Mark Ballas and the JabbaWockeeZ

Back in season 9 of DWTS, Mark and Lacey danced with the JabbaWockeeZ. I love me some JabbaWockeeZ. :)

Mark Ballas Retro Videos: 2008 DWTS Tour

Here are a few videos from the 2008 DWTS tour from RockOnDance (Corky):

Mark Ballas as Nerd Man...hehehe love this! :D


Mark and Derek:


Mark and Derek again...same dance, different performance:

Kristi & Mark - Foxtrot & Mambo

Since Mark and Kristi are performing their Mambo and Foxtrot tonight at Kristi's event, I figured it wouldn't hurt to revisit the original performances. ;)

Foxtrot, Season 6, Week 1 (score: 9, 9, 9):


Mambo, Season 6, Week 2 (score: 9, 9, 9):

Mark's first performance on DWTS

Marky's very first performance on the DWTS stage - the season 5 opening pro dance. Up front and center! :)

My mom, YouTube, & Team Shark (oh, and Marky too)

I introduced my mother to YouTube yesterday. I got her a new phone (the Palm Pixi) and it has a YouTube app. I showed her and she immediately said "OMG, I can watch Mark and Shawn dance on my phone??" Seriously, she's a hugeTeam Shark fan. HUGE. :)

Ok, so am I. ;)


Anyhoo, after watching a few Team Shark dances and a few Shawn gymnastics videos, I showed her the videos of Cheryl and Mark dancing for Cheryl's Philippine Disaster Fundraiser and she really enjoyed them. The charity event was back on December 20th, 2009 at the Cheryl Burke Dance Studio in San Francisco. They danced Mark and Shawn's Cha Cha from season 8 and Cheryl and Gilles' Tango from season 8. They learned the dances in only a half hour, if I remember right. :) Cheryl looks gorgeous (love the dresses) and Mark looks handsome (oh, and watch out ladies....bare chest! .... on Mark, not Cheryl. Because that would be a whole different kind of show.....)  I've posted the videos previously - if you would like to watch them again (highly recommended) you can see the post here: http://bewitchingballas.blogspot.com/2010/02/dance-for-cause-with-cheryl-burke.html

I'll add this video to the mix....a little behind the scenes video from the charity event. Cheryl and Mark taught a little bit at the fundraiser too. :)


The point of this post? Well, it's because 1) it's so cute to see my mom excited about Shark. She thinks they should get married. LOL and 2) watching the previously mentioned videos led mom and I to watch more videos and I came across this rehearsal video of the pros from season 9. I remember this one....Marky gets a little upset in this video. Angry!Marky. Me no likey. Me likey Happy!Marky. Yes. :D


But, aside from the brief second of Angry!Marky, this is a really cool video. I LOVE behind the scenes stuff for anything. I love to see how things work. How things are done. I love DVDs that give you hours of 'making of' footage. So fascinating. :) So, this one gave us a lot of footage of the pros rehearsing, which we don't get to see often on DWTS. They never show a rehearsal package before pro dances. *sadface*

Finale Cha Cha - Shannen and Mark

Dancing the Cha Cha in the Finale. Way too short!

photos from ABC.com - Finale

Season 10, week 10, results night "FINALE"

photos copyright ABC, 2010

DWTS S10 Wk7 Results show Pro Dance

Mark's first dance back from his knee injury in week 2. Dancing to Train "Hey Soul Sister" with Chelsie.

Old interview with Mark and Melissa

Mark and Melissa (Team Melarky!) on Ellen :) (season 9)

Old interview with Mark and Kristi

Mark and Kristi on Ellen. :D

Ok, another attempt to get the feed to Facebook working! LOL (I'm trying to get the blog updates to show up as Facebook status updates on the Fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bewitching-Ballas-Blog/109562049062633)

Retro video

Mark and Derek talking with The Insider before season 8.

via The Insider

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

Transcript of @officialmballas Wonderwallmsn interview

Here is the transcript of Mark's Twinterview or Twitterview (call it what you will) with WonderwallMSN today (11am PT, April 12, 2010)

• @WonderwallMSN Alright, you ready to be Twitterviewed? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas ready let's go :) Link to tweet 
• @WonderwallMSN OK! People know you as a dancer, but you're singing every Mon. at the Mint in L.A. Can you tell us a bit about your music? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas my music is pop/rock/soul my EP Waiting for Patience is on Itunes now, and I'm at the mint in LA every Monday, cont Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas it's really vibey honest, I've been writing music and playing guitar just as long as I have been dancing :) Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN Yes! we know you used to be in a group with Julianne/Derek Hough. What comes first for you personally – dancing or music? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas ha ha that was a long time ago, they both go hand in hand, can't have dance with out music and can't have music and not dance Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN Very true. If you could choose anyone to duet with, who would it be? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas hmmmm, I would love to play with John Mayer, and maybe sing with Tracie chapman or Colbie Calait, that would be SICK ;) Link to tweet 
• @WonderwallMSN You can sing AND dance ... any plans (or aspirations) to star in a movie musical? What about guest spot on "Glee"? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas absolutely I went to theatre school and have done Shakespeare plays and theatre shows, so i would Love that Big dream of mine Link to tweet 
• @WonderwallMSN Hope it comes true! On to "Dancing:" We were sad to see you and Shannon Doherty go. How do you feel about the elimination? Link to tweet via web
• @OfficialMBallas I was sad, I thought she had alot of potential, and a few more weeks in her! It's her bday today.... ;) Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN Happy Bday @DohertyShannen! @OfficialMBallas Just Wondering, how have your dancing/singing skills helped you in the romance dept.? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas uhhhhh pretty good I guess, I'm blushing right Now LMAO Link to tweet 
• @WonderwallMSN :) You probably don't get much downtime, but what do you for fun when you do get a break? Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN Oops! I mean what do you DO for fun :) Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas I love being athletic, playing guitar alot, I just got into playing Ice Hockey too which is way fun, and a great work out' Link to tweet 
• @WonderwallMSN Sounds fun! Just 3 more ?'s and we'll let you go. So, tell us the truth, is Kate Gosselin a diva like the tabs report? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas not at all everytime I've been around her she has been very nice, she's cool ;) Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN You've been friends with Derek for a long time. Do you consider him to be your wing man? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas Derek is the best wing man of all time, blood couldn't make us closer! He is the best... Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN Almost done! Do you have a celebrity crush? Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas for sure Megan fox ;) Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN One final request: could you please tweet a pic of yourself? Thanks so much for taking the time to tweet with us! Link to tweet
• @OfficialMBallas for sure here's [me] and some DWTS buddies ;) http://moby.to/hlrl0y Link to tweet
• @WonderwallMSN LOVE it! Thanks again and good luck with your shows at the Mint! Link to tweet

The photo Mark posted:

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

Photos from ABC.com week 3

Photos from ABC.com for the week 2 elimination.

all photos copyright ABC

Mark, Derek, and Chelsie - Pro Dance 4/6/10

Here is the amazing Paso Doble pro dance from tonight. April 6, 2010

Dancers: Derek Hough and Chelsie Hightower
Musicians: Mark Ballas, Jeremy Silver, and Zhang?

Watch it at YouTube...it's so beautiful in the bigger screen. :D

ET & Access Hollywood videos

Videos from this past week that talk about Shannen and Mark:

Entertainment Tonight from March 31, 2010:


Access Hollywood from April 1, 2010:

ABC7 Los Angeles Backstage - Monday wk 2

Another backstage video of Shannen and Mark from Monday of last week. Cute video :)

ABC7 Los Angeles Backstage - Elimination night

Here is another video with ABC7 in Los Angeles from elimination night. You can tell how sad they both were. :(

Mark & Shannen on Regis & Kelly

April 1, 2010. Carrie Ann Inaba was the guest host with Regis.



no ear tug. :( oh well, maybe next time! ;)