Dancing With the Stars

By Mike Bruno
'Dancing With the Stars' Announces Lineup
ABC announced the celebrity lineup for next month's sixth cycle of Dancing With the Stars. The contestants will include: actress-model Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie, Love Actually); Steve Guttenberg; Priscilla Presley; radio jock-comedian Adam Carolloa; actress Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God); tennis champ Monica Seles; illusionist Penn Jillette; R&B singer Mario; this year's NFL defensive player of the year, the Miami Dolphins' Jason Taylor; Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray); Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi; and Chilean actor Cristian de la Fuente (CSI: Miami). Dancing returns on March 17 at 9 p.m. for the first of a two-night premiere. Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris will host and Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba will judge.




by Transworldnews.com
"Dancing With the Stars" Cast Announced Monday
The season 6 cast of "Dancing with the Stars" was announced Monday night after the season finale of ABC's "Dance Wars: Bruno vs Carrie Ann".

Priscilla Presley will join fellow actresses Marlee Matlin, Shannon Elizabeth ("American Pie") and Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray) on the season 6 cast for "Dancing with the Stars".

R&B singer Mario, Adam Carolla, actor Steve Guttenberg, Penn Jillette, Cristian De La Fuente, recently retired tennis star Monica Seles, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, and Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor round out the new cast for the 2008 version of the celebrity phenomenon on ABC.

The season 6 premiere will air on March 17, with the first results show on March 19.

Julianne Hough is looking to win her third consecutive contest in 2008. Last season, she and partner, racing car driver Helio Castroneves, won "Dancing with the Stars". The year before, she won with speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno.



What is Dancing with the Stars?
Dancing with the Stars is an Primetime Emmy Award-nominated and People's Choice Award winning reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.



Best and Worst Scoring Performances
Cha-Cha-Cha

* Best: Emmitt Smith, Laila Ali, Jennie Garth, Helio Castroneves (30)
* Worst: Master P, Tucker Carlson (12)

Waltz

* Best: John O'Hurley (30)
* Worst: Kelly Monaco (13)

Quickstep

* Best: Apolo Anton Ohno, Laila Ali, Helio Castroneves (30)
* Worst: Evander Holyfield (14)

Rumba:

* Best: Joey Lawrence, Melanie Brown (30)
* Worst: Clyde Drexler (13)

Jive

* Best: Stacy Keibler, Joey Fatone, Ian Ziering (30)
* Worst: Evander Holyfield (13)

Tango

* Best: Drew Lachey, Mario Lopez, Joey Fatone (30)
* Worst: Wayne Newton (18)

Samba

* Best: Stacy Keibler, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Laila Ali (30)
* Worst: John Ratzenberger (18)

Foxtrot

* Best: Joey Fatone, Helio Castroneves (30)
* Worst: Sara Evans, Leeza Gibbons (15)

Paso Doble

* Best: Drew Lachey, Mario Lopez, Apolo Anton Ohno, Sabrina Bryan, Melanie Brown (30)
* Worst: Master P (8)

Freestyle

* Best: Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Mario Lopez, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Fatone (30)
* Worst: Marie Osmond (22)

Mambo

* Best: Emmitt Smith, Laila Ali, Melanie Brown (30)
* Worst: Mark Cuban (18)

Viennese Waltz

* Best: Melanie Brown (30)
* Worst: Mark Cuban (22)


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