Wednesday, May 22, 2013
How did Aly fare in the series finale?
Spoiler Alert: If you are not ready for the results, do not read below.
Needham's Olympic Gold Medalist was unfortunately knocked out before she could bring home the gold in ABC's dancing contest. All of the stars returned for last night's grand finale, as did guest stars PSY, Pitbull and Wynonna. The crowd fell silent as the results were announced: Aly Raisman was the first star to be sent home, putting the couple in fourth place. "This has been the best experience of my life," the Olympian said as she was eliminated. The crowd cheered wildly at her farewell. Host Tom Bergeron told her that she had made a real impression on the program and its fans. Partner Mark Ballas called her "the best partner I've had in my life." The team was sent off with hugs from the remaining competitors. With Aly eliminated …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Raisman and her partner did well on the Monday, May 6 edition of Dancing with the Stars.
Aly Raisman earned near perfect scores on Monday's edition of Dancing with the Stars. The local Olympian and her partner Mark Ballas strutted their way to a 29 out of 30 score during their first dance of the night. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba gave the pair a score of 9 while Len Goodman and Bruno Tonilo each gave them a 10. For the second dance, Raisman, Ballas and a third dancer performed a trio dance which earned them a score of 27 out of 30. Each judge gave Raisman a score of 9. In total, Raisman received 56 out of 60 possible points. Viewers still have time to vote. To vote for Mark and Aly, visit ABC's website and the DWTS Facebook page. Voting closes at 11 a.m. The Dancing with the Stars Results Show starts at 9 p.m. tonight, May 7 on…
Monday, May 6, 2013
One of the show's remaining actors went home last week, and the show announced a tribute to one Boston Marathon bombing victim.
Pineapple salsa won Aly Raisman another week in the "Dancing with the Stars" runnings. That is, a Salsa routine that involved pineapples. Which means that the local Olympian, who got her start in Newton, will be on the show again tonight, at the same old time and channel: ABC, 8 p.m. to 10:01 p.m. She was declared safe about a third of the way into last week's results program. However, the team that wasn't safe was that of actor Andy Dick and his partner Sharna Burgess, who went home. During last week's results show, Host Tom Bergeron announced that the program would also follow the recovery of Adrianne Haslet, a ballroom dancer and instructor who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing. Haslet is putting together a routine to …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Needham's Olympic medalist survives another round of Dancing with the Stars, another star is not so lucky.
She's still dancing, and she's dancing for Boston. Aly Raisman, Needham's own gold-medaling Olympic gymnast, survived another round of ABC's Dancing With the Stars with her pineapple-throwing performance. "I never shimmied that much in my life." Raisman said behind the scenes, "and I liked it a lot." She was declared safe about a third of the way into last night's program. However, the judges and fans scores end up sending actor Andy Dick and his partner Sharna Burgess home. Burgess was reportedly angry about the judge's treatment of her partner. Following the Boston Marathon bombing, a ballroom dancer and instructor who lost her leg in the attack did announce her intention to dance for the competition. Host Tom Bergeron said they …
Monday, April 29, 2013
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" returns this week, and local Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman returns as well.
Evidently, the fans of Dancing With the Stars still think local Olympian Aly Raisman really is lovely. Her dance to Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" earned her and dance partner Mark Ballas 27 out of 30 points from the judges. In last week's Results Show, she and her partner were among the first duos to be declared safe. Combined with her scores from the previous week, Ballas and Raisman have earned 172 points, which puts her in third place overall. In the end the result show came down to pairs - former baseball player Sean Lowe and his partner Peta Murgatroyd and boxer Victor Ortiz and his partner Lindsay Arnold. After tallying the votes of the judges and the viewers Ortiz and Arnold were sent packing. The judges rate and rank each …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Comedian D.L. Hughely goes home. The stars respond to Boston marathon.
Local Olympian Aly Raisman made it through another week of Dancing With the Stars. Last night, the dancing competition sent home comedian D.L. Hughely, who had been scoring low with the judges for the first few weeks of the competition. While Boston is still dealing with the consequences of the marathon explosions, the stars on the program did have the city in mind. The Olympian, who got her start in Newton, dedicated her dance to the people in Boston, and Zendaya sent the city her two 10-point scores from the judges. Before last night's results show, Raisman posted to her facebook account Terrible that yesterday was Patriots day in MA and the Boston Marathon, it was supposed to be a very special day, something where all of Boston comes…
Monday, April 8, 2013
The local Olympic hero, Aly Raisman, continues on ABC's dancing contest tonight.
Hey, did Aly Raisman make it to the next stage of Dancing with the Stars? Yep, she survived last week's round, and is back tonight. Even despite an April Fool's moment with one of the judges during the post-dance critique. "Up until tonight I've been impressed with your dancing," said judge Len Goodman. "Not tonight." But then: "April Fool's!" The Raisman-Ballas duo scored of 23 out of a possible 30, which keeps them near the front of the dancing pack. With her score from the two previous weeks, she has a total of 68 points. As one couple has to go each week, there was an elimination. Last week was country singer Wynona Judd's final week on the competition. There is also something of a feud going on between contestant D.L. Hughely and…
Monday, April 1, 2013
The local Olympic gold medalist is back on ABC's dancing contest tonight.
It's no joke -- the Aly Raisman run on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" continues tonight. In case you missed last week, each of the three judges rated Raisman and Ballas' quickstep last week 8 out of 10, giving the duo 24 total points. Combined with the first week's score, she has 45 out of a possible 60 points. No one was voted off last week--instead athlete Dorothy Hamill announced her decision to leave the competition because of a back injury. The two teams to beat are Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy with 50 total points, and Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough who earned 47 points between the two weeks' episodes. "Dancing With the Stars" returns from 8 p.m. to 10:01 p.m. tonight, with the DWTS Results Show airing Tuesday night from 9 …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Needham Olympian made it through the first round of voting of the ABC dancing reality show.
After last night's solid performance on "Dancing With the Stars," local Olympian Aly Raisman and her dance partner Mark Ballas are continuing their run into next week. The three judges last night rated Raisman and Ballas' quickstep dance 8 out of 10, giving the Olympic gold medalist 24 total points. Combined with last week's score, she has 45 out of a possible 60 points. The two teams ahead of her are Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy with 50 total points, and Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough with 47 points between both weeks. Both teams scored 26 points in last night's competition. Raisman, who got her gymnastics start here in Newton, was declared safe about 15 minutes into the episode, and was not eliminated this week. She told host …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Local Olympian Aly Raisman competed in the second week of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
In the second week of the competition, Aly Raisman and her dancing partner Mark Ballas performed the quickstep on Dancing with the Stars last night. Will the local Olympian's run on DWTS last for a while, or is her dance party almost at an end? The judges gave her a lot of positive feedback, and gave her 8 points each, for a total of 24 out of a possible 30. Combined with last week's score, she's got 45 out of a possible 60. "Best quickstep of the night," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. "You, Aly, are really bringing the ballroom style into your movement." "It was like watching a magical little bluebird on full flight." Commented judge Bruno Tonioli, "your personality shone through." The team of Aly and Mark came in third out of last …
