Tag: mark ballas

"DWTS" Week 1 Recap: Dancing in [an ABC Studio Version of] the Street

It’s fall! The leaves are changing, everything everywhere is pumpkin-spice flavored—and “Dancing with the Stars” is back on the air. For the 25th time. Season TWENTY-FIVE, y’all: Here we go. To get us excited about the latest crop of freshly spray-tanned celebrities, “DWTS” opened its premiere episode last night with a jam-packed number that felt […]

And the "DWTS" Season 25 Pros Are…

Drumroll, please! It’s crazy to think that it’s “Dancing with the Stars” time again. Wasn’t it just a few days ago that Rashad Jennings was crowned the Season 24 winner? (Tbh, we’re still mourning Normani Kordei’s loss—not to mention Heather Morris’ very, very premature exit.) Ah, how time flies when TV’s crowded with fabulous dance […]

"DWTS" Finale, Part 1: The Top Moments

Wowza. Last night’s “Dancing with the Stars” episode—round one of the two-part finale—was a lot of things. Fully clothed was not one of them. We got a 90-minute show chock full of makeout sessions, bare chests, lingerie, and gold unitards. Oh, yeah, and a whole lotta dancing. This show meant business: Each of the four […]

"DWTS" Week 2: Latin Night

Before we get into our discussion of the steaminess and drama and borderline-inappropriate skin-baring that inevitably characterizes “Dancing with the Stars” Latin Night, some real talk: IS MARK BALLAS OK? Our favorite goofball pro injured his back during rehearsals last week, badly enough that he had to sit out of last night’s performance. And when […]

Presenting the Pros of "DWTS" Season 21

Pretty much the entire universe can agree that Mondays are #theworst. But Mondays starting September 14th? Nope, Mondays are gonna be the best. Why? Season 21 (!!!) of Dancing with the Stars! And to get you even more pumped than you already are, the list of returning “DWTS” pros was just announced—it’s as good as it gets, […]

Who's Your #ChoiceDancer?

If you had to name just one dancer as your absolute favorite, could you do it? We love to ask this question when we interview dancers for our “You Should Know” or “The Dirt” columns. More often than not, we either get a long list of names or total silence. With so many fabulous and […]

Get Well Soon, Derek Hough!

It seems like Derek Hough is carrying the whole dance world on his shoulders—or, more realistically, his feet—these days. Between his starring role in the Radio City Spring Spectacular and his stellar partnership with Nastia Liukin on “Dancing with the Stars,” he’s become a bicoastal dancing MACHINE. A machine that is now, sadly, suffering some […]

Here Is Your "DWTS" Season 20 Lineup

Just to be clear, the giant sparkly “10” is for “perfect 10,” not Season 10. There have been TWICE that many seasons. Which is both awesome and insane. Whoa whoa whoa: It’s SEASON 20 of “Dancing with the Stars”? Can we talk about this? I was finally wrapping my head around the fact that “So […]