I really don't know who to go for! I like Macy Gray, Chuck, Lidell, Mya, Melissa Joan Hart, and Kelly Osbourne.

I'm guessing he meant to say rousing instead of routing, which would point to a cha cha for Donny. Also guessing that Chuck Liddell is doing a cha cha.

molds13;113778 wrote:
I'm guessing he meant to say rousing instead of routing, which would point to a cha cha for Donny.

I figure he meant to say "routine" because that actually makes sense. ;)

OtherPplsDrama;113797 wrote:
I figure he meant to say "routine" because that actually makes sense. ;)

Duh. I thought it said "routing routine". Oops.

OPD, you're so smart :D

molds13;113930 wrote:
OPD, you're so smart

Eh, I have my moments. :don-t_mention:

Donny Osmond is doing a foxtrot.

Louie's doing a samba, but if he's just starting to learn, he might not be lasting very long... At the same time, we get this from his partner Chelsie Hightower: Unless that is referring to next week...

Hmm... Mark Ballas posted this: Yet his partner Melissa Joan Hart posted something about doing a waltz a week or so ago.

Official bios from abc.com: AARON CARTER and KARINA SMIRNOFF Triple platinum selling music artist/songwriter, producer, actor and younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, Aaron Carter has established himself worldwide as a pop and teen sensation. Beginning his career at the age of eight, he is currently the youngest solo artist to have four Top 40 singles. He has released four studio albums since 1997, two of which have been certified platinum, and has appeared on several television series, including "Lizzie McGuire" and "7th Heaven," as well as making his Broadway debut playing JoJo the Who in "Seussical the Musical" in 2001. He sang vocals on soundtracks for Disneymania ("The Lion King"), "Ella Enchanted," "Pokemon" and "Rugrats the Movie." In 2006 Carter starred in the E! reality show, "House of Carters," which featured all five of the Carter siblings living in the same house. He teams with KARINA SMIRNOFF, who returns for her seventh season. * NATALIE COUGHLIN and ALEC MAZO Olympic swimming gold medalist Natalie Coughlin is the most decorated female athlete of both the 2008 Beijing and 2004 Athens Games. Coughlin has won a medal in every single Olympic event that she has ever entered, for a total of 11 Olympic medals. In 2008 she became the first American female athlete to win six medals in one Olympiad, in addition to becoming the first woman to win consecutive individual Olympic gold medals in the 100m backstroke. She is also the most decorated female swimmer in World Championship history, with 16 medals. Born and raised in northern California, Coughlin attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a BA in psychology in 2005. She teams with Season 1 champion ALEC MAZO, who returns for his fifth season. * MARK DACASCOS and LACEY SCHWIMMER Famously known as "The Chairman" and host of Food Network's "Iron Chef America," Mark Dacascos is also a trained martial artist and an actor. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, his passion for martial arts began at an early age under the tutelage of his parents, who are both former national champions and teachers. After being discovered in San Francisco's Chinatown, Dacascos began to establish a film and television career playing not only martial artists but a wide arrangement of other characters before joining "Iron Chef America" in 2005. He has appeared in several feature films, including the internationally acclaimed French epic, "Brotherhood of the Wolf," the cult classic "Only the Strong," "Cradle to the Grave", opposite Jet Li, "Only the Brave," "Nomad" and "The Lost Medallion," to be released later this year. He joins LACEY SCHWIMMER, who returns for her third season. * TOM DELAY and CHERYL BURKE The former House Majority Leader is a prominent Republican and conservative firebrand. He was first elected to Congress in 1984, and when Republicans took control of the House, his colleagues elected him Majority Whip, and later Majority Leader. His leadership was characterized by his aggressive "Grow the Vote" method of party discipline, where he never lost a vote, leading the Washington Post to nickname him "The Hammer." He and his wife, Christine, also served as foster parents and founded a community in Texas that serves as a safe, permanent home for abused and neglected children. DeLay is currently president of First Principles LLC, a strategic political consulting firm based in Washington DC and Houston, Texas. He teams up with two-time champion CHERYL BURKE, who returns for her eighth season. * MACY GRAY and JONATHAN ROBERTS Macy Gray first burst onto the music scene with her debut album, "On How Life Is," and the hit single "I Try," both of which went to number one. She has gone on to sell more than 20,000,000 albums worldwide and has won and been nominated for five Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards. She has collaborated on stage and in the recording studio with some of music's greatest artists, including Justin Timberlake, Carlos Santana, Erykah Badu, Fergie, will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas), John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Nas and Natalie Cole. Gray has also appeared in numerous films, including "Spider Man," "Training Day," "Idlewild" (with Outkast) and the award-winning HBO Film, "Lackawanna Blues." She teams with JONATHAN ROBERTS, who returns for his seventh season. * ASHLEY HAMILTON and EDYTA SLIWINSKA Actor, songwriter, comedian and son of former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant George Hamilton, Ashley is a multi-talented, multi-hyphenate with experience in film, comedy and television. An accomplished singer, Ashley had a 2003 top 20 single released by Sony, and as a songwriter co-wrote the top 10 Robbie Williams hit entitled "Come Undone." He has writing credits for Hillary Duff among other top acts. Hamilton has made various television and film appearances in his career, including a starring role in "Sunset Beach." Since 2007 he has been performing stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory, the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store and Room 5 in Los Angeles. He teams with EDYTA SLIWINSKA, who is the only pro to compete in all nine seasons of "Dancing with the Stars." * MELISSA JOAN HART and MARK BALLAS Known for her starring roles in the television series "Clarissa Explains It All" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," Melissa Joan Hart began her career at the early age of four with television commercials and various television appearances. She starred in the film "Drive Me Crazy" alongside "Entourage's" Adrian Grenier, as well as the ABC Family Original Movie "Holiday in Handcuffs," opposite "Dancing with the Stars" alumnus Mario Lopez, which was the highest rated program in the history of the network. In 2009 Hart starred in another ABC Family Original Movie, "My Fake Fiance" that also garnered huge ratings. In 1993 she started her own production company, Hartbreak Films, and is set to release her first thriller film, "Nine Dead," to DVD in January 2010. Hart and husband Mark Wilkerson are the proud parents of two sons, Mason, age three, and Braydon, 17 months. She teams up with reigning two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champ MARK BALLAS, who returns for his fifth season. * KATHY IRELAND and TONY DOVOLANI Kathy Ireland the super model is now wife, mother of three, author, Sunday school teacher and fashion CEO of kathy ireland Worldwide® (KIWW)®. Forbes, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal celebrate KIWW® as a $1.4 billion design empire. Ireland powerfully supports many non-profits, including the Elizabeth Taylor HIV/AIDS Foundation, Feed the Children and the Alliance for Christian Education. UCLA has named her as one of the Top Ten Women's Health Advocates in America. She teams with TONY DOVOLANI, who returns for his eighth season. * MICHAEL IRVIN and ANNA DEMIDOVA Regarded as one of the most successful wide receivers in the history of the NFL, former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin is a three-time Super Bowl champion and former broadcaster for ESPN's "NFL Countdown." Known as "The Playmaker" and one of "The Triplets" alongside fellow Cowboys Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, Irvin was a recipient of the Dallas Cowboys' Ring of Honor in 2005. In 2007 he was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame and has appeared in various television shows, as well as co-starring in "The Longest Yard" with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Last fall Irvin executive-produced/hosted the reality TV series "4th and Long" for Spike TV, in which one football hopeful was given a shot at making the Dallas Cowboys roster. Most recently he appeared on the Hall of Fame inductions on the NFL Network, and he hosts his own radio show in Dallas for ESPN Radio. He teams with Season 8's Professional Dancer Competition winner ANNA DEMIDOVA, who makes her debut. * JOANNA KRUPA and DEREK HOUGH Polish-born Joanna Krupa was born in Warsaw and raised in Chicago. After high school she moved to LA to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Her hard work and positive spirit led her to become one of the most requested models/covergirls in the world. PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign featuring Krupa became a phenomenon. She's been featured in E!'s The Sexiest as one of the sexiest women in the world. In 2009 she was selected as the cover model for Ocean Drive magazine, and Maxim voted her among their TOP 100 women in the world. Film and TV credits include "Six Days in Paradise," due in the fall, "Ripple Effect," "Las Vegas" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Most recently she competed in ABC's "The Superstars," teaming with Buffalo Bills NFL star Terrell Owens. She teams with Season 7 champ DEREK HOUGH, who returns for his fifth season. * CHUCK LIDDELL and ANNA TREBUNSKAYA Chuck Liddell is the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the icon of Mixed Martial Arts -- the fastest growing sport in America. In 1998 he won his first UFC Mixed Martial Arts fight. Soon after, Liddell rose through the ranks to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world. In July of 2009, he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. He is tied for the most wins by a UFC fighter, with 16, and also holds the most knockout wins with 10. In 2008 Liddell penned his autobiography, Iceman: My Fighting Life, which quickly became a New York Times bestseller. He has a BA in Business/Accounting from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he also wrestled. He teams with ANNA TREBUNSKAYA, who returns for her fourth season. * DEBI MAZAR and MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY Debi Mazar's feature film debut in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" set the stage for an extensive career in both television and film. She has consistently worked with notable directors -- including Oliver Stone, Spike Lee, Woody Allen, Michael Mann and Joel Schumacher -- often portraying a sharp-tongued New Yorker in both dramas and comedy. Her television credits include "Friends," "Ugly Betty" and her own sitcom, CBS' "Temporarily Yours." Mazar presently stars as publicist Shauna on HBO's hit series "Entourage." She also co-hosts "Under the Tuscan Gun," a successful internet show focused on Tuscan cuisine, with her husband. The couple have two young daughters and presently reside in both Los Angeles and Tuscany, Italy. She teams with MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY, who returns for his seventh season. * MYA and DMITRY CHAPLIN Grammy Award® winning multi-platinum artist Mya, became a star at the age of 18 with her eponymous debut album which yielded three Top 10 singles. In addition to releasing five full length albums, one of which went platinum and another gold, she starred in the acclaimed film "Chicago." Since then Mya has appeared in several other movies and signed a modeling contract. Her fourth and fifth studio albums, "Liberation" and "Sugar & Spice," respectively, have been released in Japan, and her sixth studio album is due to be released on her independent label. A longtime advocate for young women, Mya founded The Mya Arts & Tech Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing disadvantaged youth growth and opportunity through arts & technology education, where she serves as both executive director and teacher. She teams with DMITRY CHAPLIN, who returns for his second season. * KELLY OSBOURNE and LOUIS VAN AMSTEL A singer, actress and media personality, Kelly Osbourne's father is rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, and her mother is well-known TV personality Sharon Osbourne. Kelly got her start at the age of 16 in the first-ever "celebrity reality" TV show, "The Osbournes," with her famous family, which garnered an Emmy Award (r) for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002. That same year, Kelly released her debut music album, "Shut Up!," which included a cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach." Her second album, "Sleeping in Nothing," was released in 2005 with its first single, "One Word," hitting No. 1 on all three Billboard Dance charts simultaneously. She made her dramatic acting debut in a starring role on the ABC series "Life As We Know It". In recent years Osbourne has worked primarily in the UK, where she's done theatre (including a successful run in "Chicago" in London's West End in 2007), hosted her own weekly radio show on BBC Radio and presented numerous UK TV projects, including "Project Catwalk," the UK's version of "Project Runway." She teams up with LOUIS VAN AMSTEL, who returns for his fifth season. * DONNY OSMOND and KYM JOHNSON Donny Osmond won the hearts of millions as both a member of the Osmonds and, with his sister (and "Dancing with the Stars" alumna) Marie, as the youngest co-hosts in primetime history on the iconic ABC variety series, "The Donny & Marie Show." He and Marie are currently performing at the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel through 2012. For nearly five decades, Donny has been a singer, musician, Broadway and film actor, talk show and game show host, bestselling author, and even a champion race car driver. He is paired with KYM JOHNSON, who returns for her seventh season. * LOUIE VITO and CHELSIE HIGHTOWER Professional snowboarder Louie Vito is among the U.S.' elite snowboarders favored to make the 2010 Olympic team. Competing in both the Pipe and Slopestyle disciplines, Vito continues to train for the Grand Prix qualifying. The 21 year-old native of Bellefontaine, OH turned pro in 2006 and has competed in multiple Winter X-Games competitions. He is also a two-time winner of the USSA Grand Prix Halfpipe Series. He joins CHELSIE HIGHTOWER, who returns for her second season.

I hadn't seen those official pictures yet! Thanks for posting them! I've been a big fan of this show since season 5. (I still say Derek & Jennie Garth were the best couple!) But I'm not sure if I'm gonna watch this season for a few reasons. 1) There are waaaay too many shows on Monday nights! 2) Julianne's not there (but Derek and Mark are, so I'm still happy with that!) and 3) I don't know who half of these celebrities are. And the ones I do know, I don't even really care if they win or anything. I think the fact that I watch too many things on Mondays is the main problem. I guess I can watch DWTS online though. We'll see!

Wow, I actually know all of them except for 4. Not bad, yet at this point i watch this show for my two favorite dancers ever Lacey and Chelsie!

Dartagnan;117105 wrote:
Wow, I actually know all of them except for 4. Not bad, yet at this point i watch this show for my two favorite dancers ever Lacey and Chelsie!

Chelsie is one of my favorites too! I loved her on SYTYCD. She performed miracles with Ty last season (not to mention the votes they got)!!

Chelsie should have taken SYTYCD. Sorry, Courtney was mediocre in comparison, Katee was consistently doing the same damn damnce over and over, and the guys that season minus Mark, were horrendous. She led Ty very well. And she is with another young, athletic partner so who knows..

Dartagnan;117110 wrote:
Chelsie should have taken SYTYCD. Sorry, Courtney was mediocre in comparison, Katee was consistently doing the same damn damnce over and over, and the guys that season minus Mark, were horrendous. She led Ty very well. And she is with another young, athletic partner so who knows..

I agree with you on the girls, but not on the guys. Twitch and Joshua were both better than Mark in my opinion. I think Chelsie had it against her from the beginning that she was originally trained in ballroom. They can only do so much with their solos... Either way, I was glad to see that she was the one selected for DWTS. She definitely deserves it.

Twitch in that Mambo though gave me nightmares....I think that's what sealed the deal. Courtney drew major when she got a Sonya contemporary the last week. Joshua wasn't bad. I'll give you that. I want to see Kelly perform. SO I can laugh.

Dartagnan;117114 wrote:
Twitch in that Mambo though gave me nightmares....I think that's what sealed the deal. Courtney drew major when she got a Sonya contemporary the last week. Joshua wasn't bad. I'll give you that. I want to see Kelly perform. SO I can laugh.

See, I don't know that she'll do that badly. I've always wanted to believe that people with musical backgrounds could do well because they are able to keep a beat. That in turn should help them with the steps, as it's a 1-2-3-4 type deal, just like music. Athletes in general are more...well, athletic. Used to difficult training and long days. Don't complain as much about pains. Actors? Yeah. I got nothing. Although Gilles did amazing last season.

I could see your point Molds, Melanie B rocked it. I think she just has too much attitude to put up with it all.

molds13;117108 wrote:
Chelsie is one of my favorites too! I loved her on SYTYCD. She performed miracles with Ty last season (not to mention the votes they got)!!

I loved Chelsie and Mark on SYTYCD! So I like her on DWTS too. I didn't see Lacey on SYTYCD, but I liked her with Lance Bass two seasons ago! So yeah, I also like those two pros; I keep forgetting they're on there now!

Lacey and Mark seem to be doing a cha cha.

Debi and Maksim are doing a foxtrot...let's hope she can keep him focused due to his recent breakup: Also it looks like all the couples are rehearsing for two dances, which explains why some of them are Tweeting about different ones! So Aaron and Karina are doing a cha cha and a Viennese waltz. And Joanna and Derek look to be doing a cha cha and a salsa:

Turned this on just in time to see Ashley Hamilton go. Not good. And DWTS continues to butcher songs that I like. They need to hire new singers, seriously.

Wow. Liddell with a 16 and Irvin with a 13????? Are they serious???? I thought Liddell did well for a fighter. I bet Kurt Angle, who was heavily rumored, wouldn't have done any better.

SteveSparxx;122665 wrote:
Wow. Liddell with a 16 and Irvin with a 13????? Are they serious???? I thought Liddell did well for a fighter. I bet Kurt Angle, who was heavily rumored, wouldn't have done any better.

I didn't see Chuck, but Michael deserved the 13. He was pretty bad.

Chuck was supposedly stiff, but he is used to fighting so, I wasn't surprised. But, I think CHuck at least deserved a 17 or 18 for his performance.

Wow, Debi and Max started off amazing!! Way better than any of the guys last night. I have high hopes for the girls.

If they do it by votes, then Dial Idol predicts

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Kelly/Louis and Ashley/Edyta

to go home. A shame on the women's side. I can't remember if they have a dance off this early or not. EDIT: They combine judges scores with the voting scores.

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That means I think Kathy/Tony will go home as there is less than 1/10 of a percentage separating her and Kelly and Kelly scored much higher in her dance.

Well molds, so far, 1/2 of that was correct as Ashley is gone.

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If Kelly leaves, it will be a real shame because there are more ppl more deserving of leaving first. *cough* Macy *cough*

So this is my first season watching the show. My mom pulled me in since I make her watch lots of my shows ;) I'm pretty sad Ashley is gone since I thought the head judge/old guy was way too harsh on him and said some pretty nasty things. I also just don't like that judge from my 2 episodes of watching so it may be me being biased. I think DeLay should have gone tonight, his was just completely awkward and just as bad as Ashley and Liddell if not worse. My mom actually liked Macy! I think she expected her to be a lot worse so it was more of a pleasant surprise that she was decent. Her constant open mouth does make me laugh though. I didn't get to see all of the girls night but I thought Kelly was great and I love Louis from SYTYCD, shame she didn't get a lot of votes.

I sure hope Chuck stays for at least until the fifth elimination. He's spreadin the word about MMA even more by staying on Dancing with the Stars.