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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Perfect scores for Menounos and Levy for a tight race

By PAMELA HARLAND 05/15/2012

Maria Menounos and Derek Hough in DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 14 | ©2012 ABC/Bob D'Amico

Stars: Donald Driver, Katherine Jenkins, William Levy, Maria Menounos Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: May 14th, 2012 Unbelievable is how I would describe tonight’s DANCING WITH THE STARS Semi Finals. No one received less than a nine and Bruno Tonioli was giving out tens like candy! By far the closest competition in DWTS history, it’s anyone’s game who will win at this point. The couples had two dances to deliver tonight and boy did they deliver! Maria Menounos & Derek Hough, again, scored a perfect 30, as did William Levy & Cheryl Burke. But right on their heels, […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Roshon Fegan and Melissa Gilbert both get kicked off DWTS

By PAMELA HARLAND 05/08/2012

Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy in DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 14 - Week 8 | ©2012 ABC/Adam Taylor

Stars: Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: May 8th, 2012 Well, partly surprisingly and partly not, DANCING WITH THE STARS: The Results double elimination show once again demonstrated the importance of the fans’ votes. Taken out too early, perhaps, were Roshon Fegan & Chelsie Hightower who were in second place after Monday’s show but were untimely dismissed tonight. Not so shocking was the elimination of Melissa Gilbert & Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She had landed at the bottom of the judges’ scores time and time again so even though […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: William Levy leads, Driver disappoints

By PAMELA HARLAND

Cheryl Burke and William Levy in DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 14 | ©2012 ABC/Craig Sjodin

It was game on tonight on DANCING WITH THE STARS. All couples brought out their best moves and tricks. Some worked, some faltered. But, with a double elimination coming their way Tuesday, this wasn’t the time to play it safe. William Levy & Cheryl Burke topped the leader board tonight with a perfect 30 in their first round. The couples’ second round dances were accompanied by another male or female pro of their choice. Levy & Burke choose Tony Dovolani to grace the floor with them during their Paso Doble, keeping them in first place at the end of the […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Jaleel White Kicked Off, Roshon Fegan saved

By PAMELA HARLAND 05/02/2012

Jaleel White and Kym Johnson are kicked off Dancing with the Stars | (c) 2012 ABC/Adam Taylor

Stars: Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Jaleel White Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: May 1st, 2012 There was a big surprise moment tonight on DANCING WITH THE STARS when Jaleel White & partner Kym Johnson got ousted over lesser scoring couple Melissa Gilbert & Maksim Chmerkovskiy. It was even more jarring to see Roshon Fegan & Chelsie Hightower go head to head with White & Johnson in the Rumba dance duel and WIN. It’s all subjective, isn’t it? It had nothing to do with the fact that White made an off-color […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Melissa Gilbert fumbles, Maria Menounos shines

By PAMELA HARLAND 05/01/2012

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Melissa Gilbert perform on DANCING WITH THE STARS Week 7 | (c) 2012 ABC/ADAM TAYLOR

It’s Classical Night on DANCING WITH THE STARS: Week Seven! Elegance, and grace were present on the dance floor tonight as the first perfect score was received by Maria Menounos & Derek Hough! For weeks Menounos had been lingering behind heavy weights William Levy, Katherine Jenkins and Donald Driver and now she has stepped it up finally, coming in first this week with an impressive total of 57 points for the night. After their individual dances, the seven DWTS couples divided up into two groups to do the team dances this week. The scores were then added onto their individual […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Gladys Knight kicked off DWTS, Roshon Fegan saved

By PAMELA HARLAND 04/25/2012

GLADYS KNIGHT, TRISTAN MACMANUS compete on Dancing with the Stars | © 2012 ABC/ADAM TAYLOR

Stars: Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, Gladys Knight, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Jaleel White Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: April 24th, 2012 Well, Gladys Knight made it through Motown Week, fittingly, and now she bids DANCING WITH THE STARS adieu. Knight and her partner Tristan MacManus were eliminated eighth tonight on DWTS, leaving just seven couples and four weeks left for Season 14. A Motown Medley opened the show while the DWTS Troupe, along with Val Chmerkovskiy, Louie Van Amstel and partners, danced in accompaniment. At the beginning of a very long and stretched out […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Gavin DeGraw kicked off as Jaleel White saved by duel on Week 5

By PAMELA HARLAND 04/18/2012

Karina Smirnoff and Gavin DeGraw perform on "Latin Night" on DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 14 - Week 5 | ©2012 ABC/Adam Taylor

Stars: Gavin DeGraw, Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, Gladys Knight, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Jaleel White Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: April 17th, 2012 Class and graciousness left the building tonight on DANCING WITH THE STARS when Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff were voted out fourth on the show. DeGraw couldn’t have been more gracious and kind with his exit, hugging and thanking each judge with a smile so broad you would have thought he had won the whole darn thing. But, he did not and Smirnoff did not walk away with her second consecutive […]Read On »

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TV Review: DANCING WITH THE STARS – Season 14 – Week 4 – “Latin Night” sizzles

By PAMELA HARLAND 04/17/2012

Stars: Gavin DeGraw, Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, Gladys Knight, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Jaleel White Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: April 16th, 2012 It was Latin night on DANCING WITH THE STARS: S14 – Week Five and the couples were heating up the dance floor. After a disappointing Rock Week last week, everyone up’ed their game this time and performed their asses off. Four couples, in particular, came to play tonight – Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas, William Levy & Cheryl Burke, Maria Menounos & Derek Hough and Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd. Others […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Sherri Shepherd Shocker! She’s kicked off in Week 4

By PAMELA HARLAND 04/10/2012

Val Chmerkovskiy and Sherri Shepherd perform oN DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 14 -

Stars: Gavin DeGraw, Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, Gladys Knight, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Sherri Shepherd, Jaleel White Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: April 10th, 2012 Every season has one, a shocking elimination. DANCING WITH THE STARS: Season 14’s shocker may be the much-too-soon elimination of Sherri Shepherd and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy. She will be missed; her charisma matched only by Carson Kressley’s two seasons earlier. But that wasn’t the only surprise of the night. Roshon Fegan & Chelsie Hightower, who came in second, were in the bottom two! If that doesn’t scare everyone, […]Read On »

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DANCING WITH THE STARS Season 14 Recap: Jack Wagner kicked off in Week 3

By PAMELA HARLAND 04/04/2012

Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya in DANCING WITH THE STARS - Season 14 - "Week 3" | ©2012 ABC/Adam Taylor

Stars: Gavin DeGraw, Donald Driver, Roshon Fegan, Melissa Gilbert, Katherine Jenkins, Gladys Knight, William Levy, Maria Menounos, Sherri Shepard, Jack Wagner, Jaleel White Network: ABC, airs Mondays, Tuesdays Original Telecast: April 3rd, 2012 When head judge Len Goodman was asked by co-host Tom Bergeron how he felt the previous night went on DANCING WITH THE STARS – Season 14: Week Three he concurred with what I said. This week should just roll over into next week and no one should go home. Well, that didn’t happen and instead Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya were sent packing. Before Wagner bid farewell […]Read On »

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