It’s a long way from Dawson’s Creek to happy feet but Katie Holmes proves she’s got the moves in a one-off dance performance.

The actress performed a special tribute to Judy Garland for the 100th episode of US TV show, So You Think You Can Dance?
Katie – who is not a professional dancer – wowed the audience with a slick, stylish and sexy performance of Garland’s greatest hit, Get Happy.

‘This is an homage to Judy Garland and I am very excited about it. I like to sing and dance so it is really fun,’ she said, before the tape of her performance was shown.

The routine begins with Katie, dressed in a retro 1940s white skirt suit, stepping out of a classic car onto a pebbled street.
She then leans against a lamp post and begins singing the legend’s famous lyrics.

The scene then switches to a stage routine, with Katie dressed in little more than a hat, black tuxedo jacket and fishnets.
As she high-kicks her way through the song, she’s surrounded by muscular male dancers; we wonder what hubby Tom Cruise would say to that!

At one point, Katie is carried over the heads of the dancers, before jumping on top of a piano to continue dancing.
The US dance show is hosted by British presenter Cat Deeley.

She interviewed Katie after her performance was shown to the audience and discovered the reason behind the routine.
Katie reveals that she wanted to do the show to introduce her new charity, the Dizzy Feet Foundation.

She co-founded the charity with SYTYCD judge Nigel Lythgoe, which is aimed at helping underprivileged children become professional dancers.

‘I think it’s important to let kids experience music, dancing and singing, and the arts and also sports,’ she told Cat.

Judge Nigel thanked Katie after her performance and said she had worked really hard on getting the routine right.
The Dizzy Feet Foundation also gives scholarships to dancers, choreographers and dance teachers.

Katie told Cat, ‘This is the next generation. I think it is important to give them every opportunity to grow and discover what it is that they like and to have access to the best.

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Yesterday Humane Society of the United States hosted their Summer Soriee to launch “In Our Hands” which is an artistic expression of chefs, bartenders and restaurateur efforts to end Canada’s commercial seal hunt. Seal hunting is an off-season activity conducted by fishers from Canada’s East Coast.

TOP CHEF Spike Mendelsohn, celebrity photographer from America’s Next Top Model Nigel Barker and Bethenny Frankel from Real Housewives of NYC lended their support and showed their commitment to boycotting Canadian seafood.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy fan who left the stands to confront David Beckham on Sunday faces a lifetime ban from all Home Depot Center events.

The multisport facility’s policy is to charge anyone who enters the field with trespassing and ban that person from returning to the venue, “no matter the circumstance,” says Home Depot Center communications director Alison Groendal Salcedo.

If that person returns for any event, he or she could be arrested again for trespassing.

The ban is imposed by the facility, not the Galaxy.

The incident took place at halftime of the Galaxy’s exhibition against Italy’s AC Milan, for which Beckham played earlier this year on loan. The Riot Squad, a Galaxy supporters group, taunted Beckham during the first half with banners and chants.

Beckham approached the Riot Squad’s corner seating area before leaving the field for halftime and made gestures, pointing as if to urge someone to come down to the field. A fan, identified by Yahoo Sports and The New York Times as independent film company employee Josh Paige, leaped from the stands and was subdued by security.

From videos of the incident, Beckham appeared to try to leap over the advertising dasher boards on the field but was held back. He extended a hand as if to shake hands and claimed later that was his intent. Paige could not be reached to comment.

“Josh like everyone else in the Riot Squad is a very intelligent individual who recognizes he made a very poor decision,” Riot Squad member Eddie Garcia said by e-mail. “He is entirely responsible for his actions. However, that being said, it only accounts for 50%, the other 50% coming from a ‘professional.’ (Beckham) also needs to be held accountable for his part.”

Garcia said the Riot Squad, which is loosely organized, typically fills two to four sections of the corner seating with 300-400 fans. The group’s message board has roughly 5,000 registrants, he said.

Salcedo wouldn’t speculate on what would happen if Beckham appealed on Paige’s behalf. “That is not a decision David is involved with, so you will have to speak to the club and Home Depot Center,” Beckham publicist Simon Oliveira said by e-mail. “That is their policy and not ours.”

Beckham has not been disciplined for approaching the fans.

Some of Beckham’s Galaxy teammates questioned his leadership and his commitment to the Major League Soccer team in The Beckham Experiment, a recently published book by Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl.

“David felt he was received well by the majority of L.A. Galaxy fans, and he was thankful for their support,” Oliveira said. “For the smaller vocal minority he understands they have their views, but he also hopes they appreciate he had to play in Europe during his holiday and first few months of the MLS season to improve his chances of playing for his country. He will continue to put in hard work on and off the pitch to help contribute towards the team. The results have been encouraging so far.”

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Rev. Run of RUN-DMC meets his daughter Vanessa’s boyfriend Mike Wayans – the son of Damon Wayans and star of the new movie ‘Dance Flick’ – for some friendly competition and Go Cart Racing in this Exclusive sneak preview of the new season of the hit MTV Reality Show ‘DADDY’S GIRLS’ set to premiere on August 11!

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“MY ANTONIO” PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 AT 10PM ET/PT

New VH1 series “My Antonio” follows General Hospital soap star, former Calvin Klein model, and notorious bachelor Antonio Sabato Jr. on his search for true love. In this 10-episode series, thirteen beautiful women will be competing for the affection of one of the most desired men on the planet. This real-life soap opera also has a shocking plot twist when Antonio’s ex-wife shows up, pleading for Antonio to take her back. Antonio, along with the help of his scrutinizing mother, will attempt to find a new leading lady to love by the end of this dramatic journey.

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Jessica Simpson may have looked happy hanging with girlfriends over the weekend, but her family is still worried about her.
The singer’s parents have been pushing her to go out and enjoy herself since her breakup from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, People magazine reports.

But while she partied with some friends recently, Simpson may not be over her ex just yet.

“She feels she’s being judged by the world and opts to hide out at home,” a family friend revealed. “The family feels bad for Jessica. They worry for her a lot.”

It’s a role reversal for the older Simpson sister, whose sibling Ashlee seems to be happy with her life with husband Pete Wentz, and their baby boy Bronx Mowgli.

“The family used to have such faith in [Jessica] and they worried about Ashlee,” the family friend says. “Now they are fully confident in Ashlee’s choices and they worry most of their days about Jessica. It seems she just can’t catch a break.”
Before Romo reportedly ended things with Simpson the night before she turned 29, she suffered another rough patch concerning her fluctuating weight.

Simpson was slammed for wearing mom jeans onstage during a January concert, and was splashed across the covers of magazines for looking a chunky in them.

Despite the heartbreak, the singer isn’t diving into a tub of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. The singer, who is set to shoot her new VH1 reality show “The Price of Beauty,” was spotted leaving a personal training session yesterday in West Hollywood.

However since the split with Romo, Simpson’s been down, according to the family friend.

“She takes breakups really badly,” another Simpson source said. “She has a hard time letting go.”

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A film featuring the rehearsals from Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” tour is set to hit theaters Friday Oct. 30.

Sony Pictures is in final negotiations to obtain the movie rights for $60 million, $10 million above earlier projections, The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz 411’s blog reports. Ninety percent of the money will go the Jackson estate (his three kids, mom, and charities), and 10 percent to AEG Live, the concert promoters.

Footage used for the film was shot at Staples Center before King of Pop died last month from cardiac arrest. The practice sessions were gearing Jackson up for his 50 sold out London concerts that were to begin this month and run through March 2010.

This may now be the only chance for the more than 1 million ticket holders to get a glimpse of what Jackson had in store for the show. Plans for an Aug. 29 tribute show in London, on what would have been Jackson’s 51st birthday, have fallen through for now. The tribute would have featured the band that the pop star was rehearsing with.

Jackson’s dad, Joseph Jackson, reportedly muddled plans for the tribute by shopping his own special to the networks.

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The lovebirds got spontaneously engaged on stage at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, Calif., Saturday night. Kennedy was entertaining the crowd for over two hours before he pulled Hewitt up to tell jokes and sing. A witness relates that an audience member yelled out, “Marry her!” — and Kennedy “got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.” The glowing actress said yes even though he didn’t have a ring. “It was a standing ovation,” said our source. Let’s just hope it was the one line of the night that wasn’t a joke.

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