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Dancing With The Stars Season 8
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A note from Jewel
Hey all,
I thought I would share a few pics with you from behind the scenes of the show on Tuesday night. It's really fun to be backstage and hang with everyone.
I showed up to Ty's trailer around 5 p.m. to find Ty all dressed and ready to dance! We took some pictures, because we were both dressed so formally. We felt like teenagers headed to prom!
Then Chelsie and Dmitry stopped by wearing fuzzy robes over their costumes. They had to shoot a quick shot in their competition clothes, and then would have to do a quick change into the outfits they would wear while they danced to me singing "Somewhere over the Rainbow."
I hope you guys enjoyed my performance as much as I enjoyed singing. I just love that song, and it will be on my new album called "Lullaby" that comes out on May 5th.
Dmitry and Chelsie got to hear me finish recording the song for the album, so they were familiar with it and it really showed in their beautiful dance.
Ty and I just love Dmitry and Chelsie. We all got to be great friends when they came to live with us in Texas. It's not every day you meet such sincere and humble people, and we just all get along so well! Even though I'm not on the show any more we still all hang!
Dmitry dances with Holly by day, but the four of us eat together afterward!
As some of you may know, I toured with Chuck Wicks and Julianne Hough this summer, so it's great to see them and get to hang with them. They are such nice folks that it's hard to hate them for being so freakin' pretty and talented! Haha!
Seriously, they are just as nice as can be and I have really enjoyed getting to spend more time around them. Here's a picture of all 4 of us before the show started.
Tom Bergeron, who hosts the show, is a hoot!
I think he does a great job and he came up to me to tell me he liked my skit where I kinda said the F word to him on the Jimmy Kimmel show! I knew he had a great sense of humor and was glad he approved! Haha!
Ty and Chelsie practiced a few poses back stage in case they were in the bottom two and had to participate in the dance off!
Luckily they didn't have to this week! I am so proud of my husband. He has been working so hard and is so committed, and I'm glad you all are getting to know the man I fell in love with a little better.
Ty's family came in for this week, which was great!
It's always nice to have the love and support of family! And Chelsie's mom came to support her and Ty, too.
Here's a picture of Ty's mom, Chelsie, Ty, me, Chelsie's mom, and Ty's dad that we took after the show.
After the show there is a press line we walk through. It takes about an hour and so I thought I'd add a few pictures of Ty and Chelsie working the line and me as well--with my fashion-ized crutch! I wrapped some scarves around it to dress it up!
And finally, on our way out of the building after the show, we ran into my friend Randy Jackson, who was filming "American Idol" across the hall from us. It was great to see him again. He is always so entertaining to talk to!
It was nice catching up with him.
And that's it!!
Ty spent all the next day right back in rehearsals. He put in 8 hours Wednesday!! I hope his hard work pays off and we make it another week!
Thank you for all your support. We've been just overwhelmed with everyone's well-wishes. We sure are having fun!
Hope you enjoyed the pictures!
Xx, Jewel
http://www.pbrnow.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/19/A-note-from-Jewel#more
marigold:
Videos:
DWTS: Ty Murray & Chelsie Hightower Interview
Nine-time Rodeo champ Ty Murray can ride a bull, lasso a calf, a buck and a bronco with ease.
But the Cha Cha? That's hard! Ty talks about DANCING WITH THE STARS
and brings along his partner Chelsie Hightower to back him up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6nFrNYXVjk
DWTS: Gilles Marini Interview
DANCING WITH THE STARS contestant Gilles Marini visits Reality Chat
and dishes about his experience on the show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XZtncvFNAI
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An interview with Shawn:
Shawn Johnson "Shocked" By Judges' Naughty Request
If you cringed when the Dancing with the Stars judges' called for more naughtiness in 17-year-old Shawn Johnson's dances, imagine how she felt. Will she be more naughty now? Find out her answer, as well as her thoughts on the dance-off and what she and "sister" Lil Kim have planned off the dance floor.
TVGuide.com: I have to say it was really nice to see you in a dress instead of a leotard.
Johnson: I know! I love it! I mean, what girl wouldn't like those dresses? They're gorgeous. It's exciting and Mark [Ballas] designs my dress every week.
TVGuide.com: Do pros usually do that?
Johnson: Some of them do. Mark's very hands-on on the whole thing. He's got a vision and he wants it to be perfect. He'll sit down with the person and he'll be like, "This is exactly what I want. I like this fabric and this cut." I mean, it's impressive! I was very shocked.
TVGuide.com: You got good scores the first two weeks. How would you rate your performances?
Shawn Johnson: I thought I did pretty good. The waltz was fun and we worked really hard on that for a while and I just was ready to go out there and do it. That was harder because you have so much adrenaline and stuff and it's such a smooth dance that it's hard to contain yourself. Whereas the salsa, you can use that adrenaline to kinda go crazy. I have the foxtrot next, which is a slow dance.
TVGuide.com: The judges said they wanted you to be more naughty, which I thought was weird. What were you thinking?
Johnson: I was a little bit shocked. I mean, ever since I've gotten to the show, the one thing everybody has said is, "We want to keep you young and look your age." So when they said that, I was like, "Well, I don't think I'm allowed to!" [Laughs] But Mark said we're not gonna go for naughty.
TVGuide.com: Did they forget you're 17?
Johnson: I dunno! It was weird.
TVGuide.com: How were you feeling going into the first elimination?
Johnson: Oh, I was nervous! [Laughs] I mean, the scores have a little to do with it, but it's really about the votes. When you're under that red light, you get so nervous. I was just glad they called my name second. I really had no idea who it was gonna be. Some people could've gotten higher scores than others, but a lot of people have a following. Steve [Wozniak] and Belinda [Carlisle] were both so sweet and lovable that you really had no idea. You become a family. We've been together for five weeks and got to know each other. Belinda was working really hard and loving every minute of it, and it was really sad to see her go.
TVGuide.com: Do you like the addition of the dance-off?
Johnson: Uh... I think it could go both ways. It's a little harsh, you know, just kinda putting the bottom two through more than is necessary. But also, if you make a mistake in your dance the night before, it gives you a second chance to perfect it and higher your score, so it could go either way.
TVGuide.com: What do you think of everyone now after two performances?
Johnson: Gilles [Marini] and Melissa, of course, were amazing. Steve-O didn't get to dance [the salsa], which was disappointing, but we got to see him rehearse a few times and his dance was amazing. We all wish he could've performed it. Ty [Murray] — I was so excited for him! He made a few mistakes the first week and he was so nervous going out. He was like, "They don't give out zeroes, do they?" [Laughs] We were like, "Aww." He's just a sweetheart. I'm just really happy to see him get through. Holly [Madison] is so much fun to be around, and so is Melissa. They're just a bundle of energy. I love it.
TVGuide.com: There's a lot of talk about Melissa's dance experience and whether or not that's fair. Do you think it's unfair?
Johnson: I honestly don't think I can give an opinion, just because I'm not a cheerleader or a dancer or anything. I don't know how it would transfer over or what experience she has. I don't know. I'm a gymnast and all I know is I can flip and that doesn't help anything. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: Are you comfortable in heels yet?
Johnson: [Laughs] I'm getting there! It was definitely hard to begin with and it's still hard.
TVGuide.com: Is that why you tripped on the stairs the first night?
Johnson: [Laughs] Yeah. I'm clumsy! I thought I was gonna fall. It was scary, but Mark caught me. Everybody trips on the stairs and I broke the ice this season. I'm the first one to trip so everyone's like, "Oh, thank God it's not me!" I'm like, "Oh, whatever. I got it, guys."
TVGuide.com: Did that rattle you at all for your performance?
Johnson: A little. When I got down, all I remember was the trip and I totally blanked on anything else. It's funny because Ty also tripped that night and now we have a little ongoing joke: "OK, if I trip, you have to trip." [Laughs] But I guess we should really try not to trip!
TVGuide.com: You said you and Lil Kim are really tight. What have you been doing?
Johnson: We're going out to lunch this week. We haven't really had time to do too much because we were getting ready for the show, but we talk a lot during the shows and during dress rehearsals. Who would've thought? [Laughs] She said we're gonna take the tall ones down!
http://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Shawn-Johnson-Shocked-1004207.aspx
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