Carrie Ann Inaba was standing in for Kelly on Regis & Kelly when she got a surprise proposal from her boyfriend of two years! There were rumors a month or two ago which she refuted.
There were lots of clues dropped which went right over her head!
Here's the video:
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The First Celebrity Voted Off DWTS 12 is...
...further down the page.
The first results show of season 12 was actually relatively filler-free. Early in the season there are lots of celebrities to put under the lights I guess.
The show had a couple of dances from the new pro dance troupe. They played them up a lot but they only did one real set. Maybe they'll dance more in the future.
They also had a singer.
The first group of celebs to be told their fate were the sports stars.
Hines was safe, Chris was safe, Sugar Ray had to wait "to find out his fate".
They miked up the dancers this season (or at least I never noticed before) and you heard them talking to each other. It was really interesting, especially Louis is a chatterbox while actually dancing!
Next group - actors (some unkind people might say the wrestler should be in this group - I'm never unkind...).
Ralph was safe. Kirstie was safe. Chelsea and Mark waited in anticipation...and they were safe too.
Romeo and Mike next - Romeo safe, Mike still in jeopardy.
Final group - Petra, Kendra and Wendy. Wendy was still in jeopardy.
And then Mike Catherwood was voted off Dancing with the Stars season 12.
He accepted it very graciously, and actually danced better when he was goofing around at the end than he did in the competition.
Mike is an incredibly nice guy who can't dance and has a small fan base.
Bless him.
Who'll go next week? We shall see!
The first results show of season 12 was actually relatively filler-free. Early in the season there are lots of celebrities to put under the lights I guess.
The show had a couple of dances from the new pro dance troupe. They played them up a lot but they only did one real set. Maybe they'll dance more in the future.
They also had a singer.
The first group of celebs to be told their fate were the sports stars.
Hines was safe, Chris was safe, Sugar Ray had to wait "to find out his fate".
They miked up the dancers this season (or at least I never noticed before) and you heard them talking to each other. It was really interesting, especially Louis is a chatterbox while actually dancing!
Next group - actors (some unkind people might say the wrestler should be in this group - I'm never unkind...).
Ralph was safe. Kirstie was safe. Chelsea and Mark waited in anticipation...and they were safe too.
Romeo and Mike next - Romeo safe, Mike still in jeopardy.
Final group - Petra, Kendra and Wendy. Wendy was still in jeopardy.
And then Mike Catherwood was voted off Dancing with the Stars season 12.
Mike is an incredibly nice guy who can't dance and has a small fan base.
Bless him.
Who'll go next week? We shall see!
Who Will Be The First To Go Home in Season 12?
I have no idea.
Here is the distribution of the judges' scores:
Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff 10.6%
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson 10.4%
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy 10.2%
Romeo and Chelsie Hightower 9.9%
Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke 9.9%
Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas 9.2%
Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel 8.7%
Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin 8.5%
Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya 8.0%
Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani 7.3%
Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer 7.1%
These are combined with the voters' scores to give the overall rank and then the lowest is sent packing.
I guess the bottom five are all pretty close with Mike needing only 0.2 percentage points more of the viewers' vote than Wendy to be safe as an example.
The popular view is that it's gong to be Mike or Wendy but people vote on who's the best, not who will go home, which is a lot harder to get at.
Dial Idol has a system where they measure busy tones on the phone but the sample sizes aren't big enough to give a clear view.
I would have to go with Mike simply because he doesn't come with a broad fan base. We shall see tonight!
Here is the distribution of the judges' scores:
Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff 10.6%
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson 10.4%
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy 10.2%
Romeo and Chelsie Hightower 9.9%
Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke 9.9%
Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas 9.2%
Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel 8.7%
Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin 8.5%
Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya 8.0%
Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani 7.3%
Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer 7.1%
These are combined with the voters' scores to give the overall rank and then the lowest is sent packing.
I guess the bottom five are all pretty close with Mike needing only 0.2 percentage points more of the viewers' vote than Wendy to be safe as an example.
The popular view is that it's gong to be Mike or Wendy but people vote on who's the best, not who will go home, which is a lot harder to get at.
Dial Idol has a system where they measure busy tones on the phone but the sample sizes aren't big enough to give a clear view.
I would have to go with Mike simply because he doesn't come with a broad fan base. We shall see tonight!
Monday, March 28, 2011
DWTS Week 2 - Who Got Better and Who Didn't?
Warning - spoilers below.
The couples danced a second time tonight before they learn who would be first to go home in the results how at 9pm tomorrow night.
One of the big shocks came early with Brooke Burke trying to look like a piece of licorice. There is probably a schoolboy joke in there somewhere - you're welcome schoolboys.
And so we come to the main event - the dancing. The order was mixed up from last week and I may not get it exactly right but here are the scores (combined with week 1 in parentheses) with some short and sweet comments:
The couples danced a second time tonight before they learn who would be first to go home in the results how at 9pm tomorrow night.
One of the big shocks came early with Brooke Burke trying to look like a piece of licorice. There is probably a schoolboy joke in there somewhere - you're welcome schoolboys.
And so we come to the main event - the dancing. The order was mixed up from last week and I may not get it exactly right but here are the scores (combined with week 1 in parentheses) with some short and sweet comments:
- Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya - 17 (34) - Sugar Ray had his upper body down great but his footwork "needed to be tighter"
- Kendra Wilkinson and Louis van Amstel - 19 (37) - the fact that Len called her breasts "chesticles" was the most memorable moment might tell you something about the performance...
- Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke - 23 (42) - Chris was amazingly light on his feet for a big man and seemed to impress the judges. He also referred to his own chest as "chesticles".
- Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin - 18 (35) - There is no doubt Petra tries hard but she always seems as though she is doing a chore - even when Dmitry is ripping her clothes off.
- Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer - 17 (30) - a better performance from Mike this week - the jive is probably more his thing. Still can't dance though.
- Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 20 (43) - the quickstep isn't Kirstie's dance, I wonder if Maks was confident that they wouldn't be eliminated and deliberately chose it? Her footwork was good (again).
- Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas - 18 (39) - Oh My. It was Bristol and the Gorilla Suit all over again. From Len: "...you're on a sticky wicket..", "..messin' abaht and larkin' around"
- Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani - 17 (31) - Wendy was more comfortable this week but I think it's hard for someone with her body type to be a graceful dancer.
- Romeo and Chelsie Hightower - 23 (42) - very good performance from Romeo.
- Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff - 21 (45) - a great performance that came over as being a little cocky.
- Hines Ward and Kym Johnson - 23 (44) - Excellent performance from Hines. He has a good chemistry with Kym. Perhaps it's because they can't understand each other.
Dancing with the Stars 12 - Week 2 and The Results Show Information
It's week 2 of Dancing with the Stars and the couples are preparing to dance either a quickstep (my favorite) or a jive.
The scores and votes from tonight will be combined with those from last week and one couples will be sent waltzing into the dark. Here are the judges' scores from last week and the slit each couple received.
Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff - 24 (11.6%)
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 23 (11.1%)
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson - 21 (10.1%)
Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas - 21 (10.1%)
Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke -19 (9.2%)
Romeo and Chelsie Hightower - 19 (9.2%)
Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin - 18 (8.7%)
Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel - 18 (8.7%)
Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya - 17 (8.2%)
Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani - 14 (6.8%)
Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer - 13 (6.3%)
The percentages above are combined with the percentage of viewers' votes each couple received.
Tomorrow is the results show (starting at 9pm). This year there will be a "pro dance troupe of six world renowned performers" appearing throughout the season. They will dance with the competing professionals for their first performance and then perform on their own.
Here are the bios of the pro dance troupe (from the ABC press release):
Singer Chris Brown will also perform.
Then, just before 10pm, we'll know who's the first to go!
The scores and votes from tonight will be combined with those from last week and one couples will be sent waltzing into the dark. Here are the judges' scores from last week and the slit each couple received.
Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff - 24 (11.6%)
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 23 (11.1%)
Hines Ward and Kym Johnson - 21 (10.1%)
Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas - 21 (10.1%)
Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke -19 (9.2%)
Romeo and Chelsie Hightower - 19 (9.2%)
Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin - 18 (8.7%)
Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel - 18 (8.7%)
Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya - 17 (8.2%)
Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani - 14 (6.8%)
Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer - 13 (6.3%)
The percentages above are combined with the percentage of viewers' votes each couple received.
Tomorrow is the results show (starting at 9pm). This year there will be a "pro dance troupe of six world renowned performers" appearing throughout the season. They will dance with the competing professionals for their first performance and then perform on their own.
Here are the bios of the pro dance troupe (from the ABC press release):
- Oksana Dmyrenko is a premiere performer in Ballroom and Latin dance around the world. Having studied in her home of Ukraine and around the world, she won the 2010 International World Masters Championship, placed 2nd in the 2009 U.S. National Championships, and was recently among the Top 30 of 500 of the world's best couples in the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival.
- Tristan MacMahon began dancing in his home of Dublin, Ireland before moving on to compete around Europe, eventually winning numerous Juvenile, Junior and Amateur competitions. After appearing in "Ella Enchanted," he performed in theatre productions throughout Europe, including Bryan Flynn's production of "Oliver!" and "Aladdin," among others. He joined the U.K. tour of "Simply Ballroom" and, after a successful tour in London and Las Vegas, toured as a featured dancer with several successful shows in the U.S. After numerous world tours and a year teaching Ballroom and Latin dancing in the U.S., he returned to Europe to join the cast of "Dirty Dancing" as Dance Captain. He then went on to do a second stint on The West End stage in London.
- Peta Murgatroyd was born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Perth, Western Australia. She studied Classical Ballet from age 4 and trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet Madame Lubov Nikonorenko. After becoming the Australian State Champion within three months of beginning Ballroom training, she competed around the world, placing 2nd in the Great World City Championships, was a semi-finalist in the Lion City Championships in Singapore, a finalist in the Australian Open Championships, and placed 3rd in the world at the British Youth Latin Championships in Blackpool 2006. After achieving her lifelong goal of dancing on Broadway, she moved to the U.S. to pursue a career in film and television in Los Angeles.
- 19-year-old Christopher "Kiki" Nyemchek began Ballroom and Latin dancing at age 4. Along with his dance partners, he has represented the U.S. at the World Championships three times, and competed in Europe and Asia. Kiki danced at Junior Blackpool three times, placing 29th out of more than 400 couples. He is noted as one of the Top Under 21 Latin dancers in the U.S. and is a National Amateur Finalist.
- Nicole Volynets began Ballroom training at age 14 with coach Maksim Chmerkovskiy. With her brother Ted by her side, Nicole has traveled the world in competition, placing as a top three national finalist for seven consecutive years and in the top eight at the 2007 U.S. National DanceSport Challenge. She performed at The Wynn, Las Vegas and in Macau, China for the opening of The Wynn - Macau.
- Ted Volynets began Ballroom dancing at age 11, following in older sister Nicole's footsteps. While training with coaches Maksim and Val Chmerkovkiy, he has traveled the world representing his country, placing Top 15 at the National DanceSport Championships 2010. His television credits include appearances on MTV's "MADE" and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." Outside the studio, Ted is a senior at New York University, studying Economics.
Singer Chris Brown will also perform.
Then, just before 10pm, we'll know who's the first to go!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Dancing with the Stars 12 Week 1 Scores
The practicing is over this time they are doing it for real.
And some of then aren't going to be doing it for real for very long.
Without commentary (most of the show I couldn't see), here are the judges' scores from week 1.
- Rapper Lil' Romeo (or Romeo as he likes to be called now) and Chelsie Hightower - 19
- Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya - 17
- Original Karate Kid Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff - 24
- Wrestler Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke -19
- Football player Hines Ward and Kym Johnson - 21
- "Loveline" host Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer - 13
Women
- Disney actress Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas - 21
- Model Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin - 18
- Reality star Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel - 18
- Talk show host Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani - 14
- Actress Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 23
The couples dance twice - the first to be voted off will leave next week.
Doesn't look good for Mike Catherwood...
And some of then aren't going to be doing it for real for very long.
Without commentary (most of the show I couldn't see), here are the judges' scores from week 1.
- Rapper Lil' Romeo (or Romeo as he likes to be called now) and Chelsie Hightower - 19
- Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya - 17
- Original Karate Kid Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff - 24
- Wrestler Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke -19
- Football player Hines Ward and Kym Johnson - 21
- "Loveline" host Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer - 13
Women
- Disney actress Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas - 21
- Model Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin - 18
- Reality star Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel - 18
- Talk show host Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani - 14
- Actress Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 23
The couples dance twice - the first to be voted off will leave next week.
Doesn't look good for Mike Catherwood...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Dancing with the Stars 12 - The Couples are (Officially) Announced
The pairings are up for the SWTS 2001 season and we're ready to race!
Here are the couples:
Men
Women
Here are the couples:
Men
- Romeo and Chelsie Hightower
- Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Trebunskaya
- Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff
- Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke
- Hines Ward and Kym Johnson
- Mike Catherwood and Lacey Schwimmer
Women
- Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas
- Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin
- Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel
- Wendy Williams and Tony Dovolani
- Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Initially I was underwhelmed by the celebrity cast but I think they're going to grow on me.
Kirstie and Maks will be fun to watch, although I'm not sure how well Kirstie will do. Kendra is the early favorite and "erotic" models have done well (Brooke Burke, Kelly Monaco). "Fashion" models haven't been too successful though (Kathy Ireland, Josie Maran) which doesn't bode well for Petra. Chelsea will have a youthful following and Wendy Williams seems pretty popular.
On the men's side Hines will have the football advantage and Chuck Liddell did OK so I would expect Chris Jericho to last to mid-season at least. Romeo will have rhythm (given he's a musician) and is athletic so he should last. Ralph Macchio seems to have a bit of a following. I have no idea about Mike Catherwood. Sugar Ray Leonard is a really nice guy and has good footwork, but Floyd Mayweather was a little disappointing when he danced.
It's starting to get fun!
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