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MADem

(135,425 posts)
23. The kid with the buzz is the only one who knows what he's doing, it would seem...
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 05:11 PM
Jan 2013

That said, there are professional dancers on DWTS who are Mormons...not sure how "devout" they are, but they were raised in that culture.


Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has been one of the most recently publicized Mormons, but he is not the only notable follower of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Several competitive dancers made the list, including ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” alum and girlfriend to Ryan Seacrest Julianne Hough. Raised in Utah, Hough is no longer on the show, and has been pursuing a career in singing and acting. She has been in the films “Burlesque” and 2011 remake of “Footloose.”
Hough’s “Burlesque” co-star, Christina Aguilera, is rumored to have been raised Mormon, as her parents were said to have met at Brigham Young University, a private Mormon university in Utah.
Julianne Hough’s brother, Derek Hough, who is also Mormon, is still competing on the show. He has won the competition’s mirror ball trophy three times while partnered with the shows current host Brooke Burke, Pussycat Doll songstress Nicole Scherzinger, and “Dirty Dancing” actress Jennifer Grey. He made it to the finals in the last season, with television host Ricki Lake.
Lacey Schwimmer, who is also a professional dancer on “Dancing with the Stars,” was raised Mormon.

Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/12-celebrities-you-didnt-know-were-mormons-66832/#eCRvrk4WO3wTEoWX.99


Can't have a drink? Might as well dance, I suppose...
And she can't send her horse? jsr Jan 2013 #1
ROLFMAO! LibGranny Jan 2013 #38
She'd say yes to "Prancing with the Stars", though Zorro Jan 2013 #47
Well I am hating her a little less Kalidurga Jan 2013 #2
and i say... tk2kewl Jan 2013 #3
Mormons like to get down like everybody else! snooper2 Jan 2013 #12
The kid with the buzz is the only one who knows what he's doing, it would seem... MADem Jan 2013 #23
Dancing with the stars keeps wanting these Republican hacks on their show. WI_DEM Jan 2013 #4
Ratings. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #16
Meghan McCain anxiously waits by the phone Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #5
I thought she already did it? BainsBane Jan 2013 #7
Nope. Not asked. They keep asking Sarah Palin, too, and she keeps giving them the stiff arm. nt MADem Jan 2013 #27
Lol BainsBane Jan 2013 #6
good for her RedstDem Jan 2013 #8
Dignity? WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #11
Dignity? Did she lose that when she used the "You PEOPLE" term to Robin Roberts? MADem Jan 2013 #28
I hope for the same.... RedstDem Jan 2013 #45
Well, that is a good decision. AllyCat Jan 2013 #9
OH, THANK GOD. nt WeekendWarrior Jan 2013 #10
My thought exactly! beveeheart Jan 2013 #19
I heard during the campaign season FarPoint Jan 2013 #13
Paul McCartney's ex-wife only had one leg--didn't stop her. MADem Jan 2013 #26
MS is a neuromuscular, autoimmune disease. FarPoint Jan 2013 #32
I know what it is. MADem Jan 2013 #33
No need to be snippy....... FarPoint Jan 2013 #34
Huh? MADem Jan 2013 #35
Okay........ FarPoint Jan 2013 #36
bRISKET PALIN and that mother of 8 (I forget her name) but did the show with steel LibGranny Jan 2013 #39
I can't stand Ann Romney. bitchkitty Jan 2013 #43
What is a heartless point of view? MADem Jan 2013 #48
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #14
2016 AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #15
And made from Michigan trees - just the right height! AAO Jan 2013 #18
Why would they even ask her???? Beacool Jan 2013 #17
They've had very overweight people, very old people, a one-legged person... MADem Jan 2013 #24
I didn't know. Beacool Jan 2013 #40
It's hilarious. It's live, which adds to the interest, they have variety acts on the "results' MADem Jan 2013 #41
Thanks for the explanation. Beacool Jan 2013 #52
She won over Brandy, who performed a breathtaking waltz, bitchkitty Jan 2013 #44
So in the long run it's more about popularity than talent? Beacool Jan 2013 #53
It's a bit of both...but the geeks often get pushed forward. MADem Jan 2013 #56
Thanks, it looks like fun. Beacool Jan 2013 #57
Paul McCartney's one-legged ex lost her leg on one number, too--I almost forgot about that one! MADem Jan 2013 #58
Yikes!!!! Beacool Jan 2013 #59
????? Skittles Jan 2013 #29
Exactly. Same with older folks--Cloris Leachman, in her eighties, kicked some ass. MADem Jan 2013 #49
you are so correct Skittles Jan 2013 #51
But it's great to be nominated!!!!! tomm2thumbs Jan 2013 #20
What, Tucker Carlson's Chair Is Available DallasNE Jan 2013 #21
She only said she liked that shit to appeal to the plebes n/t tabasco Jan 2013 #22
She no doubt referred to it LeftofObama Jan 2013 #25
Why hide a very truthful post Phlem made?!? Great Caesars Ghost Jan 2013 #30
Oh, how I would love to see Stephen Colbert on DWTS. tanyev Jan 2013 #31
He's competitive--I'll bet he'd win! nt MADem Jan 2013 #42
The REAL reason Ann Romney turned down DWTS... agracie Jan 2013 #37
Well of COURSE! Myrina Jan 2013 #46
I think you nailed it!!! Well done! nt MADem Jan 2013 #50
That's ok, America said no to Ann Romney mokawanis Jan 2013 #54
Have they approached Michelle Obama? marshall Jan 2013 #55
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