Here is an old clip from the beginning of Joey Lawrence's career from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Funny when asked if he had ever heard of Gene Kelly or Fred Astair and he said "no". Little did he know he would be dancing to "Singing in the Rain" just like Gene Kelly did.

This morning Emmitt Smith, Cheryl Burk, Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff appeared on Regis & Kelly Show. Hmm, the question of whether Mario would dance again with Karina got unanswered...

This show aired on September 12, 2006

Has Mario taken any dance classes before Dancing With The Stars? Find out...

This show aired on September 26, 2006

I guess Emmitt and Cheryl could not have stayed up partying all night to celebrate their championship, since the next morning they had to appear on Good Morning America along with Mario and Karina. Unfortunately last night I forgot to set my DVR to record the entire show, so I only was able to record the last bit after I woke up and realized that they are on the show. Not sure if they appeared earlier than this segment or not.

Anyway, here is a chance to see Emmitt and Mario in a social dance setting. I have to say it may take several weeks to learn one particular routine for a competition or performance, but it takes much longer to be able to do ad-lib partner dancing.

Here is the footage that I missed.

Well Cheryl has done it again! Congratulations to both Emmitt and her for taking the trophy. I kinda had a feeling that they could win as soon as I saw Emmitt getting 9's in week 5 and also based on the amount of votes he got from the visitors of my blog. In my opinion Emmitt came a long way from not having any dance experience. Although he is not as good of a dancer as Mario, I give him credit for getting through the learning curve.

Well another season is over! I can finally do other things on Tuesday and Wednesday nights than editing the videos :). I appreciate all the positive and supportive comments from the visitors of this blog. I am happy that so many people find the information presented here useful.

Emmitt Smith and Mario Lopez with their professional partners appeared on Oprah Winfrey show in the afternoon before the Season 3 Finale Results Show of Dancing With The Stars.

Judge Carrie Ann Inaba is dating a guy from You Think You Can Dance. Mario is officially not dating Karina. More news in this video.

Sara Evans quit participating in Dancing With The Stars for personal reasons.


Sara's interview on Dancing With The Stars

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This week the couples who had the most entertaining routines were bashed by the judges for breaking the rules. Here is Len Goodman's explanation:

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From the official Dancing With The Stars Website:

A SPECTACULAR LINEUP OF STARS MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE DANCE FLOOR ON THE THIRD SEASON OF ABC'S HUGE HIT VARIETY SERIES, DANCING WITH THE STARS, PREMIERING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

An American football superstar, a legendary TV talk show host, an award-winning country music singing star, an ultra-conservative TV political pundit, a movie star and a former beauty queen are among the performers who will compete this season on Dancing with the Stars, premiering TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET).

Hosted by Tom Bergeron (Americas Funniest Home Videos) and co-hosted by Samantha Harris (E! Entertainment), the new season brings an exciting lineup of even more celebrities than before. The 11 couples heading to the dance floor this season are:

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Each week this season, the celebrity and professional dance pairs will perform live choreographed Latin and traditional ballroom dance routines to popular live music performed by a 15-piece orchestra led by musical director Harold Wheeler. The expert panel of beloved and sometimes maligned judges, former ballroom dancer Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba, will return for a third season to weigh in on the pairs' performances. The viewing public also gets to weigh in, by phoning in or voting online for their favorite performers. The scores are combined and the outcome will be announced during a results show the following evening.

Each Wednesday the suspense will build as the dancing couple with the lowest combined score is eliminated on Dancing with the Stars, The Results, premiering WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). Each results show will feature exciting live performances by award-winning, multi-platinum selling pop, country and Latin musical artists.

Dancing with the Stars is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, Strictly Come Dancing. This version is produced in America by BBC Worldwide. Conrad Green is executive producer and Izzie Pick is co-executive producer. Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski are supervising producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.

Dancing with the Stars is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.