Ashlee Simpson to Perform Tonight on Dancing With the Stars Results Show

Ashlee Simpson to Perform Tonight on Dancing With the Stars Results Show 4/22/08

THE SIXTH COUPLE TO BE DISMISSED FROM THE BALLROOM WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW," TUESDAY, APRIL 22, ON ABC

Musical Guest Ashlee Simpson Takes the Stage

"Macy's Stars of Dance" Presents "Riverdance"

Kids Thirteen and Under Compete in a Live Ballroom Dancing Competition "Episode 606A" - After tallying the judges' scores and viewers' votes, the sixth couple to be eliminated from the competition is revealed on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, APRIL 22 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Musical guest Ashlee Simpson steps onto the dance floor performing "Boys" from her latest album, "Bittersweet World," in stores Tuesday, April 22. She'll be accompanied by ballroom dancing experts Artem Chigvintsev, Genya Mazo, Lilit Avagyan and Anna Tovbin.

"Macy's Stars of Dance" will feature a troupe from the renowned Irish dance show "Riverdance." The popular stage show, featuring the best in Irish dancing and music, has been a success since its debut in 1995. "Macy's Stars of Dance" features some of the best choreographers and performers from different styles of dance, offering viewers performances that represent the peak of achievement in their genres.

For the third week in a row, kids will shake and shimmy their way into America's hearts in a live ballroom dancing competition. Judges Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and Carrie Ann Inaba will select their favorite team of the night. That team will then return later in the season for another performance. This week two teams, thirteen years-old and under, will compete.

By evening's end, the celebrity with the lowest-composite score will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges' scores and viewers' votes. Who among the following seven teams will leave the ballroom floor?

* CRISTIÁN DE LA FUENTE, international film star, and his partner, two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champion CHERYL BURKE
* SHANNON ELIZABETH, film and television star ("American Pie"), and partner DEREK HOUGH
* MARIO, R&B star, and partner KARINA SMIRNOFF
* MARLEE MATLIN, Academy Award-winning actress, and her partner, newcomer FABIAN SANCHEZ
* JASON TAYLOR, NFL Man of the Year, and partner EDYTA SLIWINSKA
* MARISSA JARET WINOKUR, Tony Award winning Broadway star, and partner TONY DOVOLANI
* KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, Olympic champion figure skater, and partner MARK BALLAS

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on performance nights during and up to thirty minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com once the performance show begins on the East Coast, until 12:00p.m., ET the next day.

Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Samantha Harris ("E! Entertainment"), the celebrities will perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international BBC smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced in America by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.

"Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

Source: ABC Press Release