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25 unusual facts about Dancing with the Stars


Albert Reed

In August 2007, Reed was selected to appear in the fifth season of the U.S. television series Dancing with the Stars.

On August 29, 2007, ABC television studios announced that Reed would be paired with Anna Trebunskaya (who was gone in two seasons) as a contestant in the fifth season of the television series, Dancing with the Stars beginning on Monday, September 24, 2007 (8:00–9:30 p.m., ET).

Anna Levandi

In 2011, Levandi participated as a celebrity contestant on the fifth season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars.

Barbara de Loor

In 2006 De Loor participated alongside professional dancer Marcus van Teijlingen in the Dutch version of Dancing with the Stars and won the competition.

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

The song is a playable track in the music video games Band Hero and Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!

Cameron Boyce

In April 2011, Boyce made a guest-appearance on the Disney Channel series, Good Luck Charlie and later that same month he was one of the featured dancers in a Royal Wedding tribute on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Cătălin Moroșanu

From March 19 through May 7, 2010 Cătălin Moroşanu participated in one of the most popularly viewed show in the history of Romanian television, Dansez pentru tine (the local version of Dancing with the Stars).

Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!

Hélio Castroneves & Julianne Hough (1st Place in Season 5) & (10th Place in Season 15 with Chelsie Hightower)

Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke (1st Place in Season 2) & (11th Place in Season 15 with Anna Trebunskaya)

Edyta Herbuś

She took part in the second and fourth Polish edition of Dancing with the Stars.

Ekaterina Vaganova

In March 2009 Ekaterina participated in the TV programm "Dancing with the Stars" in Russia in couple with Kirill Pletnev and Yuri Askarov.

Fernando Romay

Romay makes regular appearances on Spanish television on programmes such as Mira Quien Baila! (Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars).

Fifi Box

Box is perhaps best-known on television for her standout performance on Dancing with the Stars on the Seven Network in 2007 and regular guest appearances on Sunrise and Thank God You're Here.

Go Stewie Go

Although never specifically referenced or mentioned in the episode itself, Stewie's alter-ego is named after well-known ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff, who had previously danced professionally on the American television reality show Dancing with the Stars.

Hape Kerkeling

In April and May 2006 he presented the live TV show Let's Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, with Nazan Eckes.

Joachim Boldsen

He has participated in the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars, but had to withdraw due to an injury he got at handball practice.

John de Wolf

In 2006, he was one of the participants on the Dutch hit-show Dancing with the Stars.

José Ortega Cano

He participated on a weekly TV program called Mira quién baila (Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars), where he showed no talent for dancing.

Kristi Leskinen

Along with her partner, Maksim Chmerkovisky, from Dancing with the Stars, they competed against other pairs of athletes and celebrities in a series of athletic events.

Lane Bryant

Lane Bryant accused Fox and ABC of censoring their 30-second ad spot during commercial breaks for Dancing with the Stars and American Idol.

Mari Pajalahti

In 2007, Mariko was chosen to dance in season 2 of the Finnish version of Dancing with the Stars (Tanssii tähtien kanssa).

Paris By Night 93

The show is an adaptation from the international reality TV show Dancing with the Stars where Thuy Nga contracted-singers were paired up with professional ballroom dancers who have participated in Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.

Salman Yusuff Khan

He was a choreographer for Yana Gupta in the season 4 of Indian version of Dancing with the Stars - Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 4), with Isha Sharvani in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5) and with Drashti Dhami in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6).

Tamara Arciuch

She has danced on the polish version of TV programme Dancing with the Stars.

The Catholic High School of Baltimore

Stacy Keibler '99: Former professional wrestler and 2nd runner-up on Dancing with the Stars, season two


¡Sí Señor!...

Soap Opera superstar Susan Lucci used the song on the sixth night of the competition Dancing with the Stars with a mambo choreography.

Acun Ilıcalı

With this production company, he produced and hosted many television shows such as O Ses Türkiye (Turkish version of The Voice), Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye (Turkish version of the Got Talent series), Survivor and Yok Böyle Dans (Turkish version of Dancing with the Stars).

Aviara, Carlsbad, California

The Real Housewives of Miami star and former Dancing With the Stars contestant, Joanna Krupa, married her longtime love, Romain Zago, at the Park Hyatt Aviara resort for a reported $1 million wedding.

Ballas Hough Band

They and Mark Ballas competed on the ABC television series Dancing with the Stars.

Brant Daugherty

Daugherty was a contestant in season 17 of Dancing with the Stars, where he partnered with professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd.

Cameron Mathison

Mathison was featured as a celebrity dancer on the fifth season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, where he and his professional partner, Edyta Śliwińska, were eliminated just one week shy of the semifinals.

Danijela Martinović

In 2007 she participated in the Croatian version of the television show Dancing with the Stars", in which she danced with Nicolas Quesnoit (who was winner of the first season with Zrinka Cvitešić).

George Ballas

His grandson, Mark Ballas is a dancer in Dancing with the Stars.

Housecat Housecall

This season's celebrity appearances included rapper Kurupt and his daughter Morgan Brown, St. Louis Cardinals manager and Animal Rescue Foundation founder Tony La Russa, musician Michael Feinstein, and Carrie Ann Inaba of Dancing with the Stars fame.

Jean-Marc Généreux

He is most prominently known for his roles as judge and choreographer on the American and Canadian versions of So You Think You Can Dance, and the French version of the hit television series: Dancing with the Stars.

Liana Churilova

They were also featured on ABC's The View (14th annual Halloween "Transported in Time" extravaganza), and ABC's Dancing with the Stars (Tribute to Haiti 10th season).

Lisa Canning

Her credits include Entertainment Tonight, co-host of "Knights and Warriors", the first season of Dancing with the Stars, Beyond With James Van Praagh (as the backstage interviewer/skeptic) and the Pax show Destination Stardom.

Marthe Mercadier

In 2011, she has participated in Danse avec les stars (French version of Dancing with the Stars) and in the Balajo's anniversary, the famous night-club rue de Lappe in Paris.

Miami Center

Roy Black, Esq. is a nationally-known attorney, famous for representing such high-profile clients as William Kennedy Smith, Rush Limbaugh, Kelsey Grammer and Indy 500 and Dancing With the Stars champion Hélio Castroneves.

Mollee Gray

She was also featured in the TV series Suburgatory, in the episode "Black Thai" and was a dancer in reality TV Shows such as America's Got Talent, The Voice and Dancing With The Stars.

Rib Hillis

On August 17, 2012, he married ballroom dancer, world champion and former Dancing with the stars pro, Elena Grinenko.

Robin Merchant

Notably she has choreographed for mega hip-hop icon: Ludacris, China’s international dance festival, MTV, Stunt Mania, and Dancing with the Stars (India).

Rosen aus dem Süden

The song is also used in the Dancing with the Stars videogame for PlayStation 2, in the carnival sequence of "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans," and finally in "Sophie's Choice," when Sophie is asked for her hand in marriage.

Seasons of Love

In Season 13 of the American Dancing With the Stars, Hope Solo & Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced a Rumba to Seasons of Love in Week 6 of competition during Broadway week.

Stray Cat Strut

On the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff danced a Foxtrot to this song.

Sunshine Girl

Famous former SUNshine girls include: Amanda Coetzer (tennis star), Ann Rohmer (of Breakfast Television), Trish Stratus (WWE Diva), Stacy Keibler (WWE Diva and Dancing with the Stars finalist), and Krista Erickson (Sun News Network anchor, who appeared on the date of that network's 2011 launch).

WARH

The voice of the station, Simon Archer, is the voice of John O'Hurley (Seinfeld, Dancing With the Stars, Family Feud) produced by Brendan Shanahan.

We R Who We R

In 2011, "We R Who We R" was used on the eleventh season of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) show, Dancing With The Stars.

You've Got the Job

The show is hosted by Seven News presenter and former Dancing with the Stars contestant Chris Bath.