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Dancing with the Stars
Kathy Ireland Leaves Dancing with the Stars
September 30, 2009
For Kathy Ireland, the good news is that she broke the longtime Dancing with the Stars curse against models by managing to escape the first two eliminations. The bad news, however, is that she and partner Tony Dovolani were deemed the third couple to be eliminated from season 9 Tuesday night.
“I wouldn’t change a minute of it,” Ireland, 46, told PEOPLE minutes after the show. “To be able to work with Tony the past six weeks has changed my life forever. I can do so many things I never thought I could do. I feel like the biggest winner because I got him as my teacher.”
The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl, who now heads Kathy Ireland Worldwide, a billion dollar brand marketing company, warmly embraced her partner when the announcement was made. On Monday night, the pair danced a quick step that earned them just 18 points and complaints from the judges that Ireland wasn’t engaging and too reserved.
“I was not ready to go because I was having so much fun,” Dovolani said backstage. “I always walked into practice with a smile on my face because I knew she was ready to work. I’ve grown to love her family and she happens to really like mine, too. I’ve gained such an incredible friend.”
And Dovolani wasn’t alone. Even though it was only the show’s second week, the impact of Ireland’s departure will be felt in the ballroom, according to pro Cheryl Burke.
“She has such a positive energy. She always has a smile on her face,” Burke told PEOPLE. “She’s so positive and you always want to be around that.”
Burke’s partner, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says the news of Ireland’s departure not what he expected. “She’s a very elegant, very charming young lady,” he said. “I was prepared to go. We all knew coming into this that somebody has to leave every week and we’ll miss her.” –Monica Rizzo
Tell us: Did the right person go home? Will you miss Kathy and Tony? What did you think of the show?
Craig Sjodin/ABC
http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/30/kathy-ireland-leaves-dancing-with-the-stars/#more-17826
msbuni:
Dancing with the Stars
Tuesday’s Dancing: What You Didn’t See
September 30, 2009
Nerves of Mush: The pro dancers have been through elimination rounds before and know how to handle them. But for the celebrities, the suspense of Tuesday night was almost too much. “It was a little more drama that I sort of didn’t anticipate,” said Debi Mazar, who was in the bottom two with the night’s eliminated contestant, Kathy Ireland. “I was sort of confident, like, ‘Oh yeah, my fans will vote and my score wasn’t so bad.’ So it did raise some emotion in me.” Louie Vito, who landed in the bottom three, admitted he was stressing out. “I didn’t like it at all,” the snowboarder said. “That would be the worst thing if they say you’re name and everyone looks at you and ugh, you suck.” As pro Alec Mazo said, “You never know with this competition. Someone dances well and people think ‘Oh, they’ll be fine.’ But it just goes to show you that fans need to vote for their favorite person.”
Injury Update: Mazar, who strained a muscle in her neck last week, told PEOPLE she’s “doing really well” and is regaining movement. “I’m just grateful I’m here to work harder for another week and learn another dance.” Tom DeLay, whose foot suffered a pre-stress fracture before the season premiere, admitted he was “in a lot of pain” while performing the tango with partner Cheryl Burke Monday night. “I just hit [my foot] wrong and it just sent pain up me,” he said. “But it’s going to be alright.” Pro Lacey Schwimmer is ailing from strained muscles in her hip flexor, her groin and her hip abductor. “Basically anything in my hip area is not good right now,” she said. “I’m on medication to help me heal faster and I’m getting physical therapy for an hour each day … It’s very painful but … I’m a tough chick and the show must go on.”
No Rest for the Weary: Minutes after Tuesday’s show, pro dancers Alec Mazo, Chelsie Hightower, Anna Trebunskaya and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were prepping their partner’s for next week. In past seasons, results show night was usually the time when people grabbed a long dinner with friends or family and relaxed. Not any more, Chmerkovskiy said. “We have to get a good hour in tonight.” Same thing for Trebunskaya, who said, “We’re going to start learning our next dance, the samba, and it’s going to be happy and smiley and flamboyant and basically we’re going to have to work a lot.” While Hightower was working out their next dance, the rumba, in her head, her partner Vito said his evening plans were much simpler. “I’m going to get something to eat, refuel, watch a bunch of YouTube videos,” he said. “Tomorrow I’ll learn the rumba!”
Team Spirit: Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke strolled into the ballroom Tuesday night. Seated in the front row, Rourke was there to cheer on pal Chuck Liddell. “He’s a friend of mine,” Liddell said. “I hope he had a good time here. I think he’s going to try to make it back in one of these times to see me dance.” The other big excitement in the ballroom happened before the show began. As he often does, warm-up entertainer Corey Almeida invited audience members to do some dancing of their own on the ballroom floor. Nearly 100 people jumped at the opportunity. When The Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” came on, Michael Irvin, Tony Dovolani, Schwimmer and Chmerkovskiy helped him lead the masses. Now that’s team spirit! –Monica Rizzo
http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/30/tuesdays-dancing-what-you-didnt-see-24/#more-17881
RealityFreakWill:
Tuesday’s Dancing: What You Didn’t See
Nerves of Mush: The pro dancers have been through elimination rounds before and know how to handle them. But for the celebrities, the suspense of Tuesday night was almost too much. “It was a little more drama that I sort of didn’t anticipate,” said Debi Mazar, who was in the bottom two with the night’s eliminated contestant, Kathy Ireland. “I was sort of confident, like, ‘Oh yeah, my fans will vote and my score wasn’t so bad.’ So it did raise some emotion in me.” Louie Vito, who landed in the bottom three, admitted he was stressing out. “I didn’t like it at all,” the snowboarder said. “That would be the worst thing if they say you’re name and everyone looks at you and ugh, you suck.” As pro Alec Mazo said, “You never know with this competition. Someone dances well and people think ‘Oh, they’ll be fine.’ But it just goes to show you that fans need to vote for their favorite person.”
Injury Update: Mazar, who strained a muscle in her neck last week, told PEOPLE she’s “doing really well” and is regaining movement. “I’m just grateful I’m here to work harder for another week and learn another dance.” Tom DeLay, whose foot suffered a pre-stress fracture before the season premiere, admitted he was “in a lot of pain” while performing the tango with partner Cheryl Burke Monday night. “I just hit [my foot] wrong and it just sent pain up me,” he said. “But it’s going to be alright.” Pro Lacey Schwimmer is ailing from strained muscles in her hip flexor, her groin and her hip abductor. “Basically anything in my hip area is not good right now,” she said. “I’m on medication to help me heal faster and I’m getting physical therapy for an hour each day … It’s very painful but … I’m a tough chick and the show must go on.”
No Rest for the Weary: Minutes after Tuesday’s show, pro dancers Alec Mazo, Chelsie Hightower, Anna Trebunskaya and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were prepping their partner’s for next week. In past seasons, results show night was usually the time when people grabbed a long dinner with friends or family and relaxed. Not any more, Chmerkovskiy said. “We have to get a good hour in tonight.” Same thing for Trebunskaya, who said, “We’re going to start learning our next dance, the samba, and it’s going to be happy and smiley and flamboyant and basically we’re going to have to work a lot.” While Hightower was working out their next dance, the rumba, in her head, her partner Vito said his evening plans were much simpler. “I’m going to get something to eat, refuel, watch a bunch of YouTube videos,” he said. “Tomorrow I’ll learn the rumba!”
Team Spirit: Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke strolled into the ballroom Tuesday night. Seated in the front row, Rourke was there to cheer on pal Chuck Liddell. “He’s a friend of mine,” Liddell said. “I hope he had a good time here. I think he’s going to try to make it back in one of these times to see me dance.” The other big excitement in the ballroom happened before the show began. As he often does, warm-up entertainer Corey Almeida invited audience members to do some dancing of their own on the ballroom floor. Nearly 100 people jumped at the opportunity. When The Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” came on, Michael Irvin, Tony Dovolani, Schwimmer and Chmerkovskiy helped him lead the masses. Now that’s team spirit!
http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/09/30/tuesdays-dancing-what-you-didnt-see-24/#more-17881
RealityFreakWill:
Week 3 Scoring Results:
Mark/Lacey
Rumba 6 6 6 18
Joanna/Derek
Samba 7 8 8 23
Mya/Dmitry
Rumba 10 7 10 27
Melissa/Mark
Samba 6 6 7 19
Louie/Chelsie
Rumba 8 5 7 20
Debi/Maksim
Samba 6 5 6 17
Donny/Kym
Rumba 7 7 7 21
Michael/Anna
Samba 5 4 5 14
Natalie/Alec
Rumba 9 8 9 26
Chuck/Anna
Samba 6 5 6 17
Aaron/Karina
Rumba 8 6 7 21
Tom/Cheryl
Samba 6 4 5 15
Kelly/Louis
Rumba 7 6 7 20
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Louie Vito’s DWTS Blog: I’m Having Trouble Moving My Hips
October 5, 2009
Another Monday, another blog from me: Let’s start this one off with my thoughts and feelings on last week’s jive. The jive to me has been my favorite one so far. It’s upbeat, fast and fun. I couldn’t have been happier with the way I performed the jive even if I didn’t get the scores I was hoping for. It’s all good to me because we got good feedback from the viewers. I feel like my hard work paid off and showed, and, most importantly, I am here for another week.
Personally, I listen to the judges. It doesn’t bother me how harsh their comments are because I try to take what they say and put it toward my next week’s dance. I, for one though, try to do things I think the viewers and people like whether it is a flip or some sort of style. I want my dances to be fun to watch. Luckily for me, Chelsie is good at choreographing routines and knows what moves can accent my strengths.
As the weeks continue, the practices get more intense. This week I have to perform the rumba — the sexy, romantic dance. I mean, let’s be honest here, with a partner like Chelsie we all know this shouldn’t be a problem. Yet, I am having a problem with the hip movement that is needed for this dance. Working on this hip movement is what I have been focusing on for most of this week’s practices.
As I said in my previous blogs, we have less than a week to learn these dances. That means practicing, literally, all day. I practiced from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. just to drill this dance in my head and make sure I am ready to go. The main thing with hip movement is I have to be confident that I can do it. Chelsie has taught me how to do it. Doing the motion is only part of it — the other part is having the confidence that you can do it and selling it to the crowd. That is what caused me the most trouble. I mean, I’ll be honest, in the beginning, in my mind I felt like I was sexy and hot doing the dance. In reality, when I watched the video, I wasn’t. Finally, after lots of practice and video review I feel I can do everything. I just need to do it and do it with confidence.
This week, my goal is just to go out there with belief in my dancing. Even if I am so far off and mess everything up, I want to go out there and handle this dance. The rumba is about male dominance and that’s what I want to do — move my hips and romance Chelsie on the dance floor. If I do that, all my work and goals are accomplished!! –Louie Vito
http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/10/05/louie-vitos-dwts-blog-im-having-trouble-moving-my-hips/#more-18047
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