Dancing with the Stars...

[finn's mom]

I believe that they were talking about the possible retirement of Hines from pro football.

Oh man, that would be heartbreaking. He's one of the few athletes I love watching on and off the field. My brothers are Steelers fans, and my Hines is one of my husband's favorite football players!

[cassiesmom]

stars for season 13...

J.R. Martinez (public speaker, actor, sustained burns while in the U.S. Army in Iraq)
Hope Solo (pro soccer player)
Carson Kressley
Rob Kardashian (with Cheryl Burke)
Kristin Cavallari, "reality starlet"
Ricki Lake, actress and talk show host, with Derek Hough
Ron Artest, basketball player
Elisabetta Canalis- actress, former girlfriend of George Clooney
David Arquette
Chaz Bono (with Lacey Schwimmer)
Nancy Grace, legal commentator
Chynna Phillips, singer

Maks' brother is joining the pros this year along with Maks

[Grace]

More info - partners

Ron Artest dancing with Peta Murgatroyd (she's a new pro)

David Arquette dancing with Kym Johnson

Chaz Bono dancing with Lacey Schwimmer

Elisabetta Canalis dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy (Max's brother)

Kristen Cavallari dancing with Mark Ballas

Nancy Grace dancing with Tristan McManus (another new pro)

Rob Kardashian dancing with Cheryl Burke

Carson Kressley dancing with Anna Trebunskaya

Ricki Lake dancing with Derek Hough

J.R. Martinez dancing with Karina Smirnoff

Chynna Phillips dancing with Tony Dovolani

Hope Solo dancing with Maksim Chmerkovskiy




J.R. Martinez plays Brot on all My Children.

[finn's mom]

More info - partners



David Arquette dancing with Kym Johnson



Ricki Lake dancing with Derek Hough

Thanks for this info! I am only interested in these two partnerships. I will definitely not be watching this season live. DVR all the way! I'm super excited that Derek is back!

I am typically stoked about seeing Mark dance, but he seriously got on my nerves last season (and this season when he choreographed a routine on So You Think You Can Dance). I hope he takes a step back and down from the Mark Ballas show and starts choreographing to his partner's strengths (although his partner last season didn't really seem to have many weaknesses) and not making it all about HIS amazing, edgy, never-before-seen choreography skills. Sorry . . . didn't mean to make this a vent haha.

[blue]

Makes me very glad I dont have a TV.

Last season any glitch in the broadcast of DWTS would lead to a flood of calls to the DTV Help Desk.

[pomtzu]

There's been a lot of negative talk about Chaz Bono being in this year's line-up. Does anybody think that it will affect the show itself, and people just won't tune in like they used to because of him? - or that they will watch it only because he is on?? - the freak show mentality of some folks?? I've heard some of the stupidest and most bigoted comments that's it's ridiculous. I may not personally agree with the way he has chosen to live his life, but to hear people say they don't want their kids watching the show because he is on it, is just plain stupid. It took a lot of guts for Chaz to go on the show, and also to do the documentary that he did when he went public with his transformation. Do you think that maybe the producers of the show did it for the shock value, thinking that it would up the ratings, since the show really is running out of interesting personalities to compete?? - IMO of course.

[caseysmom]

Yes they probably did it for the ratings but I don't get the parents arguments, the kids won't even know he is transgender most likely and its not like they will get through life not seeing anything different than what their parents believe, sounds like the parents are only teaching hate.

[happylabs]

There's been a lot of negative talk about Chaz Bono being in this year's line-up. Does anybody think that it will affect the show itself, and people just won't tune in like they used to because of him? - or that they will watch it only because he is on?? - the freak show mentality of some folks?? I've heard some of the stupidest and most bigoted comments that's it's ridiculous. I may not personally agree with the way he has chosen to live his life, but to hear people say they don't want their kids watching the show because he is on it, is just plain stupid. It took a lot of guts for Chaz to go on the show, and also to do the documentary that he did when he went public with his transformation. Do you think that maybe the producers of the show did it for the shock value, thinking that it would up the ratings, since the show really is running out of interesting personalities to compete?? - IMO of course.

I heard that on the radio too that people were upset he was going to be on but I didn't understand why. I don't really agree with his lifestyle either but that is what he chose for himself. As far as parents having to tell their kids what he has done to himself, I don't understand why they would have to tell him anything. I think people just like to complain sometimes.