Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson Advances


2008 Olympic balance beam gold-medalist Shawn Johnson and partner Mark Ballas continued to recieve high marks from judges and the necessary fan votes to advance to week seven of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”.

Gymnastics fans can vote by phone, text or online beginning at the start of each performance show. To vote for Johnson, call 800-VOTE4-09 (800-86834-09), text the word “VOTE” to 3409 (AT&T mobile customers only) or visit the “Dancing with the Stars” Web site. Phone and text lines will stay open for 30 minutes after the end of the program, and online voting will remain open until 12 p.m. ET on the day after the performance show.

The seven celebrities that remain in “Dancing with the Stars” eighth season, including Johnson: Lil’ Kim (singer), Gilles Marini (actor), Melissa Rycroft (reality show personality), Lawrence Taylor (football), Ty Murray (rodeo), and Chuck Wicks (singer). Five celebrities have been eliminated from competition: Belinda Carlisle (singer), Holly Madison (reality show personality), Denise Richards (actress), Steve Wozniak (Apple Computers), David Alan Grier (comedian), Steve-O (comedian). Steve-O was elimited in week six.

The remaining season eight schedule for “Dancing with the Stars” is: performance show is on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET, April 13 through May 18; the results show is on Tuesdays, at 9 p.m. ET, April 14 through May 12; and the season finale is Tuesday, May 19, at 9 p.m. ET.


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Source: www.usa-gymnastics.org

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