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DWTS' Mark Ballas: Maksim is 'Upset' After Split
Originally posted 09/13/2009 11:15AM
Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy is still nursing a broken heart but is "doing okay" after his split with fellow dancer Karina Smirnoff, DWTS pal Mark Ballas tells PEOPLE
"He's doing okay but he's not happy," says Ballas, who spoke to Chmerkovskiy Wednesday night for several hours. "I know he loved Karina. He loved her very much."
Ballas says he doesn't know why his fellow dancers split but was "shell-shocked" when he learned the news. "I don't really know who made the decision but obviously he's upset," Ballas tells PEOPLE.
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Mark Ballas's Indy 500 Pick: Go, Helio!
Originally posted 05/24/2009 11:00AM
It was a Dancing with the Stars reunion at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday afternoon. Season 8 champ Mark Ballas joined former Dancing winners Derek Hough and IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves for the Indy 500’s annual pre-race pit stop competition.
Just 72 hours since winning his second mirror-ball trophy, Ballas, who turns 23 on Sunday, says the past couple of days “have been surreal. People have been coming up to me going 'oh my God!' It was the most amazing feeling winning with Shawn [Johnson]. I’m so proud of her."
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Shawn Johnson's Dancing Victory: How She Did It
Originally posted 05/20/2009 11:30AM
Take a look back at how the little gymnast that could upset front-runners Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft
Permalink | Filed Under: Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas, Shawn Johnson
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Kim Kardashian Inconsolable After Dancing Loss
Originally posted 10/01/2008 01:00PM
A distraught Kim Kardashian could not be consoled after being the surprise third casualty of Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night.
Permalink | Filed Under: Dancing with the Stars, Kim Kardashian, Mark Ballas
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Kim Kardashian Leaves Dancing with the Stars
Originally posted 10/01/2008 01:00PM
Kim Kardashian and her professional partner Mark Ballas, a Dancing with the Stars champion, bid farewell to the ballroom Tuesday, after getting eliminated from the show on the five-year anniversary of Kim’s father’s death.
Permalink | Filed Under: Dancing with the Stars, Kim Kardashian, Mark Ballas
Kim Kardashian Shows Off Dancing Moves
Originally posted 08/26/2008 01:00PM
Kim Kardashian is giving fans a taste of what to expect when she hits the ballroom on Dancing With the Stars. The reality star has taken to her blog — with partner Mark Ballas — to show off her best move: the spot turn.
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Dancing with the Stars: Kristi Takes the Crown!
Originally posted 05/20/2008 12:00PM
After five seasons of watching the men win Dancing with the Stars, Kristi Yamaguchi broke the curse and raised the mirror-ball trophy in triumph for the ladies.
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