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Woz exits Dancing with the Stars

by Christina Warren (RSS feed) on Apr 1st, 2009

Taking a break from pure silliness to borderline-news-related silliness, yesterday was elimination night on Dancing with the Stars, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak danced off the stage. After avoiding the bottom two last week, Woz, along with Hugh Hefner's ex #1 girlfriend, Holly Madison, were eliminated in a double-elimination episode.

Woz's time on DWTS was filled with injuries, vote rigging allegations (and retractions), and of course some pretty awesome (as in "awesomely bad") dancing. The Woz may no longer be on DWTS, but he will remain in our hearts.

So, will you still watch Dancing with the Stars now that Woz is gone? Let us know in the poll and in your comments!

Tags: dancing with the stars, DancingWithTheStars, steve wozniak, SteveWozniak, woz

Filed under: Cult of Mac, The Woz, Apple History

DWTS Week 2 is kinder to Woz

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Mar 26th, 2009

You think a pulled hamstring, judges' scorn, and general lack of grace or terpsichorial skill are drawbacks? Fuggedabout it. You cannot stop the Woz, you can only hope to contain him: the second-week results from Dancing With The Stars were a surprise for Steve Wozniak and his partner Karina Smirnoff, as they avoided the bottom two slots and another dance-off.

For a while there it looked like Woz' injury might knock him out of the competition, but he stuck it out and delivered a performance that the panel hated but the Internet and phone voters cherished.

If the power of Apple fandom can keep Woz twirling and dipping long enough to, you know, actually learn to dance without hurting himself or others, perhaps we will see the King of All Geeks on the winner's podium by season's end. Perhaps.

[via CNN]

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Tags: dancing with the stars, DancingWithTheStars, geeks, steve wozniak, SteveWozniak, woz

Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends

Dancing Woz cries foul, then backs down

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Mar 18th, 2009

He was resplendent in a pink satin shirt and geek glasses, but based on his comments earlier one might have thought he should dress in "anger-management purple" instead.

Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder and current Dancing With The Stars contestant, picked a fight yesterday with the show's producers as he claimed they were faking results to engineer better ratings. His presence in the bottom two pairings, who had to dance for their lives (and no, I won't spoil it for the TiVo crowd by telling you which one -- Woz or Belinda Carlisle -- is foxtrotting home), was cited as prima facie evidence of a rigged count.

After a cooling-off period, as CNET reports, Woz has updated his Facebook notes on the show to say that the production team has given him a detailed briefing and tour of the vote count configuration, and he now understands the integrity of the process -- he's apologized for his freak-out and he's promised to be a model citizen from now on. Nothing like giving a geek a tour of the server room to smooth ruffled feathers, even if those feathers are on a boa and accessorizing a lovely pair of patent leather tap shoes.

[via MacDailyNews]

Tags: dancing with the stars, DancingWithTheStars, freakout, woz

Filed under: Cult of Mac, The Woz

Woz to be on 'Dancing...'

by Christina Warren (RSS feed) on Feb 8th, 2009

We heard the rumors, but now it has been officially confirmed: Steve Wozniak will be appearing on the upcoming season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars.

We're as shocked/horrified as you, but apparently, ABC has deemed Woz Dance worthy. We're still awaiting word of his partner and we'll let you know as soon as we do.

Dancing With the Stars premieres on ABC on Monday, March 9 at 8/7 c.

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