'Dancing With the Stars': And so we begin

Greetings, "Dancing with the Stars" fans!

Allow me to introduce myself as the new Tracker for "DWTS."  I’m a writer based in Iowa, which is somewhere between New York and California.  During the first dance at our wedding, my husband and I performed what was intended to be a waltz but more closely resembled a seizure.  Luckily, everyone watching us was intoxicated by either drink or bonhomie, and our dignity was not completely shattered.  The contestants on "DWTS" cannot count on such good fortune. 

I applaud you for your bravery, celebrities. 

So who’ll be the winner this season?  Kristi Yamaguchi would seem to be an early favorite, given that ballroom dancing and ice skating must use the same muscle groups.  But I’m told that Cristián de la Fuente is a Latin American heartthrob, and I never underestimate heartthrobs.  Then there’s Steve Guttenberg, who once starred in Miracle on Ice.  And Marlee Matlin cannot hear the music, as the "DWTS" promos keep reminding us, but I suspect she can feel the beat.
                                                                                                                                  
Tonight: the men.  Tomorrow night: the women.  Weigh in with your own predictions, and I’ll report back tomorrow morning.

-- Sarah Rogers

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Comments

[Jason Thompson]

I thought Corolla did a nice job at least an 18 score. I look forward to Yamaguchi, and Maitlin, and shannon too.

[steven]

Another heterosexual parade. When are they are going to treat all the contestants and dancers equally and allow for same sex couples. At least one of the contestants this season is gay. It would be unfair to ask the non-gay ones to dance with a same-sex partner, why should the gay ones be forced to dance in a way unnatural to them.