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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Leaves Audrina Patridge ‘Sore’

She still has difficulty ‘going through the entire routine without stopping, because you run out of breath,’ she says. By Kelley L. Carter Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani Photo: ABC With just two weeks until the new season of “Dancing With the Stars” premieres, could Audrina Patridge be ready to head for the hills already? No, but mastering the dance steps and learning an entire routine for the show sure is challenging, the “Hills” alum told Us Weekly. “My legs are so sore!” The 11th season premieres September 20, and Patridge, 25, is paired up with pro Tony Dovolani . Other celebs she’ll be competing against this season include Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Bristol Palin, Brandy, David Hasselhoff, Florence Henderson, Jennifer Grey, Michael Bolton, Margaret Cho, Rick Fox and Kurt Warner. Patridge also told the magazine that she still has difficulty “going through the entire routine without stopping, because you run out of breath. It’s like, ‘I don’t know if I can stand this for 15 more hours!’ I’m really hard on myself. I’d rather just keep going and going and going instead of taking a break.” The work may be challenging, but there’s a reward, she’s discovering. “My calves and my legs are really getting tighter,” she said. As for how she’s really holding up? Dovolani said she’s a force to be reckoned with. “Right now she’s her own competition — she pushes herself to the end,” Dovolani told the magazine. When MTV News caught up with Patridge last month, she raved about Dovolani. “He is amazing,” she said. “He’s such a great teacher. He’s very professional, and we have a lot of fun together. It’s really fun. I look forward to going to rehearsal every day.” Are you rooting for Audrina on “DWTS”? Let us know in the comments! Related Photos ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 11 Cast Revealed!

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Eminem Takes Us To Detroit For 1999 Interview

Em will return to his hometown Thursday with Jay-Z for the Home and Home Tour. By Jayson Rodriguez Eminem in 1999 Photo: MTV News Eminem’s career has always been intertwined with the city of Detroit, and that was never more evident than during a 1999 interview with MTV News’ Kurt Loder. “Represent Detroit,” a driver shouted off camera after honking his horn to get the rapper’s attention. “A’ight, dawg,” Em responded with a wide smile across his face. Now Em will return to his hometown, with Jay-Z in tow, for he first of two shows at Comerica Park for the rappers’ Home and Home Tour . During that 1999 interview, the then-budding superstar recounted his upbringing in the Motor City, from his home being shot at to numerous robberies and relocations. At that stage in his career, Em admitted that he wasn’t physically in Detroit as much as he used to be or wanted to be. “I got up out of the city,” he explained, saying he moved to the suburbs. “I’m not really here that much. Between New York and L.A., I’m not really here. But I have somewhere to go when I am here.” Eminem withdrew from the game for a while, while dealing with his drug-dependency issues, and his return to the public eye coincided with Detroit’s economic decline. The rapper spoke out about the city’s conditions during television appearances, most notably when he visited Jimmy Kimmel and brought a number of blue-collar workers from Detroit with him to the L.A. studio. He paid homage to Detroit on his last album with “Beautiful,” filming the video in and around the city. “Tiger Stadium is being torn down, and the train station is supposed to be demolished too. This video is one of the last times anybody outside of Detroit is going to see them,” Em said about the treatment . “I wrote ‘Beautiful’ when I was really down, during a difficult time struggling with my addiction. It’s a reminder to keep your head up and to see who you really are despite what you may be going through. Now that I’ve gotten through the toughest part, I see how the song relates to Detroit, and it feels even more powerful to me.” What do you think of Eminem’s connection with Detroit? Let us know in the comments. Related Photos Jay-Z And Eminem: Stadium Face-Off Related Artists Eminem

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Audrina Patridge’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Partner ‘Pumps’ Her Up

Former ‘Hills’ star says Tony Dovolani is ‘such a great teacher.’ By Kara Warner Audrina Patridge Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Now that we know the season 11 “Dancing with the Stars” cast and the celeb/pro-dancer pairings , we’re left wondering about partner chemistry and what dances the pairs will roll out when the show premieres September 20. When MTV News caught up with Audrina Patridge between a flurry of photo shoots, wardrobe fittings and rehearsals recently, she said she’s having a great time so far, particularly working with her dance pro, Tony Dovolani. “He is amazing,” she said. “He’s such a great teacher. He’s very professional, and we have a lot of fun together. It’s really fun. I look forward to going to rehearsal every day.” Patridge added that dancing with a partner might spoil her for all other forms of dance. “I almost like dancing with a partner better, because they’re leading you and you have someone next to you, so it pumps you up to dance and move to their movements,” she explained. “I love it.” The former “Hills” star said she hasn’t yet mastered a particular step — since they’ve only had a few days of rehearsals — but she’s having fun learning so many new things. “[During our first rehearsal] I learned so many different things,” she said. “It was really just getting to know my way of learning; I’m a visual learner.” One movement she said she’s going to have to practice is spotting, a technique dancers use to focus their turns and keep from getting dizzy. “I practiced doing all the pique turns, [but] I need to practice spotting, because I get a little dizzy,” Patridge admitted. “Those are probably the most challenging for me right now: spotting and spinning without getting dizzy.” Will you be rooting for Audrina on “Dancing With the Stars”? Let us know in the comments!

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