DWTS — Season 25

Well, it all started with posts about Dancing With The Stars.

So here is the line-up for Season 25.

Not sure who I am going to pick to win it this season. I’ll make a pick after tonight’s show.

Singer Nick Lachey with pro dancer Peta Murgatroyd

TV personality Vanessa Lachey with pro dancer Maks Chmerkovskiy

Businesswoman and Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran and Keo Motsepe

Actress Sasha Pieterse and Gleb Savchenko

Actor-singer Jordan Fisher with pro dancer Lindsay Arnold

Property Brother Drew Scott with pro dancer Emma Slater

Actor Frankie Muniz with pro dancer Witney Carson

Professional wrestler Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev

Singer Debbie Gibson and Alan Bersten

Violinist Lindsey Stirling with pro dancer Mark Ballas

Former NFL star Terrell Owens with pro dancer Cheryl Burke

 

Former NBA star Derek Fisher with pro dancer Sharna Burgess

 

Former Paralympic swimmer Victoria Arlen with pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy

 

 

 

Here are some links:

http://www.ibtimes.com/where-follow-dwts-season-25-cast-instagram-facebook-twitter-2586999

 

DWTS (Season 22) — The Finals

Well, I haven’t been very good on posting about Dancing With The Stars this season. I have been watching the show and have been rooting for my favorites.

On tonight’s show, they names the three pairs that are going to be in the finals.

Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas

Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd

 

And the third pair… my pick from March 22nd…

Ginger Zee and Valentin Chmerkovskiy

Ginger is a pretty perky person, but I like her. Maybe I’m used to her since I watch her on Good Morning America. And Val, well Val is Val. I’m just waiting for the shirt to come off.

I think I’m going to stick with my pre-season pick of Ginger and Val.

It should be a good show next week.

Side Note:

I really think it is time for Erin Andrews to retire from the show. She is just too much and year after year, she is the reason I would stop watching the show. But I come back every year… So please, make this her last season.

Dancing With The Stars (Season 22) — Week 2

Well, last night’s show was an elimination night.

The couple that I think should be voted off first is: Mischa Barton and Artem Chigvintsev

But. the couple who got voted of was: Geraldo Rivera and Edyta Śliwińska

I think this was the right choose for the first elimination.

My top couple were:

• Wanyá Morris and Lindsay Arnold
• Ginger Zee and Valentin Chmerkovskiy

Favorite Songs of the night:

• “Ran Kan Kan”—Tito Puente
• “Conga“—Miami Sound Machine
• “Echa Pa’lla (Manos Pa’rriba)“—Pitbull

Until net week’s show.

Dancing with the Stars (Season 19)

Well, the start of Dancing with the Stars (Season 19) started and here are all of the Stars and Professional Dancers.

As I have done in the fast, I will pick my favorite pair, my pair that I think should go home, who is the biggest surprise and my favorite song(s) of the night.

I’m still trying to figure out who I like so far this season and who I want to win.

But from tonight’s show, here are my favorite song(s):

• “Pride and Joy“—Marvin Gaye
• “The Way You Look Tonight“—Frank Sinatra
• “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)“—Natalie Cole

I will post my picks later this week.

Tavis Smiley and Sharna Burgess

Betsey Johnson and Tony Dovolani

Bethany Mota and Derek Hough

Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd

Janel Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy

Randy Couture and Karina Smirnoff

Antonio Sabàto, Jr. and Cheryl Burke

Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev

Jonathan Bennett and Allison Holker

Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater

Lolo Jones and Keoikantse Motsepe

Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas

Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson

Dancing With the Stars (Season 17) — Week 9

Here is my 2-cents for Week 9:

Trio Challenge

Each couple will perform one unlearned ballroom dance as well as a trio dance. Each couple chose one professional who was either previously eliminated or participates in the dance troupe to perform with them.

Crap, I picked Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy as my Early-Bird pick, but they got voted off in Week 9.

Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy

I can’t believe that Bill Engvall and Emma Slater  are still on the show. It goes to show that the stars fan base plays a lot into the voting.

Bill Engval and Emma Slater

So I guess my pick to win now is: Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke. Out of the pairs that are left. I like Jack the most and it would be a nice change to have someone who is my really an entertainer win.

Cheryl Burke and Jack Osbourne

Best song(s) of the night:

• “Yeah!“—Usher feat. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris
• “I Wan’na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)“—Louis Prima

Side Notes:

• Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
• Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty and Peta Murgatroyd
• Bill Engvall and Emma Slater
• Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson and Sharna Burgess
• Christina Milian and Mark Ballas
• Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein
• Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Sasha Farber
• Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani
• Amber Riley and Derek Hough

Twitter links:

• Elizabeth Berkley — @ElizBerkley
• Valentin Chmerkovskiy — @iamValC
• Corbin Bleu — @corbinbleu
• Karina Smirnoff — @Karina_Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty — @brantdaugherty
• Peta Murgatroyd — @PetaMurgatroyd
• Bill Engvall — @billengvall
• Emma Slater — @EmmaSlaterDance
• Valerie Harper — @ValerieHarper
• Tristan MacManus — @TristanMacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson — @KShawnJohn
• Sharna Burgess — @SharnaBurgess
• Christina Milian — @ChristinaMilian
• Mark Ballas — @markballas
• Bill Nye — @TheScienceGuy
• Tyne Stecklein — @TyneStecklein
• Jack Osbourne — @MrJackO
• Cheryl Burke — @CherylBurke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi — @snooki
• Sasha Farber — @SashaFarber
• Leah Remini — @LeahRemini
• Tony Dovolani — @TonyDovolani
• Amber Riley — @MsAmberPRiley
• Derek Hough – @derekhough

• Dancing with the Stars — @DancingABC
• Tom Bergeron — @Tom_Bergeron
• Brooke Burke Charvet — @brookeburke
• Carrie Ann Inaba — @carrieanninaba

Here are some links for Dancing with the Stars:

Official website

On Facebook — Dancing with the Stars

Dancing With the Stars (Season 17) — Week 4

Dancing With the Stars (Season 17) — Week 3

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(Photo from abc.com Dancing with the Stars website)

Just finished watching the show and here is my 2-cents for Week 3:

Who I thought was the BEST: Not the best of all the pairs, but their best: Bill Engvalland Emma Slater.

Who I thought was the Worse: Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein

Best song(s) of the night:

“Skyfall”—Adele
“Get Lucky”—Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams

 

 

Side Notes:

• Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
• Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty and Peta Murgatroyd
• Bill Engvall and Emma Slater
• Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson and Sharna Burgess
• Christina Milian and Mark Ballas
• Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein
• Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Sasha Farber
• Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani
• Amber Riley and Derek Hough

Twitter links:

• Elizabeth Berkley — @ElizBerkley
• Valentin Chmerkovskiy — @iamValC
• Corbin Bleu — @corbinbleu
• Karina Smirnoff — @Karina_Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty — @brantdaugherty
• Peta Murgatroyd — @PetaMurgatroyd
• Bill Engvall — @billengvall
• Emma Slater — @EmmaSlaterDance
• Valerie Harper — @ValerieHarper
• Tristan MacManus — @TristanMacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson — @KShawnJohn
• Sharna Burgess — @SharnaBurgess
• Christina Milian — @ChristinaMilian
• Mark Ballas — @markballas
• Bill Nye — @TheScienceGuy
• Tyne Stecklein — @TyneStecklein
• Jack Osbourne — @MrJackO
• Cheryl Burke — @CherylBurke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi — @snooki
• Sasha Farber — @SashaFarber
• Leah Remini — @LeahRemini
• Tony Dovolani — @TonyDovolani
• Amber Riley — @MsAmberPRiley
• Derek Hough – @derekhough

• Dancing with the Stars — @DancingABC
• Tom Bergeron — @Tom_Bergeron
• Brooke Burke Charvet — @brookeburke
• Carrie Ann Inaba — @carrieanninaba

Here are some links for Dancing with the Stars:

Official website

On Facebook — Dancing with the Stars

Dancing With the Stars (Season 17) — Week 2

 

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(Photo from abc.com Dancing with the Stars website)

 

So here is my 2-cents for Week 2:

Who I thought was the BEST: I have to say that I liked Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff dance. They looked like they were having fun doing the Jive.

Karina Smirnoff and Corbin Bleu

Who I thought was the Worse: Sorry, but I have to go with Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein again. He must have a huge fan base, because that is the only way he was saved to dance another week!

Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein

 Best song(s) of the night:

• “Straight to Memphis”—Club des Belugas
• “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood“—Santa Esmeralda

Not too sure if I like the one show a week format. The whole group standing there waiting to see if the made it to the next round, made me nervous! And I think Keyshawn Johnson and Sharna Burgess could have made it a little farther than some of the other pairs.

I do have to confess, I was swithing back and forth with watching “The Voice”.  Why do they have them on at the same time??!!

Until next week.

Side Notes:

• Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
• Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty and Peta Murgatroyd
• Bill Engvall and Emma Slater
• Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson and Sharna Burgess
• Christina Milian and Mark Ballas
• Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein
• Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Sasha Farber
• Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani
• Amber Riley and Derek Hough

Twitter links:

• Elizabeth Berkley — @ElizBerkley
• Valentin Chmerkovskiy — @iamValC
• Corbin Bleu — @corbinbleu
• Karina Smirnoff — @Karina_Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty — @brantdaugherty
• Peta Murgatroyd — @PetaMurgatroyd
• Bill Engvall — @billengvall
• Emma Slater — @EmmaSlaterDance
• Valerie Harper — @ValerieHarper
• Tristan MacManus — @TristanMacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson — @KShawnJohn
• Sharna Burgess — @SharnaBurgess
• Christina Milian — @ChristinaMilian
• Mark Ballas — @markballas
• Bill Nye — @TheScienceGuy
• Tyne Stecklein — @TyneStecklein
• Jack Osbourne — @MrJackO
• Cheryl Burke — @CherylBurke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi — @snooki
• Sasha Farber — @SashaFarber
• Leah Remini — @LeahRemini
• Tony Dovolani — @TonyDovolani
• Amber Riley — @MsAmberPRiley
• Derek Hough – @derekhough

• Dancing with the Stars — @DancingABC
• Tom Bergeron — @Tom_Bergeron
• Brooke Burke Charvet — @brookeburke
• Carrie Ann Inaba — @carrieanninaba

Here are some links for Dancing with the Stars:

Official website

On Facebook — Dancing with the Stars

Dancing With the Stars (Season 17) — Week 1

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(Photo from abc.com Dancing with the Stars website)

Well the Season 17 started and I can honestly say, I am really surprised at the quality of Stars and the dances they did.

I do like the new format of the show. The pair getting judged right after the judges input and not having to run up to the skybox. Not too sure about having the judges and the cast sitting next to each other. Also, I’m not going to miss Night 2 of the show. I always thought it was a little too much.

So here is my 2-cents for Week 1:

Who I thought was the BEST: Even though I picked Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy as my Early-Bird pick, I think I might have to change it to Amber Riley and Derek Hough. As much as I don’t want Derek to win again, Amber did a great dance.

Amber Riley and Derek Hough

Who I thought was the Worse: Sorry, but I have to go with Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein. Out of all of the pair, they did just missed it.

Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein

Best song(s) of the night:

• “Blurred Lines“—Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams
• “Tears Dry On Their Own“—Amy Winehouse
• “Imagine“—John Lennon
• “Treasure“—Bruno Mars

And new for this season: Which start, professional dancer, host or judge got on my nerves the most — Right from the start of the show, I have to give this title to Brooke Burke Charvet. At least we are seeing and hearing less of her (so far.)

Special kudos to Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus. I hope this team stays around for a couple of weeks,. What an inspiration Valerie Harper is! Plus I still love Tristan!

Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus

Side Notes:

• Elizabeth Berkley and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
• Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty and Peta Murgatroyd
• Bill Engvall and Emma Slater
• Valerie Harper and Tristan MacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson and Sharna Burgess
• Christina Milian and Mark Ballas
• Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein
• Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Sasha Farber
• Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani
• Amber Riley and Derek Hough

Twitter links:

• Elizabeth Berkley — @ElizBerkley
• Valentin Chmerkovskiy — @iamValC
• Corbin Bleu — @corbinbleu
• Karina Smirnoff — @Karina_Smirnoff
• Brant Daugherty — @brantdaugherty
• Peta Murgatroyd — @PetaMurgatroyd
• Bill Engvall — @billengvall
• Emma Slater — @EmmaSlaterDance
• Valerie Harper — @ValerieHarper
• Tristan MacManus — @TristanMacManus
• Keyshawn Johnson — @KShawnJohn
• Sharna Burgess — @SharnaBurgess
• Christina Milian — @ChristinaMilian
• Mark Ballas — @markballas
• Bill Nye — @TheScienceGuy
• Tyne Stecklein — @TyneStecklein
• Jack Osbourne — @MrJackO
• Cheryl Burke — @CherylBurke
• Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi — @snooki
• Sasha Farber — @SashaFarber
• Leah Remini — @LeahRemini
• Tony Dovolani — @TonyDovolani
• Amber Riley — @MsAmberPRiley
• Derek Hough – @derekhough

• Dancing with the Stars — @DancingABC
• Tom Bergeron — @Tom_Bergeron
• Brooke Burke Charvet — @brookeburke
• Carrie Ann Inaba — @carrieanninaba

Here are some links for Dancing with the Stars:

Official website

On Facebook — Dancing with the Stars

Dancing With the Stars (Season 17)

Today, the official cast of the 17th season of “Dancing With the Stars” was announced and here they are.

Season seventeen of Dancing with the Stars will premiere on September 16, 2013.Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet will return as hosts and Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli will return as judges/ (From Wikipedia)

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(Photo from abc.com Dancing with the Stars website)

Valerie Harper, 74 — Actress will be with Tristan MacManus.

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, 25 — The reality TV star will follow in the footsteps of her former fellow “Jersey Shore” cast member, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino,” by taking the “Dancing” stage. She’ll work with former Troupe member and first-time pro Sasha Farber.

Leah Remini, 43 — The former “King of Queens” actress, who left the Church of Scientology this year, will learn the steps with hoofer Tony Dovolani.

Bill Nye, 57 — Actor, television host and all-round “Science Guy” Nye will groove with “Dancing” first-timer Tyne Stecklein.

Elizabeth Berkley, 41 — The film and television star behind memorable parts in “Saved By the Bell” and the now-cult classic “Showgirls” will hit the floor with Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

Keyshawn Johnson, 41 — The retired NFL wide receiver will learn the ballroom basics from Sharna Burgess.

Amber Riley, 27 — The actress and singer, best known for her role as Mercedes Jones on “Glee,” will learn from “Dancing’s” only four-time champ, Derek Hough.

Jack Osbourne, 27 —The reality TV star, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, plans to show fans his dance-floor skills alongside two-time champ Cheryl Burke.

Christina Milian, 31 — The actress, singer-songwriter and social media correspondent for “The Voice” will dance with two-time pro winner Mark Ballas.

Corbin Bleu, 24 — He’s already proved himself a triple threat on-screen in Disney’s “High School Musical” series, and Bleu will get to prove his ballroom merit with Karina Smirnoff.

Brant Daugherty, 28 — The “Pretty Little Liars” star will waltz with Peta Murgatroyd.

Bill Engvall, 56 — Actor-comedian Engvall from the Blue Collar Comedy troupe will move to the music with newbie pro Emma Slater.

From Today Entertainment / Links from Wikipedia

I usually wait a week or two before I make my early-bird picks of who I think is again to win and who I think is going to lay an egg.

For the weekly show, I will put my 2-cents in on the following:

• Who I thought was the BEST
• Who I thought was the Worse
• Best song(s) of the night
• And new for this season: Which start, professional dancer, host or judge got on my nerves the most.

My posts are totally my opinion and no one else’s. Agree or disagree with me… fine. But as I mentioned before, this is my blog and my 2-cents.

Looking forward to the new season to start.

Side Notes:

Before anyone gets all crazy about the following:

These are not “STARS”. Hey, they have been or were on TV/Movies and they are more of a star than you are.

This or this star already knows how to dance. Yes, maybe they can dance, but I doubt it if they can dance Ballroom dances. So I think that puts everyone on the same level.

It’s going to be a given, I do not like Brooke Burke Charvet. I can not stand it when she asks “serious” questions to the pair right after they dance and run up the stairs. Can’t she see that they can’t breath and are just trying to catch their breathes?

In case you forgot, here is a list of the Winners of Dancing with the Stars:

• Season 1: Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo
• Season 2: Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke
• Season 3: Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke
• Season 4: Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough
• Season 5: Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough
• Season 6: Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas
• Season 7: Brooke Burke-Charvet and Derek Hough
• Season 8: Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas
• Season 9: Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson
• Season 10: Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough
• Season 11: Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough
• Season 12: Hines Ward and Kym Johnson
• Season 13: J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff
• Season 14: Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd
• Season 15: Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani
• Season 16: Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough

Here are some links for Dancing with the Stars:

Official website