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The 2008 Dancing with the Stars Tour dates and locations have been announced. You can purchase tickets to the show on Ticketmaster.

The following Dancers and professionals are planning to be on tour: Lance Bass, Toni Braxton, Maurice Greene, Marlee Matlin, Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Derek Hough, Kym Johnson, Alec Mazo, Fabian Sanchez, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Sliwinska, and Karina Smirnoff.

December 2008
17 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena - Buy Tickets Online
18 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena - Buy Tickets Online
19 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion - Buy Tickets Online
21 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center - Buy Tickets Online
22 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena - Buy Tickets Online
27 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center - Buy Tickets Online
28 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena - Buy Tickets Online
29 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena - Buy Tickets Online
30 - Salt Lake City, UT - E Center - Buy Tickets Online

January 2009
2 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center - Buy Tickets Online
4 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center - Buy Tickets Online
5 - San Antonio, TX AT&T Center - Buy Tickets Online
7 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center - Buy Tickets Online
8 - Moline, IL - i wireless Center - Buy Tickets Online
9 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena - Buy Tickets Online
11 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - Buy Tickets Online
12 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre - Buy Tickets Online
13 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center - Buy Tickets Online
15 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse - Buy Tickets Online
16 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center - Buy Tickets Online
17 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena - Buy Tickets Online
18 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - Buy Tickets Online
20 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center - Buy Tickets Online
22 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum - Buy Tickets Online
23 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center - Buy Tickets Online
24 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena - Buy Tickets Online
25 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center - Buy Tickets Online
27 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum - Buy Tickets Online
28 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center - Buy Tickets Online
29 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center - Buy Tickets Online
30, 31 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena - Buy Tickets Online

February 2009
2 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center - Buy Tickets Online
3 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena - Buy Tickets Online
4 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Buy Tickets Online
6 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center - Buy Tickets Online
7 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall - Buy Tickets Online
8 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Buy Tickets Online

If you are planning to attend the Dancing with the Stars tour, let us know in the comments. We’d love to have you post your experience going to the tour and any pictures you might take from the tour.

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

Tonight was the Dancing with the Stars results show. I won’t offer any spoilers on this post. I’ll save the analysis for a future post. Instead, I’ll save this post for what I think is the best part of Dancing with the Stars: the professionals dancing together. Here’s the video of the Dancing with the Stars professionals dancing on the September 25, 2008 results show:

Beautiful ballroom with some creative choreography is just wonderful to watch.

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

Dancing with the Stars Season 7 hasn’t even started yet, and some of the Dancing with the Stars fans are already starting to predict who the Dancing with the Stars Season 8 couples will be. While I think it’s a bit early for these predictions, I also think that it’s a ton of fun to think about various stars being on the show.

Take a look at one person’s Dancing with the Stars Season 8 predictions:

Tim Allen with Kym Johnson
Cher with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Nicolas Cage with Karina Smirnoff
Hayden Christensen with Julianne Hough
Jesse Draper with Mark Ballas
Dale Earnhardt Jr with Cheryl Burke
Brett Favre with Edyta Sliwinska
Wynonna Judd with Jonathan Roberts
Ty Murray with Anna Trebunskaya
Christina Ricci with Derek Hough
Brooke Shields with Fabian Sanchez
Shania Twain with Louis Van Amstel

My favorites on the list were Tim Allen and Brett Favre. I think they’d be really entertaining to watch. However, I would really really enjoy seeing Shania Twain on the show. A bit like Sarah Evans before, but even more beautiful (if that’s possible).