Who all is watching this season? I can't wait! :dude:

My 5yr. old & I will be!! She is soooo excited! :woohoo:

For anyone who hasn't heard who is competing this season, here is the list of contestants:

LAILA ALI - Ali, an undefeated world champion female boxer and youngest daughter of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, takes her footwork to the ballroom dance floor on Dancing with the Stars. Outside the ring, Ali has graced countless international magazine covers, such as Glamour and Italian Vogue, and authored the inspirational autobiography, Reach! She joins MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY who returns for his third season.

BILLY RAY CYRUS - Singer/songwriter/actor and star of Disney Channel's hit series, Hannah Montana, Cyrus will partner with season three's finalist, KARINA SMIRNOFF, who returns for her second season. Cyrus first entered the public spotlight with his hit song Achy Breaky Heart. His other acting credits include the feature film, Mulholland Drive, and the starring role in the series, Doc.

CLYDE DREXLER - Named One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, Clyde the Glide was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team. He began his career in 1983 with the Portland Trailblazers and retired in 1998 with the Houston Rockets, a team he led to the 1995 NBA Championship. ELENA GRINENKO, who returns for her second season, will be his partner.

JOEY FATONE - The musician/actor/star of Broadway was a member of one of the most popular singing groups of all-time, *NSYNC, which holds the records for the most albums sold in a single day and week. He has since starred in movies My Big Fat Greek Wedding and The Cooler, and the Broadway musicals, Rent and Little Shop of Horrors. Fatone joins partner KYM JOHNSON who returns for her second season.

SHANDI FINNESSEY - During the most watched Miss USA® competition in six years, Shandi Finnessey was crowned Miss USA® in 2004. She is the host of two game shows on the Game Show Network - Lingo with Chuck Woolery and Playmania. Newcomer BRIAN FORTUNA will be her professional dance partner.

LEEZA GIBBONS - Former host of Entertainment Tonight, Extra and her self-titled daytime talk-show, Leeza, the TV/radio personality currently hosts the nationally syndicated radio program, Hollywood Confidential. Leeza is also the founder of the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, a nonprofit organization offering empowerment and education to caregivers and their loved ones diagnosed with any memory disorder. She teams up with TONY DOVOLANI who returns for his third season.

HEATHER MILLS - United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, activist for Adopt-A-Minefield and advocate for animal rights, Heather Mills will be the first contestant to compete with an artificial limb. She will be partnered with JONATHAN ROBERTS who returns for his third season.

APOLO ANTON OHNO - Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Apolo Anton Ohno sets his sights on another trophy to add to his collection, the Dancing with the Stars Mirror Ball. As a short-track speed skater, Ohno has a total of five Olympic medals, tying him with Eric Heiden for the most medals of any U.S. Male Winter Olympian. JULIANNE HOUGH teams with Ohno in her first appearance.

PAULINA PORIZKOVA - As the former face of Estee Lauder, Porizkova was once the highest paid supermodel in the world of fashion. She was featured on the cover of several magazines including the Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Issue for two consecutive years. This Spring, Porizkova releases her first work of fiction, A Model Summer. Season one champ ALEC MAZO returns for his second appearance.

IAN ZIERING - One of the stars of the hit TV series, Beverly Hills 90210, actor Ian Ziering also played a supporting role in the movie Domino, and wrote, produced, directed and starred in the short film Man vs. Monday. He teams with two-time defending champion, CHERYL BURKE, who returns for her third season.

JOHN RATZENBERGER- Actor & Author Ratzenberger's most prominent recent work has been as host and producer of John Ratzenberger's Made in America, and as author of the new book, We've Got It Made in America: A Common Man's Salute to An Uncommon Country. The beloved actor starred in the classic television series Cheers and in ABC's 8 Simple Rules. He is also the only actor to have voiced a role in all of Pixar's feature films, including Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and the upcoming Ratatouille. PARTNER:
Edyta Sliwinska

Wow - thanks for the lineup. I wasn't going to watch, but there's some pretty interesting contenders this year. I think it will be an exciting round. I wonder how far Heather will go. She may get the sympathy vote re the leg, but there are millions of Paul lovers out there.
Thanks for the list. :wub:

Apolo Ohno. I promised myself I wouldn't watch this year, because I hated last years....but if Apolo Ohno is one there I may just have too.

Berkana, I am sooo excited to see Apolo! I'm a fan of his, too. :)

Awesome! Love the Apolo fans! He alone is worth the watch for me.

I was (still am) a HUGE N Sync fan so i'm looking forward to Joey Fatone. But, he can already dance. But, not ballroom. So it should be interesting watching him try to pick it up.

i will be watching...loved mario last year and thought he should have won...i am curious of the competition this year...apollo and joey i am fans of, but again , this is another popularity contest...it is still entertaining

Apolo :wub: He did great! Loved his footwork. I'm so glad to see Apolo fans here. :woohoo: You guys rock.



:wub: sorry, I couldn't help myself.

there were some surprises for me...leliah ali really was amazing...of course joey did well...ian going first did not help him...john ratzenburg really surprised me

He did do great last night! He is such a cutie. And i like his partner too. Apollo that is.

I loved Joey and Kym last night too. :wub: I think they did a tremendous job. I forgot how much charisma Joey has. I really hope they can go far.

I LOVE Cheryl. But Ian just comes off as fake to me. I have never cared for him. I guess we'll see what ahppens as the show progresses.

I like Billy Ray Cyrus but he is a awful dancer. What did Karina do to get stuck w/ him? Major, major props if she can turn him around.

All in all, great show.

Yay, the Judges were nicer tonight! :rocker:

I have a crush on Apolo. :wub: I'm so impressed with him. Loved the pink and gray, too. It was hot.

Laila did awesome, and she is beautiful. Plus, Maksim is oh so hot.

I'm in love with Apollo. :wub: I'm glad we didn't have to wait the whole 2 hours to see him this time! :rocker:

My faves of the night were Apolo and Juilanne. Julianne is so awesome and such a cutie pie! They was a fabulous routine she put together. It was quite refreshing, as the judges said. Apolo is really getting the whole thing now. Love that man! :thud:

brwneydgirl- Maks is just too hot to handle! *swoons* The man is perfection!

I was sad that Paulina and Alec had to go so soon. She was pretty good, actually. I would rather Shandi and Bryan have gone. They give me the creeps. Sorry. He wears too much make up or something. He scares me. Alec is freakin hot. I like watching him shake his bootay. He's such a good dancer. I felt really bad for them. Alec was the champ in season 1, and now he's ousted first. That sucks.

Oh my gosh, Apolo. :wub: Y'all are voting, right? Julianne is quite impressive as a dancer and a teacher at only 18 years old. She is adorable, too. I love them!!! I can't wait till next week.

I was hoping for Shandi and Bryan too. There's about Shandi that I just do not like.

Loved the group dance! Maks is just *fans self*. The HOTTEST! He's such a awesome dancer and a choreopher(sp?).

Aren't Alec and Edyta married? Or at least engaged?

Yeah, Alec and Edyta are a couple. I don't know if they're married yet. I think they're engaged. Not sure, though. Last year, I was rooting for Joey Lawrence who was Edyta's partner, and on their website Dancingwithjoeyandedyta.com, Alec posted a review once in awhile.

wait im not the only Apollo fan. I had a guinea pig named Apollo Anton Ohno, when i was younger and clipings from news articles of him skating. I love him. Oh and of course i cant forget my fave Nsyncer. Joey. I love him and he can dance....I actually still have a poster of Nsync up in my bed room and a bobble head of him lol.

I like bobble heads, but I don't own any! :rocker: :cheerleader: Oh yeah, DWTS is on tonight! :rocker: :cheerleader:

Why was the show cut so short? Or are ALL my clocks just wrong. :/

I missed all my faves tonight except for Maks. And that routine wasn't all that great. But on the brighter side of things...Maks and his brother. *drools* That is one good looking family.

I'm rooting for Apollo and Joey

It was on from 8pm - 9:45pm ET. Maybe your clocks autmatically sprung ahead over the weekend, since this was when Daylight Savings Time was supposed to start, and then we had to spring ahead a couple of weeks ago. They may show a recap tomorrow night.

Oh, yeah...I agree with you about Maks and his brother. Mmmmm. :thud:

Oddly enough, brwneyedgrl all my clockswere right except the computer clock. And as I read your post and happend to look @ the clock on my computer I realized the time was finally correct on it...lol.

That is bizarre, AgentScully. I am sorry you missed part of the show. :(

So, what did everyone think of this week's show and/or the results?

Woo, I am glad Shandi is gone! Finally, she should have gone home before Paulina and Alec.

I'm glad Shandi is gone too! But, she did improve this week. Meh.

LOVED the group dance. As I always do.

Josh Groban was pretty good. Loved how Julianne and Tony(?) danced through the song.

Ciara? Whatever.

I'm glad Leeza/Tony wasn't voted out. Not necessarily because of Leeza but because of Tony. I love him!

Watching Maks dab the sweat off himself was the highlight of the night for me. Hee!

What did Josh Groban sing? :wub: I can't deal with 1 hour Results Shows! :)

I have no idea what he sang. I really wasn't paying that much attetion. I normally like him but that song was just kind of "meh" for me. I was more interested in Julianne and Tony.

Hmm, I'm glad I didn't waste an hour of time for a "Meh" song. Did I mention that I can't stand 1 hour Results Shows? :rotfl:

Yeah, IA. It kinda sucks. Though, I do love the group dances. But, they can do that within a half hour show.
Just say who got kicked off and be done w/ it!

Oops, I missed a Group Dance. Oh well.

I HATED Karina last year. But, this year she seems OK. Maybe I just feel sorry for her being paired w/ Billy Ray. Even though they seem to have alot of fans.

Is Apollo single? Is that an appropriate question?

Me, too! I loved Tony and Julianne's dance. It was so beautiful. I didn't notice what he was singing. A lot of his songs seem too similar to me.

p.s. I LOVE your avi and siggy! :wub:

I know. I didn't like her last year, either. I was always so annoyed with her and Mario's love-fest. I wasn't jealous. It was just annoying, because they never would admit they were together, yet they were always kissing and being all goo-goo toward each other. Oh, and I didn't like how she acted when they didn't win. When Emmitt and Cheryl won, Karina acted like a sore loser. I agree that Billy Ray has tons of fans. He does have a certain charm about him, and he's pretty cute nowadays.

I don't know if he is still with her, but I believe he was dating a fellow short-track speedskater named Allison.

Aww, that's sweet. Allison is SO lucky! :rocker: :wub: :valentine:

Sadly, I have to agree w/ you brwneyedgrl, Billy Ray doesn't look half bad.
He does have something about him that's pretty likeable.
And I agree w/ all your points on Karina/MArio last year. Man, they ticked me off.

What do you think about Cheryl/Ian this year?

They ticked me off, too!