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August 24, 2009

Melissa Joan Hart ranks her 'Dancing' competition

X00007_9 Last week ABC announced the new line-up of Dancing With The Stars contestants, and Melissa Joan Hart — she of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch fame — is among the 16. We had interviewed Hart in July for our Who's News page and she hinted that she'd have a big announcement a few weeks down the line, so she was good enough to get back on the phone with our intern Vi-An Nguyen, who as a kid watched Hart in both her Nickelodeon show Clarissa Explains It All and in ABC's Sabrina.

Hart has had plenty of dance experience at home. She and her husband, musician Mark Wilkerson, choreographed a “flashy, fancy and super fun” dance to Never Tear Us Apart by INXS for their wedding. She also taught her older son, Mason, 3, to master the 69 Boyz’ Tootsee Roll. But now it’s time to test her homegrown talents in the big leagues. “I just hope I don’t throw up or cry from nerves,” she told Vi-An. They also talked about Hart's odds of winning. "People keep saying ‘Don’t do it unless you’re going to win,’” Hart says. “It all depends on what I’m able to pull off and what the other competition is like.” Read Hart's thoughts on that competition below.

Photo by Frank Ockenfels

The entertainer: “I think Donny [Osmond] is the most popular of the group, for sure. And I think he’s going to get the popular vote. I just hope he can’t dance very well. He can’t drive very well—I beat him in a race a couple years ago, so we’ll see if I can duplicate that.”

The musicians: “I think Mya is going to be a big contender, definitely. She looks like she’s got the moves and obviously she knows music so she’s got rhythm. Aaron Carter, same thing.”

The athletes: “You never know about the athletes. My husband’s really worried about Michael Irvin — wide receivers take ballet. And the Olympians, they’re the ones that have the endurance and they’ve already got the muscle, the strength, form and coaching. They’re used to that rigorous schedule.”

The snowboarder: “I can’t wait to meet Louis Vito because I love snowboarding. I’ve snowboarded for 17 years and I’m hoping that when this is all over he’ll show me some moves on a half-pipe. But he’s able to do things with his body—jump in the air and twist around and whatnot, so who knows what he’s going to be able to pull off on the dance floor.”

Comments (4)

If an intern wrote this, I think her name should be listed as co-write at a minimun !

Posted by: Ann Wynn | Aug 25, 2009 11:15:55 AM | Flag as abusive

Whoot Vi-An!

Posted by: Franklin | Aug 25, 2009 1:22:46 AM | Flag as abusive

Wait. So an intern wrote this? Why does it say "By Lorrie Lynch"?

Posted by: Oyt | Aug 24, 2009 11:16:17 PM | Flag as abusive

my magic 8-ball says, not able to say at this time. try again L8R. ok.

Posted by: Julie Hammond | Aug 24, 2009 5:35:39 PM | Flag as abusive

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