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During last night’s Dancing With the Stars results show, two of the stars were sent home. Macy Gray, who just didn’t seem to enjoy the style of dance and Ashley Hamilton, who should be very proud of himself for being able to perform at all after he had been wheelchair bound in the past, were both eliminated.

It was an exciting kickoff week for the ninth season of the show and it will be fun to see who makes to the end and who goes home next.

Find out about all of this season’s dancers. Here are their bios.

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Tonight’s season premiere of Dancing with the Stars began with one of the hottest jive routines I’ve seen in a long time. It was all of this season’s male professional dancers and I just have to say that DWTS has some of the hottest men on TV! And Wow! Was it ever a fun dance!

Then we were told that the couples to perform tonight would be the male stars and their partners. Tomorrow night will be the female stars and on Wednesday night, during the results show, two couples will be eliminated. It’s a BIG week for dance on TV!

These were tonight’s couple performances for the men:

		Judges’ Scores
Style	My Review	Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli	Total
Cha-Cha	Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff – He started off great, but lost his lightness toward the end of the dance. He did a pretty good first dance.	7	8	8	22
Foxtrot	Chuck Liddell & Anna Trebunskaya – For Chuck’s first dance performance, it wasn’t bad. He’s pretty stiff, but that’s fairly common among boxers who have been on the show. Hopefully, he’ll be around to keep improving.	6	5	5	16
Cha-Cha	Mark Dacascos &Lacey Schwimmer – I’m going to love having him on the show this season, he’s got a sense of humor about himself but yet is still talented and handsome. I must admit that I have a crush on him. He’s already a pretty good dancer. I can’t wait to see how he progresses.	7	7	7	21
Foxtrot	Ashley Hamilton &Edyta Sliwinska – He seems very hesitant in all of his moves, but he does much better than I expected him to do. He needs to let himself go more and really get into the movement, instead of just going through the motions. It will be fun to see if he learns to do that.	5	6	4	15
Foxtrot	Donny Osmond &Kym Johnson – He’s actually pretty good, especially for his first performance. He may actually be a contender this season.	7	6	7	20
Foxtrot	Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower – He’s still very stiff, but like all past seasons’ Olympic competitors, he seems to have some real potential. He certainly seems willing to put in the time and work to do it right. And I really like his personality.	6	7	6	19
Cha-Cha	Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova - He started very rough, but improved as he got into the dance. He’s also quite stiff, but the season is young.	5	4	4	13
Cha-Cha	Tom DeLay & Cheryl Burke - I may not agree with his politics, but I have to admit that he’s not a totally bad dancer. He has more of a sense of humor and can move better than I expcted. This season could be intresting with him.	6	5	5	16

And new this season is a chance for us to see all the night’s performers go head to head in one relay of dance. I have to say that I like this new twist. It really does point out the ones with the best and the worst technique. These were the results of tonight’s relays:

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Here are the dancers who will competing in season 9 of Dancing With the Stars:

• Natalie Coughlin: dance partner Alec Mazo
• Mark Dacascos: dance partner Lacey Schwimmer
• Tom DeLay: dance partner Cheryl Burke
• Macy Gray: dance partner Jonathan Roberts
• Ashley Hamilton: dance partner Edyta Sliwinska
• Melissa Joan Hart: dance partner Mark Ballas
• Kathy Ireland: dance partner Tony Dovolani
• Michael Irvin: dance partner Anna Demidova
• Joanna Krupa: dance partner Derek Hough
• Chuck Liddell: dance partner Anna Trebunskaya
• Debi Mazar: dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy
• Mya: dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy
• Kelly Osbourne: dance partner Louis van Amstel
• Donny Osmond: dance partner Kym Johnson
• Louie Vito: dance partner Chelsie Hightower
• Aaron Carter: dance partner Karina Smirnoff

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Ashley Hamilton: dance partner Edyta Sliwinska

Birth Name:	Ashley George Hamilton Collins	[Photo: Newscom]
Birth Date:	September 30, 1974
Astrological Sign:	Libra
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Famous for:	Actor, Songwriter and Comedian
Spouses:	Angie Everhart (1 December 1996 – March 1997) (divorced) Shannen Doherty (24 September 1993 – March 1994) (divorced)

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ABC has finally revealed the partners for the upcoming new season of Dancing With the Stars. I notice that Karina Smirnoff isn’t going to be competing this season. She has to get a wedding planned, after all!! And Julianna Hough is not on the list this time out either. She’s probably taking time off to promote her singing career. I hope they will both be back next season! And it’s good to see Anna Trebunskaya, Alec Mazo, Jonathan Roberts and Louis van Amstel back on the show. Louis did some really amazing choreography this summer for SYTYCD too.

Here are the couples who will be battling it out for the mirror ball trophy this time out:

• Natalie Coughlin with Alec Mazo
• Mark Dacascos with Lacey Schwimmer
• Tom DeLay with Cheryl Burke
• Macy Gray with Jonathan Roberts
• Ashley Hamilton with Edyta Sliwinska
• Melissa Joan Hart with Mark Ballas
• Kathy Ireland with Tony Dovolani
• Michael Irvin with Anna Demidova
• Joanna Krupa with Derek Hough
• Chuck Liddell with Anna Trebunskaya
• Debi Mazar with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
• Mya with Dmitry Chaplin
• Kelly Osbourne with Louis van Amstel
• Donny Osmond with Kym Johnson
• Louie Vito with Chelsie Hightower

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Tonight marked the halfway point in this season of Dancing With the Stars. It’s becoming very clear who will probably make it to the final three and who will not. After tonight’s performances, I think it’s a slam dunk that Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke, as well as Lil Kim & Derek Hough will be in the final three. My big indecision is between Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani and Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas. Those two teams are both very close in their skills and it will be interesting to see who does better as the season progresses.

As for this week, sadly, I think the bottom two will follow the judges’ scores. It seems clear to me that the two who deserve this week’s dance-off are Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer and Ty Murray & Chelsea Hightower. I just don’t think they will be here much longer. Overall, it’s a good season with lots of interesting dancers. Here are my comments on tonight’s performances:

Who did you like the best tonight? Who do you think will go home?

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What a night of performances this was! Tonight’s Dancing With the Stars gave us three couples tied for first place and perhaps a new lowest score ever…I’m not sure about that, but it’s got to be close. The injuries are continuing to haunt the Steves. Steve-O not only had a tough time with a painful back, but he also twisted his ankle at the end of the routine. Steve Wozniak still has the fractured foot, but now also has a pulled groin muscle to go with it.

There were also a couple of fantastic quotes this week too. Len told Lil Kim that she has a “Bionic Booty” and Steve Woznick did what was referred to as a “Demented Worm”.

There were some really high higs and some very low lows in the performances. Each week, it’s becoming more apparent who is going to make it to the end this season. Unless something horrible and unforeseen happens, it’s going to be one heck of a season toward the end…

Here are my reviews of the dance performances this week:

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Tonight on Dancing With the Stars, we found out that yet another one of the celebs has injured himself. Steve-O had to go to the hospital, so poor Lacey Schwimmer had to walk down the big stairs alone. That means five injuries so far this season and this was only the second episode! We found out over the weekend that Steve Wozniak injured his foot, and Gille Marini dislocated his shoulder. I’ll write a bit about injuries and difficulty in ballroom dancing later this week, but right now I just want to emphasize how dancing is much more dangerous and difficult than it looks.

Here is my review of the dances on tonight’s show:

They saved the best three dances for last and the way it looks right now, they are the three that we may see go all the way. The others had better step it up. And tomorrow night on the elimination show, we’ll get to see the bottom two pairs do a dance-off. It’s a brand-new feature this season and it should be interesting to see how it affects the results.

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Tonight’s season premiere of Dancing With the Stars was full of surprises. For example, a couple of people were better than I imagined them to be and a couple of them were worse. Sadly, Jewel & Nancy O’Dell were officially out of the season due to their injuries. But we were introduced to two last-minute replacements.

The first replacement dancer was Holly Madison. I guess she has a lot more time on her hands now that she and Criss Angel have broken up. But if she doesn’t improve her dancing pretty quick, she may be free to do whatever she wants again soon.

The other surprise replacement was the jilted Bachelor’s choice, Melissa Rycroft. She took the dance floor and showed that in only two days she is a better ballroom dancer than several of the others. I think she may be around for a while. She’s a very pleasant surpise!

As for all of tonight’s dances, here’s my review and the judges’ scores:

		Judges’ Scores
Style	Review	Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli	Total
Cha-Cha	Lil Kim & Derek Hough – It was a fair performance, but it’s a very different thin g to do hip-hop and ballroom, but I think Lil Kim has potential to improve. She’s got the basics. And it’ll be fun to see her progress.	7	7	7	21
Waltz	Belinda Carlisle & Jonathan Roberts – A good first dance, but she’s still a little stiff and flat on her feet. She did show that she has potential to be much better and it will be fin to watch her improve each week.	6	6	5	17
Cha-Cha	Lawrence Taylor & Edyta Slawinska – For a first time dancer, Lawrence is pretty good, but lacks confidence. He’s a man that can already move his hips and he has a couple of moves, he just needs to get more confident with the dance steps. I think he’s going to get much better as he goes along.	6	5	5	16
Waltz	Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer – He was actually much better than I had expected. He was serious about the dance and not horsing around. I had expected him to be absolutely horrible, but he was not so much. I think he may actually get better!	6	5	6	17
Cha-Cha	Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke – All I can say is that I loved watching him…and he wasn’t bad at the dancing either. He performed the best male dance so far by a long shot!!! I think he may go very far this season!	8	8	8	24
Waltz	Chuck Wicks & Julianne Hough – He’s pretty good too! I think Julianne has a way with teaching him to dance. I think he’s got real potential and will definitely get better.	6	7	7	20
Cha-Cha	Holly Madison & Dmitri Chaplain – It was clear that she only had a week to practice. Dmitri did his best, but she really needs a lot more work. She was very stiff and hesitant. It will be interesting to see how she improves.	6	6	6	18
Cha-Cha	Ty Murray & Chelsea Hightower – He seemed like a fish out of water and very uncomfortable. But I have to give him props for effort. I like him and hope he stays around to get better. And Chelsea was terrific!	5	4	5	14
Waltz	Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas – Oh, my goodness! We have a contender! She was graceful and her movements were perfect, even though she is such a beginner. She looks like she’s been at it a while. I think she’ll be around for a while this season.	8	8	7	23
Cha-Cha	Steve Wozniak & Karina Smirnoff – He was much better than I expected. I think he’s a bit stiff and needs some polish. It’ll be interesting to see him next week to see if he improves. He’s a courageous man and surely enjoys dancing. I just wish I could hear what his ex-girlfriend, Kathy Griffin has to say about his dance. He may be our first to go.	5	4	4	13
Waltz	David Alan Grier & Kym Johnson – I see some potential in him. He has some grace and just needs more practice to get the steps. I don’t think he’ll be first to leave, for sure.	6	7	6	19
Cha-Cha	Denise Richards & Maksim Chmerkovskiy – She is a fair dancer and will probably not go home in the first couple of weeks, but needs to improve her skills. She’s a bit stiff and timid in her movements.	6	6	6	18
Waltz	Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani – I have to say that she’s not half bad, and she only had two days to learn the dance. I’m impressed. She definitely will improve. She’s very graceful and has wonderful potential!	8	7	8	23

Next Monday will be the second performance by each dance team. And then the first pair will be eliminated. I expect Steve Wozniak or Steve-O to be first. Who do you think will go home first?

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There are two more fantastic new pro dancers who made their mark on our hearts when they were in the top 20 of their seasons of SYTYCD too. Chelsea Hightower is the cute little blonde who tears it up in the Latin dances from season 4. And the other is the handsome, totally hot Dmitri Chaplain who got screams from the girls in the audience whenever he would take off his shirt on season 2.

I just love that the stars from So You Think You Can Dance are now being seen and loved on other dance shows too. (Don’t forget the three SYTYCD veterans that are a part of America’s Best Dance Crew season 3 competitors, Quest Crew.) I guess it’s just a sign that dance is really coming into its own on TV. As far as I’m concerned, nothing could be better for dance lovers!

So without further elaboration, here are the teams for DWTS season 8:

• Lil Kim will be dancing with Derek Hough, who returns for his fourth season.
• Steve-O Lacey Schwimmer returns for her second season and is a finalist from So You Think You Can Dance season 3.
• Nancy O’Dell will be dancing with Tony Dovolani, who returns for his seventh season.
• Lawrence Taylor is partnered with Edyta Sliwinska, who is the only pro to compete in all eight seasons of “Dancing with the Stars.”
• Shawn Johnson is paired with Mark Ballas, who returns for his fourth season.
• Chuck Wicks is partnered with his actual girlfriend, Julianne Hough, who returns for her fifth season.
• Gilles Marini will be dancing with Cheryl Burke, who returns for her seventh season.
• Denise Richards will be partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who returns for his sixth season.
• Steve Wozniak is partnered with Karina Smirnoff, who returns for her sixth season.
• Belinda Carlisle is paired with Jonathan Roberts, who returns for his sixth season.
• David Alan Grier is paired with Kym Johnson, who returns for her sixth season.
• Ty Murray will be dancing with So You Think You Can Dance season 4 top 20 veteran, Chelsie Hightower, who makes her series debut.
• Jewel is paired with Dmitry Chaplin, who makes his “Dancing with the Stars” debut. Dmitri was one of the top 20 in So You Think You Can Dance season 2.

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