Mirror Ball Maddness

We're playing a Twitter game on Tuesday!

It's called Mirror Ball Maddness, and hopefully it'll be as fun as I think it will be.

The rules are simple. There's a list of 5 things that could happen during the Results show. If you catch any of them happen, just Tweet the Keyword and use the hashtag #DWTSMBM

If anyone says our keyword, go extra nuts with your tweets!

See? Simple and fun (hopefully) to take off some of the edge of elimination night :)

Here's a photo with the rules and this week's list! (Click to enlarge)

So, if Emmitt and Cheryl are cheering in the confessional and you catch it, just tweet: DISCO #DWTSMBM

I'm going to keep an eye on the #DWTSMBM tweets and try to RT and interact with people!

If this works out and people like to play, we'll come up with a new list and a new keyword for next week's show.

Have fun!

Elimination Show Screen Shots

Deuces!!

"I'm hot...I gotta try to cool off. They raised the bar so high, I got to work!"

Cheryl: "Life goes on, right?" 

Emmitt: "It does, but it'd be damn sad if it goes on without us tomorrow!"

Odds favor Emmitt Smith, Apolo Ohno, Gilles Marini after first night of ‘DWTS’

After their bangin' Cha Cha Cha Monday night, Emmitt and Cheryl's odds to take home the MBT increased as reported by the Las Vegas Sun. 

The article lists the odds as follows...for entertainment purposes, of course:

Emmitt and Cheryl, 4 to 1
Apolo and Karina, 5 to 1 
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd, 6 to 1
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough, 7 to 1
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani, 8 to 1
Sabrina Ryan and Louis Van Amstel, 10 to 1
Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 14 to 1
Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower, 15 to 1
Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya, 20 to 1
Kelly and Val Chmerkovskiy, 25 to 1
Joey and Kym Johnson, 35 to 1
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas, 45 to 1
Pamela and Tristan MacManus, 150 to 1

*Note that this was published Tuesday morning prior to the results.

You can read the whole article HERE.

Post Show Interview with Access Hollywood

Access Hollywood Post Premiere Interview

OnTheRedCarpet.com Post Show Interview

Emmitt Quotes from Week 1 Elimination Night

On why he joined the All Star cast:

"I didn't want to be the former champion that said no"

"This is their first All Star cast. I wanted to be a part of the very first one."

"Dancing with Cheryl again makes it a little bit easier, but also more challenging...people have this expectation of us now. The question is, can we meet it?"


On the All Star premiere:

"Last night was a great opening night for all of us. This room, right here, was electric. The bar and the standards were very high. Having this atmosphere itself makes dancing that much more fun and that's what we tried to do last night; have fun."



In the confessional, after dancing:

Cheryl: "At least we know we did the best we could."

Emmitt: "Hey, at the end of the day, that's all we can ever ask of us."

Cheryl: "Life goes on, right?"

Emmitt: "It does, but it'd be damn sad if it goes on without us tomorrow!"

EW's Hidden Gems

I don't know if you're familiar with Entertainment Weekly's Hidden Gems or not, but I find them mostly hilarious. If you've never heard of it before, viewers watch the performance shows and submit their funny observations about the show (when stars/pros make funny faces, special audience sightings, odd happenings in the background, etc)

Emmitt made it into the post this week for the funny look on his face during Apolo's interview with Brooke:

“Emmitt giving Apolo the death stare in the celebriquarium when he was getting his scores.” –Liz, endorsed by gigi

Hahahaha...stare him down, Emmitt! If that's what it takes, do your thing!

You can read the whole post at popwatch.EW.com HERE

Season 15: Week 1: Cha Cha Cha

Emmitt and Cheryl danced last and in the words of Len "The last dance of the evening, and the best."

Carrie Ann officially welcomed Twinkle Toes back into the ballroom saying that Emmitt was born to dance. Topping the leader board with 24.5, we're headed into elimination night hoping to move on to Week 2 and the Quickstep!

Photos from the Premiere

I found a few stills from the Cha Cha Cha last night!

(Original source HERE)

(Original source HERE)

(Original source HERE)

Best Pro Dances of All Tim: Season 14

Season 14

Karina and Tristan dancing to Jackie Evancho - "Dark Waltz"

Cheryl and Louis dancing to Train - "Drive By"

Tristan and Chelsie dancing to "End of Time" for the Macy's Design a Dance

List of Best Pro Dances: Season 13

Season 13

Val, Cheryl, Maks, Peta, Lacey, and Mark dancing to LMFAO - "Sexy and I Know It" & "Party Rock Anthem"

Kym and Tristan dancing to Kelly Clarkson - "Mr. Know It All"

Derek and Anna dancing to "Bad Romance" for Macy's Design a Dance

Derek and Alison Holker dancing to "Gypsy" by Black Violin

Team Emmitt T-Shirts!

You can have your very own Team Emmitt t-shirt! The Dallas Cowboys Shop is selling these awesome Emmitt shirts so you can show your support for your favorite DWTS All Star. 

Buy it here - http://www.shopcowboys.com/product/dallas-cowboys-womens-vote-for-emmitt-tee,5106,173.htm

From www.shopcowboys.com:

Support Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith as he competes on Dancing With the Stars on ABC with the Dallas Cowboys Womens Vote For Emmitt Tee!

• 100% Cotton
• Silk Screen Graphic
• Officially licensed NFL product

I'm a total geek for t-shirts, so I ordered mine already. With shipping, it was just over $20. I'll let you know what it's like when it arrives!

Rehearsal Photos and Footage

The Huffington Post shared exclusive rehearsal videos of our stars.

Here's Emmitt and Cheryl's:

And over at ABC.com, there are some new rehearsal photos to tide us over until Monday:

WFAA Daybreak

Emmitt and Cheryl talk about new challenges, the pressure, and taking it one step at a time on WFAA Daybreak:

Apolo and Karina Size Up the Competition

Apolo and Karina talked to TV Guide about their fellow All Star cast mates. 
Here's their thoughts on Emmitt:

Emmitt Smith and Cheryl BurkeSmith and Burke won Season 3.
Smirnoff says: Emmitt is gonna be in this competition until the very end. He's got the biggest fan base that you can possibly think of. ... Everyone loves him and he did amazing when he won. All 12 are couples to beat, but they are definitely one of the top ones.

To see what they have to say about Joey, Gilles, Kirstie and everyone else, head on over to TVGuide.com and read it HERE. 

USA Today Breaks Down the All Stars

USA Today posted a run down of all of the competitors. 
Here's what they had to say about Emmitt:

Emmitt Smith (with Cheryl Burke)

Previous outing: The three-time Super Bowl champ, 43, won Season 3.

Back with Burke: "Cheryl and I have a very good chemistry. I was thrilled to get her back. I don't know how I beat out (Burke's former partners) Gilles and Drew."

What hurts?"Hurting is overstated. Sore is the message I want to convey here. My feet, my hips. It's a different kind of hurt."

The disco-ball trophy: "It's in my game room, a prime location. We had a charity event at the house, and I brought the trophy down. It was like a brand-new baby. People wanted to take pictures with it."

Age factor: "Six years ago, I was 37 and two years out of football. Now, at 43, and not performing on consistent basis, age is a factor. But I looked at the dances I did. I still think I can do some of those things.

First dance: Cha cha

Biggest competition: "Gilles is a superb dancer. His skill set is as good as the pros. (But) then there's every last one. It's going to be tough. But you know what? So was football."

Read about the rest of the All Stars at USAToday.com HERE

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 12

Season 12

Cheryl and Tony dancing to Stevie Nicks - "Landslide"

Lacey, Cheryl, Chelsie and Maks dancing to The Go-Go's - "We Got the Beat" for Macy's Design a Dance

Pros and Troupe Freestyle Special Part 1

Pros and Troupe Freestyle Special Part 2

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 11

Season 11

Past and Present Pros dancing to "Crazy in Love"

(200th Episode Special!)

Mark and Val - "Toxic" Duel

Tony, Kym, Corky, Anna, Maks and Cheryl dancing to Santana - "Oye Como Va"

Good Morning Texas

Emmitt, Pat, and Cheryl stopped by Good Morning Texas this morning to chat about life, their current projects and Dancing with the Stars.

In the first clip, Emmitt and Pat talk about their family, Women of Faith, Treasure You, the Cowboys and a little about DWTS.

In this clip, Cheryl joins in and they talk about rehearsals, their game plan, the competition and the judges.

The Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 10

Season 10

Cheryl, Dmitry, Tony and Kym dancing to Gipsy Kings - "You've Got a Friend in Me"

Karina and Louis dancing to Train - "Drops of Jupiter"

Chelsie and Derek perform Paso Doble with Mark on guitar

Honorable Mention: 

All Star Melissa and All Star Joey dancing to "Rock and Roll All Night" for Macy's Design a Dance

Quickstep!

So we know that their second dance will be the Quickstep...

For those of you keeping track at home...Emmitt and Cheryl's first dance in Season 3 was the Cha Cha Cha and the second dance was the Quickstep. Looks like history is starting to repeat itself...

Puttin in the work!! Quickstepping till we die..#teamemmittinstagr.am/p/PukDRPyLJJ/
— Cheryl Burke (@CherylBurke) September 18, 2012

Now we know what those hats are for!

The Chew

Here's the skinny on Emmitt and Cheryl's appearance on The Chew:

It was pretty awesome. They cooked. They talked. Emmitt danced. It was nice.

However, I can't embed any of the videos on the blog. Sad face. 

So. Here's a still from the website:

And here's where you can see the full episode:

http://abc.go.com/watch/the-chew/SH55125610/VD55232718/the-chew-918

And here's where you can just watch clips:

http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/episodes/September-18-2012

(Emmitt and Cheryl are in the segments titled: "Michael's Braised Pork Shanks" and "Carla and Emmitt Get Down.")

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 9

Season 9

Male Pros dancing to "The Boys are Back in Town"

(Because. I don't need a reason.)

Pros Tribute to Patrick Swayze

Pros Tribute to Michael Jackson

Honorable Mention: 

Tony, Chelsie, Cheryl, Artem Chigvintsev and All Star Melissa dance to The Bee Gees "You Should be Dancing"

Mark and All Star Sabrina - Macy's Design a Dance - "Eye of the Tiger"

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 8

Season 8

Karina, Maks, Tony and Dmitry Dancing to Hall and Oates - "Maneater"

(Seriously, is Karina a stuntwoman on her days off?)

Dmitry and Chelsie Dancing to Jewel - "Over the Rainbow"

Maks and Karina Dancing to Etta James - "At Last"

(I couldn't pick just two for this season...)

Go Easy on Him, Cheryl!

My partner @emmittsmith22 6 years later ha!!! instagr.am/p/Prs5S8SLEa/
— Cheryl Burke (@CherylBurke) September 17, 2012

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 7

Season 7

Lacey and her brother, Benji Schwimmer Dancing to Brad Paisley - "Ticks"

(Technically Benji isn't one of our pros, but this dance is so good I'm counting it!)

Derek and Julianne Dancing to "Great Balls of Fire" 

(Macy's Stars Of Dance - Design A Dance)

We had a little Brother/Sister theme going on tonight :D

Photos from Emmitt

Also ran into @susansarandon yesterday at @theviewtv. Great to see you! - twitter.com/EmmittSmith22/…
— Emmitt Smith (@EmmittSmith22) September 14, 2012

A Foster in the words of my man Prime Time, It's On. Go Gators!!!😃 instagr.am/p/Pmhyfri3BZ/
— Emmitt Smith (@EmmittSmith22) September 15, 2012

Just wanted to post some photos that Emmitt shared via Twitter. 
Do you think the hats are a hint about their first dance (because it looks like they're in the studio to me)? Or are they just posing for the camera? Either way, they're looking good!

...and because I love it when E and C tweet back and forth to each other, here is Cheryl's RT of Emmitt's photo:

yeah what he said! “@emmittsmith22: A Foster in the words of my man Prime Time, It's On. Go Gators!!!😃 instagr.am/p/Pmhyfri3BZ/”
— Cheryl Burke (@CherylBurke) September 15, 2012

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 6

Season 6

Past and Present Pros Dance to "Hard to Handle" 

(100th Episode Special!)

Mark and Julianne Dance to Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Honorable Mention:

All Star Apolo and Julianne Dance to "Everyday" for 100th Episode Special

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 5

Season 5

Pros Dancing to Jennifer Lopez - 'Let's Get Loud'

Tony and Julianne dancing to LeAnn Rimes - "How Do I Live"

Honorable Mention:

All Star Sabrina and Mark dancing to Avril Lavigne - 'It's Complicated'

Best Pro Dances of All Time: Season 4

Season 4

Pros Dance to 'Don't Stop Me Now'

Louis, Karina, Alec and Edyta dancing to Enrique Iglesias - 'Hero'

Honorable mention: (All Stars that come back to dance get an automatic Honorable Mention!) 

Tony, Cheryl, Alec, Edyta and Drew dancing to Big & Rich - 'Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)'

(Because you secretly wanted Drew to come out and dance...and then he did...)

Emmitt and Cheryl Do Press in NYC...Lots and Lots of Press

Emmitt and Cheryl made the media rounds in NYC today and just in case you missed any of it here's some links and video:

Emmitt called in to Mike & Mike on ESPN radio. They talked mostly about the Dallas Cowboys and unfortunately the clip can't be embedded to the blog (but the clip doesn't include any dancing talk anyway...)

Here's the link to the clip if you want to hear what Emmitt had to say about Dallas' win.

Mike and Mike

Emmitt and Cheryl headed over to Good Morning America and talked spandex, the competition and where Emmitt keeps his Mirror Ball Trophy.

Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News

The Dynamic Duo headed over the View to chat about why Emmitt signed on again, expectations for the season and the level of difficulty.

I taped "The Chew," but the guest today was John Henson, the co-host of "Wipeout," who is definitely neither Emmitt nor Cheryl. So we'll have to keep an eye out for a later air date (as well as Access Hollywood and Extra...both were mentioned in Tweets, but no sign of them yet!). 

Cheryl did tweet this fabulous photo of her and Emmitt on the set:

At the Chew! Time to cook or learn how to at least...ha! Better late than never!instagr.am/p/PhbZQ-yLIy/
— Cheryl Burke (@CherylBurke) September 13, 2012

She also mentioned that she was stopping by US Weekly...so there's something else to look out for!