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'So You Think You Can Dance': Karen and Victor are eliminated from the contest

2009-11-26T09:13:00.000-08:00

After five weeks of performances on "So You Think You Can Dance" the top 20 have lastly been narrowed down to the top 10 with the elimination of Karen and Victor from the contest. I predicted in an former blog that Karen and Victor would be leaving the show, and that is precisely how things went down last night. The only real surprise of the night was when season favorites Ellenore and Ryan were voted into the base three couples. I was beautiful shocked by this because they were one of the stronger couples of the night, right at the top with Ashleigh and Jakob and Kathryn and birthright. There are so many good dancers this season, that it only makes sense that high-quality dancers will sometimes land in the bottom. And as management producer and jury Nigel Lithgoe said, the pair shouldn't look at it as being voted into the bottom, they just weren't voted into the top 6. The top 10 dancers have protected a place in the "SYTYCD" live tour and they continue on into the contest next week when all current couples will be split apart and draw new partners at random. Also, next week marks the first week in the competition where the American public really votes for the one guy and one girl who will depart the competition.

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Aussie wins US Dancing with the Stars season

2009-11-26T08:51:00.000-08:00

Australian ballroom dancing superstar Kym Johnson has teamed up with 1970s teen idol Donny Osmond to win America's version of TV actuality show Dancing with the Stars.

The 33-year-old fair-haired from Sydney and 51-year-old Osmond were crowned champions in front of a US TV viewers of more than 20 million.

Singer Mya was the second-placed celebrity while the revelation of the season, Kelly Osbourne, daughter of heavy metal fable Ozzy Osbourne, came third.

Johnson is no unfamiliar person to winning Dancing with the Stars.

In 2005 she teamed with TV broadcaster Tom Williams to win the Australia's Dancing with the Stars.

Johnson was engaged to Australian cricketer Shane Watson at the time but ended the relationship and became involved with Williams.

In 2006 she moved to the US where she has turn into a fixture on the American Dancing with the Stars, finishing second twice with N'Sync's Joey Fatone and gridiron luminary Warren Sapp.

In other seasons she was paired with TV talkshow host Jerry Springer, billionaire proprietor of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team Mark Cuban and Las Vegas comedian Penn Jillette.

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MJ’s ‘This Is It’ heading to the little screen

2009-11-20T09:05:00.000-08:00

Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson is set to moonwalk into U.S. TV watchers home, for network bosses at MTV have secured rights to air his performance movie ‘This Is It’ in 2011.

‘This Is It’ premiered worldwide last month and has already raked in almost 223 million dollars at the universal box office.

The documentary is a group of rehearsal footage from the 50 London shows Jackson was scheduled to make from July (09).

And now it is heading for the small screen after the cable network protected exclusive rights in the U.S.

MTV has six-year window to air the movie opening in 2011.

“Michael Jackson has always been inextricably tied to our watchers as they witnessed his evolution from a talented performer to a worldwide icon who redefined music. Now, with this film, we can help give his fans a chance to see his last performance,” Contactmusic quoted Network leader Van Toffler as saying. (ANI)

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'Dancing With the Stars': It's losing to the Miss Perfects, the old dog, and the underdog

2009-11-20T07:37:00.000-08:00

It's the charmers versus the swans as we get down to the final four couples twirling on "Dancing With the Stars."

Not that Donny Osmond and Kelly Osbourne are slouches in the dancing section, or that Mya and Joanna Krupa are all fancy footwork and no charisma. But while the latter two are clearly the stronger dancers, with longer, more elegant lines, Donny and Kelly - the biggest underdog of the bunch - are clearly crowd pleasers.

Carrie Ann Inaba may have said it most excellent, responding to a rhumba from Kelly and partner Louis Van Amstel: "You have this supernatural quality . . . you reach right into my heart and make me love you."

Now the question is, did she do the equal for the audience?
On the first ever demonstrate in which celebs had to perform three routines in one night, Mya once again was the standout, earning a wonderful score of 30 for a samba that was one of the most sparkling routines of the entire season.

She and partner Dmitry Chaplin finished the night with a terrifyingly near flawless score of 87 out of 90 for their three routines combined. Joanna and partner Derek Hough were in second overall with 81 out of 90. Kelly Osbourne edged out Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson for third, with full scores of 78 and 74 respectively.

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So You Think You Can Dance Backstage dipper: Which Solo Was "Horrid"?

2009-11-19T09:43:00.000-08:00

Tonight on So You Think You Can Dance we learned that while a extraordinary solo can save a dancer in danger, a totally terrible solo won't necessarily get you sent home if you have previously banked enough "star moments" and sex appeal in the minds of the jury.
We've got the scoop from behind the scenes at SYTYCD that reveals why a "very good" dancer went home in place of the dancer with one of the most unchoreographed and random solos in new memory...

Channing Cooke and Kevin Hunte were eliminated this week, despite a catastrophic solo by Karen Hauer and last week's comprehensive lecture from executive producer Nigel Lythgoe on how the performers always need to dance as if their lives depend on it.

So how bad was Karen? When we talked to judge Mary Murphy afterward, she was still reeling in reaction: "Karen's solo was unpleasant. I'm a ballroom dancer, and she's a ballroom dancer, and after that I shook my head and said, 'I'm not sure what she was doing just now! I didn't even recognize what that was.' " Nonetheless, the judges raved backstage about Karen's earlier star work, especially in her hip-hop with Kevin, and they decided to saved her. (Does anyone else suspect that last season's lack of a breakout personality has led the jury to perhaps slightly overemphasize star quality this season? Perhaps the judges' "producer" tendencies are showing a bit more than is severely smart?)

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Dancing With the Stars outcome: Joanna Krupa Playboy 2009 eliminated

2009-11-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

Model Joanna Krupa and her expert partner Derek Hough became the thirteenth couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars season during previous night's live results demonstrate broadcast on ABC.

Krupa and Hough were eliminated from the contest based on a combination of the judges' scores they had received for the three dances they had performed on Dancing with the Stars' Monday night performance show and the home viewer votes that were cast instantly following the broadcast.

"It's been such an wonderful experience, thank you to the judges," Krupa said following her elimination. "I've grown as a person and thank you for giving me the chance. I had a great partner."

Krupa and Hough had placed second on Monday night's jury leaderboard with 81 out of 90 probable points. They had received 27 out of 30 points for their Viennese waltz, 27 out of 30 points for their cha-cha, and 27 out of 30 points for their salsa.

previous The Osbournes star Kelly Osbourne and her partner Louis van Amstel had finished in third place on the judges' leaderboard and were the other pair still in danger of removal when Krupa and Hough's elimination was revealed, however Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris had been cautious to note they were not essentially the week's second-lowest ranked couple.

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Backstage at DWTS: Joanna Admits Her outrageous Elimination "Sucks"

2009-11-18T08:26:00.000-08:00

That's gonna depart a mark.

In what can only be called the most jaw-dropping removal so far this season on Dancing With the Stars, Joanna Krupa (who Carrie Ann Inaba thought might win) was sent packing previous night.

We were backstage after the show and can tell you Joanna was emotion the sting.

"Being so close, it sucks not being capable to go to the finals," Joanna tells us. "But I guess it is what it is."

Still, part of her saw it coming. "It was a hard competition and I knew that tonight anything could happen, so I was ready for it."

Oh, and you won't consider who she and partner Derek Hough think may win…

They're all about supporting the girl who snatched the finals spot out from below them with her relentless underdog charm: Kelly Osbourne.

"We're absolutely proud of Kelly," Derek told us. "She's grown so much, you just can't assist but love her and root for her."

Derek and Joanna also hinted that they'll be doing much more than just sitting idly by in the viewers for a camera op after that week.

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'So You Think You Can Dance' Top 14 dancers performance

2009-11-18T07:53:00.000-08:00

Cat Deeley wore a baked potato-worthy sheath of thwart to see what the top 14 had to give. It was distracting only because it made me starving for some starch. Previously the So You Think You Can Dance judges have been getting exacting about presentation and sharp routines. Sloppiness had cropped up a lot and they lastly broke. They took no prisoners last week with their critiquing. It was a step in the right direction as season 6 actually hasn't been that extraordinary since the elimination rounds began. The fear of being eliminated may hold some performers back, but that cannot continue if they hope to actually shine and survive.

Ashleigh and Jakob: Hip-hop performance

The stories in Ashleigh and Jakob's routines are forever good, but this time Ashleigh contributed similarly. They noted that the "evolution" of their company has gone from seduction, through marriage and now into infidelity. It's attractive that their performances mature as their partnership goes on. They did a kickass hip-hop number that I would've loved to have learned…and been able to execute properly. But I digress - they weren't jointly at all times but the camera angles could've been the culprit. I also am dying to really cheer for Ashleigh for some reason, but this time it's easy to find some strengths (special note, she performed much better). Jakob is just Jakob, always spot on and showing that spark you cannot teach. It didn't hurt that they tore it up to "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derulo (sampled from "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap - yeah the song from "The OC" episode where Marissa shot Trey). She really was the one that maintained my concentration for once - it had to be the fact that she's not an "ugly cryer" and her whole routine focused on her strong emotions of anger and being scorned. Score one for Ashleigh.

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Kelly Osbourne Faces Foot operation

2009-11-17T07:49:00.000-08:00

Kelly Osbourne isn’t worried about the agony of overcome on Dancing with the Stars. She’s more worried about the gunfire pains in her feet from a condition that needs surgery.

After her strong performances on Monday night’s show, Kelly revealed that every step of DWTS has been excruciating. “I have flat feet and somewhere in the 25 years of my life, I tore the cartilage in my bulge in both feet,” she said.

Kelly was advised to get an process, but “I said no,” she explains. “I didn’t want to have it because I believe if you start cutting things, you have a entire new set of problems and it wasn’t that bad, so I covenant with it.”

But since she’s been on DWTS, Kelly’s feet have given her more pain. “And essentially, my doctor said, ‘Told you so, told you so. You wouldn’t be [feeling] this if you had had the surgery.’ So I’m going to have to have it after the demonstrate.”

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DWTS: Mya, Kelly and the other dancers

2009-11-17T07:29:00.000-08:00

I lovelovelove -- with tinsel on top -- me some Kelly Osbourne.

How gorgeous was she during Monday's semifinals round of Dancing With the Stars? Her hair. Her dancing. Her outfits. Her words.

Who cried with Kelly O? Admit it. ADMIT IT. Makes you want to stick her in your rucksack and take her with you.

Plus, I know I danced to this a little times:

Yes, individuality goes a long way on reality talent shows. (Ask Taylor Hicks.) But if we're talking pure ability, fire, fierceness -- and perfect 10's -- Mya is our girl.
Just based on Monday's trio of near-flawless performances, she's the obvious winner.
Her dancing is similar to WO:

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Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly: the demonstrate must go on!

2009-11-16T09:23:00.000-08:00

Daly has flaunted a stunning post-baby figure in a modeling crusade for La Senza's new collection. The Strictly Come Dancing presenter - whose co-presenter veteran Bruce Forsyth was missed Saturday's demonstrate with flu - is appearing in the crusade for the lingerie firm's festive season. The photographs will characteristic on billboards and in all 180 La Senza store windows across the country in the run up to Christmas. The 38-year-old, who is wedded to Radio One host Vernon Kay, gave birth to her daughter Amber in May this year, claims she doesn't do gyms or perspiring workouts. She attributes her weight loss to a busy way of life and a fast metabolism, telling Heat magazine : "I never sit down, I just don't stop - I can't keep in mind the last time I sat down in front of the TV and put my feet up." La Senza said that Tess's Steal The Show crusade, which features her in a showgirl setting with top hat and cane, aims to bring jointly the two sides of every woman - playful and fun, yet alluring and confident.

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Tufnell completely relieved Strictly's over

2009-11-16T08:53:00.000-08:00

Phil Tufnell has spoken of his assorted emotions after being voted off 'Strictly Come Dancing' on Saturday night. In an interview with The Sun's TV Biz, the 43-year-old cricket celebrity said he "didn't know whether to chuckle or cry" after he and professional partner Katya Virshilas were beaten by Ricky Groves and Erin Boag in the dance-off. He said: "It's a bit of a shame not to be involved, but it's lovely to get back into the swing of usual life. "You get entirely absorbed by it. It is a bit of a relief, tinged with some sorrow. "I don't want to be a expert dancer, so I went in there to enjoy myself.

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Q&A: Amanda Miller, Miro Dance Theatre Choreographer

2009-11-13T16:53:00.000-08:00

In this week’s City Paper, I interviewed Miro Dance Theatre choreographer Amanda Miller about her future work-in-progress, How Am I Not Myself? The piece, which she performed last night with standard Indian dancer Viji Rao, is a indication on the two dancers’ realization that, despite their differences, they’re actually quite alike:

When Miller met Rao, she most likely felt like she was stuck in a modern-dance Parent Trap: Despite their differences in race, gender and hemisphere, the two had led eerily equal lives — same birth week, same dance background, same shift from traditional to contemporary.

Even if you missed last night’s Open Studio sequence at Girard College, you can still follow Miller and Rao on their travels to India — they’ll be video-blogging, and we’ll be pestering them and reporting back occasionally on their experiences. Till then, verify out my Q&A with Miller, and appointment mirodancetheatre.org if you want to help them in their fundraising efforts. (Donate $250 or more and Miro will take a adapted photo for you each day they’re in India; donate $1,000 or more and you’ll get your own dance video. beautiful cool.)

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World silver medallists Tanith Belbin-Ben Agosto guide Skate America after compulsory ice dance

2009-11-13T16:16:00.000-08:00

World silver medallists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto have simply won the compulsory dance portion of Skate America.

The Americans, who took the silver decoration at the 2006 Turin Olympics, scored 39.28 points for the golden waltz Friday.

They were well in front of Russia's Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski at 36.94.
Ice dancing continues with the original dance Saturday and free dance Sunday.

Belbin, who was born in Kingston, Ont., and Agosto have won Cup of China and are on pace to be eligible for next month's Grand Prix Final in Tokyo.

Another U.S. team, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, previously is in the final.

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Strictly Come Dancing: after Bruce Forsyth pulls exposed, who should step up?

2009-11-13T08:03:00.000-08:00

Tess Daly takes in excess of presenting duties after Brucie is laid low with flu – but who should fill her shoes backstage?

Calamity has befallen Television Centre – Bruce Forsyth, the muscular of Strictly Come Dancing, the bulwark of the BBC, the leader of light activity, is off sick with flu. Which means Tess Daly, generally confined to backstage where she subjects the contestants to her own very extraordinary personal brand of interviewing, is stepping out on to the dance floor to present the main show.

So who is going to take her place backstage, to provide solace, congratulation and interrogation? I'm presuming it will be a man, so he can dance with Tess at the start of the show in the agonizing little skit that has become part of the weekly routine. So here are my suggestion (or fears) – let us know who you would put in Bruce's place:

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So You Think You Can Dance: Wake Up dub

2009-11-13T07:53:00.000-08:00

Golly Gee! Cat Deeley sure knows how to work a dress. sincerely, I’ve got to tip my hat to her because she was aflame in that black number. We got a small more screen time with her since the judges were so chatty this week. The Dizzy Feet basis needs a shout out for just getting two whole minutes of promo during the opening.

I now know everyone who will ever perform at and/or attend their November 29th event. I’m a small bitter since all of season five, crews from ABDC and Channing Tatum (yum) and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum from Step Up will be there. And after all their praising, I sort of want to be there now. Yes So You Think You Can Dance, your brainwashing was a sensation.

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'Dancing With the Stars' outcome November 10: Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff out

2009-11-12T09:24:00.000-08:00

Aaron Carter has zipped during his last quickstep.

The pop singer, who continually gushed about how much he loved being on "Dancing With the Stars," had his bubble burst after voters cast him out despite having earned on the whole higher scores from the judges than Kelly Osbourne, who made the semi-finals.

The other couples left to compete for the mirrored ball medal include Mya and Dmitry Chaplin, Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson, and Joanna Kruppa and Derek Hough.

Aaron had developed something of a father son connection with judge Len Goodman, who made what he called a first time report after Aaron was tossed.

Telling Aaron he'd grown so much over the course of the contest, Len told him, "If you were my son, I'd be so arrogant of you."

Aaron and partner Karina Smirnoff had frequently impressed the judging panel with their faster dances. Their 1990s version of the samba earned 9s from all three jury on Monday night as each pair did a Latin dance set in a different decade. "I thought you were striking it," Carrie Ann Inaba told the pair.

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Dancing With The Stars: Susan Boyle Very miserable That Two Dancers Danced As She Sang

2009-11-12T09:08:00.000-08:00

Susan Boyle sang her heart out on Dancing With The Stars and the audience satisfied her by giving her a repute ovation. She later confided to British judge Len Goodman that she did not be glad about the couple dancing while she was singing up on stage. She said that they upstaged her and she stressed in no unsure terms that it was friggin rude as 'ell (hell). She told the crotchety 93-year-old English codger that she would not at all think of singing while the dance partners were dancing their spirited dance number. Bruno Tonioli, the Italian moderator, added that he did not responsibility her one Londonderry bit and he then pointed out that it had all been Bergeron's idea.

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Glenbard East alum moves on to 'Dancing With the Stars' semifinals show

2009-11-11T08:54:00.000-08:00

He shed tears on the demonstrate and once fought for his spot with a dance-off, but Aaron Carter has performed his final dance on " Dancing With the Stars." The 21-year-old singer and his proficient partner, Karina Smirnoff, were eliminated from the hit ABC show Tuesday. That foliage Donny Osmond, reality star Kelly Osbourne, singer Mya and Joanna Krupa, an alum of Glenbard East High School in suburban Lombard, Illinois.

According to Krupa's "Dancing" bio, the model, who partners with Derek Hough on the show, was born in Poland but raised in Chicago. She "ultimately headed west to L.A. where her striking looks and diverse talents have made her one of the most sought-after models on the planet." Krupa will appear on the cover of Playboy's December issue, which hits newsstands November 13. She also appeared on the magazine's July 2005 cover.

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So You Think You Can Dance: Top 16 dancers Perform, Live Thoughts

2009-11-11T08:27:00.000-08:00

It's time for the top 16 dancers to take the phase and it is lastly time for America to have a say in who will be crowned America's Favorite Dancer. In my opinion, that means the competition truly gets started tonight. You never know who America is going to love or hate and we'll finally have an inking about what couple has captured America's heart and claimed their dialing finger. Beyond lastly voting, I'm eagerly awaiting being completely wowed by a presentation tonight, because it just hasn't happened yet. (Then again, I half blame the stage.)

Watch along with me tonight as the top 16 take the stage, we're introduced to a bevy of fresh choreographers, a couple new dance styles, and we have a say in who dances for their lives tomorrow night. As always, you can go behind along with me right here and in 140 characters or less on BuddyTV's breathtaking So You Think You Can Dance Twitter.

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Groovy baby! Kelly Osbourne dances amazing Sixties jive in a psychedelic green wig

2009-11-10T09:39:00.000-08:00

Style chameleon Kelly Osbourne has dyed her curls an array of colours in new years, but she's never risked green hair.

Appearing on American talent show Dancing With The Stars previous night, the actuality TV star tried out a neon lime-coloured wig.

The 25-year-old was dressed in a black and green ensemble for her Sixties-themed jive with expert partner Louis Van Amstel.

Stepping on to the phase in a black mini-dress with green collar and cuffs and matching green shoes, Kelly looked like an additional from Austin Powers as she moved to the sounds of River Deep, Mountain High by Ike and Tina Turner.

Combining conventional jive moves with popular Sixties dances, Kelly and Louis pretended to fight over a rag doll, one of the themes in the classic song.

Kelly admitted she in her constituent with the Sixties theme because she loved the decade and had learned moves from era during her pop profession.

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'Dancing With the Stars': Mya shines as 5 remaining pairs compete in back to the future battle

2009-11-10T09:15:00.000-08:00

"Dancing With the Stars" went time traveling on Monday night, as the residual five couples duked it out in two dances every one.

Each pair performed a ballroom number and then a Latin dance set in a dissimilar decade, giving rise to such oddly unsettling combinations as Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson's '80s paso doble, in which Donny channeled Adam Ant and Kym kept getting crimped, pink-streaked curls in her face.

Mya came out the winner for the night, and she and partner Dmitry Chaplin are looking like the couple to hit. They began the evening with a smooth quick step that judge Carrie Ann Inaba said looked like "it just flowed right out of you," despite the dance's deviousness.

That routine earned a near ideal score of 29. But despite that strong showing, Mya and Dmitry saved the most excellent for last with a slinky '70s samba that garnerd a 30 from the judges - the first perfect score of the season.

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Kelly is newest Strictly casualty

2009-11-09T09:14:00.000-08:00

Coronation Street star Craig Kelly has become the newest celebrity to be voted off BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.

The show's jury voted generally to save EastEnders' Ricky Groves and partner Erin Boag, who faced Kelly and Flavia Cacace in the show's dance-off.

Afterwards, Lancashire-born Kelly said it was "great" he had lasted pending this edition of the programme, broadcast from Blackpool's Tower Ballroom.

Eight star contestants remain in the latest series of the hit show.

Kelly found himself in the dance-off after registering his lowest ever score - 17 out of a probable 40 for his cha-cha-cha.

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Ballroom dancing contest draws throng to College Park

2009-11-09T08:36:00.000-08:00

Beyond the multitude of sequin-covered dancers sashaying to the floor, Allison Dennis stood apprehensively in her modest-by-comparison flouncy polka dot miniskirt, eager for her group to be called.

It was, after all, only her second dance rivalry. But like so many relative newcomers to ballroom dancing, what she lacked in knowledge she made up in attitude.

"It's exciting, it's exciting, it's exhausting," said Dennis, breathless, as she strutted off the dance floor with her partner, Robert Granville; equally are sophomores at the University of Maryland, College Park.

They were among the almost 1,000 competitors in this year's DC Dancesport Inferno ballroom dancing competition at the university. What started as a small collegiate tournament 14 years ago has grown into one of the biggest competitions in the mid-Atlantic, with college students and nonstudent amateur competitors alike taking part in a two-day competition.

Participation in the competition has soared in new years. With the popularity of such TV shows as "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing with the Stars," ballroom is very hot.

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Dance ‘icon’ Ziya Azazi whirls on İstanbul phase

2009-11-06T16:33:00.000-08:00

“I'm now listening to my heart, and I believe that it is telling the fact,” says Ziya Azazi, regarding both the praise and censure directed at his style of dancing.

The pioneering Turkish dancer of international acclaim, best known for his unique modern choreographies based on the whirling rituals of Sufi dervishes, is this year celebrating not one but three anniversaries: his 40th birthday, the 20th year of his dancing career and the 10th year since he first incorporated Sufi revolving into his choreography.

Azazi's tale begins in the south of Turkey, in Antakya, where he was born, then moves to İstanbul for his education and continues in Vienna. While studying engineering at İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Azazi was introduced to aerobics, which laid the foundation of his career in contemporary dance. Working with the İstanbul City Theater from 1990 to 1994 as a dancer and choreographer, Azazi went to Vienna in 1994 and worked with a variety of dance companies until 1999, when he began to research Sufi whirling and incorporating elements of the Sufi ritual into his choreographies.

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Strictly Come Dancing last weekend: Saturday live blog

2009-11-06T09:07:00.000-08:00

Following the removal of Zoe Lucker and James Jordan from Strictly Come Dancing last weekend, it is the sensible viewer who has avoided companion show It Takes Two for fright of reprisals. Jordan's annual rants about people who don't understand good dancing and brilliant choreography have, unsurprisingly, not endeared him to the viewing millions – and he and his partners have been knocked out comparatively early over the past four years. It's a tough decision for Lucker, though, who has seemed to suffer from nerves and a lack of confidence, and was by no means the most horrible dancer in the pack.

That honour must go to Craig Kelly, who finished bottom of the leader board but whose frequent bleating about wanting to dance in this week's special broadcast from Blackpool's Tower Ballroom inspired enough dialling fingers to save him and partner Flavia Cacace. Despite Bruno Tonioli declaring that Kelly simply cannot dance. At all. Not that Kelly appears to accept either the professional's proclamation, or the proof of his own eyes. But surely his time in the opposition must almost be up?

Ricky Whittle remains the hot favourite to take the glitterball, with Ali Bastian down in the dance-off last weekendafter bruising her foot poorly in rehearsal – she had to ditch her heels for ballet slippers for the last showdown. Jade Johnson recovered from her dance-off indignity the previous week, finishing second on the leader board with her elegant foxtrot. Laila Rouass came in third with her Viennese waltz, although because she's partnered with king of the ballroom Anton du Beke, the flipside is that she has to cope with his less-than-sparkling Latin choreography for additional dances.

Chasing the front runners are Chris Hollins, Natalie Cassidy, Phil Tufnell and Ricky Groves, all of whom swing between wonderful and disappointing. I'd pick one of these four to go out this week. Will I be proved right? Join me on Saturday from 6.25 as Strictly comes to us live from Blackpool! Don't fail to spot it.

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Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' photograph album tops Billboard charts

2009-11-05T16:44:00.000-08:00

The companion soundtrack to Michael Jackson's international No. 1 movie claimed the top spot on the U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday with the fifth-best sales week this year.

"This Is It" sold 373,000 copies for the period of the week ended November 1, according to Nielsen SoundScan, more than expectations of an opening in the 300,000 and 350,000 range.

It marks Jackson's sixth No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and it arrives with his most excellent sales week for an album since 1995's "HIStory" open at No. 1 with 391,000 copies.

Jackson composed his first No. 1 with "Thriller" in 1983 and later notched toppers with "Bad," "Dangerous," "HIStory" and "Invincible." His 2003 furthermost hits set "Number Ones" is the biggest seller in the United States this year.

The "This Is It" film, which consists of rehearsal footage for a planned nationality in London, earned $104 million during its first weekend of global release.

Elsewhere on the Billboard 200, reunited rockers Creed debuted at No. 2 with "Full Circle," which sell 110,000 copies. It's the band's first studio let go since 2001, when "Weathered" started at No. 1 with 887,000 copies.

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"Dancing with the Stars" star Slate Slimmed by Two After Double Elimination

2009-11-05T08:19:00.000-08:00

(AP) Michael Irvin and Mark Dacascos have been booted from the ballroom dance.

The football player and TV celebrity were eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing with the Stars." Irvin failed to capture enough viewer votes to keep him in the competition, while Dacascos lost his spot for the period of a last-ditch dance-off.

Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Irwin finished his run on the hit ABC show with his uppermost score of the season: He earned 23 points out of 30 for his fox-trot with expert partner Anna Demidova on Monday's episode.

Judges' scores are combined with watcher votes to determine which contestants are eliminated each week.

"Last night was a excellent night, and to see the audience here standing up, it's their way of saying they be thankful for the hard work," Irwin said after learning his fate.

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Two more depart Dancing With The Stars

2009-11-04T16:24:00.000-08:00

Two more celebrities have been selected off the US version of 'Strictly Come Dancing', 'Dancing With The Stars'.

Digital Spy reports that NFL star Michael Irvin and actor and aggressive artist Mark Dacascos began the latest two to leave the ABC show.

Irvin and specialized dancer Anna Demidova left first after getting the lowest overall combined total while Dacascos and partner Lacey Schwimmer left after being in a dance-off with singer Aaron Carter and partner Karina Smirnoff.

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So You Think You Can Dance Backstage Scoop: Why the "Stunned" jury Sent Bianca Home

2009-11-04T09:02:00.000-08:00

It was a hard night for the tappers on So You Think You Can Dance. Both Bianca Revels and Phillip Attmore were sent home, but we caught up with the jury backstage and learned it didn't have to be that way.

In fact, Bianca's fate wasn't sealed until the last minutes of tonight's episode, when two judges outvoted the third and sent home Bianca, saving Noelle Marsh to dance a different day.

What made the dissimilarity? Here's what we learned...

what made the dissimilarity for fellow judges Adam Shankman and Mary Murphy? Adam told us, "I think Noelle's solo changed it, I think in our heads she was sort of on her way out and the alone changed it. I turned to them and said 'How could we possibly send her home after what we just saw?' I don't think it's inequitable to say that we were stunned."

Mary tells us, "Judge Nigel Lythgoe wanted to save Bianca, but it didn't go his way: "I didn't desire to lose two tappers tonight, but we decided it was Phillip [going home for the guys] near the beginning on. I think we were unanimous on that tonight, and then we had to decide on the girl. Neither one of [the bottom two girls] impressed us tonight in their duets. For me, Noelle was always a truly good dancer, but Bianca has grown, so my money goes on the one that's grown and that isn't just another contemporary dancer...but I was outvoted."

AndGoing in, with Noelle, I was thinking of taking her off the show, but after her solo I just thought to myself, There's no way, there's no way. She went up and down on both knees [even though she was lately injured], and I was like, Holy smokes. I think that was a real message to us: 'Don't even distantly think of taking me out. If you think I'm not gonna be able to handle it, I can handle it.' It was very imposing to me."

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Strictly Come Dancing: Watch all the performances from this weekend's demonstrate

2009-11-03T08:19:00.000-08:00

This weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing saw Zoe Lucker get designated off the show, after she landed in the bottom two with previous favourite Ali Bastian. Len Goodman blasted the results as “ludicrous”, explaining that there were five couples who were inferior than Zoe and Ali in the programme. Just previous in the show, Len had told Zoe that she could be a shady horse in the final. But after the Bad Girls actress received the slightest public votes at the side of Ali, the judges sent her home.

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Step-by-step funnel to dance: Richard Alston

2009-11-02T16:14:00.000-08:00

British choreographer Richard Alston has leapt from hippy rebel to member of the recent dance company with impressive ease, writes Sanjoy Roy

primarily a drop-out, then a rebel, Richard Alston has become part of the new dance establishment. He was only ever interested in doing his own thing: developing a dance language and conversing with music.

Born in 1948, Richard Alston was educated at Eton, but – true to the spirit of the 60s – dropped out at 16 to go to art college. A year later, inspired by a Royal Ballet presentation (Frederick Ashton's La Fille Mal Gardée), he decided that he would become a choreographer. Fortuitously, the Contemporary Dance Trust – forerunner of London Contemporary Dance Theatre (LCDT) and School – was founded at approximately closely the same time, and Alston began classes there.

He began choreographing instantly away. His formalist focus, which gained impulsion after he and fellow student Siobhan Davies went to see the Merce Cunningham company in France, was very dissimilar to the theatrical style that LCDT was developing. Though he made his first piece for them at just 21, Alston again turned away from the mainstream to set up the country's first option contemporary dance group, Strider. A loose collective influenced by America's Judson Dance Theatre, Strider experimented with everyday movement, multimedia, task- or process-based compositional methods, and performed in non-theatre spaces such as galleries, halls and the outdoors. It survived only three years, but was a influential influence in establishing an independent new dance sector.

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Footballers’ Wives luminary Zoe Lucker voted off Strictly Come Dancing

2009-11-02T08:28:00.000-08:00

Footballers’ Wives star Zoe Lucker became the latest celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing after audience compulsory judges to make a “ludicrous” choice between two of their favourite couples.

Lucker was fifth on the jury’ scoreboard but was sent into the dance-off with third-placed Ali Bastian when audience’ votes were added.

Head judge Len Goodman was left with the deciding vote and said: “I know the viewers’ can do what they like and it’s a popularity contest but this is ludicrous. It’s nonsensical.

“There’s five couples that are inferior than these.”

Mr Goodman had prior told Lucker - who scored 32 for her lively samba - that she had the latent to challenge the show’s leading couples if she could contain her nerves.
Bruno Tonioli gave his vote to Bastian and her colleague Brian Fortuna but said neither pair should have been fighting to stay in the competition.

“It’s silly. Whoever we save it’s not fair on the other self,” he said.
Craig Revel Horwood also voted to save The Bill artist - who scored 33 for the paso doble - but recognized it a “heinous dilemma”.

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Mark Morris Dance set – Programme 2

2009-10-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

Mark Morris's second programme opens with a different UK premiere: Visitation, a spare, strange setting of Beethoven's Sonata No 4 for cello and piano. The music is filled with disconcerting echoes and moments of hiatus, and in Morris's step arrangement, these translate into equally unsettling manoeuvres. Dancers insert themselves, ghost-like, between two partners in a duet; they are cut off mid-phrase, or simply left bowing to blank space. In one section, three of them are carried parallel on to the stage, and as the music skips a sudden set of heartbeats, are tilted on to their feet, like lost souls jerked into life.

Visitation has moments of plangent loveliness, but it waits for you to discover them. And even in his more extrovert works, Morris often delivers his effects by stealth. Going Away Party (1990) is a homage to American western swing, set to 11 songs by the ebullient Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. primarily, it looks no more ambitious than a regular cowboy romp, cast with strutting guys and flirtatious gals, and it is only in the second song that you start to get the measure of how funny and clever it's going to be. Formation-wise, there are moments of intellect, such as the asymmetrical square dance that requires wicked trickeries of positioning from its seven dancers. As for the humour, rarely does Morris's gift for referencing his lyrics get so droll, rising to the smutty delight of Wills's serenade to his girlfriend's lips, which prompts all the lady to leap on to the shoulders of the men, crotches pressed in opposition to their partners' mouths.

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Jackson collaborators search for debt payments

2009-10-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's collaborators on "Thriller" say they are due more than $2.3 million from the singer's domain.

George Folsey Jr., the maker of the iconic 14-minute "Thriller" video, filed a claim Thursday for more than $1 million he says he's allocated.

An legal representative for the video's director, John Landis, filed creditors claims against the singer's estate - also on Thursday - saying they are likely due more than $1.3 million. Landis and his company sued Jackson before his death, claiming the singer hadn't paid Landis his distribute of profits in recent years.

Landis also sued to discontinue Jackson from exploiting new "Thriller" projects, such as a Broadway demonstrate. Those cases are still pending.

Jackson's past manager, Leonard Rowe, also claimed Thursday the singer allocated him more than $300,000.

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So You Think You Can Dance: First Day You're In, and the Next Day You're Out

2009-10-29T17:13:00.000-07:00

This actuality-contestant merry-go-round is dizzying. Can we get off?

Thanks to baseball playoffs wreaking havoc on Fox's schedule, So You Think You Can Dance is all assorted up this season. generally the two-hour competition episode would air on Tuesday, fans would vote overnight and an removal episode would air Wednesday, but until the World Series is done, contest and elimination happens on the same night, and there's no fan voting to save couples from elimination. The judges decide among themselves who's going home.

Here's what happened for the period of tonight's Top 20 dance competition, complete with pairings, dances and the identities of the two eliminees who got the full Cat Deeley valuable-darling treatment on the way out:

Philip & Channing performed a Jason Gilkison-choreographed jive that was able and full of cuteness, but a small stiff on the flips. Judge Adam Shankman said it was a "classy pairing," but judge Nigel Lythgoe wanted to see more chemistry between the two going promote.

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Michael Jackson's ending curtain call

2009-10-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson was forever so much larger than life. His music was at the feeling of it all but the videos, the costumes, the live shows, the folklore about his sprawling home and immeasurable wealth -- all of it fuelled the public's interest in him and his fans' attachment to him. Sure the darker allegations, coupled with bizarre community appearances and questionable individual life choices had helped his slide into relative obscurity, but it was never likely that Michael Jackson would be completely forgotten.
There is no curiosity quite like morbid curiosity so it is predictable that the death of a famous entertainer would spur renewed interest in his or her back catalogue. What sits a little less simple with me, in this case, is how rapidly this material has been repurposed as a treat for MJ fans and connoisseurs. The man hasn't been dead that long. One could easily envision the huge community outcry if someone had released a film about the September 11 New York World Trade Centre attacks, or material from the day John F Kennedy was assassinated, or any other tragedy involving public figures or worldwide events, so soon after the real event itself. Yet here it is, possibly the largest universal release, about the months of preparation a worldwide icon undertook for his first appearances in front of a paying public in over a decade. In less than six months after his death.

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Thousands watch This is It premiere universal

2009-10-28T17:18:00.000-07:00

After weeks of hype This was, lastly, It. Michael Jackson's posthumous curtain call, shown all together in 18 different countries around the world.

Thousands of fans stayed up late, got up near the beginning and took time out from work to watch the premiere of This is It, the film made from 100 hours of rehearsals for the King of Pop's aborted London concert.

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Nokia theatre in Los Angeles, the location of several of Jackson's rehearsals and his high profile community memorial, where the premiere was anchored.

Across the Atlantic, hundreds more gathered at a concurrent opening in Leicester Square, in London, while a different 150,000 fans from Brazil to Australia watched the LA event live on the internet.

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'So You Think You Can Dance': First concert show of season six ends with double elimination

2009-10-28T08:37:00.000-07:00

So much has happened already on the sixth season of the Fox realism dance competition
So You Think You Can Dance, and we are only at the ending of week one. Technically, it truly wasn’t even a week, and especially not what we have full-fledged accustomed to during the past five seasons. But, it is the first fall season ever of SYTYCD so with firsts, there are sure to be a lot of changes.

Monday night, we were introduced to the Top 20 dancers and were given the chance to watch them dance choreographed routines, in their individual styles, before being paired up and thrown to the wolves -- wolves being dance styles that are not their own. The group number at the opening was my favorite routine of the evening, and the standout performer, for me, was Jakob. We didn’t get to see much of him during the auditions and Vegas callback rounds, but he is almost certainly one of the most brilliant contemporary dancers I have seen on this show. I thought Travis Wall and Danny Tidwell were great. Add Jakob to that list.

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20,000 people try for Thriller dance record

2009-10-27T17:02:00.000-07:00

Dancers from Vancouver to Beijing to Buenos Aires attempted to make their mark in the Guinness Book of globe Records for the largest number of people dancing concurrently to Michael Jackson's Thriller.

It's estimated about 20,000 people in more than 200 locations in 37 countries around the globe participate in the dance which occurred Saturday night or Sunday morning depending on where you were.

I adore dancing, I love Michael Jackson and it was a perfect chance to do both and get into the Guinness Book of World Records, said elementary school teacher Heather Shantz, 26, who had travelled several hours from her area to join about 230 people in downtown Vancouver on Saturday night.

Dance co-ordinator Graeme Lea led the crowd — all of whom had brought food and cash donations for the city's food bank in order to contribute in the event.
When we take our first step, people in China will take their first step, said Lea. The dance around the globe was co-ordinated by cellphone so all the dancers could begin at the similar time.

In Los Angeles, a enormous crowd of more than 4,000 made-up dancers gathered at the Nokia hub to do their bit.

'So You Think You Can Dance' get together The Top 20

2009-10-27T08:59:00.000-07:00

The new set on 'So You Think You Can Dance' looks wider, flashier, but a bit distract at first. Cat, Mary, Nigel, and Adam are all back, but new are the new crop of dancers. In a new move the first show isn't an elimination episode but a pre-season showcase to introduce the top 20 to the audience. This is a good idea: the die-hard audience will be able to have a look at each dancer in their element before the elimination episodes begin. Each dancer performs in their favorite style of dance just this once, and next time the pairs will be made and the random styles of dance will be assigned.

The show is opened by a Wade Robson collection number. With most Wade numbers, an exciting, interesting idea results in a badass and unforgettable routine for the show. The group number has a chic 1930s theme, reminiscent of the gang wars from West Side Story. The 20 are split into four groups that are showcased in segments. A few parts were less than coordinated, but being the first number with ALL the dancers, I'll let it slide. Some eight counts used big groups motions that looked like the wretched dance scene from She's All That done in the correct context - an actual dance showcase. There were no factual sore thumbs sticking out in the premier group number.

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So You Think You Can Dance Canada: The day later than

2009-10-26T14:52:00.000-07:00

MONTREAL - “When I heard my name, I went into shock. I just collapsed. I had to strength myself to breathe,” Tara-Jean Popowich said yesterday.

The 20-year-old contemporary dancer from Lethbridge, Alta., was crowned Canada’s familiar dancer Sunday on So You Think You Can Dance Canada. Quebec ballroom dancer Vincent Desjardins, 20, was named runner-up.

“When I heard Tara-Jean’s name called, I was as happy as if it had been my name called,” Desjardins said from Toronto for the duration of The Gazette’s phone interviews yesterday with the final four contestants.

Popowich wins $100,000 and a latest car. Desjardins also wins a car. Luckily, they both have licences. In fact, “I was looking for a new car, so this has worked out well,” Desjardins said.

Popowich’s mother was in the audience Sunday. When they lastly had a moment collectively, it was “one big, happy, crying circle.”

Popowich’s dad left when she was 3 years old, and she hasn’t seen him since. Her mom raised her and her older brother as a single parent, driving one to hockey and the other to dance class. There wasn’t a lot of currency.

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Strictly Come Dancing: Jade Johnson dazzles in a costume which is barely there

2009-10-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Her footwork was definitely fancy but all eyes were on her clothes - or the lack of it.
Jade Johnson took to the floor on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night in an outfit that looked approximating a silver cobweb. As the 29-year-old athlete strutted to the samba with professional dancer Ian Waite, her wispy dress left small to the imagination.

But she impressed the judges with the active routine and saved herself from being voted off.
as an alternative, Jo Wood, 53, and partner Brendan Cole left the contest with a unsatisfactory 14 out of 40 points for their samba - one of the lowest scores ever recorded on the BBC1 show.
Her samba had been branded a 'dance disaster' by Craig Revel Horwood who scored them presently two points, while judge Bruno Tonioli told her, 'You dragged poor Brendan into samba hell'.

GIBRALTAR DANCER CHAMPIONSHIPS JUDGING IN OSLO

2009-10-24T02:22:00.000-07:00

Michael Prescott, President of the Gibraltar countrywide Dance Organisation and renowned international judge for the globe governing body I.D.O. has been selected as judge for the Norwegian National Dance Championships.

The Championships are being held in Oslo, Norway, this weekend and allow the GNDO to see and compare the standards of dance in each nation, especially when time comes to travel to Germany for the Olympics of Dance.

Michael has been an worldwide adjudicator since 1988 and has judged over 15 international competitions and festivals of dance.He is a founder member of the world governing body International Dance Organisation since 1981 and was awarded the prestigious IDO Golden Award in 2003. This has allowed him to gain a high standing as an international judge and be highly respected by all the IDO family from around the world.

Dancing through time in West Milford, a last celebration-off

2009-10-24T02:03:00.000-07:00

West Milford — As West Milford’s 175th anniversary year winds down there is yet one more happening slated to get residents out of the home and up on their feet.

On Nov. 7, the West Milford Heritage Committee will be hosting a 175 Anniversary Gala at the West Milford Elks Club and all are invited to feast, dance and drink a toast to their hometown.
Looking back in time, town residents have been known to get out and boogie. Well, maybe not so much boogie — more like swing their partners. According to some folks around town, square dances were West Milford’s biggest common events in days gone by.

The square dance is considered a folk dance, with its steps and movements coming to the United States from diagonally the sea. First described in the 17th century, it was popular in England and France and is akin to Scottish country dancing. Americans made it their own and different provincial styles arose.

It's 'Thriller' night: Michael Jackson fans to go for international record for largest dance

2009-10-23T13:09:00.000-07:00

Does the world truly need yet another Michael Jackson tribute? If it means getting thousands of people all over the world to join in a possibly world-record-breaking simultaneous dance of Jackson’s well-known “Thriller,” then the answer is yes.

Thrill the World will be taking place Saturday at exactly 5:30 p.m. PST and, as mentioned above, is a universal attempt to break a world record for the largest simultaneous dance with Jackson’s six-minute version of “Thriller.” The current record stands at 1,722 people from 52 countries, set on Oct. 27 and 28, 2007. This year, 3,000 people are predictable to dance at the L.A. event alone, which is taking place at L.A. Live. There will also be groups dancing in the South Bay, Ventura and Orange County, says Amanda Ayres, executive coordinator of the L.A. division.

Q&A with So You Think You Can Dance Canada's Top 4 winner

2009-10-23T13:01:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, the champion of So You Think You Can Dance Canada's second season will be crowned, bringing an end to months of training, injuries and enthusiasm. It seems like the season only just started, but already the competition has been narrowed to the Top 4: Tara-Jean Popowich, Everett Smith, Jayme Rae Dailey and Vincent Desjardins. In between their demanding rehearsals, we caught up with the Top 4 dancers to find out how they think going into Sunday's finale

Top 20 Finalists discovered on So You Think You Can Dance

2009-10-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

Thousands of dancers auditioned throughout the nation for season six on So You Think You Can Dance. On October 21st, 2009, they finally revealed the top 20 finalists.

The show ended with a twirl. The last two girls waiting to find out their fate in the top 20 were Karen Hauer and Ashleigh Di Lello. Ashleigh's husband had already found out he made the top 20. The judges announced that Karen would be going through to the top 20. usually, this would mean Ashleigh would be cut. However, a popular favorite Paula Van Oppen, dropped out of the competition. She was offered a movie contract and withdrew from the competition. Thus, leaving a spot open for Ashleigh. This will be the first time the show will have a married pair in the top 20. The other contestants stated to Ashleigh and Ryan, "You now have 18 kids!"

The first event will air on Monday October 26th at 8:00-9:00PM (ET/PT). The dancers will be featured in their own genre. In addition, they will be performing in a group numbers. You will also have the chance to get to know the dancers. At the end of the show, Judges Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe will pair the dancers up as couples.

Join the universal 'Thriller Dance' Record Attempt

2009-10-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES -- If you're looking for a thrill and would like to be part of a universal record attempt, put on your dancing shoes and find your inner zombie.

More than 300 locations across the world will try to break the record for the most people dancing all together to Michael Jackson's “Thriller”.

If you would like to take part, you can head to L.A. Live on Saturday, October 24. The dance kicks off at 5:30 p.m. (PST) -- pointed!

But, before you show up you'll have to register and gain knowledge of the dance.

'Dancing with the Stars' abolish Olympic gold medal swimmer Natalie Coughlin

2009-10-21T12:58:00.000-07:00

In two Olympics and four world championships, Natalie Coughlin has tasted the thrill of success eight times.For now, that'll have to be sufficient.The three-time Olympic gold medalist and her professional dance partner, Alec Mazo, were eliminated Tuesday nighttime from "Dancing With the Stars," the sixth couple sent packing from ABC's hit dancing contest. Dancing the paso doble, Coughlin and Mazo earned 22 of a possible 30 points from the show's judges, their second-worst score in the contest. However, when Coughlin and Mazo wound up in the bottom two with singer Aaron Carter and partner Karina Smirnoff - who scored 24 points with their Argentine tango - the jury were surprised and dismayed.

Dancing with the Stars Michael Jackson Tribute Begins newest Jackson Honors

2009-10-21T12:45:00.000-07:00

Dancing With the Stars' Michael Jackson compliment was even more anticipated than the Dancing With the Stars results. The Dancing With the Stars Michael Jackson compliment had ballroom dancing performances to Jackson's famed hits, after being hyped for weeks. Dancing With the Stars is a good place for a Michael Jackson tribute, since it is a dancing show, and Jackson defined dancing in the 70's and 80's. But the Dancing With the Stars Michael Jackson tribute was only a preparation act for the Jackson tribute to come in theaters.

It likely wasn't a fluke that the Dancing With the Stars Michael Jackson tribute show came eight days before This Is It, the documentary of Jackson's final rehearsals, is released in theaters. This Is It could be the biggest "final" compliment to Jackson yet, leaving Dancing With the Stars to just get the ball rolling.

Is China truly helping?

2009-10-16T03:58:00.000-07:00

The mere fact that China was privileged by the North Koreans at Arirang - a spectacular dance and gymnastics show of 100,000 - is proof that China has much influence on North Korea. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

'So You Think You Can Dance's' Mia is send out

2009-10-16T03:33:00.000-07:00

an additional Fox judge bites the dust -- this time, it's "So You Think You Can Dance's" Mia Michaels.

The visitor judge and Emmy-winning choreographer on the dance competition show has pulled a Paula Abdul by Tweeting her resignation.

"Thank U for 5 wonderful yrs . . . thanks SYTYCD and look forward to whats [sic] ahead for me . . . lookout world!!!!!" Michaels wrote, in a three-part message posted in all caps, on her hardly ever updated Twitter feed on Wednesday night.

She followed up the Tweets with a declaration on her Facebook page, adding that, "Today was my authorized resignation of the US show and look forward to what's ahead for me."

Michaels' resignation comes less than a week after she expressed lackluster feelings in excess of the past summer's fifth season of "SYTYCD."

Bebo causes nearly a stampede

2009-10-15T09:12:00.000-07:00

The magnum opus telly show Dance Premier League on Sony Entertainment Television this week saw the Western Yoghs and their group selections. As they waited eagerly to collect their supporter, Kareena Kapoor, the arena saw a near stampede! While people were cheering and blaring out her name, Kareena said, “I’m happy to be at the DPL selections and I’ll surely cheer for the team.”

What’s adding glam to this show, which has a distinctive format, is the attendance of stars like Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu, Himmesh Reshammiya, Sohail Khan, Prabhu Deva, Arshad Warsi and Shiamak Davar. The stars came, danced and had participants fainting too! Yes, a participant did faint when she realised that Salman was watching her dance! The selections saw dancers from the west zone with one special dancer who proved that zilch can keep him away from rival for his regional pride. Vishal, a 20-year-old from Mumbai danced like a dream.

'Dancing with the Stars' to honor Michael Jackson with dance compliment

2009-10-15T08:35:00.000-07:00

Dancing with the Stars was apparently capable to safe the clearance for a Michael Jackson tribute that So You Think You Can Dance couldn't get.

Dancing with the Stars will air a ballroom dance tribute to Jackson -- who conceded away in June at the age of 50 -- during Tuesday night's live ninth-season results show, Access Hollywood reported Wednesday.

The tribute will include all of the show's expert dancers and feature Cheryl Burke as one of the choreographers."That's going to be wonderful," said Access Hollywood guest correspondent La Toya Jackson. "I'm so excited. I can't wait to see that. I'm really looking frontward to that. That's gonna be wonderful."

In addition, La Toya said her mom Katherine -- who currently has legal custody of Michael's three children -- will be "very excited" and "very pleased" to see the tribute. "She'd love to see it, love to see it," explained La Toya, adding her mom is a Dancing with the Stars fan. "She watches it all the time. She loves it." The day after Michael passed away in June, So You Think You Can Dance co-creator Nigel Lythgoe used Twitter to reach out to Paula Abdul and several So You Think You Can Dance choreographers in an try to help organize a Jackson tribute in one of the show's fifth-season summer episodes.