April 26, 2009

Dancing with the Stars on InFANity

Written by: Heidi

InFANity is a show on the TV Guide channel that I’d never heard of before - but this week they delve into Dancing with the Stars. The video is in five parts, each part covering different aspects of the show. Every part has a lot of clips of dances and interviews, past and present. Stars from every season are interviewed, as are the judges and the hosts. The only people we see, but don’t hear a lot from, are my favorites - The Pros.

Part 1 - About the Show and the Judges

Part 2 - The Stars and The Winners

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Dancing with the Stars on InFANity (continued)

Written by: Heidi

April 23, 2009

Derek Hough Directs BHB Video for Do You Love Me

Written by: Heidi

Derek directs a music video set to the Ballas Hough Band’s song Do You Love Me. The video stars many of the celebrities and professional dancers from this seasons DWTS, in addition to brief appearances by Tom Bergeron, Samantha Harris, Shannon Elizabeth, Joanna Pacitti, Rascal Flatts and Boyz II Men. Read more about the Ballas Hough Band music video.

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March 30, 2009

Lindy Hop and Argentine Tango Music from Dancing with the Stars 2009

Written by: John

Nice to see Lindy Hop grace the stage of Dancing with the Stars. I’m also a big fan of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy so nice to see them on the list below since they’re great for Lindy Hop music. Could you get 2 dances that were more different in both style and music?

I’m still working on finding a few of the songs, but I’ll update this page as I find them. Enjoy and let me know if you know one I’m missing or if I got any wrong. Thanks!

David & Kym danced a Lindy Hop to the music “Bandstand Boogie”—Barry Manilow Barry Manilow - Ultimate Manilow - Bandstand Boogie

Lil’ Kim & Derek danced a Argentine Tango to the music “Taquito Militar”—Conjunto Tipico Del Tango Conjunto Tipico Del Tango - Tango for Dancing - Taquito Militar

Chuck & Julianne danced a Lindy Hop to the music “Summertime Blues”—Brian Setzer Brian Setzer - The Brian Setzer Collection: 1981-1988 - Summertime Blues

Lawrence & Edyta danced a Argentine Tango to the music “Suite Punta Del Este” -Astor Piazzolla Astor Piazzolla - A Collection of Music Performances Tango By Astor Piazzolla - Suite Punta del Este

Ty & Chelsie danced a Lindy Hop to the music “You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)”—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)

Steve & Karina danced a Argentine Tango to the music “Cite Tango”—Gotan Project Gotan Project - Inspiración - Espiración - Cité Tango

Melissa & Tony danced a Lindy Hop to the music “Brown Derby Jump”—Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot - Brown Derby Jump

Holly & Dmitry danced a Argentine Tango to the music “Libertango”—Bond Bond - Shine - Libertango

Steve-O & Lacey danced a Lindy Hop to the music “Dance Little Sister”—The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'N Roll (Remastered) - Dance Little Sister

Gilles & Cheryl danced a Argentine Tango to the music “Assassin’s Tango”—John Powell John Powell - Mr. & Mrs. Smith Score - El Tango de los Assassinos

Shawn & Mark danced a Lindy Hop to the music “Ready Teddy”—Little Richard Little Richard - The Very Best of Little Richard - Ready Teddy

As always, take a look back at past Dancing with the Stars music.

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Woz to Walk Karina Smirnoff Down the Aisle

Written by: John

Seriously? Something seems wrong here. Why would Karina have Woz walk her down the aisle? Sure, invite Woz to the wedding. That’s cool. However, asking Woz to walk you down the aisle sure looks like a young russian girl trying to get in the pocket of a rich nerd.

Here’s the quote from the report:

“She said I could walk her down the aisle, and it touched my heart,” Wozniak told The Insider on Thursday.

More power to you Woz. You are dancing to your own beat and can do what you want with your life. This just doesn’t sound and feel right. Maybe Karina just has no friends and family that REALLY care about her and the Woz really does care about people in general. Would people really be surprised if this was the case?

Although Karina is having trouble setting a date since she has “so many family members”:

“We started talking about it and figuring out when and where we’re going to have it,” Smirnoff told Us last month. “But there’s so many family members that have a say that we got to try to make sure that everyone will be happy. But we think it will be sometime before the end of this year. So, not so long.”

Maybe Karina was just drunk and said it off hand. Who knows. Either way, it’s odd that she asked him to walk her down the aisle.

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March 27, 2009

Dancing with the Stars Music Season 8 Samba and Foxtrot Music

Written by: John

I’m a little late in posting the music from week 3 of Dancing with the Stars 2009 (Samba Music and Foxtrot Music). What can I say, my wife took me on a cruise for our birthdays and unfortunately there wasn’t any reasonable internet on the cruise ship. So, I’m a little late, but as they say “Better late than never.”

If you’re looking for previous DWTS music you can see the previous Dancing with the Stars 2009 music.

Denise & Maks danced a Samba to the song “Take a Picture”—Filter Filter - Title of Record - Take a Picture

Chuck & Julianne danced a Foxtrot to the song “All I Want To Do”—Sugarland Sugarland - Love On the Inside (Deluxe Fan Edition) - All I Want to Do

Holly & Dmitry danced a Samba to the song “Bananza (Belly Dancer)”—Akon Akon - Trouble - Bananza (Belly Dancer) [12" Version]

Steve-O & Lacey danced a Foxtrot to the song “I’m Yours”—Jason Mraz Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things - I'm Yours

Lawrence & Edyta danced a Samba to the song “I Can’t Get Next To You”—The Temptations The Temptations - My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations - I Can't Get Next to You

Shawn & Mark danced a Foxtrot to the song “More Than This”—Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones - Les grandes chansons d'amour - Soirées romantiques, vol. 1 - More Than This

Gilles & Cheryl danced a Samba to the song “El Matador”—Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Vasos Vacios - El Matador

David & Kym danced a Foxtrot to the song “Come Rain or Come Shine”—Natalie Cole Natalie Cole - Still Unforgettable (Deluxe Edition) - Come Rain or Come Shine

Steve & Karina danced a Samba to the song “Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora)”—Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte - Very Best of Harry Belafonte - Jump In the Line

Melissa & Tony danced a Foxtrot to the song “Recipe for Love”—Harry Connick, Jr. Harry Connick, Jr. - We Are In Love - Recipe for Love

Lil’ Kim & Derek danced a Samba to the song “Remedio P’al Corazon”—Alberto Plaza Alberto Plaza - Remedio Pa'l Corazón - Remedio Pa'l Corazón

Ty & Chelsie danced a Foxtrot to the song “Come Dance with Me”—Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra - Classic Sinatra - His Great Performances, 1953-1960 - Come Dance With Me

Also, since I’m so late I’ll cover the music from the special guest performances from the Dancing with the Stars results show.

Hall & Oates sang the song “Maneater” Hall & Oates - The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater for Dancing with the Stars professionals Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, and Dmitry Chaplin

Adele sang the song “Chasing Pavements” ADELE - 19 - Chasing Pavements for Dancing with the Stars professionals Edyta Śliwińska and Alec Mazo (Adele music video Chasing Pavements)

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March 18, 2009

Vote for Your Favorite Dancing with the Stars Celebrity

Written by: John

Now that we’ve had a chance to see each of the celebrities on Dancing with the Stars dance twice, it’s time to vote on who you think is going to win Dancing with the Stars season 8. You can vote for only one celebrity from Dancing with the Stars in this poll. I’ll look at doing a future Dancing with the Stars vote where you can vote for the top 3 and another one where you can vote for all of your favorite Dancing with the Stars celebrities.

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March 17, 2009

Dancing with the Stars Results Show Music with Jewel and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Written by: John

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was by far one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Plus, it is some of the best music to dance to ever. So, I was really excited that they were invited to perform on Dancing with the Stars. Below you’ll find the list of all the music from the DWTS results show.

Special Musical Guests
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performed the song “Calloway Boogie” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Calloway Boogie - Single - Calloway Boogie with professionals Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Tony Dovolani, Lacey Schwimmer, Derek Hough, and Julianne Hough dancing
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Jewel performed the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” while Dmitry Chaplin and Chelsie Hightower danced

Macy’s Stars of Dance Music for March 17, 2009 was Michael Rooney - “The Golden Age of Musicals”

The following dances were performed again:
Steve & Karina danced a Quickstep to the song “Oh Boy” Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets - Oh, Boy!—Buddy Holly
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Belinda & Jonathan danced a Salsa to the song “Higher” Gloria Estefan - Destiny - Higher—Gloria Estefan
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Also, take a look back at all the music from previous episodes of Dancing with the Stars.

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Dancing with the Stars Season 8 Score Totals and Combined Total

Written by: John

I always like to have a second look at the scores from Dancing with the Stars. They flash them on the screen so quickly, I can’t really think about how the various couples really ranked. So, here are the scores ordered from highest score to lowest score for both tonight’s performances and the combined total of the first 2 DWTS season 8 dances.

Scores from Tonight’s DWTS Performances
Gilles & Cheryl scored a 27
Melissa & Tony scored a 26
Shawn & Mark scored a 24
Lil’ Kim & Derek scored a 23
Denise & Maksim scored a 21
Chuck & Julianne scored a 20
Lawrence & Edyta scored a 20
Ty & Chelsie scored a 20
Holly & Dmitry scored a 18
Belinda & Jonathan scored a 18
David & Kym scored a 17
Steve & Karina scored a 17
Steve-O & Lacey scored a 14

Combined Total After 2 Dances
Gilles & Cheryl scored a total of 51
Melissa & Tony scored a total of 49
Shawn & Mark scored a total of 47
Lil’ Kim & Derek scored a total of 44
Chuck & Julianne scored a total of 40
Denise & Maksim scored a total of 39
David & Kym scored a total of 36
Holly & Dmitry scored a total of 36
Lawrence & Edyta scored a total of 36
Belinda & Jonathan scored a total of 35
Ty & Chelsie scored a total of 34
Steve-O & Lacey scored a total of 31
Steve & Karina scored a total of 30

Looks like the Woz better hope that Nerds unite to vote for him.

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Dancing with the Stars Season 8 Music Part 2

Written by: John

As I’ve been doing for a couple Dancing with the Stars seasons now, I’m going to post all of the music from Dancing with the Stars. Below you’ll find the music from the second episode of Dancing with the Stars season 8. You can also go back and check the music from previous DWTS episodes.

You can either download the songs on iTunes(my iTunes link generator is broken right now), Amazon, or even buy the CD from Amazon for those who still like having the entire CD.

Holly & Dmitry danced a Quickstep to the song “We Are in Love”—Harry Connick Jr Harry Connick, Jr. - We Are In Love - We Are In Love
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David & Kym danced a Salsa to the song “El Cumbanchero”— Angel Melendez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra Angel Melendez & The 911 MAMBO Orchestra - Angel Melendez & The 911 Mambo Orchestra - El Cumbanchero
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Denise & Maksim danced a Quickstep to the song “We Go Together”—Grease Soundtrack John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - We Go Together
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Belinda & Jonathan danced a Salsa to the song “Higher”—Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan - Destiny - Higher
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Ty & Chelsie danced a Quickstep to the song “Life Is a Highway”—Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts - Cars - Life Is a Highway
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Shawn & Mark danced a Salsa to the song “Las Muchachas del cha-cha-cha”—La Sonora Matancera La Sonora Matancera - Baile Con La Sonora Matancera - Las Muchachas
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Steve & Karina danced a Quickstep to the song “Oh Boy”—Buddy Holly Buddy Holly & The Crickets - The "Chirping" Crickets - Oh, Boy!
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Chuck & Julianne danced a Salsa to the song “Say Hey (I Love You)”—Michael Franti & Spearhead Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey - Single - Say Hey (I Love You)
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Lawrence & Edyta danced a Quickstep to the song “As Long As I’m Singing”—Brian Setzer Orchestra The Brian Setzer Orchestra - The Dirty Boogie - As Long as I'm Singin'

Steve-O & Lacey danced a Salsa to the song “Cobrastyle”—Teddybears Teddybears featuring Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle - EP - Cobrastyle
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Lil’ Kim & Derek danced a Quickstep to the song “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”—Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe - The Magic of Marilyn (Limited Edition) - Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
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Melissa & Tony danced a Salsa to the song “The Cup of Life”—Ricky Martin Ricky Martin - Music of the World Cup - Allez! Ola! Olé! - The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida) [The Official Song of the World Cup, France '98] {Remix - English Radio Edit}
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Gilles & Cheryl danced a Quickstep to the song “Kryptonite”—3 Doors Down E-Manuel - Punk Goes Crunk - Kryptonite
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