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  'Dancing with the Stars' ouster surprises, confuses Denise Richards

  March 25, 2009
  Similar to some Dancing with the Stars fans, Denise Richards doesn't fully understand how she and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy won last night's live "Dance Off" but still became the second couple ousted from the ABC reality series.
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  'Dancing with the Stars' cuts Denise Richards, Maksim Chmerkovskiy

  March 25, 2009
  Actress and Denise Richards: It's Complicated star Denise Richards and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were revealed to be the second couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on ABC.
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  'Dancing with the Stars' cuts Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts

  March 18, 2009
  Singer Belinda Carlisle and her partner Jonathan Roberts became the first couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on ABC.
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  Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Melissa Rycroft's 'Dancing' participation 'unfair'

  March 17, 2009
  Maksim Chmerkovskiy used to think that a woman wouldn't be able to win Dancing with the Stars again. Now he thinks one has too much of an advantage in the eighth season of the ABC reality dance competition.
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  ABC reveals 'Dancing with the Stars' professional partner pairings

  February 12, 2009
  ABC has revealed the professional partner pairings for Dancing with the Stars' eighth season, which will premiere with a two-hour performance episode on Monday, March 9 at 8PM ET/PT.
   
  Dancing with the Stars' eighth-season professional partner cast features eleven professionals who have previously competed on the show: two-time mirror ball champions Julianne Hough and Cheryl Burke; reigning seventh-season champion Derek Hough; sixth-season champ Mark Ballas; Jonathan Roberts; Kym Johnson; Lacey Schwimmer; Tony Dovolani; Maksim Chmerkovskiy; Edyta Sliwinska; and Karina Smirnoff. With the exception of Roberts, all of the returning professionals competed in last fall's seventh Dancing with the Stars edition.
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  'Dancing' pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy: My kids will be like royalty

  February 11, 2009
  Neither Maksim Chmerkovskiy nor his fiancee Karina Smirnoff have ascended to Dancing with the Stars' championship throne yet, however he apparently feels that their eventual children should be considered royalty.
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  ABC reveals 'Dancing with the Stars' eighth-season celebrity cast

  February 9, 2009
  ABC has revealed the identities of the 13 celebrities who will be heating up the dance floor when Dancing with the Stars eighth season premieres with a two-hour performance episode on Monday, March 9 at 8PM ET/PT.
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  'Dancing with the Stars' pro Karina Smirnoff undergoes knee surgery

  February 3, 2009
  Dancing with the Stars' dancing professional Karina Smirnoff says she's feeling "great" after undergoing knee surgery on Friday.
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  Report: 'Dancing with the Stars' interested in 'View's Sherri Shepherd

  January 22, 2009
  Sherri Shepard's interest in Dancing with the Stars is apparently mutual.
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  Report: 'Dancing's Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Karina Smirnoff engaged

  January 5, 2009
  Dancing with the Stars professional dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff have reportedly gotten engaged.

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