This image provided by ABC-TV shows from left: Melissa Rycroft, Tony Dovolani, Shawn Johnson, Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke and Gilles Marini on Dancing with the Stars Monday May 18, 2009. Shawn Johnson, the 17-year-old gymnast, was named "Dancing With the Stars" champion Tuesday during the season finale of the hit ABC show, the third Olympian in eight seasons to win. MELISSA RYCROFT, TONY DOVOLANI, SHAWN JOHNSON, MARK BALLAS, CHERYL BURKE, GILLES MARINI. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

This image provided by ABC-TV shows from left: Melissa Rycroft, Tony Dovolani, Shawn Johnson, Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke and Gilles Marini on Dancing with the Stars Monday May 18, 2009. Shawn Johnson, the 17-year-old gymnast, was named "Dancing With the Stars" champion Tuesday during the season finale of the hit ABC show, the third Olympian in eight seasons to win. MELISSA RYCROFT, TONY DOVOLANI, SHAWN JOHNSON, MARK BALLAS, CHERYL BURKE, GILLES MARINI.

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  1. In this photo provided by Oscar Mayer, dance sensation and gymnast Shawn Johnson high fives Emma Logsdon, 8, during a recent visit to the 92nd Street Y in New York, as part of the Lunchables Lunch Note Promise Campaign. For every parent that logs onto www.lunchnotepromise.com and promises to send a note in their child's lunch, the Lunchables team will donate a meal to children in need through Feeding America. The goal is to turn 100,000 promises into up to 100,000 meals.
  2. Former olympian and Dancing With The Stars celebrity Shawn Johnson smiles as she responds to a reporters questions before the start of the second day of the women's competition at the U.S. gymnastics championships, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Dallas.
  3. FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2009 file photo, former olympian and Dancing With The Stars celebrity Shawn Johnson smiles as she responds to a reporters questions before the start of the second day of the women's competition at the U.S. gymnastics championships in Dallas.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Ballroom Dancer Mark Ballas and actress Shannon Elizabeth attend Monarchy Collection Spring 2010 Fashion Show at the Tent at Bryant Park on September 11, 2009 in New York, New York.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: Mark Ballas and Melissa Joan Hart visits the 'Center Court For Kids' at Grand Central Terminal on September 10, 2009 in New York City.
  6. In this Monday Oct. 26, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Mark Ballas and Melissa Joan Hart perform during "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles.
  7. Champion Ballroom Dancer Mark Ballas Brought His Award-Winning Choreography to the Barnyard to Compete in the First Annual Choco Milk Cow Milking Challenge. Mark Danced Away With the Choco Milk Championship Trophy After Out Milking Fellow Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
  8. Champion Ballroom Dancer Mark Ballas Brought His Award-Winning Choreography to the Barnyard to Compete in the First Annual Choco Milk Cow Milking Challenge. Mark Danced Away With the Choco Milk Championship Trophy After Out Milking Fellow Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Right: Ballas Milked Dairy Cow Bessie for 24 oz. Left: Chmerkovskiy Milked Dairy Cow Bonita for only 8 oz.
  9. In this Aug. 25, 2009 publicity photo released by ABC, Melissa Joan Hart, right, and her dance partner Mark Ballas are shown during a rehearsal in Los Angeles, for the upcoming dance competition series, "Dancing With the Stars."

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