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Welcome to the WABC's "The Mirror Ball: Dancing with the Stars" blog. This blog is written by Jennifer Matarese, a loyal viewer of "Dancing with the Stars" and a WABC employee. This season we'll watch the stars struggle to become pro dancers and compete for the mirror ball trophy! I look forward to hearing all of your opinions on who you think should win! 09/24/2012 Bar is Set High on 'Dancing With the Stars: All Stars'
Are you ready for this?! Was your mind blown by the star power? It’s finally here, season 15, better known as “Dancing With the Stars: All Stars”!
Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet looked great! I LOVED Brooke’s beautiful dress!
The stars paraded on out! The band was playing their song. It was really great to see some of the couples back together and some of the new pairings as well. One thing is for sure, if we thought the dancing was fantastic last season, it is going to be amazing this season with all of the champions and near-champions in the ballroom.
Up first with the Cha Cha was Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson! The NSYNC crooner and runner up is looking forward to beating Season 4 champ Apolo Ohno, so we’ll see if he can do it. So the smoke was smoking up the stage and he started off with a huge jump right over Kym! He had a lot of flair and they had a ton of pizzazz! What a way to start off the All-Star season! I really think they looked sharp and had a lot of fun with the dance, that’s exactly what you want to see! Hopefully the judges liked it too. Len explained that the judging is changing, they are now judging with half points too! Len said that he loved watching him dance and had a high performance level and said to check out his footwork but thought it was great. Bruno said he always brings it on and that was the way to do it. He reminded him to straighten the back of his knee though. Carrie Ann said that he’s one of her favorite showmen, but Tom didn’t let her finish her comment! So who knows if she had something negative to add.
Their Scores: Carrie Ann – 6.5, Len – 7, and Bruno – 7, for a total of 20.5 out of 30. Carrie Ann added that she had more to say to explain her score but didn’t get the chance.
Continue reading "Bar is Set High on 'Dancing With the Stars: All Stars'" » Technorati Tags:all stars, dancing with the stars, season 15 Posted by WABC on September 24, 2012 in DWTS Season 15 | Permalink | Comments (0) Who will win?
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Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool. Technorati Tags:Dancing With The Stars Posted by WABC on September 24, 2012 in DWTS Season 15 | Permalink | Comments (0) 09/21/2012 Melissa Rycroft-Strickland & Joey Fatone talk about 'Dancing With the Stars: All Stars'
It's almost time for Season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars" and it's the big All-Stars season!
In order to give you a little preview of what you can expect, Melissa Rycroft-Strickland (Season 8) and Joey Fatone (Season 4) spoke about their training process, working with their old pro dance partners, and what's different this time around.
Joey is paired up with Kym Johnson again and Melissa is dancing with her old partner Tony Dovolani. Also, on night number 1, Melissa will be dancing the Fox Trot and Joey will have the Cha Cha.
You can watch them and all of the other stars in action this Monday, September 24th at 8 p.m. on ABC!
Technorati Tags:all stars, dancing with the stars, joey fatone, melissa rycroft-strickland, season 15 Posted by WABC on September 21, 2012 in DWTS Season 15 | Permalink | Comments (0) 05/22/2012 'Dancing With the Stars' Champions Awarded Mirror Ball Trophy!The “Dancing With the Stars” finale started off with all of the pros and the Dance Troupe performing a dance number to get the audience and pumped up for the final performances. The stars from this season then joined their pro partners in the dance. The remaining three couples took center stage and got ready to perform just one more time for additional judges’ scores.
Len and the judges chose Donald Driver’s Freestyle dance to see again. Cowboy Troy was back to perform as well. It was great the second time around too!
In the final night of performances, each of the three remaining couples, Donald & Peta, William & Cheryl, and Katherine & Mark, had to compete in two dances. All three couples had to perform a dance chosen by the judges that they have previously performed, but incorporated new music and new choreography. Then, each couple performed the unpredictable and highly anticipated no rules Freestyle dance to music they chose themselves.
Bruno helped William & Cheryl perfect their Cha Cha. This was a hit the first time around so I expected nothing but the best this time too. His hip action is second to none! The audience was screaming the whole time and you could tell Cheryl and William were both having a great time out there on the dance floor. They did a great job and it was a great start to the show. Len said it was as good as he’s ever seen in 14 seasons. Bruno said it was an intoxicating Cuban cocktail! He added that his hip action left him green with envy. Carrie Ann said that the magic is still there and is joined with sophistication and added that William has grown miles since the season began.
Their Scores: Carrie Ann – 10, Len – 10, and Bruno -10, for a total of30 out of 30! A perfect score!
Continue reading "Amazing Freestyle Performances on 'Dancing With the Stars'" » Technorati Tags:dancing with the stars, donald driver, katherine jenkins, william levy Posted by WABC on May 21, 2012 in DWTS Season 14 | Permalink | Comments (0) Three final couples prepare for Dancing with the Stars finalePosted by WABC on May 21, 2012 in DWTS Season 14 | Permalink | Comments (0) 05/20/2012 Last opportunity to impress the judges!
After 10 weeks of dancing, Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd, Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas and William Levy & Cheryl Burke have made it to the finals. However, only one couple can be crowned the winner. The finalists will have their last opportunity to impress the judges on Monday, when each of the couples will compete in two dances.
All three couples will have the chance to show their improvement over the course of the season by performing a dance chosen by the judges that they have previously performed. This time, they will be able to incorporate new music and new choreography. Each couple will also perform the unpredictable freestyle to music they have chosen themselves.
Tuesday’s two-hour season finale opens with a stunning opening number with the entire cast and the Troupe. All of this season’s eliminated couples will return to the ballroom to perform some of the most memorable routines. There may also be a few surprises! Gladys Knight, will accompany a dance performance, and Kelly Clarkson will also sing a medley of her “Dark Side” and “Stronger,” and will be accompanied by Kym Johnson, Tony Dovolani, Anna Trebunskaya, Tristan MacManus and the Troupe.
As the last part of the competition on Tuesday, the three finalists will perform a new routine in the “24 Hour Challenge” – in which they will have had 24 hours to pair their dance style of choice to music given to them after Monday night’s show. This routine will be scored out of 30 and will round out the judges’ scores across both nights. Who will be the one to take home the Mirror Ball Trophy?
Technorati Tags:anna trebunskaya, cheryl burke, donald driver, freestyle, gladys knight, katherine jenkins, kelly clarkson, kim johnson, mark ballas, peta murgatroyd, tony dovolani, tristan mcmanus, william levy Posted by WABC on May 20, 2012 in DWTS Season 14 | Permalink | Comments (0) 05/15/2012 Stunning Upset on 'Dancing With the Stars' Semifinals Results Show!Four fantastic couples were whittled down to three on “Dancing With the Stars”. The results show kicked off with the judges picking William and Cheryl’s Samba to see again. They know how to choose a crowd pleaser! William was back out there shaking it again.
Then, they replayed Katherine’s part of the dance that caused an injury to her lower back apparently. She said that something twinged in her back and the next thing she knew she fell down. Fortunately, she will be able to continue on in the competition if America chose to keep her around…and they did! They are in the finals! Katherine was overjoyed and she and Mark carried her around on the stage. Tom Bergeron said, “I’m no doctor but her back looks better now!”
Continue reading "Stunning Upset on 'Dancing With the Stars' Semifinals Results Show!" » Technorati Tags:dancing with the stars, derek hough, donald driver, finals, katherine jenkins, maria menounos, semifinals, william levy Posted by WABC on May 15, 2012 in DWTS Season 14 | Permalink | Comments (0) 05/14/2012 The Final Four Compete in the Semifinals on 'Dancing With the Stars'!It’s time for the final four in the semifinals tonight! The final three will get to dance their Freestyle dance next week so the stakes are high as everyone loves to show off with that very popular segment. I have to say that the final for left are really the creme of the crop this year. They are all fantastic dancers and it seems that it will be tough work for the judges tonight. There was an incident with Katherine Jenkins, but we’ll get to that later.
Tonight, the semifinals kicked off with William and Cheryl and their Tango. I love their intensity it’s always top notch. The camera really did a great job of following their intricate footwork tonight. He really took control of the dance and led Cheryl across the dance floor and the crowd responded! It was a fantastic job overall, but I wonder if he seemed just a tad stiff during the dance. Len said that overall it was terrific, and said that he would have liked a slightly tighter hold though and he seemed a little flat footed at times. Bruno said he was full of animal magnetism and that he was like the dictator of the Tango! Carrie Ann said that his lines and angles were gorgeous, and then she picked on his shimmies and one over-rotation on the drop. I’m sure no one in the audience or at home for that matter really picked up on those subtleties.
Their Scores: Carrie Ann – 9, Len – 9, and Bruno – 10, for a total of 28 out of 30. That’s a great way to start the night!
Continue reading "The Final Four Compete in the Semifinals on 'Dancing With the Stars'!" » Technorati Tags:dancing with the stars, Donald Driver, Katherine Jenkins, Maria Menounos, William Levy Posted by WABC on May 14, 2012 in DWTS Season 14 | Permalink | Comments (1) 05/13/2012 Which three couples will land in the finals?After last week’s nerve-racking double elimination, the four remaining couples will face off in the semifinals. This week, the four couples will be performing one new Ballroom and one new Latin dance in order to determine which three couples will land in the finals.
On Tuesday’s results show, Carrie Underwood and Alanis Morissette will hit the stage.
Carrie Underwood will be performing “Good Girl”, and will be accompanied by Tristan McManus, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov and Emma Slater. Alanis Morissette will be performing her new single “Guardian” and will be accompanied by Blake McGrath and Tyne Stecklein. Also on Tuesday, Julianne Hough and her co-star Diego Boneta will be performing from the upcoming release “Rock of Ages”, which is set to hit theaters on June 15th.
Tuesday also marks the last “Macy’s Stars of Dance” performance of the season. Two yet-to-be-named Dancing with the Stars professionals will perform a Samba to “End of Time”. All season long, fans have voted on the performance song, style, costumes and pro dancers for the season’s Macy’s Design-a-Dance.
By Tuesday evening’s end, one couple will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges’ scores and viewers’ votes on dances performed on Monday’s performance show. Who among the four couples will be the next to leave the ballroom?
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