American idol Quote by Tom Shales

'Dancing With the Stars' has become a phenomenon, and when I look at that type of reality show, it's like a variety show.

— Ian Ziering

'Dancing With the Stars' is not a show about me - it's a show about my partner, it's a show about celebrities that join…

— Valentin Chmerkovskiy

It's kind of become a journey about the dancers, but dancers are the reason why this show is so successful. They are the choreographers,…

— Artem Chigvintsev

I don't think there's better dancing out there than 'Dancing with the Stars.'

— Valentin Chmerkovskiy

'Dancing with the Stars' is awesome.

— Sabrina Bryan

A show isn't just a show, a show is entertainment; it's modeling, acting, singing and dancing all ripped into one, with the little time…

— Ginuwine

It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to…

— Darcey Bussell

Dancing With the Stars' is so Middle America, and people take it so seriously.

— David Alan Grier

That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst.…

— Nigel Lythgoe

Contrary to popular belief, I really enjoyed my time on 'Dancing With the Stars.'

— Kate Gosselin

Reality shows are a lot of fun, especially dance reality shows.

— Shefali Zariwala

I like 'American Idol' because it's an actual talent contest.

— Joel McHale