DWTS Takes Home Two Creative Arts Emmy’s!

Posted By: Bridget On: September 16, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

The Creative Arts Emmy’s were held this past Saturday, September 13 at the Nokia Theatre in LA. Although fan favorite Julianne Hough did not take home a statute for her nominated choreography she was on hand to applaud her co-workers who won the for Best Hairstyling & Best Technical Direction. The actual titles are below:

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-camera Series Or A Special (non-prosthetic)

Dancing With The Stars • Episode #503

Melanie Mills, Department Head Makeup Artist
Zena Shteysel, Key Makeup Artist
Patti Ramsey Bortoli, Additional Makeup Artist
Nadege Schoenfeld, Additional Makeup Artist

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Series

Dancing With The Stars • Episode 502A

Charles Ciup, Technical Director
Brian Reason, Camera Operator
Hector Ramirez, Camera Operator
James Karidas, Camera Operator
Dave Levisohn, Camera Operator
Larry Heider, Camera Operator
Bettina Levesque, Camera Operator
Dave Hilmer, Camera Operator
Damien Tuffereau, Camera Operator
Easter Xua, Camera Operator
Mike Malone, Camera Operator
Chuck Reilly, Video Control

My favorite host Tom Bergeron was also robbed of an award. But we get to see him on the Primetime Emmy’s on September 21st at 8 PM!

Congratulations to all the winners!!!

Samantha Harris gets a hosting gig!

Posted By: Bridget On: September 11, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

I guess DWTS is so big now that even the mildly talented and often annoying Samantha Harris is reaping the benefits. Harris will host the Jewelry Information Center’s 2009 GEM Awards on January 9, 2009.

JIC Board Chairman David Bouffard said in a media release, “Samantha Harris is recognized for her elegance, poise and, of course, for heightening our industry’s awareness to consumers by wearing beautiful fine jewelry on Dancing with the Stars. We are thrilled to have Samantha as our new host. She will bring a fresh vitality to the GEM Awards gala, making the evening even more magical.”

So I guess she promotes wearing fancy costume jewelry…I guess. Good for her though that she got another gig. Considering her skills as a host are limited she needs all the work she can get!!

Tony Dovolani Welcomes Twins!!

Posted By: Bridget On: September 9, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

Ok, I had to write a little post congratulating Tony Dovolani and his wife Lina on the birth of their twins. As the mother of two sets of twins I know what an exciting time this is for them and their newly extended family. Lina gave birth at 3:14 a.m. on Monday morning to son Adrian Driton Dovolani and 14 minutes later to daughter Ariana Dovolani. The twins join big sister Luana, who was born in August 2005.

Tony Dovolani was in rehearsals with Susan Lucci when he was informed that his wife had gone into labor. He said that he hated to cut the practice short but Lucci told him, “what are you waiting for? Go!!”

I personally will be cheering extra hard for Tony this season, because going to work every day is going to be extra hard with two newborns at home. I expect to see a weary but happy daddy when DWTS premieres on September 22!!

Lacey Schwimmer Making Waves

Posted By: Bridget On: September 5, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

The crop of new professionals may be cause for more drama than the celebrities this season on Dancing With The Stars. Rumor has it that Julianne Hough & Cheryl Burke are giving Lacey Schwimmer the silent treatment. Allegedly, they are jealous of Lacey’s pairing with former boy bander Lance Bass because he is the best dancer of the recently announced celebrities.

I personally find this hard to believe. Cheryl Burke and Julianne Hough have both won back to back DWTS titles. They have then taken those titles and used them to further their other interests. Cheryl Burke opened her own dance studio called Cheryl Burke Dance and Julianne Hough has had some success as a country singer. I would think that winning another title on DWTS is not the be all and end all of their career.

Either way, I love all the drama and the fact that the professionals are getting as much or more press than the B-list celebs!!!

Kim Kardashian talks about her Rumpshaker!

Posted By: Bridget On: September 3, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

No secret to anyone, Kim Kardashian is not my favorite person. However, I am not trying to insult her when I say that she has a huge ass. She knows it, she uses it, it is not a secret. So, imagine my surprise when I read that Ms. Kardashian was actually hoping to tone up her ASSets for her run on Dancing With The Stars. Allegedly, she said that she was tired of people looking at her backside and was working out trying to make it smaller.

We all know that the DWTS regimen is a fat burning machine. As far as I can remember all of the former celebrity contestants reported at least some weight loss. It will be interesting to see if the work out can also include targeted behind toning. It will be easy to judge considering the DWTS costume designers’ penchant for all that is skin tight, sparkled, and flesh revealing. Good luck on this one Kim…your butt is really huge.

Dancing with the Stars Promotional Photos Revealed

Posted By: admin On: September 1, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

Here they all are - and this time they couldn’t be more airbrushed - ack! How about we go back to being natural?

So what do you think? Airbrushed or not? We think Airbrushed here at Starsdancingontv.com. Enjoy!!

DWTS: More Practice Photos Revealed

Posted By: admin On: August 29, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

We’ve got practice photos for Misty May-Treanor and Maksim Chmerkovskiy as well as Edyta Sliwinska and Jeff Ross. Edyta has her work cut out for her with bad boy Jeff. We’ll see if she keeps him under control. I think Misty May-Treanor and Maksim have a good shot at it if she attacks this with her gold medal winning attitude. The only problem I see for Misty is the heels - if she masters that - then she should be good. We’ll see! Enjoy the photos of Misty May-Treanor and Maksim Chmerkovskiy as well as Jeff Ross and Edyta Sliwinska.

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And how about Misty May-Treanor and Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Lacey and Lance Practice Photos Leak

Posted By: admin On: August 27, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

Well we don’t normally get these photos so quickly, but I have a great source that was able to grab these photos early. If you don’t know already Lacey was a dancer on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. She came in 4th I believe. She went on tour and was one of my favorites. She is paired with Lance Bass and only on Starsdancingontv.com will you see exclusive practice photos of Lance and Lacey. Looks like they have great chemistry already.

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The Couples: Season 7

Posted By: Bridget On: August 26, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

Here are the pairings for the newly announced celebs on this season of Dancing With The Stars. It looks to be a fun group with a lot of new faces, including one you might be familiar with, and one returning face that we missed last season!!

Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer. Lacey is known for being a finalist on Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance. her brother, Benji Schwimmer won Season 2 of the popular Fox reality competition.

Toni Braxton & Alex Mazo. Alex is an old favorite and winner of the first season with Kelly Monaco.

Brooke Burke & Derek Hough. Derek is a big fan favorite, a great dancer with adorable good looks. Hopefully his rotten attitude from last season has dissipated.

Rocco DiSpirito & Karina Smirnoff. Karina is always great, but tends to move a little bit to the dramatic side for my tastes. I think it is funny that she keeps winding up with partners whose name ends in “O”.

Maurice Green & Cheryl Burke. Cheryl has one back to back DWTS titles. She may be headed for a third with a gold medalist who is surely light on his feet.

Kim Kardashian & Mark Ballas. Mark is the reigning champ from last season with Kristi Yamaguchi. My guess is Ms. Big Butt won’t be nearly as sweet and talented as his previous partner!!!

Cloris Leachman & Corky Ballas. Corky is the father of Mark Ballas, he made an appearance to give advice last season. I like that they are bringing in a little older professional for Ms. Leachman. It might help her score some points by working with someone who is at least a little bit in her age range.

Cody Linley & Julianne Hough. We all know Julianne Hough, she’s a star. It will be interesting to see her chemistry with someone closer to her age.

Susan Lucci & Tony Dovolani. Tony often gets the old cougars, he had Jane Seymour two season’s ago but racked up some decent scores last season with Maris Jaret Winokur.

Misty May- Treanor & Maksim Chmerkovskiy. I love that Maksim is back. We need some drama from the professionals, I hope Misty does not let him give her any crap!!

Ted McGinley & Inna Brayer. Inna is the current US Amateur 10 Dance Champion. She is also new this season. Has there been a season with this many new faces before???

Jeffery Ross & Edyta Sliwinska. Edyta is (still!!) the only professional to appear in every season of the show. I’m not sure if that is a good or bad thing for her!

Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson. Poor Kym has gotten some of the worst partnersincluding Penn Jillette and Jerry Springer!! I hope Mr. Sapp can live up to the other football players and finally give her a winning season!!

Who are we missing this season? No Louis Van Amstel, that makes me sad. Also, no Anna Trebunskya or her husband Jonathan Roberts. Also missing is last season’s newbie Fabian Sanchez-I guess it was too much heat for him!!

It’s Official!!

Posted By: Bridget On: August 25, 2008 Comments: ( 0 )

The list of stars appearing on DWTS was announced by Tom Bergeron this morning on Good Morning America. I’m surprised more by the people who are not on the list than by those who are. As rumored, neither Tom Selleck nor Florence Henderson will appear. It looks like a good season though!! Here is the list as they were announced this morning.

1. Lance Bass-No surprise there, see my previous post.

2. Rocco DiSpirito- For foodies like me, this is a welcome addition; handsome, can cook-but can he dance?

3. Misty May-Treanor-Beijing Gold Medalist in beach volleyball. Partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy!! Watch the sparks fly!

4. Maurice Green-Track star and Sydney Gold Medalist.

5. Toni Braxton-Long rumored diva.

6. Kim Kardashian-Long rumored reality tv star. She phoned in about her foot injury and yes, she will be able to perform.

7. Cody Linley-Popular with the tween set as MIley Cyrus’ little brother on Hannah Montana. Also the youngest star to appear ever, he will be partnered with Julianne Hough. It will be the first time she is the older dancer!

8. Cloris Leachman-Wisecracking celebrity, Tom said the three second delay will be in affect! She is the oldest star to appear on the show ever!

9. Ted McGinley-Actor, famous for “jumping the shark.” The phrase refers to the ntion that if Ted appears on your show you will be cancelled very soon. Ted is paired with a brand new professional.

10. Brook Burke-TV personality who hosted “Wild On’” and “Rock Star.”

11. Jeffrey Ross-Comedian, Tom Bergeron called him the meanest man in comedy. He will dance with Edyta Sliwinska.

12. Warren Sapp-Former professional football player, partnered with Kym Johnson.

13. Yes, number thirteen!!! They added an extra spot for some high drama with SUSAN LUCCI!!! That’s big my friends…big!!