Mark & Kristi Mambo at BWAT in Hershey, PA

Big thanks to LIVELOVE8691 for this great video from the BWAT performance in Hershey, PA! Mark sure knows how to get the crowd going!

Mark Ballas at BWAT in Hershey, PA :)

Two pics of Mark from the BWAT show in Hershey, courtesy of  @livelove4evr! Thanks!


Mark has fans of all ages! :D (oh, and Kristi snuck in there too.) The last pic is Mark and the other gentleman is David Hernandez (he did some music in the show). :)

 photos copyright livelove4evr, 2010

Fanvid: Mark Ballas & Kristi Yamaguchi

From 2008...but I can't help myself. It's so cute! A little tribute video for Mark and Kristi, set to the song "Popular" from the musical "Wicked": (by lunaleecreations)

Mark Ballas at Ballroom with a Twist, 7/16/10

BWAT at Chautauqua, New York. :) Friday, July 16, 2010 at Chautauqua Institution.

Here is a write-up about the show from GoErie.com: "Ballroom With a Twist twists and shouts into Chautauqua"

Mark & Kristi Mambo (uploaded by gymfan66)


Mark & Kristi Jive (uploaded by gymfan66)


Sabrina, Jonathan, and Kristi are teasing Mark. (uploaded by gymfan66)
according to gymfan66 - "right before I started recording Johnathan asked Sabrina to demonstrate how Mark acted during reahersal when he gets frustarated haha"


Mark and Sabrina Cha Cha (uploaded by gymfan66)


Mark flew to NY state on Thursday afternoon (and didn't sleep well that night. Poor guy.) Rehearsals on Friday and the show Friday night. :) Apparently, on the way to the NY show (the 2nd stop on the tour), the tour bus broke down (that was carrying the company dancers). Then, after Friday's show, the 2nd tour bus didn't show up, so the entire cast (25 dancers) had to fit on one bus to drive to PA. Jonathan posted this pic of the crowded bus:

photo copyright Jonathan Roberts, 2010

Poor Mark looks so tired! Curled up with his luggage, dozing while sitting up on a loud, crowded bus. ick. :(

One of the company dancers, italoelgueta, tweeted that he was moving from the "party bus" to the "sleeping bus" at about 3am-ish local time (eastern). Well, at least the 2nd bus finally showed up.  o.O

After the show, Anna posted a bunch of pics from the show and backstage. Three of the pics included Marky:

Kristi and Mark dancing the Jive:

photo copyright Anna Trebunskaya, 2010

Sabrina, Mark, Jonathan, and Kristi talking to the crowd:

photo copyright Anna Trebunskaya, 2010

Mark and Jonathan hamming it up backstage:

photo copyright Anna Trebunskaya, 2010

Mark Ballas on the Eclipse red carpet

I grabbed a few screencaps from the E! Online live feed from the red carpet from the Eclipse Premiere. Kristi, Evan, and Mark:

Mark Ballas at Kristi Yamaguchi's "Dancing the Night Away"

Kristi Yamaguchi's annual charity event for her foundation "Always Dream" took place on Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at the Hilton Union Square, San Francisco. The event was named "Dancing the Night Away". Mark was a performer in the show.

Photographer Drew Altizer took many photos of the event.
The atmosphere:  http://www.drewaltizer.com/album.php?album_id=8286
Backstage: http://www.drewaltizer.com/album.php?album_id=8288
The Performances: http://www.drewaltizer.com/album.php?album_id=8289
Extras: http://www.drewaltizer.com/album.php?album_id=8284

Here are a few of Mark. There are tons of Mark photos over there, so be sure to check them out. Looks like Mark didn't attend the reception before the performance...he's not in any of the pictures. Maybe he was sleeping...he was going on very little sleep for many days. :)

The whole group:

Mark & Kristi in their Foxtrot outfits. Not sure why there are no pictures of the performance:

Mark & Chelsie, Samba:

Mark warming up for the music portion:

Mark singing:

Mark & Chelsie, Cha Cha:

Mark & Kristi, Mambo:

Final bow:

Mark & Kristi bow:

Everyone dances together:

All photos copyright Drew Altizer, 2010

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 Ballas in Ballroom with a Twist

Mark will be performing in Ballroom with a Twist on July 17, 2010 at the Hershey Theatre in Hershey, Pennsylvania (15 E. Caracas Avenue • PO Box 395 • Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 • (717) 534-3405).

In addition, Mark's season 5 partner Sabrina and his season 6 partner Kristi will both be appearing. Tickets range from $25.00 - $100.00 per person.

Ballroom with a Twist is directed and choreographed by Louis van Amstel. Check out this website for more information about the show: http://scottstander.com/ (click on Ballroom with a Twist).  To buy tickets and look at the seating chart, please go to: http://www.hersheytheatre.com/performances_events/details.php?id=11236

Future @officialmballas appearances

Two appearances by Mark in June, 2010:

#1. Kristi Yamaguchi's annual charity show, "Dancing the Night Away - 2010", benefiting her foundation "Always Dream", will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2010 in San Francisco.  According to the website, Mark will be performing. Also appearing are:

Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas

Evan Lysacek & Anna Trebunskaya

Jane Seymour & Jonathan Roberts

Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Cheryl Burke

Natalie Coughlin

Chelsie Hightower

#2. According to this newsletter, it looks like Mark will be appearing at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City on Friday, June 25, 2010 (looks like Derek might be there too).  Here is the Showboat Casino's website: http://www.showboatac.com/casinos/showboat-atlantic-city/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml

New photos :)

Mark and his cousin Sal spent the day together yesterday (May 26, 2010) - and visited the same diner twice in one day. These boys need a good woman to cook them some meals! LOL

Morning:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Evening:

photo copyright Mark Ballas, 2010

Ok, this pic is actually of Lacey....but Mark is in the background! It counts right? ;) From the Big Bluff Launch red carpet, May 24, 2010:

photo copyright Christopher Hall, E! Entertainment, 2010

A couple backstage pics from the finale of DWTS, Season 10 (May 25, 2010), from YukiSNYC:

Mark and Kristi:

photo copyright Yuki Saegusa, 2010

Mark's feet:

photo copyright Yuki Saegusa, 2010

Also, some Red Carpet photos of Mark and others at Edyta's Bday bash, May 24, 2010: http://www.filmmagic.com/ItemListing.aspx?cgl=434437&evntI=0 Posted to twitter by Bewitching Ballas at 12:01 AM May 28th

Photos: Dizzy Feet Celebration, 2009

Mark at Dizzy Feet Foundation's Inaugural Celebration of Dance at The Kodak Theater on November 29, 2009. Lots of photos over at Zimbio: Red Carpet pics and Show & Backstage pics.

all photos copyright Kevin Winter/Getty Images, 2009

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)

Mark's Jives

Monday, Mark and Shannen will do a Jive. Mark has performed many Jives on the show. He performed one with Sabrina, two with Kristi, one with Shawn, and one with Melissa. For every Jive, he dressed his partner in a traditional Jive style dress. He also likes the early Rock'n'Roll music for the Jive as well (in other words, he doesn't do a Jive to a more modern song).  So, we can probably expect to see Shannen in a traditional Jive dress and the music to be early Rock'n'Roll. ;)

Here are Mark's previous Jives: (a playlist of 5 dances)

Mark's Viennese Waltzes

Mark has performed 3 Viennese Waltzes with his celebrity partners: Kristi, Shawn, and Melissa. Here is playlist of each one. I'm interested to see if Shannen wears white for her Viennese Waltz too. ;)

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. :)