Dancing With the Stars 8: Steve-O Heads Home

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The number of dancers with injuries this season on Dancing With the Stars is at an all-time high. And Steve-O, in spite of his previous career being filled with him trying to injure himself in strange and exotic ways, has been no exception. He hurt his back and was unable to even perform live one week. Yet his many fans kept him in the competition in spite of it all.

But, we all knew it was time for his run on the show to come to an end. It just had to happen.

I am personally very happy to see that he made it through rehab and has managed to stay sober for months now. I hope he continues to stay sober and to take care of himself. He’s spent many self-destructive years so far and it was time to grow up. Good for him!

I do have to admit that I have been completely surprised by how well he actually did do on the show. When he was announced as one of the dancers, I was expecting him to maybe last a week. He evidently has a very large fan base and he really did put his heart into his dance performances, even if they didn’t make it to professional level.

I wish him well in his future and can say that I’m glad that he was on this season of the show. Even though he’s no dancer, he does seem to be getting his life on the right track and that deserves our respect.

So long, Steve-O. It was great having you on this season of DWTS.

So who do you think will be the next to go home? Who do you think is going to win this season? Let us know!

Tags: Chelsea Hightower, Cheryl Burke, Chuck Wicks, Dancing With the Stars, Derek Hough, Edyta Sliwinska, Gilles Marini, Julianne Hough, Lacey Schwimmer, Lawrence Taylor, Lil Kim, Mark Ballas, Melissa Rycroft, Shawn Johnson, Steve-O, Tony Dovolani, Ty Murray

Dancing With the Stars 8: Tonight’s Performance Show

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Tonight marked the halfway point in this season of Dancing With the Stars. It’s becoming very clear who will probably make it to the final three and who will not. After tonight’s performances, I think it’s a slam dunk that Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke, as well as Lil Kim & Derek Hough will be in the final three. My big indecision is between Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani and Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas. Those two teams are both very close in their skills and it will be interesting to see who does better as the season progresses.

As for this week, sadly, I think the bottom two will follow the judges’ scores. It seems clear to me that the two who deserve this week’s dance-off are Steve-O & Lacey Schwimmer and Ty Murray & Chelsea Hightower. I just don’t think they will be here much longer. Overall, it’s a good season with lots of interesting dancers. Here are my comments on tonight’s performances:

Who did you like the best tonight? Who do you think will go home?