{"id":9315,"date":"2009-06-17T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T20:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=9315"},"modified":"2009-07-01T14:50:55","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T19:50:55","slug":"dance-your-ass-off-premieres-june-29-on-oxygen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/dance-your-ass-off-premieres-june-29-on-oxygen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Your Ass Off Premieres June 29 on Oxygen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dance<\/a>We’ve heard about the incredible weight loss celebrities enjoy after a stint on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars<\/a><\/em>. Did any of them really ever have that much weight to lose? Well, now there’s a new dance-off show where people who do stand to lose some weight will have their chance. Monday, June 29, Dance Your Ass Off<\/em><\/a>, or DYAO, will premiere on the Oxygen network, a high-energy show helping people achieve their dance floor dreams while fitting into a smaller dance uniform.<\/p>\n

DYAO is hosted by Marissa Jaret Winokur, best known as Tracy Turnblad<\/em> in Broadway’s hit musical Hairspray<\/em>, who will serve as an energetic and positive leader for the 12 contestants ready to move it ’til they lose it.<\/p>\n

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The show follows the model of similar shows, by doing weekly weigh-ins like NBC’s Biggest Loser<\/em><\/a> and pairing contestants with professional dancers like DWTS. And while regaining their health is the ultimate prize, the winner will receive a $100,000 cash prize. Each week the contestants will work out with trainers, monitor their health with Dr. Huizenga<\/a> from Biggest Loser, and then perform a dance routine for the judges.<\/p>\n

The 12 contestants, competing to lose nearly 3,000 pounds, are:<\/p>\n