Check Out the New 'Dancing With the Stars' Rehearsal Photos
It looks like Chaz Bono isn't the only 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant giving it his all in rehearsals ahead of the Season 13 premiere on Sept. 19.New photos posted on the show's Facebook page give a sneak peek of just how seriously his fellow contestants are taking the challenge of competing on the ABC show.
The current bookies' favorite to win, actress and model Elisabetta Canalis Tweeted over the holiday weekend that "they r killin'me with rehearsals every day," but she and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy -- Maks' little brother (and doppelgänger) -- look fit and relaxed as they go through their moves.
Meanhwile, three other couples have got their game faces on as they as they learn the moves for their new dance routines.
Kristin Cavallari and Mark Ballas, Ricki Lake and Derek Hough, and Ron Artest and Peta Murgatroyd all look composed and in control as they strike similar poses, giving a glimpse of what viewers can expect in the first episode.
However, it seems as though the show's punishing schedule may already be taking its toll on their bodies and nerves.
Lake -- currently ranked as an outsider to take home the mirrorball trophy -- is working it, Tweeting last night: "Tough day today. My knees and feet ache. Tomorrow will be better, I know."
'Hills' star Cavallari admitted that she gets butterflies when she thinks about the premiere, which is now only two weeks away.
Now, we wouldn't expect a professional athlete like Lakers number 37 Artest to complain about sore muscles, but he says his feet are killing him.
'Dancing With the Stars' Season 13 premieres Mon., Sept. 19 at 8PM ET on ABC.

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