Fame or Famine

Eonline has announced the newest batch of celebrities to be competing on “Dancing with the Stars”, and by Baryshnikov, I’m excited.
The Lineup:

Actress & Famous Ex Priscilla Presley
Former Man Show host Adam Carolla
CSI: Miami actor Cristián de la Fuente;
  Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie)

Actor Steve Guttenberg (Three Men & a Baby)
R&B singer Mario
Oscar winner Marlee Matlin
Vegas and Showtime performer Penn Jillette
tennis player Monica Seles;
  Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins
Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur
Olympic figure-skater Kristi Yamaguchi.

The Buzz
Why am I looking forward to it so much? Well, of course there’s the simple pleasure of watching people not just move, but also grow …read more

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I was rather amused by this article that I came across via my B5 Media sister-site Spekked. In it the author (and several commenters) seem rather upset that the actual dancing talents on Dancing with the Stars seem to be “outvoted” by fans of those with lesser skill.
” Though Brown and Chmerkovskiy were the better of the two couples they really have nothing to complain about. THE best dancer (Sabrina Bryan) of any season never even made it to the finals. They should be counting their blessings they made it that far.”
Or my other favorite comment: “As a dancer, Helio …read more

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One of the benefits of being part of the B5Media family is that there are a lot of other bloggers out there doing neat things – though I occupy a pretty unique niche here in the lifestyles channel, and most of the celebrity watches are less about the performing arts than individual celebs.
DanceWatcher  Lynn Devries is the exception. A veteran blogger, she also loves (like me) the dance reality shows. I’m kicking myself for not noticing her blog sooner, but now I’m itching for the next season of dance to start off. See, far from being a competition, when you …read more

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I’ve been hesitating to get too involved with the Dancing with the Stars blogosphere, mainly because I think that in the realm of manufactured drama, or worse, taking advantage of actual drama (such as the travails of Marie Osmond for the last few months) this is one of the worst offenders. I just want to see people dance, dammit. And based on this review in the Baltimore Sun, I spared myself a great deal of annoying reprises and montages and such.
On the other hand, the winner, Helio, actually is a pretty fun guy to watch dance – not necessarily due …read more

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Here in the states it is the time of year to talk about what we’re thankful for. And yes, I am thankful for a lot of things, not the least of which is this blog and the company, B5Media, that lets me write it.
While I do try and focus on performing arts, I come from a dance/theatre background, so my blog is kind of skewed in that direction. But I also get to read lots of dance blogs for my “research”, and in this case I have to share a quote from Maria of “A Time to Dance”, who expresses …read more

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