Dancing with the Stars on ABC

Melissa Rycroft Is Engaged

• Jun 30, 2009 08:25 AM ET
• by Anna Dimond
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Melissa Rycroft

Dancing with the Stars and Bachelor alum Melissa Rycroft is engaged again — this time to Tye Strickland, a Dallas insurance agent she has dated on and off for two years.

Rycroft was famously spurned by The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick earlier this year.

See sexy photos of Rycroft from the Dancing ballroom

"Sometimes the stars align, and the clouds part and everything works ... read more

David Alan Grier Returns to Standup (Sort of), "Brainwashed" by Dancing

• Jun 27, 2009 04:01 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier's name has been associated with dancing more so than anything else this year, with his appearances on Dancing with the Stars and in Dance Flick. But this weekend, DAG is going back to his standup roots. As part of... read more

Maksim Goes "Crazy" on Superstars, Clarifies Comment About Melissa

• Jun 22, 2009 10:00 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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The Superstars, Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has yet to claim a Dancing with the Stars title, so what's a pro dancer to do? Go for an even bigger title: the Superstars crown. Chmerkovskiy is one of eight celebrities who will be paired with eight athletes in the ABC series (premieres Tuesday, 8 pm/ET) to compete in sporting events to determine the best athlete in the world. "It's an opportunity to do something outside of the dancing realm and to do something and not be judged," he tells TVGuide.com. "Nobody can say [in Italian accent], 'That was not very good!' There's no voting, there's no Bruno, there's no Len." Chmerkovskiy, who will hit Broadway July 25 with fiancée Karina Smirnoff in Burn the Floor, is paired with freestyle skier Kristi Leskinen. See what he has to say about his first meeting with Leskinen, how wedding plans are coming along and his infamous remarks about Melissa Rycroft's inclusion on Dancing last season.

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Melissa Rycroft Makes a Date with Good Morning America

• Jun 17, 2009 06:55 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
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Melissa Rycroft

She made a Bachelor think twice. She tore up the dance floor. Now, Melissa Rycroft will tackle a third gig for ABC, on Good Morning America.

Though unconfirmed by the network, sources tell TVGuide.com that Rycroft will join the morning program this summer as ... read more

Vera Wang to Go Dancing?

• Jun 10, 2009 03:34 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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Vera Wang

Is Vera Wang poised to add some style to Dancing with the Stars?

The fashion designer has signed on to compete in Season 9 of the ABC hit, a source tells E!.

ABC does not comment on casting rumors, and Wang's rep did not immediately return TVGuide.com's call.

Should Wang, who turns 60 on June 27, find her way onto the parquet, she has a secret weapon at her disposal ...
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VIDEO: Get the History of Injuries on Dancing with the Stars

• Jun 5, 2009 12:58 PM ET
• by Gina DiNunno
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If you think playing football is dangerous, try dancing the cha-cha. Dancing with the Stars has been the cause of a bevy of boo-boos for both celebrities and pros over the years because of the many fractures and tears that go along with shaking your groove thang. The show is cursed when it comes to injuries. Check out just a few of the countless injuries that have resulted from practice sessions and performances.

Watch the video after the jump.

Dancing Champs' Balls Are Busted

• Jun 3, 2009 04:25 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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Mark Ballas, Shawn Johnson

Note to future Dancing with the Stars winners: Handle your Mirrorballs with care.

Newly crowned Season 8 champs Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas learned that the hard way after they ...
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VIDEO: Idol's Danny Gokey Talks of Going Dancing, Pointless Duets and Finding Hope

• May 31, 2009 11:25 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
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Danny Gokey

Will Danny Gokey go from American Idol to Dancing with the Stars?

That has been the talk ever since the third-place finisher was asked about using the ABC reality competition to improve upon his footwork, which was at times dissed by Simon Cowell.

"This thing has blown up," Gokey says of the Dancing rumblings. That said, "I would do it," he shares in his TVGuide.com video Q&A, "and I would be happy to do it."

In this on-camera sit-down, the 28-year-old from Milwaukee also talks about ... read more

Gilles Marini: "99 Percent Chance" I Won't Return for More Sex

• May 27, 2009 05:30 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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Gilles Marini

We'll always have that shower scene, but apparently that's it: Gilles Marini says he's most likely not going to be part of the Sex and the City sequel.

"It would be such an honor to come back, but I know for a fact that ...
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Shawn Johnson Wants to Keep Dancing, But What About Gymnastics?

• May 22, 2009 02:53 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson won with the smallest margin of victory in Dancing with the Stars history, so it was fitting she was also the smallest dancer. Armed with a killer Paso Doble, and a perfect freestyle and cha-cha, Johnson triumphed over season-long front-runner Gilles Marini by less than one percent. "It's slowly starting to sink in. I couldn't believe we did it at first," Johnson tells TVGuide.com. The gymnast is the third Olympic champion to add a Mirrorball trophy to his or her list of accomplishments, but does she plan to return to winning medals? Find out about her post-Dancing plans, as well as her thoughts on her last dances and near wardrobe malfunction. read more