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Dancing with the Stars

Melissa Gives Mya A Run For Her Money
October 13, 2009

Week 4 on Dancing With The Stars brought out four new routines—the bolero, two-step, lambada and Charleston—three perfect scores, two leaders and one extremely elated former Teenage Witch.

Melissa Joan Hart charmed the crowd with a jumpy Charleston that had audience member Gilles Marini and his plus one, Brothers and Sisters co-star Rachel Griffiths, on their feet. “I’ve gotten lots of perfect scores [in past seasons] but tonight is my proudest 10 I’ve ever gotten,” Hart’s dance partner Mark Balls said after the show. “Going from [a score of] 19 to 28 in a week, it’s unheard of!”

Melissa’s effort, however, couldn’t knock last week’s leader, Mya, from the top of the leader board. With a hot lambada, a.k.a. “the forbidden dance,” that had judge Bruno Tonioli fanning himself, Mya and Dmitry Chaplin also scored a 28, though they once again couldn’t please head judge Len Goodman. “I felt in the lambada I was going to get a little bit more,” he told the couple as the audience’s boos got louder.


Joanna Krupa and a shirtless Derek Hough also fired up the competition with a lambada that the judges said could have pushed the show out of family-friendly territory. “All I can say is I hope that the children were in bed!” said Carrie Ann Inaba. “I bet some of the adults are now,” host Tom Bergeron added.

And though some succeeded, others struggled. Chuck Liddell and Louie Vito fell flat with their country two-steps, Michael Irvin also couldn’t break the 20-point mark and the judges shared some harsh but constructive criticism with Aaron Carter: “You have to chill out. You’re trying too hard,” Carrie Ann told the singer about his over-the-top lambada that had more tricks than technical moves.

One of the night’s most-improved awards? That would go to musical fanatic Kelly Osbourne, who brought Broadway to the dance floor with a 1920s-esque Charleston. Len told her and partner Louis Van Amstel they could have used a bit more swivel, but Bruno assured them it “was a very good performance. You should be happy!”

Full list of couples and their scores:
Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya: 17
Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Ballas: 28
Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo: 24
Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff: 18
Mark Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer: 22
Kelly Osbourne and Louis Van Amstel: 23
Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough: 26
Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson: 24
Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova: 16
Louie Vito and Chelsie Hightower: 16
Mya and Dmitry Chaplin: 28
—Eunice Oh

Craig Sjodin/ABC(2)

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/10/13/melissa-gives-mya-a-run-for-her-money/#more-18441

RealityFreakWill:
Monday’s Dancing: What You Didn’t See

Dancing Dolls: An audience member in the balcony grabbed the studio’s attention by holding up Donny and Marie Osmond dolls she brought to the taping. The Barbie-sized dolls were, according to the woman, a gift from many years ago. During a commercial break, the warm-up guy took a doll and walked down to have Marie, who was cheering on brother Donny from the front row, sign it.

Center of Attention: He wasn’t even on the dance floor but all eyes were on Gilles Marini as he took a seat in the front row next to Brothers and Sisters star Rachel Griffiths and Mark Dacascos‘ wife and three kids. Female fans squealed once they spotted Marini, a finalist last season. They stood up from their seats and shouted his name as the Sex and the City actor waved. Just a few minutes before the show went live, host Samantha Harris ran over and gave him a hug but she wasn’t the only one — several production crew members also dropped by to say hello.

T-Shirt Trouble: Christian Slater got one last week and Jason Biggs also got lucky — well, sort of — Monday night. Minutes before Karina Smirnoff hit the dance floor for her routine with Aaron Carter, the ballroom pro scanned the crowd to see where she wanted to hand out a T-shirt. Spotting Biggs standing up and trying to get her attention, Smirnoff threw it in his direction, only to have it him in his face.


Family Matters: Sharon Osbourne, along with her daughter’s boyfriend, Luke Worrell, had some of the best seats in the house to cheer on Kelly; Lacey Schwimmer gave her dad a warm hug before the show started; Melissa Joan Hart spotted some family members in the crowd; the Dacascos family gave their dad hugs and kisses before he performed the two-step; and the Osmond clan came out in full force. “I just want you to know tomorrow is Marie’s birthday,” Donny told the crowd, before adding that she was going to turn “29 years old!”

Snack Time: They don’t allow food and drinks inside the ballroom but Makoa Dacasco, the Iron Chef chairman’s oldest son, got his hands on some sweet treats. During a short impromptu Q and A session with the warm-up guy, the sharply dressed 8-year-old told the audience his favorite team was, of course, Mark and Lacey, and explained why his mouth was a bit full while talking: He was enjoying a Butterfinger.

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/10/13/mondays-dancing-what-you-didnt-see-30/

RealityFreakWill:
ABC press release:

SIXTH COUPLE ELIMINATED ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW,"  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, ON ABC

International Superstar Shakira Performs

"Episode 904A" - After last week's shocking elimination and Tom DeLay's withdrawal due to injury, only 11 teams remain and the sixth couple eliminated from the competition is announced on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

International Superstar Shakira performs "Did It Again" from her forthcoming album, "She Wolf." Shakira also takes to the "Dancing with the Stars" stage with her hit "Hips Don't Lie" from her second English-language album, "Oral Fixation Volume 2," released in 2006. Shakira has won two Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards and has been nominated for a Golden Globe. In addition she is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second-most successful female Latin singer, having sold over 50 million albums worldwide.

In a special professional dancer routine, pros Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Alec Mazo, Edyta Sliwinska, Karina Smirnoff and Louis Van Amstel preview and showcase next week's dances, the Argentine Tango and Paso Doble, together in one performance on the "Dancing with the Stars" stage. 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 11 teams will leave the ballroom floor?

* AARON CARTER (pop star) and partner KARINA SMIRNOFF.

* NATALIE COUGHLIN (Olympic champion swimmer) and partner, Season 1 champion ALEC MAZO.

* MARK DACASCOS ("Iron Chef America" star) and partner LACEY SCHWIMMER.

* MELISSA JOAN HART (actress) and partner, reigning two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champ MARK BALLAS.

* MICHAEL IRVIN (NFL Hall of Famer) and partner, Season 8's Professional Dancer Competition winner ANNA DEMIDOVA.

* JOANNA KRUPA (model) and partner, Season 7 champ DEREK HOUGH.

* CHUCK LIDDELL (Ultimate Fighting Champion) and partner ANNA TREBUNSKAYA.

* MYA (award winning singer) and partner DMITRY CHAPLIN.

* KELLY OSBOURNE (reality star) and partner LOUIS VAN AMSTEL.

* DONNY OSMOND (showbiz legend) and partner KYM JOHNSON.

* LOUIE VITO (professional snowboarder) and partner CHELSIE HIGHTOWER.

msbuni:
Karina Smirnoff and Aaron Carter Brush Off Romance Rumors
October 13, 2009

It happens almost every season on Dancing with the Stars, and this time around it’s partners Karina Smirnoff and Aaron Carter debunking the buzz that they’re getting cozy off the dance floor.

“It’s really funny,” Smirnoff, 31, told PEOPLE after Monday night’s performance. “The rumors are that we are hooking up but then we’re not sexy enough on the dance floor [according to head judge Len Goodman]? Let me tell you, if that was the case, the dance would have been very raunchy, as Len wanted it to be.”

For Carter, 21, the rumors are off the mark from what’s really happening between the two of them: a budding friendship.

“We have a lot of respect for each other and I have a lot of respect for her,” he says. “She’s a lady and I’m going to treat her like that. She just went through a breakup so it’s important to respect her.”

“Honestly the last few months have been beyond difficult,” Smirnoff says about her split with fiancé Maksim Chmerkovskiy. “If Aaron wasn’t by my side, kind of being there, a shoulder to lean on, I don’t think it would’ve been possible to get through it. He reminds me that I do what I love—dancing. And he’s always happy, always smiling, saying, ‘Come on, girl! You can do this!’ I tip my hat off to Aaron for being as strong as he is.”

The singer likewise had kind words for Smirnoff. “She’s incredible,” he says. “She’s dealing with a lot of stuff [but] what’s amazing is that she’s got her head up high and doing an amazing job.
—Eunice Oh

Craig Sjodin/ABC

RealityFreakWill:
Ultimate Fighter Chuck Liddell Voted Off DWTS

Ultimate fighter Chuck Liddell and his dance partner Anna Trebunskaya were booted off of Dancing with the Stars after their Texas Two-Step failed to win enough votes to keep them dancing for another week.

“I’ve never been accused of being a good dancer, but I’ve always liked dancing,” says Liddell, who is the designated dancer among friends. “I wish I could’ve stuck around a little longer.”

He may not have been the most skilled dancer of the bunch, but he definitely entertained. In fact, last week, the judges asked for an encore performance of the couple’s samba because it was filled with energy and enthusiasm.

Costar Joanna Krupa says Liddell’s ouster is a reminder that no one is safe. “We were really shocked that Chuck left, so that makes me even more nervous for next week because you just never know.”

Her dance partner, Derek Hough, says he was impressed with Liddell’s footwork and he was continually improving as a dancer. “I saw him do a little bit of quick step last night and he did really good. I’m so bummed that he’s not going to be able to show that to everybody.”

Joining Liddell in the bottom two was early front-runner Aaron Carter and his partner Karina Smirnoff. When his name was announced at the start of the show, the audience gasped. Carter, who wears his often teary emotions on his sleeves, was nowhere to be found after the show.

Snowboarder Louie Vito and his partner Chelsie Hightower, who has spent most of her Tuesday nights on the hot seat, also joined them at the bottom. “The more you care, the more you get nervous about it,” she says.

But Vito joked that he kept his partner’s best interest in mind. “I didn’t want to take Chelsie out of her comfort zone. I know how much she likes being in those last three.”

As the dancers enter their fifth week of competition, they are beginning to bond backstage. Former Dallas Cowboy football player Michael Irvin, who was prepared to leave and then shocked to hear that he was safe from elimination, says it was hard to watch Liddell leave.

“Seeing the way this hurts Chuck, it hurts me that he’s hurt by it,” says Irvin.

Liddell, who is 6’2”, says he’s walking away from the show a little bit taller thanks to his partner Trebunskaya.

“All my friends said, ‘Man, something’s different about you now that you’re dancing,’” he says. “There’s nothing different about my body, it’s just that I’m standing up straight and walking with good posture.”

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/10/14/ultimate-fighter-chuck-liddell-voted-off-dwts/#more-18530

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