Dancing’s Mark Ballas Hurt: Tour in Question

Posted By: admin On: November 30, 2007 Comments: ( 1 )

Tuesday night’s performance with Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan sent her partner and boyfriend Mark Ballas to the hospital.  Apparently they thought he had a torn muscle in his shoulder earlier on, but he insisted on dancing with Bryan since it was the finale. During the performance he dislocated his shoulder during one of their moves in the cha cha cha.

“If you watch the tape,” says Corky Ballas (Mark’s father), “you can actually see Mark grab his left shoulder during the dance. He actually danced that whole number with a dislocated shoulder. It happened right after he turned her under his left arm.”

After the performance he was rushed to the emergency room where doctors manipulated the shoulder back into place. Sabrina was required to stay behind in the audience. She rushed to the hospital after the show was over to be by Ballas’ side.  “When Sabrina got there, he felt much better,” says Ballas’ father. “It was like an instant fix, an early Christmas present.”

While they were at the hospital, the rest of the cast and crew were at the wrap party. Sabrina had gifts to give everyone and Mark really wanted to go with her. At 2AM, he got dressed and went with Sabrina to the wrap party. He only stayed 15 minutes and went straight home to bed.

He went in for an MRI yesterday and that will determine if he needs surgery. Bryan and Ballas will both be on the 37-city Dancing with the Stars national tour, which begins December 18. Rehearsals began last Monday and are 8 hour dance sessions.

If his shoulder isn’t healed, Ballas might be out.