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 19th, 2010 by soullldiva

Ok, the rumors are starting to fly for season 11 of Dancing With the Stars. The full cast will be revealed in under two weeks, Monday August 30th on ABC. Here’s a few of the rumors that I found on the “intranets” over the past couple of days:

1. Newly engaged Bachelorette stars Ali and Roberto: They deny it and I certainly hope so. I don’t watch the Bachelorette and I’m not interested in them.

2. Jersey Shore’s The Situation: Um…who? The only one I know is Snookie, and I can’t stand her. Although he would fill the “funny/oddball/comedian” slot.

3. Former NFL Quarterback Kurt Warner: This could most likely be a joke like the one Troy Aikman made up about himself and told TMZ a couple of weeks ago. But you usually need an NFL player on each season, so who knows?

4. Real Housewife Teresa Giudice: Teresa Tweeted that she is “thinking” about being on the show. Well, thinking and being asked by ABC are two different things, Teresa.

5. Deadliest Catch’s Sig Hansen: Again, not familiar with him, but anyone who does that death-defying job is ok in my book. Can he dance at all?

6. Mel Gibson Ex Oksana Grigorieva: Not sure how I feel about this. She would certainly get the exposure her music career needs, now that it no longer has Mel’s money.

7.Super Babe Betty White: I picked her for my dream cast list, too, so I don’t blame ABC at ALL.

I read a great article on Entertainment Weekly.com where writer Annie Barrett came up with her own dream team like I did a couple of weeks ago, and I LOVED her picks of Elizabeth Berkley and Leonard Nimoy. Great picks, Annie!