Lance Bass Rehearses For ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Lance Bass, who has just been announced as one of the celebrity contestants in the upcoming new season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, has updated his official My Space profile with the first pics of him rehearsing for the show with his “professional” dance partner Lacey Schwimmer (who joins the DWTS family this season, you may recall Lacey was a finale finalist on the third season of So You Think You Can Dance which, apparently, makes her a “professional”) … check ‘em out:
While I really wish that DWTS would’ve had the balls to pair my boy Lance up with a male professional dancer (mebbe that cute Travis guy from SYTYCD) but I totally get that middle America (ie. target audience) ain’t really ready for something like that. I’m not a big DWTS fan but I will deffo be rooting for Lance … tho, I think I may have to split my lurve between Lance and another of this upcoming season’s celeb contestants. After the jump, find out who else I’ll be cheering on this season …
It’s Cloris Leachman, bitches:
Y’all betta recognize. Any DWTS fans out there? What do you y’all think about this new cast made up of former ‘N Sync member Lance Bass; Grammy-winning singer and actress Toni Braxton; model, actress and former Rock Star host Brooke Burke; celebrity chef, former The Restaurant star and upcoming Rocco Gets Real star Rocco DiSpirito; two-time Olympic gold medalist track star Maurice Greene; Keeping up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian; award-winning actress and former Facts of Life star Cloris Leachman; teenage Hannah Montana actor Cody Linley; legendary All My Children actress Susan Lucci; two-time Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor; former Happy Days and Married … with Children actor Ted McGinley; comedian and actor Jeffrey Ross; and recently retired NFL player Warren Sapp — Who are y’all rootin’ for?
Tags: 'Dancing with the Stars', Cloris Leachman, Lance Bass
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August 27th, 2008 at 8:11 am
I am sorry but he is just not good looking. But I wish him the best on the show!
August 27th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I don’t really follow this show religiously, but I’ve watched here and there..I’ll probably tune in to watch Cloris Leachman..She is such a funny actress..She was so hilarious in High Anxiety! I hope she brings the funny to the show..I’m also excited to see Misty May! She’s so adorable and such a badass on the beach!! I was surprised to see her on there because she mentioned wanting to start a family right after the Olympics..And Ted McGinley!! I don’t know why, but I love him!! I think I’m more excited about the cast this year than any other year..Hopefully that “celebrity” Kim K gets kicked off early..
August 27th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I think it’s kind of ridiculous that they were even considering pairing 2 men together. I’m all for the gay inclusion (I’m gay), but ballroom dancing isn’t about dancing with someone you’re sexually attracted to… It’s about a man and a woman dancing together.
Also, Lacey is totally a professional! She is like a world champion dancer.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:29 am
i love love love DWTS. i can’t wait for this season to begin.
lance bass was my favorite nsyncer so of course i want him to go all the way. i also think toni braxton will probably do very well.
i agree that it would be good to see lance with a male partner, but you’re right, america is just not ready for that - that would probably create the type of conflict DWTS tries to avoid.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:38 am
lacey isnt professional?
2007 - 1st Place: World Swing Dance Championships, Classic Division; Partner: Benji Schwimmer
2007 - Top 4 Finalist: Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance [5]
2006 - 1st Place: U.S. National Youth Latin Championships; Partner: Jared Murillo [6]
2005 - 3rd Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young Adult Division (14-17 years); Partner: Jared Murillo [7]
2004 - 1st Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young Adult Division (14-17 years); Partner: Jared Murillo [8]
2003 - 2nd Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young Adult Division (14-17 years); Partner: Jared Murillo [9]
2002 - 1st Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young Adult Division (14-17 years); Partner: Jamie Bayard [10]
2001 - 2nd Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young Adult Division (14-17 years); Partner: Jamie Bayard [11]
2000 - 1st Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young America Division (6-14 years); Partner: Jamie Bayard [12]
1998 - 1st Place: U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships; Young America Division (6-12 years); Partner: Blace Thompson [13]
sounds pretty good to me…..
August 27th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Cloris Leachman!!!!!!! I’m rooting for this 80+ year-old bitch to kick some serious ass! She has some serious spunk! Not to mention, I’ve loved her since she replaced the o-so-annoying Charlotte Rae on Facts of Life! Wow, this is the gayest comment I’ve ever written.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:53 am
OH, I guess I stand corrected :)
August 27th, 2008 at 8:55 am
There’s a misconception that SYTYCD is the dancing equivalent of American Idol, i.e., these are non-professionals. Most of the competitors on SYTYCD are professionals — Danny Tidwell, for example, was with the American Ballet Theater and runs his own dance company. Lacey was one of my favorites and it will be great to see her on DWTS.
It’s also going to be great to see Maks back!
August 27th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Team Bass all the way!!!!!!
August 27th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I’m so freakin excited that Lacey is going to be on DWTS. So here’s my tirade, not that anyone cares, but I stopped watching DWTS when the one legged Gold Digging Whore was on, and was just done with the whole show, but now that Lacey is on, I’ll totes watch it again. They’ve redeemed themselves.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:38 am
I’m not sure what you mean by Lacey is a “professional” dancer. It’s not like she went on SYTYCD to learn to dance, she’s been doing it way before that. You could just as well say the DWTS people are “professional” dancers too.
Either way, I’m excited Lacey will be on this season. I stopped watching the last few seasons as they tend to do the same dances all the time, but I may check in for this one. Also to see how long Kim Kardashian will last. How random was that choice? Lance I’m not too worried about, he’ll do fine.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I’m rooting for Lance FOR SURE.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Lacey was one of my favorites from SYTYCD; her and Lance are going to be the couple to watch! She did an amazing job with all of the genres, but she was outstanding when it came to ballroom. I always thought DWTS was for middle-aged women, but I may tune in this year…
August 27th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I didn’t watch last season, but I sure will this time. I mean, hello: Misty May-Treanor and Maks? HAWTNESS! Hopefully Misty gets some of Edyta’s costumes. ;) And gotta root for my boy Lance and Lacey…I see them sticking around. I saw Lacey’s turn on SYTYCD and she was brilliant! I’m sorry, Trent, but I don’t really think Lance with a male partner would’ve worked. (and yes, I’m gay too.)
August 27th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I watch Dancing with the Stars with my mom religiously. Although it is seriously difficult to get through without Tivo :) Three hours of it a week is a lot o’ dancin. I will be rooting for Susan Lucci, Cloris Leachman, and Kim Kardashian for sure. Sorry… but I like Kim Kardashian. I think I am probably alone on this one…
August 27th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Someone I know ran into Lance in a restaurant and said he’s much cuter in person and that he is really a nice down-to-earth guy. He signed autographs and posed for pictures and didn’t cop any sort of ‘tude at all. I was never a fan B4 hearing this but now I say More Power . . . I’ll always stand behind celebs who are polite and gracious to their fans, not total DICKS like GEORGE CLOONEY!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Isn’t one of the reasons for pairing men and women together that a man can lift a woman during certain routines?
I think it’s kinda silly to accuse DTWS of not ‘having the balls’ to do so. To me it seems athletically not possible.
August 27th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Men lift men in ballet all the time, it takes a real man to be able to lift another man ;)
August 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
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August 27th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Which ballets have men lifting men? And comparing ballet and ballroom is like comparing apples and oranges. Ballroom is about a man and a woman dancing together and both of them have very very different roles…
August 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
what about the fact that lacey is super mormon? as in- at least a little anti-gay.
August 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Um aren’t most ballroom male dancers gay? All the talk of Lance being paired with a male dancer is just stupid. It is a dancing show not a dating show (for the most part anyway LOL)
August 27th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Thank you Nicole for posting her titles, I was about to do that myself. She is a professional, not a “professional”. She’s amazingly talented and was winning competitions well before she made it onto SYTYCD.
August 27th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
in response to mary…so what if lacey is “super mormon”. I highly doubt she is “anti gay” in any way. i think in her line of work…she comes across many, many, many gay men and seems to be very good friends with them. also with hok being her exboyfriend and being british and japanese…she seems to be a well adjusted, tolerant, and not prejudiced in any way
August 27th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
why does the gay agenda have to make it into everything? ballroom dancing like someone else said, isn’t about who you’re attracted to. it’s dance between man and woman. “middle america” as you put it so stupidly trent, doesn’t care because it’s for entertainment…not time to push an agenda. get over it.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Hey gorgeous Trent,
Lance is fine, but my heart is with Cloris. She was BRILLLIANT in Last Picture Show ,the best movie ever. I LOVE that she’s doing this. So smart and funny. As are you, my dear! Love to you and D.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Team Jefferson D’Arcy!
August 28th, 2008 at 5:24 am
Well, I might have to actually watch this dang show this season. It may prove to be entertaining. Lance LOOKS great in those pictures and as we know from Joey Fatone (not to mention Timberlake)…N’Sync raised it’s boys right. And Cloris Leachman! kickass! Team Cloris!
August 28th, 2008 at 9:22 am
uhm EXCUSE ME lacey IS a professional you may actually want to check someone’s credentials before you go saying who is a professional and who isn’t.
Lacey is a world champion swing AND latin dancer.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
I LOVE LACEY!!!!!!!! I have never watched DWTS but maybe I will have to start. show my girl some support
August 29th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
he’s turning into such a queen! One side of the extreme to the other - excess is never good!