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DANCING WITH THE STARS
Air Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:02 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#605A-60) "Episode 605A"
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THE FIFTH COUPLE TO BE DISMISSED FROM THE BALLROOM WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW," TUESDAY, APRIL 15, ON ABC

Grammy�-Nominated Musician James Blunt Performs

Six Pros Dance a Group Samba to the Smooth Sounds of Three-Time Grammy"� Winners Ozomatli

Kids Ten and Under Compete in a Live Ballroom Dancing Competition

"Episode 605A" � After tallying the judges' and viewers' votes from a night of Samba and Rumba, the fifth couple to be eliminated from the competition is revealed on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, APRIL 15 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Musical guest James Blunt takes the stage to perform "Carry You Home" from his latest album, "All the Lost Souls," in stores now. He will be accompanied by two-time World Cabaret Champions and two-time U.S. National Cabaret Champions Eric Luna and Georgia Ambarian.

Grammy winners Ozomatli will also spice up the night alongside pros Kym Johnson, Fabian Sanchez, Anna Trebunskaya, Derek Hough, Louis van Amstel, Karina Smirnoff, Jonathan Roberts and Edyta Sliwinska, who'll entertain viewers with a sexy group Samba.

For the second week in a row, kids will shake and shimmy their way into America's hearts in a live ballroom dancing competition. Judges Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and Carrie Ann Inaba will select their favorite team of the night. That team will then return later in the season for another performance. This week two teams, ten years-old and under, will compete.

By evening's end, the celebrity with the lowest-composite score will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges' scores and viewers' votes. Who among the following ten teams will leave the ballroom floor?

� CRISTI�N DE LA FUENTE, international film star, and his partner, two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champion CHERYL BURKE

� SHANNON ELIZABETH, film and television star ("American Pie"), and partner DEREK HOUGH

� MARIO, R&B star, and partner KARINA SMIRNOFF

� MARLEE MATLIN, Academy Award-winning actress, and her partner, newcomer FABIAN SANCHEZ

� PRISCILLA PRESLEY, actor and businesswoman, and partner LOUIS VAN AMSTEL

� JASON TAYLOR, NFL Man of the Year, and partner EDYTA SLIWINSKA

� MARISSA JARET WINOKUR, Tony Award winning Broadway star, and partner TONY DOVOLANI

� KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, Olympic champion figure skater, and partner MARK BALLAS

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on performance nights during and up to thirty minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com once the performance show begins on the East Coast, until 12:00p.m., ET the next day.

Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Samantha Harris ("E! Entertainment"), the celebrities will perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international BBC smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced in America by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs.

"Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

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