All Things Dancing with the Stars

Hugh Jackman Going Dancing?

• Jan 5, 2009 11:58 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Hugh Jackman

Could Wolverine claw his way onto the Dancing parquet?

If Samantha Harris has her way, then yes.

"Hugh Jackman, hands down," Harris tells People when asked to name her ideal Dancing with the Stars contestant. "He's a song and dance man. He's a Broadway guy. He's got charisma and you know he can move."

For his part, Jackman, who won a Tony for his performance in The Boy from Oz, didn't seem to be ...
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Dancing Pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff Are Engaged

• Jan 4, 2009 01:39 PM ET
• by Erin Fox

Maksim Chmerkovsky and Karina Smirnoff

Dancing with the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff are engaged.

Maksim proposed to Karina just before the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve... read more

Dancing Pro Injured on Tour

• Dec 29, 2008 10:04 AM ET
• by Gina DiNunno

Mark Ballas and Kristi Yamaguchi, Dancing with the Stars

The Dancing curse strikes again.

Dancing with the Stars pro Mark Ballas, who took home season six's mirror ball trophy with partner Kristi Yamaguchi, suffered a groin injury and announced he will have sit out "a couple of weeks" of the shows tour,according to People.

After a performance on Saturday at the Los Angeles Staples Center, the Dancing pro, who was visibly in pain, apologized to fans for not giving a hundred percent. Both he and partner Yamaguchi ... read more

Dancing Alum to Helm Dance Fitness Show

• Dec 18, 2008 05:39 PM ET
• by Anna Dimond

Marissa Jaret Winokur

Marissa Jaret Winokur may not have won a disco ball, but she might be winning over dance and fitness converts with her new TV series.

The Dancing with the Stars alumna will be helming Oxygen's new weight-loss reality show, Dance Your Ass Off. Winokur will introduce new dance routines to the contestants each week, as well as help usher them toward healthier lifestyles.

Toni Braxton Missed Dancing Finale Over Cancer Scare

• Dec 5, 2008 08:09 PM ET
• by Anna Dimond

Dancing with the Stars, Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton didn't join her fellow Dancing with the Stars competitors on the parquet for the show's finale because of a cancer scare, her spokesman confirmed to TVGuide.com.

Kim Kardashian: Will "Never Say Never" to Playboy

• Dec 4, 2008 03:29 PM ET
• by Erin Fox

Kim Kardashian

Dancing with the Stars alum Kim Kardashian, wants to clear the air about posing for Playboy again.

Though the Keeping Up with the Kardashians starlet has no plans to pose for Playboy in the near future, she did say on her blog that she has a "never say never" attitude about it. read more

Dancing with the Stars Announces Spring Premiere Date

• Dec 3, 2008 05:55 PM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor

Dancing with the Stars, Tom Bergeron, Samantha Harris

ABC announced Wednesday that the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars will premiere on March 9 with a live, two-hour special. What will be different about this season? Read on to find out...

Is Dancing's Julianne About to Jitterbug to the Altar?

• Dec 2, 2008 10:18 PM ET
• by Anna Dimond

Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks

Julianne Hough's next routine could take her to the wedding altar.

The Dancing with the Stars beauty may not yet have a ring on her finger, but she does have her sights set on the lucky man she hopes will propose: boyfriend Chuck Wicks.

"We definitely want to go there." More, after the jump. read more

Dancing with the Stars: What's Next?

• Nov 29, 2008 11:23 AM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor

Dancing with the Stars, Derek Hough, Brooke Burke

Sure, Brooke has won the mirrorball trophy, but all 13 Dancing with the Stars competitors have won something even more valuable: a public-relations opportunity. How should they best capitalize on the 15 minutes of fame the show has granted them? Pursue movie roles? Write a book? Read on to see our suggestions for each of the TV twinkle toes...

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Signature move: Kicking off or otherwise not wearing his shoes
Keep on Dancing: We'd say he should go make a movie, but we've all already seen On the Line (ouch). Instead, how about a nice arc on Entourage that mocks his attempts to make a movie? Perfect! read more

Backstage: Smiles, Tears and Reflections from the Winners and More

• Nov 26, 2008 09:25 AM ET
• by Deborah Starr Seibel

Dancing with the Stars, Derek Hough, Brooke Burke

"Thanksgiving is going to be just a lot of relaxing and quality family time," Brooke Burke said just moments after being named this season's Dancing with the Stars celebrity champ. "My family gave up a lot for me to do this. They gave up so much mommy time." Burke's pro partner, Derek Hough, similarly was happy to be a winner, yet just as thankful to get a deserved (if brief) time-out. "Dude, Thanksgiving is going to be rest," he declared. "Epson salt bath ... maybe a massage.  I have to start rehearsing for the tour on Friday."

Comedian Jeffrey Ross, who as part of Tuesday night's results show pointedly "roasted" his former cast mates, pondered what Burke and Hough could have done better. "Maybe if they had ... read more