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Dancing with the Stars returned last night with a massive new three-story set–with more staircases and no dangling Christmas lights!–and an impressive new cast who went through the first-episode motions well. Sadly, the ABC series also retained its worst elements. The first is its absolutely horrific music; I’m now thinking it must just be a …

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Since Chaz Bono was announced as one of the cast members on Dancing with the Stars 13, there’s been a lot of freaking out. That’s because Chaz used to be Chastity, and the T part of LGBT is the least-familiar and arguably least-accepted type of person among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. And that’s …

Read More about The unfortunate but important response to Chaz Bono’s casting on Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars announced its cast during a fake press conference tonight following Bachelor Pad, and the show basically has the high-profile cast that it wanted, as it’s a rather recognizable and impressive group, especially for this show. Also, it does not include Jersey Shore‘s Snooki, despite tabloids’ repeated insistence that it would. The …

Read More about Nancy Grace, David Arquette, Ron Artest, Chaz Bono among surprisingly impressive Dancing with the Stars cast

For its 13th season, Dancing with the Stars is doing something incredible: searching for actual stars. Its cast is often filled with reality stars and virtually unknown people. Following up on a TMZ report that said the show was seeking “more high profile” cast members, msnbc reported that a show “insider” confirmed that it “is …

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