"It now seems like such a brilliant idea that it is a surprise no one had thought of it before: pairing figure skaters with hockey players for ice dancing routines in the ultimate ice rink reality show."
"From American Idol" producers FremantleMedia North America, the show features stars competing for charity as they pay homage to some of the most famousmovie, musical and pop video dance routines of all time, the network said in a release."
"Dallas Cowboy great Michael Irvin and "Iron Chef" host Mark Dacascos were each sent home Tuesday night in the second double elimination on "Dancing With the Stars."
"Paula, who has also been linked to Australian Idol since quitting the American version of the show, said she "might need a break from judging for a while".
"The gold medal of this clip went to Bill Walton, for being able to say “that Mirrorball trophy is going to take everything” with both a straight face and conviction."
"The app is a one-stop-shop for fans who can now use their iPhone or iPod touch for deeper access to the hit show, complete with the latest elimination updates, video clips and other fun, interactive features."
"DWTS" is what it is - a dance competition show with very good production values. No change this season in that regard. Therefore, what’s happening is subtle."
"Aaron appeared as though he was about to toss his cookies by hour's end. Anna, however, looked like she was over it every time the camera panned her way (which was only slightly better than Lacey’s oddly-pursed fish lips), so maybe it was good that she and Chuck were put of their misery."
"You can take any concept and make it good or make it bad. You have to be very careful about how you tell the story with dance -- if it's too literal, it's too corny."
"Bollywood is coming to the Palace. Tonight, for one performance only, the world of the Bollywood dance routine — the swirling saris, the gyrating girls, the handsome couples who never quite kiss — will be invading the staid surroundings of Buckingham Palace."
"Last night Tom DeLay made his comeback, and truly, it was a low moment in our nation’s long and stormy history, by which we mean it was totally and completely awesome in every imaginable way."
"It turns out the tribute will involve 20 backup dancers and Janet Jackson doing a dance tribute to Michael, and will apparently be some kind of monster medley of his hits."
"So the self-professed dance lover pulled out the stops for her season premiere, inviting the Top 10 finalists from last season's So You Think You Can Dance? to perform in a fully choreographed production number with her on the show."
"Flash mobs are a group of 10 to 300 people who gather in a crowded, public place and suddenly start dancing, usually a coordinated routine, to music. "
"Led by Mexican Jackson impersonator "Héctor Jackson" (pictured) and choreographer Adolfo Chávez, the group was preparing for an Aug. 29 event in which an estimated 11,000 people in Mexico City will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest mass "Thriller" dance."
"My chief objection to these visions of ballroom is not moral. (These people choose to do it.) What makes me wretched is that all these stunts, acrobatics, point-scoring and flashy displays of sexual availability are what matter. Musicality, phrasing, intimacy and actual sensuousness are what don’t."
"The contestants for Season Nine of Dancing With the Stars will be revealed on Good Morning America on August 17, but as usual, casting rumors are fast and furious, with virtually every person who has ever been famous and is currently a bit underemployed being mentioned."
"So You Think You Can Dance winner Jeanine Mason knows she can dance — so what's she going to do about it? With her talent confirmed by her win last week, the 18-year-old Miami native has two big plans ahead: touring for the show, and starting college at UCLA."
"Speaking with reporters at the annual Television Critics Association press tour, ABC President Stephen McPherson said that Abdul, who shocked fans last week by announcing that she would not be returning to 'Idol,' would be a welcome addition to the cast of 'Dancing With the Stars,' in one form or another."
"A great start to the new season! We are Heroes and Rhythm City seem to be the top two crews after this introductory episode. Unlike almost all previous seasons, where there were always a couple of crews that rose high above the others, anyone can get in this to win."
"So next week we'll see the top four: Brandon, Evan, Jeanine Mason and Kayla will battle it out for America's favorite dancer. For some reason I think Jeanine will win, but perhaps Wednesday night's performances will change that."
"While some are amusing, some attempt to take themselves too seriously. Still others fail to provide enough dancing, and some have taken on a life of their own through the passage of time and nostalgia."
"Okay, so Katie Holmes' big 'So You Think You Can Dance' Judy Garland tribute was a big fat mess. Yes, she was lip-synching. And yes, her dancing was just a couple steps up from sitting. You could practically hear the Internet snickering around 8:47 p.m. last night."
"Lythgoe said he is excited about the special 100th episode, which, in addition to the best routines from all the previous seasons, will feature a pre-recorded performance by Katie Holmes doing an 'homage to Judy Garland in that iconic outfit from 'Summer Stock' where she did 'Get Happy.'"
"In a news release, producers for the show, which was adapted from the 2000 Stephen Daldry film, said that the tour would begin at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago in March. Casting for the touring company was not announced."
"Broadway-bound dance-a-thon 'Burn the Floor' has added Carrie Ann Inaba, a judge on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars,' to its producing team. The show, which features Latin and ballroom moves, begins previews Saturday at the Longacre Theater and is set to open Aug. 2."
"To me, there was only one reason to tune in other than the results, and that was the opening dance, a striking performance heavily influenced by Asian culture choreographed by Wade and Amanda Robson."
"'It's an antiquated ordinance that doesn't help anybody,' said Matt McIver, artistic director of the social club, adding that he was elated with the council's decision. The ordinance, which dates to at least 1942, bans public dancing between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday."
"Though the phenomenon feels new, it is of course part of one of the oldest trends in human history. People have been congregating to dance since civilization began. The digital means of dissemination are recent, but the act itself is as ancient as eating and sleeping."
"Aficionados of dance music are used to waiting until the wee hours to catch top-of-the-line talent. But especially in summer an array of early parties, some outdoors, offer a respite from late nights and expensive clubs, allowing people with day jobs the opportunity to hear the latest in experimental beats and still be at the office on time in the morning."
"The National Endowment for the Arts announced 631 local arts groups have received direct grants totaling $29,775,000 as part of the American Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Act."
"MTV's reality dance competition 'Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew' is moving from Thursday to Sunday nights. The series' fourth season will premiere Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. with a special 90-minute episode."
"It looks like it's very fitting to see him front a tribute to one who's contributed a lot to dancing, and who's made so many dancers out of these people."
"igel Lythgoe announced today that he is teaming up with director Adam Shankman, 'Dancing with the Stars' judge Carrie Ann Inaba and actress Katie Holmes to launch the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a foundation for the dance community that will provide scholarships and assistance to talented underserved youth."
"On Saturday hundreds of locals and foreign tourists crammed into a viewing area of the prison yard on the island to watch the 1,500 inmates re-enact their performance of the famous 'Thriller' zombie dance."
"Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times."
"Last night's episode proved to me that result shows can actually be entertaining, and, in the case of this program, poignant. There is such a thing as good filler, believe it or not."
"Online videos from around the world have begun pouring in showing people singing, dancing, crying, smiling and mourning a man who shared his great talent with the world."
"Creating iMixes is easy and it's a fun way to promote upcoming performances to the huge number of iPhone/iPod owners. In addition, through the widget, you can encourage fans and online supporters to embed the song list on their websites and blogs."
"Variety is reporting that 'Dancing With the Stars' pro dancer and country singer Julianne Hough will star opposite Chace Crawford on Paramount's upcoming remake of 'Footloose,' contingent on working out scheduling."
"Chalk up my first unhappy elimination: I think Ashley had shown so much potential in her Wade Robson performance last week, and Max stood out from the other boys."
"there’s growing dissent among sports scientists about whether all of this attention to the deep abdominal muscles actually gives you a more powerful core and a stronger back and whether it’s even safe."
"n case you didn't get enough the first time you watched dozens of (A-for-effort!) dancers in gold lamé MC Hammer pants run into an L.A. store for a rendition of "Can't Touch This," the over-the-top stunt was revived for an encore performance."
"So, does Katie Holmes think she can dance? The actress reportedly taped a guest appearance for “So You Think You Can Dance” on Monday, Usmagazine.com reports."
"'Swan' is a supernatural thriller set in the New York City ballet. It follows a veteran ballerina (Portman) who finds herself in a tight competition with a rival dancer."
"Of the two kicked-off dancers, I feel worse for Paris, who you could tell was working hard not to be crushed by Nigel's brutally frank admission that the judges' decision to cut her over Asuka had as much to do with the fact that they had a bajillion contemporary dancers and only two ballroom dancers as it did with Paris' performance itself on the show."
"Tuesday's Midwest auditions featured crews from the South Side to as far away as Nashville. Comprising young men and women in their teens to their 30s, the crews warmed up with coordinated slides, back flips and scores of traditional and original street-inspired dance moves, hoping to quell judge-induced jitters."
"Based on the BBC1 show 'Let's Dance for Comic Relief,' the series will feature celebs learning the moves to famous dance routines (e.g., Dirty Dancing's sexy pas de deux). Viewers will vote for their favorites on live weekly episodes, with proceeds from the calls going to charity."
"Unlike Idol, where you can get away with muscling a Country Night Willie Nelson tune to your own preferred style, the dancers need to stretch themselves to fit whatever genre they're thrown."
"Fresno’s Jason Glover, one of 20 finalists for this season of the Fox series 'So You Think You Can Dance,' is keeping close to his heart the words of wisdom he got from actor/dancer Gregory Hines."
"'Billy Elliot,' the inspirational movie-turned-musical about a working-class Yorkshire kid who dances away from strife and poverty, dominated the 63rd annual Tony Awards, winning 10 Tony Awards, including the coveted best musical Tony."
"'The biggest thing that makes people stand out (at events) is that they're not even in rhythm with the music,' she says. 'A simple movement that's in tune with the music looks so much better than something frenetic and off-rhythm.'"
"Ship passengers will have an opportunity to view the documentary and then the young (and not so young) budding dance stars will be divided into teams. Over the course of their vacation, they will learn choreographed routines with a member of the Royal Caribbean dance team in rehearsals during sea days."
"How do you think you might react if you were shopping in a retail store that was suddenly stormed by dozens of people dancing to MC Hammer’s 'Can’t Touch This' while wearing his trademark giant gold pants?
"The arts are where hope lives. And right now, as the very tenets of civil society are being re-written, and as health and human service needs rise, there is legitimate concern about whether the arts will survive, how the arts can thrive."
"Celebrating the 'screendance' genre, the Dance Camera West festival kicks off this weekend with its eighth year of screenings. More than 30 films -- most made independently -- will be screened at half a dozen L.A. venues during the three-week fest."
"'Dancing Across Borders' is an 88-minute love letter to Cambodia, to ballet, and to hard work. Like every good love letter, it conveys the preciousness of the intangible."
"We're so close, 'So You Think You Can Dance' fans! Close to learning our top 20 dancers, close to auditions being over, close to the meat of the season!"
"When the show premiered, dance on television was obscure at best, known primarily for background extras in music videos and commercials. Now, dance is seemingly everywhere thanks to the simultaneous hits of 'SYTYCD,' ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars' and MTV's 'America's Best Dance Crew' as well as the success of the 'High School Musical' and 'Step Up' films."
"Diversity, the dance troupe that beat Susan Boyle to win the latest cycle of 'Britain's Got Talent,' will star in the 3D movie 'Street Dance,' the BBC reports."
"The Miami and Memphis auditions too often sacrificed showcasing good-to-outstanding dancing for the sake of silly-to-stupid segments on boringly bad dancers, mildly diverting montages on bad audition techniques, and guest judge Tyce Diorio's general bitchery."
"A 26-year-old man tried to prove he wasn't drunk Saturday on Hilton Head Island with his own field sobriety test -- performing a routine from 'Riverdance,' the Irish step-dancing stage production."
"He’s sorry, says Nigel Lythgoe, a judge and executive producer on the popular reality competition show 'So You Think You Can Dance' according to a statement by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation."
"Here’s what the youngest 'DWTS' champ had to say about the nail-biting finale, her close bond with partner Mark Ballas and where the shiny Mirrorball trophy will fit next to all of her other hardware."
"'So You Think You Can Dance' launched season five last night with auditions from New York City and Denver. Mercifully, much of the emphasis this time around wasn’t on the sideshow attractions contestants who try out with little or no dance experience – but on the dancers and their stories."
"No, 'SYTYCD' isn't perfect. Murphy, the show's airy answer to Paula Abdul, still insists on YELLING HALF HER COMMENTS. But her camera time is brief. The star is always the dancing, and the dancers themselves."
"The same way folks like George Gershwin and Irving Berlin personified the golden age of popular songwriting in New York, Frankie Manning personified the golden age of swing dance."
"Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, the show's youngest competitor ever at 17, was named the new 'Dancing' champ Tuesday, beating out fellow finalists Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft."
"My husband and I believe strongly that art education is essential for building innovative thinkers who will be our nation's leaders of tomorrow," she said."
"'Prepare your audition and be great at what you do and have confidence,' she told the Los Angeles Times. 'They have to bring their personality. Dance is the narrative that runs through the show, but the audience connects with the human element.'"
"Fox has confirmed recent reports that 'So You Think You Can Dance's' sixth season will air in the fall as part of the network's 2009-2010 primetime programming schedule."
"The film was to be presented by two of its most illustrious devotees, director Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker, Scorsese's longtime editor and Powell's widow."
"William & Mary students, faculty and staff have broken the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance simultaneously in one location."
"Teenager Tyler Frost has been suspended from his US Baptist school for breaking strict 'no dancing' rules by attending his girlfriend's prom, in a situation reminiscent of the film Footloose."
"After 10 weeks and numerous close calls, the aw-shucks cowboy Ty Murray couldn’t wrangle up another save and instead was sent to ride off into the sunset."
"It was a wild semifinal on 'Dancing with the Stars,' complete with singing judges, teary contestants, sentimental journeys and a reminder that if Gilles Marini can't look good in a sleeveless button-down, nobody can."
"As the director Mr. Woetzel lands big names — Savion Glover, Edward Villella and his Miami City Ballet, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company — but aims for intimacy, inviting a few artists to talk as much as they perform."
"The sums at stake are comparatively small, but a contract dispute between a choreographer and the 92nd Street Y has caused a stir in the field — and provided a glimpse into the fraught relationship between struggling dance makers and presenters."
"In between practicing two routines with partner Gilles Marini, 'Dancing with the Stars' pro Cheryl Burke celebrated the opening of her third Cheryl Burke Dance studio Friday night."
"Len Goodman would like to see Simon Cowell take to the dance floor on 'Dancing With The Stars.' The judge on the U.S. TV show said that, in turn, he would give singing on 'American Idol' a whirl."
"Of the episode’s many highlights, none stood out quite like Andy Bernard’s dance-off, not only because it was amazing, but because finally, in the fifth season of the American Office, the show DARED to do a wacky dance sequence."
"The friendship between Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough was obvious to everyone in the ballroom. During the show’s first commercial break on Tuesday’s results show, the pair shared a slow dance off to the side while the other couples chatted."
"With 'So You Think You Can Dance' slated to return on June 3, the judges are hurrying to pinpoint who's worthy of a spot on the fifth season of the show."
"Logic would dictate that Murray, clearly the weakest dancer remaining, would be voted off tomorrow. Logic, however, has little to do with this show, otherwise Samantha Harris would not have a job and people would occasionally wear sweaters."
"The unlikely story of a coal miner's son from Newcastle who becomes a professional ballet dancer has – perhaps even more surprisingly – become one of Broadway's biggest success stories this season, picking up 15 nods, four more than any other show."
"One week after 'Dancing With the Stars' opened this season, I handed an editor a sealed envelope predicting which three contestants would be in this battle to the end. And now I reveal my scores..."
"The 18-year-old ballerina from Brisbane beat three other finalists on the Network Ten program to become Australia's favourite dancer on Sunday night."
"Ninety-one years after her debut at 14 as Florenz Ziegfeld’s youngest dancer in his extravagantly costumed pageants of feminine pulchritude, Ms. Eaton Travis, of West Bloomfield, Mich., was back on 42nd Street this weekend, keeping a hectic pace."
"On this week's 'Dancing with the Stars' results show, viewers were treated to a mini competition of professionals, making it very much like a performance show."
"In what may have been the least contentious elimination of the season, it was revealed that football great Lawrence Taylor received the lowest tally and was booted from the competition."
"Students, faculty and staff from the College of William and Mary gathered Sunday in the school's Sunken Garden to break a world record -- by doing the 'Thriller' dance."
"'It’s not a big deal to me because in bull riding you see that from time to time, but I guess people aren’t used to seeing a little blood in the ballroom.'"
"Being in 'A Chorus Line'...is any singer/dancer/actor's dream job. But for a few performers who were there when the late choreographer/writer/director Michael Bennett used the audio-recorded interviews with a batch of dancers that formed the basis of the show which became 'A Chorus Line,' it is an actual excerpt from their lives."
"What do you get when you combine elements of 'Dancing with Stars' and 'The Biggest Loser?' A whole lot of bodies shaking and rattling on Oxygen's upcoming series 'Dance Your Ass Off.'"
"The $2-million movie about actors auditioning for a musical is a multilayered, fugue-like celebration not only of what it means to be a professional dancer on Broadway but also of the iconic musical that captured it so well."
"The funnyman faced some rough times on the dance floor. He strained his back during training, then exacerbated the injury with an ill-fated flip during a salsa performance last month. But fans kept him afloat for weeks."
"You don’t get much insight into the birth of the album or how it became a ballet, but you do get short stories from Shatner about his lifelong connection with music and his evolution in the arts."
"Move over, Gilles and Cheryl, because there’s a new sheriff in town! Taking down the longtime leaders were Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough, whose smoking jive set to Elvis Presley’s 'Jailhouse Rock' had enough snarly vim and verve to launch them to the top."
"Karen Olivo and the talented ladies of the Broadway revival of 'West Side Story' will perform the classic number "America" on the results show of 'Dancing With the Stars' tonight, Tuesday, April 14th."
"It was too raunchy for Len Goodman’s taste. 'For me, part of that was more suitable for the bedroom than the ballroom,' he said. So what did you think of their rumba?"
"Christensen runs against the same clock as the celebrities trying to learn their new dances. He gets his assignment after each results show when the style —- and remaining celebrities —- are announced."
"Helio Castroneves' fate now rests with a Miami jury. Closing arguments concluded on Friday morning in the six-week trial involving the former Indianapolis 500/Dancing with the Stars champion."
"We all knew we were in for a surprise turnout early on when it was revealed that Steve-O, who had the lowest score from the judges, was deemed safe from this week's elimination."
"The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has declined to file sexual assault charges against salsa dance instructor Alex Da Silva, a choreographer on the FOX television show 'So You Think You Can Dance,' who was expected to be released from custody Tuesday."
"Alex Da Silva, a Brazilian-born salsa dancer who has choreographed several numbers for Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, was taken into police custody in L.A. Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting four of his female students."
"Damien Dante Wayans is delighted -- and nervous -- about the fact that Paramount pushed the release date of 'Dance Flick,' his directorial debut movie, up from August to Memorial Day Weekend, May 22."
"His 'Dancing With the Stars' days may now be over, but Steve Wozniak already has at least one more 'Dancing' commitment lined up: Karina Smirnoff’s wedding."
"Playboy model Holly Madison and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak were booted from the 'Dancing With the Stars' ballroom Tuesday during the ABC show's first midseason double elimination."
