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Sean Lowe is going from 'The Bachelor' to the ballroom. The newly-engaged 'Bachelor' will compete on the new season of ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS!

CORKY HALE, the world renowned Jazz Harpist, Pianist and Vocalist will appear as a Guest Artist with the JAZZTIME BAND at Vicky's of Santa Fe in "AN AFTERNOON WITH CORKY HALE" on Sunday, March 17, 2013 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. The event will be presented at Vicky's of Santa Fe; Highway 111 at 45-100 Club Drive; Indian Wells, CA 92210.

As announced on 'Good Morning America,' this season's exciting brand-new cast of celebrities and their professional partners for 'Dancing with the Stars' will be revealed live, TODAY, FEBRUARY 26 exclusively during 'Good Morning America' (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

According to TMZ, both Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Chelsie Hightower are departing ABC's glitzy competition. Chmerovskiy seems to be exiting on his own terms - Hightower, not so much.

As announced today on 'Good Morning America,' this season's exciting brand-new cast of celebrities and their professional partners for 'Dancing with the Stars' will be revealed live, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 exclusively during 'Good Morning America' (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

ABC announced midseason premiere dates for new dramas "Red Widow" and "Zero Hour" today, along with new comedies "How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)" and "Family Tools," and new alternative series "The Taste" and "Celebrity Diving."

In the final one-hour performance show on Monday, each of the couples will compete in two dances. All three couples will perform their favorite routine from the season, as well as a Super-Sized Freestyle. For their Freestyle, they'll be allowed to add extra performers, incorporating all kinds of lifts and tricks to create an out-of-this-world entertaining routine.

DANCING WITH THE STARS first-ever ALL STARS season will conclude next week on ABC with three contestants battling it out to be crowned the Mirror Ball champions. Now it's your turn to vote for who you think most deserves the highly-coveted prize!

After 10 weeks of competitive dancing, All-Stars Kelly Monaco & Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani and Shawn Johnson & Derek Hough have proven they deserve to be in the finals. But only one couple will be crowned champions of "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars." The three women finalists will have their last chance to impress the judges and viewers on two final nights of competition, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), and concluding on the Season Finale, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

On last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS Results Show on ABC, the finalists for this season's first ever All-Star competition were revealed. The four remaining contestants included Apolo Anton Ohno, Melissa Rycroft, Emmett Smith and Kelly Monaco. Click below to find out which couples will continue on in the competition!

On last night's episode of ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS ALL STARS, Val and Kelly performed the 'Surf Flamenco.' Below, watch as the professional dancer finishes the number wearing very little in the ballroom!

As announced on last night's show, world famous choreographer and recording artist, Paula Abdul will perform a groundbreaking number exclusively created for this season's final 'Macy's Stars of Dance' performance on 'Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars the Results Show,' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

As announced this evening, world famous choreographer and recording artist, Paula Abdul will perform a groundbreaking number exclusively created for this season's final "Macy's Stars of Dance" performance on "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The dance number will be to her new single, "Dream Medley," a medley of four of her No. 1 hits, available for purchase exclusively on iTunes, Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

Contestants kick off the semi-finals of "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars," MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) with a stunning pro performance to a medley of two iconic songs from "BAD25," the album released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's legendary "Bad" album. Each of the remaining five couples will dance to a classic song from the album. The show will also feature three special dance performances, each sampling a song from the 13-track bonus disc from "BAD25." To continue the celebration ABC will air "Michael Jackson: BAD25," a documentary directed by Spike Lee, offering Michael Jackson fans across the country a rare look at the man who changed the music world forever (November 22 at 9:30 p.m., ET). Also on Monday night, each couple will dance a dance style they have not yet danced to a theme which was chosen for them by another couple on last week's Results Show.

The JazzTime Band swings with Band Members Don Shelton, Allen Goodman, Larry Holloway and Terry Trotter with new world-class guests that join the band each and every week.

Now that we're down to the nitty-gritty of DANCING WITH THE STARS, (or, at least as much 'grittiness' as possible) fan-favorites are all on the chopping-block. This late into the game, with next week being the semi-finals, only text messages and the flail-about voting methods of Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba separate the contestants from the proverbial blade. Len Goodman's scoring record is sound.

DWTS:ALL STARS contestant Gilles Marini took time out from rehearsals to answer fan tweets. Below, check out his response to the viewer question, 'What is Your Favorite Dance?'

Monday night's performance show on "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars" will include two rounds of competition for the seven remaining couples, a Ballroom and Latin Trio round. In honor of Veterans Day, the first round will feature performances to songs that pay homage to servicemen and women. During the Latin Trio round, each couple will be joined by an eliminated pro or Troupe dancer, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The audience will also be joined by members of several branches of the Armed Forces, including two former Marines, William Franco Vasquez and Nick Jones Jr., who will be special guests on an episode of ABC's hit comedy "The Middle" on November 14.

During this week's two-hour performance show on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), the seven remaining couples will perform a fusion dance that has was chosen by their competitors on last week's show. The show's opening number, choreographed by Henry Byalikov, will feature The Troupe and four pros from the season. Later in the night, after the couples' individual rounds, they will all take the dance floor for a swing dance marathon with the chance to add up to 10 extra points to their scores for the night. The couple in first place will get 10 points, the couple in second place will get 9 points, the couple in third place will get 8 points, the couple in fourth place will get 7 points, the couple in fifth place will get 6 points, the couple in sixth place will get 5 points and the seventh place couple will get 4 points.