Dancing with the Stars

[GeneChing]

Dacascos I could see, but Lidell? Wow.

Newest 'Dancing' celebs announced
Monday, August 17, 2009 | 11:32 AM

NEW YORK -- Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new season of "Dancing With the Stars.

Other hopefuls include entertainer Donny Osmond; singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Melissa Joan Hart, Debi Mazar and Ashley Hamilton (son of George); models Joanna Krupa and Kathy Ireland; reality stars Kelly Osbourne and Mark Dacascos ("the Chairman" on Food Network's "Iron Chef America"); mixed martial artist Chuck Liddell; professional snowboarder Louie Vito; Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin; former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin and the 62-year-old former congressman from Texas.

The contestants were announced on Monday's "Good Morning America" by "Dancing" host Tom Bergeron. He also unveiled a new competitive twist.

"In the middle of our season, over three weeks, we're going to have double eliminations," said Bergeron. "We'll lose about half of our cast within that period. It will be a ballroom bloodbath."

Samantha Harris returns as co-host, with the panel of judges including ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer-choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

The ninth season of the hit ABC show premieres Sept. 21.

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Mark Dacascos
Famously known as "The Chairman" and host of Food Network's "Iron Chef America," Dacascos is also a trained martial artist as well as actor. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mark's passion for martial arts began at an early age under the tutelage of his parents who are both former national champions and teachers. After being discovered in San Francisco's Chinatown, Mark began to establish a film and television career playing not only martial artists but a wide range of characters before joining "Iron Chef America" in 2005. He has appeared in several feature films including the internationally acclaimed French epic, "Brotherhood of the Wolf," the cult classic "Only the Strong," "Cradle to the Grave," opposite Jet Li, "Only the Brave," "Nomad" and "The Lost Medallion," which is scheduled to be released later this year.

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Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell is the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and the icon of Mixed Martial Arts -- the fastest growing sport in America. In 1998, he won his first UFC Mixed Martial Arts fight. Soon after, Liddell rose through the ranks to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world. In July of 2009, Liddell was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. He is tied for the most wins by a UFC fighter with 16, and also holds the most knockout wins with 10. In 2008, Chuck penned his autobiography, "Iceman: My Fighting Life," which quickly became a New York Times bestseller. Chuck earned a BA in Business/Accounting from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he also wrestled.

[Oso]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing...(U.S._season_9)

AND Mark Dacascos...too funny.

[Oso]

******.... i checked all the other forums first....except the pop culture one...

just goes to show how much i pay attention to 'pop culture' ...my girlfriend had to tell me about chuck...and she doesn't know mma...

[Oso]

Dacascos I could see, but Lidell? Wow.

maybe the reference to 'ballroom bloodbath'?

personally, i think it's some scheme further the tired ass argument of 'TMA vs. MMA'


i told my girl that I'd sit through this if she sat through this season of TUF

[GeneChing]

Hate to say it but I might just have to tune in this season.

Chuck Liddell Stops By TMZ (MySpace Exclusive)

[jethro]

Someone had an idea on kungfucinema.com that with Dacascos on the show, how about getting people like Chuck Norris, Seagal, Rothrock... I would be glued to the TV.

[GeneChing]

Now that's reality TV....

DeLay challenges martial arts fighter on 'Dancing with Stars'
By Jordan Fabian - 09/16/09 11:32 AM ET

As House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) seldom backed down from a challenge. He seems to be showing that same attitude with his appearance on "Dancing with the Stars."

DeLay, who is nicknamed "The Hammer," took to Twitter on Wednesday to "dis" mixed martial arts fighter Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, who will compete against DeLay on the ABC reality show:

Hey Twinkle Toes @ChuckLiddell how's the dancing coming along? Cant wait for the Hammer and the Iceman to hit the stage.

This season of "Dancing with the Stars" premiers September 21.

For DeLay's sake, we hope things stay civil:

[Oso]

poor Chuck...if he had only done more forms...

[Oso]

and Dacascos needs to stfu about being a 'fighter'

[GeneChing]

Oh man... there's vid on this link...

2009 Dancing With The Stars cast: Mark Dacascos a kung fu fighter and dancer (video)
September 21, 11:33 PMLA Dancing Examiners Ian Ono and Jana Monji

Mark Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer tried something a little different to show off the Honolulu-born Dacascos' martial arts ability. Dancing the cha cha cha to Carl Douglas's "Kung Fu Fighting" Dacascos mixed dancing poses with martial arts stances.

Dacascos was dressed in a black satin tunic and pants with red trim and Schwimmer had on half a red hapi jacket/dress (only one sleeve) with a black sparkling bra top peeking out.

The rebel on the dance floor Schwimmer told Dacascos she wanted the dance to "showcase your strength as a martial artist, but show case that you can dance" as well.

Dacascos had fluid arm motion, good turns and good spotting. He smiled and played to the audience. He has flexibility and some natural dance ability.

Carrie Ann said, "I loved the Asian theme" but she thought the arms were a bit too wu shu and not enough ballroom.

Len as you can imagine was not a great fan of the theatricality or gimicks dance and admonished," I don't want to see kung fu." Len thought Dacascos had good hip action and rhythm, but found the footwork a bit dodgy.

Bruno thought there was some problem with timing. Backstage, Dacascos said Schwimmer "wants me to show my man-boobs" and yes, we want to see them.

His score was 7-7-7 for a total of 21. That would leave him in second before the relay dances.

[doug maverick]

mark should have a natural ability in dancing. martial artist automatically have that fluidity needed to be a good dancer from years of practice. i think going with the kung fu angle was cheesy. should've done something else.

[mickey]

Greetings,

My money is on Mark Dacascos. I hope he does not get paired with Cheryl Burke. It is my opinion that she ruined her partner's chances of winning last season with a cheap choreography.....only because he would not give her any. And the guy was married. I used to think that she was MAD HOT until last season's antics.


mickey

[GeneChing]

There's vid on this link.

Chuck Liddell does the tango on 'Dancing With the Stars'
Monday September 28, 2009 10:05 PM By Mark La Monica

Chuck Liddell made it through the Week 2 of "Dancing With the Stars" with partner Anna Trebunskaya. This week, he performed the tango, and finished it off with a classic "Iceman" move.

For his effort, the judges gave him a 19. Watch and judge for yourself, for as long as YouTube keeps the clip up. You can vote for Liddell here, or call 800-VOTE4-02. AT&T Wireless customers can text the word "VOTE" to 3402.

[Oso]

it was kinda hilarious to watch...he looked like he was about to fight with that stare...but, that chick judge apparently wet her panties during the performance the way she was wringing her hands and talking about it afterwards.


i'm still trying to decide amongst the women:

Mazar is def #1 closely followed by Hart amongst the 'stars'

the little hottie paired with the snowboarder is #1 followed by Chuck's girl

[GeneChing]

First Dacascos pwns Liddell. Now Donny Osmond pwns both of them?!? Oh man, this show sucks big time.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Donny Osmond wins 'Dancing with the Stars'
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: 25th November 2009, 10:37am


NEW YORK — Donny Osmond was declared the new champion of “Dancing With Stars” on Tuesday night, taking home the show’s mirror ball trophy in the season finale of the ABC contest reality program.

Osmond, the former teen pop star of the singing Osmond family, said the show has been a highlight in a career of ups and downs.

“I did it!” Osmond exclaimed. He promptly rushed to the audience and plucked out his wife, Debbie, whom he carried across the stage.

Helping push Osmond over the top was the tango he performed Tuesday with his professional dancing partner, Kym Johnson. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba hailed it as “artistry in motion.” It earned the top score of the final performances.

Three celebrities made it to the finale of the show’s ninth season — Osmond, Mya and Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. The show picks a winner with a combination of judges’ scores and viewer votes.

Mya entered as the favourite, having won the highest scores on Monday’s show. Dancing with Dmitry Chaplin, she performed a jive.

“I’m just so happy to have made it to the finals,” Mya said after the loss.

The 30-year-old singer is most famous for collaborating on the Grammy-winning hit “Lady Marmalade” from the soundtrack of 2001’s “Moulin Rouge!”

Osbourne was the first of the three eliminated.

With her famous family — Ozzy, Sharon and Jack — looking on, Osbourne and professional partner Louis Van Amstel danced to a cover of Ray LaMontagne’s “Trouble.” The 25-year-old was clearly moved and began crying after her last dance.

She thanked the audience and said she had “grown so much“ during the show. Co-host Samantha Harris said Osbourne had become “a swan.”

The finale culminated a season of good ratings for “Dancing With the Stars,” which consistently ranked as one of the most-watched shows of the fall.

The contestant who grabbed the most headlines, former Congressman Tom DeLay, had to withdraw in the third week of competition because of stress fractures in both feet. A healed DeLay returned Tuesday night to dance the Texas two-step routine he had hoped to perform.

All former contestants returned, including former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin, who performed a dance-off to the theme of “Monday Night Football” with another NFL receiving great, Jerry Rice, who was a contestant on the second season of “Dancing With the Stars.” The judges declared Rice the winner.

Pop singer Aaron Carter, voted off this season, performed a dance to the theme of “The Muppet Show.” Animal took the drums, while Miss Piggy lurked backstage.

Mistakes on the dance floor weren’t the only missteps of ABC’s live broadcast. At the top of the show, as highlights from Monday’s show ran, the video froze on shot of Miss Piggy, prompting host Tom Bergeron to remind viewers that the broadcast was live and send the show to an early commercial break.

Whitney Houston also made a guest appearance to perform her “Million Dollar Bill” and the fitting “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”

Gymnast Shawn Johnson won last season’s “Dancing With the Stars.”

ABC can expect high ratings for Tuesday’s finale. Last week’s results show attracted an audience of 16.2 million.