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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2006
ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Features Chiropractic
ABC’s hit program Dancing with the Stars has revealed the reason behind football great Emmitt Smith’s success on the show – Chiropractic.
The Oct. 10 episode highlighted Smith’s relationship with his doctor of chiropractic, Robert Parker, DC. The video footage showed Smith receiving a few “minor repairs” before this week’s Samba competition. After receiving treatment from Dr. Parker, Smith went on to deliver “the best samba of the night,” according to head judge Len Goodman. Dr. Parker has treated Smith since 1995.
And Smith isn’t the only contestant relying on the benefits of chiropractic care to stay in top dancing form. According to Entertainment Tonight correspondent and past Dancing with the Stars contestant Lisa Rinna, two of the show’s dancing professionals -- Karina Smirnoff and Ashly DelGrosso -- were both dancing injured during the Oct. 10 episode. As a result, the program producers had a chiropractor standing by just in case the women needed treatment.
Dancing with the Stars is a unique series that pairs celebrities with professional ballroom dance partners in a live competition in front of a studio audience and the nation. Each season has a select number of celebrity/professional dance pairs. The pairs are then judged by a panel of expert judges, as well as by the viewers at home, with one team eliminated each week. The series is routinely the top-rated show during the 8 p.m. timeslot each week.
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