Re: Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland - Thread #1

[copyman12]

Tony Dovolani ‏@TonyDovolani 33m

Thank you all for your prayers @MelissaRycroft 's health is the most important to me ! So fingers crossed that she's ok

Melissa Rycroft ‏@MelissaRycroft 16m

Thank you so much for sending your prayers..still seeing and talking to docs this AM, will give more details soon, but thanks for your love!

[anders]

it'll be a shame if she can't dance tonight.

[MissLittle]

Still hoping and praying she'll be cleared to dance. I just love this team. The above video is one of many reasons why. There is such a playful and comfortable chemistry there. Tony's smile when he said he calls her his girl and his sweetheart :hug: What a great friendship.

[cimcoe]

Official DWTS ‏@DancingABC
Show day "good luck" cookies! Sweeeeeet! #dwts #TeamMelissa @MelissaRycroft tonydovolani http://instagr.am/p/RGETlCj0Xf/

[cimcoe]

Still hoping and praying she'll be cleared to dance. I just love this team. The above video is one of many reasons why. There is such a playful and comfortable chemistry there. Tony's smile when he said he calls her his girl and his sweetheart :hug: What a great friendship.

ITA! That was so sweet when he called her his girl. It cracked me up at the end when they were telling the story of her nickname for him. LOL at Tony's face when she says it has a nice ring to it, and then him saying "Annnnnd... it's back to brat"

I will sooo miss their interactions if they have to drop out.

[umngirl]

Video footage of the injury

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20641290,00.html

[cimcoe]

Melissa Rycroft Cries Out and Grabs Neck in Dancing with the Stars Rehearsal Footage

What happened to Melissa Rycroft?

The Dancing with the Stars contestant was rushed to an L.A. hospital Sunday after injuring herself while rehearsing a group number for Monday's show – and now video of the accident is available.

In footage taken during the rehearsal, Rycroft's partner, Tony Dovolani, jumps over Rycroft and then pulls her by her arms between his legs along the ballroom floor. When she pops up, she immediately puts a hand to her neck, grimaces and cries out in pain. Later, she's also seen on the floor wiping tears away and holding her neck.

"Melissa was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where she is currently being examined," Rycroft's rep told PEOPLE Sunday. "She was accompanied to the hospital by her husband, Tye Strickland, and her dance partner, Tony Dovolani. Everyone is taking all necessary precautions at this time."

The footage also shows Rycroft strapped to a stretcher while wearing a head and neck brace and being carried away in a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance.

Rycroft is one of the eight remaining all-star contestants competing on the show. It's not known if she'll be able to perform Monday night.

Video is at the link http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20641290%2C00.html

[umngirl]

Updated about her injury

"Melissa Rycroft suffered an on-set injury during Sunday's camera blocking rehearsal and was immediately taken to the hospital," a rep tells PEOPLE. "We can confirm Melissa was diagnosed with a disc herniation at the C4-C5 level of her cervical spine. At this time, Melissa's ability to perform in tonight's show will be a show time decision."

[copyman12]

Wet Paint Update.

Will Tony Dovolani and Melissa Rycroft Dance Tonight on DWTS All-Stars? (UPDATE) - Exclusive
18 minutes ago by Molly Friedman
As we reported yesterday (October 21), Dancing With the Stars Season 15 All-Stars contestant Melissa Rycroft was rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a head injury. Does this mean they won’t get to dance on tonight’s Week 5: Performance show?

E! reports that Melissa was released from the hospital on Sunday night, but the injury sounds intense, affecting not just her head but her neck as well.

Tony Dovolani and Melissa are scheduled to perform a Tango for their individual dance, and they are also on Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough’s team for the group dance, which is choreographed to the tune of Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.”

Late on Sunday night, presumably after Melissa had been released, Tony tweeted, “Really concerned about @MelissaRycroft..... we don't know if we are dancing tomorrow !!!!! Please keep us in your prayers #trouper”

Let’s do what the man says, and keep our fingers and toes crossed. It wouldn’t be much of a group dance without Tony’s big grin and Melissa’s spark plug personality.

Do you think Melissa will make it to the dance floor? Will Derek and his team need to completely re-choreograph the routine to accommodate Melissa’s injury? We’ll find out soon enough!

UPDATE: A production insider tells Wetpaint Entertainment that Melissa will dance tonight. Yay!

WetPaint

I guess we'll find out in a few hours...

[cimcoe]

Wet Paint Update.

UPDATE: A production insider tells Wetpaint Entertainment that Melissa will dance tonight. Yay!

WetPaint

I guess we'll find out in a few hours...

Ahhhhh I don't know whether to trust WetPaint but I hope they got a good source and that it's true!

[cimcoe]

Louis tweeted that Melissa is fine! yay!

Louis van Amstel ‏@LouisVanAmstel
"@LilMatt9889: @LouisVanAmstel what will happen with the team dance if Melissa can't perform tonight?" @MelissaRycroft is totally fine! :-)

[Ally]

not sure herniated discs are fine but I'll take it. Better get in voting command central.

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