DWTS Mark Ballas T-Shirt Design Contest

Dancing with the Stars Fever has begun! The pros will learn if they have been selected for season 11 sometime between today and August 30th.  The new cast will be announced on August 30th.  Sometime after that, we will learn who Mark's partner is.  As soon as we learn who the partner is, this contest begins. I will post more info about exact dates as soon as we have more information.

But, to get you ready for the contest and thinking about it, here is some basic information for it. Please note that the exact rules may change before the beginning of the contest.

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Bewitching Ballas has teamed up with @Babettessugar on Twitter to bring you a fun t-shirt designing contest!

The idea is to design a t-shirt for Mark Ballas and his Season 11 dance partner.  The t-shirt should be focused on the TEAM...not just Mark.  So, no Team Mark Ballas shirts. We want to include the lady too! ;)  Hopefully they will come up with a team name quickly, so we can include that one the t-shirts. :)

The contest will begin immediately after we find out who Mark's Season 11 partner is. How long the contest lasts will depend on how much time we have until the season premiere.  Hopefully, we will have a good two weeks to accept entries and then a couple of days to vote on the winner. Voting will be blind. In other words, the artist's name will not be included with the photos of the tee-shirt designs during the voting period. We will announce the winner's name at the end of the contest.

Everyone will be able to vote for their favorite design and then the winning design will be printed and the tee-shirts will be sent to Mark and his partner so they may wear them. We will also offer the design online, for purchase by the fans, so we all can promote them!

The Rules:

1. The design must be created in black on a white background. It allows for cheaper printing and printing on many colored tees. :)
2. Designs need to be fairly simple. Don't get too complicated because that hikes up the cost...and we want everyone to be able to afford to buy a tee! :)
3. The design should only be on one side of the t-shirt. You may decide what side to put the design on (please let us know when you submit your entry)
4. Designs may be drawn on a computer or on paper and then scanned. You will submit a photo of your design to us by email.
5. You may design up to three (3) separate designs. Only one design will win the contest.
   

Stay tuned for more details! :)

Mark Ballas T-Shirt Contest #markballas

@Babettessugar and @BewitchBallas are working together to bring you a new contest!  When we find out who Mark's DWTS partner is for season 11, we will launch a contest for dance team t-shirt designs.  The winning design (from your votes!) will be sent to Mark and his partner! So get your creativity revved up. :) More details coming soon!

CONTEST!! Enter to win entry to event with @officialmballas!

UPDATE: This contest has ended and the winner has been announced. (Thank you, Triple Point, Himojo and The Big Bluff!) May 23, 2010








Ok guys, I've got a huge contest here! On Monday (Mark's birthday), Mark will be attending and participating in The Big Bluff's official launch! The Big Bluff is a new social, mulitplayer trivia game for the Facebook platform. Monday night, Mark and other celebrities will be gathering at Industry Nightclub in West Hollywood, California to test their trivia skills!

You could be there!! One winner and a guest will be given access to the event on Monday evening. You will be able to watch the red carpet and then be escorted inside the nightclub to enjoy drinks, mingle with the celebrities, and watch as they try their hands at trivia!  You'll need to be in or near the LA area and be able to provide your own transportation to West Hollywood. You must be OVER 21. You must be dressed appropriately for a nightclub (dress to impress, people!)

The event takes place at Industry Nightclub in West Hollywood, CA., from 8-11pm on Monday, May 24, 2010. (you may need to be there earlier for the red carpet).

The opportunity is being provided by himojo! (Thanks so much himojo!) (the following is from himojo's official press release: http://ow.ly/1OgRZ. please note that the 'contest information' on the press release is now invalid. The contest being provided by Bewitching Ballas is a new contest. Rules for the Bewitching Ballas contest are listed below.)

"LOS GATOS, Calif. - May 19, 2010
To celebrate the official launch of The Big Bluff, a new social, multiplayer trivia game for the Facebook platform, himojo invites players to square-off and test their trivia knowledge against a host of celebrities including Perez Hilton, Kristin Cavallari, Ashley Roberts, Cheryl Burke, Brody Jenner, Mark Ballas, Lacey Schwimmer, and Dr. Hollywood, among others. On May 24, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm PT, trivia fans worldwide can log in to The Big Bluff on Facebook for a chance to play against Perez and his celebrity friends in real-time. 

As part of the celebration, himojo is giving one lucky person and a guest the opportunity to attend the red carpet event, held at the Industry nightclub in West Hollywood, CA. Armed with an exclusive pass, the winner and a lucky friend will walk the red carpet and have access to the exclusive party where the celebrities will be going head-to-head with fans online while DJ Tina T spins the latest in hip-hop. Los Angeles-area residents can enter to win by following @TheBigBluff on Twitter and re-tweeting posts pertaining to the contest. Additional contest guidelines can be found below and on The Big Bluff’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thebigbluff.

About The Big Bluff
The Big Bluff is a trivia game that incorporates some mechanics of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, in which a dealer will start by displaying three cards in the community hand – the first showing the question category, followed by a second and third card showing hints to the answer. Players will then have the option to match the pot to continue playing and to view the fourth and fifth cards. The fourth card displays another hint, while the fifth and final card displays the question that players must correctly answer. Fold at any point in the game if you’re not confident in the final question and answer, or bluff your way to the end, raise the pot and force your competitor’s hand. Call your opponent’s bluff and win bonus money if they don’t know the answer.
 
Future plans include the production of a television game show version of The Big Bluff. The show will be co-produced by himojo and TV producer, Andrew Glassman, of Glassman Media, responsible for NBC’s hot Average Joe (TV series), whose first season finale attracted more than 25 million viewers ranking it as the second highest rated reality telecast in NBC network history. Players will have the opportunity to compete in the online game and win a seat to play on the television game show. 

About himojo

himojo, also known as Renovatio Media Group Inc., is a user-centric, technology-driven company, devoted to delivering the best of breed in social games and entertainment. Its flagship title, The Big Bluff, is a multiplayer Facebook game that blends mechanics of Texas Hold’em Poker with trivia, integrating various avatar customization features and virtual currency built on a microtransactions model. Playable on both Facebook and TheBigBluff.com, future plans involve the expansion of the brand into a television game show, co-produced by himojo and Glassman Media. The company was founded in 2010 by Hollywood and Silicon Valley veterans and is based in Los Gatos, California."

To enter: RT the following message between Saturday, May 22nd at 1pm Pacific time and Sunday, May 23, 2010 at NOON Pacific time.

"RT:Win entry to a red carpet event with @officialmballas & @thebigbluff on May 24th! details here: http://bit.ly/ac0OaS (via @bewitchballas)"

Winner will be chosen on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 12:30pm PT. Winner is selected randomly from the tweeters who have RT'ed the above message to their followers during the active contest hours. One entry per Twitter account. Winner will be contacted through Twitter. It will be the winner’s sole responsibility to receive and confirm the acceptance of the attendance pass by a direct message reply.

Can't enter or didn't win? You can still enjoy the fun! Log in to The Big Bluff on Facebook between 8pm and 11pm on Monday, May 24, 2010 and get the chance to play trivia in real-time with the celebs! http://www.facebook.com/thebigbluff

GOOD LUCK!

*Mark Ballas photo copyright Jemal Countess/Getty Images, 2009. The Big Bluff images and himojo images provided by himojo, copyright 2010.

Win a signed Mark Ballas poster!

UPDATE: This contest has ended and the winners have been announced. (Thank you, @StarryMag!) April 1, 2010

Enter to win a signed Mark Ballas poster from Starry Constellation Magazine. Mark did an interview with them yesterday (when it is available, I will link to it from the blog).

The contest page is here: http://www.starrymag.com/contests.asp. Just scroll down to the bottom and enter the "Get Into the Groove" contest. :)

Here is the poster that you will get signed:

Win a signed Mark Ballas CD!

UPDATE: This contest has ended and the winners have been announced. March 23, 2010

Mark has started a new contest on his Twitter. The first 5 people to respond with the correct answers will win a signed CD! :)

Here are the rules:

He will post 5 questions over the course of a week. (on his Twitter: www.twitter.com/officialmballas)  The first question has already been posted. KEEP THE ANSWER TO YOURSELF. Don't tweet it or anything.  Just remember the answer.

AFTER he has posted ALL 5 questions, then you need to go to www.myspace.com/markballasmusic and send him a message (not a comment, a message) with all 5 answers in one message..in the correct order.

the first 5 people to send him the correct answers in the correct order will win. :)

Make sure you have a Myspace account set up, because you'll have to be logged in to send him a message. :)

Good Luck to everyone! :D