Dancing with the Stars on Oprah

Posted By: admin On: February 24, 2008 Comments: ( 1 )

Yep, Dancing with the Stars has hit Oprah. Is it one of Oprahs favorite things? Seems like it. It opens with the crowd roaring and her set has been transformed into a ballroom. We see clips from all seasons and then get to see all the champions: Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, and Helio Castroneves. Where’s Apolo Anton Ohno? Boo! He’s MIA.

Tom Bergeron is there and he is sitting at a cocktail table with Oprah drinking some Champagne. Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno are ther as well at the judges table. Poor Len is left in the dust. LOL! Bruno is excited to be on the Oprah show.

First up - Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough. We see them backstage and said they are excited and nervous. Helio was worried that Oprah won’t understand him. LOL! They are practicing the yellow banana dance and he got a “free kiss on the practice. We normally don’t do that.” Julianne grabbed his face and kissed him and said it was for the camera. They dance the Cha Cha Cha on the Oprah Show in the red outfits. This is the same dance they did on the tour as well. They dance to Rollercoaster by Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Julianne has hair extensions in as it is rather long. They finish and the crowd just roars and is on their feet.

Oprah asks “Is it true you’ve never taken a dance lesson before this?” He said “It is true. It was the first time ever in my life I was only thinking about dancing. It was intense and a lot of hard work.” Julianne believed in him the minute she saw him. She said they had a rough spot in the middle of the season, but they worked through it and here he is.

Oprah asks is it true that they are dating - They both said it isn’t true. Julianne said Helio and her are just friends. She said that a lot of people want them to be together more than she wants to be with him. LOL! She mentioned it was the same with Apolo too and again said that her and Helio are just good friends.  It was pretty cute and they both seemed to be telling the truth - not stammering around or dancing around the issue. No pun intended.

Oprah asks Tom why people are so obsessed with this show - he said it is a family show and it is such a fun show to watch. Carrie Ann said it is about watching people that we look up to doing something different - watching them put themselves out there.

Next up was Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke - Drew said he was intimidated with being on Oprah. He said him and Cheryl have a relationship built on bickering. hehe! They are doing their “signature dance” - their freestyle - the Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy dance. They did this on the tour too (not this season’s tour, but last). The crowd again was on their feet. Oprah shouted “Love it Love it Love it”. Cheryl Burke looked amazing showing her stuff and tummy. She looked HOT!

Oprah said “So, I heard you didn’t think you and Drew didn’t have a chance”. Cheryl said he didn’t want to go full out. She said he ended up giving her all that he had and that was when she knew.

Derek Hough was outside some at-home-viewer Mom who was at her dance class. He suprised her and her face was complete and utter shock. Derek hugs her and she is embarrassed and shocked. The class claps for her. Derek was there to transform her into a ballroom superstar.  They will train for a bit and then dance on Oprah. OMG! I wish that was me.

Kelly Monaco was up next dancing again with Alec Mazo. It has been 3 years since she danced on DWTS. She said her feet hurt, her palms are sweaty, has a knot in her throat, and is anxiety ridden. Alec asks if it was him. She said no that she completely trusts him. They are both in black and then Alex rips it off of her to reveal a blue sparkly number. She looks a bit rusty, but still cute as ever. Her hair hair is much lighter now. She can still shake her hips that is for sure.  Alex spins her and lifts her all over the floor. Kelly said her knees were still shaking even after the dance was over.

Oprah asks if her muscles stil remember the dancing and Kelly said no way. Tom points out that Kelly is the only woman to win. Oprah said Alec was so fluid and then she said sexy. I hope it makes Alec feel good that he made someone a champion. He hasn’t had much luck since and he isn’t on this season either. I’m hoping we’ll see him in some group dances and dancing with his wife, Edyta.

Next up is Emmitt Smith who took the championship with Cheryl Burke. We got to see him practice with Cheryl - he mentioned he was real nervous. They only got to practice for 24 hours before the Oprah show. Cheryl  is sick with the flu so she can barely talk. They dance the Mambo and are decked out in red. Emmitt still has it and can shake his stuff. They did this dance on the show too. It seemed rather slow this time around and Cheryl did dance around him some, but all is forgiven. He’s been out of the dancing game for a year and a half now. Oprah was on her feet though saying it was excellent reminding us that they only had 24 hours to practice.

Emmitt told the producers that Dancing with the Stars changed his life. He said people young and old told him how much they appreciated what him and Cheryl did on the dance floor. His wife was in the audience and she is so petite and cute. His wife said “Cheryl hooked you up. I want a little bit of that.” Emmitt said he didn’t want to teach his wife so that they don’t butt heads. LOL! Carrie Ann said that Emmitt made it ok for a big man to dance. Oprah asked him what his fellow NFL’ers say. Emmitt said “Tim Brown said Noooooo! You’re gonna mess with your legacy.” He said everyone was really quiet until he got to the finals. Then he started getting phone calls from everyone saying Congrats!

Cheryl said “You can’t get anymore manly than Emmitt Smith!” To which Drew took offense and started to walk off..in a joking manner. Cheryl said “Aww..you’re my first!” It was all in fun…and really cute.

We’re baaaack from commercial and we see Derek practicing with the at-home-viewer. Again, I’m soooo jealous. Tom announces them and they will be dancing the mambo. They are doing the same dance that he did was Jennie. She is a little stiff, but who wouldn’t be. They had some nice tricks in it and she had a nice makeover. Her hubby was in the audience cheering her on. She had tears in her eyes and frankly so did I. It is a dream come true for a lot of us.

Oprah asked her if she just had a baby 15 months ago and she said yes. Boy, she looks stunning. Oprah asks her what has then been like for you. She said it was incredible and very overwhelming. Overwhelming indeed!

Oprah announced the new stars and we get a first hand look at seeing these people live. Oprah asks Priscilla “So you’ve been wanting to appear every since you saw the show?” Priscilla referenced what others have done on the show and that it is about the journey. Oprah asked Marlee the same thing and she responded with ”I use my hands and my body when I speak everyday…knowing what dancers do, we do the same thing. It is like learning a new language - being on the show.” Oprah turned her sites to hottie Jason Taylor who plays for the Miami Dolphins. He said he got tips from Emmitt Smith and spoke to Jerry rice and Helio. He is a lot nervous. LOL!

Oprah asks Mario if he has had dance experience and he responded with yes. He said it was a great opportunity and is excited. Penn hasn’t even seen the show and admits that by watching the clips - he thinks he made a horrible mistake. He didn’t know there would be that much dancing - but said look at me, Oprah, I am born to dance. He’s funny!

Kristy said she is afraid to face the judges. She isn’t used to direct feedback from the judges and is nervous. Oprah asks Steve if he is out of his league. Steve said he was told he was doing the bachelor…but then said that he was thrilled and it will be so much fun that it was his Mom’s favorite show. He said that everyone gets along so well and it feels like a real group thing.  Penn then said “Guttenberg you are going down!” It was cute. I didn’t realize how funny Penn is.

Anyways that is my take on the Dancing with the Stars Champions appearing on the Oprah show. It was nice to see the champions dance again. I did miss Apolo though and wished he could have been there. All and all it was a very fun hour and I am sooo in the mood for Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars.