5 days until the premier of season 9!!!! According to twitter, our pros and celebs are brushing up on their first dances so I am taking the first four dance styles (Cha, Cha, Salsa, Viennese Waltz, and Foxtrot) and finding the best, the worst, and the incredible hot from all previous seasons! After these next four editions, we should know exactly what to look for when it comes show time!

THE GOOD

Season 3: Emmitt Smith
Emmit displays a lot of qualities that make a cha, cha, cha so hot! First of all, you can tell that he is having a blast by his expressions through out the dance. He always keeps up with Cheryl and is able to dance her choreo precisely and with only one noticeable slip up which was when he slide under her.

Season 4: Laila Ali
It is so nice to see the girly side of Laila! She looks like she is have such a ball with Maks! I am always impressed when a celeb can pick up footwork/technique! It’s got to be one of the hardest aspects of the show since it is so specific! However, Laila’s hands kill me!!!! Not her extension stops mid forearm and never extends through her hands or fingers! Overall, she was fabulous!

Helio Castroneves: Season 5
Helio always cracked me up! I loved that he got so excited about his performances I will say that this cha, cha, cha wasn’t the most exciting dance but it did earn them a 30 so I feel like I should pay tribute to them along with the other 30s

Season 6: Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi was amazing to watch all season! I wish she would have come out of her shell just a little bit more and let America see her personality! I kind of felt like she was business all the time! However, Mark was a great teacher for her and the two of them had amazing chemistry together This cha, cha, cha was precise, articulate, and a lot of fun all around!

Season 8: Shawn Johnson
Shawn is so adorable! I can’t say enough about this little lady! You could tell that she had so a blast with Mark and this dance! Mark choreographed it so suit her so well and she performed it flawlessly!

THE BAD
Season 3: Tucker Charlson
A pretty good hint that a dance is going to be a train wreck is if the celeb is sitting in a chair for a good amount of time during the opening of the dance! I think Tucker looked like he was having fun but I feel like you could tell her was uncomfortable with the steps. He was very heavy on his feet and didn’t display the technique that the Cha Cha Cha requires.

THE INCREDIBLY HOT

Season 5: Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan is a classic and this song is great for a cha, cha, cha! And how can you not love Julianne, Kim, Mark, and Maks

As the best online source for the list of Dancing with the Stars music, I think it’s only fitting for me to provide a list of the most popular music from Dancing with the Stars 2009. Certainly this list isn’t perfect, but does show a pretty good cross section of the best music choices on Dancing with the Stars season 8.

Clapping Song – Sound-A-Like As Made Famous By: Shirley Ellis by Studio Group?

Baila Baila by Chayanne?

Womanizer by Britney Spears?

El Tango de los Assassinos by John Powell? Download MP3 on Amazon

Slow Dancing In a Burning Room by John Mayer? Download MP3 on Amazon

Carmen – Habanera by Georges Bizet? Download MP3 on Amazon

Fall for You by Secondhand Serenade? Download MP3 on Amazon

Mi Confesion by Gotan Project?

At Last by Etta James? Download MP3 on Amazon

Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyoncé?

It Is You (I Have Loved) [From "Shrek"] by Becky Jane Taylor?

I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) [More English Extended Mix] by Pitbull?

Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boy? Download MP3 on Amazon

Taquito Militar by Conjunto Tipico Del Tango?

You Raise Me Up by Celtic Woman?

Take a Picture by Filter? Download MP3 on Amazon

Poker Face by Lady GaGa? Download MP3 on Amazon

She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5? Download MP3 on Amazon

Calloway Boogie by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy?

Gotta Get Thru This by Daniel Bedingfield?

Which DWTS songs were your favorite?

Check out the list of music from the Dancing with the Stars 2009 finale. Always fun to see what the stars bring to the table for the finale. Especially for the freestyle dance they do. I’ll update this as the Dancing with the Stars 2009 finale progresses.

Also, check out all of the Dancing with the Stars 2009 music.

Shawn & Mark, Melissa & Tony, Gilles & Cheryl danced a Paso Doble to the song “So What”—Pink
Shawn & Mark danced a Freestyle to the song “Do Your Thing”—Basement Jaxx
Shawn & Mark danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”—Michael Jackson
Melissa & Tony danced a Freestyle to the song “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”—C+C Music Factory
Melissa & Tony danced a Samba to the song “Jaleo”—Ricky Martin
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Freestyle to the song “Flashdance (What a Feeling)”—Irene Cara
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Argentine Tango to the song “Assassin’s Tango”—John Powell

I’ll be listing all of the music from the top 4 of Dancing with the Stars as I find it. If I’m missing a song, check back regularly and I’ll update the music as I find it.

Mayo Alanen & Kym Johnson danced a Tango to the song “Jalousie” —Alfred Hause’s Tango Orchestra
Mayo Alanen & Kym Johnson danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “Shake Your Groove Thing” —Peaches & Herb
Anna Demidova & Maks danced a Quickstep to the song “Almost Like Being in Love” — Frank Sinatra
Anna Demidova & Maks danced a Samba to the song “Crayons” — Donna Summer feat. Ziggy Marley

Raphael Saadiq sang the song “100 Yard Dash” (Music Video ) while the Raphael Saadiq Dancers performed.

Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, Derek Hough, and Julianne Hough danced a quickstep to the song “It Don’t Mean I Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” for the Design a Dance. (Check out the video of the Dancing with the Stars Design a Dance)

Also, check out the music from past episodes of Dancing with the Stars.

The following is a list of all the music from the 2 hour Dancing with the Stars top 4. If you’re looking for music from previous episodes, you can find the entire list here.

Dancing with the Stars Top 4 Music List
Melissa & Tony danced a Quickstep to the song “I Got Rhythm”—Ella Fitzgerald
Melissa & Tony danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “Save the Last Dance for Me”—Michael Bublé
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Waltz to the song “Come Away with Me”—Norah Jones
Gilles & Cheryl danced a Salsa to the song “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”—Pitbull
Shawn & Mark danced a Argentine Tango to the song “Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)”—Gotan Project
Shawn & Mark danced a Jive to the song “Reet Petite”—Jackie Wilson
Ty & Chelsie danced a Viennese Waltz to the song “Tuesday’s Gone”—Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ty & Chelsie danced a Samba to the song “Concrete and Clay”—Martin Plaza

The following were the songs and dances chosen as their favorite dances:
Melissa & Tony chose their favorite dances as Foxtrot to the song “Recipe for Love” —Harry Connick, Jr. and Samba to the song “Jaleo” —Ricky Martin

Gilles & Cheryl chose their favorite dances as Foxtrot to the song “Fever” —Peggy Lee and Paso Doble to the song “Habanera” —Charlotte Church

Shawn & Mark chose their favorite dances as Quickstep to the song “Friend Like Me” —Robin Williams (from Aladdin) and Paso Doble to the song “Gotta Get thru This” —Daniel Bedingfield

Ty & Chelsie chose their favorite dances as Quickstep to the song “Life Is a Highway” —Rascal Flatts and Lindy Hop to the song “You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)” —Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

The amazing cowboy somehow sticks around again. If he makes it to the finals, he’ll be the biggest long shot ever on Dancing with the Stars. That would be unbelievable. I’m sad to see Lil’ Kim and Derek Hough go. Derek was getting the most out of Lil’ Kim’s performances. The following is the music from the DWTS results show:

Jamie Cullum sang the song “I Get a Kick out of You” with Agnieszka Kazmierczak and Urs Gaisenhainer dancing.

Pro Dancer Competition music
Afton & Cody danced a Samba to the song “Hips Don’t Lie” —Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Mayo & Lisa danced a Quickstep to the song “Walking On Sunshine”
Anna & Maurice danced a Tango to the song

We’re down to the final 5 and each couple now is dancing 2 dances each on the show. This is a real challenge for the stars to be able to remember 2 often very different dances.

Check out the Dancing with the Stars music from tonight’s episode or look back at the previous Dancing with the Stars music:

Shawn & Mark danced a Quickstep to the song “Friend Like Me”—Robin Williams Amazon MP3

Shawn & Mark danced a Paso Doble to the song “Gotta Get thru This”—Daniel Bedingfield Amazon MP3

Ty & Chelsie danced a Argentine Tango to the song “Amor Que Se Baila”—Otros Aires

Ty & Chelsie danced a Rumba to the song “Free Fallin’”—Tom Petty Amazon MP3

Lil’ Kim & Derek danced a Waltz to the song “When I Need You”—Leo Sayer Amazon MP3

Lil’ Kim & Derek danced a Salsa to the song “Por Arriba, Por Abajo”—Ricky Martin Amazon MP3

Gilles & Cheryl danced a Foxtrot to the song “Fever”—Peggy Lee Amazon MP3

Gilles & Cheryl danced a Rumba to the song “Sexual Healing”—Marvin Gaye Amazon MP3

Melissa & Tony danced a Viennese Waltz to the song “Angel”—Sarah McLachlan Amazon MP3

Melissa & Tony danced a Samba to the song “Jaleo”—Ricky Martin Amazon MP3

Tonight was quite the shocker for me. I was certain that Melissa Rycroft would be going home. I guess I seriously underestimated the number of fans that are sympathetic to Melissa. Add in the injury and Melissa really must have garnered a ton of sympathy votes.

Don’t get me wrong. Melissa is a wonderful dancer and I don’t like anyone getting sent home due to injury, but I really thought that Julianne and Chuck would have gotten more votes. Hard to believe that Ty and Chelsie is possibly more popular than Chuck and Julianne. Pretty amazing stuff.

Well, as usual here’s the list of Dancing with the Stars music from the week 8 results show:
Robin Thicke sang the song “When I Get You Alone” for Alec Mazo, Edyta Sliwinska, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Kym Johnson, and Dmitry Chaplin’s professional dance performance.

Robin Thicke sang the song “Sidestep” to special guest professional dancers Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis (of So You Think You Can Dance fame)

Professional Dancer Competition (future Dancing with the Star professional)
Genya Mazo & Afton DelGrosso danced a Quickstep
Mayo Alanen & Anna Demidova danced a Jive
Brent Borbon and Snow Urbin were knocked out of the competition to be the next professional on Dancing with the Stars.

Another wonderful selection of music and dances. Plus, Team Mambo went up against Team Tango. Turns out that was also Beyonce up against Britney Spears. Easy to say that Beyonce would easily win that battle. The following is the music from tonight’s show or check out all the previous Dancing with the Stars 2009 music.

Gilles & Cheryl danced a Lindy Hop to the song “Go Daddy-O”—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Lil’ Kim & Derek danced a Paso Doble to the song “El gato montes”—Manuel Penella

Chuck & Julianne danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song “I’m Outta Love”—Anastacia

Shawn & Mark danced a Samba to the song “Get Down On It”—Kool and the Gang

Melissa & Tony danced a Jive to the song “We Got the Beat”—The Go-Go’s

Ty & Chelsie danced a Salsa to the song “Vehicle”—The Ides of March

Shawn & Mark, Lacey & Tony, and Chuck & Julianne danced as Team Mambo to the song “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”—Beyoncé

Lil’ Kim & Derek, Gilles & Cheryl, and Ty & Chelsie danced as Team Tango to the song “Womanizer”—Britney Spears

I always love the Dancing with the Stars results shows. Not because of the results. They drag that out too much. Instead, I love to see the special guest performances and adore seeing the professional dancers interpret the music and show their incredible skills. The following were tonight’s special guests on Dancing with the Stars:
Natasha Bedingfield sang the song “Soulmate” while Dmitry Chaplin and Lacey Schwimmer performed.

Celtic Woman sang the song “You Raise Me Up” while Eric Luna and Georgia Ambarian performed.

I must admit that I wasn’t sad to see Lawrence go home at all. I’m always sad when Edyta is gone, but Edyta and Lawrence just didn’t have a great connection so it was all good. I am very happy that Ty is still sticking around. Chelsie’s worked wonders.