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Week 8 had five couples left.  Each danced twice - a ballroom dance and a latin dance.

The scores were:

• Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson - 26 & 24 = 50
• Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff - 23 & 27 = 50
• Mya & Dmitry Chaplin - 29 & 30  = 59
• Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough - 23 & 29  = 52
• Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel - 25 & 26 = 51

Mya dominated so it's really down to the popularity of the other celebrities with the viewers.

Based on previous weeks, Aaron Carter looks to be in jeopardy.

Tune into the results show!

In week 6 the nine couples on DWTS have to dance a waltz or jitterbug, and also dance in a competitive mamaba.

The mamba was a group competition, where the first couple to be elimnated got 2 points (MIchael Irvin, the second, 3 points (Louie Vito) etc. with the last couple getting 10 points (Joanna Krupa).  It made for an interesting dance!

Here are the scores of the couples in week 6 of Season 9 of Dancing with the Stars - the individual dance and points from the competitive mamba:

• Mark Dacascos & Lacey Schwimmer - 26 & 6 = 32
• Michael Irvin & Anna Demidova - 20 & 2 = 22
• Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson - 24 & 7 = 31
• Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff - 25 & 8 = 33
• Louie Vito & Chelsie Hightower - 21 & 3 = 24
• Melissa Joan Hart & Mark Ballas - 20 & 4 = 24
• Mya & Dmitry Chaplin - 24 & 9 = 33
• Joanna Krupa & Derek Hough - 26 & 10 = 36
• Kelly Osbourne & Louis Van Amstel - 20 & 5 = 25

The ones in danger seem to be Michael, Louie, Melissa and Kelly.

The bottom couple tomorrow will be eliminated, and the the two next lowest-scoring couples will dance off, with the judges deciding who will stay and who will go.

This week we had award-winning singer Nora Jones, ten celebrities to count down and the much heralded tribute to Michael Jackson in front of his family.  And we still had 30 minutes of drivel.  How do they do it??

First of all the top three scorers found out they were safe - Mark, Donny and Mya.

Then we discovered that Aaron and Natalie were in jeopardy and Kelly was safe.

Michael was the next to be safe, but Joanna was not.

Then Louie was safe, but Melissa was still in jeopardy.

That left Joanna, Aaron, Natalie and Melissa not knowing their fate.

Joanna safe,

Melissa safe.

Natalie Coughlin was voted off Dancing with the Stars in week 5.  Natalie was technically very good, but found it hard to show emotion. I actually thought she had a chance of winning the whole thing, but obviously it was not to be.

The celebrities for the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars has been officially announced but the professional dancers they will work with have not.

Of course, the couples have been leaked before the official announcement and here they are!

Women
Macy Gray - singer & Jonathan Roberts
Melissa Joan Hart - actress & Mark Ballas
Kathy Ireland - model & Tony Dovolani
Mya - singer & Dmitry Chaplin
Natalie Coughlin - Olympic swimmer & Alec Mazo
Joanna Krupa - model & Derek Hough
Debi Mazar - actress & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Kelly Osbourne - fashion designer & Louis Van Amstel

Men
Mark Dacascos - actor and TV host & Lacey Schwimmer
Ashley Hamilton - actor and comedian & Edyta Sliwinska
Michael Irvin - ex-football player & Anna Demidova
Donny Osmond - singer & Kym Johnson
Tom DeLay - ex House Majority leader & Cheryl Burke
Aaron Carter - singer & Karina Smirnoff
Chuck Liddell - UFC fighter & Anna Trebunskaya
Louie Vito - professional snowboarder & Chelsie Hightower

Previous champions Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough will have their work cut out this season - Tom is too divisive to get a lot of viewer votes, and Joannais a model, and they don't doo too well.

Favorites seem to be Aaron & Karina, Donny & Kym and Mya & Dmitry

The cast of season 9 of Dancing with the Stars has been announced!

There were a number of surprises and the cast includes a the usual actors, sportspeople and singers - plus an ex-politician!

Here is the cast:

Women
Macy Gray - singer
Melissa Joan Hart - actress
Kathy Ireland - model
Mya - singer
Natalie Coughlin - Olympic swimmer
Joanna Krupa - model
Debi Mazar - actress
Kelly Osbourne - fashion designer

Men
Mark Dacascos - actor and TV host
Ashley Hamilton - actor and comedian
Michael Irvin - ex-football player
Donny Osmond - singer
Tom DeLay - ex House Majority leader
Aaron Carter - singer
Chuck Liddell - UFC fighter
Louie Vito - professional snowboarder

The professional dancers will be announced on August 24.