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"Dancing with the Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft has revealed that she is being motivated by her daughter. The season eight competitor, who picked up 21 points for her foxtrot with partner Tony Dovolani on Monday&amp;#039;s premiere, explained that it is tough being away from 19-month-old Ava Grace.  &amp;quot;If I&amp;#039;m going to be away from my kid, I&amp;#039;m going to focus,&amp;quot; Rycroft told Us Weekly, explaining that she is &amp;quot;more motivated&amp;quot; this time around. Rycroft added that Ava is in daycare while she rehearses, saying: &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s just what every working mother tries to work out - how to juggle. I see her 20 hours a day as opposed to 24! But she&amp;#039;s definitely my priority and my motivation.&amp;quot; Dovolani also claimed that Rycroft is &amp;quot;more focused&amp;quot;, saying: &amp;quot;I thought her attention span was like a mosquito. Now she comes in, she&amp;#039;s ready, she wants to do it.&amp;quot; Pamela Anderson and her professional partner Tristan MacManus were the first dancers to be voted out of the ABC competition this week. Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays and Tuesdays on ABC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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