Def Leppard Performs Tonight on Dancing With the Stars Results Show  4/29/08

THE SEVENTH COUPLE TO BE DISMISSED FROM THE BALLROOM WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW," TUESDAY, APRIL 29, ON ABC 

Great Britain's Premiere Arena Rock Band, Def Leppard, Rocks the Ballroom

Kenny Mayne Returns with Dance Center "Episode 607A" - After tallying the judges' scores and viewers' votes, the seventh couple to be eliminated from the competition is revealed on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, APRIL 29 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

This week, ballroom meets rock when legendary rock band Def Leppard takes the stage, performing their classic hit, "Pour Some Sugar on Me," accompanied by professional dancers Tony Dovolani, Karina Smirnoff, Louis Van Amstel, Cheryl Burke, Mark Ballas and Anna Trebunskaya dancing a group Paso Doble. The band will also perform their #1 new single, "Nine Lives," off their 14th and latest studio album, "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge," in stores April 29. They'll be accompanied by World and U.S. National American Rhythm champions. Additionally, Season Two alumnus Kenny Mayne returns for another hilarious edition of "Dance Center."

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 six 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
* 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

 

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