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Britney Spears Posts Adorable Video of Dancing Son

Britney Spears' sons seem to inherit their mother's dancing skills. The other day, the pop star uploaded a video of Preston rocking out to “Shake Your Groove Thing,” and the video went viral almost instantly. Following a very rough patch in Britney's personal life and the subsequent ban for...

17 January 2012
08:56 GMT

Hugh Jackman Loses 3 Pounds (1.3kg) Every Night

Hugh Jackman has always been in incredible shape – in fact, he's considered one of the fittest male stars of the moment. These days, though, he's doing something extra to shed more weight, even though it's not intentional. The Australian actor is currently starring in the Broadway play “Hug...

28 November 2011
15:31 GMT

Kirstie Alley Keeps the Weight Off with Dancing

When television actress Kirstie Alley started negotiations with ABC to become a contestant on Dancing With the Stars on the previous season, many believed she'd fail, but she emerged a new woman from it. She's still keeping the weight off with dancing.Her fans must have kept a close eye on her remarkable pr...

25 November 2011
05:12 GMT

J.R. Martinez Wins Dancing With the Stars

Another spectacular season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars has come to an end. War veteran J.R. Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff took home the mirrorball trophy, while Rob Kardashian was runner-up. Surprisingly, Ricki Lake and partner Derek Hough were the first pair to leave the show on the grand night of th...

24 November 2011
07:20 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Hope Solo Is Out

The people have spoken again: with just weeks before the grand final, another pair is sent packing. This time, it's sportswoman Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who made a very grateful exit from the show, as the video below will confirm.With Hope going against J.R. Martinez in the bottom two, it was a relief ...

16 November 2011
08:07 GMT

Ricki Lake, Derek Hough Score Perfect 10s with Samba on DWTS

After weeks of training and fierce competition, the latest season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars is nearing the end. With four finalists left in the competition, last night offered a hint as to who might be the winner. The biggest surprise of the night was Rob Kardashian, brother of reality star and socialite K...

15 November 2011
06:02 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Nancy Grace Is Out

Another week, another round of eliminations on ABC's Dancing With the Stars. This time, the public decided it was time to go for Nancy Grace, the television personality, who made a very graceful exit and recalled to thank everyone in her final speech. Grace, of whom many said she didn't deserve to make it t...

9 November 2011
06:01 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: David Arquette Is Sent Home

Another week, more questions on whether Dancing With the Stars eliminations are fair. On last night's eliminations show, David Arquette and partner Kym Johnson were sent home. Television personality Nancy Grace, who was in the bottom of the chart after Monday's performance, escaped elimination and, as vario...

2 November 2011
05:33 GMT

Zumba Fitness Rush Launches February 2012

Video game publisher Majesco Entertainment has announced that a Zoe Mode developed sequel for Zumba Fitness is under development, with the Rush name attached, with the launch date set to be at some point during February of next year.The new product will introduce a number of new dance routines, dance styles and more ...

27 October 2011
08:31 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Chaz Bono Is Out, Calls Foul

After Monday's disastrous results during Broadway Night, Chaz Bono was voted off the competition in the Dancing With the Stars results show. He claims he was voted off because audiences and judges had been biased against him. His accusations (see the video below for his interview with Access Hollywood right afte...

26 October 2011
04:50 GMT

Fellow Dancers Throw Maksim Chmerkovskiy Under the Bus for Outburst

On last night's Broadway Night on Dancing With the Stars, pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy had an outburst when judge Len Goodman called his and partner Hope Solo's rumba the worst of the season. He was completely off base, his fellow dancers believe. As we also informed you earlier today, the outburst came ...

25 October 2011
08:24 GMT

Chaz Bono Fails to Impress with Tango on DWTS

Though many predicted he wouldn't last long on Dancing With the Stars since he's obviously the weakest link, Chaz Bono is still hanging in there. Last night was a major disappointment though. For Broadway Night, Chaz and partner Lacey Schwimmer chose the tango from the Phanton of the Opera, so they definit...

25 October 2011
07:12 GMT

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Gets into Nasty Argument with Len Goodman on DWTS

Maksim Chmerkovskiy doesn't have a reputation for being too hot-tempered for his own good, even so, he totally went nuts the other night on DWTS, as the judges critiqued his and partner Hope Solo's rumba on Broadway Night. Video of the entire thing is below, embedded at the end of the article. Culminating ...

25 October 2011
06:54 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Carson Kressley Is Sent Home

Another night, another elimination on Dancing With the Stars. After a fun and fabulous run on the latest season, television personality Carson Kressely was sent home after he failed to get public support to make it through to week 6. On Monday’s ‘80s night, Carson and partner Anna Trebunksya put on a very...

19 October 2011
04:26 GMT

Julianne Hough Flaunts Her Toned Figure for Self Magazine

She’s a dancer, a singer and an actress. With such a busy life, it’s a wonder that stunner Julianne Hough still finds the time to invest a lot of time and effort into her figure but, she tells Self magazine, she couldn’t imagine herself less active. Showing off her incredible physique in the late...

14 October 2011
15:51 GMT

Derek and Julianne Hough Rock Out on DWTS

After two years of absence, dancer, actress, singer and overall stunner Julianne Hough has finally returned to Dancing With the Stars. Not only that, but, the other night, she also teamed up with her brother Derek for the best dance of the season so far. Derek and Julianne have paired before, but either the time elap...

13 October 2011
10:03 GMT

Another Shocking Elimination on DWTS: Chynna Phillips Goes Home

Yet another shocking elimination took place on the latest show of Dancing With the Stars on ABC. Chynna Phillips and partner Tony Dovolani were taxed for their tango by audiences and set home. On movie theme night, the two chose the theme song to “Mission: Impossible” to dance the tango to, as the video b...

12 October 2011
05:00 GMT

Ricki Lake Gets First 10s of the DWTS Season with Passionate Tango

Ricki Lake and Derek Hough are bent on winning this season’s mirrorball trophy on Dancing With the Stars. Last night, during movie theme night, they got the first 10s of the season – and came just one point short of a perfect score. Proving that all good things come to those who wait and who, most importa...

11 October 2011
09:17 GMT

Cher Is Moved to Tears by Chaz Bono’s Paso Doble on DWTS

Last week, Cher said that if her son, Chaz Bono, would make it through to another week on DWTS, she’d come to see him perform live. She kept her promise and, on Monday’s show, she came to see him do the Paso Doble with partner Lacey Schwimmer.Not only did she offer plenty of support to Chaz, which transla...

11 October 2011
03:56 GMT

Ricki Lake Says She’s Already Lost 13in (33cm) on DWTS

Even before the latest season of Dancing With the Stars kicked off on ABC, Ricki Lake was saying she was hoping to pull “a Kirstie Alley” and lose a lot of weight. It seems the strenuous dance routines are doing their job, since she’s already shedding the extra pounds. Ricki, who has a long history ...

7 October 2011
16:31 GMT

DWTS Shocking Elimination: Kristin Cavallari Is Sent Home

Despite delivering a superb samba on Monday’s show, Kristin Cavallari is the latest celebrity to be voted off ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. She and Mark Ballas were the strongest performers of the season, but they lacked public support. Video of their samba, performed to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Lo...

5 October 2011
07:10 GMT

J.R. Martinez, Karina Smirnoff’s Emotionally Wrenching Performance on DWTS

It was a night to remember on Dancing With the Stars, as contestants chose routines inspired by the most memorable years of their life. Soldier turned actor J.R. Martinez and partner Karina Smirnoff dedicated their dance to all the soldiers in Iraq. Martinez was badly injured by a landmine when he served in Iraq, whe...

4 October 2011
02:26 GMT

Haters, Zip It: Dancer Lacey Schwimmer Defends Her Curves

Skinny doesn’t necessarily mean healthy, just like heavier doesn’t equal unhealthy. Pro dancer Lacey Schwimmer from DWTS is making a stand to have the world hear that, defending her curves from haters who have recently been calling her fat. The other day, Lacey was photographed in a pair of rather unflatt...

30 September 2011
14:51 GMT

DWTS Eliminations: Elisabetta Canalis Is Out

She said she was determined to prove she was a worthy adversary on Dancing With the Stars, but Elisabetta Canalis’ dreams of ever winning the mirrorball trophy were shattered last night, when viewers’ vote got her booted from the show. Though doing a decent quickstep on Monday, which earned her and partne...

28 September 2011
07:43 GMT

Nancy Grace Has Wardrobe Malfunction on DWTS

For the second week on the current season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus trained hard for the quickstep. However, no amount of preparation could help the journalist prevent the wardrobe malfunction that aired live.As the video below will confirm, the incident occurred towards ...

27 September 2011
09:58 GMT

Elisabetta Canalis Denies She’s Starving Herself to Get Back at George Clooney

She’s always had a figure to die for, but Elisabetta Canalis seems thinner than before, if one is to believe tabloid reports. In fact, she may be starving herself as part of a plan to get back at ex George Clooney. After her debut on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, rumors started making the rounds that the ...

26 September 2011
13:41 GMT

Chaz Bono Impresses DWTS Judges with Cha-Cha

Season 13 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars kicked off last night, featuring one of the most talked about contestants ever in its history: transgender Chaz Bono, Cher and Sonny Bono’s child. Chaz did his best not to disappoint – and wowed audiences and the judges with his cha-cha. Chaz and partner...

20 September 2011
08:04 GMT

Just Dance 3 Sponsors Katy Perry's California Dreams United Kingdom Tour

Video game publisher Ubisoft has announced that it will sponsor the upcoming California Dreams tour that Katy Perry will take in the United Kingdom through its Just Dance brand, in an effort to promote the third title in the series.The company has launched “Just Dance Your Way to Katy Perry”, a contest th...

13 September 2011
08:45 GMT

Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie Believes Chaz Bono Booted Him Off DWTS

The other day, ABC announced the official lineup for the 13th season of Dancing With the Stars and, as speculated before in the press, Chaz Bono was confirmed as a contestant – the first transgender contestant ever. Thomas Beatie, the “pregnant man,” believes he should’ve been on the show. Tho...

1 September 2011
07:26 GMT

Cher Comes to Chaz Bono’s Defense for DWTS

Cher’s son Chaz Bono is just one of the many celebrities who will be on the next season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. Chaz is also the first transgender contestant, which seems to have generated negative reactions in some viewers. Chaz was born Chastity, but he is now legally a man. Even so, some viewe...

1 September 2011
06:47 GMT

Dancing With the Stars Cast for Season 13 Announced

The speculation about the stars who will be featured on the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars officially ends now. The lineup for the 13th season of the popular show has been announced.Earlier reports claimed that producers were looking to up their game for the new season, by bringing on board only A-l...

30 August 2011
03:41 GMT

Elisabetta Canalis to Be on the New Season of Dancing With the Stars

She’s proved before she has the right moves to charm an audience, but whether she can do the same to a panel of judges remains to be seen. George Clooney’s ex, Elisabetta Canalis, is reportedly in talks to be on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars. ABC makes a habit of not addressing casting rum...

18 August 2011
05:50 GMT

Miley Cyrus, Possible Contender for ‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake

Ever since choreographer Kenny Ortega and Lionsgate proudly announced plans for a “Dirty Dancing” remake, people have been dying to know who will play the leads, once portrayed by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Miley Cyrus’ name has now been thrown in the mix. Though Ortega underlined that castin...

16 August 2011
07:52 GMT

Lionsgate Announces ‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake

It was the movie that shaped a generation: out in 1987 and starring the late Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey as the star-crossed lovers come together in dance, “Dirty Dancing” proved the biggest sleeper hit at the time. It is now being remade by Lionsgate, under the direction of Kenny Ortega.The ori...

9 August 2011
03:12 GMT

Britney Spears Shows Off Tight, Toned Body on New Tour Date

All that dancing does a body good. She may have kicked off her Femme Fatale tour looking less like one, but Britney Spears is back in top shape, as made obvious in pictures from her latest concert.Back in mid-June, when she embarked on her Femme Fatale tour in the US, Britney came under some serious heat for her choi...

1 August 2011
15:51 GMT

Rob Kardashian on Board New Season of Dancing With the Stars

Earlier this week, word got out that producers of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars would only book A-listers for the new season, but it could be that they’ve just had a change of heart. Rob Kardashian is one of the celebrity contenders, it has emerged. Some would argue that none of the Kardashians is A-list, ...

29 July 2011
04:35 GMT

Snooki in Talks for New Season of Dancing With the Stars

The Situation did not make it too far on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, despite his earnest efforts to impress the ladies with his moves. Snooki will hopefully fare better, as a new report claims she’s been approached to be on the new season of the show.For the time being, this is just speculation, since t...

21 July 2011
10:42 GMT

Black Eyed Peas: The Experience Presented by Ubisoft, Trailer Included

Ubisoft is continuing its push into the dancing game genre, and has confirmed that it will be releasing Black Eyed Peas: The Experience, by partnering up with the famous group and bringing the same Just Dance or Michael Jackson: The Experience gameplay. Ubisoft has been making quite a lot of money from its more ca...

28 June 2011
12:31 GMT

Kirstie Alley Says She Has a 22-Inch Waist

Actress Kirstie Alley dropped a massive 60 pounds during the latest season of Dancing With the Stars, but she says she’s not even close to done yet. In a new interview, the star says she’s almost down to a 22-inch waist. As it happens, this is her ideal weight. Again, as it happens, Megan Fox also has ...

18 June 2011
05:30 GMT

Justin Timberlake Defends Britney Spears’ Dancing Skills

Ever since she started promoting her latest album, “Femme Fatale,” Britney Spears has been at the receiving end of a lot of criticism about how she’s not even the fine dancer and entertainer she was 10 years ago. Ex Justin Timberlake would beg to disagree. As we also noted on several previous occasi...

16 June 2011
12:15 GMT

Mark Ballas Would Partner with a Man for New Season of DWTS

One of the ideas being currently passed around in the blogosphere about the upcoming season of ABC’s DWTS is that it may include, for the first time ever, first-gender couples. If so, Mark Ballas would be the first to sign up on the new initiative, he says. Some voices call for equality on the popular dancing c...

14 June 2011
04:40 GMT

Kendra Wilkinson Breaks Out the Swimsuit, Is Now a Size 0

Kendra Wilkinson’s time on Dancing With the Stars was not without some very difficult moments, but she’s not sorry she accepted the offer to be on the show. Today, she can finally say she got her pre-pregnancy body back – and she’s ready to flaunt it. The latest print issue of Life&Style magaz...

26 May 2011
16:51 GMT

Kirstie Alley After DWTS: I’m Half the Woman I Used to Be

Kirstie Alley and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy didn’t win the latest season of Dancing With the Stars on ABC, but they came pretty close to it, as runner-ups. There’s an upside to that too, Kirstie says, pointing to how much weight she’s lost. Shortly after she confirmed she would be putting on her d...

26 May 2011
15:51 GMT

DWTS Season Finale: Hines Ward Is the Winner

It’s been a long, eventful and amazing run on the latest season of Dancing With the Stars but, like all good things, this too must come to an end. On last night’s season finale, judges and viewers crowned their winner, the pair who got to take home the mirrorball trophy.The finale saw Chelsea Kane, Hines ...

25 May 2011
07:10 GMT

Kirstie Alley Wows with Freestyle Aerial Moves on DWTS

She’s 60 years old, has been battling weight issues for years and, until not long ago, was probably considered one of the worst possible ideas for a contestant on Dancing With the Stars ever. Actress Kirstie Alley is here to prove all nay-sayers wrong. Last night, Kirstie and partner Maks danced Freestyle &ndas...

24 May 2011
10:44 GMT

Karina Smirnoff Felt ‘Dirty’ After Bruno Tonioli’s Comments on DWTS

The other night, after Karina Smirnoff and partner Ralph Macchio danced the salsa on Dancing With the Stars, judge Bruno Tonioli put his foot in it with a series of rude and vulgar comments about it. Pro dancer Karina was just as taken aback and insulted as the audience was, she says.The comments in question made ref...

18 May 2011
08:21 GMT

Outrage at Bruno’s ‘Rude’ Comments to Karina Smirnoff and Ralph Macchio’s Salsa

Bruno Tonioli’s job on Dancing With the Stars is not to be Mr. Nice, but he’s definitely crossed the line with his comments to Karina Smirnoff and Ralph Macchio’s salsa. Viewers and the couple’s supporters are still shocked Bruno could be so vulgar and rude on a family show. As the video below...

17 May 2011
09:47 GMT

Kirstie Alley Ups Calorie Intake on Diet After 2 More Falls on DWTS

Kristie Alley is no longer eating: not because she’s deliberately starving herself, but because she forgets to eat. After 2 more falls suffered doing rehearsals for the Argentine tango, the actress has decided to up her calorie intake to prevent further mishaps of the kind. When she agreed to do Dancing Wit...

11 May 2011
14:51 GMT

Zumba Fitness 2 Offers More Dancing Moves, Better Workouts

Video game publisher Majesco Entertainment Company has announced that it will be creating and publishing Zumba Fitness 2, a sequel to the current chart topping fitness and dancing game, aiming to launch the new title in time for the holiday shopping season of this year. Development work on Zumba Fitness 2 will be ha...

11 May 2011
04:33 GMT

DWTS Contestant Says $350K Is Not Enough to Be on the Show

It’s a known fact that the celebrities who agree to appear on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars make a lot of money off it, what with the paycheck they get from the network and from subsequent deals they land because of their boosted public profile. It’s still not enough, one contestant says.With rumors ...

6 May 2011
03:18 GMT


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