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Dance Your Ass Off (season 1)
The first season of ''Dance Your Ass Off'' aired from June 29, 2009, to September 7, 2009. It aired on the Oxygen network. It was the only season to feature Marissa Jaret Winokur as host. The show featured twelve overweight contestants competing to dance and lose weight. The medical doctor was Rob Huizenga from the USA ''Biggest Loser''. For this season, the judges were Danny Teeson, Lisa Ann Walter and Mayte Garcia Mayte Jannell Garcia ( ; born November 12, 1973) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. She has worked with various music artists and was married to Prince for four years. Early life Garcia was born on November 12, 1973, at Fort Rucker, A .... On the finale, Ruben defeated Pinky and Shayla to become the first ever ''Dance Your Ass Off'' champion. Contestants *Angela - Eliminated Week 1 *Warren - Eliminated Week 2 *Karla - Eliminated Week 3 *Tara - Eliminated Week 4 *Brandon - Eliminated Week 4 *Miles - Eliminated Week 5 *Trice - Eliminated Week 6 *Mara - E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxygen Network
Oxygen (branded on air as Oxygen True Crime) is an American cable and digital multicast television network owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group unit of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast. The network primarily airs true crime television series and police procedural dramas. The channel launched on February 1, 2000, under the ownership of Oxygen Media, a consortium including Geraldine Laybourne and Oprah Winfrey among other stakeholders. It originally carried a format of lifestyle and entertainment programming oriented towards women. Oxygen Media was acquired by NBC Universal in 2007 for nearly $1 billion, after which the channel began to place a stronger focus on targeting young adult women. After the network experienced ratings successes with a programming block dedicated to such programming, Oxygen was relaunched in mid-2017 to focus primarily on true crime programs and crime dramas. The channel initially operated as a cable network; in 2022, Oxygen began to also operate as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Marissa Jaret Winokur (born February 2, 1973), sometimes credited as Marissa Winokur, is an American actress and singer known for her Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Tony-winning performance as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre, musical ''Hairspray (musical), Hairspray,'' an adaptation of John Waters (filmmaker), John Waters's film, as well as her work on the Pamela Anderson sitcom ''Stacked.'' Some of her other TV credits include ''Curb Your Enthusiasm,'' ''Moesha,'' ''The Steve Harvey Show,'' ''Just Shoot Me!,'' ''Felicity (TV series), Felicity'' and ''Dharma & Greg''. She was a contestant on the popular reality competition series ''Dancing with the Stars'' and went on to host the similar ''Dance Your Ass Off.'' From 2010-2011 she served as a co-host on the daily daytime talk show ''The Talk (talk show), The Talk,'' ultimately leaving to focus on her clothing line and a new cable TV show. The cable TV show in question, when it premiered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Your Ass Off
''Dance Your Ass Off'' (also rendered in a censored form as ''Dance Your A** Off'' for broadcast television mentions and promotions) is a reality competition series on the Oxygen Network hosted by Marissa Jaret Winokur in the first season, then Mel B in season two. Similar to the set up of ''Dancing with the Stars'' competitors are paired with a professional dancers in hope of impressing judges and the viewing audience. However, each of the twelve contestants are also hoping to lose weight during the process. It premiered on June 29, 2009. The medical doctor is Rob Huizenga from ''The Biggest Loser''. The season premiere brought in 4.3 million viewers making it the most watched show in history of Oxygen Network. In the judges panel are Danny Teeson, a lifestyle coach and dancing expert, actress Lisa Ann Walter, and professional dancer Mayte Garcia, who only appeared as a guest judge for a week in season 2. Seasons Season 1 Season 2 International broadcasters Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxygen Network
Oxygen (branded on air as Oxygen True Crime) is an American cable and digital multicast television network owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group unit of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast. The network primarily airs true crime television series and police procedural dramas. The channel launched on February 1, 2000, under the ownership of Oxygen Media, a consortium including Geraldine Laybourne and Oprah Winfrey among other stakeholders. It originally carried a format of lifestyle and entertainment programming oriented towards women. Oxygen Media was acquired by NBC Universal in 2007 for nearly $1 billion, after which the channel began to place a stronger focus on targeting young adult women. After the network experienced ratings successes with a programming block dedicated to such programming, Oxygen was relaunched in mid-2017 to focus primarily on true crime programs and crime dramas. The channel initially operated as a cable network; in 2022, Oxygen began to also operate as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Walter (born August 3, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, and television producer, best known for her roles as Chessy the housekeeper in the romantic comedy film '' The Parent Trap'' (1998) and Melissa Schemmenti on the ABC mockumentary sitcom '' Abbott Elementary'' (2021–present), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She was formerly the creator and executive producer of Oxygen network reality weight-loss competition series, '' Dance Your Ass Off''. Her other reality television work includes her stint as a judge on ABC's reality television series '' The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?'', and as winning celebrity editions of the game shows ''The Weakest Link'' and ''Jeopardy!'' She also created and starred in the 1996–1997 sitcom, '' Life's Work'', and appeared in such films as '' Bruce Almighty'', ''Shall We Dance'', and '' War of the Worlds''. Early life and education W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayte Garcia
Mayte Jannell Garcia ( ; born November 12, 1973) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. She has worked with various music artists and was married to Prince for four years. Early life Garcia was born on November 12, 1973, at Fort Rucker, Alabama, an army base. Garcia's parents are both of Puerto Rican descent. Her father John was a United States military pilot, and her mother Janelle (also known as Nelly) was a dancer. Garcia and her older sister, Janice, grew up in Germany and the United States. Garcia spent the summers of her childhood with her extended family in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She began belly dancing at age three. On May 12, 1981, at 7 years old, Garcia appeared on the American television program ''That's Incredible!'' as the world's youngest professional belly dancer. As a teenager, Garcia became a prima ballerina with the Wiesbaden Ballet. She graduated from General H.H. Arnold High School in Wiesbaden, Germany. Career and professional relationship with Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
