Mark Ballas: Dancin' Fool!

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A few pics Mark has posted from Utah...dancing dancing dancing! :)  I love this tweet he posted today:

I love coming to teach at the vibe. So inspiring to create with amazing young artists, nothing but positivity here for me.... "live"

After a long day of dancing - Mark, Alan, Tanisha and furry friend:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Oh, man down!

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Got a flat tire!

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Update: Added this pic August 9, 2010 - Mark and Tanisha at Jamba after a long week of rehearsals:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Mark Ballas & Tanisha Belnap

Mark and Tanisha - Cha-Cha/Hip-Hop



Mark posted this video. :) Great dancing! Tanisha is always fun to watch. Mark seems to have taken her under his wing. His favorite student. :D  Apparently this took place after a day of auditions, but I don't know what the auditions were for.  Perhaps the Cinderella gig?

Mark posted a YouTube version too (same video, just diff format). I'll post it too:

Mark at Stars on Ice

Mark talks about Evan at the Stars on Ice show in the Staples Center in L.A. May 20, 2010 (at 3:08):

Design a Dance, Season 10

Melissa Rycroft and Joey Fatone dancing a Tango choreographed by Mark Ballas
Season 10, Week 9, Design a Dance (May 18, 2010)

The Vibe kids on DWTS

April 13, 2010 - Students from The Vibe center in Utah perform on DWTS. Choreographed by Mark Ballas


Proud teacher:

all photos copyright ABC. Screencapped by Bewitching Ballas Blog

Mark posted this great pic of a few of the Vibe dancers:

 photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

The Mint & The Vibe

Next week, we will get another double-dose of Marky goodness! :) On Monday night, Mark is again performing at The Mint, but this week's show promises to be an exciting one. He's playing with a full band and many of his DWTS buddies will be in attendance. If you're in the Los Angeles area, be sure to check it out! Get your tickets online here: http://www.themintla.com/show/detail/28086 Mark goes on at 8:30pm.

Mark posted a picture of the stage/instruments at one of the band practices for Monday's performance:

Also, on Tuesday on the DWTS result show, Mark has choreographed a team of young dancers from The Vibe in Utah. I've seen these kids dance before and they are pretty talented! Included in the team is Tanisha Belnap, who also danced in Mark's music video for the song "All For Nothing". :)

Mark posted a picture of him and Tanisha and another picture of the whole dance team:

Mark and Tanisha:

The Vibe dance team:

all photos copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Evan performing @officialmballas 's choreography

Evan Lysacek - Man in the Mirror.  Stars on Ice, 2010.  Choreographed by Mark Ballas.

Mark choreographing for Thin Ice

Michael Weiss and Marie-France Dubreuil performing their final skate for the ABC competition, Thin Ice. Mark Ballas choreographed the number.

Michael and Marie-France got a perfect score (3 tens) on this skate and won the competition!

Mark and Evan on ET

Video of Mark and Evan on ET, talking about Evan's figure skating tour (going on during DWTS) and the routine Mark is choreographing for him:



Original video:

Mark's choreography is on Thin Ice...

;) Ok, that's a tabloid headline if I ever saw one. hehehe, sorry about that.

No, but really, Mark has done some choreography for the new ABC show, "Thin Ice".  It only has 2 episodes right now (and I honestly don't know if they are different episodes, or just the same show, reaired).  Mark's former partner, Kristi Yamaguchi, will be one of the judges of the competition.  Basically, it's an Ice Dancing competition, where professional ice skaters from four disciplines (women's, men's, pairs, and ice dancing) will be paired off (not with their real pro partner though) and will skate to try and win some moolah. It's next week...and I've never seen a commercial for it.  Mark's mention was the first I had heard of the show.  Not sure if this will end up being a series, or just a one-shot deal.

Thin Ice airs on Friday, March 19th 8|7c and Sunday, March 21st 7|6c.

From ABC.com:



Contestants:
Shizuka Arakawa, Japan, 2006 Olympic Champion
Elena Berezhnaya, two-time World Champion and Olympic Co-Champion
Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canada, 2003 World Champion ice dancer
Marie-France Dubreuil of Canada, five-time Canadian National Ice Dancing Champion and two-time World silver medalist
Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland's World Champion, fresh from the Vancouver Olympics, where he came in 4th
Patrice Lauzon, five-time Canadian National Champion and two-time World silver medalist as an ice dancer
David Pelletier, Canada, 2001 World Champion, 2002 Olympic Champion as a pairs skater
Jamie Salé, of Canada, 2001 World Champion, 2002 Olympic Champion as a pairs skater, and winner of the inaugural Battle of the Blades with partner Craig Simpson
Michael Weiss, three-time U.S. National Champion and World bronze medalist
John Zimmerman, three-time U.S. National Champion and World bronze medalist as a pairs skater

Confirmed pairs are:
Shae-Lynn Bourne / John Zimmerman
Marie-France Dubreuil / Michael Weiss
Jamie Salé / Patrice Lauzon
Elena Berezhnaya / Daivd Pelletier
Shizuka Arakawa / Stephane Lambiel

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In other news, Evan Lysacek has asked Mark Ballas to choreograph a routine for him.  I'm assuming this is for Evan's Figure Skating career, NOT Dancing with the Stars.  Pretty sure Anna has Evan's choreography covered for DWTS. ;)  So, look for that in the future. :) I'll post if I find out any further information. :)

Update: Mark confirmed via Twitter that this choreography will be for Evan's figure skating. :)