September 1st, 2010 by soullldiva

ABC announced today the pairings for season 11′s new star cast. Here they are:

1. Anna Trebunskaya with retired NFL pro Kurt Warner (hmmm…could be good)
2. Chelsie Hightower with singer Michael Bolton (so interesting since she usually gets the young stars)
3. Cheryl Burke with actor/retired NBA player Rick Fox (she always gets the hotties)
4. Corky Ballas with “Mom Brady” Florence Henderson (they always trot out the master Corky for the mature women)
5. Derek Hough with actress Jennifer Grey (yea! she got the best male dancer on the show, should be cool)
6. Karina Smirnoff with reality person “The Situation” (do you think she’ll call him that in rehearsals?_
7. Kym Johnson with actor/singer David Hasselhoff (yea Kym’s back!)
8. Lacey Schwimmer with actor/rapper Kyle Massey (Lacey is the other person who gets the young ones and she got him)
9. Louis Van Amstel with comedienne Margaret Cho (he always seems to get the funny girls)
10. Maksim Chmerkovskiy with singer/actress Brandy (if she’s good it could be his year for the trophy)
11. Mark Ballas with Bristol Palin (I have no descriptor for her, she’s just on the show)
12. Tony Dovolani with reality star Audrina Patridge (I can’t see her having talent, but if she does this could also be Tony’s year–he would deserve it after the Kate disaster)

Season starts September 20th, a whole 19 days away!!! As rumors and rehearsal pictures begin to surface, I’ll get you all the news. Let the new season begin!

August 30th, 2010 by soullldiva

Ok, we have our official cast list for Season 11 2010 Dancing With the Stars! (Drum roll please.)

Brandy–R&B singer, actress and reality star
Jennifer Grey–actress and star of Dirty Dancing with the much missed Patrick Swayzee
Margaret Cho–fantastically funny comedienne
Audrina Patridge–reality star of The Hills, a show I can not stand (have you ever tried to watch that?)

Florence Henderson–really lovely actress and Mrs. Brady from kitchy The Brady Bunch tv show
Bristol Palin–(ugh) Sarah Palin’s daughter
Michael Bolton–ultra smooth crooner and former sporter of the worst mullet in history (but great voice all the same)
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino–(ugh) reality show person from Jersey Shore
David Hasselhoff–ever-enduring actor and singer
Kurt Warner–Ex-Pro NFL quarterback
Kyle Massey–young actor and rapper, most famous for doing the Disney show That’s So Raven
Rick Fox–Ex-Pro NBA player, and also recently really good looking actor

Not a bad list at all! Even though I’m not so excited about Bristol, Audrina and The Situation (oh, even the name rubs me the wrong way)

We will find out who they are paired with tomorrow on Good Morning America. Until then, mull the cast over and let me know what you think!

August 27th, 2010 by soullldiva

Ok, things are getting juicy folks! And I’m here to serve it all up to ya.

First things first, as far as the Pros go, Lacey Schwimmer Tweeted (@LaceySchwimmer) yesterday that “I’ve got great news ya’ll!! I am ON this season of DWTS after all!! Get ready for a fantastic season! Halla!!!” Woo Hoo ya’ll! I really missed her last season.

As of Aug. 23, Louis Van Amstel still didn’t know whether he was going to be on this season. Kym Johnson hasn’t tweeted about being on the show either, the same with Anna Trebunskaya and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Wow, looks like Lacey is an early one to know! As we get updates on the Pros I’ll let you know.

Now on to cast rumors:

The first seems to be no rumor and this does NOT make me happy at ALL. According to E! Online (and I think we’ll agree they’re a pretty reputable source) reported that Bristol Palin (daughter of politician Sarah Palin) is set as a cast member for season 11. I have to say (even though she did a short stint on an ABC Family show) that she’s even LESS of a star than Kate Gosselin.

Let’s visit this word “star”.
Star: [stahr] noun, adjective, verb, starred, star·ring.
1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
2. a person’s destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars.
3. a person who is celebrated or distinguished in some art, profession, or other field.
4. a prominent actor, singer, or the like, esp. one who plays the leading role in a performance.

Ok, so focus on those last two definitions. Words like “celebrated or distinguished” in the first and “prominent…leading role” stand out to me. Is Kate Gosselin in that category? Is Bristol Palin? This is rhetorical, people, but the answer is NO. En-Oh.

And I realize there have been some supposed “D-listers” on the show (Steve O, as enjoyable as he was, Mark Dacascos, is only the Chairman on Iron Chef but who cares I love him, Tom Delay, politician, and Ashley Hamilton, ugh) everyone has been pretty notable, even if they were “past their time” as far as huge fame was concerned.

I think the producers over at ABC need to get their heads on straight and get with the program. The name of the show is Dancing With the STARS. Not “Dancing With the 15 seconds of fame person who is lame anyways”. Got It, Execs!!!!???

Ok, on with the list of those other awesome people rumored to be joining the cast of Season 11:
Margaret Cho (adore her, very funny)
Jennifer Grey (NOBODY puts Baby in the corner! This is too good to be true!)
Rick Fox (Retired NBA player)
David Hasselhoff (even though he’s had his troubles, this guy has longevity and a great voice)
Kirstie Alley (pretty please, I heart Kirstie)
Audrina Patridge (skating the line there, but ok)
Brandy (great, I wouldn’t object)
Florence Henderson (Mrs. Brady!!!)
Michael Bolton (the smooth crooner of the bad hair set)

This is a GREAT list I think and if we can keep the “rabble” to a minimum it is shaping up to be a great season for the Fall edition of Dancing With the Stars!

What does everyone think of the list? Let me know! Heard rumors of your own? Leave a comment!

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August 6th, 2010 by soullldiva

There are already rumors flying around about the cast of season 11 of Dancing With the Stars (Lindsay Lohan,  Troy Aikman, NJ Housewives, to name a few, and I will be reporting on those when I see new ones), but I sat down and thought for a while. Who would I like to see grace the ballroom floor on season 11?  There are some usual categories of stars that they put on the show, so I tried to stay within those parameters.

The Gorgeous Male star: James Franco (hey, he did General Hospital, why not DWTS?)

Check out this post on Johnny to see what I mean.

My Never-In-A-Million-Years Picks: John Travolta, Ewan McGregor (John just because it would be amazing to see him dance every week and Ewan because he surprised me so much in Moulin Rouge with his singing I would love to see him dance)

What’d ya think? You like or hate? Got any to add? Let me know!!

August 6th, 2010 by soullldiva

Oh YES! It is time once again for the fall season of Dancing With the Stars, and watching the great journeys of some who don’t know how to put one foot in front of the other, and some that do.

Looks like ABC will again be using cross promotion for the announcements in order to get the most coverage, and announcing on the season finale of The Bachelorette (ugh. Sorry Bachelor/ette fans). That means I actually have to watch it. OR–just check in with my east-coast gals on ravelry.com (the lovely ladies on the Dancing With the Stars Group) to get the scoop three hours earlier. I think I’ll opt for the latter.

Watch The Bachelorette season finale on August 30th for the announcements! Partners should be announced on Good Morning America the next day as last season. Then DWTS season 11 premier starts September 20th!!

CORRECTION: I was not accurate about the show the cast will be announced on. It is not The Bachelorette, it’s The Bachelor Pad. Sorry about that!