D. W. T. S. 7
Sep-Nov 2008
THE SHOW
CELEBRITIES and PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
[Listed in order of elimination]
COMING SOON
D. W. T. S. 8
Mar-May 2009
THE SHOW
CELEBRITIES and PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
[Listed in order of elimination]
COMING SOON
D. W. T. S. 9
Sep-Nov 2009
Selected Quotes from Series 9
Taken from Dancing With The Quotes, - the following are some of our favorite fun quotes from the last Series of Dancing With The Stars ... with a quote about each of the 16 celebrities. "DWTS announced the pairings for its upcoming season - some out there are no doubt crunching the odds of Debi Mazar and that Russian guy squaring off with Chuck Liddell and ... that Russian chick in the finals."
Peter Vonder Haar in The Houston Press (2009)
"Note to producers: How about getting real dancers going against real dancers? Here's where Paula Abdul could shine. Stick her against Ben Vereen, Savion Glover, Chita Rivera and Debbie Allen and we might just have a show."
Bruce Miller in The Sioux City Journal (2009)
"One of the better dancers [Natalie Coughlin] was unceremoniously booted from DWTS, to the point where - no kidding - one of the judges [Len Goodman] pleaded with viewers to remember that as much as they love an underdog, they should be thinking more about justice. Dancing justice! Sparkly, spray-tanned, dancing justice!"
Linda Holmes on NPR.org (2009)
SERIES 9 FEMALE CELEBRITIES
NATALIE COUGHLIN
Partnered by ALEC MAZO
On her Paso Doble - "Natalie got busted by the Lift Police, aka judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and slid badly, at least in comparison to her rising competitors. Is this the equivalent of swimming into the wall?"
Lorilee Craker in The Grand Rapids Press (2009)
MACY GRAY
Partnered by JONATHAN ROBERTS
"Macy, who's clunky and weird ... She moves a little like a tank controlled by a drunk driver."
Daniel Carlson in The Houston Press (2009)
MELISSA JOAN HART
Partnered by MARK BALLAS
On her Viennese Waltz - "Melissa is too tense to pull off the delicateness of the dance at times. She’s floating one second and looks like she borrowed Debi Mazar’s legs the next."
Joyce Eng in TV Guide (2009)
KATHY IRELAND
Partnered by TONY DOVOLANI
On her Quickstep - "Tony looks as if he's leading his tall, fragile aunt around the floor - and Kathy really is too hot to be giving off that vibe."
Natalie Finn on EOline.com (2009)
JOANNA KRUPA
Partnered by DEREK HOUGH
On the Marathon Mambo dance off - "No way Joanna wins over Mya. She's just not working it as well and ... really?!? They're giving it to Joanna??? It's a travesty, a sham, and a mockery. It's a travashamockery."
Tamara Brooks on Blog.Zap2it.com (2009)
DEBI MAZAR
Partnered by MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY
On her Salsa - "On the good side you can work those bazooms like nobody else and I got a lot of value out of that."
Bruno Tonioli on Dancing With The Stars (2009)
MYA
Partnered by DMITRY CHAPLIN
On her Salsa - "She got another perfect 30 ... her solo was slamming. If she doesn't win DWTS, she should go on So You Think You Can Dance and kick some arse over there."
Gina Carbone on SeaCoastOnline.com (2009)
KELLY OSBOURNE
Partnered by LOUIS van AMSTEL
"Kelly has grown during this season and I'm amazed at the poise that young lady now has. It seems like only yesterday that she had pink hair!"
Linda M on TVGrapevine.com (2009)
SERIES 9 MALE CELEBRITIES
AARON CARTER
Partnered by KARINA SMIRNOFF
On his Quickstep - "Bruno calls it 'Spectacular Spectacular!' and calls Aaron 'a mini-Fred Astaire.' That's gross. Really? Aaron Carter was just compared to Fred Astaire."
Kim Wetter on Buddy.tv (2009)
MARK DACASCOS
Partnered by LACEY SCHWIMMER
On his Samba - "It was a little bit like watching Kung Fu Panda does the samba in the Planet Of The Apes."
Bruno Tonioli on Dancing With The Stars (2009)
TOM DeLAY
Partnered by CHERYL BURKE
"Watching former Republican Speaker of the House Tom DeLay disgrace himself and the United States Congress over the years, I distinctly remember thinking, 'Sure, this dirt bag is ethically challenged, but can he dance?' So what songs would you add for this Happy Hoofer? As George Michael taught us, 'Guilty feet have no rhythm.' "
David Wild on HuffingtonPost.com (2009)
ASHLEY HAMILTON
Partnered by EDYTA SLIWINSKA
On their Foxtrot - "They are decent, but there are definitely stretches where they have pro-dances-literal-circles-around-partner syndrome. (I think we need a pithier name for that because it's definitely going to come up again. We'll call it PDLCAPS for now.)"
Sarah Kelber in The Baltimore Sun (2009)
MICHAEL IRVIN
Partnered by ANNA DEMIDOVA
On his Quickstep - "It's refreshing that the huge jock doesn't have 'Weeks 1-5 Masculinity Issues Syndrome' this season."
Annie Barrett in Entertainment Weekly (2009)
CHUCK LIDDELL
Partnered by ANNA TREBUNSKAYA
"Almost certainly the scariest person to ever dance on DWTS."
Verne Gray in Newsday (2009)
DONNY OSMOND
Partnered by KYM JOHNSON
On his Jive - "Kym's worried about the jive since Donny's the second oldest in the competition, but Kym, there's nothing a ham can't do - in a suede purple suit."
Joyce Eng in TV Guide (2009)
LOUIE VITOPartnered by CHELSIE HIGHTOWER
"Apparently, our boy is getting criticized for, basically, not moving well enough. 'You're still stepping ... you have to dance!' remarked judge Bruno Tonioli. Come on, Bruno! Have you seen how this boy dances on the slopes?! It's enough to make Baryshnikov weep!"
Glenn Steinbaum on TheSkiChannel.com (2009)
DWTS PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
"DWTS is a cakewalk for the pros, or it would be if they didn't have to train rookies. You almost feel bad for them, and have to wonder if the pro dancing circuit refers to the show as Dancing With The Idiots."
Daniel Carlson in The Houston Press (2009)
LOUIS VAN AMSTEL"I can hardly believe that Kelly Osbourne seems more intense about DWTS than her partner Louis Van Intensity."
Annie Barrett in Entertainment Weekly (2009)
CHERYL BURKE"62-year-old Tom Delay is partnered with Cheryl Burke, who has a painful, beauty-pageant runner-up smile plastered on her face, like she just can't figure out what she did to deserve this."
Sarah Kelber in The Baltimore Sun (2009)
DMITRY CHAPLIN"Mya and Dmitry were both pretty in pink as they danced a '70s-style samba - which basically meant that they moved at hustle speed and Dmitry wore a mustache."
Natalie Finn on EOline.com (2009)
MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY"He's very funny, he's very sweet, and he's very patient. He's got a great sense of humor. And I can't stop looking at that butt!"
Debi Mazar (2009)
