I wrote a few days ago about the new fitness videos from the SYTYCD dancers, but didn’t have a lot of info about them yet.

I got a lot more information for you about the new So You think You Can Dance, Get Fit titles. The dancers for each are some of my favorites and I’ll bet they are some of yours too. On the Cardio Funk DVD, the dancers are Courtney Galiano leading a Disco routine, Travis Wall leading a Contemporary routine and Lauren Gottlieb leading Hip Hop. And on the Tone & Groove DVD, the dancers are Stephen “Twitch” Boss leading a Hip Hop routine, Dmitry Chaplin (who is also a pro dancer on Dancing With the Stars) leading a Cha Cha and Katee Shean leading Jazz. They both sound like fun!

Both titles will be released on July 21, but if you pre-order (just click on the image to pre-order) them now, you can save some money. They’ll be shipped on the release date. No muss, no fuss.

The list price for each video is $16.99, but the pre-order price for each video is only $10.99…much cheaper than a gym membership. And a whole lot more fun!

That’s a question that a lot of people have about So you Think You Can Dance: Who does the costumes for the dancers each week?

Here’s a clip that shows us what goes on behind the scenes to get the dancers’ costumes created to go with their dance routine each week. We get to see how the dancers’ outfits were designed for the Mia Michaels’ group dance at the beginning of the Top 18 performance show:

You can win a free copy of either the Cardio Funk DVD, or the Tone & Groove DVD!

Entering is easy! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with a valid email address (so I can contact the winner!) One comment per person each day, please. Contest closes on Midnight ET on July 23, 2009.

Two of the professional dancers from Dancing With the Stars, Derek Hough & Mark Ballas have their own band. It’s called the Ballas Hough Band and they have a CD out called BHB.

This is their first single called Do It For You and it’s performed by the band, including a few shots of a shirtless Derek Hough. (Girls, get ready to swoon…)

[Photos: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

On this week’s results show for So You Think You Can Dance, the bottom three couples were Vitolio & Asuka, Jonathan & Karla and Caitlin & Jason. I was a bit surprised about Caitlin & Jason since they did a great job with the paso doble, but I guess America didn’t like it for some reason.

When they danced their solos to try to win over the judges, it was clear that Asuka’s performance was just not up to that of the other two women. She’s an amazing Latin dancer, but that isn’t always a big help in the solo. And I was happy that Vitolio made it through. I actually thought Jason had the worst solo and expected him to go home. But in the end, it was Jonathan that the judges eliminated.

[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Mathieu Young/FOX]

Now we’re down to the final 15 dancer this season. It seems like it’s going by so fast! But at least this time, there’s a new season following closely bhind this one. Here are the top 14 dancers:

[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Mathieu Young/FOX]

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You probably know Maksim Chmerkovskiy as one of the hunky male pro dancers on Dancing With the Stars. That’s right, he’s the lucky guy who’s also engaged to beautiful DWTS pro dancer Karina Smirnoff. Well, during the summer break from the show, he’s landed another TV gig on ABC.

Maks is competing as one of 8 celebrities that will be competing in a number of different sports in the new reality series called The Superstars. He’s paired with freestyle skier Kristi Leskinen for the new reality show. Here’s what he has to say about it:

“It’s an opportunity to do something outside of the dancing realm and to do something and not be judged,” Chmerkovskiy told TVGuide.com. “Nobody can say [in Italian accent], ‘That was not very good!’ There’s no voting, there’s no Bruno, there’s no Len.”

“We’ve done everything, including archery, bowling, running, kayaking. … We’re doing crazy stuff; we go crazy,” he added.

Maks & Karina will both also be appearing on Broadway on July 25th in Burn the Floor.

“We’re doing a limited engagement. It’s a ballroom dance show, so it’s exactly what we’ve been doing all our lives,” he said. “I’ve always dreamed of being on Broadway. It also doesn’t require me to learn a new trade. I can’t sing, you know.”

[Photos: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]

Last night on So You Think You Can Dance, the top 16 dancers took the stage in what is turning out to be one of the toughest competition season for the show yet. They are all so amazing! The guest judge this week was Toni Basil and she added her own particular style of input to the judging.

Nigel Lythgoe (L), Mary Murphy (C) and guest Toni Basil
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For me, the top performance of the night was the rumba performed by Ade & Melissa. It was so hot I felt like I needed a cigarette afterward…and I’ve never smoked!

Ade Obayomi (L) and Melissa Sandvig (R) perform a Rumba choreographed by Tony Meredith.
[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Mathieu Young/FOX]

Mia Michaels came through yet again with a very memorable routine that revolved around Evan admiring Randi’s behind. Nigel kept saying things about it, then pausing to say, “but…and there is a butt.” It was a very nice routine and the judges had a lot of fun with it.
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I found a clip of Max & Ashley talking about how it feels to be eliminated from So You think You Can Dance so early. It’s good to see that they can both still make jokes and have smiles on their faces. It must be a huge disappointment for them!

The clip is interesting because they address each of the points that Nigel Lythgoe told them as he gave them the news of their elimination. They tell about the choreographers they most wanted to work with and what they expect to do next. They really seem like fun people.

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According to an article on BuddyTV, Dancing With the Stars’ season 8 dancer and runner-up Gilles Marini has been cast in the final season of the series Nip/Tuck. Once again, he’s going to be playing hunky man-candy, so it has to be a great enticement to watch the show, even for those of us who aren’t regular viewers.

Here’s a bit of a description of his type of role on the show:

“You don’t see me in the shower. You see me in a towel and you realize that I’ve just had sex and I’m coming out of the shower because I needed to be clean,” Marini described his sort of naked scene on Nip/Tuck.

The former Dancing with the Stars contestant will be playing the new husband (a much younger bad boy) of Vanessa Redgrave’s Erica—which means that Julia’s evil mama is definitely back!

It looks like being a part of DWTS has really paid off for Gilles! It’s great news too for his fans!!

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According to CelebSport, Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Julianne Hough has been offered a role in the remake of the movie Footloose.

Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford has also been cast for the movie, so it should be amazing!

Julianne has been spreading her wings far beyond DWTS in the past year or so. She’s recorded a country music CD and even won a CMA Award for it. She’s appeared in Wrigley’s commercials for their gum and now she’s hitting the big screen.

It looks like America’s girl is really doing great! *sniff* I’m so proud…