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To: Uncle Frank who wrote (1964)	8/15/2008 5:33:07 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 17995

Joshua Allen Talked to Hollywood 411 video at site by Lynn on August 15th, 2008 Here's an interview that Joshua Allen, winner of this season of So You think You Can Dance, did with Hollywood 411. He says that really expected for Twitch to win, since he came into the season with such a large fan base. He talks about not being able to afford the classical training so he says that he would take out trash and other odd jobs in trade for some classes, but nothing like Will or the others. He also lets us know that his high school coaches hated him for giving up traditional sports, after breaking records, etc., because he wanted to dance. He seems like a great guy. He's truly an inspiration to anyone who has a dream, but thinks that they are held back by their circumstances. dancewatcher.com

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (1964)	8/18/2008 2:36:13 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 17995

Wade Robson's Homage to the Rabbits By Lynn on Homage to the Rabbits On the season finale of So You think You Can Dance, we got to see an amazing Wade Robson dance from the new Las Vegas Show Criss Angel: Believe. The routine, performed by Cirque du Soleil, is entitled Homage to the Rabbits. It's genius! I loved it! See what I mean: youtube.com

To: Uncle Frank who wrote (1964)	8/25/2008 10:35:35 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17995

'Dancing With the Stars' unveils its latest celebrity lineup. It’s anybody’s guess which star will win, but here’s our take. By Rick Bentley / The Fresno Bee 08/25/08 17:17:32 After months of speculation and debate, a secret was finally revealed. Nah, it wasn't something trivial like Barack Obama's announcing Joe Biden as his running mate. This is important. The really big news came Monday morning. ABC revealed the names of the 13 celebrities (and the word is used very loosely) who will compete in the seventh season of "Dancing With the Stars." The contestants, their ranks increased by one from previous years, will try to hoof their way into pop culture history when the new season opens at 8 p.m. Sept. 22. This is a tough group of celebrities to handicap. It includes the oldest and youngest competitors ever. Olympic athletes have done well in the past. And this year there are two Olympians. There also are celebrities who have won an Oscar, a Grammy and the Super Bowl. Trying to figure out which dance team will win is like trying to predict a Super Bowl winner before the season starts. All you can do is take past performances, athletic ability, gene pool, the Kenny Mayne goofy factor and a host of other bits of information and feed them into the Generator of Useful Educated Series Scenarios (G.U.E.S.S.) computer to come up with the early odds of how the competition will go. Please do not use these numbers to make wagers. Maurice Greene and Cheryl Burke (2-1): Never, ever, bet against Cheryl Burke. The two-time winner could dance with a mannequin and make it look good. And she is teamed with Olympic sprinter Maurice Greene. He will bring a lot of stamina to the mix. And that is a key to making it through the long haul. Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer (4-1): You have to give props to those boy- band performers. That's a bloodline that has certainly turned out several strong performers. The big question is how *NSYNC Bass will be with Schwimmer, the 2006 U.S. Youth Latin Champ and 2007 World Swing Dance Champ. Unless they click, everything could go Bass ackwards. Toni Braxton and Alex Mazo (10-1): Braxton is a Grammy winner, but that doesn't mean she has the tools to make a serious run at the title. Look for her to do well in the waltz but have trouble with some of the more up-tempo dances. What will keep her in the competition longer than she should will be season one champion Alec Mazo, who returns for his fourth go-round. Brooke Burke and Derek Hough (15-1): Look for Brooke to be outstanding in two moments of every dance: the start and finish. Just because you look good does not mean you can be a dancer. The host of the show "Wild On!" will be a passive performer, especially because she is teamed with Derek Hough. The young dancer doesn't have the experience to push Burke as much as she needs. Rocco DiSpirito and Karina Smirnoff (20-1): This is one of the toughest teams to predict. There is no question the James Beard Award- winning celebrity chef has a passion for food. But will that translate to a passion for dance? Karina Smirnoff is a fireball. Look for the odds on this pair to change as the season progresses. Kim Kardashian and Mark Ballas (25-1): At this point there are no guarantees Kardashian will ever step on the dance floor. She hurt her toe the night before the announcement. But if she does dance, defending champion Mark Ballas will keep her in the competition to about the midway point. Whether she dances to the later rounds remains one big but. Misty May-Treanor and Maksim Chmerkovskiy (40-1): One thing is certain to anyone who has watches beach volleyball, May-Treanor will be able to wear the skimpy costumes. And if you can run on sand, a dance floor should be no problem. The big question is how well she will work with a new partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Cody Linley and Julianne Hough (50-1): While they might get named the cutest couple at the prom, there is no way former champ Julianne Hough will be able to turn the 19-year-old "Hannah Montana" star into a winner. Susan Lucci and Tony Dovolani (60-1): Susan Lucci has a better chance of winning another daytime Emmy than this dance competition. Her only hope is to pull some pranks that her character, Erica Kane on "All My Children," would use to take out a few of the competitors. Maybe Kardashian was the first? Warren Sapp and Kym Johnson (70-1): Under other circumstances, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and Oakland Raider would have been one of the first to go. But his partner, Kym Johnson, is hungry for a win. But Sapp just doesn't bring the tools needed to get Johnson the win. Sapp should be more realistic. Ted McGinley and Inna Brayer (75-1): What do Ted McGinley and Inna Brayer have in common? No one knows who they are. Ted McGinley's been missing in action since "Hope & Faith" (as if anyone watched that). And she is a newcomer to the competition. Inexperience will be their biggest problem. No happy days for McGinley. Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas (1,492-1): Cloris Leachman, who danced with Ben Franklin at her senior prom, is an entertainment icon and an Oscar winner for "The Last Picture Show" in 1971. But dancing is a young person's sport, and the fact Leachman is 82 will just make it tough for her to contend.