Gearing Up For Two Special Nights Of Entertainment On Dancing With The Stars (Teasers, Video)
The Semi-finals are going to be extra special on Dancing With The Stars this week …especially if you are a Michael Jackson fan! Be ready on Monday for the show to kick off with a special pro performance which will include a medley of two songs from Michael Jackson’s “Bad25” album. Also, The Wanted and Paula Abdul will also be performing on the results show. There will also be a special AT&T performance and a special performance with Derek Hough, Allison Holker, and company. Here are some more details on both nights of Dancing With The Stars from Zap2It. After the quote you can read some more teasers. 😉
“Episode 1509 & 1509A” – We’ll kick off the semi-finals of “Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars,” MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) with a stunning pro performance to a medley of two iconic songs from “BAD25,” the album released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s legendary “Bad” album. Each of the remaining five couples will dance to a classic song from the album. The show will also feature three special dance performances, each sampling a song from the 13-track bonus disc from “BAD25.” To continue the celebration ABC will air “Michael Jackson: BAD25,” a documentary directed by Spike Lee, offering Michael Jackson fans across the country a rare look at the man who changed the music world forever (November 22 at 9:30 p.m., ET). Also on Monday night, each couple will dance a dance style they have not yet danced to a theme which was chosen for them by another couple on last week’s Results Show.
On “Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars — The Results Show,” TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), the UK’s new boyband sensation, The Wanted, will perform a medley of their current single “I Found You” and their biggest hit, “Glad You Came.” Legendary performer and world famous choreographer Paula Abdul returns to the ballroom to perform in our final “Macy’s Stars of Dance” with a groundbreaking number. This piece will be an amazing interactive performance featuring some outside dancers as well as our own pros, Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower, Sonny Fredie Pederson, Henry Byalikov, Sharna Burgess and Emma Slater. In our final “AT&T Spotlight Performance,” we will feature 21-year old Parris Goebel. Parris grew up in New Zealand and always knew she loved to dance, even though she was a self-described “terrible dancer.” Instead of taking classes, she taught herself how to dance, developing a new unique hip-hop style called “polyswagg,” and went on to become one of the hottest choreographers in the dance world. She has choreographed for Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliot, and is currently choreographing numbers for the new Michael Jackson Cirque De Soleil show in Las Vegas. She will hit the “DWTS” ballroom on Tuesday night with her dance crew from New Zealand, The ReQuest Crew, for an unforgettable performance. Also, “DWTS” professional dancer Derek Hough will perform a number that he has created that will feature four talented female dancers — Allison Holker, Melanie Moore, Jessica Lee Keller and Katherine McCormick. And before the night’s end, two more couples will be eliminated.
Gearing us up even more, below are some fun tweets from some of the performers and those involved with putting these two shows together….
What a week this has been! Being asked to choreograph the Michael Jackson opening number of Dancing with the (cont) http://t.co/FsxD6q4x
— SONNYFrediePedersen (@SonnyFp) November 17, 2012
https://twitter.com/oliverleiber/status/267778977349902336
@IfigeniaPol Paula Abdul's and MJ medley and I'm a 25 second piece I choreo'd w Sharna before an ad break
— Henry Byalikov (@HenryByalikov) November 16, 2012
Speaking of Paula and Michael Jackson and in case you didn’t know, at 18, then a Laker Girl, Paula was brought in to direct and choreograph the Jacksons’ Victory Tour. She shared these special words on Michael at the “The Is It” premiere….
“I got to see entertainment at its finest and be a part of something so big and I learned so much from Michael,” she said.
“He was so dedicated,” Paula added later. “It was truly remarkable to watch and it taught me as a choreographer that it’s OK to make people work really hard because the end result is going to be fantastic. Michael never gave anything but fantastic.”
For more on her performance on Dancing With The Stars this week, Paula posted the video below at her facebook with this quote: “Here’s a hint about my big surprise on Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday, November 20th!. Love, Paula”
Hmmm?
Here’s to the shows this week, Everyone! It’s going to be fun in more ways than one!xxx
I LOVE Parris Goebel…chick is so dope!! im excited
So, is Paula singing or dancing?
Good question Sara!! Maybe both?
I think that the Paula’s surprise could be that the kids in the video are going to be dancing with her on the show.
That would be funny. Jennifer love Hewitt was one of the kid dancers.
That would be funny. Jennifer love Hewitt was one of the kid dancers. Maybe MC Skat Cat will perform. 🙂
Well, whichever she’s doing, or if she’s doing both, I’m sure it’ll be awesome. Looking forward to it!
Extra special indeed. But I think, semi finalists’ dances are also going to be extra special. I expect Melissa to dazzle us like she did in the last a few weeks, Apolo to finally fulfill his potential, Shawn to amaze the judges and the viewers like she did with her fusion dance, Emmitt to step up his game, and Kelly to blend her improved technique with her contemporary-week-performance-level.
They all use one Michael Jackson song, I wondered if some of them got more popular Michael Jackson songs and I researched. The result: They gave Emmitt the least popular song. Emmitt’s song is not as popular as Bad, Dirty Diana or Man In The Mirror. All the others peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, while Leave Me Alone is not even released as a single in the United States and Canada. Shawn, Melissa and Apolo is more lucky than Emmitt.
And your point, bookworm? I highly doubt the chart performance of any of the MJ songs chosen for this week is going to have any influence over the dances themselves. And really, I think even the “weakest” MJ song is stronger than the strongest chart performer from most artists…it’s like trying to pick the weakest Olympic gold medalist. They’re all still world champions.
People are analyzing how MJ songs charted now?? Time to get a grip. Have a drink. Relax.
Before we all get busy with this Holiday week, this is my greeting for all of you!
THANKSGIVING DAY!
T – is for Thanksgiving, a day for thanks giving
H – is for Happiness, an excellent way for living
A – is for Autumn, the season for colors galore
N – is for Nice Friends, who could ask for more
K – is for Kin and Relatives, we cherish them all
S – is for Sharing, pick up the phone, give a call
G – is for Gift, each day is a gift from our Lord
I – Is for I Love You, from my heart outpoured
V – is for Vigilance, we should ever be in prayer
I – is for Invitation, yes, we will be right there
N – is for Neverending, as our thanks should be
G – is for Grace, giving thanks for earth’s bounty
D – is for Day, the holiday shared with each other
A – is for Aunt, Uncle, Dad, Mom, Sister, Brother
Y – is for You, from me, HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!
Written By Lois A Troutman, November 18, 2012
AS WE GATHER TOGETHER TO SHARE OUR FEAST!
PLEASE THINK ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE THE LEAST!
DONATE WHAT YOU CAN SO OTHERS HAVE A HAPPY DAY!
YOU WILL FEEL SO GOOD, BLESSINGS WILL COME YOUR WAY!
Oh Lois, you are just so special. Beautiful!! Thank you very much!!xx
Excellent! Well done, Lois! 🙂
Raw stats don’t mean anything themselves, it’s up to you how to read them. I wrote a number everyone can read it as they like.
I normally DVR DWTS result shows and fast forward, but I’m going to watch it from the beginning till the end this time.