Lance Bass, Singer, will be partnered with Lacey Schwimmer
Toni Braxton, Grammy Award Winning Singer, will be partnered with Alec Mazo
Brooke Burke, Model/TV Host, will be partnered with Derek Hough
Rocco DiSpirito, TV Chef, will be partnered with Karina Smirnoff
Maurice Greene, Olympic Champion Sprinter, will be partnered with Cheryl Burke
Kim Kardashian, Model, Stylist And Reality TV Star, will be partnered with Mark Ballas
Cloris Leachman, Oscar Award Winning Actress, will be partnered with Corky Ballas
Cody Linley, Hannah Montana Star, will be partnered with Julianne Hough
Susan Lucci, Daytime Emmy Award Winning Actress, will be partnered with Tony Dovolani
Misty May-Treanor, Olympic Beach Volleyball Professional, will be partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Ted McGinley, Actor, will be partnered with Inna Brayer
Jeffrey Ross, Comedian, will be partnered with Edyta Śliwińska
Warren Sapp, Former NFL Player, will be partnered with Kym Johnson

The show will continue to be hosted by Tom Bergeron as well as Samantha Harris. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba will continue to be judges this season.

Don’t believe me? Check out these videos of Misty May-Treanor dancing.

Here’s a nice collage video of Misty May-Treanor dancing on the AVP tour. Turns out she dances before every match.

If you didn’t like Misty’s freestyle, then Misty May-Treanor also danced with the Beach Girlz (basically a bunch of hot girl dancers on the AVP tour). Definitely respectable.

Also, if you watched the Olympics, then you probably saw the piece done on Misty May-Treanor where she’s dancing on the steps of the Great Wall of China. I can’t find that clip anywhere yet, but you can see what kind of a ham Misty May-Treanor is by just watching this video of her before and after she dances on the Great Wall of China:

I think this means Misty May-Treanor will make for some really great Dancing with the Stars television.

There’s only one major problem with this list of Dancing with the Stars Contestants. I know for sure that one of these people on the list isn’t going to be here this year. They were going to be on the show, but something happened and that’s changed.

My guess is that a number of people on this list are going to be on the show, but my sources are telling me that it’s definitely not an entirely accurate list.

Of course, guessing who is on the list is great fodder for discussion. So, here’s some of the other rumors I’ve seen floating around the internet.

There’s been a number of rumors about George Lopez being on the show. My guess is that George Lopez would be a horrible dancer, but entertaining regardless of his dance skills.

This site called Reality TV Spoilers posted their Dancing with the Stars spoilers.

N*SYNC member Lance Bass, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” Kim Kardashian, singer Toni Braxton, rodeo star and Jewel’s husband Ty Murray, “The Brady Bunch” mom Florence Henderson and original Batman Adam West who, at 79, would be the oldest participant ever. Former Miami Dolphin Dan Marino was approached, but he declined.

Warren Sapp has also been listed as a potential contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Can you imagine big bad Warren Sapp doing a quickstep? At least he could lift any of the girls, but he might also snap them in half on accident.

Misty May-Treanor and Ted Mcginley were also offered on Twitter as possible Dancing with the Stars cast members. I bet those twitters came from the original Dancing with the Stars spoiler at the top.

The good part about all this is that we’re going to find out who it really is tomorrow.

Here’s some good quotes from the People article:

With her hectic life, Hough told PEOPLE, “It’s very difficult to date – I just got kind of lucky!” Indeed, she got to know Wicks this summer when the two joined Brad Paisley on tour.

“He’s just a great guy! He’s awesome and really, really talented,” Hough says of the “Stealing Cinderella” singer. “I’m having a great time getting to know him.”

Hough, 20, says she and Wicks, 29, have been work-out buddies on the road.

“When we play amphitheaters, we’ll run up and down the stairs,” she says. “And all of us – all the bands – bought bikes and we go mountain biking and we’ll go to amusements parks and things like that.”

It will be interesting to see how their relationship will do considering how incredibly busy Julianne is between Dancing with the Stars and being on tour with Brad Paisley. Not to mention that Chuck Wicks is busy in his own right. Either way, I think we all can appreciate the joy of being with someone you enjoy.

Ok, it’s about time to hear who the new couples will be on Dancing with the Stars. The wait is almost over.

Also, you can take a look at the page that she made for Julianne the first year she competed.

According to reports:

Ballas and Hough, along with Kristi Yamaguchi and other DWTS members, had been dining at an Outback Steakhouse Saturday night when the robbery occurred. They were in town to take part in a charity event to raise money to fight cancer.
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The van is owned by Hough, who was scheduled to play at the benefit with his band, Almost Amy. Among the personal items pinched were passports, wallets, laptop computers, iPods, cell phones, diaries and photos from the tour.

Hough and Almost Amy is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of the goods. The band is soliciting tips via its MySpace page.

Well, I didn’t know that Mark and Derek had a band named Almost Amy. While it’s sad that they got robbed, looking on the bright side of things at least this is good PR for their band. I’m pretty sure thousands of people will be visiting their myspace page because of this incident.

Dancing with the Stars’ seventh season kicks off Sept. 22 with a three-night live premiere event.

Now we can get to work on posting information about Dancing with the Stars. I’ve got some amazing things planned for this site, so just wait and see what I’ve got in the works for Dancing with the Stars.

In the meantime, might as well go back and check out all the incredible Dancing with the Stars Music. I can’t wait to see the music they use this year.

Very soon I’ll be moving all my Dancing with the Stars posts from the other blogs into this blog to get it started. Let me know if you’re interested in participating in the Pure Dancing with the Stars blog. I’m always interested in giving people a platform to speak their mind about TV shows like Dancing with the Stars.

Kathy Griffin said about the offer:

“I have a hard offer for Dancing with the Stars,” raucous redhead and proud D-Lister Kathy Griffin tells TV’s Extra. But when asked if she plans to accept ABC’s invite, she says, “No! I can’t even touch my toes!”

I don’t know about you, but Kathy is known for her whit. I don’t want to see her red head going around the dance floor at all. Thank you Kathy for not accepting the offer.

Similarly, a spokesperson for former U.S. vice president Dan Quayle tells IndyStar.com, “There was contact [made]” and “there was interest in having him be on the show,” but at the end of the day the Indianapolis native said noe. Er, no. “I can tell you that he is not doing the show,” says the rep.

I actually think that it would be quite entertaining to have Dan Quayle on the show. I’m sure he’d be horrible, but sometimes that’s funny and endearing. I read one person commenting on the story that said, “Dan Quayle did enough to ruin the vice presidency. Thank you Dan for not doing the same to the cast of Dancing with the Stars.”

The Dancing with the Stars 2008 cast will be officially revealed the morning of Aug. 25, on ABC’s Good Morning America. There’s got to be somewhere that spoils it. If you find it, let me know.

Here’s a breakdown of all the music from the 2 part finale of Dancing with the Stars (with links to download the music as well):

FACE-OFF
Cristian & Cheryl, Jason & Edyta, and Kristi & Mark danced to the song Dancing On The Ceiling sung by Lionel Richie

FREESTYLE
Kristi & Mark danced the Freestyle to the song Workin’ Day And Night sung by Michael Jackson

Jason & Edyta danced the Freestyle to the song Miami sung by Will Smith

Cristian & Cheryl danced the Freestyle to the song Suavamente sung by Elvis Crespo

Music Act danced R & B to the song Love In This Club sung by Usher

Penn & Kym danced the Cha Cha to the song Fool In Love sung by Tina Turner

Monica & Jonathan danced the Mambo to the song My Lovin’ You’re Never Gonna Get It sung by En Vogue

Steve & Anna danced the Tango to the song Jalousie sung by Alfred Hause’s Tango Orchestra

Adam & Julianne danced the Paso Doble to the song Plaza Of Execution sung by From The Mask Of Zorro

Priscilla & Louis danced the Tango to the song El Choclo sung by Lalo Schifrin Orchestra

Marlee & Fabian danced the Mambo to the song Mi Tierra sung by Gloria Estefan

Shannon & Derek danced the Quickstep to the song Swing With Me sung by Jessica Simpson

Mario & Karina danced the Mambo to the song Mambo A La Sandoval sung by Angel Melendez

Marissa & Tony danced the Paso Doble to the song My Family Is My Life sung by James Horner

Cristian & Cheryl danced the Paso Doble to the song La Virgen De La Macarena sung by Canadian Brass

Jason & Edyta danced the Quickstep to the song Dirty Boogie sung by Brian Setzer Orchestra

Kristi & Mark danced the Jive to the song Rip It Up

Music Act danced R & B to the song Yeah sung by Usher

Intro Final 2 Couples to the song Gonna Fly Now sung by Rocky Orchestra

Last Dance to the song I Got You (I Feel Good) sung by James Brown

That’s all the music for this years Dancing with the Stars. Much more music and dancing to come I’m sure.