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Reuters is reporting that Cloris Leachman has been hospitalized with pneumonia.

Oscar winning actress Cloris Leachman, who saw a resurgence in her popularity recently on the TV show “Dancing with the Stars,” has been hospitalized for pneumonia, celebrity TV show Entertainment Tonight reported on Monday.
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Leachman, 82, became the oldest contestant ever when she appeared on this season’s “Dancing with the Stars” in the United States, in which celebrities are paired with professional dancers and compete in ballroom dancing.

She won a large fan base for her good sense of humor on the program, but was eliminated sixth in the competition.

Some have asked if Dancing with the Stars has a curse with all of these people getting injured (see Misty May, Kim K, and many other injuries too numerous to list.

Of course, I don’t believe in curses in general. However, even if I did believe in curses, I think it’s easy to see while there are all these injuries. It’s called people who are not usually active and bending like gumby actually doing those things. Welcome to dancing!!

Check out Jessica Simpson on Dancing with the Stars. She’s gone country…ok enough of that. The Judges Choice was by far the most memorable dance from last night. I think the black pleather and Kym’s ability to lean back like the Matrix makes the Matrix dance the best.

Tonight was an awesome night on Dancing with the Stars. I think it was the fact that it was Rhumba and Paso Doble night on Dancing with the Stars. Very sexy and very beautiful. I’ve already posted the Dancing with the Stars music for your reference.

**Click on the arrows on the sides to skip to the next dance

Which dancers or routines are your favorite?

Check out the Dancing with the Stars music from tonight’s episode that contains some great Rumba music and Paso Doble music. Check out all the previous dancing with the stars music here.

Toni & Alec danced the Rumba to the DWTS song I Can’t Make You Love Me sung by Bonnie Raitt

Brooke & Derek danced the Paso Doble to the DWTS song Palladio, first movement sung by Karl Jenkins

Rocco & Karina danced the Rumba to the DWTS song You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine sung by Lou Rawls

Lance & Lacey danced the Paso Doble to the DWTS song I Kissed a Girl sung by Katy Perry

- Original Music Video
Kim & Mark danced the Rumba to the DWTS song You Give Me Something sung by James Morrison

- Original Music Video
Misty & Maksim danced the Paso Doble to the DWTS song Take Me Out sung by Franz Ferdinand

- Original Music Video
Maurice & Cheryl danced the Rumba to the DWTS song Mercy, Mercy Me sung by Marvin Gaye

Cloris & Corky danced the Paso Doble to the DWTS song Bolero sung by Ravel

Susan & Tony danced the Rumba to the DWTS song Waiting on the World to Change sung by John Mayer

- Original Music Video
Warren & Kym danced the Paso Doble to the DWTS song Malagueña sung by Ernesto Lecuona

Cody & Julianne danced the Rumba to the DWTS song Bleeding Love sung by Leona Lewis

- Original Music Video

Below you’ll find the list of Dancing with the Stars music for September 23, 2008. I’m missing a few songs, but I’ll be updating them as I figure them out. Also, if you want to see the music from the previous weeks, here’s a list of all of the Dancing with the Stars music

Lance & Lacey danced a Quickstep to the song Close to Me sung by The Cure

Misty & Maksim danced a Mambo to the song Black Mambo sung by Angel and The Mambokats

Maurice & Cheryl danced a Mambo to the song I Do the Jerk sung by Ryan Shaw

Brooke & Derek danced a Quickstep to the song Lover, Come Back to Me! sung by Nat King Cole

Cloris & Corky danced a Mambo to the song Coconut Woman sung by Harry Belafonte

Toni & Alec danced a Quickstep to the song Blue Skies sung by Irving Berlin

Warren & Kim danced a Quickstep to the song Ding Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line sung by Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Ted & Inna danced a Mambo to the song “Mambo Gozon” sung by Tito Puente

Cody & Julianne danced a Quickstep to the song I Want You To Want Me sung by Cheap Trick

Rocco & Karina danced a Mambo to the song “La Comay” sung by Sonora Carrulseles

Susan & Tony danced a Quickstep to the song “Bei Mir Bist Du Schon” (Means That You’re Grand) by the The Arthur Murray Orchestra

Kim & Mark danced a Mambo to the song Baby Got Back sung by Sir-Mix-A-Lot

Jeffrey Ross and Edyta Śliwińska were elimnated from Dancing with the Stars before they were even able to perform their quickstep. That has to suck for Jeffrey Ross to practice so much and not get the chance to perform it. I think I can also speak for all men when I say that I’m sad we won’t get to see much of Edyta this season. Jeffrey also made me laugh so I’m sad to see him go too.

For those dancers that remain, check out the videos of their Quickstep and Mambo dances:

I’m missing Lance and Kim’s videos, but I’ll update it if I’m able to find it.

An exciting marathon of dancing on the Dancing with the Stars Season 7 premier episode. ABC really is lucky to have this show. It’s such an interesting mix of talent. Here’s a link to find a tonight’s list of all the songs and music from Dancing with the Stars.

Who were your favorite dancers? I’m not sure I have a rock solid favorite. One thing is happening for me. The professional dancers are becoming stars in their own right. I think I’m voting as much for the professional dancer as I am the stars.

As in previous seasons of Dancing with the Stars, I’ll be doing my best to list all of the music from Dancing with the Stars. You can see from the list below that this season should bring an amazing list of music and expose people to a bunch of music they may not have heard before too.

Below is the list of all the music from the September 22, 2008 episode of Dancing with the Stars Season 7:

Cody & Julianne danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song Tilt Ya Head Back sung by Christina Aguilera and Nelly

- Original Music Video
Rocco & Karina danced a Foxtrot to the song Stray Cat Strut sung by Stray Cats


Toni & Alec danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song Smooth sung by Carlos Santana ft. Rob Thomas

Maurice & Cheryl danced a Foxtrot to the song Gonna Have a Funky Good Time sung by James Brown

Brooke & Derek danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song Are You My Woman (Tell Me So) sung by The Chi-Lites

Ted & Inna danced a Foxtrot to the song God Only Knows sung by The Beach Boys

Lance & Lacey danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song Jumpin’ Jack Flash sung by The Rolling Stones

Cloris & Corky danced a Foxtrot to the song I Wish I Were In Love Again sung by Frank Sinatra

Jeffrey & Edyta danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song Play That Funky Music sung by Wild Cherry

Kim & Mark danced a Foxtrot to the song The Pink Panther Theme sung by Henry Mancini

Susan & Tony danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song I Heard It Through the Grapevine sung by Marvin Gaye

Misty & Maksim danced a Foxtrot to the song This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) sung by Natalie Cole

Warren & Kym danced a Cha-Cha-Cha to the song Do I Do sung by Stevie Wonder

So many people seem to hate Kim Kardashian. I guess I can understand why when you think of all the crazy things that Kim Kardashian does, but I thought this little interview with David Letterman wasn’t bad. I hope she doesn’t win Dancing with the Stars, but it will be a lot of fun to see her dance on the show.

Here’s the video of Kim Kardashian on David Letterman

It should be fun to see how much Kim is hurting on the premier of Dancing with the Stars.

UPDATE: Vote for your favorite Dancing with the Stars Couple

The official cast announcement was made this morning on Good Morning America. This is the third season to have its cast announced on GMA. Some interesting stars and some interesting partnerships. Plus, I’m really intrigued by some of the new professional dancers including Lacey Schwimmer of So You Think You Can Dance fame and Corky Ballas which is the father of Mark Ballas and also trained Julianne and Derek Hough.

Lance Bass, Singer, will be partnered with Lacey Schwimmer
Toni Braxton, Grammy Award Winning Singer, will be partnered with Alec Mazo
Brooke Burke, Model/TV Host, will be partnered with Derek Hough
Rocco DiSpirito, TV Chef, will be partnered with Karina Smirnoff
Maurice Greene, Olympic Champion Sprinter, will be partnered with Cheryl Burke
Kim Kardashian, Model, Stylist And Reality TV Star, will be partnered with Mark Ballas
Cloris Leachman, Oscar Award Winning Actress, will be partnered with Corky Ballas
Cody Linley, Hannah Montana Star, will be partnered with Julianne Hough
Susan Lucci, Daytime Emmy Award Winning Actress, will be partnered with Tony Dovolani
Misty May-Treanor, Olympic Beach Volleyball Professional, will be partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Ted McGinley, Actor, will be partnered with Inna Brayer
Jeffrey Ross, Comedian, will be partnered with Edyta Śliwińska
Warren Sapp, Former NFL Player, will be partnered with Kym Johnson

The show will continue to be hosted by Tom Bergeron as well as Samantha Harris. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba will continue to be judges this season.