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People.com: Dancing with the Stars: Who Scored the Best?updated: Tue Oct 11 2011 12:32:00

David Arquette and Hope Solo also wowed the crowd on Monday night's episode

People.com: Jay Cutler Cheers on Kristin Cavallari at Dancing with the Starsupdated: Tue Oct 04 2011 10:53:00

It looks like they're back on as the quarterback supports his onetime fiancée

People.com: Nancy Grace Promises 'More Action' on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Mon Oct 03 2011 16:53:00

The HLN host blogs about surviving another elimination and taking on the waltz

People.com: Elisabetta Canalis: Dancing Is Not My Thingupdated: Wed Sep 28 2011 16:50:00

"I hope to have learned something," the eliminated DWTS contestant tells PEOPLE

People.com: Kristin Cavallari & Mark Ballas Expect People to Think They're Datingupdated: Fri Sep 23 2011 19:09:00

"We have a lot of fun," Ballas tells PEOPLE. "We laugh a lot"

Kristin Cavallari, Mark Ballas expect people to think they're datingupdated: Fri Sep 23 2011 16:55:00

Kristin Cavallari and Mark Ballas are both young, newly single and have great chemistry on the dance floor -- otherwise known as the perfect recipe for a juicy dating rumor.

People.com: Metta World Peace: I Should Have Tried Harder on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Wed Sep 21 2011 16:09:00

"I really didn't know how much fun this was going to be," says the Laker formerly known as Ron Artest

People.com: Nancy Grace Introduces Dancing with the Stars Partner Tristan MacManusupdated: Wed Sep 07 2011 10:32:00

"He's pushing me around the ballroom dance floor like I'm a wheelbarrow," Grace says of Tristan MacManus

People.com: Audrina Patridge Has Dancing Advice for Kristin Cavallariupdated: Sat Sep 03 2011 15:10:00

"It's going to get hard, but just have fun with it," she tells her Hills costar

CNNMoney: 'Black Swan' gig lifts ballerina's dance businessupdated: Fri Jun 03 2011 19:34:00

It's not easy running a fledgling business and working with a big celebrity at the same time.

People.com: Kym Johnson's Emotional Return to Dancing with the Starsupdated: Tue May 17 2011 14:04:00

After a horrendous fall, the pro competes again with partner Hines Ward

People.com: Dancing Recap: How Did Injured Ralph Macchio Do?updated: Tue May 10 2011 11:52:00

He's got a bad knee, but Chelsea Kane and Hines Ward come in strong

Tourists head to Cuba to salsaupdated: Mon May 09 2011 10:45:00

Forget the sun and sand, thousands of tourists head to Cuba for salsa dancing. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

Salsa dancing draws tourists to Cubaupdated: Mon May 09 2011 10:45:00

Young and old burn up the dance floor at Havana's Las Canitas nightclub every weekend. On a recent Saturday night, half of the dancers twirling to the latest salsa hits were from Switzerland.

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Will Miss Feeling Like Barbie on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Wed May 04 2011 15:30:00

"I don't think I will ever [be this glamorous] the rest of my life," the latest eliminated contestant says  

People.com: Ralph Macchio Is Proud of 'Raunchiness' - and Earning a 10updated: Tue May 03 2011 15:54:00

"I'm feeling pretty good," the actor says after dancing the quickstep and the cha cha

People.com: Who Kissed This Time on Dancing with the Stars?updated: Tue May 03 2011 10:51:00

One pair gives a lip-smacking performance, another rebounds

People.com: Dancing with the Stars: Why Is Everyone Falling?updated: Tue Apr 26 2011 19:14:00

"I think the floor is jinxed," says Karina Smirnoff, who took a tumble with partner Ralph Macchio

People.com: Karina Smirnoff Falls on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Tue Apr 26 2011 10:49:00

The pro and partner Ralph Macchio recover and get praise from the judges

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Dances with Confidence for the First Timeupdated: Tue Apr 19 2011 15:15:00

Despite earning a low score on Monday, "I give myself a 10 for how good I felt," she says

People.com: Hines Ward Pulls Ahead on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Tue Apr 19 2011 11:56:00

The NFL star is atop the leaderboard after a night of patriotic performances

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson: Did She Survive on Dancing with the Stars?updated: Wed Apr 13 2011 11:30:00

Find out if the reality star got enough votes to save her

People.com: Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Suffer Another Dancing Mishapupdated: Tue Apr 12 2011 11:13:00

This time her shoe falls off; Chelsea Kane takes top score

People.com: Chelsea Kane's Dancing with the Stars Blog: All About the Viennese Waltzupdated: Tue Apr 12 2011 08:48:00

"When your body is being dragged across a dance floor," the Dancing contestant says, "it can take a layer of skin off"

People.com: Wendy Williams Eliminated on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Wed Apr 06 2011 10:53:00

Find out of the talk show host will hang up her dancing shoes or if another contestant is a goner

Who survived elimination on 'Dancing?'updated: Wed Apr 06 2011 10:42:00

A second celeb was sent home, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy receives support after his fall on "Dancing with the Stars."

People.com: Kirstie Alley's Take on Her Dancing Tumble: 'So What?'updated: Tue Apr 05 2011 13:50:00

Partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, whose leg went out during their rumba, says, "I'll be fine"

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson: 'I Was So Nervous' on Dancingupdated: Wed Mar 23 2011 11:33:00

"I have a fear of the stage, a fear of the audience," the reality star says

People.com: Kirstie Alley, Kendra Wilkinson Make Dancing Debutsupdated: Tue Mar 22 2011 13:30:00

PEOPLE weighs in on the best, the worst and the big surprises as season 12 begins

Ex-'Karate Kid' scores big on 'DWTS'updated: Tue Mar 22 2011 12:20:00

Ralph Macchio says it was "a nice victory" after receiving high scores on the "Dancing with the Stars" premiere.

In the shoes of a ballerinaupdated: Wed Feb 02 2011 07:19:00

"icon" looks at the relationship between shoemaker and ballerina with Tamara Rojo, one of the Royal's principal dancers.

Keeping the world's greatest dancers on their toesupdated: Wed Feb 02 2011 07:19:00

They are the most important element of a ballerina's costume: Pointe shoes, which allow dancers to stand on the tips of their toes, can make the difference between an amazing performance and a dismal show.

Nacho Duato, the Spaniard planning to revolutionize Russian balletupdated: Thu Jan 27 2011 08:48:00

Most artistic directors' first day leading a new ballet company is all about meeting the dancers. But for Nacho Duato it's a challenge just to find the rehearsal room.

Russia's ballet revolutionupdated: Thu Jan 27 2011 08:48:00

Ballet choreographer, Nacho Duato the first non-Russian for a century to take command of a major Russian ballet company.

Monita's blog: The art of balletupdated: Thu Jan 27 2011 07:12:00

When I was eight, my mother enrolled me in ballet classes. I loved it. Every Saturday we would trek across town to the building that housed the big bright room with the large mirrors. We would sit in the waiting room with the other girls my age, all of us in our pink leotards and soft pink satin shoes, with our moms at our side.

Natalie Portman: I'm a pleasure seeker, not self-punisherupdated: Mon Jan 17 2011 09:03:00

Living a role for a movie is hard work -- living the physically punishing life of a ballet dancer is even harder. But it's worth it when you get awarded with a Golden Globe for your efforts.

The ballet company that employed Chanel and Picassoupdated: Mon Dec 27 2010 02:16:00

Glamorous, avant-garde and ground-breaking -- when the pioneering dance company Ballets Russes burst onto the Paris scene in 1909 it transformed classical ballet forever.

January on icon: Balletupdated: Thu Dec 23 2010 06:30:00

As Natalie Portman and Darren Aronofsky's controversial ballet-horror film "Black Swan" rolls out internationally, CNN's arts and culture show icon steps into the world of pointe shoes and tutus.

People.com: Does Bristol Palin Deserve to Be in the Dancing with the Stars Finale?updated: Wed Nov 17 2010 15:49:00

Tell us if you support Palin or if someone else should compete for the disco ball trophy

People.com: Dancing: Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough's 'Flawless' Nightupdated: Tue Nov 16 2010 12:32:00

The frontrunners earn straight tens for a their cha cha and their waltz

People.com: Real Housewives: Rate Sheree Whitfield's Ballroom Dancingupdated: Mon Nov 15 2010 14:52:00

Did you have the same reaction as Kandi, Kim or NeNe?

People.com: Bristol's Parents Pay For Friends and Family to Attend Dancing with the Starsupdated: Wed Nov 10 2010 08:48:00

"Bristol is down there without a team," Sarah Palin says. "We'll send 'em down"

People.com: Dancing's Brandy and Jennifer Grey Tie at the Topupdated: Tue Nov 09 2010 13:08:00

The female frontrunners both earn near-perfect scores on a night of double dances

People.com: Dancing with the Stars: Jennifer Grey Is Back on Topupdated: Tue Nov 02 2010 13:30:00

The actress returns to the top of the leader board, tying with frontrunner Brandy

Dada Masilo pushing boundariesupdated: Tue Nov 02 2010 08:37:00

Dancer Dada Masilo has impressive credits to her name, including performances of "Swan Lake" and "Romeo and Juliet."

American ballet company heads to Cubaupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 14:59:00

CNN's Adriana Hauser speaks with two members of the American Ballet Theater Company, before a historic trip to Cuba.

American Ballet Theater hopes to unite countries with Cuba performanceupdated: Wed Oct 20 2010 14:59:00

The executive director of American Ballet Theatre said Tuesday she hopes to help bridge the divide between Cuba and the United States when the company performs in Havana this fall for the first time in 50 years.

People.com: Jennifer Grey Nabs Dancing with the Stars' First 10updated: Tue Oct 12 2010 16:51:00

The Dirty Dancing star ousts Audrina Patridge from the number one spot again

'Dancing' keeps on juking and jivingupdated: Wed Oct 06 2010 05:54:00

Go behind the scenes with CNN as the stars react to their performances in Week 3 of "Dancing with the Stars."

Wow, has Bristol changed!updated: Tue Sep 21 2010 19:24:00

How did Bristol Palin go from troubled pregnant teen to dancing darling? HLN's Showbiz Tonight's A.J. Hammer reports.

A ballet dancer's determined stepsupdated: Mon Aug 02 2010 09:02:00

A ballet dancer from a South African township leaps onto a new stage.

'The LXD' brings 'Glee' star and dance to the Webupdated: Tue Jul 06 2010 20:50:00

The art of dance is hot right now, as are superheroes. So what happens when you combine the two?

People.com: FIRST LOOK: Kim and Kourtney Kardashian's Robotic Dance Crew Battleupdated: Fri May 14 2010 08:28:00

The sisters (and their teams) show off their best moves for Svedka's Bot dance-off

Nina Ananiashvili: Georgia's 47-year-old prima ballerinaupdated: Wed Apr 21 2010 09:28:00

The State Ballet of Georgia is in rehearsal.

Donny Osmond is new 'Dancing' champupdated: Wed Nov 25 2009 13:58:00

Donny Osmond's family dinner table may have a unique centerpiece this Thanksgiving holiday: a sparkly, much-perspired-over mirror ball trophy.

TV producer starts charity for young dancersupdated: Wed Nov 25 2009 08:47:00

Nigel Lythgoe was tired of saying "no" to promising young dancers.

Dance shows find their groove with viewersupdated: Tue Aug 18 2009 07:59:00

When Christjohn Batters looks around the dance studio where he works in Atlanta, Georgia, he notices something different these days.

Legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham diesupdated: Mon Jul 27 2009 11:47:00

Choreographer Merce Cunningham, one of the most important figures in modern dance, has died at age 90, his dance company announced Monday.

Fans keep Wozniak 'Dancing With the Stars'updated: Tue Mar 24 2009 11:56:00

What he lacks in technique, Steve Wozniak makes up for in geeks.

Carlos Acosta: From backstreets to balletupdated: Thu Mar 05 2009 06:21:00

Carlos Acosta is the ballet dancer who breaks all the rules. Perhaps the most famous dancer of his generation, his is a career that wasn't meant to be -- a tough kid from the backstreets of Havana who was forced to study ballet and became a reluctant star.

SI.com: Austin Murphy: Remembering Myron Copeupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 15:13:00

If the seventh Super Bowl in Pittsburgh Steelers history seems just a little saner, more ordinary, a tad quieter than the previous six, it's because this is the club's first title game since the passing of one Myron Cope, the "Yoi!"-spouting radio legend and unofficial poet laureate of the 412, who died last February at the age of 79.

Lord of the danceupdated: Thu Jan 22 2009 04:48:00

Not only is Tetsuya Kumakawa the greatest ever Japanese ballet dancer, he is one of the best the world has ever seen. His athletic grace has won him fans wherever he has performed, and his dedication to the art continues to bring ballet to new audiences.

Time.com: Black Performer: Israeli Security Made Me Danceupdated: Tue Sep 09 2008 18:00:00

A performer with the renowned Alvin Ailey dance troupe was ordered to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to convince them of his identity

The perfect poise of Tan Yuan Yuanupdated: Wed Jul 02 2008 01:48:00

It was a five cent Chinese yuan coin that gave Tan Yuan Yuan the chance to dance.

Delicate and daringupdated: Wed Jul 02 2008 01:48:00

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks to China's most critically acclaimed ballet dancer, Tan Yuan Yuan about her rise to fame.

Time.com: Dancing With the Stars Eliminates R&B Singerupdated: Wed May 07 2008 09:00:00

It was the 100th episode of Dancing With the Stars -- but the last for Mario

Time.com: Dancing with the Statsupdated: Mon Apr 28 2008 19:00:00

If celebs go on Dancing with the Stars to up their profile, search data shows they'll have to do more than mambo

"Each one, teach one"updated: Thu Apr 10 2008 21:44:00

Big Boi explains how this innovative production can help reach unconventional audiences.

Hip-hop meets ballet in Big Boi's 'big' debutupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 21:44:00

As half of the famed hip-hop duo OutKast, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton is known for his bass-booming, chart-topping smash hits. His recording studio in Atlanta is lined with plush velvet, stocked with Courvoisier and has a swing hanging from the ceiling -- a place to settle in and do his work.

Q & A with Monica Masonupdated: Fri Dec 07 2007 11:58:00

Monica Mason joined the Royal Ballet in 1958 at the age of 16, becoming the youngest member of the Company at that time. Ten years later she was promoted to principal dancer. She has been director of the Royal Ballet since 2002. Here she gives CNN her assessment of Tetsuya Kumakawa prodigious talents.

Q & A with Tetsuya Kumakawaupdated: Fri Dec 07 2007 11:56:00

Interviewed for Revealed at a sport's injury clinic near Tokyo, Tetsuya Kumakawa talks frankly about his beginnings, the Royal Ballet, the K-Ballet and his hopes to continue as a performer in the years ahead.

People.com: VIDEO: Marie Osmond Collapses on Dancingupdated: Tue Oct 23 2007 14:42:00

Video courtesy The Insider Online

SI.com: Cuban joins next cast of Dancing With The Starsupdated: Mon Aug 27 2007 00:07:00

Following in the illustrious footsteps of athletes Apolo Ohno, Clyde Drexler and Laila Ali, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will become the next cast member of Dancing With the Stars, a source told SI.com.

A toe-tapping Quest for danceupdated: Thu Aug 23 2007 21:16:00

This month, we revisit one of Richard's most celebrated adventures as he sets out on a search for the world's best movers and groovers in a toe-tapping Quest to Dance.

People.com: Judge Len Goodman Dishes on Dancing with the Starsupdated: Mon Jun 04 2007 10:22:00

The judge reveals who'd win a U.K. vs. U.S. dance-off. Plus: a look at his new DVD

Ballerina sparks anti-fascist rowupdated: Fri Jan 12 2007 09:59:00

Anti-fascist protesters demonstrated outside a London theater on Friday, shouting noisy slogans against a ballet dancer who belongs to a far-right political party.

Jin Xing TalkAsia Interview Transcriptupdated: Mon Jun 13 2005 05:34:00

Airdate: June 4th, 2005

EW review: Odd saga of other 'Exorcist'updated: Wed May 18 2005 15:43:00

If you're a certain kind of moviegoer -- my kind -- then the announcement that Paul Schrader's prequel to "The Exorcist," was being shelved after it had been fully shot and edited only stoked your desire to see it.

Review: Leave 'Shall We Dance?' aloneupdated: Fri Oct 15 2004 11:43:00

"Shall We Dance?", an American remake of the sweet 1996 Japanese film of the same name, is an ill-fated attempt to translate a wonderful foreign-language film for American audiences -- and it falls apart on its own, too.

Fortune: Reward Yourself 40 ways to indulge before you turn 40 (or 50, or 60...)updated: Mon Sep 18 2000 00:01:00

As every manager knows, it's amazing what a little gift can do for morale. Problem is, when you're the one giving and receiving the gift, people tend to call it a midlife crisis. But so what? You'v...

Fortune: Protection for grunts, left on the prairie, a write-down in the Soviet Union, and other matters. GREAT MOMENTS IN REVOLUTIONARY updated: Mon Aug 28 1989 00:01:00

The Kirov Ballet's . . . program ((includes)) a new ballet that will tell you where the Kirov men are. This week, 32 of them will be running up an aisle of the Metropolitan Opera House and yelling ...

Fortune: FOXTROTTING WITHOUT FEAR Ballroom dancing is coming back. Even executive klutzes find it's more fun than they thought.updated: Mon Mar 17 1986 00:01:00

He takes 35 business trips a year, but James Tillotson doesn't let a hectic schedule cut in on his favorite exercise: ballroom dancing. Vice president for research and development at Ocean Spray Cr...

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