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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:

<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/tucker_carlson.html";><img src="http://images18.fotki.com/v329/photos/6/6766/3911219/180pxTucker-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Carlson";>TUCKER CARLSON</b></a> – MSNBC news anchor -- and often controversial -- conservative political TV pundit and columnist. He will be partnered with professional dancer <b>Elena Grinenko</b>, who makes her series debut this season.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/monique_coleman.html";><img src="http://images18.fotki.com/v339/photos/6/6766/3911219/MoniqueColeman-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Coleman";><b>MONIQUE COLEMAN</b></a> – Actress and teen idol from Disney Channel's smash hit High School Musical. She will be partnered with professional dancer <b>Louis Van Amstel</b>, who returns for his third season. Van Amstel danced with Lisa Rinna and Trista Sutter in previous seasons.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/sara_evans.html";><img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v21/photos/6/6766/3911219/Sara_Evans-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></A><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Evans";><b>SARA EVANS</b></a> – Country Music Award-winning and top-selling singing sensation. Sara will dance with <b>Tony Dovolani</b>, who partnered with Stacy Keibler in the second season.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/harry_hamlin.html";><img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v21/photos/6/6766/3911219/HarryHamlin-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hamlin";><b>HARRY HAMLIN</b></a> – Film and TV star of the hit, award-winning drama series L.A. Law and husband of Dancing with the Stars alumna Lisa Rinna. Professional dancer <b>Ashly Delgrosso</b> returns to the series for her third season. She was previously paired with Master P and Joey McIntyre.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/joe_lawrence.html";><img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v21/photos/6/6766/3911219/JoeLawrence-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lawrence";><b>JOE LAWRENCE</b></a> – Actor and former teen heartthrob. Professional dancer <b>Edyta Sliwinska</b>, who returns for her third season, will be his partner. She previously partnered with George Hamilton and Evander Holyfield.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/mario_lopez.html";><img src="http://images18.fotki.com/v339/photos/6/6766/3911219/MarioLopez-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Lopez";><b>MARIO LOPEZ</b></a> – Actor and TV host. He will be partnered with professional dancer <b>Karina Smirnoff</b>, who makes her series debut.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/emmit_smith.html";><img src="http://images14.fotki.com/v20/photos/6/6766/3911219/250pxEmmittSmith-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmitt_Smith";><b>EMMITT SMITH</b></a> – An NFL legend and three-time Super Bowl champion who holds the world's all-time leading rushing record and is considered one of the greatest football players to ever play the game. He will be partnered with Dancing with the Stars season two professional dance champion, <b>Cheryl Burke</b>.
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<a href="http://rpungin.fotki.com/dance/dwts_3_lineup/jerry_springer.html";><img src="http://images18.fotki.com/v339/photos/6/6766/3911219/JerrySpringer-th.jpg"; border="0" align="left"></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer";><b>JERRY SPRINGER</b></a> – Notorious TV talk show host of The Jerry Springer Show, talk radio broadcaster and politician. He will be partnered with Australian beauty, professional dancer <b>Kym Johnson</b>, who makes her series debut this season. Kym was the champion of the Australian Dancing with the Stars.
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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.

Tracey Jo Figueroa published another interview with a Dancing With The Stars professional dancer. This time it's Nick Kosovich. Check out the article here.

If you like to reading fiction as well as ballroom dancing, you'll probably love the novels written by Katherine Warwick. Ashly DelGrosso from Dancing With The Stars "loved them"! Check them out by clicking on the picture below.

If you're curious about how Dancing With The Stars has changed Cheryl's life, what it was like working with Drew Lachey and whether or not there will be season three of DWTS (and if so, who Cheryl would like to dance with), check out the interview published on the website of the New York chapter of USA Dance. The interview was conducted by the former member of the NYU ballroom team Tracy Jo Figueroa who I happen to personally know. Nice job TJO!

To read the interview click here.

As you know, I am a fan of both DDR and Dancing With The Stars Show. I am very excited to report of a new show coming out in the fall called "DDR With The Stars". Click here for more info!

Drew and Cheryl continue their interviews on ABC talk shows, this time on Tony Danza Show.

The winners of the second season of Dancing With The Stars Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke appeared on a day-time talk show "The View".

Points awarded by judges:

A bunch of ballroom dance enthusiasts from New York are getting together tonight at a bar to watch Dancing With The Stars just like many other people watch football.

More details here.

The photo on the left was taken at a similar event last year.

Drew Lachey's professional partner Cheryl Burke now has a Website.

The website was created by family and friends of Cheryl in response to her fans interested to know more about her.

I added it to my links section in the new Professional Dancers category. Do you guys know any other websites of the pros? Submit a link here.

If you live in Hollywood CA or are willing to travel there to attend the live taping of the final episode of Dancing With The Stars, here is how to get tickets. If there are no tickets left, they will keep your information and will invite you for the next season.

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