By Mark Ballas, Special for USA TODAY
Last year,Dancing With the Starsprofessional Mark Ballaschronicled the ups and downs of Team Ballin (his nickname for himself and partner Bristol Palin). He's back blogging for USA TODAY once more, this time as part of Team KanenBall, which has him teamed with Disney actress Chelsea Kane. You can find his dispatches here on Wednesdays following the Tuesday night results show and on Fridays, when he'll let us know how rehearsal for the next Monday's show is going
By Rick Rowell, ABC
Meet Team KanenBall: For the 12th season of Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas is partnered with Disney actress Chelsea Kane.
By Rick Rowell, ABC
Meet Team KanenBall: For the 12th season of Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas is partnered with Disney actress Chelsea Kane.
Welcome back! I'm so happy to be able to share my thoughts and inside information with you again this season. Last Fall, Season 11, was a blast and I'm really looking forward to Season 12!
It's been nearly four months since I've checked in, so let me catch you up on what I did in between Seasons 11 and 12. Right after the whirlwind of the finals and traveling to New York for Good Morning America and The View, I went straight into the ballroom dance theatrical show Burn The Floor for three weeks. That was an extremely fun production and I can't wait to do another run with them soon.
Starting in January I did a six week music tour to support my new CD HurtLoveBox. We traveled throughout the East Coast and Midwest, enduring many blizzards and extreme weather. I played 33 shows in 35 days, in 16 states and the District of Columbia. It was a grueling trip, but so worth it ... That's rock 'n' roll, baby!
After the tour, I took a relaxing vacation (my first in four years) back to England to see my Nan. I was raised in England, but haven't been back to visit my family and friends since I started Dancing with the Stars. It was a lot of fun and it makes me miss everyone I saw even more, but the trip was exactly what I needed to recharge for another run at the Mirrorball Trophy!
At the end of February, we met our partners and I was thrilled when I found I'd be partnered with Chelsea Kane. She works really hard, is full of energy, has a sense of rhythm and is absolutely lovely. Chelsea's been so much fun to spend time with ? it's impossible to be in a bad mood around her! We get along great, although, I do annoy her by constantly sending her photos of this DJ I've become obsessed with, Deadmau5. He wears gigantic neon mouse heads, which I find hilarious.
When Chelsea found out I was shooting a music video for Hotwire a few weeks ago, she offered to be in it. We had a blast filming especially since Chels just goes with the flow. The video will be released in a few weeks and I'm super excited about it.
Back to dancing ? I'm looking forward to wowing the judges and the fans this season with her ? I think we make a great team.The Foxtrot is our first dance and we've been working to perfect it these past two weeks.
I haven't spent a lot of time around the other couples yet, but as soon as the show starts, we'll be hanging out a lot. Some of the teams that I think will do well this season are Hines and Kym (the footballers always do well), Chris and Cheryl (the only other multi-champ on the show), Romeo and Chelsie (he can move and has to avenge his father), and Petra and Dmitry (welcome back D!).
Here's what I'm aiming for this season: having fun, entertaining everyone, and making a run at my third Mirrorball Trophy.
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