And it's time for an all new set of stars dancing. Tom Bergeron promises us it's the wildest cast ever. If you could hear Brooke Burke over her plunging separated-boob neckline you'd hear her agreeing. The pairings, courtesy ABC pr;*MICHAEL BOLTON, Grammy ® Award-winning singer, teams up with CHELSIE HIGHTOWER.* BRANDY, actress and singer, joins MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, who is back for his ninth season.* MARGARET CHO, comedienne and actress, partners with LOUIS VAN AMSTEL.* RICK FOX, former NBA champion, teams up with two-time champ CHERYL BURKE.* JENNIFER GREY, beloved film and television actress, joins two-time mirror ball champion DEREK HOUGH.* DAVID HASSELHOFF, international superstar, teams up with Season 9 champion KYM JOHNSON.* FLORENCE HENDERSON, America's favorite mom, joins CORKY BALLAS.* KYLE MASSEY, television teen star, partners up with LACEY SCHWIMMER.* BRISTOL PALIN, teen advocate and Alaska's former first daughter, teams up with two-time champ MARK BALLAS.* AUDRINA ...

Tom briefs us, telling us we get to see all the performances again. Then Santana, Indie.Arie and Daughtry will perform. First Audrina and Tony and Len saying she danced with confidence. Backstage, Audraina says going first was scary, but she tried to stay calm. Then Kurt Warner and Anna performed a Viennese Waltz. Bruno says Kurt has a natural stage craft and sees great potential.Backstage, Kurt feels good, saying Anna had stressed trying to connect. Then Kyle Masey and Lacey did their nerd-hot girl cha-cha and Carrie Ann announced she had a crush on him. Rick Fox and Cheryl performed a Viennese Waltz and Len says Rick had great posture and danced with elegance. Backstage, Rick and Cheryl joke about getting Carrie Ann a Fox-C shirt for their team name. Then, Margaret Cho and Louis did their waltz with her giant dress wings and Bruno didn't like her goofing around.Backstage, Margaret says she had to goof off because she's a comedian. Then Brandy and Maksim waltzed and Carrie Ann told...

A week after David Hasselhoff failed to be rescued by the voters, the remaining contestants on Dancing with the Stars took to the dance floor.Rick and Cheryl: Ex-NBA star Rick Fox prepared to take on the jive with partner Cheryl Burke. He was struggling to do some of the rapid footwork because of a ruptured tendon in his foot -- the injury that ended his career. He made it work, and head judge Len Goodman said it was solid. He called Rick a contender. Bruno Tonioli called Rick's performance a feat, even though he said it could have been slightly sharper. Carrie Ann Inaba agreed and said Rick was good, but that he was better last week. She told him to work harder on his Latin dances. Scores: 7, 7, and 7. Total: 21.Florence and Corky: TV icon Florence Henderson said her first performance was surreal, but she wanted to be seen as a contender and not just seen as a 76-year-old. She had to work up some endurance for the quickstep. She seemed to forget some steps, but there was some ...

Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke wasted no time getting to the results Tuesday night on Dancing with the Stars, calling Kyle and Lacey and Brandy and Maks to the stage before the audience's initial applause had faded.Kyle and Lacey were safe, but Brandy and Maks were still in jeopardy. Tom quickly went into Bruno's comments on Michael Bolton, saying he was a little hard on him. But Bruno didn't back down, saying he thought Rin Tin Tin could have danced a better jive. Bruno said his job is to critique, but Len shot back that the judges' job is to educate and encourage the dancers, and he felt Bruno was too harsh.Len said the judges, despite disagreeing on some things, all agreed on the encore. They asked Kyle and Lacey to dance their quickstep again. Be our guest: Singer Janelle Monae paid a visit to perform her song, Tightrope. Later, some dancers choreographed by Rich and Tone gave a pretty tremendous performance. Even later, Seal hit the stage to perform his new song, The Weight of ...

The results episode of Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday night started with a surprise announcement from head judge Len Goodman that the encore performance would come from Situation (as he put it) and Karina, who performed their futuristic foxtrot again. The worst part, though, was that we had to suffer through listening to the show's lounge-style singers give their interpretation of the Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Pow for a second time.To the results: Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke got to some results in short order, calling Audrina and Tony, Kyle and Lacey and Kurt and Anna to the stage -- but, at least on the east coast, the recap package for Brandy and Maks, Jennifer and Derek, and Rick and Cheryl was run. Nonetheless, the results were announced for the first bunch, and Audrina and Tony were the first couple safe. They were followed by Kurt and Anna, but Kyle and Lacey were still in jeopardy.Be Our Guest: Ne-Yo paid a visit to the ballroom to perform, for the first time on television, his...

The scrutiny and the spotlight intensifies as the dancers are asked to perform in the round and will receiver two scores: one for performance and another for technical. The round stage is raised a bit, exposing the dancers' footwork more. The dancers will also have to perform to acoustic music, which will make the musicality more difficult. Kurt and Anna: Rehearsing their sensual rumba, Kurt struggles a bit with the more intimate aspects of the dance, saying that as a Christian he's uneasy about it and wonders what his wife will think. Kurt's wife and Anna's husband pay a visit to the practice space and when Anna explains the dance is a will they or won't they type of drama, Kurt's wife says it's like when they were dating and Kurt thought the grass would be greener with someone else, presumably, and then he wanted her back. He claims he doesn't know what she's talking about. She encourages him to get into it. Len Goodman praises Kurt's hip action, but says some of his footwork is...

It's TV theme week on Dancing with the Stars, and, of course, that means the judges are going to assess the season-long success of each remaining couple. (This is what happens when the show continues to be two hours long despite the fact that half the competitors are gone). The judges' rundown: Audrina impressed Len Goodman from Day 1, when she started her first performance with a solo in the middle of the floor. He loves the improvement her posture, but she has to work on her toes in the ballroom dances and her edginess in the Latin dances. He wants Tony to push her in the choreography. Len says, There is no reason why she shouldn't win. He says the waltz was her best dance. Kyle impresses Bruno Tonioli with his musicality and his energy, but he needs to learn how to control it in different situations. He says the Latin dances come naturally to Kyle, but he has to work on the ballroom. He needs to work on his feet, Bruno says. He says Kyle's cha cha cha was the best. Carrie Ann ...

Whose Dancing with the Stars run is going to get canceled on TV theme week? We're about to find out.To the results: Kyle and Lacey and Bristol and Mark, the lowest-scoring couples of the night, are the first called to stage. Host Tom Bergeron announces that the first couple safe was Kyle and Lacey. Bristol and Mark, in a stunner, are also safe.Play it again...: Head judge Len Goodman asks to see Brandy and Maks' quickstep a second time, noting that Bruno loved it for the performance, Carrie Ann loved it for the artistry and Len loved it for the technique.Be our guest: Jason Derulo pays a visit to perform his hit single, In My Head. Later, Shakira hits the stage to perform her latest single, Loca. Jason returns later to perform his rendition of Georgia on My Mind.Back to the results: Jennifer and Derek and Brandy and Maks, the highest-scoring couples of the week, were the next called to the stage. The next couple safe is Brandy and Maks. Jennifer and Derek are in jeopardy.Surprise!: A different ...

It's rock week on Dancing with the Stars. But there are still two hours to fill, so we get to see the Top 10 performances of all-time on the show, as voted by fans on abc.com.The countdown: Number 10 was a freestyle from Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas. Number 9, an Argentine tango by Donnie Osmond and Kym Johnson.Number 8, a quickstep by Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough. Number 7, a freestyle by Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough.Number 6, Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough's futuristic paso doble.Number 5, Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy's paso doble.Number 4, Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough's paso doble.Number 3, Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough reappear with their samba.Number 2, Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke's Argentine tango.Number 1, Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke's Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy freestyle.Finally, with 30 minutes burned, it's time to get to get to some dancing.Audrina and Tony: After getting some grief from Bruo last week, Audrina is focusing on not over-thinking her routine. ...

Rock week on Dancing with the Stars caused a shakeup on the leader board, especially after the scores for the dance marathon were factored in. Here's a quick reminder:LEADER BOARD (with dance marathon scores added):Brandy and Maks: 26 + 10 = 36Audrina and Tony: 24 + 8 = 32Rick and Cheryl: 24 + 6 = 30Kyle and Lacey: 23 + 7 = 30Jennifer and Derek: 20 + 9 = 29Bristol and Mark: 23 + 5 = 28Kurt and Anna: 18 + 4 = 22Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke waste no time getting to the results, calling out the bottom three couples on the leader board: Bristol and Mark, Kurt and Anna, and Jennifer and Derek. The first couple safe is ... Kurt and Anna. Also safe to dance again next week, Tom announces, are Bristol and Mark. That leaves Jennifer and Derek, who Brooke says are still in jeopardy.Play it again...: Len Goodman says he wants to see a couple that had a real breakthrough, and that was Bristol and Mark.Be our guest: Legendary rockers Heart seal rock week on Dancing with the Stars with a bang, blasting their hit,...

Tonight we begin our 200th episode celebration, host Tom Bergeron announces on Dancing with the Stars. In other words, get ready for a whole lot of filler.It starts with the show's pros doing a big group dance to Beyonce's Crazy, which was the first song ever danced to on the show's first season.The performance show will include a team competition, with the dancers split into two teams, captained by former Dancing champions Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Anton Ohno.Kristi's team is Rick and Cheryl, Bristol and Mark, and Kyle and Lacey. Apolo's team is Kurt and Anna, Jennifer and Derek, and Brandy and Maks.Team Kristi: Kristi's three couples perform the cha cha cha. The crowd loves it. Len Goodman says he thought they'd be the underdogs, but they proved him wrong. Bruno praises them all, but points out Rick Fox. He also says Bristol missed a step. Carrie Ann says they showed off that they worked well as a group. Scores: 8, 8, 8. Total: 24Team Apolo: Apolo's team also performs the cha cha cha, ...

A nation divided awaits the results. The experts have given their opinions. The votes have been cast. All that remains is to learn the outcome. Hanging in the balance: the future of the 11th season of Dancing with the Stars.There is, however, another voting process to sort through as the 2010 midterm elections are underway across the nation. Host Tom Bergeron kicks it to ABC News affiliates for the first update on election returns. When we return, head judge Len Goodman asks for Team Apolo to do an encore performance.To the results: Brandy and Maks and Bristol and Mark are called to the stage. During the recap of Monday's events, we see that Bristol became emotional about missing home and her son. The first couple safe is Brandy and Maks, but Bristol and Mark are still in jeopardy.'Dancing with the Stars' Awards: The first of the time-chewing awards presented throughout the evening is the Most Dramatic Moment. The nominees are Christian de la Fuente's arm injury; Tony and Kate Gosselin's ...

It could be instant catastrophe on Dancing with the Stars as the celebrities face two dances: a classic ballroom routine and an instant dance -- in which they'll know the style of dance in advance, but won't know the song to which they'll be performing until minutes before they take the floor.First, the traditional dances:Kyle and Lacey: A week after impressing the judges with his fiery paso doble, Kyle gets the Viennese waltz. Lacey is tough on Kyle in rehearsal, in hopes of making his footwork perfect for the judges. Len Goodman was caught smiling and goes on to praise Kyle for his improvements. Last week, I saw, like, a little bud. This week, a gorgeous orchid. Bruno Tonioli says they're all charmed by Kyle and that he keeps taking the judges' comments to heart. Carrie Ann Inaba says her crush on Kyle is back, and it was like watching a fairy tale come to life. Scores: 9, 9, 9. Total: 27Jennifer and Derek: After reclaiming her spot at the top, Jennifer draws the quickstep, ...

With five couples left, one more has to leave on Tuesday night's Dancing with the Stars results show.Here's a quick look at the leader board as it stood at the end of Monday night's episode:Brandy and Maks: 29 +28 = 57Jennifer and Derek: 27 + 30 = 57Kyle and Lacey: 27 + 29 = 56Kurt and Anna: 24 + 24 = 48Bristol and Mark: 24 +23 = 47Play it again: Head judge Len Goodman got right to the encore, asking Kyle and Lacey to perform their uptempo, instant jive to Good Golly Miss Molly.To the results: Kyle and Lacey are called to the stage first, all by themselves. They're safe.Dance Center: Kenny Mayne, Jerry Rice and Len Goodman are back with another edition of Dance Center.Some highlights: On Kyle's stat sheet, under Dislikes Kenny listed, Anything physical. Kenny notes that Bristol Palin was named after the Bristol Inn, where her mom worked when Bristol was born. Good thing she didn't work at a place called Barf, Kenny quips.In the second part of Dance Center, Kenny and Jerry stage an ...

It's semifinals week on Dancing with the Stars. Only four couples remain, and in one week they'll battle for the title. The dancers are required to include a solo in their performances.Brandy and Maks: A week after Maks' dramatic confrontation with Carrie Ann, Brandy says she would have done the same for him. Brandy says she's not sure how she's going to keep up with Jennifer Grey, but she'll do everything she can. They dance the paso doble. Len Goodman says they came out 100 percent and says it was a great start to the show. Bruno says they released all the aggression. He says they lost some finesse in some of the more intense parts. Carrie Ann calls it amazingly passionate and Maks smiled widely as Carrie Ann praises Brandy for her upper-body carriage. Scores: 9, 9, 9. Total: 27Jennifer and Derek: Jennifer is pumped. After a bit of a rough ride in the physical front, she's ready to take on all challenges, saying, Bring it on. Bruno gets up and shouts, calling it a luminous ...

It's Tuesday night, which means it's time to boot another couple on Dancing with the Stars. At stake are the coveted three spots in the final.First, a look at the leader board as it stood at the end of Monday's episode:Jennifer and Derek: 30 + 30 = 60Kyle and Lacey: 29 + 29 = 58Brandy and Maks: 27 + 30 = 57Bristol and Mark: 27 + 26 = 53Play it again...: Head judge Len Goodman asks for an encore performance from Brandy and Maks, who serve up another dose of the Argentine tango that landed them a perfect 30 on Monday.Be our guest: Grammy and Academy Award winner Annie Lennox classed up the joint with a haunting performance of her song, Universal Child. Lennox returns later to perform Little Bird.Later, Derek and Cheryl perform a retro-style routine that was voted on by fans throughout the season. Enrique Iglesias caps the night's performances with I Like It.To the results: We burn a few minutes by having the stars tell us what an eye-opening journey this whole thing has been, and to ...

It's time to crown a winner on Dancing with the Stars, but not so fast. There are two hours to kill before the big announcement is made, so we start with a look back at Monday's performances and a look at the leader board:Jennifer and Derek: 30 + 30 = 60Kyle and Lacey: 27 + 29 = 56Bristol and Mark: 27 + 25 = 52Be our guest; The guest of honor is Christina Aguilera, who is vigorously pushing her new movie, Burlesque, hit the Dancing stage with a big number from the movie, Show Me How You Burlesque. Christina returns later to perform her Grammy-winning hit, Beautiful. To the performances: Host Tom Bergeron talks to Jennifer Grey and gets a medical update. After Monday's show, she ruptured a disc in her back, but she says a doctor checked her out and she's clear to perform the final two routines. Each couple will perform their favorite ballroom dance of the season, plus an instant cha cha cha, to a song yet to be revealed. After the first dance, the couples will get points based on ...