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PureDWTS Tribute: Julia Ivleva

Remember this gorgeous waltz that Jonathan & Anna danced in tribute to their cancer-stricken friend, Julia, back in season 14?

Sadly, Anna reported on her Twitter today that Julia passed away this morning, after a long & courageous battle with lung cancer.  She remembered her friend poignantly:

A wonderful strong talented and beautiful person left us today... Julia Ivleva ,i will miss you greatly, your spirit ,wit, honesty and charm
@atrebunskaya
anna trebunskaya

Julia’s passing touched me rather personally, as I had the pleasure of watching Julia and her husband, Igor, dance at one of the first ballroom competitions I attended, almost ten years ago.  I was struck by how powerful they were on the floor, and their showdances were always the most creative and engaging.  I feel blessed to have been present to witness the debut of one of the greatest showdances in ballroom history – when Igor & Julia proved that you can dance ballroom to any music…even Nirvana!

And a few years later, they again proved that rock & ballroom can mix perfectly, when they did this beautiful, vulnerable foxtrot to quite possibly my favorite song of all-time:

We here at Pure send our heartfelt condolences out to Julia’s friends and family during this sad time.  Rest in peace, Julia.

 

April 5, 2013 I Written By

Ultrasound sales specialist by day, semi-knowledgeable DWTS fan by night...with a smattering of hair & makeup enthusiast, occasional model, and crazy cat lady peppered in to make things REALLY interesting ;-) I might pee my pants in happiness if Donny Wahlberg ever does DWTS - or if they ever use "Sunglasses at Night".

Dancing With The Stars Season 15: Las Vegas Odds Going Into Week 2

The odds makers are placing their bets again for who will win the Dancing With The Stars All Stars at Sports Bovada. As you can see, they’ve got Emmitt and Apolo neck in neck in first and second place. They’ve put Melissa and Bristol tied for last…

Emmitt Smith 3/2
Apolo Anton Ono 7/2
Gilles Marini 11/2
Helio Castroneves 11/2
Shawn Johnson 8/1
Joey Fatone 15/1
Kelly Monaco 20/1
Kirstie Alley 20/1
Sabrina Bryan 25/1
Drew Lachey 30/1
Bristol Palin 50/1
Melissa Rycroft 50/1

So, do the odds makers have it right or wrong?

In my opinion, they probably have it right on the top two currently, but, they are under estimating Shawn Johnson. She should be higher, while Helio should be lower. I also think they are totally wrong for putting Melissa Rycroft in last place. I think she should be placed in the middle somewhere. I also think Kelly is going to make a strong showing and should be placed higher. Let’s get Miss Heidi’s and Court’s thoughts and be sure to tell us what you think in the comment section too.

Heidi: Totally don’t buy Emmitt in the winning position. I don’t think he’s got that kind of juice. I still think this is going to come down to Apolo, Gilles and Shawn, with Apolo winning. That said…Gilles could find himself replaced with Emmitt if he doesn’t lighten up. While he is beautiful to look at, I’m not finding him charming or fun this season AT ALL.  And as William Levy can tell you, good looks are only good for third place in a regular season. In this one?? Maybe not so much. Lucky for him he’s likely going to get some “help” since he’s a card carrying member of the ABC family. Literally. :-)  The bottom?? I’m thinking it should be Bristol and Drew, but the reality probably IS Drew and Melissa.  If they keep doing a real bottom two, we’ll soon find out. :-)

Courtney: I’m not convinced at this point that Emmitt is gonna walk away with that trophy – and definitely not with odds that good. I don’t think one good dance in week one is indicative of much right now, considering that most of the couples did pretty well – aside from Pam, no one really did terribly this week.  I’m waiting for a dance like to jive to come along so we can really see what Emmitt’s made of – we know he’s got a great personality, now the question is: can he hang with the youngin’s? Because he is one of the older contestants this season, and like Kirstie, I think he may struggle with endurance.  Still puzzled as to why they have Helio so high.  I would put Apolo & Gilles at about even odds right now, but if Gilles’ whining about injuries, phone numbers, etc. continues, I would expect Apolo to begin to edge him out.  And really & truly, at this point I’d put Drew at the bottom – because he clearly is lacking in the votes department, and I’m not so sure that’s going to improve in the coming week.

September 28, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

Dancing with the Stars Make-up Crew Wins 2012 Emmy Award (Photo)

Give it up for the make-up crew for Dancing With The Stars! Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, they won for “OUTSTANDING MAKE UP FOR A MULTI CAMERA SERIES”. You can see more pics of the make-up crew winning their Emmy at Dancing With The Stars Make-up at their facebook page.

Buddy TV and Awards Circuit have complete lists of the winners at the 2012 Creative Arts Emmys. The remaining Emmys will be awarded at the Primetime Emmy Awards September 23rd at 7:00pm ET on ABC. You can review everyone who was nominated from Dancing With The Stars for this years Emmy Awards in a previous post here.

September 16, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

Shawn Johnson, Kirstie Alley, Pamela Anderson, Tristan MacManus Remark On DWTS15, Sign Autographs For Fans

X17 has some more video footage of the stars of Dancing With The Stars Season 15 leaving rehearsals. Kirstie, Pam, and Shawn all sign autographs for fans. When asked on the season, Shawn remarks, “they are all going to be amazing this season.” When asked on Maks, Kirstie says, “Yes, he’s the best.” Also, you can see some new pics of Pamela and Tristan at X17 here. Heidi has some great new takes of Derek and Shawn at Pure Derek Hough as well. 18 more days. I’m counting. Good Morning! :D

Here is Tristan signing autographs as well. He says he and Pamela have the Cha Cha for their first dance…

ADDING: Below is a video with Apolo too talking of his Cha Cha and the Olympics…

September 6, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

More Dancing With The Stars All Star Title Shoot Interview Footage (Video)

ET Online has posted some video footage from the Dancing With The Stars All Star title shoot interviews. The contestants talk of why they did the show again, the importance of winning the mirror ball, their relationships, and much more. Check it out below or you can see and read on it at the link. We finally get to see Kirstie too!! 19 more days, Everyone!

September 5, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

PureDWTS All Stars Superhero Promo Extended Cut With Joey Fatone And Kym Johnson

Wasn’t the new Dancing With The Stars “An Epic Event” superhero promo a winner? I loved it. Well, now Entertainment Weekly has some footage of Kym Johnson and Joey Fatone behind the scenes while shooting it. It’s hilarious. Check it out in a new video here. Note how the new promo was shot “over three very hot August days on the backlot of CBS Radford’s “NY Street.”

September 4, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

More DWTS All Star Arrival Pics, Location Of Where Couples Are Rehearsing Video

Wow, there are so many awesome pictures coming out of the Dancing With The Stars All Star couples now. I hope you are following them at twitter as they’ve been posting pics and instagrams almost daily such as the pic of above of Chelsie and Helio. Pure Derek Hough, X17 Online, DWTSSeason13 Facebook, and the Daily Mail also have some fun takes they are featuring today of some of the couples arriving to and at rehearsals.

Ryan Seacrest talked about where the couples are rehearsing in the video below. Note how Emmitt and Cheryl will be staying in Dallas every week to rehearse except for show days. Melissa and Tony are also in Dallas currently. According to twitter, Anna and Drew are in Ohio rehearsing. Mark and Bristol will rehearse in Alaska. Things are really starting to heat up!! Geez, I don’t think I can stand this wait much longer? 8O

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I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

Pictures Of First DWTS All Stars Rehearsal Arrivals And More Part 2

New pictures of our pros and all star celebrities are really starting to surface now as they all hit Dancing With The Stars rehearsals for the first time this week. Below is Joey, Kym, and Peta arriving to the studio over the weekend. You can see loads more pics of Gilles, Apolo, Kirstie, Karina, Maks, and Val at X17. Also, don’t miss following them all at twitter if you can because they are starting to post pics and instagrams there too such as this new pic of Melissa with Tony and this pic of Cheryl, Emmitt, and his daughter yesterday. So cute!!

September 3, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

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! :D

You can also see some cool pics of Karina and Apolo in rehearsals here and here. Nice! Really nice! :)

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! :D

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. ;)

September 2, 2012 I Written By

I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality

E Online Goes Behind The Scenes At Dancing With The Stars Season 15 Title Shoots

22 days and counting! Is this wait going to be pure agony for you like it is for me? 8O Here’s a little teaser. We’ve kind of seen a lot of these scenes already, but, it’s fun to watch none the less. From E Online behind the scenes at the Title shoots, you can watch their coverage here.

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I'm a fashion and music nut....and I have always loved dancing too of any kind. Dancing With The Stars seems to have this way of bringing all of those things together. Derek Hough (one of my favorite dancers) said at a recent Get Healthy event that ‘dancing’ is an outward expression of what is going on inside you. He says that in some ways, everyone dances and it's so true. To TPTB, how about this song for next season's theme song? Robin G Ft. Wilunleashed - A Good Time (Original) // Download High Quality