After two exciting and impressive performance shows, the first couple to be eliminated will be announced on the Season Eight premiere of "Dancing with the Stars The Results Show" with its first ever "Dance Off," as well as a performance from injured former contestant Jewel, TUESDAY, MARCH 17 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on ABC.
After an injury sidelined her dancing, singer/songwriter and former Season Eight contestant, Jewel will take to the stage to perform the classic, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," from her upcoming new album, "Lullaby." Jewel was originally paired with professional dancer Dimitry Chaplin, who is now dancing with her replacement, reality television star Holly Madison. Jewel's husband, World Champion bull-riding superstar Ty Murray, is teamed with professional dancer Chelsie Hightower.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring big band and swing back to the dance floor with a lively performance of "Calloway Boogie" from their soon to be released CD, "How Big Can You Get?: A Tribute to Cab Calloway." In stores April 21, 2009, this will be the first release in five years for the multi-platinum selling band.
In a new twist, the bottom two couples facing elimination, determined by the lowest combined viewer votes and judges' scores from the first two weeks of the competition, will "Dance Off" to determine who is dismissed in the first Results Show. The couples will select one of the two dances they have performed to dance for new scores from the judges for that specific dance. The judges' scores from the "Dance Off" performance will replace their scores from the first two weeks. A combination of just the new judges' scores from the "Dance Off" dance, along with viewers votes from both Mondays' shows, will be calculated following the "Dance Off" to determine the eliminated couple.
- http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/
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