Tony Dovolani Chats About Dancing With The Stars And Which Golfers He’d Like To See Dance
Dancing With The Stars’ Tony Dovolani was a guest on the Golf Channel’s The Morning Drive today. Did you know he had to turn down the first offer to do the US version of Dancing With The Stars? Here is more in detail as well as how he can tell who will make a good dancer or not…
When he got involved with “Dancing with the Stars,” he knew it would be a huge success because of his involvement with the British version of the show. He actually had to turn down the first offer to do the show because of his involvement with the British show. Some of the greatest and longest lasting entertainers in the world are dancers so he had no doubt that lots of people would want to watch “Dancing With the Stars.”
He can tell immediately whether or not someone will be a good dancer based on the way they walk. Everyone has their own sense of rhythm and feel and to be a good dancer you have to have an understanding of how to handle the floor just as a good golfer needs to have an understanding of how to handle a golf club.
You can read the full article at the Golf Channel site. Tony also dishes on which golfers he’d like to see on Dancing With The Stars such as Paula Creamer, Christina Kim, Natalie Gulbis, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus. Watch the site later as they may post a video where Tony dances with Holly Sonders. Thanks to @GCMorningDrive at twitter for posting the picture above of Tony in the studio with them.
ADDING: The videos have been posted here and here. Note how Tony mentions finding out about his new Dancing With The Stars partner on FRIDAY. Thanks to Jennifer for the heads up!
They’ve posted a video of the interview, and Tony said he meets his partner on Friday..
Awesome. Thanks Jennifer! Wow, I wasn’t expecting him to reveal that.
Thanks for sharing. Interesting that he’d say he’d rather be on the golf course than dance floor. I think I would have said something different, esp. since other male pros really want to be on the show.
Excited about the pairings.
DWTSGossip has said that she thought a female pro golfers was signing on….that would be interesting
Sherry, I remember when DWTSGossip tweeted that info out about a female golfer doing DWTS this season. Wow, that’s interesting.
I remember that too. It really makes you wonder …especially on the female golfers he mentioned (however, I don’t keep up with golf. I have not a clue who they are, lol).
I have heard of Paula Creamer. I think she’d be great for the show, with Derek though-LOL She’s about his age too.
Paula Creamer would be interesting. She and Tony would make a hot couple!
She’s listed at 5’9″, so she’d be a good height-match for Tony, too…
In those clips, Tony says he finds out who his partner is on Friday. That’s not necessarily meeting her. If pros start meeting their celebs this week, then the cast list probably leaks before Tuesday.
In those clips, Tony says he “finds out” who his partner is on Friday. That’s not necessarily meeting her. If pros start meeting their celebs this week, then the cast list probably leaks before Tuesday.
On February 24, which is Friday, ABC starts filming GMA segment. It means most of the pros and celebs will meet, not just Tony.
And how do you know that, Alicia?? Assumption or inside knowledge. I don’t necessarily agree.
Well, it’s just a guess. If they recording GMA segment on February 24 and 28 then it’s reasonable to assume that at least half of the cast meet on 24th. I can be totally wrong though.
Michelle Wie (sp?) would be fun. I checked her schedule online and she is near Southern California area for a couple in March and then nothing until something like May 17th. She has time.
Well, you should probably reconsider your wording on your original post, Alicia. You stated it as fact and we’re quite picky about that sort of thing around here. Try adding an “I think” next time.