Archive for June, 2009

"Dance Your Ass Off" Sets Oxygen Record As Network’s Best Series Premiere Ever (The Huffington Post)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

“Dance Your Ass Off,” Oxygen’s new dance/weight loss competition show, set a network record Monday night when it debuted to an average of 1.3 million total viewers. That’s the largest audience ever for a series premiere on Oxygen and a 249% increase over the network’s previous four Mondays’ average.

Oxygen Nets Premiere Record With ‘Dance Your Ass Off’ (MultiChannel News)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

A record number of Oxygen viewers tuned in last night to see several overweight people dance their asses off.

So You Think You Can Dance: Paula Abdul To Choreograph Michael Jackson Tribute (Reality TV Magazine)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

So You Think You Can Dance is planning a Michael Jackson tribute night and they are enlisting the help of renowned choreographer Paula Abdul. Nigel Lythgoe has been in talks with Paula, who is on board, but the only hold up is getting the rights to Michael’s music. Keep reading for more details… According to Reality Blurred, Nigel originally asked [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “So You Think …

Oxygen Gets Strong ‘Dance’ Sampling (Mediaweek)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Oxygen’s aggressive promotion of its new competition series Dance Your Ass Off seems to have paid off, as the show debuted to 1.27 million total viewers Monday night at 10 p.m., making it the most-watched premiere in the network’s history.

Hit the dance floor with Mario Lopez (Dayton Daily News)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

He’s known best these days as the dimpled-face host of TV’s “Extra” and “Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew,” but back in day Mario Lopez ruled the halls of Bayside High from 1989-1993 as Zack Morris’ curly-haired best friendemy.

Pina Bausch modern dance choreographer dies aged 68 (Daily Telegraph)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Pina Bausch the acclaimed German modern dance choreographer has died aged 68.

Dance world mourns passing of Bausch (EuroNews)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

One of the most important figures in contemporary dance Pina Bausch has died suddenly of cancer. She was 68. She began dancing aged 14 in the…

Ahwatukee dance studio celebrates 1st year (The Arizona Republic)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Year-old Foothills Dance Studio got off to a rocky start, and owners think surviving is worth a party.

Meet the Contestants of "Dance Your Ass Off" (NBC Philadelphia)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

First up is Alicia, 23, from Scranton, PA! When she isn’t hanging out with Jim and Pam, she’s fat… Sponsored Topics: Arts - Dance - Performing Arts - Jim Halpert - Scranton Pennsylvania

‘Dance Your Ass Off’ Premiere Recap: A Bouncy Good Time (Fox News)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Check out what happens when you combine ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ with ‘The Biggest Loser’ to get a weightloss competition like no other