Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd advanced to the semi-finals of the 2012 season of Dancing With The Stars on May 8th. How did the celebrity couple get there? By dancing their darling little tushies off, that’s how. The dance pro might be training a star for the first time, but the football player from the Green Bay Packers is such a devoted athlete and natural talent that she has been able to teach him professional level dance moves in no time at all. The celebrity judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba loved the first dance but the second — a three person jive with Karina Smirnoff — won their hearts. Keep reading…
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Dancing With The Stars 2012: William Levy, Maria Menounos in semi-finals
Dancing With The Stars 2012 producers heated up the competition once again by forcing the competitors to endure a grueling two-dance week followed by a two couple elimination. The shows aired May 7th and 8th and the ballroom crowd was a bit shocked by the results. One of the stars that was sent home danced beautifully Monday night but scores were not high enough to make the celeb a crowd favorite America voted to keep on. So, who did the best dances and which star celebs were eliminated before the semi-finals round? Derek Hough and Maria Menounos, William Levy and Cheryl Burke, Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas recap. Keep reading…
Dancing With The Stars 2012: Fangs came out between Maria and Derek
Dancing With The Stars 2012 has been one of the best seasons ever. The episode that aired on April 30th gave one couple the first perfect ten score on the show. The team dances were both spectacular. And, of course, the music for Classical Night was over the top (as were the costumes). Here’s a quick run down of the dances of the night and how each of the celebrities did with their professional dance partners. Entering the week, there were just a few brave couples left: Katherine and Mark, Melissa and Maks, William and Cheryl, Roshon and Chelsie, Donald and Peta, and Maria and Derek. How did they score? Here’s the recap. Keep reading…
American Idol 2012: Did Lady Gaga ‘Bad Romance’ end Colton Dixon?
When the bottom two were Hollie Cavanagh and Colton Dixon, viewers and the judges were shocked to hear that he — not she — had been voted off American Idol 2012 by America. Dixon apologized to the judges, said he would pay attention to their criticisms when he’s making an album, and kept his head up defiantly throughout the elimination process. But really, the reason American might have voted him off was because Colton Dixon sang a Lady Gaga tune without thanking her on stage afterwards. Since he dissed judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson when they gave constructive criticism, the elimination was no shock. Keep reading…
American Idol 2012: Phillip Phillips object of Jennifer Lopez affections?
Phillip Phillips took to the American Idol 2012 stage on April 18 and managed to fluster celebrity judge Jennifer Lopez with his sexy vocals. Singing a tune by Usher, the hot young singer from Georgia managed to truly own it. With a backup band of acoustical instruments, he played the guitar while seated and absolutely killed it. It was truly a magical moment on American Idol — one that any music fan would say was worth every minute of taking a time out from their hectic lives to sit down, tune in, and to turn up the volume while he performed it. Steven Tyler calls him, “Brilliantly awkward” and Randy Jackson loves him. Keep reading…
Celebrity Death: Who is Dick Clark? (TV host, real American idol)
Back in 2002, Clark hosted a special 50th anniversary edition of American Bandstand with one very special guest performer. Michael Jackson, the green celebrity who has been remembered by his friends and fans for his philanthropic deeds far more than any celebrity scandal his name was involved in, had been a frequent special guest performer on the show over the years. He performed Dangerous for Dick Clark to celebrate the memory of the program and Gen Y kids had an opportunity to learn a little bit of music history in the mix. Now the inspiration for American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, the deceased pop culture icon is living on. Keep reading…