Videos And Pictures Of First DWTS All Stars Rehearsal Arrivals And More
X17 was able to capture some video coverage of Apolo Ono, Gilles Marini, and Val Chmerkovskiy arriving for their first Dancing With The Stars All Star rehearsals.
First up, Apolo says the show is hard, but, the first week isn’t as tough. Is his hair cute or what? Keep wearing it like that, Apolo, and you will win for “best hair” this season. I like his partial goatee too (is that what it’s called?)! So cute! π
You can also see some cool pics of Karina and Apolo in rehearsals here and here. Nice! Really nice! π
Gilles says he’s dancing with Peta and he’s more excited than anyone to be dancing. He’s looking great too.
Val doesn’t say much, but, he’s muscled up and ready to go. Let’s see lots of lifts of Kelly, k? Lifts and PASSION! Who’s with me?
Below is Joey and Kym in the dance studio! At twitter, Joey wrote, “Let the games begin!” Yes lets! π
And that’s not all! Below is Kirstie arriving for her rehearsals as well in a long, slinky black top, black, leggings and leopard spikes. She’s ready to rumba. The Daily Mail has a spread on her today if you’d ike to read it and see more takes. Of her rehearsals at twitter, Kirstie wrote, “Dancing is an emotional thing..today my emotion was happy and freaked out of my mind… there’s always tomorrow!!! RISE to the challenge!!!” Go for it, Kirstie! You can do it!
And so the first Dancing With The Stars All Star rehearsals begin. We hope to have more videos and pics of the other couples arring at their first rehearsals, etc. soon. So, stay tuned to this channel. π
Woo hoo! So excited to have things finally getting started. Thanks for the pics and videos!
And they’re off……yay!!! Thanks, Vogue! π
Apolo is so cute (love his smile) and yes he needs to keep wearing his hair like that. Val is looking sharp too.
Can’t wait for more, Vogue, and I know you’ll deliver the goods with your usual lightening speed.
Hope we get some Pamela and Tristan goodness soon, but I think I read that Pamela’s doing a lot of traveling right now. That’s a bit worrisome. They need to stay visible.
Woo hoo! Okay its official the season has begun!!
Apolo looks ah-mazing, Gilles is skipping super sexy cool guy. π
About time they got this party started! LOL Can’t wait to see Karina and Apolo dance! π
Thanks for all these neat finds. I see Apolo also posted a really nice picture on twitter under “redo”. I can’t wait to see everyone else.
I’m getting sooooo excited!!! Team chelsie and helio team Shawn and Derek team Gilles and PETA team apolo and karina team Bristol and mark and Kelly and val
Interesting that Kirstie has Foxtrot as her fist dance. I guess she won’t just cha cha cha this season.
It looks like we can expect plenty of chemistry from this couple:
http://instagram.com/p/PDdAS5va3w/
YW guys and thanks for your replies!! π
Alicia, that link has already been posted in the story.
Not sure what you mean? Kirstie didn’t “just cha cha” the last time she danced?
She kinda did, Vogue – I think Jennifer is implying that all her latin dances looked like a cha cha. Which I seem to recall a lot of us were saying at the time.
Oh ok, I see what she means now.
That season I got so cha cha’d out. For the team dances, both teams did cha cha, then there was the infamous wta cha cha, Of course cha cha was Kirstie’s first dance and she did it the second night of week 10 (that makes 4 times for Kirstie). Too much cha cha all around in that season IMO so I can see where Jennifer is coming from.
There are several teams that are not rehearsing in LA right away – Drew/Anna are in Ohio, Emmitt/Cheryl are in Texas, Chelsie will be going to Florida to rehearse with Helio and Mark tweeted about going wherever to rehearse with Bristol. IMO, they are all going to have to promote themselves with twitter and have their fan bases promote them until they return to LA and get publicity from the paparazzi.
I believe Tony and Melissa are also in Dallas.
Yeah Tony and Melissa are in Dallas and both tweeted pics today from their rehearsal.
I don`t get why Shawn will only start rehearsals tomorrow, is been a week since she moved to LA
That is exactly what I mean. I remember how cha cha out i was that season. Kisrstie starting with a foxtrot is good for her and I (as a viewer. )
I also just realized that Emmitt and Melissa are part of Cowboy nation. Emmitt a Legend, and Melissa a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader.
Yeah, Jennifer, Emmitt (and to a lesser extent Melissa) are part of Cowboys Nation. As much as I like Emmitt, I really hope the football vote doesn’t skew the results. Emmitt’s a sweetie, but there are other sweethearts on this season who are better dancers. I don’t see the Cowboys fans voting in droves for Melissa, but I could be mistaken (it sure wouldn’t be the first time π ).
It would interesting to see nonetheless.
And if you though 1 Melissa’s enough, check this out. π
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=729VA_JN414
a better version.
Did I miss Kirstie’s photo shoot? I know it was going to be later than the others, but I haven’t seen it. Did I miss it here?? π
They get a staggered start every season and as much as it is worrisome, there is no indication that a day or so makes a difference one way or another. Some started yesterday, some started today and some don’t start till tomorrow.
And no, Shawn hasn’t been in LA for a week, it’s been three days or so. Big difference. Not sure why they didn’t get started right away, but that also isn’t up to them. Production schedules the rehearsal studios.
No, Kirste’s pic hasn’t been released yet. Hopefully, it will be released this coming week (as well as Sabrina’s)?
I think Emmitt is far enough away from his actual playing days that it won’t be like a Hines Ward thing – besides, previous foot ball players that have done well never had to contend with this many “winners” and good dancers.
Thanks, Vogue! There’s so much good stuff here that I can’t keep up! π
YW! π
Is anyone as underwhelmed as I am that Kirstie is returning to the ballroom once again? Once was enough for me.
I feel the same, Sandy! I can’t decide if it’s because she’s dancing with Maks again, and we’ve already seen the chemistry between the two of them, or if I’ve seen enough of her period. Maybe with a new partner, we’d see a different side. She has a pretty big personality, but I think she’d still do okay with Tristan maybe. I think she’d make Tony look even more bland. Not sure anyone else is tall enough.
Sandy, I feel the same. I was a Kirstie supporter and voter but I am very meh about them again. Plus I went from liking Maks to being turned off completely after Hope, I can’t bring myself to vote for him again. I am most excited about new pairings. It feels more upbeat and positive to me without the history.
#27 Sandy, No argument here. Wasn’t a fan the first time, certainly don’t want to sit through her again a second time.
I admit that I voted for Kirstie after seeing her week 1 cha cha cha, but to me it was all down hill after that, so I voted for Ralph & Hines.
Love this one! Apolo said he tried to escape on day #3:
http://instagram.com/p/PF7Ix8Pa7J/
great videos/photos. melissa posted two pictures:
http://twitter.com/MelissaRycroft/status/242351402184224768/photo/1
http://twitter.com/MelissaRycroft/status/242281032932544513/photo/1
they look so good together, im sure they’ll be one of the most entertaining couples(again) π .
#27 Sandy: Me too! I feel as if I’ve already seen what Kirstie and Maks can do, so what surprises could possibly be left? Yawn.
You should note that if you are posting links the posts aren’t showing up. That should be a clue to EASE UP on the links. And Hawk – you really like Melissa yet think Maria was over scored?? Um, okay. Melissa definitely gets 10s for kicking her leg over her head, that’s for sure.
ETA: I’m not saying you CAN’T post links…I’m asking you to not go crazy on them. I’ve seen a lot lately.
Kirstie is clearly there because of her popularity and fanbase. With the All Stars, it could come down to how dedicated some fanbases are. All of the celebs.
By the way, I love her new figure. She looks good for someone who is what….61?
I like Kirstie, but am totally underwhelmed too. I agree she’ll be gone by mid-season.
Apolo and Karina I’m liking more and more. They seem focused and know where they’re going.
I think alot of people forget the average viewer who does not post here are older women who identify with Kirstie losing all that weight and doing this again at age 61. It gives them hope that they can change their lives. I like Kirstie and IMO I think they had great chemistry. Maks was so witty and like a soft teddy bear with her, I loved there interviews it was like watching Desi and Lucy!
princess heidi, actually melissa made me realize that maria was overscored almost every week. after maria got perfect score for her paso, i rewatched mel’s week 5 paso and i was totally shocked! cannot believe maria got 5 points higher than melissa got. well she probably gets 10s just for sitting on the floor and letting derek do all the dancing…
and melissa got her first ten in lindy hop and she didn’t kicked her leg. actually, she only kicks her leg in quickstep and paso at finals. she was a brilliant dancer thats why she got 10s.
by the way, kirstie looks pretty good. i wonder if she can lose some weight again this time?
#32 Sheery – It looks like they are having a blast together. Yay!
Apolo and Karina are my favorites going into this season, and I think they are going to knock it out of the park (or dancefloor hehe!). My early pick of the team to beat.
@Voguerista – Apolo’s facial hair is called a soul patch. Think I could enjoy this partnership.
You just need to look and the worst 60 points ever in the DWTS history to see how over scored Maria M. was.
And you just need to compare Maria’s Salsa dance with Melissa’s Salsa to see how better Melissa was.
You need to learn the difference between a fact and opinion, J. Or do you prefer Florence/Lauren/Elise/Desiree/Hilary/Hannah/TheRightStuff/Kevin? Because I’m seeing a lot of different names posting under the same IP.
I’m about ready to delete any comment that has a YouTube video embedded in it – because those things cause nothing but problems when someone is trying to scroll through the comments…and the videos are seldom anything that I haven’t already seen or give two hoots about.
Sheery (#32) thanks – that pic is just hilarious! I think there’s going to be no shortage of chemistry between Apolo and Karina. If they can bring this much personality to the dance floor, they’ll be tough to beat. π
Maria scored higher than Melissa on the Paso because the dance was better. Melissa never got into character, and looked spastic. Maria was fluid and did an excellent job getting into character, and Derek did an excellent job showcasing her strengths. Sadly, Tony thought the best way to do that was with overdone cheerleader kicks, which ended up being a drag on the performance.
I don’t think anyone is forgetting that, Diana, I think some just don’t care. I don’t care to see Kirstie again. She’s competing against a whole bunch of much better dancers this season and I’ll be interested if they pimp her hard through the halfway point (again).
Well, well, well….I see the trolls who like to change their names to fit in with their own crowd have arrived. It must be almost time for DWTS. π
Melissa does have lots of teeth though. I’ll give her that.
The leg kicks – one of the many drinking games I’m thinking we should have this season.
Hey yeah to THAT! Leg Kicks, drink, leg kicks, drink! lollllll Heidi!!!
OMG – word to the wise, don’t claim “I’m not a fan of her” and then write 3 paragraphs that wax poetic about Cheryl while taking pot shots at us. Well, actually, do that cuz it makes me giggle as I hit delete. I’m having that kind of morning. π
John will get mad at us, but what other drinking games can we have?? It has to be something that happens more than once per show. Every time Bruno’s butt leaves the chair?? Every time CAI weeps?? Every time Sabrina and/or Kirstie are pimped for ratings?? Every time Derek’s one eyebrow goes up. Every time Maks hangs his head and sighs at Kirstie’s antics?? The Derek and Maks ones might not happen often enough, but you get my drift….
If the drinking game is every time Bruno’s butt leaves his chair. count me out… my liver couldn’t take that kind of abuse! π
Another drinking game can be every time Tristan’s sticks out his tongue while dancing. And IMHO Melissa paso (which looked very Messy) was not nearly as good as Maria and Derek should have been nominated for an emmy for that routine or the pyscho tango cuz those two numbers where really good and innovative and sure paid off I can’t believe only one piece of DWTS choreography was nominated and it was a macy’s stars of Dance Perfomance.
and by the way hawk I just rewatched Melissa’s week 5 paso and 8 times she kicked her leg over her head in that routine I think thats a little excessive in one routine.
Man, Tristan’s tongue or Melissa’s kicks spell HAMMERED every Monday. π
Oh no! lollllllllllll
I hope Tristan’s been practicing keeping his tongue inside his mouth while dancing. I love him to bits, but that’s one habit he really needs to break in my opinion. I think there will still be plenty of other opportunities to get hammered every Monday without having to rely on Tristan’s tongue. π
jeff, mel didnt get 10s for that paso, right? and princess heidi said she gets 10s for kicking her leg.
if derek should be nominated for emmy for that paso, then almost all of katherine’s and donald’s dances should be nominated as well. of course a lot of melissa & tony’s dances, too.
katarina, i dont agree that maria’s paso was better. and tony was definitely the better choreographer and teacher, when you compare maria and melissa. derek didnt showcase maria’s strengths, he just danced around her. i guess he knew she couldn’t dance, so he added a lot of tricks, props, gimmicks… and when the judges overscored her, it looked like she was improving. derek should write a book and explain how to get 10s with minimal dancing…
btw, showing your vampire teeth is not getting into the character for me π . if you watch mel’s other dances, she can pretty much get into the character and she was much better dancer than maria was. i think the difference is quite visible if you watch those two pasos without the music. just press mute and watch. im not saying you’re gonna change your mind, but it always works for me, i see more clearly if the contestant can dance or not. of course you might not agree. its just opinions after all π .
and princess heidi, you don’t like melissa(or her kicks), i get it.
mel was one of the best in her season. seriously, do you guys think she was overscored or couldnt dance? anyway, if you think so, you think so. im sure she’ll be even better this time, because last time she only rehearsed for 2 days, this time she has 20 days. i just hope they will get the scores they deserve.
Sheery #32 oh my wonder, thank you for posting that picture, it is beyond priceless. I’m giggling over the image while pondering how it was staged and at the same time I’m admiring the results of Apolo’s workouts.
Count me in for a Melissa’s kicks drinking game. While she’s talented, all her dancing is a little too cheerleader-based, or maybe that’s just the fault of Tony’s choreography. In any event, Maria M. displays much more passion and is miles ahead of Melissa in character portrayal.
No, Hawk, I did NOT say that she gets tens for kicking her leg. I said that she is very good at leg kicks. Big difference.
Tony a better choreographer and teacher than Derek?? LOL!! Melissa was a ringer and Maria was not and still Maria had more creative dances and learned from scratch. That you would even make such a claim just ruined ANY credibility that you may have had. Which wasn’t much.
Actually, you are acting like a child Hawk – saying that I don’t think Melissa is the greatest thing since sliced bread doesn’t mean I don’t like her – I actually like her a good deal. But I don’t think she will go anywhere this season. And why you continually compare Maria with Melissa is mystifying – they weren’t on the same season and Melissa was a ringer whereas Maria had no training at all. And still, I remember Maria’s dances better because Derek is just that much better a choreographer. I will give you one point – they both do have brown hair.
Sorry you’ve pretty much lost any shot at additional conversation with the rational folks here – I’m putting you on ignore from here on out unless you can get a new song and dance.
Well, Cecilia, all of Melissa’s previous dance training was for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, so I imagine that is a hard habit to break. She was much too smiley for many of her dances – I expected high kicks and pom poms in all of them. Maria was not the best dancer that ever was, for sure, but she was one of Derek’s biggest challenges and they did pull off some very creative stuff. And she was always very much in character and very passionate. I never got that from Melissa…I never thought she was very deep at all. I was curious to see what Derek would do with Melissa, actually – I think he would be amazingly creative with someone with her talents. I think Tony wasted her.
Ok, I’ll bite. Showing your vampire teeth and making out with your partner is not dancing, and it not genius choreography. Look at Mark’s choreography, that’s genius.
LOL Maddy – you’re hilarious.
Looks like it’s “Kool-Aid” time AGAIN !! PH, time to break out the Dom…..
…….actually, PH, IMO you will need something ALOT stronger THIS SEASON !!!
@Mimi – Everclear. It works *great* in Kool-Aid… and yes, I am a redneck! π
Oh, sorry – I happened to see this on twitter in response to the pic of Joey & Kym…. I’m appalled, and yet it made me laugh at the same time. Some people! π―
http://twitter.com/Carol_Issa/status/242345380333879296
#66 AAAAAHHHHHHAAAAHAAAAAA !!! At 190 proof !!, do you think that would dull the Princesses senses enough to “deal” with some of the happenings on this post ?!? LOLLL ! I guess, maybe, if she’s still concious….
NO WORRIES, Sally !! Some of my best besties are rednecks HAAA! Luv it !!
OMG, Sally. People certainly feel safe and anonymous enough on Twitter (and elsewhere) to say whatever they want – and things they would never say in person. It’s rather disturbing.
I’m with you, PH… I’m kinda surprised Joey only responded by laughing… but I guess, what can you do? π
Yeah, what can you do. I think some sick people get off on saying things to people on Twitter that they would get punched for if they said in person. Makes the very small people feel big.