Tag: Mark Ballas
Kristin Cavallari & Mark Ballas’ Dancing With The Stars Samba (Video)
by Jessica LeFevre on Oct.04, 2011, under articles

Former Hills reality star Kristin Cavallari and her professional dance partner Mark Ballas performed a Samba on last night’s performance episode of Dancing With The Stars. She said that her most memorable year was 2005, which was the year that she moved to Los Angeles. In case you’ve missed last night’s show, you can read our official recap here.
Kristin and Mark performed their Samba to Beyonce’s song Crazy In Love. Check out the video of their performance, below:
The entire dance, to us, seemed like one big strip show. She shook her moneymaker, that’s for sure. Judge Len Goodman started off the judge’s commentary by saying that this Beyonce stuff isn’t his cup of tea, but the other 80 percent of the dance was fabulous.
Bruno Tonioli said that was more than ‘crazy in love’, was crazy in lust! The camera also panned to Kristin’s former fiancee, Jay Cutler, who was in the crowd to support her. Bruno called her a “fast moving devil woman”.
Carrie Ann Inaba said that Beyonce is some pretty big shoes to fill, but she thinks she did pretty darn good. She said that Kristin is doing some very difficult choreography.
Scores:
Carrie Ann: 8
Len: 8
Bruno: 8
Total: 24/30
What did you think of Kristin’s Samba? Was that your favorite performance of the night? Who are you rooting for this season of Dancing With The Stars? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!
Kristin Cavallari & Mark Ballas’ Dancing With The Stars Quickstep (Video)
by Jessica LeFevre on Sep.27, 2011, under articles

Dancing second on last night’s Dancing With The Stars, were reality show star Kristin Cavallari and her professional dance partner, Mark Ballas, doing the Quickstep.
It was a lively and happy Quickstep, and Kristin showed some improvement over last week’s dance.
Check out the video of their Quickstep:
Bruno Tonioli said he was “bedazzled by the blonde bombshell!” He said he loves old Hollywood glamor and this performance was “twinkling with pleasure”. He said she just worked it beautifully. He advised her to hold her frame all of the way through in the Quickstep. He commented on her “beautiful ending”, saying that got too excited and almost missed it.
Carrie Ann Inaba said, “Last week, nervous, this week, STUNNING!” She said it was a complete transformation and she was elegant and floated across and they were in complete synchronicity. She said that Kristin was gorgeous, light on her feet and kept her frame and it was just “GORGEOUS!”
Len Goodman said Kristin looks fantastic, but the dance wasn’t as good as she looked. He said she had him dazzled by the whole spectacle, but if you look closer, the footwork could have been cleaner, the hold could have been stronger and said that she broke hold, which is against the rules, a couple of times. However, overall it was a great improvement over last week and told her “well done.”
Judge’s Scores:
Carrie Ann: 8
Len: 7
Bruno: 7
Total: 22/30 points
What did you think of Kristin and Mark’s Quickstep? Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think. If you’ve missed last night’s episode, check out our official recap here.
POLL: Was The Right Couple Eliminated On ‘Dancing With The Stars’?
by Roberta Ferguson on May.18, 2011, under articles

Last night’s Dancing With The Stars saw the elimination of professional dancer Karina Smirnoff and her partner Ralph Macchio. Upon our examination of the comments from our recap on the show, some thought it was unfair to oust the actor from the Semi-Finals show.
On Monday night’s show, Ralph and Karina performed the Argentine Tango first, scoring them a total of 25 points. For their second dance, they scored 23 points for their Salsa, which wasn’t as bad as the judges made it out to be. Bruno Tonioli even insulted Karina’s choice of attire, with a terrible comment. Afterward, they were pitted against Hines Ward and Kym Johnson for the first round of the newly implemented “Winner Takes All Cha Cha”.
Our friends at CelebDirtyLaundry made the suggestion that perhaps the judges were trying to rig the competition. We were thrown off by the addition of the “Winner Takes All Cha Cha”, considering that it put Chelsea over fan favorite Ralph with that extra fifteen points.
So, since the voting from the public didn’t come into play on Monday night’s show, do you think that the judges had their favorite to be in the finals? Do you think it was right of them to put Ralph up against Hines? Or would it have been more fair if Ralph went up against Kirstie? Let us know your thoughts!
Take our poll: Was the right couple eliminated on Tuesday night’s results show?
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Week Nine Semi-Finals Results Recap 5/17/11
by Jessica LeFevre on May.17, 2011, under articles

Last night’s semi-finals performances left us guessing who would be eliminated on tonight’s Dancing With The Stars results show!
A lot happened in last night’s show, but we’ll give you the quick low-down (Read our full recap here). Kym Johnson injured herself when partner Hines Ward dropped her on her neck. She still performed and they received excellent scores. Karina Smirnoff shook her butt with partner Ralph Macchio, but it was judge Bruno Tonioli’s rude comment that really sent people into shock.
Overall, Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas had the best scores of the evening and Ralph and Karina were left at the bottom of the leaderboard. Who’s going to be eliminated in tonight’s show? Stay tuned as we cover the semi-finals LIVE! (continue reading…)
Who was eliminated on Dancing With The Stars 5/3/11?
by Jessica LeFevre on May.03, 2011, under articles

It’s elimination night on Dancing With The Stars and it’s really anyone’s game at this point!
Len asked to see Team Chelsea’s Cha Cha again and it’s still way better than the other team’s dance. This show really all boils down to the last three minutes, which the eliminated party is revealed. In the meantime, it’s really nothing more than just a ton of fluff.
Safe:
Hines Ward & Kym Johnson
Ralph Macchio & Karina Smirnoff
Romeo & Chelsie Hightower
Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas
Stay tuned for the rest of the scoop on who’s getting the boot from the show! Who are you rooting for???
Keep checking back as we update this space!
So who got eliminated on tonight’s show??? KENDRA WILKINSON & LOUIS VAN AMSTEL!
Dancing With The Stars week seven recap & scores 5/2/11
by Jessica LeFevre on May.02, 2011, under articles

Last week, Chris Jericho was given the axe on Dancing With The Stars and the show is winding down little by little until we have a Mirrorball trophy winner. This week, the dancers are divided into two separate teams, Pink and Black and are led by dancing champions. (continue reading…)
Who was eliminated on Dancing With The Stars 4/26/11?
by Jessica LeFevre on Apr.26, 2011, under articles

Last night’s Dancing With The Stars had a bit of a mishap when Karina Smirnoff hit the floor in the middle of her dance with Ralph Macchio.
Now, Len asked Kendra Wilkinson and Louis Van Amstel to re-do their stripper happy Samba from last night. Oh God, someone please vote this broad off already. She’s seriously awful.
American Idol castoff Pia Toscano performed I’ll Stand By You and she sounded great! I haven’t been keeping tabs on Idol at all, but I have to wonder how she was voted off at all???
SAFE:
Romeo & Chelsie Hightower
Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas
Hines Ward & Kym Johnson
Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Kendra Wilkinson & Louis Van Amstel
So who was eliminated out of Chris Jericho & Cheryl Burke and Ralph Macchio & Karina Smirnoff????
CHRIS JERICHO & CHERYL BURKE!
Dancing With The Stars week six recap & scores 4/25/11
by Jessica LeFevre on Apr.25, 2011, under articles

Last week’s Dancing With The Stars saw the untimely ousting of Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplin, so it’s really anyone’s guess as to who’s going home after tonight’s Guilty Pleasures night of dancing!
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are up first, doing the Samba to Britney Spears’ song, Hit Me Baby One More Time. They did a good job with the dance and it looked like she was having fun! Len said she fulfilled her potential tonight and she did a great job. Bruno said she made the dance look easy and that her “wiggly bum sent shockwaves through the airwaves.” Carrie Ann said she wants to see Kirstie in the finals. Score: 26
Who was eliminated on Dancing With The Stars 4/19/11?
by Jessica LeFevre on Apr.19, 2011, under articles

We’re trying to stay positive that maybe this week Kendra Wilkinson will get the boot from Dancing With The Stars, so please internet, don’t let me down!
The judges wanted to see Romeo and Chelsie Hightower do their Foxtrot again. It was still great, we’re sure they’re not going anywhere.
SAFE:
Hines Ward & Kym Johnson
Chelsie Hightower & Mark Ballas
Ralph Macchio & Karina Smirnoff
Kendra Wilkinson & Louis Van Amstel
Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Chris Jericho & Cheryl Burke
So who’s going home on tonight’s show???? PETRA NEMCOVA & DMITRY CHAPLIN!
Dancing With The Stars week five recap & scores 4/18/11
by Lydia Harris on Apr.18, 2011, under articles

On last week’s episode of Dancing With The Stars, we said goodbye to Sugar Ray Leonard! So who’s next on the chopping block??? It’s anyone’s guess! (They kept Kendra, remember that.)
Dancing first are Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff, doing the Samba. The dance was awkward, but well done. Len said he needed to work on rhythm and Bruno agreed and said, “Give me sex, man.” Carrie Ann said the performance was entertaining. Score: 22 (continue reading…)
Pia Toscano wants to do Dancing With The Stars
by Lydia Harris on Apr.13, 2011, under articles

American Idol castoff Pia Toscano is rumored to be dating Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Mark Ballas.
So it’s no wonder that she wants to cross over to a different reality show and try her luck there. Either that, or she wants to dance sexy with her man.
In a new interview, she said that she grew up around many different dance styles. She said, “The Mumba is my favorite. But my favorite growing up was definitely jazz. I’m totally open to Dancing With The Stars. That would be really fun because I’m a huge fan of the show so I’d definitely love to do that!”
What do you think of Pia on the dancing show? Let us know in the comments!