Fred Astaire Dance Studio - Tony Dovolani Professional Dance Instructor and Coach

Hello everyone,

Tony here, from "Dancing with the Stars."

Well, another season is here, and it is very exciting! I had no idea who my celebrity would be, and as you now know, it is JANE SEYMOUR!!! I was so happy, I did not know what to do with myself, so I went out and bought a suit... LOL... for our first meeting. Then the moment came when I went to her home in Malibu to meet her.

Being that one of my all-time favorite movies is "Somewhere in Time," I actually had butterflies in my stomach. What a person, what a lady - classy, graceful, humble... just great.

What is interesting about her is that her doctors stopped her from dancing when she was 16 years old because her knees were damaged, so she has not danced for 40 years!! Jane also had surgery on her back where they had to fuse four of her disks together. As we all know, that just means no bad habits for 40 years! LOL.

Anyway, I started the lessons, and this is truly where I am so thankful to be a Fred Astaire instructor. I feel we have the best methods of teaching anyone to dance, regardless of their limitations. It has been three weeks now and I can honestly say, "This woman wants to win this bad." We have been working five hours per day, seven days per week, and she is looking great! The Fox-trot is our first dance next week, and we are having so much fun pretending to be Fred and Ginger the entire time. Jane loves dancing and has been talking to the press about how great ballroom dancing is for everyone.

On a final note, thank you so much for all of your support. Please pick up the phones to vote.

Tony Dovolani