"Dancing With Stars" Dances with Truth

DWTSSo you think all those performances on "Dancing with the Stars" are arranged by the professional dancers, like Cheryl Burke? Think again, people.

Our spies -- and they're unimpeachable -- tell us many of the routines are arranged by outside choreographers, especially when it comes to the "younger, less experienced" professional dancers, like Burke, Kym Johnson, Derek Hough, and his sis, Julianne.

The show makes it appear as if the professional partners create all the moves for the celeb contestants -- but that's just not the case. All that rehearsal video is a little deceptive -- we're just sayin'.

One source says, "Cheryl Burke is the worst" when it comes to arranging her own material. She relies heavily on outside help.

BTdubs, we shot video of Cheryl Burke with one of the professional choreographers -- Wendy Johnson -- outside an L.A. restaurant. We're told Wendy worked on the dance that won Drew Lachey the cheesy trophy.

For the record, Cheryl's rep says any insinuation that she gets outside help is a "blatant lie," adding that Wendy Johnson is a good friend of Cheryl's -- she's known her since she was 11 or 12-years-old. Also, the rep says, Cheryl "spends Tuesday night choreographing her routines in her apartment."

An ABC source says it's not against the rules for the dancers to use outside help.



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46. I couldn't care less about who choreographs the dances. The finished product is what keeps me watching that show with a smile on my face. Luvs it!!!!

Posted at 5:25PM on Mar 26th 2008 by BellaY

47.
What a bunch of retarded nonsense this whole article is! You ought to be ashamed to be involved in such so-called "journalism". Also, making up dances is NOT brain surgery, and there are so many much more important things in the world than dance routines.
Please think of something that will feed starving children in Third World coutnries.
DAW

Posted at 9:25PM on Mar 26th 2008 by DAW

48. TMZ, why are you so jealous of Cheryl Burke? Did you ask her out and she say no?

Posted at 6:35PM on Mar 26th 2008 by annie

49. I have another even bigger scandal for TMZ to investigate: Actors on tv shows apparently don't write their own lines! The horror. Anonymous sources say they get outside help (code-named "writers").

Posted at 6:30PM on Mar 26th 2008 by jwoolman

50. I agree with post 2: now if they just admit the voting is rigged.

Posted at 6:40PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Popsmart

51. Cheryl is a fraud now on top of the other insinuations about her. Honestly, I think she's over and done with in this career.
Would you want your husband or boyfriend to be paired up to dance with her? I wouldn't. Disney should not renew her contract when it's up. Family show.

Posted at 11:41PM on Apr 5th 2008 by Carmen

52. Oh yes, they should all give up their Emmy nominations immediately to the REAL choreographers that come up with the routines they submit for the Emmy awards. Stealing someone else's work is stealing someone else's work. It's no better than Plagiarism in an academic environment

Posted at 11:42PM on Apr 5th 2008 by Carmen

53. Who cares?..

Next you will try to tell us is the show is like the fake dancing from the likes of "River Dance/Lord Of The Dance".. which "augments" the tapping sound to sort of match the movement of the feet.
Keep you eyes on the feet next time you see them.

Lord Flatly's dancers Tap-sync... River Dance is Tap-synced.

Posted at 7:31PM on Mar 26th 2008 by BlueJayFlys

54. So what if they use choreographers! The 'star' and the 'professional dancer' still have to do the performance! You can have the best choreography in the world and not win if the dancers can't dance!

Posted at 7:59PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Me

55. Sp what if they do use a professional choreographer? The professional dancers have been coached for all those other performances they dance in. And for Cheryl: She is the greatest. I love to watch her. I also like Kym Johnson, and Julianne Hough. All three are beautiful and talented. The show is fabulous as are Edyta, Karina, and Anna. This is definitely a TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT! Just sit back and enjoy for what the show is designed to do: ENTERTAIN.

JIM.

Posted at 8:09AM on Mar 27th 2008 by JIM KIKER

56. Who cares?

Posted at 9:17PM on Mar 26th 2008 by DWTS Fan

57. You forgot to add the option of voting for "who cares"

Posted at 9:56PM on Mar 26th 2008 by keen

58. YOU SEE TMZ, CHERYL NEEDS VOTES AND HER PEEPS NO THAT. WE ARE ASIANS AND VOTING FOR KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, MATLIN, JASON,MARIO...PEEPS THAT ARE TRYING HARD IN THIS COMPETITION AND TO LIVE ACCORDING TO OUR TEACHINGS OF OUR GRANDPARENTS-TO LIVE LIFE WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR AND HARD WORK...

Posted at 10:07PM on Mar 26th 2008 by tokyoNmanilaL.A.

59. Dancers who use choreographers! What?!?!! Shocker!

They show them rehearsing the dance, not actually planning it out.

Is this your best shot at an 'expose' today, TMZ? Wow...big frickin' whoop.

Posted at 10:12PM on Mar 26th 2008 by Heather

60. To WAIT WHAT, The professionals didn't become THAT talented that fast. Most of them began dancing by at least age 12.

To TMZ, IF they have help with choeography, so what??? They still have to perform the dances. Why are you guys picking on DWTS and Cheryl Burke in particular?

Seal is correct, sometimes you guys do try to ruin people's lives.

Posted at 12:05AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Required

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