Oxygen Unveils DANCE YOUR ASS OFF Cast 6/7

Oxygen's hit dance/weight-loss competition series, "Dance Your Ass Off," returns with a second season on Monday, June 7 at 11pm ET/PT revealing the emotional and fun-filled casting process . Also this week, Judges Lisa Ann Walter and Danny Teeson will moderate a live social viewing party for fans on www.oxygenlive.com, with Lisa Ann hosting on the East Coast and Danny hosting on the West Coast. They will dish on the behind-the-scenes excitement during the nationwide search as the episode airs live on both coasts. Hosted by Mel B (Spice Girls), the series moves into its regular timeslot the following week on Monday, June 14 at 10pm ET/PT.

The premiere episode gives viewers a glimpse into the search for this season's contestants "who are in need of thinspiration. " Judge Lisa Ann Walter goes on a nationwide search with stops in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and New York to find 25 hopefuls that are ready to dance their asses off at a final audition in Los Angeles. Once in Los Angeles, the 25 dancers are greeted by host Mel B who outlines what's in store for them at this crucial stage in the competition. The stakes are high as they battle it out for 12 spots and the title of contestant on "Dance Your Ass Off."

Oxygen continues with its groundbreaking real time destination, OxygenLive.com, as a companion to every one of its original series. For viewers who no longer want to wait until the next morning to chat around the water cooler about the latest "Dance Your Ass Off" moves, fans can join the virtual viewing party from anywhere through their computers or mobile devices (wap.oxygen.com). OxygenLive provides a two-screen experience in which fans can socialize, interact and react in real time through a live chat, on Facebook and Twitter while the show airs. Judges Lisa Ann Walter and Danny Teeson will be hosting the chat and interacting with fans.

Fans can join the social dance party at dyao.oxygen.com for the official scoop on the contestants, host, judges, and experts. The site will feature blogs, photo galleries and videos from the series and will be tracking the week by week weight loss, so fans can follow the contestants progress. Fans can also get exclusive behind-the-scenes extras, including candid photos and extended elimination interviews, as well as fitness tips.

Hosted by Spice Girl Mel B, "Dance Your Ass Off" features 12 talented, full-figured contestants who struggle with their weight and dance to unleash their inner "thin." They will battle each other on the dance floor - as well as on the scale -- for a shot at a $100,000 grand prize. Frustrated by a lifetime of failed diets and workout fads, the contestants will leave their friends and family behind and live together for 10 weeks, determined to change their lives forever. The series pairs each contestant with a professional dance partner who trains the competitor for the weekly stage performances. Then they burn up the dance floor and the calories in front of a live studio audience and a panel of expert judges that include Lisa Ann Walter, Danny Teeson and a weekly guest judge. "Dance Your Ass Off" has assembled a world-class team of weight-loss specialists, including physician Dr. Jordan Geller, nutritionist Rachel S. Beller, MS, RD and Crunch Fitness trainer Lee Wall. This team will help the contestants reach their weight loss potential in a healthy way as they undergo the ultimate lifestyle transformation. The series ultimately will answer the question: who will have the last dance?

This 13-episode series is produced by Magical Elves with Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Charlie Haykel serving as executive producers. Lisa Ann Walter conceived the original "Dance Your Ass Off" and is also an executive producer along with Kate Rigg.

About Magical Elves

Magical Elves is the production team behind some of the highest quality reality programming on television. Since their partnership began eight years ago, The Elves, Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, have been nominated for eleven Primetime Emmys®. Last year "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" were both nominated in the Outstanding Reality Competition category for the third year in succession. Magical Elves are the recipients of the first Peabody Award ever presented to a reality television program for "Project Runway" and they produced four of Entertainment Weekly's 20 Best Reality Shows of all time. Other notable credits include "Bands on the Run," "Project Greenlight," "Last Comic Standing" and "Kell on Earth." The Elves have several shows in production and slated for premiere including "Top Chef 7," "Top Chef Masters," "Work of Art" and "Dance Your Ass Off" for Oxygen, "The Real L Word" for Showtime and "Arranged Marriage" for CBS.

About Oxygen Media

Oxygen Media is a multiplatform lifestyle brand that delivers relevant and engaging content to young women who like to "live out loud." Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women's media by changing how the world sees entertainment from a young woman's point of view. Through a vast array of unconventional and original content including "Bad Girls Club," "Dance Your Ass Off" and "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood," the growing cable network is the premier destination to find unique and groundbreaking unscripted programming. A social media trendsetter, Oxygen is a leading force in engaging modern young women, wherever they are, with popular features online including OxygenLive, shopOholic, makeOvermatic, tweetOverse and hormoneOscope. Oxygen is available in 76 million homes and online at www.oxygen.com, or on mobile devices at wap.oxygen.com. Oxygen Media is a service of NBC Universal.

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