DWTS..New Season

[sunflowers]

returns monday march 9th 8/7c

Cast revealed:
http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index

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My dh and I were shocked when we heard Shawns name!! :)
We will have to watch now!!

[speedygirl]

That's a pretty eclectic group. I'm looking forward to it.

[hotwheelstx]

Can't wait for it to start. My aunt has been a ballroom instructor for over 30 years. We are addicted to this show.

[BeanieLuvR]

I think it is going to be a very ineresting season!! Can't wait!

[whatever]

OMG my dh keeps pestering me to find out when this starts. So I looked here I figured it had to be posted. Thanks sunflowers. :)

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Report: Holly Madison to replace Jewel on 'Dancing'
March 5, 2009, 3:32 PM EST
Zap2it.com

Holly Madison, the Playboy Playmate, ex-girlfriend of Hugh Hefner and star of E!'s "The Girls Next Door," is set to join the ABC dance competition, which begins a new season on March 9, Us magazine reported. The network isn't commenting.

Madison is set to take the place of singer-songwriter Jewel, who wrote on her blog last week that she's been slowed by tendonitis in her knees -- a result of rehearsing for the show with partner Dmitry Chaplin. Jewel's husband, rodeo cowboy Ty Murray, is also a contestant this season.

Along with fellow Hef girlfriends Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, the 30-year-old Madison starred in "The Girls Next Door" from 2005 until last month. The three women have all moved out of the Playboy Mansion and gone their separate ways; Hef has reloaded with a new set of girlfriends and will keep filming the show.

A number of "Dancing with the Stars" participants -- both celebs and their pro partners -- have been injured during the show's run. Most have been minor (sprained ankles are pretty common), although Olympian Misty May-Treanor had to withdraw last year after tearing her Achilles tendon last fall.

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Jewel, Nancy O'Dell drop 'Dancing With the Stars'
March 5, 2009, 6:36 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pop star Jewel and TV host Nancy O'Dell have dropped out of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."

Both women sustained injuries during training for the show that prevent them from continuing the competition, the network announced Thursday. Jewel was diagnosed with a fractured tibia in both legs, while the "Access Hollywood" host will need surgery to repair a torn knee cartilage, the network said.

Jewel said in a telephone interview Thursday that she initially dismissed the pain in her legs as soreness from the show's six- to eight-hour daily rehearsals. She eventually sought treatment and was "completely shocked" by the diagnosis.

"The doctor just looked at me and said, 'You're done dancing,'" she said.

The 34-year-old singer-songwriter said she is in pain and using crutches and will have to be seated to perform her next two shows — set for Thursday near Los Angeles and Saturday in Seattle.

"It's my first time sitting down in a concert," she said.

Jewel and O'Dell are still slated to appear on the show's season premiere Monday, when "additional changes to the cast" will be announced.

Jewel's husband, rodeo champ Ty Murray, remains a contestant on the program, though he said it's "a huge bummer" that his wife had to withdraw.

"That's a big part of the reason why we did the show," he said. "It was chance for us to work together and go through this together."

Jewel said she will continue to support her husband and her professional dance partner, Dmitry Chaplin, and she expects to return to the show.

"I think I'll be able to sing this season, so I can sing for Ty on the show if I can't dance for him," she said. "And I hope to dance with Dmitry again and vindicate ourselves."

[BeanieLuvR]

Wow! I can't believe two people are already injured and had to drop out. :(

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Steve Wozniak struck by the 'Dancing with the Stars' curse

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=356587&affid=100055?GT1=28103

[speedygirl]

Good God! I love Gilles Marini! He was incredible tonight.

[sunflowers]

Ok this looks to close to call...

But I think Gilles will win with Melissa as #2
I was hoping for Melissa as #1 so she could throw it in Bachelor Jason's face!!