• Misty May Stops Dancing

      A post about by Regina Avalos on October 8th, '08

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    • News from ABC and Dancing With The Stars has come out that one of the dancers has left the competition. The news first broke on Saturday that the athlete had injured herself Friday during rehearsals, but the people at Dancing With The Stars kept the news mostly under wraps until Monday’s show aired. Brooke Burke did speak before that, and she was the one that confirmed that Misty May-Treanor was out of the competition.

      The Olympic Volleyball player explained how her injury happened on Monday night’s performance episode for Dancing With The Stars. She says she heard a pop while she was rehearsing the Lindy Hop with her partner. The pop turned out to be a ruptured Achilles tendon on her left leg. As an athlete this could spell the end of her career, but she didn’t answer those questions when asked by the host Tom Bergeron. The athelete didn’t undergo surgery on Tuesday. As a volleyball player, the feet are almost as important as her hands. She needs to be able to jump and move around the court.

      As a fan of Dancing With The Stars, I am sad to see Misty May go. This isn’t the first injury this season. Kim Kardashian also injured her toe right before the season started, but the injury was not severe. She went on to perform, but she was sent home already this season. Dancing With The Stars airs on Monday and Tuesday nights on ABC. Are you watching Dancing With The Stars this season? What do you think?

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    • Dancing With The Stars Ready To Return

      A post about by Regina Avalos on August 28th, '08

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    • For weeks, rumors of the cast getting ready to strut their stuff on the dance floor for the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars. Months ago rumors even flew around a bit about Paula Abdul wanting to appear on the series if she could manage it with her demanding American Idol schedule. She is not on the list for this season, and that means if we see the American Idol judge appear it won’t be until next fall. However, we have a large cast of celebrities hoping to walk away from the competition with the coveted mirrorball trophy at the end of season seven.

      Some of the names include All My Children star Susan Lucci, singer Toni Braxton and former *Nsync star Lance Bass. Kim Kardashian is also a part of this season’s cast, and she already made news this week as she sliced her toe on Monday. She did talk to Good Morning America once the cast announcement was made that the injury would not prevent her from appearing on the series. Other names set to dance away on stage include Warran Sapp, Cloris Leachman, and two Olympic sports stars, Misty May-Treanor and Maurice Greene. For a full list, you can check out my blog, Celebrity Today!

      Dancing With The Stars is one series I always seem to find myself watching year after year. The celebrity dancers really step up and do their best. Yes, some have come out and made jokes of themselves, but we’ve also seen some real talent on that series with Mario Lopez, Drew Lachey and the two Joey’s, Mcintyre and Lawrence, all surprising me. It will be interesting to see what this cast of celebrities does. Any early predictions out there folks?

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    • Dancing With The Stars Season Six Ends

      A post about by Regina Avalos on May 21st, '08

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    • kristi.jpgThis week is finale week for our favorite competitions. Over on Fox, David Cook and David Archuleta fought for America’s votes to become the next American Idol. We will see who wins that title on tonight’s finale, but last night the night belonged to Dancing With The Stars. The series took over ABC for three hours, two of those hours for the finale. Early on in the finale, we saw Cristián de la Fuente eliminated. This left Kristi Yamaguchi and Jason Taylor to dance once for the judges vote. Those totals were added into the viewer vote and we had one couple named this season’s champions.

      That title for season six goes to Kristi Yamaguchi. A woman has not won the competition since season one, and this was something they kept mentioning over and over again the last two nights. That has changed though. Kristi was the best dancer in this season’s competition. Kristi and her partner, Mark Ballas, shined on stage from the very beginning. In the first episode this season, they received the highest score any couple has received in the opening week. Once she learned how to throw her emotions into her performances, these two were difficult to beat.

      Last night’s finale also included two performances from Usher, the announcement of the winners of the junior dance competition, and the return of the rest of this season’s couples to the dance floor. All in all, it was a great night. For those dance fans wondering where they might get their dance fix this summer, So You Think You Can Dance premieres Thursday night on Fox with a two hour season premiere. First, let’s find out who our next American Idol is. Check back here tomorrow for my reaction to that announcement!

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    • Dancing and Idol Set for Finales

      A post about by Regina Avalos on May 15th, '08

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    • marissa_jaret_winokur2.jpgThe stages are now set for next week’s finales for both Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. Each series had their semi-finals this week, and one more was sent home from each. On Dancing With The Stars, we saw the final four couples pick their dances out of a hat, and they had to come up with new choreography. All did well, but it was obvious here who would be sent home during the performances.

      This week Marissa Jaret Winokur was picked to go home. She has been a great asset to the series this season with her bubbly personality. She showed the American viewers that you don’t have to be skinny to dance and dance well. She just doesn’t have the skill to match up to the others still remaining in the competition at this point. Many are shocked she made it passed Mario and Shannon Elizabeth.

      As for American Idol, this week the final three fought it out for the final two spots in next week’s finale. They each sang three songs each. One picked by the judges, one they picked themselves, and one picked for them by the producers. During their performances, it was easy to see who would be sent home this week just by the judge’s comments.

      Syesha Mercado packed her bags this week, and this means we will see David Archuleta and David Cook in next week’s finale. This is something I have been predicting for weeks now. These two stand out the most, and it will be interesting to see just what they end up doing next week. Archuleta has been the one with most of the buzz surrounding him because of his father. He has been asked by the producers to not help his son with his song choices or performance preparations. Young David is all on his own.

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    • Dancing With The Stars Hits 100!

      A post about by Regina Avalos on May 7th, '08

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    • mariokarina.jpgIn just three short years, the ABC dance competition series, Dancing With The Stars,  has hit one hundred episodes. The series celebrated that fact last night during its weekly results show. Here we are towards the end of season six, and we really show no signs of the dancing craze stopping. Next week, we head into the semi-finals with the final four left in the competition. One more celebrity and their partner was sent home last night. This week, that honor went to Mario, the youngest competitor on the series. The audience was packed with former contestants, and some even came on stage to perform.

      When the show premiered a few years ago, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. It seemed to be trying to capitalize on the popularity of So You Think You Can Dance, which returns for another season later this month. The first season was a hit and miss, and there was even some controversy with who won the competition the first time out the gate. We’ve had less problems of that sort since the show premiered, but the show has had its share of drama. Cristian has continued on, even with the injury to his arm, but you have to wonder if this injury will end up causing him the competition as things get even tougher in these final weeks. His partner, Cheryl Burke, won’t be able to work around his injury forever.

      While I wasn’t too sure about this series when it began, I now look forward to seeing it when it airs. There is already talk about who will be joining for season seven. Rumors are that Paula Abdul wants to join as a celebrity dancer. However, the judges have already mentioned some reservations about this. We’ll have to see what happens in the month ahead. If she was to join the show, it would have to be during the fall season. Even with the two series taping close by, her appearing during the spring when American Idol is in full swing is completely out of the question.

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