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Dancing With the Stars' Mark Ballas Defends Chaz Bono

As the new season of Dancing With the Stars gets underway, pro Mark Ballas says he's watching the feet of partner Kristin Cavallari — and watching the back of contestant Chaz Bono . "I've found some of the rough spots and I'm smoothing them out right now," Ballas told TV Guide Magazine at the September 10 Creative Arts Emmys of the potential he sees in Cavallari. "But she's good. I only have to tell her a couple of times before she starts getting the hang of it." Ballas said he clicked with the notoriously pot-stirring The Hills star right away. "We get along, we have a lot in common, we have similar personalities, we find the same stuff funny, and I think it's going to be really great. We make a good team," he said. "She doesn't say 'I'm tired.' She just keeps going and that's what you need as a choreographer, someone who's willing and just up for it. She's up for it." Ballas added that along with turning Cavallari into a full-fledged dancer, he hopes the show will reveal a new side o...

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