Also visit: Molly and Jake

Boxxet Home   |   Log in or Register

Hartford Courant

Hartford Courant (www.courant.com) has great Dancing with the Stars news, photos, videos and more

If you publish Hartford Courant or are a publisher of a great blog, join THE BOXXET NETWORK.

Stories

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Irvin, 'Iron Chef' Both Go on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Nov 3

And in the other half of a double elimination night, "Iron Chef" host Mark Dacascos lost in a tight dance-off with pop singer Aaron Carter, who found himself in the bottom three after scoring his first 10s Monday, while tying the highest score of any dancer all season with a 29.

Rate Joanna Rumbas Back to Top

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Nov 2

Model Joanna Krupa regained the top spot on judges scores on Monday's "Dancing with the Stars" with an individual score of 27 for a rumba boosted by being part a winning team in the group dances.

Rate Hispanics Say Si to 'Simpsons'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Wed, Oct 28

Also in the Top 5 of most-watched English programs dubbed in Spanish on SAP were "Ugly Betty," which has its roots in a Latino series, watched by 23 percent of the respondents in the past three months; "CSI Miami" with 22 percent, "Desperate Housewives" and "Dancing with the Stars," each w...

Rate Irvin Still In; Hart and Vito Out on 'Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Oct 27

NFL fans -- and a dance-off over a skateboarder -- saved low ranked Michael Irvin on a "Dancing with the Stars" double elimination night Tuesday. He survived while Melissa Joan Hart, who not too long ago was top of the leaderboard, was eliminated. She and Irvin had the worst scores this week w...

Rate Two Down in 'So You Think You Can Dance,' Too

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Oct 27    3 related articles

On Tuesday's episode, the first to play opposite TV's other big dance show, "Dancing with the Stars," judges picked off two dancers -- Ariana DeBose and Brandon Dumlau.

Rate Another Lead Change in 'Dancing with the Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Oct 26

Model Joanna Krupa is back on top the judges leaderboard on "Dancing with the Stars" Monday after a waltz that earned her at 26 out of 30. That tied her with "Iron Chef" host Mark Dacascos, who did a jitterbug. But Krupa moved ahead by taking top spot in the unusually scored Mambo Marathon in wh...

Past Month

 

Rate Olympian Out on "Dancing"

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Oct 20

Coughlin was eliminated Tuesday  after a technically fine paso doble that judges found lacked a spark of passion, earning 22 out of 30 points Monday. She was in the bottom two Tuesday alongside Aaron Carter, who with 24 was actually in a three way tie for fourth place among the 10 remaining c...

Rate Donny Dominates on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Oct 19

Donny Osmond, the oldest remaining contestant,  shot to the top of the leader board on "Dancing with the Stars" Monday with a convincing Argentine Tango that got a pair of 10s and a 9 - one point shy of perfection, tying the highest score of the season so far.

Rate On Tonight: Latin Concert, '30 Rock'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Thu, Oct 15

Daytime Talk Regis and Kelly: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Mario Lopez. The View: Tina Fey, Gilles Marini, Gloria Gaynor, Kara DioGuardi. Bonnie Hunt: Toby Keith, Kristin Cavallari. Ellen DeGeneres: Taye Diggs, Wolfgang Puck.

Rate Another Loser Becomes Chooser

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Wed, Oct 14

The new "Bachelor" officially announced on "Dancing with the Stars" follows the tradition of losers becoming choosers. And like the last few people doing the choosing on the romantic reality show, he's been plucked from the reject pile of the previous season.

Rate Ultimate Fighter Has Ultimate Dance

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Oct 13

Chuck Liddell, the big Ultimate Fighting Champion with a tattooed head, was eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday despite a two-step Monday that earned him his second highest score of the season -- 17.

Rate On Tonight: Hip-Hop Honors, 'Frontline'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Oct 12

A look at the recent rise in flesh-eating films is found in "Starz Inside: Zombiemania" (Starz, 10 p.m.), featuring contributions from director George A. Romero, author Max Brooks and speclal effects masters Tom Savini and Greg Nicotero.

Rate Lambasting the Lambada

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Oct 12

They never tried the Lambada before on "Dancing with the Stars" but it was introduced Monday along with three other dances new to the show, the Charleston, Bolero and Two-Step. Shakira will put them all to shame when she performs at the results show Tuesday. 

Rate On Tonight: 'Latin Music USA,' DJ AM

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Oct 12

Can "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 8 p.m.) still be fun without Tom DeLay? Yes.

October of 2009

 

Rate Mazar Voted Off 'Dancing,' DeLay Quits

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Oct 6

Two celebrities departed during the one hour "Dancing with the Stars" results show Tuesday. With Mazar, 45, and DeLay, 62, both going it also means the departure of their professional partners, who are among the most popular dancers on the show -- Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Cheryl Burke.

Rate On Tonight: Desmond as Darwin, Gretzky

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Oct 6

The most popular new show of the fall TV season by far is "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS, 9 p.m.). Another ambulance has to be called on "The Biggest Loser" (NBC, 8 p.m.). Eventually, Tom DeLay will be eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 9 p.m.). Maybe today.  Queen Latifah performs.

Rate Opinion: Paula Pops Up on 'Dancing'; DeLay Won't Leave

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Oct 5

Paula Abdul was in the "Dancing with the Stars" audience next to former competitor Lance Bass, but only to observe with the rest of the live audience. The final determination as to who gets eliminated this week falls to female - and male - amateur judges, all voting at home.

Rate On Tonight: 'Three Rivers,' 'Seinfeld' Reunion Start

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Sat, Oct 3

The 20th season starts for "America's Funniest Home Videos" (ABC, 7 p.m.). Ten professional chefs compete on the second season of "The Next Iron Chef" (Food Network, 9 p.m.), where at least we learn where Mark Dacascos of "Dancing with the Stars" comes from. Alton Brown is the host and mentor.

Rate On Tonight: Izzie's Quick Revival

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Wed, Sep 30

Mayhem abounds on TV tonight: a train station bomb in "Fringe" (Fox, 9 p.m.), zombies on "Supernatural" (The CW, 9 p.m.), murders on "CSI" (CBS, 9 p.m.) and "The Mentalist" (CBS, 10  p.m.) and Chris Rock on "The Jay Leno Show" (NBC, 10 p.m.). Patrick Swayze in "Dirty Dancing" (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) plays opp...

September of 2009

 

Rate On Tonight: New Sitcoms from Grammer, Heaton

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Wed, Sep 30

They accompany "Modern Family" ABC, 9 p.m.) and "Cougar Town" (ABC, 9:30 p.m.), the new comedies that did well in their own premieres last week. It's usually big news when Madonna visits "The Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS, 11:35 p.m.).

Rate On 'Dance,' Kathy Ireland's Out

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Sep 29

The other person with the lowest scores (6-6-6 from the judges) was indicited former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who seems like he'll skate along for another week on supporters' votes or flat out fraud after a performance in which he almost dropped his partner Cheryl Burke.

Rate On Tonight: New Seasons for 'The City,' 'The Hills'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Sep 28

Yes, it may all be fake. But it makes for OK drama as well. Better than the made up stuff on, say, "90210" (The CW, 8 p.m.). Someone else is eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 9 p.m.), while on "SO You Think You Can Dance" (Fox, 9 p.m.), the auditions go on from Atlanta.

Rate Baz Judges as Singers Top 'Dancing'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Sep 28

Aaron Carter and the singer Mya were the only two of the remaining 14 contestants who earned the first straight 9s of the season from a panel where Len Goodman was replaced for the night by movie director Baz Lehrmann. One will be eliminated in Tuesday's show.

Rate On Tonight: New 'Trauma,' 'Lie to Me' Returns

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Sep 28

Tom DeLay continues on "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 8 p.m.), where the double elimination last week cut Ashley Hamilton and Macy Gray. I know what nighttime cable news  needs: another new personality-driven talk show. So here comes "The Joy Behar Show" (HLN, 9 p.m.) on the former CNN Headline...

Rate On Tonight: 'Brothers,' 'Dollhouse'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Thu, Sep 24

Daytime Talk Regis and Kelly: Jude Law, Jo Frost, Jeff Probst. The View: Hugh Jackman, Candice Bergen, Liz Smith, Cat Cora. Bonnie Hunt: David Duchovny, Christina Hendricks. Ellen DeGeneres: Patricia Arquette, Tom DeLay & Cheryl Burke. Wendy Williams: John Leguizamo, Alexa Ray Joel.

Rate Re: Bad Shows, DeLay & Other Conspiracies

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Thu, Sep 24

Tom DeLay sanctioned" is what your little column on the disgraced politician should have said. Maybe when he's in prison you can write to each other and forget about what has happened in the past (you certainly did by calling him the "former House Majority Leader" and not mentioning that he...

April of 2009

 

Rate LT's Out on 'Dancing with the Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Tue, Apr 21

Historically, former professional football players have done well on "Dancing with the Stars." But after a past win by Emmit Smith and near win by Jerry Rice, NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor struggled to feel comfortable for most of his run on the show.

Rate 'Dancing' Gangs Up for the 60s

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Apr 20

The 60s, or a version of it that seemed dreamed up from some "Austin Powers" movie, was the theme for the first group dance of the season on "Dancing with the Stars" Monday. Close behind was Shawn Johnson doing a cha cha that got her 28 and her first 10 from the judges. It was also, the Olympic gymn...

Rate Jive from the 'Dancing' Judges, Too

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Apr 13

In the midseason lull of "Dancing with the Stars" Monday, judges' scores stayed the same or went down for five of the eight remaining couples. Rounding out the middle were Chuck Wicks, stalled at 23 for a steamy rhumba with his girlfriend Julianne Hough that Goodman said should have been ke...

Year 2009

 

Rate Melissa Takes Easily to 'Dancing with the Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Mar 9

With less than 48 hours of practice, and just a week after her public exhilaration and humiliation on "The Bachelor," Melissa Rycroft not only took to the ballroom floor on the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" Monday, she was almost its highest ranking contestant.

Rate Both Jewel, Nancy O'Dell Off 'Dancing with the Stars'

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Thu, Mar 5

Injuries have been rampant on "Dancing with the Stars," with Susan Lucci fracturing a foot, Christian de la Fuente tearing an arm tendon and Jeffrey Ross being poked in the eye. But only Olympic Vollyball star Misty May Treanor had to drop out because of a torn Achillies tendon.

Rate The Dance Show Glut Continues

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Mon, Jan 28

By Hartford Courant A "Dancing with the Stars" runner-up Ian Ziering hosts; judges are still to be named for the competition that will earn the winning pair $100000. In addition, the competition "gives the dancers and their parents the opportunity to see ...

Year 2006

 

Rate 'Dancing with the Stars,' the Tour

Original at Hartford Courant external link    Fri, Oct 27

By Denis Horgan Among the dancers will be Joey McIntyre and Kym Johnson (Jerry Springer's recent partner), Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke, Joey Lawrence and Edyta Sliwinska, and Willa Ford and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Lisa Rinna will dance with Louis Van ...

Source:  Hartford Courant
Search Dancing
Also of Interest...
Do you publish a blog? If so, consider joining the Boxxet Network and see your great content showcased and rewarded! Learn more...