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Co-production: LUST + Mike Rijnierse – THX: The Hague Int'l
Turning the city of The Hague into an International Airport.
The Grote Markstraat —600 meters long— was transformed into a landingstrip, using 36×6 indivual controllable lights and 48 2000-Watt speakers, creating the experience of airplanes landing in the street. The landingstrip connected the two main areas of the festival, with a total of more than 25 stages throughout the city. The Volharding building functioned as an arrivals & departures sign, all tied together by audio-announcements of 'incoming' artists in eight different languages.
Concept & Design Landingstrip: LUST
LUST is a multidisciplinary graphic design practice established in 1996 by Jeroen Barendse, Thomas Castro, and Dimitri Nieuwenhuizen, based in The Hague, Netherlands. LUST works in a broad spectrum of media including traditional printwork and book design, abstract cartography and data-visualisations, new media and interactive installations, and architectural graphics. Moreover, LUST is deeply interested in exploring new pathways for design at the cutting edge where new media and information technologies, architecture and urban systems and graphic design overlap.
This fascination led to establishing LUSTlab in the summer of 2010. LUSTlab is more than a new form of Research & Development. LUSTlab goes further than observing, inventing and producing, by means of forming a platform where knowledge, issues and ideologies can be shared.
LUSTlab researches, generates hypotheses and makes unstable media stable again. The future of digital media lies in the design of its use. Humanizing the unhuman, bringing the internet down to earth and finding the missing link between the digital and the physical. The outcomes vary from (strategic) visions to new communication tools, man-machine installations and physical products using digital content.
Soundscape & Light Control & Programming Landingstrip: Mike Rijnierse, Detlef Villerius, Basten Stokhuizen
Mike Rijnierse (1974) is an artist known for his large scale site specific installations, where the audience gets incorporated into the context of the work. His installations and performances are instruments in which dialogue and interaction are developed for sensory investigation, as a platform for interdisciplinary research. The relation of space and time or the geography and the perception of the observer are used as parameters for musical development. As a teacher at the Interaction Design department of ArtEZ Art Academy, Arnhem (NL), Mike developed the course Design of Instruments, which focuses on the development of new design tools and instruments.
In 2005, Rijnierse developed a 16 channel sound installation PAN, which stretched out along a 170 meter path inside of the sculpture garden of the KröllerMüller Museum for the opening of 'Kijk Uit!/Attention!' by Krijn Giezen. That work was followed in that same year by a 16 channel sound installation 'CITY CIRCLES' in the Grote Marktstraat and resulted in 'THX_The Hague INT'L' in 2007. TodaysArt approached him to develop a concept for the Central Station of The Hague in 2008, which he developed in collaboration with Staalplaat Soundsystem and Erik Hobijn. This resulted in 'STATION TO STATION'.
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The RPG Files: Yakuza 3 Remastered Review
By Garrick Durham-Raley on September 03, 2019 | Editorials | Comments
Yakuza 3 is one of my favorite entries out of the entire Yakuza series. The reality is that when it first came out in 2009, I remember it having a very split opinion with some saying it wasn't Yakuza-enough and others saying it's the best Yakuza yet. With Kazuma Kiryu's story now having just ended last year with the release of Yakuza 6, it's been enjoyable to replay the series over with Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2. Now, with Sega recently announcing Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 are all getting remastered, and with a physical edition bundle coming January next year, the entire Yakuza series will soon be available to play all on one system. But how does this ten-year old entry stand up after all these years? Here is our review of Yakuza 3 Remastered.
I'll preface my review by strongly urging those who haven't already to play the first two Kiwami remakes – and maybe even Yakuza 0 – before tackling Yakuza 3. You'll have a deeper appreciation for Kazuma Kiryu's change of character on display here than you would otherwise. The great thing about any Yakuza game though is that you can play it as a standalone if you want. Now, without further ado...
Story Beats
Although I recently played through Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2, I still found myself a little confused regarding the events leading up to Yakuza 3. Thankfully, after the Prologue there's an opportunity to remember the events that unfolded beforehand. Although the disjointed chronological events confounded me in the beginning, Yakuza 3 offers a convenient option inside Kiryu's base to re-watch older cutscenes. I felt lulled into a false state of serenity by the first quarter of my playthrough, which took place almost entirely in Kiryu's orphanage, Morning Glory, situated beachside in a small rural Okinawan town.
The peaceful daily goings-on of the Okinawan-lifestyle drastically contradicted the seedy, underground and violent nature of everything going on back home in Kamurocho. I felt like this juxtaposition as well as the lack of urgency placed on continuing the main story may have caused some pacing issues prominent throughout my experience. There were some intense action-packed fight sequences shown via cutscenes as well as in some of the larger-scale fights where I was in control that I felt had a lessened impact than they should have, like when a very close friend of Kazuma Kiryu gets shot and dies in your arms.
Hardly anyone ever actually dies in a Yakuza game, so this scene should have resonated more with me but because there was no sense of urgency in going into this mission, I spent so much time being distracted in-between story beats that I almost forgot why I was there in the first place. Oftentimes the next step of a main story mission would not make itself apparent and I just had to kill time and wander around until I stumbled across it haphazardly.
For example: I was tracking down one of my orphan kiddos that was going solo to a movie theatre in town. I couldn't find a movie theatre around at all and there wasn't a single icon or store-name on the map that mentioned anything like a movie theatre at all. I wandered all over town lost as to what I was supposed to do next. It's in these kinds of situations that made it seem as if Yakuza 3 was trying to get me off the beaten path, and go after the various superfluous side-quests instead. Especially since completing side-quests will net you tons of experience to use in leveling up and learning new skills.
There's so much that can distract in Yakuza 3, from a diverse set of mini-games to interesting side-quests, collectibles, and photo-ops that'll inspire Kiryu to come up with cool, flashy finish moves, that it can be difficult to cut a path through the main story. But the overall story arc in Yakuza 3 is one of the best the series has ever told. Its dark, gritty, and one of the most realistically-grounded stories that Kazuma Kiryu has experienced over his entire Yakuza career up to this point. It's a story of love and how an ex-Yakuza can change and seek redemption for his past actions, and it's a story of forgiveness and in always trying to do the right thing by believing in your morals.
This first 'act' of Yakuza 3 has some of the most touching and heart-warming scenes I've ever experienced out of any video game to date. It had me taking care of my orphaned kids with their day-to-day problems ranging from stopping school bullying to helping with love confessions. I teared up more time than I can remember, and I genuinely had fun experiencing each of these kids' side-stories as I felt like it made Kiryu's relationship deepened with each one of the kids, making him feel more like a father-figure rather than just a caretaker or ex-Yakuza member.
Some fans of Yakuza might cringe at these scenes, or feel like they're boring slogs designed to waste time before getting to the really good parts of the story, but I felt like these interactions were a pivotal necessity in fueling Kazuma Kiryu's motivation towards unraveling the intricate plots against his old Tojo clan and putting a stop to the business deal that would have destroyed his Orphanage to make way for something else. Without these crucial relationships, what obligation would Kiryu have to saving this little slice of life?
Awesome Scenes with Majima
There are some truly awe-some and memorable scenes in Yakuza 3, like meeting up with Majima later on in the story and being surrounded, Matrix Reloaded style by a hundred or so Agent Smith-looking bodyguards, and then fighting Majima in a gorgeous octagon fighting-ring in front of cheering patrons. This epic battle with Majima is one of the coolest scenes in Yakuza 3, and honestly one of the coolest scenes in all of the Yakuza games.
It's epic battles like these that really show off the grandeur of this series and are the reason I believe most people enjoy these games and keep coming back for more. The bromance between Kiryu and Majima has persisted throughout the entire series, and scenes featuring the two of them are always memorable. So many mannerisms or remarks by Majima are just laugh-out-loud funny, and his over-the-top personality offer comedic relief during some of the more intense interactions between key characters.
I feel like anytime Majima shows up, he steals the spotlight - which is entirely the reason I fell in love with his character. I won't spoil the context but there's a scene in which Majima drives a bright-pink dump-truck, resplendently featuring a plush cheetah-print backdrop behind him and a snakeskin steering-wheel cover to match his jacket. That's quintessential Majima and it's the best.
Weapons and the Combat System
Early on into Kiryu's retirement in Okinawa, I got introduced to the new weapons system of Yakuza 3. After finding Kamiyama and gaining access to his, store Kamiyama Works, I was able to don new weapons such as nunchaku and staves that helped to more easily fight against groups of enemies, as well as the ability to mod them into oftentimes ostentatious and brutal fantasy-like weapons. One weapon I immediately sought out was a nunchaku made out of clothes hangers called 'Twin Hangers', which is both a terrifying and hilarious weapon to be able to whip out when I'm going against a large group of tough-looking gangsters who are wielding more sensible weapons, like katanas and metal baseball bats.
Unlocking new types of weapons is obtained by defeating a so-called "weapons expert" that seeks you out after unlocking Kamiya Works. Despite these weapons adding cool new finishing moves, I found that due to their durability limitations it wasn't worthwhile for me to keep these weapons in my inventory. Why waste time and money constantly repairing these weapons that just broke after a couple of fights? As such I chose not to spend my time unlocking and upgrading these weapons, since I could more easily pick up the various weapons my enemies would drop to use against them.
Combat in Yakuza 3 flows exactly how I feel it should. Fight instances ran at a smooth 60 frames-per-second the entire time and I never experienced any hitches or stutters due to going against large groups of enemies or heavy special-effects laden fights, like when multiple enemies and myself are 'on fire' signifying our Heat status. The finishing moves that Kiryu can learn via investing experience points into specific stats or finding perfect photo-ops and blogging about it all add to the expanse of your arsenal while fighting enemies.
After learning a particular new Heat ability that let me swing around people, whenever I found myself surrounded I'd target a weaker looking enemy that I could easily throw on the ground in order to fling him around by the legs like some kind of human-sledgehammer. I found these combat moves to be much more effective than the actual hammers available in-game. I felt like the combat was on-par with Yakuza 6's style but it still wasn't as satisfying as in the newer Kiwami entries however, since Kiryu only ever has the Dragon style of combat to rely on as opposed to the three completely different fighting styles Kiryu knows right at the beginning of Yakuza Kiwami. It just felt weird going back to this fighting style after he had better combat capabilities in the two entries leading into this story, but I understand that the Kiwami games are complete remakes so I can forgive the continuity error that this creates.
Remastered Improvements
I felt like the character faces and animations looked good, despite their age, and pretty much up to standards for a current-gen game. Polygon models are improved, as I didn't see the hard, blocky shapes I remember seeing in the original (such as on rounded objects like shirt cuffs). I could easily tell where things didn't get touched up though, such as with textures or patterns on shirts in dialogue scenes versus the scenes featuring voice-overs. Random Yakuza enemies and Gangsters similarly don't have quite the same level of care given to them as with some of the more predominant characters with whom I interacted. With the frequency that I ran into these random enemies while just walking around I would've appreciated them looking just a tad bit more polished.
Everything did look crisp at 1080p running on my PlayStation 4 Pro and outside of a few textures not rendering in HD, I felt like the majority of the remastering treatment was beautiful. I had nowhere near as difficult of a time playing this as I do when I just load up an old PS3 title for nostalgia's sake (I'm talking to you, White Knight Chronicles II).
Inventory Management Strikes Again
The only glaring mechanic that I felt detracted from my overall experience was with managing the inventory system. I frequently ran out of room in my inventory and needed to go back to my base or to a save point (AKA a payphone) to drop stuff off in the item storage. I found this to be really annoying and I wish it had been updated to bring it more in line with modern standards.
Even equip-able accessories and weapons still took up room in my inventory, leading me to often neglect carrying those around. But it's not as if it was unmanageable, it just distracted from the story every time I had to make room in my inventory by going to the nearest save point or back to my base and decluttering myself. I wish I could have at least had the ability to manage my item storage from the main menu instead of running around so much. Or maybe I just shouldn't have spent so much time loading up my inventory with fishing bait…
Lots of Fun and Distracting Mini-Games
Speaking of running around, while I was running around exploring every nook and cranny of Yakuza 3 I came across some entertaining mini-games. Some were unlocked just by progressing through the story, but others were more obscure and hidden until I chanced upon them. Unlike the Yakuza 6 and Kiwami entries, there are no easily-discernible icons on the map for finding arcades or locations with mini-games.
Some, like the Gambling Hall in Okinawa, are hidden unless you stroll down a particular alleyway and talk to an old-man standing in-front of a shuttered storefront. Of the 19 different games, my favorites included fishing (which came useful in helping out with a couple of side-quests I picked up) and the golfing mini-game, which gets introduced through a story mission early-on. Honestly, if I didn't know better I'd say the Hot Shots Golf team (or Everybody's Golf as its known in the West now) could have been responsible for designing this minigame for Yakuza 3. Although it frustrated me in the beginning because I forgot that I need to hold the 'X' button to build up power, rather than just tap it like in Yakuza 4. But the clear star of the show for me is definitely the Karaoke rhythm-game that is thankfully available very early on in the story.
I don't exactly know why, but I am a humongous fan of rhythm-games. As such, Karaoke in Yakuza has always been one of my favorite aspects. Maybe it's because the rhythms themselves are often-times interesting and complex? Or maybe I just love the song selection? Or maybe it's seeing a tough-looking Yakuza member going J-Pop Idol on me and singing their hearts out. Whatever the case, to me this is one of the best selling-points about Yakuza games that I feel differentiate it from similar games such as Shenmue and Sleeping Dogs.
For all the pretense that the story is some big plot against the Tojo clan, full of assassinations and turf wars amongst Yakuza, as well as conspiracies involving politicians and the CIA, I found the story really boiled down to just a guy trying to protect a little plot of land in Okinawa where he raises orphans. Every motivation I had in going after a rival gang or beating up a bunch of guys holding up in a building was fueled by my desire to protect the peaceful way of life Kiryu created at the Morning Glory orphanage. This is probably the most touching and heart-warming story out of any Yakuza game and that's exactly why I feel like some people may not enjoy it.
For me, I appreciated Kazuma Kiryu just trying to be a retired man and lead a peaceful life by the sea. That's a story I can get behind.
Overall Score: 8
Most emotional scenes in Yakuza series
Plethora of minigames to enjoy
Some of the best fight scenes in the series
No sense of urgency
Remastered port, not a Kiwami-style Remake
Full Disclosure: Copy of game was provided by SEGA PR for the purposes of this review.
Author: Garrick Durham-Raley
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Posted on April 23, 2016 by Delaware Gazette
Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber expansion, abatement pass
Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber to expand
By Gary Budzak - gbudzak@civitasmedia.com
Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber is outlined in red in this aerial image. The company will expand its building 40,000 square feet.
Delaware City Council has approved a tax abatement package that will allow Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber to retain its business in the city's industrial park and expand its building to add jobs.
The $2.6 million, 40,000 square-foot expansion is needed because Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber's lease on a facility at 487 London Road for heat insulation metal stamping is being terminated. The London Road facility employs 36, said Sean Hughes, the city's economic development director.
The expansion allows the company and its 162 employees to remain in Delaware, and hire 18 more employees.
"They have explored a few Southeast U.S. states in order to be closer to some of the automotive manufacturers who are their customers," states a fact sheet prepared for council by city staff. "They have stated that if they are to open a Southeast U.S. operation, they may move their entire operation including headquarters to this new location."
"Our business is growing," said Patrick Bye, plant manager of the Delaware facility, at the council meeting on April 11. "We see a good future. The simplest thing for me as a manufacturer is to move the London Road facility a half a mile down the road and be able to manage that under one roof."
Keeping Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber in Delaware would allow the city to retain a total of 162 employees at an annual payroll of $5.86 million, or $108,410 in city income tax per year. The expansion would allow the company to hire 18 full-time employees with a payroll of $540,000 in four years.
Hughes said the city and regional partner Columbus 2020 put together a package to allow them to grow their company in Delaware County. Keeping Midwest in Delaware represented a major return on investment, he said.
The city's tax incentive negotiating committee, which has representatives from the county, Delaware City Schools and Delaware Area Career Center, recommended an agreement with Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber. The incentives consist of a 100 percent, 10-year Community Reinvestment Area tax abatement estimated at $305,167, or nearly 12 percent of the total investment; and compensating the school district and career center a combined $99,501 over the 10 years.
The incentives could be modified if the company doesn't meet the job or payroll commitment.
The company and its landlord, Metal Stars II LLC, will build the expansion on the south side of its 14.7-acre facility at 759 Pittsburgh Drive. The 36-foot-tall addition would consist of 14,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 26,000 square feet of warehouse space. This would increase the building's size to 127,368 square feet. There would also be three truck docks and four overhead doors, a canopy, and the addition of 40 spaces to the 99-space parking lot.
The company's website said it "is a leading authority on technology and development of acoustical and thermal composite products." It makes heat- and sound-shielding products from fiberglass, basalt and ceramic fibers for transportation original equipment manufacturers in North America such as Ford and Honda. At one time located in Ostrander, the company built its Delaware headquarters in 1989, adding the London Road facility in 1994.
"Staff is happy to see a business expand, consolidate and have more efficient operations in Delaware," said city planning director David Efland.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2016/04/web1_midwest.jpgMidwest Acoust-A-Fiber is outlined in red in this aerial image. The company will expand its building 40,000 square feet.
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Oxford High School ninth-grader Angelina Stickney stands alongside classmates as they hold candles during a prayer vigil after the Oxford High School school shootings, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
15-year-old charged with murder and terrorism in Michigan high school shooting
Ethan Crumbley charged in shooting that killed 4 students and injured others
A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday, revealing that his parents were summoned just a few hours before the bloodshed.
No motive was offered by Oakland County authorities, a day after violence at Oxford High School, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit. But prosecutor Karen McDonald said the shooting was premeditated, based on a "mountain of digital evidence" collected by police.
"This was not just an impulsive act," McDonald said.
Indeed, sheriff's Lt. Tim Willis told a judge that Ethan Crumbley recorded a video the night before the violence in which he discussed killing students.
Crumbley was charged as an adult with murder, attempted murder, terrorism causing death and gun crimes. During his arraignment, he replied, "Yes, I do," when asked if he understood the charges. Defense attorney Scott Kozak entered a plea of not guilty.
"He deliberately brought the handgun that day with the intent to murder as many students as he could," assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said in successfully arguing for no bail and a transfer to jail from a juvenile facility.
Earlier, Sheriff Mike Bouchard told reporters that Crumbley's parents were called to the school Tuesday "for behavior in the classroom that was concerning." The teen remained in school, and the shooting occurred a few hours later.
Keast said in court that Crumbley entered a bathroom with a backpack and came out holding a semi-automatic handgun, firing at students while moving down the hallway. The four students who were killed were identified as 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.
Bouchard didn't offer details about what had troubled school officials. He said investigators believe the gun was already in school.
"There is nothing that he could have faced that would warrant senseless, absolutely brutal violence on other kids," the sheriff said.
Deputies rushed to the school around lunchtime Tuesday and arrested Crumbley in a hallway within minutes of the shooting. His father bought the 9 mm Sig Sauer gun last week, according to the sheriff.
McDonald said charges were being considered against the parents.
"Owning a gun means securing it properly and locking it and keeping the ammunition separate," she said.
The shooting should be a wake-up call for new gun laws in a country that has become "desensitized to school shootings," McDonald told reporters.
"We have to do better," the prosecutor said without offering specific changes. "How many times does this have to happen? How many times?"
She said the terrorism charge also fits.
"What about all the children who ran, screaming, hiding under desks? … Those are victims, too, and so are their families and so is the community," McDonald said.
Video posted on social media showed students rushing to get out of first-floor classroom windows rather than open a door to someone who claimed to be a police officer. The sheriff said he likely was a detective.
After the attack, authorities learned of social media posts about threats of a shooting at the roughly 1,700-student school. The sheriff stressed how crucial it is for such tips to be sent to authorities, while also cautioning against spreading social media rumors before a full investigation.
Isabel Flores, a 15-year-old ninth grader, told Detroit television station WJBK that she and other students heard gunshots and saw another student bleeding from the face. They then ran from the area through the rear of the school, she said.
A concerned parent, Robin Redding, said her son, 12th-grader Treshan Bryant, stayed home Tuesday after hearing threats of a possible shooting.
"This couldn't be just random," she said.
Bryant said he had heard vague threats "for a long time now" about plans for a shooting.
—Corey Williams And Ed White, The Associated Press
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We recently completed this little promotional viral for Silent Studios to promote the Youth Music Box, an impressive new installation at the Royal Festival Hall.
It takes the form of a high tech walk-in studio masquerading as a big white box. The idea is that people of all ages can turn up and create live music with no previous musical experience or skills via the cleverly constructed knobs, dials and keyboards.
After all their hard work realising such a massive project, Silent Studios came to us to create this promotional viral to advertise the piece to clients and public alike.
We got our friend illustrator Chris Haughton on board to provide an abstract visual interpretation to the script, which we then animated. Silent Studios were so pleased with the collaboration they also asked Chris to provide a new logo for the whole project.
After its stint in London, the box is off touring the country. Check it out if you can!
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Soul singer Michelle Sweeney has been entertaining Montreal audiences for some 30 years now, and has shared the stage with everybody from jazz great Ranee Lee, with whom she memorably co-starred in local theatre legend Roger Peace's fabled 1986 remount of Ain't Misbehavin' at Montreal's La Diligence dinner theatre, to Celine Dion in 1988, when the Quebec pop icon was on the cusp of international stardom.
In fact, Sweeney pretty much stole the show when she, Dion and Johanne Blouin (fresh from making waves in Starmania) performed a rousing medley of "The Age of Aquarius" / "Let the Sunshine In" (from the musical Hair) and "Quand on Arrive en Ville" ( from Starmania) on a Quebec television show in 1988.
Sweeney has a glamourous scene-stealing Diana Ross moment during the medley (click Time Out charted in 1994 – is back in Montreal to open local restaurateur Georges Durst's newest venue, the House of Jazz in Laval, based on his successful House of Jazz located in downtown Montreal.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Durst opened some 20 hotspots, including Dominique's (one of the clubs where Gino Vannelli got his start), Biddle's (the precursor to House of Jazz, with legendary jazzman Charlie Biddle), the Bijou club as well as the Monte Carlo, a private club that boasted such members as Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Charles Aznavour.
Over the years, everybody from Liza Minnelli to David Bowie has been to Durst's clubs. Once, when Tony Bennett played Théâtre St-Denis in 1985, his band took off with his limo after the show. So Bennett headed over to Biddle's to sing a couple of songs.
The new two-floor House of Jazz in Laval is filled with bronze statuettes, paintings and – of course – over 100 chandeliers. The entrance also features a Wall of Fame featuring the jazz legends of today and yesteryear who have stepped onto the House of Jazz stage, everybody from Oliver Jones and Billy Georgette, to Taurey Butler and the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective. Sweeney will headline a pre-opening private party on Sep 5, as well as the official public grand opening on Sep 6.
Sweeney – who co-starred in the 1990 NFB award-winning feature film Strangers in Good Company and as the school principal Mrs. Morton in the long-running syndicated YTV high-school sitcom Student Bodies – is slated to star in theatre director Roger Peace's long-awaited musical based on the life of Etta James. (Peace is also directing Ranee Lee in White Gardenia: The Billie Holday Musical at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts in March 2015).
There have been many memorable moments in Sweeney's long musical career – you can read about some of them below – but her TV gig with Celine Dion still gives music fans goose pimples.
Michelle Sweeney headlines the new House of Jazz Laval (1639 Blvd. de L'Avenir) on Sep 6 (official public grand opening). Cover charge: $10. Click here for the official House of Jazz website, and here for Sweeney's M Sweeney Styles fashion website for plus-size women.
Fashionista Michelle: Late legendary Montreal bass player Orson Clarke once told this reporter how he once drove a U-Haul moving truck to transport all of Sweeney's stage clothes to the dry cleaner one day several years ago. "But we had to do a second trip because we couldn't fit all of her clothes into the truck on the first trip!" Orson laughed, adding, "Michelle is one of my all-time favourite divas." Sweeney also designs the clothes on the M Sweeney Styles fashion website for plus-size women.


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Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the U.S. version of the UK series Strictly Come Dancing, and one of several iterations of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains.

The show was hosted by Tom Bergeron from its inception until 2019. Lisa Canning was co-host in the first season, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nine, Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen, and Erin Andrews from season eighteen through twenty-eight. From seasons 29 through 31, Tyra Banks served as host of the show. Starting with season 31, Alfonso Ribeiro joined as co-host.

The 30th season of the show aired September–November 2021. On April 8, 2022, it was announced that, beginning with the 31st season, Dancing with the Stars would move from ABC to Disney+.

Cast

Hosts

Tom Bergeron (who was also hosting America's Funniest Home Videos, also on ABC, at the time of the show's debut) was the host for the show's first 28 seasons, beginning with its premiere in 2005. In season 1, his co-host was Lisa Canning. She was replaced by Samantha Harris for seasons 2 through 9 (2006–2009), who was then replaced by Brooke Burke-Charvet from seasons 10 through 17 (2010–2013). Erin Andrews took over as co-host starting in season 18 (2014). Drew Lachey served as a temporary replacement for Harris during season 5 (2007) during her absence for 3 weeks due to maternity leave. Leah Remini filled in for Andrews in week 6 of season 19, due to commitments with the 2014 World Series and filled in for her again in weeks 6 and 7 of season 21 for the 2015 World Series. Season 19 champion Alfonso Ribeiro filled in for Bergeron on week 4 of season 21, when Bergeron was absent to be with his ailing father.

On July 13, 2020, Bergeron announced in a tweet that he had been let go from the series. ABC and BBC Studios made an official announcement shortly afterwards saying Andrews would also be exiting the program. The following day, model and host Tyra Banks was announced to be joining the show as host in addition to serving as an executive producer for the twenty-ninth season. On July 14, 2022, it was announced that Ribeiro would join Banks as co-host for the thirty-first season. On March 17, 2023, it was revealed that Banks would be leaving the show, prior to season 32.

Judging panel
The regular judges are Len Goodman, who serves as head judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. Goodman was absent for much of season 19, all of season 21, much of season 23 and all of season 29. Julianne Hough, who was a professional dancing partner for seasons 4–8, was added as a full-time judge on the panel for three seasons, 19–21, after having been a guest judge in the previous two seasons. She did not return for season 22. Hough did return as a full-time judge for seasons 23 and 24 but did not return subsequently. Julianne's brother, Derek Hough, replaced regular head judge Len Goodman for season 29, as Goodman was unable to be in Los Angeles due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, though he was able to "share his ballroom expertise" from England during the season via pre-taped clips. Several former contestants appeared as judges in episode 200 (in season 11), including Hélio Castroneves, Mel B, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, Kelly Osbourne, and Emmitt Smith. Other celebrities, most often those who are associated with the world of dancing, former professional dancers, and past contestants have appeared as the fourth judge or in absence of one of the main judges, including Paula Abdul, Donnie Burns, Nick Carter, Cher, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Michael Flatley, Kevin Hart, Jessie J, Rashad Jennings, Baz Luhrmann, Ricky Martin, Idina Menzel, Abby Lee Miller, Mandy Moore, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Ortega, Donny Osmond, Pitbull, Redfoo, Alfonso Ribeiro, Robin Roberts, David Ross, Shania Twain, Leah Remini and Zendaya.

The seventh episode of Season 31 marked the first time five judges were ever featured on the panel at once, when Michael Bublé appeared as both a performer and bonus judge for a themed night featuring his music. Goodman announced during the Season 31 Semifinals that he would be retiring from the show at the end of the season.

Musicians
For 17 seasons, the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided the live music for the show. On February 7, 2014, it was announced that Ray Chew would be brought in as band leader, bringing with him a new band of instrumentalists and singers.

Cast timeline
Color key

Couples

A total of 367 celebrities have appeared in the 31 seasons of the series. For each season, the celebrities are paired with a professional partner who instructs them in the various dances each week and competes alongside them in the televised competition. A total of 49 professional partners have appeared alongside celebrities, some for only one season (mostly in the earliest seasons). The professional who has competed on the most seasons is Cheryl Burke, with 25 seasons.

Key:

 Won the season
 Placed second in the season
 Placed third in the season
 Placed fourth (in the final) of the season
 Placed last in the season
 Withdrew in the season
 Participating in current season

Notes:
 Only 3 professionals have won in their first season with a celebrity partner. These are Alec Mazo (season 1), Cheryl Burke (season 2) and Julianne Hough (season 4).
 Mark Ballas was the first to win in their last season with a celebrity partner following his win with Charli D'Amelio.
 Only 3 professionals have won twice in a row. These are Cheryl Burke (seasons 2 and 3), Julianne Hough (seasons 4 and 5) and Derek Hough (seasons 10 and 11, and again with seasons 16 and 17).
 Derek Hough has the most wins of any professional dancer, with 6.

Dance troupe
In season 12, the show introduced the troupe, consisting of professional dancers who perform on the show but are not paired with celebrity partners. The first troupe in season 12 included Oksana Dmytrenko, Tristan MacManus, Peta Murgatroyd, Kiki Nyemchek, Nicole Volynets, and Ted Volynets. Other past troupe members include Artur Adamski, Brandon Armstrong, Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Witney Carson, Brittany Cherry, Dasha Chesnokova, Artem Chigvintsev, Hayley Erbert, Sasha Farber, Sofia Ghavami, Shannon Holtzapffel, Dennis Jauch, Jenna Johnson, Daniella Karagach, Kiril Kulish, Vladislav Kvartin, Morgan Larson, Keo Motsepe, Sonny Fredie-Pedersen, Gleb Savchenko, Emma Slater, Britt Stewart, and Julz Tocker.

The troupe was brought back for season 31 after not having one for three seasons. The troupe members included D'Angelo Castro, Kateryna Klishyna, Ezra Sosa, and Alexis Warr.

Key:
 Active member of the troupe
 Professional partner

Other professional dancers
In season 30, two professional dancers, Sofia Ghavami and Ezra Sosa, joined the cast. Both dancers are not paired with a celebrity partner, but are instead showcased as part of the competing couples' dances throughout the season. They are also prepared to step in if a pro is unable to compete.

Series overview

Scoring and voting procedure
In the first two seasons, only the overall ranking between competitors by the judges and the public was relevant. In the third season and all subsequent seasons, the scoring system has also made the exact scores relevant.

The scoring begins with the judges' marks. Each judge gives a numeric score from 1 to 10, for a total score of 3 to 30 or 40. The scoring was altered for the "all-star" season 15, during which judges could give scores at 1/2-point intervals from 0.5 to 10, for a total score of 1.5 to 30. When multiple performances are scored, only the cumulative total counts. The contestants' judges' shares are calculated as the percentage of the total number of points awarded to all contestants that evening. (For example, if a team earned 20 pts on a night when the judges awarded 200 pts, their judges' share would be 20/200 = 10%.) This percentage is then added to the percentage of North American votes received by each contestant. The two couples with the lowest scoring are identified at the end of the show, and the couple with the lowest combined total gets eliminated. Season 8 added an occasional 'dance-off', in which contestants could re-perform one of their dances, in an effort to improve their judges' score. This was later discontinued. The first perfect score of the season never occurred in the first or second week of the competition.

Public voting is conducted via a toll-free number, the ABC website, and, most recently, text messages and Facebook; contestants can vote during and immediately after each performance show. The maximum number of votes per voter per medium is equal to the number of couples performing that night, or five votes, whichever is larger. In April 2010, it was revealed that former contestant Kate Gosselin had e-mailed friends and family asking them to vote as many as 10 times each. In November 2010, The Washington Post reported that online voting appeared not to require a valid email address, and accordingly that numerous votes apparently could be cast by one person.

In several cases where ESPN coverage of Monday Night Football airs instead on an ABC affiliate in an NFL team's home market, the program is delayed to air immediately after that station's local news, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Nightline, and a voting window confined only to the area codes of the pre-empted market is opened up to allow affected viewers to still put their votes in for the competition, though this is on a market-by-market basis (in some markets, an alternate sister station or digital subchannel carries the program live as scheduled).

Seasons 1 and 3 featured only two couples in the final week instead of three. Starting with season 16, four couples made it into the final week, although the top three finalists proceeded to dance one more time for the judges after the fourth-place couple was announced. In seasons 20, 22, 24, and 26 there were three couples in the final week, but in seasons 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 there were four.

Starting in season 28, the two couples with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer voting percentages are at the bottom two and in jeopardy of being eliminated. In these seasons, the judges have the ability to save one of the bottom two couples from elimination. If three couples are in danger of elimination, the couple with the lowest combined total of judges' scores and viewer votes is eliminated and the other two couples will face judges' decision, who have to vote to save one couple from elimination.

Statistics

Highest-scoring celebrities
The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrities gained each series. Seasons having a maximum of 40 points (19, 20, 23, 24, 30 and 31) have been converted to a 30-point base. These averages do not reflect scores given by guest judges.

Female

Male

Winners

Best average by season

Lowest-scoring celebrities
The scores presented below represent the worst overall accumulative average score the celebrities gained each series.

Female

Male

Highest and lowest scoring performances by dance
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks (out of 30) are as follows. Scores given by guest judges have not been included.

Latin

Ballroom

 * denotes score given during Switch Up Week, where celebrities are partnered with a different professional dancer.
Other Styles

Perfect scores
This is a list of celebrities who earned perfect scores (team dances are not included).

1Shawn Johnson danced her Paso doble/Tango fusion dance with Mark Ballas instead of her partner Derek Hough due to him being injured.
2James Hinchcliffe danced his Viennese Waltz with Jenna Johnson instead of his partner Sharna Burgess due to her being injured.
3Nastia Liukin danced her Jive and Quickstep with Sasha Farber instead of her partner Derek Hough due to him being injured.
4For the switch-up week, Alexa PenaVega got a perfect score with Derek Hough instead of her original partner Mark Ballas.

Professionals with perfect scores

Professionals by number of Finals Appearances

Professionals by number of Wins

Couples who never scored below an 8
This is a list of the couples who never received an individual score lower than 8 (excluding team dances).

^Mark Ballas has the most partners to achieve this feat with four, while Valentin Chmerkovskiy has three, and Cheryl Burke and Derek Hough each have two.

Highest First Week Scores
This is a list of the couples who scored the highest in their first week. Scores out of 40 were adjusted to a 30-point scale.

Earliest Perfect Scores
This is a list of the earliest perfect scores received throughout the season. Season 26 (Athletes) is excluded due to the shorter competition.

General information

Payment
On the April 18, 2006, episode of the Howard Stern Radio Show, Stern's wife Beth said that she was guaranteed to earn $125,000 for just appearing on DWTS (in season 3) and could earn up to more than double the original sum, depending on how long she lasted on the program.

In season 21, Bindi Irwin had her payments withheld by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge because she was a minor, which therefore required her parents to sign-off on the contract. But although her mother signed, the contract lacked her father's signature, so the judge refused to validate the contract, despite Irwin's father being the world-famous naturalist Steve Irwin, whose death in 2006 had been widely covered in the news/media. The judge later validated the contract once Steve Irwin's death certificate was presented to the court, resulting in Bindi receiving a $350,000 paycheck from the show.

Withdrawals
The first person to withdraw from competition was Romeo in season 2. His father, Master P, took his place in the competition before the beginning of broadcasts, being partnered with Ashly DelGrosso. However, Romeo later competed in season 12 and finished in 5th place. He was partnered with Chelsie Hightower.

On week six in season three, Sara Evans cited her divorce as the reason for leaving the competition. No one was eliminated that week. Another withdrawal occurred during the run-up to season four on February 28, when Vincent Pastore withdrew from the competition after only one week of training. Pastore said he did not realize how much work was needed during a ten-week period, and that he was not up to the physical demands of the show. He was replaced on March 2 by Pixar voice actor John Ratzenberger who was partnered with Edyta Sliwinska.

In season seven, Misty May-Treanor withdrew from the competition in week three, after rupturing her Achilles tendon when rehearsing her jive with her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She did not perform the routine at all nor was she scored for it; no one else was eliminated that week.

In season eight, Jewel and Nancy O'Dell were injured before the season even began and could not compete. Jewel was diagnosed with fractured tibias in both legs; she came back later in the season to perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on a results show. O'Dell suffered from a torn knee cartilage.  They were replaced by Holly Madison and Melissa Rycroft who would be dancing with their partners for the rest of the season (Dmitry Chaplin and Tony Dovolani).

Tom DeLay, in season nine, withdrew in week three of competition due to a full stress fracture that had developed in both feet from an earlier pre-stress fracture in one foot. DeLay was declared safe before he announced his withdrawal during the October 6, 2009, results show. Debi Mazar was still eliminated that night despite DeLay's departure.

In season sixteen, Olympic figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill had to withdraw from the competition due to doctor's orders for a spinal injury. A cyst had developed near her lower spine, and was pinching off the nerve in that area. Either boxing champion Victor Ortiz or reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump would have been eliminated, but Hamill withdrew before the results could be announced, meaning that no one was eliminated that week.

In season eighteen, week three, actor Billy Dee Williams withdrew, by advice from a doctor, due to a chronic back problem (which resulted in no elimination that week).

In season twenty-one, week three, reality TV star Kim Zolciak-Biermann was forced to withdraw from the competition after suffering a blood clot which resulted in a mini stroke (which resulted in no elimination that week). Tamar Braxton also withdrew from the season due to blood clots in her lungs making it the first season to have two withdrawals in it.

In season twenty eight, Christie Brinkley withdrew from the competition a week before the season premiere, due to injuring her arm during rehearsal and needing sudden surgery. She was replaced by her daughter, Sailor with only a few days to practice prior to the season premiere. Later that season, Ray Lewis withdrew from the competition in the third week due to a toe injury he sustained during rehearsal that needed surgery. This is the second season to have two withdrawals.

In Season 29 during the 8th week, television host Jeannie Mai withdrew from the show after being hospitalized for epiglottitis. As a result, the double elimination that was supposed to happen did not take place. Only one couple, Chrishell Stause and Gleb Savchenko, were eliminated that night.

In Season 31 during the 5th week, movie star Selma Blair withdrew from the show to prevent her health with MS from getting more deteriorated. This marks the first time where a celebrity got the first perfect score of the season and withdrew on the same episode. As a result, there were no elimination that first night of the 5th week.

Macy's Stars of Dance: Design a Dance
Beginning in season 7, viewers had the opportunity to vote for their favorite professional dancers (or in some cases former contestants) to perform a particular style of dance to a song, also of their choice. An online contest is also usually held so that viewers can submit drawings of outfits for the performance.

Special episodes

100th episode
The show celebrated its 100th episode on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during week 8 of season 6. More than 30 former cast members and pros returned, with interviews with Stacy Keibler, Lisa Rinna, Jerry Springer, Vivica A. Fox, Joey Fatone, Kenny Mayne, Sabrina Bryan, and former winners Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, and Apolo Anton Ohno. Other appearances, besides the season 6 cast, included Paula Abdul (in a video introduction), Jane Seymour, Ian Ziering, Mark Cuban, Wayne Newton, Leeza Gibbons, Harry Hamlin, Shandi Finnessey, and Hélio Castroneves. New routines were performed by Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough, Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and by Mario Lopez with the cast of A Chorus Line, in which he was starring on Broadway. The musical guest was country group Rascal Flatts.

Judges' top 10 dances
The judges also presented a countdown of their choices for the top 10 perfect-scoring dances of the 1st 5 seasons. Their choices were:

200th episode
In season 11, viewers were allowed two votes per day on the DWTS website to vote for their favorite out of 30 given choices. On October 25, 2010, a countdown of the Top 10 voted for dances on the show was reported to celebrate the following week when the 200th show would be.

On the actual 200th show, several dances were performed again on the show and six of the past fan favorites came back to judge; Helio Castroneves, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Kelly Osbourne, Gilles Marini, Mel B, and more. The couples re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team. On the results show of November 2, some awards were given out to past celebrity contestants and professionals.

300th episode
The 300th episode took place on the week 9 results show of season 16. Twenty-two professional dancers who had appeared on the show, both past and present, performed an opening number choreographed by Jason Gilkinson. Past pros who performed were Chelsie Hightower, Dmitry Chaplin, Louis Van Amstel, and Anna Trebunskaya. Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough danced their "Argentine tango" as the week's encore. However, the top 10 dances were not revealed, nor were the achievements.

400th episode
The 400th episode was the season premiere of the twenty-fourth season. Tom Bergeron did mention the milestone, although no special dances took place.

10th Anniversary Special
On April 28, 2015, during season 20, a special pre-recorded episode aired as a 10th anniversary special with many former stars and professional dancers returning to the ballroom. Many past stars performed and reflected on their time on the show. Patti LaBelle, Amber Riley, and Lil' Kim performed LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade". The show closed with the largest number of people dancing in the show's history as stars, pros, hosts, and judges were all out on the dance floor.

Dancing With the Stars: The Pros' Most Memorable Dances
Brandon Armstrong, Cheryl Burke, Kym Herjavec, and Derek Hough hosted the Dancing With the Stars: The Pros' Most Memorable Dances where they showed the 20 most memorable dances in the history of the show's thirty seasons. It premiered on Disney+ on September 8, 2022.

Tributes
In seasons 9 and 10, three tribute performances were done to honor the memory of artists and others. The first was a tribute to recently deceased actor Patrick Swayze, on September 23, 2009. "She's Like the Wind" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack (originally written by Swayze for Dirty Dancing), "Unchained Melody" from his film Ghost, and "(I've Had) The Time of my Life" from Dirty Dancing were performed by select professional dancers of the show.

On October 20, 2009, a tribute was done for singer and dancer, Michael Jackson. "I Want You Back", "Man in the Mirror", and "Thriller" were performed—the first two songs by select professional dancers of the show, with all coming together for "Thriller".

In season 10, professional Haitian dancers performed as a tribute to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on March 30, 2010. One of the male dancers, Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, had lost his son in the rubble. They were dancing to "Dance Like This" by Wyclef Jean.

In season 24, to honor the passing of season 11 contestant Florence Henderson on November 24, 2016, a special tribute to Henderson was displayed on the dance floor. The season 24 premiere aired on March 20, 2017.

In season 28, at the end of the premiere episode, a tribute was placed on the dance floor to honor the passing of actress and season 17 contestant Valerie Harper who died on August 30, 2019. Her star was placed right next to Florence Henderson's.

In season 30, at the end of the premiere episode, two tributes were placed on the dance floor to honor the passings of season 7 contestant Cloris Leachman and season 28 contestant Mary Wilson.

In season 31, the eighth episode was dedicated in memory of season 9 contestant Aaron Carter who passed away two days prior.

Merchandise, tours, and spin-offs

Cardio dance DVDs
A DVD titled Dancing With The Stars: Cardio Dance was released on April 3, 2007, featuring Kym Johnson, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Ashly DelGrosso. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from cha-cha, Paso doble, samba, and jive dance routines.

A second DVD Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio Dance was released on September 13, 2008, featuring Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Cheryl Burke. The program contains cardiovascular workouts adapted from cha-cha, Merengue, samba and mambo dance routines.

Companion book
A companion book written by Guy Phillips was released in the early fall of 2007. Titled Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Samba and Tango Your Way Into The Best Shape Of Your Life, the book includes fitness routines modeled by Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska, as well as original costume designs, lists of performed songs during a dance, and a complete list of song-and-dance routine performed since the first season of the show.

Spin-offs
The first Dancing spin-off, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, premiered on January 7, 2008, on ABC.  The show's format was similar to the BBC Television series, DanceX. The show was canceled after one season.

A figure skating spin-off similar to ITV's Dancing on Ice called Skating with the Stars aired on ABC on November 22, 2010. The series was canceled after one season.

On May 16, 2017, a Dancing with the Stars: Juniors spin-off was announced. The dance competition spin-off was originally set to premiere in the spring of 2018 on ABC, and the format of the show will feature celebrity children and the children of celebrities paired with professional junior ballroom dancers. In January 2018, ABC stated that Dancing with the Stars: Juniors is still in the works, but didn't develop as quickly they hoped it would. Athletes aired in its place, with Juniors originally slated to air that summer. However, In May 2018, it was announced that the series would begin airing on October 7, 2018, with filming taking place during August 2018. Professional skateboarder Sky Brown, junior pro JT Church and pro mentor Alan Bersten were announced as the winners on December 9, 2018. The show was canceled after one season.

Dancing with the Stars: The Game
In 2016, ABC, together with BBC Worldwide, commissioned a companion mobile game. The match-3 game, published by Donut Publishing and developed by Exient Entertainment, uses a mix of hand animation and motion-captured data for the dances in the game. The game uses pro dancers from Strictly Come Dancing and features nine dances: Quickstep, Jive, Tango, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and Paso Doble.

Tours
An unofficial live tour show called Dancing Pros: Live! toured with several Dancing pros since 2010. A Dancing with the Stars: Live! official tour was announced on November 3, 2014, for the 2014–2015 season starting on December 27, 2014, in Niagara Falls, New York, and ending February 15, 2015, hitting 33 cities. A second tour, "Dancing with the Stars Live! : Dance All Night" was announced. A third tour, Dancing with the Stars: Live! – We Came to Dance, was announced on October 3, 2016, for 43 cities from December 16, 2016, to February 14, 2017. A fourth tour, Dancing with the Stars: Light Up the Night, was announced in October 2017 and began on December 30, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina, performing 71 shows and ending in Los Angeles. A fifth tour, Dancing with the Stars: A Night to Remember, was announced on October 1, 2018. The tour began on December 15, 2018, in Columbia, South Carolina, and ended on March 9, 2019, in Thousand Oaks, California. The 2020 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live! – 2020 Tour, began on January 9, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia and was originally supposed to run until April 7, 2020. However, beginning with the show scheduled for March 13, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois, the remaining tour dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before eventually being cancelled altogether. The 2022 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live! – 2022 Tour, began on January 7, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia, and ended on March 27, 2022, in Modesto, California. The 2023 tour, Dancing with the Stars Live 2023, began on January 6, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland, and end on March 12, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reception
In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "unlike So You Think You Can Dance, which is generally more of a city show, Dancing with the Stars is most popular in the countryside. It also has a higher share of 'likes' from viewers aged 65 and up than any other show."

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

The program has also been nominated for various other production-related awards since premiering in 2005, including for hairstyling, makeup, lighting design, and technical direction.

Others

See also
 Strictly Come Dancing, the original British version of the program
 Dancing with the Stars, which contains a full list of international versions

References

External links

 Dancing with the Stars at TV by the Numbers

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Yep, the entire roll of my favorite batting! When my friend Diana S., who also happened to be there super early with her mom, suggested I buy the entire roll since the price was so good, I listened!
I am the proud owner of this roll of 40 yards of Warm and Natural batting, except I feel like a thief who just stole the contents of an entire house but can't pack it all onto his 'bicycle'!!! Where in the world will I store this?
How about you - did you find any deals you could not resist?
WOW what a great idea!!! I used my 60% off a few weeks ago to purchase an extra large cutting mat for our island top to cut large strips and square up quilts. This is a great idea for the next big coupon! I think if you are going to use things the best way to buy them is on sale!!!


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Q: Keep radio buttons with their labels on line breaks I have an HTML form with sections laid out like this:

I do want the labels to be inline so that this section won't be 7 line breaks tall, but I would like to know how I can make sure the radio buttons stay with their labels.
Note: the labels are of varying lengths and are populated dynamically with data from the server, so I can't set a fixed width div without causing some weird spacing issues.
If there is an idiomatic way of doing this, please show me.

A: Put the checkbox inside the label (yes, this is valid) and make the label inline-block (see this JSfiddle for a demo). IMO, this is a more elegant and semantic solution than the span wrapping suggested by gilly3, which is why I decided to post even though you've already accepted an answer.

A: Put each input/label pair in a span, then set white-space: nowrap on the span.  Something like this:

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CSS:
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Edit:  The above technique suffers from a bug in Chrome where the pairs don't wrap and instead are hidden.  This bug is demonstrated in the question Text doesn't wrap properly between elements having white-space: nowrap. Solutions include using float: left with some margin added to make up for collapsed spacing, or to muck with the HTML until it works.  If you just put the <input> and  as the same line as the , it works.

    <input type="radio" id="productTypeRC" /> RC
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GC Press Release: Christians challenged to help shape a new economy
Christians will come together in Sheffield in November to help build a movement for a fair and sustainable economy. The charity Green Christian has put out a call for activists, campaigners and ordinary Christians to join a day of discussion and planning called The Big Workshop.
Part of the charity's Joy in Enough campaign, The Big Workshop will explore a Christian vision for a fair and sustainable economy, build alliances, and lay foundations for a wider movement. The day will include conversations in a café table format, where groups will discuss the pressures of consumerism, and how faith can inspire us to live different and more joyful lives.
The event will take place on Saturday the 18th of November at Victoria Hall, Sheffield.
Tony Emerson, coordinator of Joy in Enough, explains the goals of the campaign:
"Our aim is to help bring about a society which prioritises well-being and the common good, in which all have enough and no one too much, and which stays within the boundaries of nature. We are working with the churches and with civic society organisations to achieve this aim, and we'd invite anyone with an interest to come and join us at The Big Workshop."
Joy in Enough content editor Jeremy Williams adds:
"There are lots of Christian organisations and projects looking at reforming our economy in various ways. So far it hasn't filtered through to a grassroots movement, but we think the church can be a huge force for good. There is so much in our faith to draw on to help shape a society that is good for people and good for the earth."
1. Green Christian was formed in 1981 to share green insights with Christians, and Christian insights with the green movement. The charity produces resources, campaigns and events to help people relate environmental issues with their faith, and integrate environmental action into their mission. www.greenchristian.org.uk
2. Joy in Enough is a challenge to Christians in Britain, and an invitation to all people of good will, to join in building a just economy within the ecological limits of the Earth. The campaign is led by by Green Christian and supported by many other faith and environmental organisations, including A Rocha and SPEAK. See www.greenchristian.org.uk/joy-in-enough for more information.
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Contact: Jeremy Williams Tel: 07941 846 416
Email: jeremywilliams@greenchristian.org.uk
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Yesterday was the Summer Equinox, and it's got me taking stock of how my life has moved forward this year. When I reviewed my 2014, I noted that this year's theme was "enrich". On the whole, I feel like I've been true to that idea. I've turned and nurtured my soul soil with friends and family, my own internal work, and so much love with my man. We sit and talk for hours about our stressors and relationship, and dreams for the future. It's real, deep and meaningful communication. Our home feels lovely and welcoming; a comfortable place to snuggle down into. He's even helping me learn how to cook! But here's the thing. I still get bogged down in feeling like I haven't accomplished everything that I wanted to by now. Working out, dancing on the regular, writing my novel, sleeping under the stars, gardening. I've kept putting these things off and off during the past three months. "Oh, I'll start after Randall moves in and get's settled", "...after I get back from my work trip", "...after my ankle feels better", "...after I watch this Netflix episode", "...after I'm back from my vacation." All the while, those intentions are camped out in my brain like big fat pigeons, pecking me with guilt. Procrastination is not a happy campground y'all.
Ought I just strap in, and get it done? Galvanize and go?
But, enriching takes time. Hard pack dirt can take months, years even, to become pliable and healthy soil. I was nowhere near as sealed off as that analogy implies, but it's good to remind myself of the time needed. My 2015 theme wasn't 'action' or 'accomplish', it was 'enrich'. As such, I think I have to give it more time. I can't rush it. I have to dig in with the nutrients and be peaceful with myself. Beautiful things have happened so far, and I know there's more to come.
Anyone else feeling this way about their 2015?
In the meantime though, feel free to check out some of my favorite photos from my trip to NYC to visit my sister - an enriching experience for sure!


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Daniela joined the practice in March 2011. After graduating from the Veterinary School of Munich University, Germany in 2006, she began her pathology training and wrote her thesis on dermatopathological alterations in canine atopic dermatitis. Daniela completed her pathology residency at Liverpool University and is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists and a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Pathology (Zoo and Wildlife). In addition to her focus on zoo- and wildlife pathology, she maintains her interests in neuropathology and dermatology. She is an active member of the European Society of Veterinary Pathologists, and the International Society of Veterinary Dermatopathologists. Daniela is a pathology advisor to the EEHV advisory group. She speaks and publishes regularly in the field of zoo and wildlife pathology.
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Last August, just as Arsenal were looking forward to a new era without Arsene Wenger at the helm, Stan Kroenke completed the most underwhelming takeover in Premier League history. The American owned 67% of the north London club, but by buying out Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov's shares he became sole proprietor.
This was the culmination of a boardroom power struggle that had been building for years. While Usmanov had been vocal in his belief that Arsenal should be spending more, aiming higher, Kroenke was the status quo candidate. A club that had already been lacking direction somehow managed to blur the way forward even further.
Indeed, even as Unai Emery has started to unravel the tangles of the Wenger era, Arsenal have struggled for an identity. Having hired a number of key backroom figures, including a head of recruitment, head of football operations, a contract negotiator, a performance nutritionist and a lead sports scientist, chief executive Ivan Gazidis himself left for AC Milan in September, leaving a leadership void at the top of the club.
From that a familiar sense of malaise festered, culminating in the exit of Sven Mislintat in February. The German talent-spotter, whose luring from Borussia Dortmund had been considered quite the coup for the Gunners, was left frustrated at the lack of freedom afforded to him and the reneging of a promise to eventually move him into a more prominent Director of Football position. That said a lot about the state of the north London outfit behind the scenes.
Nobody at Arsenal appears willing to take a grip of things. Kroenke might have completed a stock market takeover of the club just eight months ago, but the American has always operated in the shadows, only ever giving a handful of interviews about his involvement at the Emirates Stadium. Even those interviews were given through a sense of begrudging obligation rather than any sense of duty to the Arsenal support.
At Manchester United, their owners are similarly shy, but they have Ed Woodward as a public figurehead. Of course, many question whether Woodward is qualified to hold such a role, but at least they have an identifiable public front. Without such a figure, Arsenal are desperately lacking in guidance, in character and in ambition.
Their fans might not appreciate the suggestion, but Arsenal need a Daniel Levy. The Tottenham Hotspur chairman has, over the course of his tenure, been a much maligned figure. Spurs fans have, at various times, called for his head to roll, for a replacement more willing to open the chequebook to be found.
But while there won't be a statue of Levy erected outside New White Hart Lane any time soon, there should be. Sentiment towards the chairman has softened in recent times now that he has a shimmering, spaceship of a stadium to point to as his legacy, but there remains an underlying sense that Levy is holding Tottenham back.
That might be true in a sense, but the role of Levy in propelling Spurs into the elite level of the English game, into the Champions League as a perennial fixture, cannot, and should not, be understated. The only reason the argument over transfer spending, or a lack thereof, holds any weight is because Levy has raised them so high.
If Arsenal want to make shrewd scouting and prudent transfer spending a cornerstone of their new era philosophy, as has been suggested many times, then Levy presents them with the ideal example to follow. Since the summer of 2014, Spurs' net spend stands at just £29 million. For context, Liverpool's is £183 million, Chelsea's £200 million, Arsenal's £225 million, Manchester United's £466 million and Manchester City's a whopping £518 million.
For further context… Stoke City's net spend in the same time period stands at £65 million and West Brom's £85 million. Ordinarily, such overachievement would be written off as a fluke (see Leicester City) or the result of a golden generation (see Ajax or Monaco), but Tottenham's success feels more calculated. More deliberate.
Of course, the true test of Spurs' approach would come if Pochettino were ever to leave the club, and there has been no shortage of speculation linking the Argentinean with a move away. It's not so long ago that the north London outfit were floundering with Tim Sherwood on the touchline, so there is no room for complacency.
So holistic is Spurs' approach, however, it's reasonable to assume they would find someone to build on what Pochettino has done rather than someone to dismantle it. The system should sustain them, in much the same way that used to be the case at Southampton, and this is what Arsenal should be aiming for.
The hope was that Emery's appointment, along with the hiring of several other backroom staff, would be a shift towards this. Since then, though, Arsenal have lost their way again. What do they stand for? What is a quintessential Arsenal player? If anything that term, 'Arsenal player,' is now used in a derogatory way.
Levy has a clear idea of what a Spurs player is and from that comes an identity for the team and the club as a whole. It's not dependent on competing with Premier League rivals in the transfer market, as many Arsenal fans implore their club to do. There's no guarantee that were Spurs to splash the cash they wouldn't become just another West Ham, a club with more money than coherent thought.
In January, Arsenal only targeted players available for loan, eventually signing Denis Suarez from Barcelona until the end of the season. The Gunners are a restricted club in the transfer market and so if they are to truly punch above their weight, as is the aim, they must nail down what their principles and values are.
He is not Spurs owner, but Levy has been just as influential in moulding the club in its modern form as any Premier League owner out there. Arsenal, whose owner can't be counted on for any sort of leadership or direction, need someone who can take things on in a similar way, someone who makes every penny work that little bit harder, but in a very specific way.
David Dein was, in many ways, Arsenal's Levy. He too was criticised for not spending more, for not matching the ambition of rivals and for mortgaging the future of the club against the construction of a new stadium. But Dein moulded Arsenal into the most distinctive football team in the country. He was Arsenal's Levy before Levy even pitched up at Spurs. Whether it's a new Dein or a Levy, Arsenal need someone in this mould.