The trumpets are blaring, the lights are too bright, and Brooke Burke has a new attachment to her last name (Charvet?), which can only mean it's time for another season of Dancing with the Stars!Let's meet the cast:NBA champion Ron Artest and partner Peta MurgatroydReality star Rob Kardashian and partner Cheryl BurkeTV star Kristin Cavallari and partner Mark BallasSinger Chynna Phillips and partner Tony DovolaniTV host Nancy Grace and partner Tristan MacManusActor David Arquette and partner Kym JohnsonModel and actress Elisabetta Canalis and Val ChmerkovskiySoccer star Hope Solo and partner Maksim ChmerkovskiyFashion guru Carson Kressley and partner Anna TrebunskayaWar veteran and actor J.R. Martinez and partner Karina SmirnoffTalk show host Ricki Lake and partner Derek HoughAuthor and activist Chaz Bono and partner Lacey SchwimmerHost Tom Bergeron says a lot about the new ballroom.Ron and Peta: Ron says he's moved on from his wild ways and took on the challenge of the show after his ...

The first results show of the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars starts with a rousing group routine to Lady Gaga's Edge of Glory, but one couple is on the edge of elimination -- and they're hanging on only about an hour longer with us.Host Tom Bergeron doesn't waste any time, getting right to some results and calling the first three couples to the stage: Ricki and Derek, Elisabetta and Val, and Rob and Cheryl. To the results: The first couple safe is Ricki and Derek. Also coming back next week is Elisabetta and Val. Rob and Cheryl are in jeopardy.Backstage, Elisabetta is very thankful to have a second chance, and her partner Val is also glad to be back for more than one week in his debut DWTS season. Derek admits he was nervous on Monday night in his first night back on the show in about a year. After a long featuette showing us the cast backstage -- Ron Artest wants to hit the clubs with Nancy Grace -- we get to a performance from Harry Connick Jr., who does the title tune from his new...

It's sure to be a fast-paced two hours as the second week of competition on Dancing with the Stars challenges the couples to do either a jive or quickstep.We right to the action.Hope and Maks: Hope's week started with a soccer match in Portland, where she was honored for playing her 100th game with the U.S. national team. Maks tries to encourage her to practice hard in rehearsal by telling her they're going to get eliminated in Week 3 if she doesn't. They do a jive with a soccer theme. Head judge Len Goodman says it was crisp, sharp and, unfortunately she lost her timing a little during some intricate kicks and flicks. Bruno Tonioli says that all of Hope's power is lost if she isn't precise and accurate. He tells her to apply herself and take more time to learn the intricacies. Carrie Ann Inaba says it was fun and flirty, but agrees that she does have to work more on the details. Scores: 6, 7, 6. Total: 19Kristin and Mark: After impressing the judges a bit, but not coming out of her ...

The second week of the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars is drawing near a close, and that means another star will be sent packing on Tuesday. Host Tom Bergeron wastes no time getting to some results and calls David and Kym and Caron and Anna to the stage. We get a recap that reminds us how much fun the judges seemed to have watching both couples, even though their techniques were totally off. The first couple safe for another week is ... Carson and Anna. David and Kym are in jeopardy.After the first set of results are done, head judge Len Goodman gets to put in his request for an encore ... and it's Ricki and Derek's jive.After a Cribs-like feature that gives us a tour of the rehearsal space at DWTS, The Scripts take the stage to perform For the First Time -- for the first time on Dancing with the Stars.The next set of dancers to get results are Kristin and Mark, J.R. and Karina and Ricki and Derek. Kristin earned good marks from the judges, despite getting a bit of a hard time for her...

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It's movie night on Dancing with the Stars, and it starts with a troupe performance to a medley of movie songs. Chynna and Tony: After holding on for at least another week, Chynna and Tony are shocked that Kristin went home and worry about their standing. They're going to dance a tango to Mission: Impossible. Tony gets a little impatient when Chynna gets in his way repeatedly while he's trying to show her the right steps. She tells him she had an epiphany and is going to let him teach her. She seems to struggle through quite a bit of it. Chynna is visible shaken when she's done. Len Goodman says it all went up the Swanee River and it was clear she lost it, it went wrong and she didn't know where she was and panicked. He says, unfortunately there was a lot of mistakes. Bruno Tonioli says she wanted to do it so badly that she lost the thread and couldn't get it back. Carrie Ann Inaba notes that Chynna did not lose her composure. She says she wants to see Chynna come back from this...

After a dramatic movie-themed night full of twists and turns, highs and lows, it's time to say goodbye to another couple on Dancing with the Stars. The celebration of movie scores continues with a performance of Soul Man from The Blues Brothers by guest Raphael Saddiq. Later, Susan Boyle performs Unchained Melody, which became synonymous with the movie, Ghost.To the results: We get recaps for Rob and Cheryl, J.R. and Karina and Ricki and Derek, who will learn their fates first. The judges were mixed on Rob and Cheryl, and Carrie Ann was the lone detractor on J.R. and Karina's performance. Ricki and Derek earned the first two 10s of the season. The first couple safe is ... Ricki and Derek. The next couple safe is J.R. and Karina. That leaves Rob and Cheryl, who are in jeopardy. Welcome back, Julianne: Julianne Hough returns to the ballroom to hype her new movie, Footloose, which comes out Friday. She dances with co-star Kenny Wormald to a medley of new versions of I Need a Hero and ...

It's '80s week on Dancing with the Stars and we open with the Bangles -- with Susanna Hoffs on lead vocals -- running through a quick medley of Eternal Flame and Walk Like an Egyptian. Later, The Bangles return to perform Manic Monday.This week, the judges are giving their take on each couple.Hope and Maks: Carrie Ann Inaba says Hope needs to tap into her natural sexiness and that she and Maks needs to work as one unit. They're going to dance a tango, and Hope says it's perfect for her and Maks because it's about a love-hate relationship. Hope is having trouble getting into character in rehearsal, and they dance a tango to Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer. Head judge Len Goodman says there was no strength in Hope. He says she's too willowy in the body. He liked the aggression and the attack she put into it, though. Bruno Tonioli tells her she got the '80s super-bitch down to a tee. He calls it strong, sexy and powerful. Carrie Ann says they're both right, and that Hope ...

After a Manic Monday, as host Tom Bergeron calls it, '80s week is coming to a close on Dancing with the Stars as the results show means another couple is going home. To the results: Ricki and Derek and Hope and Maks are the first two couples called to the stage. They tied with 24 points from the judges. Ricki blew her Roger Rabbit portion of the dance, and Hope got emotional after her performance, saying she got eight seconds of the dance right. Later, she told Maks, I don't think I can do this anymore.Hope's smiling now, as Tom is about to announce the results. The first couple safe is ... Ricki and Derek. Brooke then tells Hope and Maks they're in jeopardy.Be our guest: After a little feature about how much the partners each mean to each other, Kelly Clarkson performs her new single, Mr. Know It All. Kelly returns later to perform her hit, Walk Away.In a new feature, we meet a dancer named Charm LaDonna, who grew up in Compton and whose mother scraped together the money to ...

It's Broadway week on Dancing with the Stars, ad the night starts with a performance from the cast of Sister Act. Rob and Cheryl: Rob is coming off of a second-place finish for the first time all season. He's getting the cha-cha to a song from Jersey Boys. His mom, Kris Jenner, shows up in rehearsal and tells him he's gone from a boy to a man on the show and says the family is proud of him. The crowd loves it. Head judge Len Goodman says it was clean, precise and had good timing. He said, though, that there was no rhythm, adding that it wasn't oily. Bruno Tonioli says it has to be more intense and you have to be in charge. He says it didn't have the power it should have at this stage. Carrie Ann Inaba says it wasn't as great as last week, but that there was more charisma than she's seen from him. Scores: 8, 7, 7. Total: 22Nancy and Tristan: Nancy's rumba fell a little flat last week and on Broadway week Tristan says they want to go big. They're going to dance a foxtrot to ...

Head judge Len Goodman kicks off the night by telling host Tom Bergeron that Monday night was a mix of flights, fights and delights, and calls for J.R. and Karina to give the encore performance.To the results: Conveniently, J.R. and Karina are the first couple to learn their fate. After finishing atop the leader board, they're safe. Be our guest: Kristin Chenowith returns with a performance of her song, Lessons Learned. Later, Corbin Blue offers up a song-and-dance tribute to Broadway, choreographed by Kenny Ortega. Afterward, Martina McBride takes the stage to perform her new single, I'm Gonna Love You Through It.Back to the results: Ricki and Derek's night is recapped and we see that Bruno was shouting 10 as the final note of their music rang out. Speaking of scores, we see that after Nancy and Tristan's scores were announced -- when Carrie Ann gave a 9 and Len gave a 7 -- Len turned to Carrie Ann and questioned the score openly. The two couples stand on stage together and learn ...

Monday was a spooky, scary night of performances on Dancing with the Stars, but someone's going to get the most frightening news of all with Tuesday's elimination.No segue here, just noting that Justin Bieber kicked off the show with a performance of his single, Never Say Never. Bieber returns later to perform Fa La La with Boyz II Men, from his new Christmas album.Play it again...: Team Paso is called to the dance floor to perform the encore. To the results: Rob and Cheryl and Nancy and Tristan are the first to get their results. We see that after his critiques, Bruno gave Rob some additional pointers on what to do with his bum. Nancy and Tristan were worried after getting low scores from the judges, with Nancy telling her partner, You know we're toast, right?The first couple into the bottom two -- which are being revealed tonight -- is Nancy and Tristan. Rob and Cheryl are safe.Before getting to the next set of results, we meet Victoria, a teenage dancer who suffered a brain tumor ...