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Another celebrity -- Steve-O Glover -- is suffering from dance-related injuries on Dancing with the Stars, but his dance partner says he will dance through his pain on Monday night's show.
The 34-year-old former "Jackass" star suffered a painful back injury during his recent rehearsals to perform the salsa.
"We will dance Monday... He's in loads of pain," his dance partner, Lacey Schwimmer told Usmagazine.com Thursday. Schwimmer also told E! that Steve-O has been to four specialists for the pain.
"They all say he has pulled a lot of sciatic nerves and that's pretty bad," Schwimmer said. "Everyone who has looked at him has said that it's not good."
She added:
"It would really suck if he had to get out of the competition. But if it doesn't get better, it is something the show and Steve-o are considering. His health is more important than a TV show.."
"We're not able to do a lot of the tricks and other plans we had hoped for," Schwimmer said. "Hopefully, if his back gets better we can put them back in. It's a very fun routine."
Celebrities Jewel and Nancy O'Dell dropped out of the show just days before this week's season premiere because of dance-related injuries. And ABC has said that fellow DWTS contestant Steve Wozniak is nursing a foot injury but plans to continue.
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RE: STEVE O AND DANCING WITH THE STARS
STEVE O -- USE YOUR KNEES! I believe if he would concentrate on using his knees to bring out the LIFE he has within him to dance HE WILL EXCEL! My mother was known as the "Cuban Bomb Shell" and taught me to dance using the energy and passion I FED off of AND the thrill of challenge and defeat. IT COMES FROM YOUR KNEES SHE WOULD SAY! USE YOUR KNEES TO FEEL YOUR COMMAND TO FOLLOW THE MUSIC AND TAKE OVER!
She is sick now but lives for this show. I showed her past videos of Steve O to expose his courage and, like I thought she would, she said, all he must do is demonstrate that courage in his ability to expose his "mind over matter" in his dance from his knees!
MOVE FROM YOUR KNEES and your body will take over--and then mind will take over matter! Then, you will move with the music and nothing else will exist. FORGET THE STUNTS, those come natural to you--but not combined with dance. You need to concentrate on moving in sync with the music and then your body will do the stunts without you even realizing it!
GOOD LUCK, WE ARE DANCING WITH YOU!
Robin Rizzo and my beautiful mother, Maria Luisa Benitez
Thanks, Robin, for the great advice! I hope that Steve-O and Steve Wozniak both read your advice, which comes from an expert!
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