will be dancing an "American Smooth"-style Foxtrot. The American Smooth style means couples can break the traditional ballroom "hold" throughout the performance allowing more open movements, including under arm turns. Think Fred and Ginger.
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Dancing With The Stars Dances: Jive
Fast Facts:
Jive is a rhythmical and swinging dance which was influenced by the Boogie, Rock & Roll, African/American Swing and the Lindyhop. The roots of the Jive are in New York's Harlem.
It is the fastest of the Latin dances and should show lots of kicks and flicks and twirling of the woman. Although on first impression it might look like the feet are all over the place in every direction, the feet/legs should actually be under the body and the knees should always be close together.
Jive doesn't move around the dance floor like other dances.
Distinctive moves:
The basic movement is chassez to the left chassez to the right and a rock step (changing weight from one foot to the other).
Look out for the flick, ball, change movement - where you stand on one foot and kick down at the same time.
Look out for the distinctive kick action in jive where toes are always pointed to the ground when kicking.
Watch out for the American Spin - when the man lets go of the lady and lets her spin on her own.
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Dancing With The Stars Dances: Mambo
Fast Facts:
A fusion of Swing and Cuban music, its invention has been attributed to Perez Prado, a Cuban musician who introduced it at La Tropicana nightclub in Havana in 1943.
Being incredibly complicated and athletic in its original form, the Mambo had to be slightly watered down to accommodate even the most accomplished dance hall regulars.
Mambo bands developed intense rivalries as to who could create the best mambo rhythm. Players like Ellington, Gillespie and Bob Hope were all part of this friendly competition.
Today the dance is making a comeback and is performed in the American Rhythm category in ballroom competitions.
Distinctive moves:
Passionate and sensual dance, all about the hips.
The accentuated hip movements makes it quick in its action with sharp staccato steps which are interspersed with contrasting more free flowing movements
While rhythmically moving backwards and forwards to the beat, dancers use the hips to bring movement lower into the knees.
Flirtatious, raunchy, down and dirty
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