Louie Vito Still Has Something To Prove If Asked To Do Dancing With The Stars All Star Season
We had a fan named Byrl write to us about Season 9 contestant Louie Vito. Recently, he asked him if he would be interested in returning for the All-Star edition of Dancing With The Stars. Louie told him that he was “available” and still had “something to prove”. Furthermore, he’s in prime shape. Here are some highlights from what Bryl wrote to us below in catching us up on ‘all things’ Louie Vito since he was on Dancing With The Stars in Season 9.
Byrl: Louie Vito is on the verge of being #1 in the world of Half Pipe Snowboarding. Last year he changed up his training and reported in at WinningFactor.com. He was there for 5 weeks. When he reported in, the owner told Louie he was not in shape at all when Louie thought he was. Louie was chasing everybody and this included NFL Football players and towards the end of the 5 week training program everybody was chasing Louie. He had bypassed them all.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Louie Vito embodies style, power, skill and determination. Vito has won four of the past five U.S. Grand Prix Overall Championships, four X Games medals, two time Winter Dew Tour Cup Overall Champion and has made the podium at seventeen of the last twenty major contests since the Vancouver Winter Olympics. With his remarkable presence on the half pipe and endeavor…s off the mountain, he has cemented his place as one of the greatest snowboarders of his generation.
Vito is currently the reigning Winter Dew Tour Overall Champion and U.S. Grand Prix Overall Champion. When Vito is not landing arduous “double corks” and 1080s he is working on his endurance and strength training. Vito recently showed how important a strong body can be in snowboarding when he was selected for the prestigious ESPN Magazine’s “Body Issue.” Also, recently Vito was chosen to be the face of competitive snowboarding for Red Bull.
On being invited to do the Dancing With The Stars All Stars….
…he told me in a message, that “I am available and I have something to prove. I am still in my prime” and he knows that he will do better than he did before. One thing about it Chelsie Hightower would not have to worry about him being in physical shape.
Thanks Byrl! Keep us posted on Louie!!
Picture above courtesy of Zimbio Pictures.
This is a nice idea! He was always underscored on his season. he kinda was having the time of his life out there and the judges kept trying to underscore him at every turn. Saying that, would chelsie prefer him over Romeo or Roshon or Ty? thats the question.
She’s probably do better with Romeo. He last a good while….especially since he was up against large fan bases of Ralph M, Hines, and Kirstie.
I have to admit to not being the biggest Louie fan, but, by the end of his time on Dancing With The Stars, I had warmed up to him.
I’m sorry to say that Louis on DWTS was kind of a non-event for me. I think he just got lost in the shuffle of the huge cast of season 9.
That being said, I think (and hope!) they will be switching the partnerships up for the all-star season. If Louis weren’t dancing with Chelsie, there would be serious slim pickings for him on the pro side. I don’t know if even Lacey would be short enough? Unless they brought in Oksana, but I really don’t see them doing that.
I just don’t think Louis is on their radar. At all.
I really enjoyed Louie and Chelsie’s partnership season 9. She has said several times that he’s one of her favorite partners, so I think they would work hard and have fun again.
I looked up Bryl’s name on twitter and have to laugh at the twitter campaign. It is repeated over and over, every day and it is only reaching Byrl’s followers, not anyone new. @Voguerista, that is probably why Byrl sent the write up to you – so a new audience could be reached.
While we do appreciate input from our readers, I advise taking all of this with a grain of salt – I always tend to be a little bit weary of people who say “well so-and-so told me this” and then ask us to post it without any sort of verification in the form of a tweet or whatnot. Not saying Byrl’s lying – just erring on the side of caution, as we’ve had some obnoxious people desperate for attention try to feed us bad info in the past. Forgive me if I’m just a little skeptical 🙂
Again, I’m just starting to worry that this all-star season is going to end up a bit less, well, all-starry and a bit more…”Oh yeah, I guess I kinda remember them from a few seasons back!”-y. It’s just a bit troubling to me that 3 names I’ve heard tossed around quite a bit as contestants for next season have all kinda said “no” in more than a few words (Ralph, Brandy, & Erin) and the celebs I’ve been seeing that are all “Pick me for the all-star season!!!” (Misty, Margaret, & Kendra) are all contestants that left fairly early in the competition and aren’t quite as memorable. And while I liked Louie on season 9, he did seem to get kinda lost in the shuffle that season, and I have to wonder if the same thing would happen on the all-star season.
Deena,
We’ve had a long interaction with Byrl. No doubt he’s a BIG fan of Louie. He runs the Facebook page for the fan club and stuff like that. Byrl is as passionate about Louie as any fan. Who better to get an update on past stars than their fans who follow their every move?
Thank you, @John.
I would rather see Chelsie with Roshon Fegan, they’re awesome together and Chelsie can choreographed any complex dance for him and he’ll pull it through without the need to water it down. Also, Roshon’s fanbase has dramatically increased even after DWTS and he’s been travelling to different places and people are getting to know him and rooting for him to come back as An-Star. Many people are posting comments on YT and other boards that they want Roshon to come back and paired with Chelsie, best partnership ever. I’m sure this time around, Roshon and Chelsie will be ready and bring their amazing chemistry and dance skills to the dance floor.
I love the idea of Chelsie and Louie dancing again! Louie has done incredible things in his snowboarding career since Season 9, if you follow the sport, you would know this! If you don’t, you should! Louie is an incredibly talented individual with a drive and passion for not only the sport itself, but healthy clean living, fitness and nutrition. He is a kind and generous human being that had earned the respect of all that know him. I am lucky to know him personally, and can truly say that Louie Vito is the epitome of the ideal role model for youngsters and adults alike. A fine young man from a fine small town family with real American values. Byrl is a loyal fan of both Louie and Chelsie and works tirelessly to support them both 🙂
Nice words, WIPinkerton, but let’s try to avoid excessive campaigning for Louie, k?
Courtney, I kinda feel the same worry you do about the All Star Season. I hope that TPTB can bring in the those that had the potential to win, fun-entertaining personalities, and good dancers and those that became “dancers”.
As a Chelsie fan, I really hope she gets an all-around dancer (good dancer, big fan base, and super like able) to get a chance to make it to the finals.
Blegh. I didn’t like Louie all that much, and it’s not that I didn’t like Chelsie either. I had no opinion of Chelsie when Louie was on, other than the fact she danced around him. I don’t really know what he’s capable of because of that. Granted, Chelsie’s gotten better at actually giving her partners choreography. I loved her with Roshon this past season and Roshon was doing just as much as Chelsie did, if not more.
No votes from me if he is on the show. Lol, like I matter that much though.
I really liked Louie and agree he got lost in the hugeness of season 9. He wasn’t a dancer but it seemed like he respected the show and Chelsie and worked hard. I think he’d be fun to see again. Wasn’t that Chelsie’s first or second season? She has grown a lot since then as a choreographer and theme strategist. I also wouldn’t mind seeing her with Romeo or Roshon again although it appears America didn’t relate to Roshon because that kid could dance and should have lasted longer.
I liked watching Louie and Chelsie because they had amazing chemistry. I occasionally check in on his twitter feed and he appears to have matured a lot since his DWTS days, as has Chelsie. I also think that Len disliked him from the start because of Louie’s style, as he was always commenting about Louie’s hair and clothes. But, even though he wasn’t the best dancer, I’d rather see him than the “controversial” people like Bristol and Kate G.