1. Gathering the Strength to Go On

   July 2, 2011 by Admin

   With several performers facing injuries after various points in the season, it is really important to take a look at the injuries that can occur and how some of these injuries have perhaps damaged Dancing with the Stars. With injuries hitting not just the professionals but also the celebrities it is very important to look around at all of the minor details to see how the larger picture, the title of winner was actually impacted.

   The first hit that occurred was to professional Kym Johnson. This occurred during season three while she was paired with talk show host and former politician Jerry Springer. During one of the actual performance, Kym hyper extended one of her legs creating a serious injury. She was however able to continue dancing. Overall, the couple did not fare well and were eliminated soon after.

   During Season five, there were several problems that were encountered. The first was during week five when Marie Osmond was dancing. For exact reasons unknown, she fainted in the middle of the dance. The show was immediately cut to a commercial break and she was treated. Additionally during week six Jane Seymour was missed from the results show due to a case of food poisoning. Due to the show only being results, rather than an actual performance Jane was not harmed for missing the date.

   Another injury in season five was Mark Ballas a professional. His injury occurred during the season finale for the season. He was performing an encore dance with Sabrina Bryan his celebrity partner when he suffered a shoulder injury. After the dance, he was sent to the hospital to seek immediate treatment. Because this injury occurred long after the couple had been eliminated it did not harm their likelihood of winning at all.

   Season six brought with it relative calm. However, Kristi Yamaguchi suffered from an injured ankle during week four. She managed to perform without incident and later went on to actually win the season. Cristian de la Fuente suffered from a ruptured tendon in his left bicep during his actual performance. The judges allowed a bit of slack, only judging his performance up until the actual injury occurred. Immediately following the dance, he was sent to the hospital and was not present for the rest of the show.

   With all of the seasons of the show that have thus been released and with Dancing with the Stars now marching towards season seven the overall number of injuries is extremely low. Working to avoid injuries is always a top priority for the show, but on the occasion that injury does occur they are promptly treated which for most contestants has allowed them to return to the show quickly to continue competing. To this point, there have been no contestants who had to pull out of the show completely due to an injury.

   While there are of course other problems such as Sara Evans withdrawing due to a divorce and even other casting changes before the show actually starts the overall number of contestants that are injured and thus influencing the overall conclusion is extremely small. This has allowed very few circumstances to actually impact the overall winner for each season. After all, the season six contestant with an ankle injury Kristi Yamaguchi even went out to claim a win.
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2. Facts and Trivia from Dancing with the Stars

   June 28, 2011 by Admin

   Looking at all of the seasons of Dancing with the Stars it is rather interesting the patterns that start to emerge sometimes. Learning some of the facts and trivia of the show can be really entertaining and is often quite exciting.

   There are numerous tidbits of trivia that is not always widely known. For example, the oldest male celebrity in the competition was George Hamilton at 66; the youngest male celebrity so far was Mario at a spry 21 years old.

   The oldest female celebrity was Priscilla Presley, the widow of Elvis Presley at 62 years old. The other end of the spectrum found Sabrina Bryan at just 23 the youngest female celebrity.

   The oldest professional is Nick Kosovich at a mere 43 and Julianne Hough takes the prize for being the youngest at only 19.

   If you start looking at actual performance on the show there are several other interesting things to learn.

   Jerry Springer is the one celebrity with the greatest number of bottom 2 appearances. He appeared in the bottom 2 a grand total of four times before being eliminated.

   For professionals, Edyta Sliwinska has appeared in the bottom 2 a total of 12 times, however this is spread across all six seasons as Edyta is the only professional to appear in all six seasons.

   Celebrities who have never been in the bottom two include: Drew Lachey, Mario Lopez, Emmitt Smith, Helio Castroneves, Apolo Anton Ohno, and finally season six winner Kristi Yamaguchi.

   Professionals who have been in the bottom two the least includes Fabian Sanchez, Mark Ballas and also Julianne Hough whom has also won two different seasons as well. These three professionals have each found themselves in the bottom 2 a single time.

   Kristi Yamaguchi is the only celebrity to place First in a total of eight instances. However, on the other end, P. Miller, Jerry Springer, Marie Osmond and Clyde Drexler all appeared in last place four times each.

   The list could go on for miles, but finding the details that are actually interesting is not always easy. After all, who really cares that the tallest celebrity to participate was Clyde Drexler at 6’7″ tall? Or that Marissa Jaret Winokur was the shortest at a tiny 5’0″? Most people instead are concerned with actual performances.

   As far as the most times champion for the professions both Julianne Hough and Cheryl Burke both win the prize after winning two seasons each. Additionally, Julianne enjoyed the thrill of being the youngest professional to win, being only 18 at the time of her first win and 19 at the time of her second. Alec Mazo who is also a winning professional was the oldest professional to win at 31 years old.

   For the celebrities themselves Apolo Anton Ohno was the youngest winner at only 25, while Emmitt Smith was the oldest at 37 years old.

   Looking over all of the seasons it is truly incredible just how diverse the group has been. While many of the professionals have remained the same throughout many seasons, there are constant changes in the celebrities that are sought. Trying to ensure that you are really looking over all of the true details and statistics is not always easy, but it can certainly be a lot of fun and when combined together with the thrill of the actual show can be a really great way to pass some time.

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3. Continuing with Success Dancing with the Stars Season Five

   May 19, 2011 by Admin

   With an ever increasing fan base, Dancing with the Stars returned on September 24, 2007 and brought with it an extra long premier week. With three episodes offered initially it was an extremely long week and the season ended on November 27, 2007. During the season, the co-host Samantha Harris took time off to have her baby and was temporarily replaced by season two winner Drew Lachey.

   The season started with an interesting mix of twelve celebrities as well as twelve professional dancers all teamed up.

   Josie Maran a successful model that has appeared in numerous magazines and photo spreads. She was partnered up with Alec Mazo and was eliminated early in the competition the very first week on September 24, 2007.

   Albert Reed another successful model who has worked with companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch danced with professional Anna Trebunskaya. After a very limited stay on the show, they were eliminated on October 2, 2007.

   Wayne Newton the favorite of many old western movies appeared and was partnered with former professional champion Cheryl Burke. After just three weeks on the show, the pair was eliminated on October 9, 2007 and Wayne rode off into the sunset.

   Floyd Mayweather Jr. a WBC welterweight champion boxer nicknamed “Pretty Boy” was tied to professional Karina Smirnoff. The pair danced together for several weeks until they were eliminated on October 16, 2007.

   Mark Cuban is an entrepreneur who was professionally teamed with Kym Johnson. About halfway through the season they were eliminated on October 23, 2007.

   Sabrina Bryan a member of the Cheetah Girls was paired with Mark Ballas. After performing extremely well for several weeks, it was an outrage to many viewers when the pair was eliminated on October 30, 2007.

   Jane Seymour an actress known for many different roles was paired with professional Tony Dovolani. After remaining on longer than Sabrina Bryan, many were upset over the voting process. Eliminated from the show on November 6, 2007.

   Cameron Mathison an actor on All My Children the ABC soap opera as well as several different television shows. Paired up to dance with professional Edyta Sliwinska they remained on the show for quite a while, only being eliminated on November 13, 2007.

   Jennie Garth, best known for her role as Kelly on Beverly Hills, 90210 performed beautifully was paired with Derek Hough. The pair performed wonderfully until they were eliminated on November 20, 2007 to finish in fourth place.

   Marie Osmond an entertainer who had not performed quite as well as expected was paired up to Jonathan Roberts. The duo came in third place on the November 27, 2007 season finale. However, many were extremely upset that Marie Osmond made it to third place beating out several others that were more talented.

   Melanie Brown, a member of the girl power group Spice Girls and called Scary Spice was paired to Maksim Chmerkovskiy for the season. Performing beautifully the entire season it was expected that they would win first place. However, they only pulled out a second place win during the season finale on November 27, 2007.

   Helio Castroneves an Indy 500 Race Car Champion and speed demon on the roads was paired up with Julianne Hough. Many were upset over the win for Helio and Julianne and claimed that the title was stolen due to Melanie being a substantially better dancer. Regardless of the reason, the duo danced their way to victory and pulled out the first place finish for the finale.

   As you can just imagine, the entire season was filled with excitement. From a Cheetah Girl to a Spice Girl and even throwing in a boxer, racecar driver and a few actors it was a truly unique and remarkable season. The overall shockers were fairly minimal except for the extended length that Marie Osmond stayed and the loss that Melanie Brown received rather than actually winning the title.
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4. Changes to Dancing with the Stars

   May 15, 2011 by Admin

   There has been extremely positive responses to Dancing with the Stars since it was first created. The show has experienced a large number of changes over the seasons and many of these changes have been for the better. Trying to really keep up with all of the changes is not always as easy as you may like, but in general, the changes made the show even better than it was previously.

   Season one saw the show kick off with a total of six couples. There were six celebrities and also six professional dancers. The judges all awarded points at the conclusion of the dances and then audience members were permitted to call in and vote.

   Season two increased the contestant count to ten couples. However, there was no other changes made aside from adding contestants.

   For season three the vote scoring system changed a bit. The votes of viewers still accounted for half of the final score however; it was changed to directly relate to percentages rather than actual points. This was a significant change and was intended to help minimize the popularity vote that was seriously harming many of the less popular contestants that were much more talented.

   Dancing with the Stars season four kicked off a few different changes. With a total of eleven couples paired together, the season kicked off on March 19, 2007. The biggest change of the season was the shift of time slots. Dancing with the Stars was moved to a new night to avoid a conflict with the Fox hit show American Idol. This proved good for the ratings as well.

   The beginnings of season five started with twelve couples paired together. This was the one year that had the greatest problems with viewer voting. There was numerous complications with better dancers being kicked off in favor of contestants that were actually much more popular contestants that were not as skilled at dancing. The celebrities that were voted off included Sabrina Bryan leaving early and also Melanie Brown losing to Helio Castroneves.

   Season six offered relatively few changes with everything staying essentially the same as in season five. This allowed for a very smooth flowing season and very few problems over all.

   As you can just imagine, those instances when significant changes took place created the opportunities where there were some very large complicated that took a bit of effort to smooth out. For the majority of contestants adapting to the changes was easy enough. However, it is also important to note that during the duration of the show voting was changed to require votes from viewers to wait until the end of the show, instead of permitting voting to occur during the actual show itself. This change was made to help ensure that all voting was conducted in a fair manner.

   All of the changes that have occurred so far during the show have worked to ensure that the show increases in popularity. For viewers the changes to the show have helped to add a significant amount of value. There are very few contestants who have found negative repercussions due to the changes which have further proven that the changes made to the show have helped to ensure that it is running the best possible. While further changes are likely, at this point there have been no changes for season 7 released yet.
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