Alan Bersten
Alan Bersten (born 26 May 1994) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer. He was a contestant on the tenth season of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and is currently a professional dancer and choreographer on ''Dancing with the Stars''. He is the winner of season 28 of ''Dancing with the Stars'' with his celebrity partner, ''The Bachelorette'' star Hannah Brown. Personal life Bersten was born and raised in Minnesota. His family heritage is Russian. He started dancing at the age of 7. In 2018, Bersten was on tour with ''Dancing With The Stars'' when he began to have severe stomach pain. A blood test showed he had symptoms of a tumor on one of his parathyroid glands called hyperparathyroidism. He underwent surgery the next day to remove his left parathyroid. Bersten returned to work after only a week of recovery. ''Dancing With The Stars'' Performances Bersten started working on ''Dancing With The Stars'' in season 20 as a member of the troupe. He remained i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's population was 53,781. Minnetonka is the home of Cargill, the country's List of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest privately owned company, and UnitedHealth Group, the state's largest publicly owned company. Interstate 494 runs through the city while Interstate 394 (U.S. Route 12) and U.S. Route 169 are situated along the suburb's northern and eastern boundaries respectively. History Since the mid-19th century, Minnetonka has evolved from heavily wooded wilderness through extensive farming and industrialization to its present primarily residential suburban character. The Minnetonka area was home to the Dakota people, Dakota and Ojibwe people, Ojibwe Native American tribes before Euro-Americans arri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Debbie Gibson
Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Gibson released her debut album '' Out of the Blue'' in 1987, which spawned several international hits, later being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. One of those singles, "Foolish Beat", made Gibson the youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single. Her double-platinum second album '' Electric Youth'' (1989), gave Gibson another U.S. number-one hit with "Lost in Your Eyes". Gibson is the sole songwriter on all of her singles to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. She was recognized by ASCAP as Songwriter of the Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, in 1989. Gibson continued to record and release music throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In 2006, she reached number 24 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart with "Say Goodbye", a duet with Jordan Knight, and in 2017 achieved her highest- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dancing With The Stars (American Season 30)
The thirtieth season of '' Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on ABC on September 20, 2021, and concluded on November 22, 2021. This was the final season to air on ABC before the series moved to Disney+ in 2022. NBA shooting guard Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach were crowned the champions, while YouTube personality JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson finished in second place, Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke finished in third place, and '' The Talk'' co-host Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten finished in fourth. Cast Couples On August 26, 2021, during the virtual Television Critics Association summer press tour, it was revealed that Suni Lee and JoJo Siwa would be celebrity participants. On September 1, it was reported that Olivia Jade, Amanda Kloots, and Matt James would join them. Before the cast was officially revealed, TMZ reported that ''The Real Housewives of Atlanta'' star Kenya Moore, NBA player Iman Shumpert, and actor Brian Austin Green would also compete. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Skai Jackson
Skai Jackson (born April 8, 2002) is an American actress who was included in ''Time''s list of Most Influential Teens in 2016. She is best known for portraying the role of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Jessie'' (2011–2015), which she subsequently reprised in its sequel ''Bunk'd'' (2015–2018). Jackson began acting at the age of five, making her debut in the film ''Liberty Kid'' (2007). She has provided the voice of Glory Grant across the ''Marvel Rising'' series (2018–2019) and voiced Summer in the animated series '' DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders'' (2019–2020). In 2019, Jackson released her debut novel, ''Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback''. The following year, she was a semi-finalist on the 29th season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2020. Early and personal life Jackson was born in the Staten Island borough of New York City. She is of Afro-Honduran and African-American descent. She began her career as a child model, appearing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Company. Launched on April 18, 1983 under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. Since 1997, as just Disney Channel, its programming has shifted focus to target mainly children and adolescents, with a major focus on girls. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, theatrically-released and original television films and other selected third-party programming. As of , Disney Channel is available on basic cable and satellite in over 190 million American and global homes. Original programming/content on/from the channel spans television, online, mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dancing With The Stars (American Season 29)
Season twenty-nine of the American reality competition series '' Dancing with the Stars'' premiered on September 14, 2020 on ABC. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was filmed without a live studio audience. On November 23, ''The Bachelorette'' star Kaitlyn Bristowe and Artem Chigvintsev were crowned the champions, while ''Catfish'' host Nev Schulman and Jenna Johnson finished in second place, rapper and singer Nelly and Daniella Karagach finished in third place, and actress Justina Machado and Sasha Farber finished in fourth. Cast Couples Continuing from last season, the couples were not announced in advance and were instead revealed on the season premiere. During '' The Bachelor: Greatest Seasons - Ever!'', season 11's Bachelorette, Kaitlyn Bristowe, was announced as the first celebrity participant. On August 24, 2020, it was reported that AJ McLean, member of Backstreet Boys, would be a celebrity participant as well; McLean was later officially revealed on August 27 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, Infographic, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''US ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Entertainment Tonight
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American Broadcast syndication, first-run syndicated news broadcasting news magazine, newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Australia on Network 10. Format The format of the program is composed of stories of interest from throughout the entertainment industry, exclusive set visits, first looks at upcoming film and television projects, and one-on-one interviews with actors, musicians and other entertainment personalities and newsmakers. A one-hour weekend edition, ''ET Weekend'' (known as ''Entertainment This Week'' until September 1991), originally offered a recap of the week's entertainment news, with most or all episodes later transitioning to center (either primarily or exclusively) around some sort of special theme; though the weekend edition now utilizes either format depending on the episode, most commonly, the format of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexis Ren
Alexis René Glabach (born November 23, 1996), known professionally as Alexis Ren, is an American social media personality, actress, entrepreneur, environmental and mental health activist, and model. Early life On November 23, 1996, Ren was born Alexis René Glabach in Santa Monica, California, where she grew up and was homeschooled. She has three sisters and one younger brother. Career Modeling At 13, Ren became a model for the label Brandy Melville. She became a social media personality at 15, when photos of her in a black string bikini posing by the pool went viral on Tumblr. Since then she has appeared in a series of advertisements for the mobile game '' Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire''. She launched an activewear line called Ren Active. Ren was named a ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit'' 2018 Rookie of the year. On September 12, 2018, Ren was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 27 of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Her professional partner was Alan Bers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Keo Motsepe
Keoikantse Motsepe (born 24 November 1989) is a South African dancer. His dancing styles are Latin and Ballroom. He is known for being the first black professional dancer on the ABC show ''Dancing with the Stars''. Life and career Motsepe started his career at 11 years of age by entering into in a competitive dance scene representing his country. In 2012 Motsepe joined the cast of ''Burn the Floor''. In 2014 it was announced that Motsepe would join the cast of pro dancers on ''Dancing with the Stars''. ''Dancing with the Stars'' In season 19, Motsepe was paired up with Olympic athlete Lolo Jones. They were eliminated during the first week of competition, finishing in 13th place. In season 20, Motsepe was paired up with model Charlotte McKinney. They were eliminated in the third week of competition, finishing in 11th place. For season 21, he paired with Grammy Award-winning singer Chaka Khan. They were the first couple eliminated on the second week of competition, finishin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jennie Finch
Jennie Lynn Finch Daigle (born September 3, 1980) is an American former softball player. She played for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 1999 to 2002, where she won the 2001 Women's College World Series and was named collegiate All-American. Later she led the United States women's national softball team to the gold medal at the Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics. She also pitched for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch from 2005 to 2010. Finch is ranked in several categories for both the Wildcats in the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA Division I, where she was named #2 Greatest College Softball Player. She is the National Pro Fastpitch career leader in Walks plus hits per inning pitched, WHIP and is a National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum, National Softball Hall of Fame inductee. She has been ranked by Tucson, Arizona sportswriters as the #1 Best ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Witney Carson
Witney Capri Carson McAllister (née Carson; born October 17, 1993) is an American professional Latin ballroom dancer and choreographer. She first gained attention in 2012, when the 18-year-old finished ladies' second runner-up in season nine of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Carson continued her professional dancing career in early 2013 as a troupe dancer in seasons 16 and 17 of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She was promoted to professional partner in season 18. In season 19, she and her partner Alfonso Ribeiro were announced the winners on November 25, 2014, making her one of six professional dancers to win the mirror ball trophy within their first two seasons, while Ribeiro waited ten years for him to win. For that season, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. In 2019, she reunited with Ribeiro to co-host the reboot of ''Catch 21''. Throughout her dance career, Carson has worked with dancers and choreographers such as Mia Mich ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |