dancing with the stars

In preparation for tonight’s premiere of ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Jaleel “Urkel” White, Gladys Knight, William Levy, and the rest of the contestants have been seriously breaking a sweat in preparation for their first performances.

After much hype and speculation, the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast was announced on ‘Good Morning America’ Tuesday morning. While there are a lot of familiar names, the list may surprise you with its lack of any truly shocking choices.

We started out 10 weeks ago with 12 couples. A few shocking eliminations later, it was down to three: Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke, J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff, and Ricki Lake and Derek Hough. So who took home the big prize of that shiny mirrorball trophy?

ABC On Monday, after more than two months of competition, Finals Night was upon us. Whee! All three remaining couples performed two routines — a regular dance and the beloved “freestyle” dance, where there are no rules and everyone just gets to have some fun for a change. If things go th ...

With four couples left and all of them wanting a slot in next week’s finale, tensions were high — especially since former frontrunner J.R. Martinez was off his game on Monday night due to an injury. So did his woes result in someone else slipping past him and getting one of those last three coveted spots?

ABC On Monday, the remaining four couples all danced two routines plus a “relay” Cha Cha Cha — all vying to get into next week's finals — and the taped pieces before the second dance showed us a little more about each contestant, just in case you need to know that stuff before tossing your votes around. J.R. hurt his ankle pretty ...

Six couples danced Halloween-themed routines on Monday night, but one became a ghost during the elimination show. So who’ll be haunting the dance floor from the sidelines from now on?

ABC The six couples still standing on 'Dancing with the Stars' had the Halloween spirit, doing themed dances devoted to the spooky holiday — one each per couple, and then another dance that split the group into two teams. J.R. Marti ...

We saw plenty of theatrics on Monday’s Broadway-themed performance show. So which of the seven couples took its final curtain-call?

ABC It's Broadway Week on 'Dancing with the Stars,' and you know what that means — jazz hands! Theatrics! Verbal smackdowns between judges and pros! The seven remaining couples did their best homages to the Great White Way plus a group dance, and from the looks of things, the pressure is starting to build. Here are some h ...

Eight couples danced on Monday night’s 80s-themed ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ but who survived the cavalcade of shoulder pads and big hair?

ABC It was 80s music night on 'Dancing with the Stars,' one of the only reality shows where many of the contestants are actually old enough to remember the 1980s. Yay! The show kicked off with a live performance from The Bangles, which got everyone walking like an Egyptian and set the stage for the eight remaining couples to boogie to tunes from the decade of decadence. Here ...