It seems the “Dancing With The Stars” curse is in full swing this year. The last few seasons contestants experienced quite a few calamities on and off the dance floor and this year so far seems to be about injuries.
It started with Jeffrey Ross getting poked in the eye before week 1, and now Just days after an injury bounced Misty May-Treanor out of the competition, dancer Derek Hough blacked out after taking a nasty tumble and hitting his head. A DWTS spokeperson said:
“At Saturday’s rehearsal, Derek was walking backwards and tripped over something on the floor. He was knocked out for a brief moment and was taken to the hospital as a precaution to make sure he was OK,” a rep for the dancer said in a statement released Access. “After test results showed that he was fine, Derek was released and was sent home to rest. He will be ready to go for tonight’s show.”
Derek’s partner Brooke Burke recounted his injury on her blog.
“Saturday, on the CBS stage, we were practicing as usual when Derek accidentally tripped over a box, while walking backwards,” she continued. “As he tried to break his fall, by jumping up, his foot caught a stage light which sent him further into the air. He landed on his back on the wooden dance floor and smashed the back of his head. He was disoriented, blacked out for a few seconds, and was flattened out in pain. He couldn’t move, I sat beside him as he laid there and we waited for help to arrive.”
Brooke said Derek’s injury was quite a fright after last season, when he pulled a muscle in his neck keeping him off the dance floor for a week.
“Our producers called 911 and the paramedics arrived to carefully examine him. He suffered a neck injury last season which had him down for a week, so the reoccurrence was definitely scary. They rushed him off, stretcher and all, in the ambulance for further testing in the ER.”
According to Brooke, Derek received good news at the hospital:
“After a cat scan and many other tests, he received a clean bill of health and we were back at it today as scheduled. With a huge headache, and a little dizziness, the show goes on.”
Burke also confirmed that her current partner Derek Hough and his ex partner Shannon Elizabeth “are still together.
“They’re living together,” Burke said. “She comes to rehearsals and they’re going strong.”
Brooke also talked about Misty May-Treanor saying that the Olympic volleyball star gold medal winner’s future is unknown.
“We’re all pulling for her, we don’t know what’s going to happen yet. I think they’re going to do a package about it on the show. She’s waiting to get some doctor’s results. She may be having surgery this week. It’s sad. It could have happened to any one of us,” Brooke told Billy. “For Misty it’s especially difficult because of her career and it can end just like that on the show. We’re pushing our bodies to the limit. Injuries are bound to happen. And we’re really rooting for her.
Asked if anyone would be eliminated this week in light of May-Treanor’s absence, Burke said, “We don’t know. They still have to have the same amount of shows.
Showing a wicked sense of humor she continued:
“I heard [Edyta Sliwinska] and [Maksim Chmerkovskiy] may dance together since both of their partners are gone, but I don’t know what’s going to happen.”
This seasons show doesn’t seem to be building to a great finish so far. The celebrities as a group are a pretty mediocre group so far dance wise, compared to recent seasons but hopefully Lance, Brooke, Maurice and a few of the others can pick up the pace.
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