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Steve Wozniak Struck by the 'Dancing with the Stars' Curse!



The injuries on "Dancing with the Stars" continue to mount -- and ET has the latest.

Jewel dropped out, Gilles Marini suffered a separated shoulder, and now Apple computer co-founder Steve Wozniak is snapped wearing a cast.

"The Dancing with the Stars" competitor, who is partnered with Karina Smirnoff, was spotted with a removable cast on his left leg due to a foot fracture.

The good news, according to CNET, is that Steve will still be able to compete. His doctor has advised caution and he is to wear his cast as much as possible.

Steve has vowed that next week's performance will be "wild and fast, and all-over and crazy and fun, just like the first one."

"Dancing with the Stars" returns Monday at 8 p.m. on FOX.

http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/03/71727/index.html

marigold:

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE 

DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW (3/17)
 
FIRST COUPLE ELIMINATED ON THE PREMIERE OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW," TUESDAY, MARCH 17 ON ABC

Injured "Dancing with the Stars" Contestant and Singer/Songwriter Jewel Performs

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Performs

Bottom Two Couples Compete in the First Live "Dance Off"

"Macy's Stars of Dance" Returns for a Fourth Season with Choreographer Michael Rooney

"Episode 802A" - After two exciting and impressive performance shows, the first couple to be eliminated will be announced on the Season Eight premiere of "Dancing with the Stars The Results Show" with its first ever "Dance Off," as well as a performance from injured former contestant Jewel, TUESDAY, MARCH 17 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

After an injury sidelined her dancing, singer/songwriter and former Season Eight contestant, Jewel will take to the stage to perform the classic, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," from her upcoming new album, "Lullaby." The three-time Grammy nominee, who has sold 27 million albums worldwide, will release the album on May 5, 2009. The 15-track acoustic album, featuring 10 self-penned songs and a few standards, is reminiscent of Jewel's 12-time platinum album, "Pieces of You." Last year she released her first country record, "Perfectly Clear," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Jewel was originally paired with professional dancer Dimitry Chaplin, who is now dancing with her replacement, reality television star Holly Madison. Jewel's husband, World Champion bull-riding superstar Ty Murray, is teamed with professional dancer Chelsie Hightower.

The award-winning Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring the big band and swing back to the dance floor with a lively performance of "Calloway Boogie" from their soon to be released CD, "How Big Can You Get?: A Tribute to Cab Calloway." In stores April 21, 2009, this will be the first release in five years for the multi-platinum selling band.

In a thrilling new twist, the bottom two couples facing elimination, determined by the lowest combined viewer votes and judges' scores from the first two weeks of the competition, will "Dance Off" to determine who is dismissed in the first Results Show. The couples will select one of the two dances they have performed to dance for new scores from the judges for that specific dance. The judges' scores from the "Dance Off" performance will replace their scores from the first two weeks. A combination of just the new judges' scores from the "Dance Off" dance, along with viewers votes from both Mondays' shows, will be calculated following the "Dance Off" to determine the eliminated couple.

"Macy's Stars of Dance," which features some of the most renowned performers and choreographers of our time, will also be back for a fourth season on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show." In the first performance of the season, "Macy's Stars of Dance" will bring world famous choreographer Michel Rooney to the dance floor for a spectacular Busby Berkeley-inspired performance to kick off the season.

By evening's end one couple will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges' scores and viewers' votes. Who among the following 13 teams will leave the ballroom floor?

Belinda Carlisle (lead singer of the Go-Go's) and partner Jonathan Roberts
David Alan Grier (comedian and actor) and partner Kym Johnson
Shawn Johnson (Olympic gymnastics medalist) and partner Mark Ballas
Lil' Kim (Grammy Award winning rapper) and partner, reigning champion Derek Hough
Holly Madison (reality television star) and partner, newcomer Dmitry Chaplin
Gilles Marini (model and actor) and partner Cheryl Burke
Ty Murray ("King of Cowboys") and partner, newcomer Chelsie Hightower
Steve-O (star of "Jackass" and "Wildboyz") and partner Lacey Schwimmer
Denise Richards (actress) and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Melissa Rycroft (from "The Bachelor") and partner Tony Dovolani
Lawrence Taylor (National Football League Hall of Famer, a.k.a. "LT") and partner Edyta Sliwinska
Chuck Wicks (country music star) and partner Julianne Hough
Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple, a.k.a. "The Woz) and partner Karina Smirnoff

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast and until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.
 

marigold:

ABC Television Network

PRESS RELEASE 

NEXT WEEK ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

SCHEDULED GUESTS ON ABC'S "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE," MARCH 16-20

Tuesday March 17 2009

Latest ("Dancing with the Stars") castoff

marigold:
An interesting article:

Steve-O's Salsa Injury: DWTS Curse Strikes Again?

If there's one contestant on Dancing With the Stars who can fancy-footwork his way through the pain, it's Jackass jokester Steve-O.

However, his pro partner, Lacey Schwimmer, tells me that Steve-O, 34, is off to see a fourth specialist today regarding a painful back injury believed to be related to their recent salsa rehearsals.

"They all say he has pulled a lot of sciatic nerves and that's pretty bad," Schwimmer says. "Everyone who has looked at him has said that it's not good. He's in pain."

Even so, Schwimmer says Steve-O is committed to staying in the show...

"It would really suck if he had to get out of the competition," she says. "But if it doesn't get better it is something the show and Steve-o are considering. His health is more important than a TV show. But Steve-O has also told me, 'There is no way I am going to get out of this.' He doesn't care. He's jumped off buildings. He'll dance through a few minutes of pain, I'm sure."

Steve-O can't pinpoint exactly when things started to go wrong with his back, according to Schwimmer, but the pain escalated during this week's salsa practice.

But for now, the Steve-O show will go on.

"We're not able to do a lot of the tricks and other plans we had hoped for," Schwimmer says. "Hopefully, if his back gets better we can put them back in. It's a very fun routine."

An ABC rep did not immediately comment on Steve-O.

As we all know, the Dancing With the Stars curse hit the eighth season of the hit show before it even began.

Jewel and Nancy O'Dell had to drop out just days before the season premiere on Monday. And just yesterday, computer guru Steve Wozniak was photographed leaving a dance studio with a cast on his left foot.

But he's staying in the game...for now.

An ABC spokesperson confirmed "Woz" has injured his foot but has decided to continue: "He has seen a doctor and is taking precautions and resting his foot whenever he can."

Link to the article: http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b104110_steve-os_salsa_injury_dwts_curse.html

marigold:
Ty Murray's Blog:

March 12, 2009

I’m a pretty determined guy and I love big challenges’

Chelsie and I practiced straight through from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. this afternoon. She was working on my technique and my frame. Actually she was working on everything, but mainly she was working on routine stuff and not things related to the performance.

We're just trying to get my frame right and my footwork down. With the quick step you're supposed to be together from your ribcage down to your knees and then above the ribcage you're supposed to be really far apart. It's hard to do, but it's important that your frame has to be just right, strong and it has to be open so she has room to dance, but yet you still have to stay really close together.

It's hard because you're doing it really fast and you're doing a lot of things with your feet at a fast pace –changing directions, sliding and spinning – and there are a lot of things going on.

After practice I had to get my tux and tails tailored. They went by the measurements from last week and today my pants were falling down so he said, "You've lost some weight." At this rate, I think, I'm going to be skin and bones before it's over.

While I was there I ran into David Alan Grier and Woz, the computer guy from Apple, and it's not just me--everybody's sore. Woz actually had a cast on his leg and David said he needs X-rays, but that he's afraid to go and get them. They also said that Steve-O's back is out and that Gilles' shoulder is bothering him.

We all kind of laughed.

The bottoms of my feet are actually purple. It's like a bruise. The shoes you wear for the quick step look like dress shoes, but there's not much to them. It's like a thin piece of suede underneath or something.

I just want you all to know that I'm still blown away by the amount of support that I'm getting.

I think that the Internet community is seeing firsthand that the rodeo and bull riding community is alive and well. I just never dreamed it would be like this and that's hopefully going to make it a lot easier for me to go back out there on Monday night.

I feel like we've been doing well in practice this week.

Chelsie's a go-getter and she doesn't want to just do an easy, fluff routine that she knows I can make it through. She wants to push me as much as she can so every time I start to get a part she adds in something else. If it looks like I start to get that then she'll add in something else.

She's really trying to push the choreography as much as she can.

Watching her and the other professional dancers do the choreography is amazing because they do it in their head in like 5 seconds just by listening to the song. If we can pull it off you'll be able to see how the dance really does match what the song is doing.

You'll also see a different emphasis on the music and where it changes depending on whether there is a big drum beat or a guitar part. The routine really follows to the beat and rhythm.

It's down to every little minute detail. Again, it's from head to toe and there's so much more to it than just figuring out where your feet go--changing how you hold your hand, moving your arms out, presentation, form, technique, posture and everything about it.

The judges are paying attention to where your head is, where your shoulders are and every single part of your body needs to be doing the right thing at the right time. That's why we have to practice so hard and so long, and I'm sure everyone is up against the same challenge.

After the first night, I think, everybody thinks that I'm not going to be able to figure it out, that I'm too stiff and that I'm not going to be a very good dancer, but I'm a pretty determined guy and I love big challenges.

Now I'm starting to learn what all my challenges are and I guarantee from now on I'll be watching dancing through a whole new set of eyes. It's the same way I think the guys who took part in my "Ty Murray Celebrity Bull Riding" show all watch the PBR in a completely different way.

I'm having that same experience...

http://www.pbrnow.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/12/Im-a-pretty-determined-guy-and-I-love-big-challenges#more

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